US4418272A
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Electric heater
Assignee: Eichenauer Heizelemente GmbH and Co KG
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Filing: 1981-06-04
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Granted: 1983-11-29
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Expires: 2001-06-04
Abstract
Abstract An electric heater, especially for small electric appliances, such as hair roller heaters, egg boilers, or the like, and a method of making same utilizes at least one heating element having contact-making zones on opposite planar parallel surfaces thereof, electrical connection elements in the form of essentially planar contact plates, a contact plate being placed on each of the opposite surfaces, and a holding member having a heat conducting, electrical insulating layer upon a surface thereof. The holding member is bent into a U-shape so as to hold the contact plates clamped fast to the heating elements between legs of the U-shape of the holding member and with the insulating layer disposed on an inner surface of the U-shape between the plates and holding member. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, the insulating layer is of a resilient material having a heat-conductive additive distributed therethrough and the heating elements are formed of PTC material.
Inventors
- 👤 Hanno Roller
- 👤 Karl-Heinz Nauerth
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 14:20
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05B; H05B3/00; H05B3/10; H05B3/12; H05B3/14; H05B3/141
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
157 words
Electric heater, especially for small electric appliances, such as hair roller heaters, egg boilers, or the lke, comprising: at least one flat, heating element having contact-making zones on opposite planar parallel surfaces thereof; electrical connection elements in the form of essentially planar contact plates, a contact plate being placed on each of said opposite surfaces; and a holding member formed of a flat sheet of material which has been bent into a U-shape having legs which are mutually spaced in a manner so as to hold the contact plates clamped fast to said at least one heating element between the legs of said U-shape of the holding member by the direct action of a clamping pressure exerted thereby, said holding member extending over the entire width of the at least one heating element and the contact plates having a heat conducting electrical insulating layer upon an inner surface of said U-shape between said plates and holding member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
157 words
Electric heater, especially for small electric appliances, such as hair roller heaters, egg boilers, or the lke, comprising: at least one flat, heating element having contact-making zones on opposite planar parallel surfaces thereof; electrical connection elements in the form of essentially planar contact plates, a contact plate being placed on each of said opposite surfaces; and a holding member formed of a flat sheet of material which has been bent into a U-shape having legs which are mutually spaced in a manner so as to hold the contact plates clamped fast to said at least one heating element between the legs of said U-shape of the holding member by the direct action of a clamping pressure exerted thereby, said holding member extending over the entire width of the at least one heating element and the contact plates having a heat conducting electrical insulating layer upon an inner surface of said U-shape between said plates and holding member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
Heater according to claim 1, characterized in that the insulating layer is a heat-conductive, electrically insulating coating of the holding member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
Heater according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that a space between the legs of the U-shape is sealed off by an insulating material at lateral ends of the holding member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
Heater according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said at least one heating element is square.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
Heater according to claim 1, wherein several heating elements are provided between the contact plates.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
Heater according to claim 1, wherein said insulating layer is a resilient material with a heat-conductive additive distributed therethrough.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
Heater according to claim 3 characterized in that the holding member is sealed-off by insulating material in the region of free ends of the legs of the U-shaped over the entire length thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
Heater according to claim 3, wherein said at least one heating element is square.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
Heater according to claim 1, characterized in that each of the contact plates is provided with a contact reed integrally formed therewith, said contact reeds being extending laterally out of the holding member.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
Heater according to claim 9, characterized in that an insulating sleeve is placed onto each contact reed over part of the length thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
Heater according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that the contact reeds are fashioned as plug-in elements.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
Heater according to claim 11, wherein the plug-in element of one contact reed is a flat plug and the plug-in element of the other contact reed is a flat plug socket.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
Heater according to claim 1 or 2 or 6, wherein said heating elements are formed of PTC material.
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