A method to operate a fuel-operated vehicle heater comprising the lowering of a combustion air ratio λ between supplied combustion air and supplied fuel to a combustion chamber of the fuel-operated vehicle heater from a starting value λ.sub.start>1 to a range λ<λ.sub.start for a time period Δt.

A vehicle temperature control system, for electric motor-powered vehicles or hybrid vehicles, includes a heater (18), which can be operated electrically or/and with fuel, with a first heat exchanger device (16) for transferring heat provided in the heater (18) to a first heat carrier medium provided in a first heat carrier medium circuit (12). An operating material tank (20) holds a liquid operating material (24). A second heat exchanger device (26) provides heat transfer between the first heat carrier medium provided in the first heat carrier medium circuit (12) and energy storage material (36) contained in the operating material tank (20). A third heat exchanger device (38) provides heat transfer between the first heat carrier medium provided in the first heat carrier medium circuit (12) and a second heat carrier medium provided in a second heat carrier medium circuit (40).

An evaporator subassembly for mobile heating devices, in particular for a motor vehicle, having the following: an evaporator, an evaporator receptacle which is constructed to receive the evaporator, a glow plug and a combustion chamber, wherein the glow plug extends or is constructed to be extensible obliquely relative to a main surface of the evaporator into the combustion chamber.

A burner (10), particularly for vehicle heaters, includes a flexible panel (12) that separates an inner combustion region (14) from an outer region (16). A light-sensitive sensor for flame recognition is arranged in the outer region (16), and the flexible panel (12) includes at least one light opening (20) that allows the passage of light from the inner combustion region (14) into the outer region (16). The light opening (20) also allows the passage of combustion air from the outer region (16) into the inner combustion region (14).

An evaporator assembly (10), in particular for a fuel-operated vehicle heater (12), comprising a pot-like evaporator reception (14), an evaporator body (16) inserted into the pot-like evaporator reception (14), a plate-like designed hold-down element (18), which is fixed to the evaporator reception (14) and fixes the evaporator body (16) in the evaporator reception (14), and wherein the plate-like designed hold-down element (18) has at least one retaining claw (22), which has an upper part (26) on an upper side (24) of the plate-like designed hold-down element (18) and a lower part (30) on a lower side (28) of the plate-like designed hold-down element (18), wherein the upper part (26) and the lower part (30) point away from the plate-like designed hold-down element (18).

A burner arrangement (1), for a mobile heater operated with liquid fuel, is provided; having a combustion chamber (2) for converting fuel with combustion air in a flaming combustion, which combustion chamber (2) extends along a longitudinal axis (Z) in a main flow direction (H); a pre-mixing chamber (3), which is arranged fluidicly upstream of the combustion chamber (2), for generating a fuel-combustion air-mixture, which pre-mixing chamber (3) comprises a side wall (4); a fuel evaporation surface (O) arranged in the pre-mixing chamber; a fuel supply (10) for supplying liquid fuel; and a first combustion air supply (6) having a swirl body (7) for supplying a combustion air flow into the pre-mixing chamber (3) with a swirl such that the combustion air is guided along the fuel evaporation surface (O) with a tangential flow component. A neck portion (5) is formed at a transition from the pre-mixing chamber (3) to the combustion chamber (2) at which the flow cross-section abruptly widens in the main flow direction (H).

A fuel-operated vehicle heater, combustion chamber assembly unit includes a combustion chamber housing (14) having a combustion chamber bottom (18) and a combustion chamber circumferential wall (16) extending in a housing longitudinal axis (L) direction to define a combustion chamber (20). A porous evaporator medium (60) is on the combustion chamber circumferential wall or/and the combustion chamber bottom, at an inner side facing the combustion chamber. A fuel feed line (62) feeds liquid fuel into the porous evaporator medium. A first combustion air feed device (68), associated with the combustion chamber bottom, feeds primary combustion air (VP) into a first combustion zone (50) at which the porous evaporator medium is arranged. A second combustion air feed device (70), following the first combustion zone in the housing longitudinal axis direction feeds secondary combustion air (VS) into the combustion chamber at an axially spaced location from the first combustion zone.

A vehicle heater includes a heat exchanger assembly unit (10) and a blower assembly unit (38). The heat exchanger assembly unit (10) has a first sealing surface (28) and the blower assembly unit (38) includes a second sealing surface (50), which is positioned opposite the first sealing surface (28) at a predefined location determined by the spacer arrangement (34). A sealing element (60) is clamped in between the first sealing surface (28) and the second sealing surface (50).

A combustion chamber assembly unit, for a vaporizing burner, includes a combustion chamber housing with a circumferential wall extending in a direction of a combustion chamber housing longitudinal axis (L) and a bottom area (14), together defining a combustion chamber (16). The bottom area (14) includes an evaporating medium carrier (18) and on a side facing the combustion chamber (16), a porous evaporating medium (20). A first flame diaphragm (36), with a first diaphragm opening (38), is provided on the circumferential wall (12). A second flame diaphragm (40), with a second diaphragm opening (42), is provided at an axial distance to the first flame diaphragm (36) on an axial side facing away from the porous evaporating medium (20). An air admission opening arrangement (44) is provided in the circumferential wall (12) and includes an air admission opening (46) between the first flame diaphragm (36) and the second flame diaphragm (40).

A combustion chamber assembly unit, for a fuel-operated vehicle heater, includes a combustion chamber housing (12) with a combustion chamber (18) defined by a circumferential wall (14) and by a bottom area (16). A flame tube (30) follows the circumferential wall (14) in the direction of a housing longitudinal axis (L) and encloses a waste gas flow space (32) that is open in the direction of the housing longitudinal axis (L). A flame diaphragm (34) has a flow-through opening (60). A waste gas backflow space (46) is formed between the flame tube (30) and a housing (38) enclosing same. The waste gas flow space (32) is open towards the waste gas backflow space (46) in a first axial end area (48) of the waste gas backflow space (46). A catalytic converter device (54), through which combustion waste gases can flow, is provided in the waste gas backflow space (46).