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Document | Title | Date |
20080203077 | Heating System Comprising a Ptc Element, Especially For a Motor Vehicle - The invention relates to a heating system ( | 08-28-2008 |
20080223841 | AIR WARMER - A heating element includes a plurality of folded surfaces which can be resistively heating using electrical current. The heating element can advantageously function both as a heating source and a heat transfer device, as the need for separate fins or other heat dissipation members is eliminated. In some embodiments, the heating element can be included in a fluid heating system. The fluid heating system can include a fluid transfer device configured to deliver a volume or ambient air or other fluid through the heating element. As air moves past the heated folded surface of the heating element, it is heated. Heated air can then be discharged to one or more desired locations. | 09-18-2008 |
20080290080 | Flat Heating Element - This invention relates to a flat heating element ( | 11-27-2008 |
20080296279 | Wheel well de-icer - A heater for a wheel well includes a layer of material contoured to fit within a top of a wheel well of a vehicle. A heating element is coupled to the layer of material, and an electrical connector is coupled to the heating element and adapted to be coupled to a power source within the vehicle. | 12-04-2008 |
20090020515 | Electric Heating Device, in Particular for Motor Vehicles - An electric heating device that provides additional heating for motor vehicles includes several heating elements assembled to form a heating block, and a controller for controlling the heating elements. The controller forms a constructional unit together with the heating block. Contact and/or cooler elements extending between the controller and the heating block. The controller is held at a control means support. Between the controller support and a heating block housing accommodating the heating block, sealing elements are provided through which the contact or cooler elements project and which are sealed by clamping between the controller support and the heating block housing. | 01-22-2009 |
20090026189 | Electrical Heating Device - An electrical heating device includes a flat heating block, which is held in a housing forming oppositely situated frame openings and which comprises parallel layers of heat dissipating and heat generating elements. The heat generating elements on the face side have fitting elements projecting beyond the heating block, and fitting element receptacles assigned to these fitting elements are formed on the housing. The fitting elements and the assigned fitting element receptacles of different heat generating elements are formed such that the heat generating elements cannot be inserted at just any random place in the housing. | 01-29-2009 |
20090032517 | Ski integrated solar power system - A system for heating a ski boot or snowboard boot powered by way of photovoltaic (solar) cells banked in a flexible solar panel or flexible solar panels placed within the structure of a ski or snowboard. Electricity produced by the photovoltaic cells is conducted from the solar panel(s) to the ski boot or snowboard boot via a circuit which is run from the solar panel(s) through the structure of the ski or snowboard to a contact point within or at the surface of the ski. The aim of which is to power a temperature controlled, heating element containing boot and/or binding and its circuitry, resulting in solar powered heat for the wearer. | 02-05-2009 |
20090032518 | Warmer Equipment and Warmer Device for Vehicle Seat - Provided are a warmer equipment which is excellent in quick warming property at a rising time and which can satisfy temperature stability later thereby to improve the comfortableness, and a warmer device for a vehicle seat. The warmer equipment includes a warming member having a heater element, a temperature controlling thermostat, a temperature detecting element for detecting the temperature of the warming member, and a temperature control circuit for controlling the temperature of the warming member with an output coming from the temperature detecting element. The temperature controlling thermostat and the temperature control circuit are connected in parallel. | 02-05-2009 |
20090095725 | Heating Device for Seat - A heating device for a seat exhibiting excellent durability, reliability, safety and enhanced workability in fixing work to a seat while reducing the cost and weight and ensuring comfortable feeling at seating without causing a strange feeling. The heating device for a seat comprises a heating matter ( | 04-16-2009 |
20090101631 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING HIGH CURRENT COMPONENTS IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - A control system for controlling high current devices in a vehicle is disclosed. The system includes a power source, a first and a second plurality of high current devices and a high current device control module. The high current device control module is connected to the power source and has a multiplexer circuit and a plurality of driver circuits connected to the first and second plurality of high current devices. The multiplexer circuit is in communication with the plurality of driver circuits to selectively activate the first plurality of high current devices or the second plurality of high current devices. | 04-23-2009 |
20090101632 | HEATING UNIT FOR DIRECT CURRENT APPLICATIONS - A direct current powered electrical heating unit capable of distributing heat across the heating unit in a substantially uniform fashion. The heating unit includes a first pliable outer layer and a second pliable outer layer. The heating unit further includes a pliable electrical heating element disposed between the first and the second cover layers and configured to convert electrical energy to heat energy and to distribute the heat energy. The pliable electrical heating element includes a heat generating element for converting electrical current to heat energy and a heat spreading element comprising graphite thermally coupled to the heat generating element. The heating unit further includes a thermal insulation layer positioned above the pliable electrical heating element and between the first and the second cover layers. A receiving power connector is electrically connected to the heat generating element. The receiving power connector configured to connect to a direct current power source. | 04-23-2009 |
20090139973 | VEHICLE FLOOR HEATING DEVICE - A foot heating device for heating an occupant's feet on the floor of a motor vehicle. The device includes a panel having a bottom surface residing on the floor and a top surface that supports the occupant's feet. The panel also includes and insulating layer, a radiant barrier layer disposed adjacent to the insulating layer and a heating layer disposed between the radiant layer and the top surface. A heater is included in the heater layer. The heater is configured to provide heat for heating the top surface. A lower portion of the panel has a first thermal resistance and an upper portion of the panel has a second thermal resistance. The first thermal resistance being greater than the second thermal resistance. | 06-04-2009 |
20090206067 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL, HEATING PRODUCTS AND METHOD FOR MAKING - Uniform heating with low voltage electrical power supply is provided by sheet form products as free standing films, coatings, or embedded in laminates, foams and the like and comprising a carbon black/graphite composite dispersed in a plastic carrier. | 08-20-2009 |
20090255914 | HEAT-GENERATING ELEMENT AND HEATING DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME - A heat-generating element includes at least one PTC heating element and an insulating housing enclosing the PTC heating element, as well as electric conductors whose inner surfaces are in contact with opposed sides of the PTC heating element. The respective outer surfaces of the electric conductors are covered by an insulating layer comprising at least two interconnected plastic sheets and fixedly connected to the housing. In another aspect, a heating device includes a plurality of heat-generating elements can comprise at least one PTC element and electric conductors that contact opposed lateral surfaces of the PTC element, and heat-emitting elements arranged in parallel layers in contact with opposed sides of the heat-generating element. The heating device has heat-emitting elements which are in contact with opposed sides of the heat-generating element via an interposed insulating layer comprising at least two interconnected plastic sheets. | 10-15-2009 |
20090289045 | FOOTWELL HEATING EQUIPMENT - Footwell heating equipment is provided to heat a footwell provided in a vehicle. The footwell heating equipment includes a heating element and a heater control system coupled to the heating element. | 11-26-2009 |
20090308856 | Vehicle fender well/underbody deicer system - This system is engineered to prevent the intrusive buildup of ice on the “Fender-well” and “Under-body” areas of a vehicle that become, dangerous, for the host vehicle, fellow road vehicles, and unsightly, for housekeeping, when ice falls off in big chunks. Accomplished by the employment of a controlled heat system. Installed directly in-line with the fender-wells, from end to end of the vehicle, on the bottom side of the body parts, and ample width to accommodate the tire-width used on the vehicle. The heat can be derived from, electricity, or any conductive media, or liquid. The system can be employed as a continuous loop, or zoned by using an alternating controller block, to reduce energy requirements. The system can be installed “After Market” by means of mechanical fasteners, or with chemical adhesives, or at “manufacturing” by incorporating the “Heat Elements” into the body parts. | 12-17-2009 |
20100000981 | Heating device and method for the production thereof and heatable object and method for producing same - A heating device having a layer containing electrically conductive plastic. The layer exhibits adhesive characteristics at least in some sections on at least one side. A heatable object equipped with a heating device of this type. The layer containing electrically conductive plastic is connected to at least one component of an object. A. radiant heating system including a support and a heating layer containing electrically conductive plastic, whereby the heating layer is formed by a flexible film and the support is also flexible. Methods to produce such products and apparatus. | 01-07-2010 |
20100006554 | VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICE - A conventional vehicle lighting device has entailed a problem on swaging and fixing a power-feeding portion and a connector to each other insofar. In the present invention, a connector is made up of: a male terminal set at a power-feeding electrically conductive paste on one face of a power-feeding film of a power-feeding portion; a grommeted terminal board (primary swaging tool) on which the terminal and the power-feeding portion have been swaged; and a resin board (secondary swaging tool) on which the male terminal, the power-feeding portion, and the grommeted terminal board have been swaged. As a result, in the present invention, a swaging fixing strength between the power-feeding portion and the connector can be improved by means of the primary swaging fixing of the grommeted terminal board and the secondary swaging fixing of the resin board. | 01-14-2010 |
20100012640 | Vehicle heating system - The description relates to a vehicle heating system having at least one heat transfer device ( | 01-21-2010 |
20100012641 | Vehicle heating system - The description relates to a vehicle heating system having a plurality of heating devices ( | 01-21-2010 |
20100018959 | BOND LINE HEATING PAD SYSTEM AND METHOD - A heat pad assembly for installation and/or removal of a bracket from a structure comprises a heating element. The heat pad assembly may have at least one and, more preferably, a plurality of perforations formed therein. The heating element may be configured to generate heat upon the application of electrical current passing therethrough. The heat pad assembly may be used for temporary installation of a bracket to a mounting surface through the use of an adhesive which is installable between the bracket and the structure. | 01-28-2010 |
20100038351 | CAPACITIVE SENSING SYSTEM - A combined heating system and occupant sensing system for a vehicle seat includes first and second electrodes connected in series and a controller configured to direct a heating current to the first and second electrodes. The controller is configured to isolate the first and second electrodes from the heating current and, at the same time, provide a sensing current to only one of the first and second electrodes. | 02-18-2010 |
20100038352 | MIRROR ASSEMBLY WITH HEATER ELEMENT - A mirror reflective element system has a front substrate having a first surface and a second surface, the second surface having a transparent second surface electrically conductive coating disposed thereon, and a rear substrate that has a third surface and a fourth surface, the third surface having a third surface electrically conductive coating disposed thereon. An attaching surface of a heating element is attached at the fourth surface. The heating element has an electrically conductive heating element established thereat and includes first and second electrically conductive traces. The electrically conductive heating element and the first and second electrically conductive traces are electrically isolated from one another. The first electrically conductive trace provides, at least in part, an electrically conductive connection to the transparent second surface electrically conductive coating, and the second electrically conductive trace provides, at least in part, an electrically conductive connection to the third surface electrically conductive coating. | 02-18-2010 |
20100044360 | HEAT GENERATING ELEMENT AND ELECTRIC AUXILIARY HEATER FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH HEAT GENERATING ELEMENT - A heat generating element for heating air in an electric auxiliary heater of a motor vehicle includes at least one PTC heating element and an insulating housing surrounding the PTC heating element as well as electric strip conductors lying against the PTC heating element at opposite sides. The housing is embodied in two parts with a housing shell element and a shell counter element which are lying against each other with the interposition of a sealing strip and sealingly surround the at least one PTC heating element. The present invention further relates to an electric auxiliary heater for a motor vehicle with a layer composition held in a frame, comprising the at least one heat generating element. | 02-25-2010 |
20100065541 | PROPELLER DEICING SYSTEM - Systems and methods of deicing aircraft propellers include a deicing heater timing cycle, i.e. heater on/heater off schedule that is calculated as a function of ambient temperature and the airspeed of the aircraft. | 03-18-2010 |
20100089894 | Heating Apparatus - The present invention is embodied in a heating apparatus having a removable vehicle seat cover having a back portion and a seat portion with at least one electrical heating element affixed to the removable vehicle seat cover. A power cord is included having a vehicle coupler releasably connectable to a vehicle power supply and at least one controller connector for releasable electrical connection to the at least one electrical heating element. A bilaterally accessible power coupler is located along at least one side of the removable vehicle seat cover and is connected in circuit with the at least one heating element. The bilaterally accessible power coupler and the at least one controller connector are formed complementary to create an electrical connection; and, when the removable vehicle seat cover is installed over a vehicle seat, the bilaterally accessible power coupler is located outside regions of the removable vehicle seat cover typically in contact with a torso and legs of an individual seated in the vehicle seat. | 04-15-2010 |
20100096377 | VEHICLE DE-ICING APPARATUS - Apparatus is provided for de-icing the door lock, wiper blades and door molding of a vehicle. The apparatus includes a lock heater, a wiper blade heater and a door molding heater, connectable to a power supply through thermostat switches and control switches. The apparatus also includes a controller for controlling supply of power to each of the lock heater, wiper blade heater and door molding heater. The controller closes or opens the control switches in response to commands received from a user input. The user input may comprise a remote control. The controller may also close or open the control switches based on the state of a timer, reset button and vehicle ignition system. | 04-22-2010 |
20100108657 | ELECTRICALLY HEATABLE HONEYCOMB BODY WITH ZONES OF INCREASES RESISTANCE AND MOTOR VEHICLE WITH AT LEAST ONE HONEYCOMB BODY - An electrically heatable honeycomb body is formed with at least one wound stack of sheet-metal foils. A first end of the stack is connected to an electrical terminal and a second end is connected to an electrical ground. The stack has a plurality of sheet-metal foils which are in electrical contact with one another and which are at least partially structured and determine, in the direction of the structures, a height of the stack. The stack has at least one curvature with a small radius of curvature and a relatively large radius of curvature. A curvature section including the at least one curvature has at least one zone with increased electrical resistance starting from the small radius of curvature and extending over part of the height of the stack. A motor vehicle having at least one honeycomb body, is also provided. | 05-06-2010 |
20100116806 | AUTOMATED HEATING SYSTEM FOR PORTS SUSCEPTIBLE TO ICING - An improved heating system air pressure sensing port. An example aircraft pitot tube heater uses Positive Temperature Coefficient (PTC) switching thermistors arranged to automatically sense the outside air temperature and heat to a design set point temperature. When a high outside air temperature is experienced, the pitot tube will not turn on. The pitot tube heater only turns on below the design set point and will consumes less current than the standard aircraft pitot tube heaters when operating at very cold temperatures. Virtually no current is drawn when the pitot tube increases past the set point, thus reducing the power drain on the aircraft system. The use of multiple thermistors gives the example pitot tube a level of failure redundancy that is not available in current pitot tube heaters. | 05-13-2010 |
20100133251 | DEVICE HAVING A LARGE ELECTRICALLY HEATABLE HONEYCOMB BODY AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING AT LEAST ONE SUCH DEVICE - A device includes an electrically heatable honeycomb body, particularly for treating an exhaust gas flow of a mobile internal combustion machine. The device includes sheet metal foils forming channels and being in electrical contact with a housing. The housing has a terminal for connection to a voltage source, a plurality of contact points disposed remotely from the terminal for contacting the sheet metal foils and a respective contact conductor between the terminal and each contact point. The contact conductors have the same electrical resistance. A motor vehicle having at least one such device is also provided. | 06-03-2010 |
20100140244 | INTEGRATED SIDE VIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRICAL PORT FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - An electrical port is integrated with a side view mirror assembly of an automotive vehicle. The electrical port is electrically connected to at least one heater in the vehicle. The electrical port is configured to receive electrical power from a power source external to the vehicle to power the heater. The electrical port may be concealed or exposed depending on a position of the side view mirror assembly. | 06-10-2010 |
20100140245 | Positive Temperature Coefficient (PTC) Rod Assembly and PTC Heater Using the Same - A positive temperature coefficient (PTC) rod assembly is provided for a PTC heater. PTC elements and an electrode terminal to which an insulator is attached may be retained in a channel-shaped rod cover having an open side so as to be exposed to the outside, and a heat-radiating fin is in direct contact with one surface of the rod cover so as to conduct heat, and another heat-radiating fin may be in direct contact with one surface of the insulator attached to an outer surface of the electrode terminal so as to conduct heat, so that the PTC rod assembly minimizes empty space in an inner space of the rod cover, increases heat transfer efficiency, and is easily manufactured due to a simple structure and reduction in the number of parts. | 06-10-2010 |
20100147821 | Thermal deicer - A heating element employs electrical resistance foils to provide a uniform heat that is used to prevent snow and ice from accumulating on the surfaces of vehicles. | 06-17-2010 |
20100176110 | VEHICLE HEATING SYSTEM - When a seat heater and a planar electric heater on a surface of an interior member are used in parallel, the seat heater and the planar electric heater cannot be heated sufficiently due to a limitation on an electric capacity of a vehicle, and in particular, in a vehicle having good engine efficiency, heating of an interior of a passenger compartment by air conditioning utilizing hot air generated by heat expelled from an engine is not sufficient, whereby there sometimes occurs a situation where occupants feel cold. A heating device | 07-15-2010 |
20100187211 | VEHICLE CABIN HEATING SYSTEM - A vehicle cabin heating system is provided basically with an infrared heater, a temperature sensor and a controller. The infrared heater is aimed to heat a target surface in front of the infrared heater within a vehicle cabin interior space. The temperature sensor is disposed in front of the first infrared heater to detect a measured temperature in front of the first infrared heater. The controller is operatively coupled to the first infrared heater to selectively operate the first infrared heater to a target surface temperature within the vehicle cabin interior space whenever an estimated surface temperature of a target surface is determined based on the measured temperature by the temperature sensor falls below a prescribed temperature range below the target surface temperature. | 07-29-2010 |
20100187212 | Tire Warmer - The present invention relates to a tire warmer, in particular for tires to be used in motor-cycling and motor-racing, which comprises a body wrappable to the wheel, at the tire, and seating a resistor for heating the tire. Such resistor is connected to electrical supply means actuable by a control device connected to a temperature sensor associable to the tread of the tire. Moreover, the tire warmer comprises a regulating device of the pressure of gas contained by the tire. | 07-29-2010 |
20100187213 | THERAPEUTIC MAT - A therapeutic mat is described. The mat provides therapeutic relief in the form of vibratory motion and/or heat. The mat or pad is particularly useful as a floor mat in a vehicle. The mat includes provisions to enable powering the mat from a 12 volt direct current source, such as used in an automobile or other vehicle. A massage module can be removed from the mat to facilitate cleaning of the mat. The mat may also include one or more upwardly extending provisions for massaging the arch region of a user's feet. | 07-29-2010 |
20100200556 | DEVICE FOR HEATING AN AIR FLOW - The invention relates to a device for heating an air flow, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising a frame which extends substantially in a plane, at least one heating section, which is held on the frame and which can be traversed by a first, heatable partial air flow, with an electrical heating element, in particular PTC element, and with at least one flow resistance element which is arranged in the plane adjacent to the heating section and which is held on the frame and which can be traversed by a second, non-heatable partial air flow, wherein a flow means is provided on the device, by means of which flow means the two partial air flows are mixed downstream of the device. | 08-12-2010 |
20100206863 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE, FLEXIBLE WEB MATERIAL - An electrically conductive, flexible web material assembly includes a polymer-bonded electrically conductive coating on a flexible, electrically non-conductive carrier, and at least two electrodes for feeding electric current. The electrodes are flexible bands made of an electrically conductive material, and each electrode is fixed on the flat carrier by way of one or more stitches. At least one surface of each electrode has a surface contact with the electrically conductive coating. There are also described a variety of implementations of the electrically conductive, flexible web material assembly in heating elements and in clothing. | 08-19-2010 |
20100270279 | HEATING ELEMENT AND ITS APPLICATION - A heating element includes a support made of flexible material and a flexible grid structure with an electrically conductive paste disposed on the support. | 10-28-2010 |
20100282729 | ON-VEHICLE HEATER AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - An on-vehicle heater according to the invention includes: a heating body unit including a heater element; an electrode member overlapped in contact with the heater element; an insulating sheet enveloping the heater element and the electrode member; and a tube housing the heater element and the electrode member enveloped in the insulating sheet; a radiator unit stacked on the heating body unit; and a cap mounted on an end portion of the heating body unit, the electrode member having a terminal portion being led out of the tube from an end opening of the tube, bent to pass through the cap, and led out of the cap. | 11-11-2010 |
20100288744 | VEHICLE HEATING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a motor vehicle heating system comprising a heater ( | 11-18-2010 |
20100294750 | ARCHITECTURE FOR AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL BODY SYSTEMS - An automotive electrical body system includes a plurality of electrical assemblies coupled to at least one automotive body component. Each of the assemblies includes a heating element for heating the at least one component, a motor for actuating the at least one component, or a switch configured to toggle the at least one component on and off. Each of the assemblies also includes a wireless communication module for receiving wireless signals, and, in response to the wireless signals, controlling operation of the heating element or motor. An electrical conductor interconnects each of the electrical assemblies and carries electrical power to each of the electrical assemblies. | 11-25-2010 |
20110006049 | ROOF HEATER - The invention relates to a portable electrical device for melting snow and ice that has accumulated on the surface of a vehicle. During inclement weather, snow, sleet, rain or hail accumulate on all exposed surfaces of the automobile, in particular on the flat surfaces, such as on the roof, the hood, the trunk, or a truck bed of a vehicle. These areas of snow coverage are relatively large and significantly high off the ground, presenting a challenge to clean in terms of time and effort. Frequently, the owners of the vehicles need to use their automobiles early in the morning, when snow or ice that has accumulated over night is at its hardest. Since it is unsafe, and sometimes unlawful, to operate a vehicle that has not been properly snow dusted and deiced, cleaning must be effectuated before a vehicle can be driven on the roads. | 01-13-2011 |
20110036823 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL - A system and method for removing frozen precipitation that has accumulated on a surface of a road vehicle is disclosed. The system includes a heating array attached to the surface and a power source. When energized by the power source, the heating array generates heat that melts the frozen precipitation from the surface. | 02-17-2011 |
20110062137 | Vehicular fluid heater - A vehicular fluid heater is used to heat fluid for defrosting or cleaning a windshield, a head lamp, etc., and viscous fluid such as hydraulic oil, lubrication oil, etc. to reduce viscosity and improve performance, particularly during a cold condition. The heater is constructed by a plurality of laminated heating composites joined to heat conduction surfaces of a heat exchange vessel, which facilitates ease of production, maintenance, and heating power selection. A fluid field is defined by fluid pathways formed by a structural design that assembles the heat exchange vessel, and a front and a back seal panels disposed on the heat exchanger. | 03-17-2011 |
20110062138 | Method for Operating a Heating Element in a Motor Vehicle by Pulse Width Modulation - The invention relates to a method for operating a heating element in a motor vehicle by pulse width modulation, wherein fluctuations in the supply voltage are compensated for by adapting the duty cycle so as to achieve a desired heating output. According to the invention, during a voltage pulse the voltage that is present at the heating element and/or the current flowing through the heating element are measured at specified intervals, and the measured values or values determined therefrom are added to calculate a sum value, which rises with the energy that is fed into the heating element by the voltage pulse, and the voltage pulse is ended at the latest when the sum value has reached a target value. The invention furthermore relates to a glow plug controller for carrying out the method according to the invention. | 03-17-2011 |
20110068090 | ELECTRICAL HEATING DEVICE - An electrical heating device, which includes a housing, in which at least one heat generating element with at least one PTC element and electrical strip conductors abutting oppositely situated lateral faces of the PTC element and a plurality of heat dissipating elements arranged in parallel layers are accommodated, which are held abutted on oppositely situated sides of the heat generating element. An electrical heating device according to the invention and which fulfils the practical requirements, in particular with high voltage operation in an improved manner has at least one heat dissipating element which is situated, with the intermediate positioning of an electrically insulating layer, on the assigned heat generating element and can be electrically connected to a ground potential. | 03-24-2011 |
20110079589 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE YARN WITH REDUCED TORSIONS | 04-07-2011 |
20110114619 | YARN FOR CAR SEAT HEATING WITH SUITABLE LUBRICANT | 05-19-2011 |
20110120983 | VEHICULAR MIRROR WITH HEATER CIRCUIT MODULE - A reflective element assembly for a vehicle exterior rearview mirror system comprises a reflective element having a reverse face and an obverse face, and a reflective element carrier. A power distributor disposed between the reflective element and reflective element carrier includes an integrated heater/power supply, a support member having a reverse face and an obverse face, an array of electrically-conductive tracings, and a plurality of discrete contact points for electrical coupling of the array with at least two functional elements. At least one of the plurality of discrete contact points is adapted for electrical communication with at least one functional contact point of a first functional element. At least one of the plurality of discrete contact points is adapted for electrical communication with at least one functional contact point of a second functional element. The power distributor comprises a singular module connection. | 05-26-2011 |
20110127246 | VEHICLE RADIANT HEATING CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle radiant heating control system is provided that comprises a radiant heating element, a power source and a controller. The power source is operatively connected to the radiant heating element. The controller operatively controls the radiant heating element and the power source. The controller operates the radiant heating element by intermittently supplying power generated by the power source to the radiant heating element. | 06-02-2011 |
20110127247 | PRE-HEATER APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A pre-heater apparatus for a vehicle includes a heat sink having a plurality of radiating fins which are layered, a Positive Temperature Coefficient (PTC) assembly inserted into the heat sink to be assembled therewith, and a housing. The pre-heater apparatus is mounted to a duct which is adjacent to a discharge duct, thus improving the performance of heating an interior when the vehicle is initially starting, and improving heat efficiency. | 06-02-2011 |
20110147357 | ELECTRIC HEATING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to an electric heating apparatus having at least one electric heating resistor and at least one flat heating resistor carrier. It is provided that the heating resistor carrier consists of at least two carrier segments. | 06-23-2011 |
20110147358 | PANEL WITH HEATED LAYER - A panel has an exterior face thereof adapted for attachment to a support frame and an interior face thereof adapted for defining a boundary of a compartment. The panel includes a core encapsulated within a panel frame of reinforced phenolic material, the core having first and second faces thereof, and a periphery. The panel frame includes first and second skins attached to the first and second faces of the core. One or more closeouts are disposed between the skins about the periphery of the core, with the one or more closeouts being attached to the first and second skins. A heating element is adjacent the interior face of the panel. | 06-23-2011 |
20110168687 | Heaters for Automotive Mirrors and Rearview Assemblies Using the Same - A vehicular rearview assembly with a heating element. The heating element is affixed behind and in thermal communication with the mirror element of the assembly. The heating element includes a plurality of heating zones that operate in alternation according to a pre-determined time-sequence. A peripheral area of the mirror element is heated up to at least as high a temperature as an inner area of the mirror element. Switching the heating zones on and off so as to have only one heating zone on at a time is determined by a controlling circuitry at least a portion of which may be separated from the assembly and disposed in a different part of the vehicle. | 07-14-2011 |
20110180524 | Electrothermal Heater Made From Thermally Conducting Electrically Insulating Polymer Material - Thermally conductive films, composite materials including the films, and electrothermal heaters including the films, are disclosed. The films include a polymer and a sufficient concentration of hexagonal boron nitride to provide adequate heat transfer properties, and have high thermal conductivity, peel strength, and shear strength. The films can include thermoset polymers, thermoplastic polymers, or blends thereof, and can also include electrically conductive materials, reinforcing materials such as fiberglass, carbon fiber, metal mesh, and the like, and thermally conductive fillers, such as aluminum oxide, aluminum nitride, and the like. The films can be included in composite materials. The films can be used as part of a layered structure, and used in virtually any application, for example, various locations in aircraft, where heating is desirable, including nacelle skins, airplane wings, heated floor panels, and the like. The electrothermal heaters provide a more even heat, and a more rapid heat, than current resistive heaters formed from metal foils adhered to an adhesive film. | 07-28-2011 |
20110233181 | ELECTRICAL HEATING DEVICE - The present invention relates to an electrical heating device for motor vehicles, in particular with electrical propulsion. Through a readjustment based on a comparison of set and actual values, the power is adapted to a specified power demand under continuously changing operating conditions. For this purpose, the total current passing through the heating device is measured, for example with a Hall sensor, and the momentary power consumption (actual value) determined by multiplication with the specified on-board electrical voltage. | 09-29-2011 |
20110240623 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING AN ADAPTIVE HEATING SYSTEM WITH EXCHANGEABLE HEAT SOURCES - An adaptive heating system for optimizing energy resources while heating a confined area. The adaptive heating system includes at least the following components: a controller, a first heat source, a switch device, and a wireline system. The wireline system is configured to connect the controller to the first heat source, a second heat source, and the switch device. The controller is configured to receive an input from the switch device, determine whether the input indicates a selection of the first heat source or a selection of the second heat source, and then initiate operation of either the first or the second heat source, based on the determined selection. The first heat source is associated with an electric heater and the second heat source is associated with a gas furnace. | 10-06-2011 |
20110248013 | WIPER BLADE WITH HEATING ELEMENTS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE WIPER BLADE - Disclosed is a method for controlling a wiper blade with heating elements embedded therein and coupled to a wiper arm of a vehicle to wipe a glass surface while moving together with the wiper arm. The method includes: detecting the operation or not of an engine of a vehicle; detecting the external temperature outside of the vehicle; and automatically supplying power to the heating elements based on the detected information on the operation of the engine and the temperature information. A wiper blade with heating elements capable of optimally maintaining a condition of the wiper blade even when the external temperature is low is also provided. | 10-13-2011 |
20110259865 | AIRCRAFT HEATING ARRANGEMENT - A heater for heating air passing through a conduit to an aircraft cabin includes a first support ring in the conduit, defining an air passage there through. A plurality of serpentine heating elements is provided, with each heating element extending across the air passage and being supported at both sides of the air passage by the support ring. The serpentine heating elements are generally parallel to each other and evenly spaced in the air passage. A power supply supplies electrical current to the heating elements such that air passing through the air passage is heated by the heating elements. The heating elements may are non-planar, wavy, corrugated in shape, permitting them to be supported only at their side edges. | 10-27-2011 |
20110259866 | SYSTEM FOR SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL - A system for removing frozen precipitation that has accumulated on a surface of a road vehicle is disclosed. In an embodiment, the system includes a hydrophobic and/or low friction sheet attached to an upper surface of the road vehicle. The system may further include a heating array attached to the surface and a power source. | 10-27-2011 |
20110266270 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM IN A MOTOVEHICLE - In a method for operating an hydraulic brake system in a vehicle, which has at least two electrically actuable hydraulic valves, the hydraulic valves are energized at a different current intensity at least intermittently in order to heat the hydraulic fluid during a heating period. | 11-03-2011 |
20110297660 | HEATING DEVICE - A heating system for an exterior rear view minor is proposed, with which a defrost characteristic is achieved by suitable arrangement of heating regions, which leads to the representation of a logo during defrosting. | 12-08-2011 |
20120006804 | Electrically Heated Push Device for Clearing Accumulated Snow and Ice - An electrically heated snow and ice melting device for use clearing pathways along sidewalks, up stairs and along driveways. The device comprises a push-style cart with a wheel-mounted frame, an extendable push handle and an internal, electrically heated plate that mounts along the base of the frame. The height of the frame is controlled by each wheel height adjustment track on the corners of the frame, while power is provided to the heated plate via an onboard power supply and electronics for controlling temperature and power distribution. Power can also be provided through an extension cord, which allows the device to operate without consuming battery power within a given distance from an outlet. The height of the plate, the mode of heat transfer and the height of the device allow the user to rapidly melt and evaporate snow, ice and moisture along a pathway. | 01-12-2012 |
20120018414 | FLAT HEATING ELEMENT - This invention relates to a flat heating element ( | 01-26-2012 |
20120055913 | VEHICULAR FLUID HEATER - The invention refers to a vehicular fluid heater ( | 03-08-2012 |
20120061365 | Radiation heating system for vehicle - A radiation heating system for a vehicle includes a heating device and an exterior member. The heating device serves as a heat source and is for generating radiation heat to warm up an interior of the vehicle. The exterior member is disposed on a vehicle interior-side of the heating device. Given that: thermal transmittance of the exterior member is K′ [W/(m | 03-15-2012 |
20120061366 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger having at least one electrical resistance heating element, two conductors connected electrically to the electrical resistance heating element to conduct electric current through the electrical resistance heating element and thereby to heat the electrical resistance heating element, a heat-conducting element for transferring heat from the electrical resistance heating element to a fluid to be heated, an electrical insulating element insulating electrically the two conductors and the at least one electrical resistance heating element, and at least one tube. The two conductors, the electrical insulating element, and the electrical resistance heating element are arranged within a cavity bounded by the tube. The heat exchanger has an adapter plate and a tube opening, each being arranged at an opening of the adapter plate, and the at least one tube being connected fluid-tight to the adapter plate, which is connected fluid-tight to an electronics housing and/or an HVAC system housing. | 03-15-2012 |
20120061367 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING ADHESION - A system is provided for use with a rail vehicle having a wheel that travels on a rail. The system includes an air source for supplying compressed air and a heating unit fluidly coupled to the air source and configured to produce heated compressed air by heating the compressed air or heating air prior to the air being compressed by the air source, and to direct the heated compressed air onto a contact surface of the rail. | 03-15-2012 |
20120067862 | HEATING APPLIANCE FOR RAILWAY VEHICLES - A heating appliance for railway vehicles has at least one heating unit, forming a load-bearing sandwich structure together with edge profiles and a core layer. According to the invention, a plurality of heating units and sandwich structures are provided, each forming modular construction units, and the construction units can be positioned and fixed relative to one another in the railway vehicle by means of connecting elements. | 03-22-2012 |
20120074118 | Vehicle Heating System and Method Using PTC Heater - A vehicle heating system using a PTC heater is provided, which includes an input unit for inputting set temperatures of a driver seat and a passenger seat, a control unit outputting PWM control signals so as to control respective outputs of a left heat source portion and a right heat source portion formed in the PTC heater based on the set temperatures input through the input unit, and a power supply unit supplying power to the left heat source portion and the right heat source portion, respectively, in accordance with the PWM control signals output from the control unit. | 03-29-2012 |
20120085743 | Electrical Heating Device - An electrical heating device comprises a housing which encloses a circulation chamber through which a medium can flow, and into which heating ribs protrude. Each of the heating ribs has a U-shaped recess which open into a uniform connecting chamber, which is separated from the circulation chamber by a partition wall provided in the region of the open ends of the U-shaped recesses, and which accommodates at least one PTC heating element that abuts oppositely situated inner sides of the U-shaped recess in heat-conducting contact. A housing cover bears a pump and forms a pump channel. The pump channel opens into an inlet opening of the pump, which is formed by a pump housing. | 04-12-2012 |
20120091112 | ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR - The present invention relates to an electrical conductor, which is formed at least in part of an electrically conductive material, and is at least in part coated with a protective layer that at least locally has a lower electrical conductivity than the electrically conductive material of the conductor. | 04-19-2012 |
20120097659 | HONEYCOMB BODY HEATABLE IN MULTIPLE STAGES, METHOD FOR HEATING A HONEYCOMB BODY AND MOTOR VEHICLE - An electrically heatable honeycomb body includes channels and at least one heating disk having at least one first and one second layer stack of electrically conductive material. The first and second layer stacks are interleaved with and electrically insulated from each other. The first layer stack forms a first current path for conducting an electrical current for a first heating circuit and the second layer stack forms a second current path for conducting an electrical current for a second heating circuit. The first heating circuit operates at a power of 300 W to 500 W and the second heating circuit operates at 500 W to 700 W. Exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine can be evenly heated by several independent heating circuits in a common heating disk even with different heating capacities using a simple construction. A method for heating a honeycomb body and a motor vehicle are provided. | 04-26-2012 |
20120103959 | AUXILIARY HEATING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - An auxiliary heating apparatus for a vehicle may include a PTC (“Positive Temperature Coefficient”) heating module including a PTC element, and positive and negative terminal boards supplying power to the PTC element, the PTC heating module being disposed between coolant tubes of a heater core of an air conditioning system for the vehicle, a radiation fin provided on each of opposite sides of the PTC heating module to promote a radiation of heat of the PTC heating module, and a holding unit securing the PTC heating module to the coolant tubes. | 05-03-2012 |
20120125907 | DISENGAGING PRESSURIZER BLOWER IN MAX HEAT SETTING TO IMPROVE CABIN HEATING - An HVAC system for a work vehicle having an operator compartment for a vehicle operator, the system including a heating system, a compartment pressurizer blower, a compartment recirculation blower, a temperature sensor, and an operating mode switch, each operably coupled to an electronic circuit, wherein the circuit is configured to reduce pressurizer blower output when the operator selects high output from the heating system under certain predetermined temperature and conditions and operating modes to improve HVAC system performance. | 05-24-2012 |
20120132633 | ELECTRIC DEICING DEVICE FOR PROPFAN-TYPE PROPELLER BLADES - A deicing device for propfan-type aircraft propulsion unit blades, wherein the propulsion unit includes a turbomachine that drives in rotation at least one rotor including a plurality of blades arranged around an annular crown moving with the blades, which forms with its outer wall part of the outer envelope of the propulsion unit, the outer envelope being subjected to atmospheric conditions outside the propulsion unit, the turbomachine generating a flow of hot gases that exit via an annular hot vein, which is concentric with the moving annular crown, and defined for part of its surface by an inner wall of the moving annular crown. The deicing device includes: a mechanism transforming thermal energy into electrical energy, within the moving annular part; a mechanism transferring the generated electrical energy towards the rotor blades; and a mechanism transforming the electrical energy into thermal energy onto at least a part of the surface of the blades. | 05-31-2012 |
20120138589 | Solventless Methods Of Coating A Carbon Nanotube Network And Carbon Nanotube Networks Coated With A Polymer - A method of coating a carbon nanotube material with a solventless coating composition is described. The resulting coating has been shown to preserve the conductivity of the conductive layer and protect the conductive layer from the effects of subsequent coating compositions. Examples are shown in which the coating formulation comprises a polyol and an isocyanate. A layer material comprising a polyurethane coating on a carbon nanotube network layer is also described. | 06-07-2012 |
20120152929 | COVERING SYSTEM AND MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A COVERING SYSTEM - A covering system, in particular for a motor vehicle, with a sheet-like structure which can be shifted between a stowage state and a use state. The covering system is designed as a roller blind system, wherein the sheet-like structure is flexible, and wherein the roller blind system has a roller blind shaft, to which an edge of the sheet-like structure is fastened and onto which the sheet-like structure can be wound into a stowage stage and from which the sheet-like structure can be unwound into a functional state. An electrically operated heating device is provided on the sheet-like structure and/or on an extension rod which closes off the sheet-like structure on the end side. | 06-21-2012 |
20120175358 | Oil pan drain plug heater - An internal combustion engine having an oil or transmission pan with a removable drain plug bolt and threaded opening or any type of tank or reservoir, containing a liquid to be heated, which utilizes a bolt and threaded opening as a drain site. An apparatus consisting of a machined heater body containing a heating element, a temperature sensor, and power cord. This apparatus, when installed in said opening and energized, heats oil in an oil pan, transmission fluid in a transmission pan, or any type of tank or reservoir containing a liquid to be heated. | 07-12-2012 |
20120193338 | APPARATUS FOR REMOVING ICE AND SNOW FROM THE ROOF OF A VEHICLE - An electrical apparatus for removing ice and snow from the exterior top surface of the roof of a vehicle comprises at least one electrical heating element disposed against, and in direct contact with, the interior bottom surface of the roof. The heating element may be installed by the vehicle manufacturer or may be retrofit, and in the case of an automobile having a roof liner, the heating element is disposed below and in contact with the roof, but above the liner. Current to the heating element may be controlled by the vehicle's rear window defogger switch, through a relay. | 08-02-2012 |
20120193339 | HEATING-MEDIUM HEATING UNIT AND VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONER USING THE SAME - In a heating-medium heating unit equipped with a first heating-medium circulation box and a second heating-medium circulation box which are in close contact with both surfaces of a PTC heater, in which heating-medium circulation passages are formed in the interior, and which are joined to each other in a liquidtight manner, wherein joining surfaces are sealed with liquid gaskets, the heating-medium circulation passages are provided with joining-surface cooling channels that cool the joining surface which is sealed with a liquid gasket and on which the heat from the PTC heater acts. The joining-surface cooling channels are provided at positions closer to the joining surface than to the PTC heater. | 08-02-2012 |
20120217232 | Interior Lining - The invention relates to an interior lining for vehicles and aircraft having a carrier and a heating layer and an upper layer, wherein the at least one heating layer is arranged between the carrier and the upper layer, and the heating layer and the upper layer are directly or indirectly interconnected, and to a method for producing such an interior lining, wherein at least one heating layer is pre-laminated onto an upper layer to form a layer composite, and the layer composite is press-laminated, membrane-laminated or vacuum-laminated onto a carrier, or alternatively, in order to produce such an interior lining, a heating layer is pre-laminated onto a carrier to form a carrier/layer composite, and an upper layer is press-laminated, membrane-laminated or vacuum-laminated onto the carrier/layer composite. | 08-30-2012 |
20120228277 | VEHICLE SEAT HEATER - A vehicle seat heater | 09-13-2012 |
20120234815 | TIME SENSITIVE HEATED SEAT CONTROL - A method and system for controlling a seat heater for a seat is provided. The method includes determining a timer value by a heated seat control module. The timer value is based on at least a current heater setting of the seat heater. The method includes sending the timer value to a timer. The timer counts down from the timer value and sends a timer expired signal to the heated seat control module if the amount of time indicated by the timer value has expired. The method includes determining a modified heater setting if the heated seat control module receives the time expired signal. The modified heater setting indicates a reduced level of heat provided to the seat heater. The method includes sending a notification signal to a signal generation module. The notification signal includes the modified heater setting. | 09-20-2012 |
20120261397 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HEATING A VEHICLE BATTERY - A method and system for heating a vehicle battery, such as the type used for vehicle propulsion in a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV). Depending on the battery chemistry involved, such batteries may not perform well in extremely cold environments. For instance, a lithium-ion battery can exhibit a high internal resistance when the battery is extremely cold, which in turn can negatively affect the available power or other capabilities of the battery. According to an exemplary embodiment, the method and system take advantage of the high internal resistance in a cold vehicle battery by purposely cycling electrical current in and/or out of the battery so that heat is created. This heat warms up the vehicle battery and thereby improves its overall performance and capabilities. | 10-18-2012 |
20120267354 | RADIANT HEATING SYSTEM FOR VEHICULAR USE - A radiant heating system for vehicular use which is attached to an interior member of a passenger compartment, has a heating means for generating radiant heat, a protective member which is arranged at a passenger compartment side from the heating means and which prevents a driver from contacting the heating means, and supporting members which support the protective member, wherein the front surface of the protective member is provided with a plurality of projecting members, the supporting members are provided so as to form an air space at an opposite side of the protective member from the compartment side, the protective member flexes when the driver pushes against one of the projecting members, projecting members which adjoin the pushed member tilt to the pushed member side, and the distances between the front ends of the pushed projecting member and the adjoining projecting members become smaller. | 10-25-2012 |
20120267355 | ELECTRIC HEATING SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR FOR A HYBRID VEHICLE OR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - The electric heating system, in particular for a hybrid vehicle or electric vehicle, is provided with a heating module. The heating module is provided with an electrically insulating, heat conducting ceramic substrate which has a heating zone and a control zone which are spaced apart from one another. The heating module comprises an electrical resistance heating element which is arranged on the ceramic substrate, in the heating zone thereof, and which is embodied as a resistance heating conductor which is mounted on the ceramic substrate. Further, the heating module comprises a transistor for controlling the current through the resistance heating conductor, wherein the transistor and other optionally present electrical components and conductor tracks are arranged in the control zone on the ceramic substrate. The heating module is provided with a first cooling element which is thermally coupled to the heating zone of the ceramic substrate. | 10-25-2012 |
20120279951 | BATTERY HEATING CIRCUITS AND METHODS BASED ON BATTERY DISCHARGING AND CHARGING USING RESONANCE COMPONENTS IN SERIES AND MULTIPLE CHARGE STORAGE COMPONENTS - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a battery heating circuit, comprising a plurality of switch units | 11-08-2012 |
20120292298 | Electric Vehicle Compact Coolant Heater - An electric vehicle battery heater includes a housing having a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet. A heating element is positioned within the housing and includes a helical coil portion positioned between parallel and axially extending end portions. The end portions extend outside of the housing. A thermistor is positioned in the housing to output a signal indicative of a temperature of a coolant in heat transfer relation with an electric vehicle battery. The heating element is energized when the signal represents a coolant temperature being less than a predetermined lower limit. | 11-22-2012 |
20120325793 | Heating Accessory For Motor Vehicle - A heating accessory system for a vehicle comprising: a heating unit, where said heating unit is placed in a duct of an existing heating system; a power inverter/transformer, where the power inverter/transformer supplies power to the heating unit; and a power source, where the power source sends power to the power inverter/transformer. The heating unit may include a series of wired coils wrapped with insulating materials. | 12-27-2012 |
20120325794 | MIRROR REFLECTIVE ELEMENT ASSEMBLY FOR AN EXTERIOR MIRROR ASSEMBLY - A variable reflectance mirror reflective element assembly for an exterior mirror assembly includes a heater pad disposed at the fourth surface of the rear substrate. The heater pad includes a first connector that electrically connects with the transparent electrically conductive coating disposed at the second surface of the front substrate, and a second connector that electrically connects with the metallic electrically conductive coating disposed at the third surface of the rear substrate. The heater pad includes third and fourth connectors that provide, at least in part, electrical conductive connection with a heating element. The connectors are part of a unitary multi-pin connector that is configured to connect with a corresponding wire harness connector to provide electrical power to the heating element and to the transparent electrically conductive coating and the metallic electrically conductive coating of the reflective element when the exterior minor assembly is mounted at the vehicle. | 12-27-2012 |
20130026151 | HEAT-TRANSFER-MEDIUM HEATING APPARATUS AND VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - Provided is a heat-transfer-medium heating apparatus including: a first heat-transfer-medium circulating box and a second heat-transfer-medium circulating box, which are attached to each other in a fluid-tight manner, in which heat-transfer-medium circulating paths are formed therein in close contact with both surfaces of a PTC heater; an electrical-component cooling wall member that is provided in, for example, the first heat-transfer-medium circulating box so as to be located adjacent to the heat-transfer-medium circulating path; and an electrical component that is fixed on the electrical-component cooling wall member, wherein a protruding portion is formed on the surface at the heat-transfer-medium circulating path side of the electrical-component cooling wall member so as to be positioned at exactly behind an installation position of the electrical component and to extend towards the heat-transfer-medium circulating path. | 01-31-2013 |
20130043230 | ELECTRIC CIGAR LIGHTER, UNIVERSAL POWER SOCKET AND ACCESSORY PLUG - A cigar lighter has a heating element and a movable knob biased by a spring. The heating element has a first electrical terminal in contact with a first contact element disposed around the perimeter of the heating element and a second centrally located terminal in contact with a centrally disposed fastener. A bimetal element is in contact with the second terminal of the heating element and has two engaging clips. A movable contact moves with the knob and has a first position wherein it does not engage the clips and the heating element is unenergized and a second position wherein it engages the clips to energize the heating element. | 02-21-2013 |
20130043231 | ELECTRIC HEATER APPARATUS FOR ELETRIC VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - The present invention relates to an electric heater apparatus including a switch control part for controlling a switching part according to a control command of an air-conditioner controlling part; the switching part switched according to a switching control signal of the switch control part for supplying electric power of the power supply part from a heating part; and the heating part for receiving the electric power of the switching part and generating heat, wherein the switching part includes a plurality of switching modules set to control an output load of the heating part, and the switch control part operates one or more switching modules in serial order according to a target heating temperature. | 02-21-2013 |
20130068747 | INTEGRATED SURFACE THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Systems to apply heat to an aircraft surface are disclosed. In some embodiments, heaters are embedded in a composite structure of an aircraft. In one embodiment, a composite aircraft structure comprises a base comprising a plurality of resin impregnated plies, a heating layer adjacent the base, wherein the heating layer comprises at least one heater, an adhesive layer adjacent the heating layer, a lightning protection layer adjacent the heating layer, and an exterior surface layer adjacent the lightning protection layer. Other embodiments may be described. | 03-21-2013 |
20130068748 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING HEAT TO A REGION AROUND A HOLE - A heater comprising: at least one carrier comprising: a first electrically functional layer disposed on the carrier; a second electrically functional layer disposed on the carrier and in contact with the first electrically functional layer; and one or more electrical conductors connected to the first electrically functional layers for applying power to the heater; wherein the heater includes one or more of the following features: (1) heating around the through holes in the heater (2) variable widths of the electrically functional layers so that the current density in the heating regions is constant; (3) multiple discrete carriers that are electrically connected; and (4) split buss bars that provide an equal current density around the through holes and to the heating regions. | 03-21-2013 |
20130068749 | Roof Heater - The invention relates to an electrical device for melting snow and ice that has accumulated on the surface of a vehicle. During inclement weather, snow, sleet, rain or hail accumulate on all exposed surfaces of the automobile, in particular on the flat surfaces, such as on the roof, the hood, the trunk, or a truck bed of a vehicle. These areas of snow coverage are relatively large and significantly high off the ground, presenting a challenge to clean in terms of time and effort. Frequently, the owners of the vehicles need to use their automobiles early in the morning, when snow or ice that has accumulated over night is at its hardest. Since it is unsafe, and sometimes unlawful, to operate a vehicle that has not been properly snow dusted and deiced, cleaning must be effectuated before a vehicle can be driven on the roads. | 03-21-2013 |
20130098889 | Freeze prevention mobile equipment system - A transportable heating assembly for converting a fluid bearing structure on a vehicle into a heatable fluid bearing structure is provided with a relay system for receiving power and distributing electrical currents, a power system for supplying power to the relay system, and at least one heating cable for receiving electrical currents distributed from the relay system. | 04-25-2013 |
20130112679 | VEHICULAR REARVIEW ASSEMBLY WITH INDICIA - A heating element for use with a mirror element is provided that includes a heating-element substrate, electrical terminals on the substrate configured to receive electrical power from a power source, and at least one heating zone defined by an electrically-conductive trace disposed on the spatially-continuous heating-element substrate in electrical connection with the electrical terminals, wherein an indicia portion of at least one heating zone includes a diagram represented by the electrically-conductive trace. | 05-09-2013 |
20130119042 | VEHICLE CABIN HEATING SYSTEM - A method for controlling a vehicle cabin heating system includes setting a target temperature for a vehicle cabin interior space. The method also includes measuring current temperature within the vehicle cabin interior space at a location spaced apart from a first infrared heater and spaced apart from a target surface within the vehicle cabin interior space, the first infrared heater being aimed to heat the target surface. A surface temperature of the target surface is estimated based the current temperature. The first infrared heater is controlled such that the heater is turned on in response to the estimated surface temperature of the target surface falling below the target temperature by a predetermined amount, and the heater is turned off in response to the estimated surface temperature rising above the target temperature by the predetermined amount. | 05-16-2013 |
20130146577 | VEHICLE MOUNTED OPTICAL AND SENSOR CLEANING SYSTEM - A sensor or camera assembly for a vehicle comprises a housing that is mountable to a vehicle component. The sensor or camera is located within the housing and has an exterior facing surface. A defrost element is located proximate to the sensor or camera and is electrically connectable to a defrost system. The defrost element is arranged to defrost the surface of the sensor or camera. A nozzle is located proximate to the sensor or camera and is fluidly connectable to a washer system for the vehicle. The nozzle is arranged to direct a fluid from the washer system over the surface of the sensor or camera. Therefore, the camera or sensor cleaning system minimizes any reduction in effectiveness and efficiency of the sensor by use of the clean or defrost feature. Maintaining effectiveness and efficiency of the sensor provides a key improvement in safety for the vehicle. | 06-13-2013 |
20130161306 | HEAT GENERATING ELEMENT - An electrical heating device for a motor vehicle includes a frame in which is accommodated a layer structure with corrugated-rib elements and heat generating elements. Each heat generating element includes a positional frame which forms a receptacle in which a PTC element is accommodated, and which includes contact plates abutting on two oppositely situated sides of the PTC element. The heat generating element is formed such that the receptacle is sealed and is accessible through at least one inspection channel that is accessible from the outside. The electrical heating device has a sleeve receptacle which is adapted for the sealing accommodation of a connection piece that protrudes from the heat generating element. Also disclosed is a method for the manufacture of an electrical heating device in which the sealing of the heat generating elements is checked. | 06-27-2013 |
20130161307 | HEAT GENERATING ELEMENT - A heat generating element for an electrical heating device of a motor vehicle includes a positional frame which forms a receptacle in which a PTC element is accommodated, and two contact plates abutting on oppositely situated sides of the PTC element. A heat generating element has a sheet metal cover that is connected to the positional frame. Also provided are a frame, which has oppositely situated side openings for the passage of a medium to be heated, and a layer structure, which is arranged in the frame and which comprises layers of corrugated-rib and heat generating elements, such that the heat generating element has at least one PTC element arranged between two parallel contact plates. The electrical heating device is protected against EMC via sheet metal covers that are arranged on both sides of the heat generating element and between the corrugated-rib elements and the contact plates. | 06-27-2013 |
20130161308 | ELECTRICAL HEATING DEVICE, PARTICULARLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - An electrical heating device for a motor vehicle includes a frame that has openings formed on oppositely situated sides for the passage of a medium to be heated, a layer structure, arranged in the frame, and a connecting housing. The layer structure comprises layers of corrugated-rib elements and heat generating elements, and each heat generating element has at least one PTC element arranged between parallel contact plates. At least one power dissipation generating power switch is provided in the connecting housing. A heat sink lies exposed on the outside of the connecting housing. Improved and adequate cooling of the electrical heating device having the power switch is created as a result of the insertion of the heat sink into the connecting housing in a sealing manner. | 06-27-2013 |
20130180972 | ADAPTIVE HEATING SYSTEM WITH EXCHANGEABLE HEAT SOURCES - An adaptive heating apparatus for heating a recreational vehicle, including a first heat unit configured to be powered by a first energy type, a second heat unit configured to be powered by a second energy type that is different than the first energy type, and a forced-air circulation unit. The adaptive heating apparatus is operable to employ the first heat unit during a first heating operation, or alternatively to employ the second heat unit during a second heating operation. The forced-air circulation unit is configured to circulate air through the both heat units during the first heating operation and to circulate air through both heating units during the second heating operation. | 07-18-2013 |
20130193129 | HEATED WIPER BLADE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES AND THE LIKE - A heated wiper blade for motor vehicles includes an elongated flexible beam and a heating element extending along the beam. The heating element may be configured to provide increased heat at the central portion of the blade and at the opposite ends of the blade. The heating element is comprised of an electrical conductor material that varies the amperage drawn between hot and cold ambient temperature operation. The flexible beam may include curved end portions and a flat or reduced curvature central portion. The heating element is preferably covered and sealed off to prevent loss of heat energy. | 08-01-2013 |
20130220987 | LAYERED HEAT EXCHANGER, HEAT MEDIUM HEATING APPARATUS AND VEHICLE AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - Provided are a layered heat exchanger that can prevent deterioration of sealing property due to deformation of sealing portions of inlet and outlet header sections when a PTC heater is sandwiched between flat heat exchanger tubes, and is pressed to be brought into close contact with the flat heat exchanger tubes, and a heat medium heating apparatus and a vehicle air-conditioning apparatus using the layered heat exchanger. | 08-29-2013 |
20130264325 | REMOTE HIGH VOLTAGE SWITCH FOR CONTROLLING A HIGH VOLTAGE HEATER LOCATED INSIDE A VEHICLE CABIN - An electronic circuit is provided for electrically isolating a heater in a motor vehicle upon detection of a crash event. The circuit includes a high voltage convection heater mounted in a passenger compartment of the vehicle, a controller mounted in an under hood compartment of the vehicle, a battery, and a collision sensor configured to apply a crash signal to the controller upon detection of a crash event. The controller is configured to selectively electrically isolate the heater from the battery in response to the crash signal. The vehicle also includes a fresh air plenum on which the controller is mounted. | 10-10-2013 |
20130270249 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE - An apparatus for controlling a vehicle, which includes: a battery ( | 10-17-2013 |
20130277351 | Capacitive sensor including resonant network - A capacitive sensor comprises a sensing antenna electrode ( | 10-24-2013 |
20130292367 | Thermally Activated Variable Stiffness Composites for Aircraft Seals - An apparatus has a first structure, a second structure, and an activated seal. The second structure has a first position adjacent to the first structure such that the first structure is not in contact with the second structure. The activated seal is attached to at least one of the first structure and the second structure. The activated seal has a variable stiffness that may be changed in response to a stimuli such that the activated seal is capable of being deformed when at least one of the first structure and the second structure are moved relative to each other. | 11-07-2013 |
20130327756 | Icing Condition Detection System - A method and apparatus for detecting an icing condition. The apparatus comprises a piezoelectric material and a vibration detector. The piezoelectric material has a surface proximate to a surface of a vehicle. The piezoelectric material is configured to vibrate. The vibration detector is configured to detect a change in vibrations in the piezoelectric material that indicates a presence of an icing condition on the surface of the piezoelectric material. | 12-12-2013 |
20130334193 | ELECTRIC HEATING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - An electric heating device for a vehicle may comprise: a switch element configured to allow an electric current to flow through an electric heater; a switch element control unit generating a switch element control signal and a switch element drive signal; and a switch element drive unit driving the switch element with the switch element drive signal. The switch element control unit generates a new switch element control signal based on a switch element function diagnosis signal for diagnosing an abnormality in the switch element or in the switch element drive unit and on a switch element functional abnormality detection signal that includes an indication of a presence or an absence of the abnormality. The switch element control unit generates a new switch element drive signal based on the new switch element control signal and on the switch element function diagnosis signal. | 12-19-2013 |
20140014640 | AIRCRAFT ICE PROTECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for ice protection of a component, wherein the system is adapted to be adhesively bonded to a surface of the component. The system includes a heating element layer, at least one thermally conductive adhesive layer that adhesively bonds a first side of the heating element layer to the component, an insulation layer, at least one thermally insulating adhesive layer that adhesively bonds a second side of the heating element to the insulation layer, an electrical bus bar adapted to provide a connection between a power supply and the heating element layer, and at least one temperature sensor. | 01-16-2014 |
20140027432 | Thawing System for Machinery Undercarriages - What is presented is a thawing system for thermally heating an undercarriage of a machine, with the machine having an engine and a track frame. This thawing system comprises a heating element and thawing line. The heating element is powered independently from the engine, produces thermal energy for the thawing system, and can be activated and/or stay activated when the engine is not active. The thawing line is connected to the heating element, adapted to spread thermal energy from the heating element throughout the undercarriage of the machine, and is isolated from the engine. The thawing line extends from the heating element to the undercarriage of the machine via a channel, which is in the machine. Thermal energy is produced and delivered to the undercarriage of the machine when the heating element is activated. | 01-30-2014 |
20140076875 | Method and System for Heating Auxiliary Battery of Vehicle - A vehicle includes an auxiliary battery and one or more accessory loads. An accessory load command is modulated such that the auxiliary battery outputs a discharge current to an accessory load. The discharge current has, in addition to a current component for driving the accessory load, an alternating current (AC) component to cause a temperature of the auxiliary battery to increase. | 03-20-2014 |
20140091073 | FILM-TYPE HEATING ELEMENT - The invention relates to a heating element comprising a substrate ( | 04-03-2014 |
20140110387 | OIL FILLED HEATER CORE - A heater system for an electric vehicle that is void of engine coolant. The heater system can include an air duct having an opening into a passenger compartment of the vehicle and a heater unit attached to the air duct. The heater unit can have a self-contained quantity of oil within an oil reservoir and an oil channel in fluid communication with the oil reservoir. The oil channel can be located between a front wall and a back wall of the heater unit and the unit can also have an electric heating element at least partially within the oil reservoir. The electric heater unit can be operable to heat oil in the oil reservoir and thereby result in the oil flowing through the oil channel and heating the front wall and the back wall of the unit. | 04-24-2014 |
20140124494 | CAR INTERIOR COMPARTMENT HEATER - A heater used in car interior compartment includes a framework and a heating module. The framework includes a first base and a second base arranged in interval with the first base. The heating module is provided between the first base and the second base. The heating module includes a PTC heating component, a thermal conduction glue, a pair of electrode plate, a insulation thermal conduction glue, and a pair of thermal diffusion body. The electrode plate is stuck to both sides of the PTC heating component by the thermal conduction glue. Each thermal diffusion body connects each electrode plate in an insulation way by the insulation thermal conduction glue, and the heat generating and the anti electricity leakage effect of the heater can be improved. | 05-08-2014 |
20140138368 | SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION TANK WITH HEATING ELEMENT - The invention describes a tank comprising a solution, dispersion or emulsion for selective catalytic reduction in combustion engines. The tank comprises an electrical resistive heating element immersed in the tank. The electrical resistive heating element comprises at least one heating cord. The heating cord comprises metal filaments. The metal filaments • comprise a copper layer or a layer in a copper alloy, and comprise a surrounding layer in stainless steel, • or comprise a steel layer, surrounded by a layer in copper or in a copper alloy, surrounded by a nickel, zinc or tin layer or a layer of alloys comprising such metals; • or comprise a layer of low carbon or high carbon steel, and comprise a surrounding nickel, zinc or tin layer or layer of alloys comprising such metals, and the heating cord comprises a polymer coating layer. | 05-22-2014 |
20140151352 | Low Profile Pass-Through Electrical Connector - A low profile pass-through electrical connector is designed for aerospace applications. The connector allows voltage and current to pass-thru a conductive wing surface, while maintaining a low profile height for aerodynamic performance considerations. Examples of applications of the electrical connector include power for thin film heaters and communication antennae applications. | 06-05-2014 |
20140151353 | Composite Structure Having an Ice Protection Device, and Production Method - An ice protection system for de-icing an aircraft and/or for keeping the aircraft free of ice includes a composite structure for an aircraft component and a structural element of an aircraft with an ice protection system that is integrated in the composite structure. The ice protection system includes a flat surface-like electric heating element that is embedded in the composite structure below an outer layer of an outer surface of the aircraft component. | 06-05-2014 |
20140217079 | SYSTEM FOR SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL - A system for removing frozen precipitation that has accumulated on an upper exterior surface of a road vehicle. In an embodiment, the system includes a hydrophobic and/or low friction sheet attached to an upper exterior surface of the road vehicle. The system may further include a heating array attached to the surface and a power source. | 08-07-2014 |
20140284314 | TEMPERATURE REGULATION OF HEATED AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS IN PASSENGER ROOMS - A passenger compartment with an air distribution system for a means of transport and a method for regulating an air outlet temperature of an air distribution system in a passenger compartment of a means of transport are provided. In this arrangement the passenger compartment comprises a multitude of temperature zones in each case with several temperature regions with different heat loads. The air distribution system is designed to calculate the heating energy for a heating element in such a manner that the temperature in the entire temperature zone is as uniform as possible. | 09-25-2014 |
20140299591 | HEATER FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME - There is disclosed a heater for an automotive vehicle or other article of manufacture. The heater typically includes a first conductive medium and a second conductive medium disposed upon a carrier. In a preferred embodiment, the first conductive medium includes a first section and a second section that are electrically connected by a second conductive medium. The second conductive medium preferably exhibits a positive thermal coefficient. | 10-09-2014 |
20140305923 | POLYMER THICK FILM POSITIVE TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT CARBON COMPOSITION - The invention is directed to a polymer thick film positive temperature coefficient carbon resistor composition consisting essentially of;
| 10-16-2014 |
20140305924 | Heatable Current Collector for Establishing an Electrical Contact Between a Current Carrying Line and an Electric Vehicle - A heatable current collector for establishing an electrical contact between a current carrying line and an electric vehicle includes a lifting mechanism, a sliding contact rail, a rod, an electrical resistance heating conductor and a resilient hose. The rail is mounted on the lifting mechanism and has a longitudinal hole disposed perpendicular to the current carrying line. The electrical resistance heating conductor is disposed in grooves of an outer threading of the rod. One end of the resilient hose is sealed off and is connected to an end of the rod. The rod, the electrical resistance heating conductor and the resilient hose are disposed in the hole. The resilient hose presses the rod and the electrical resistance heating conductor against an inside surface of the hole. The hole is formed so close beneath a surface of the rail that a section of the hole forms a slit in the surface. | 10-16-2014 |
20140319114 | ELECTRIC HEATER, AND APPARATUS, HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE COMPRISING THE SAME - An electric heater, and an apparatus, a heating and air conditioning system and a vehicle, each comprising the electric heater, are provided. The electric heater comprises an outer frame; a heating core configured to connect to a power source and disposed within the outer frame; and a sealing-waterproof glue member disposed within the outer frame and configured to encase at least one end of the heating core. The heating core further comprises: a plurality of heat dissipating components and heating components arranged alternately, and each of the heat dissipating component is coupled with a heating component via a thermal conductor. Each of the heating components further comprises a core tube and a positive temperature coefficient thermistor disposed in the core tube. | 10-30-2014 |
20140319115 | Heating system for an aircraft or spacecraft - A heating system for an aircraft or spacecraft with a control device which includes at least one power line data transmission transceiver and one sensor controller, and at least one remote component which has a sensor element and a heating element, the at least one power line data transmission transceiver being connected to the at least one remote component via a connecting cable, the control device being designed to supply the at least one heating element with power via the connecting cable and the sensor controller being designed to exchange first control signals with the sensor element via the connecting cable. | 10-30-2014 |
20140332518 | HEATABLE LUMINAIRE COVER - A heatable luminaire cover is described. The heatable luminaire cover has a polymeric main body, a first busbar, a second busbar and at least two conductor tracks on the inside of the polymeric main body. | 11-13-2014 |
20140339211 | CONDUCTIVE HEATER HAVING SENSING CAPABILITIES - A combination heater and sensor comprising: (a) a heating layer, a sensing layer, or both; (b) one or more power application portions, one or more sensing application portions, or both; wherein the heating layer and the sensing layer are located within the same plane; and wherein the heating layer is a nonwoven layer that is comprised of a plurality of metallized fibers that are randomly oriented forming the heating layer so that upon application of power the heating layer provides heat. | 11-20-2014 |
20140346160 | HEATING SYSTEM FOR HEATING A LIVING BEING - The invention relates to a heating system for heating a living being, for instance, a person ( | 11-27-2014 |
20140360998 | Heated Floor Panel For Transit Vehicle - A system for generating radiant heat in a transit vehicle includes at least one floor panel having at least one heating element disposed therein, and a power switch operably disposed intermediate a power supply source and the heating element for selectively providing and discontinuing a supply of predetermined power generated by such power supply source to and from such at least one heating element. | 12-11-2014 |
20140367371 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A HEATING DEVICE FOR HEATING A COMPONENT, CONTROL DEVICE AND MOTOR VEHICLE WITH SAME - The invention relates to a method and a control device for controlling a heating device ( | 12-18-2014 |
20150014293 | VEHICLE HEATER AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A VEHICLE HEATER - A vehicle heater ( | 01-15-2015 |
20150053662 | HEATING ELEMENTS FOR AIRCRAFT HEATED FLOOR PANELS - A method of forming a heating element includes depositing a conductive ink of silver particles in an epoxy resin on a dielectric film to create a conductive circuit, and heat curing the conductive circuit to achieve a resistivity of the heating element less than 1.68×10 | 02-26-2015 |
20150053663 | PANEL FOR AN AIRCRAFT - A panel for an aircraft is disclosed. The panel has a body with an integral conductor for the transmission of electrical power and/or signals therethrough. | 02-26-2015 |
20150060428 | HEATER APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A heater apparatus for a vehicle may include a main heater of a vehicle, and an auxiliary heater coupled with the main heater at the rear side thereof and having a housing including an edge part and an inner part, wherein heat radiation fins and positive temperature coefficient (PTC) element assemblies are coupled with the housing at the front surface thereof. | 03-05-2015 |
20150076133 | HEATING-MEDIUM HEATING UNIT AND VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONER USING THE SAME - In a heating-medium heating unit equipped with a first heating-medium circulation box and a second heating-medium circulation box which are in close contact with both surfaces of a PTC heater, in which heating-medium circulation passages are formed in the interior, and which are joined to each other in a liquidtight manner, wherein joining surfaces are sealed with liquid gaskets, the heating-medium circulation passages are provided with joining-surface cooling channels that cool the joining surface which is sealed with a liquid gasket and on which the heat from the PTC heater acts. The joining-surface cooling channels are provided at positions closer to the joining surface than to the PTC heater. | 03-19-2015 |
20150114945 | ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECTS FOR ICE PROTECTION SYSTEMS - A rotary blade includes a blade tip assembly with a first bus bar segment and a main blade assembly with second bus bar segment. The first bus bar segment is connected to the blade tip assembly and the second bus bar segment is connected to the main blade assembly. The blade tip assembly is connected to the main blade assembly such that the first and second bus bar segments are longitudinally offset from one another. A low-profile interconnect spans the first and second bus bar segments for resistively generating less heat than the bus bar segments for a predetermined current flow. | 04-30-2015 |
20150136750 | VEHICLE WINDSCREEN WIPER HEATING ELEMENT - A windscreen wiper heating element for motor vehicle is disclosed. The heating element includes a circuit having a heating electrical conductor and a support of that circuit. The circuit includes a first loop, the ends of which are connected to electrical power supply terminals, and at least one second loop, the ends of which are connected to said terminals and the length and/or the section of the conductor of this loop is different from that or those of the conductor of the first loop. | 05-21-2015 |
20150136751 | HEATED FLOOR PANEL FOR AN AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT HAVING A HEATED FLOOR PANEL - A heated floor panel for an airborne vehicle and an airborne vehicle having at least one heated floor panel are described. The floor panel includes a controller housing, a first heated panel configured to heat the floor panel, a panel connector arranged in a wall of the controller housing, at least one power line coupled between the panel connector and the first heated panel and configured to supply electric power, which is input to the panel connector, to the first heated panel, a switch connected in one of the power lines, and a microcontroller connected to the switch and configured to actuate the switch for interrupting the electric power supply to the first heated panel in case of an electric fault in the floor panel. | 05-21-2015 |
20150136752 | ELECTRICAL HEATING ASSEMBLY FOR A DEFROSTING DEVICE - An electrical heating assembly is provided for a defrosting device of an air-intake lip of a turbojet engine nacelle. The electrical heating assembly includes a current-conductive portion and a resistive portion, and the resistive portion includes strips spaced apart one another. Each strip is connected to the current-conductive portion so as to form at least one recess in the resistive portion. | 05-21-2015 |
20150291001 | INTERIOR PANELING PART COMPRISING A PLANAR HEATING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - In accordance with the present disclosure, there is provided a method for producing an interior trim part. The method includes introducing a planar heating element into a cavity of a mold tool. The planar heating element has a first planar side facing away from a visible side of the interior trim part and a second planar side opposite to the first planar side, the mold tool has a plurality of protrusions protruding into the cavity, and the first planar side is seated on at least a portion of the plurality of protrusions. The method further includes adding a foam material into the cavity to cover the planar heating element, such that a foam layer is formed on both the first and second planar sides. | 10-15-2015 |
20150375653 | VEHICLE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ALLOCATING POWER IN THE SAME - A vehicle assembly and method for allocating power in the same is disclosed. A plurality of vehicle seats each have heating zones disposed in cushion and back seating surfaces of the vehicle seats. A controller controls power to the heating zones. At least two of the heating zones are activated such that the heating zones emit heat. Heat demand information associated with the activated healing zones is generated. The generated heat demand information is provided to the controller. The controller is utilized to determine an amount of power available for consumption by all of the activated heating zones using the heat demand information. The controller actively allocates power between the activated heating zones according to the determined amount of power available such that an actual amount of power consumed by all of the activated heating zones does not exceed the determined amount of power available. | 12-31-2015 |
20150375657 | Special heating floor mat device and systems for heavy duty and commercial vehicle applications - A device made of an electrically heatable floor mat with a non-slip surface; at least one hold down component with features to enable the mat to be safely and removably secured to a floor board of a vehicle; and electrical conductors for the resistance heating in the mat, for connecting the mat to a power source on the commercial vehicle, and for enabling controlled heat to be delivered to the floor board whereby the device in turn helps to reduce icy and wet conditions in the compartment of the vehicle. An alternative embodiment includes a boost transformer/converter to produce higher voltage and enable the heating conductors to be smaller and easier for manufacturing the heating mat. | 12-31-2015 |
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20160001632 | AUTOMOTIVE SHEET HEATER USING RADIANT HEAT - Disclosed is an automotive sheet heater including a stacked structure of a far-infrared radiating layer, a metal layer, and a metal wire-containing carbon nanotube heating layer. | 01-07-2016 |
20160001633 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE FOR BATTERY PACK OF VEHICLE - In a temperature control device for a battery pack includes: a medium circulation path which is provided within a battery case accommodating a battery for travelling the vehicle and circulates heating medium therein to heat the battery; a heating part which is provided in the medium circulation path and heats the heating medium; a fan which is provided in the medium circulation path and sends the heating medium; and an excessive heating preventing part which is provided in the medium circulation path and stops a heating operation of the heating part at a predetermined temperature. | 01-07-2016 |
20160031420 | WASHER LIQUID HEATING APPARATUS INTEGRATED INTO WASHER RESERVOIR - A washer liquid heating apparatus integrated into a reservoir may include an auxiliary tank which is integrally connected to the reservoir and in which a washer liquid inflowing from the reservoir is stored, and a heater assembly that is integrally attached to the auxiliary tank and heats the washer liquid stored in the auxiliary tank, wherein the heater assembly comprises a plate-type heater that is installed in a hole of the auxiliary tank to heat the washer liquid within the auxiliary tank, and wherein the plate-type heater is exposed to an inside of the auxiliary tank through the hole of the auxiliary tank such that a heating surface where heating is performed heats the washer liquid within the auxiliary tank. | 02-04-2016 |
20160031421 | WASHER LIQUID HEATING APPARATUS INTEGRATED INTO WASHER RESERVOIR - A washer liquid heating apparatus integrated into a reservoir may include a plate-type heater that may be installed in a hole of the reservoir to heat a washer liquid within the reservoir, a protect cover that may be assembled into the reservoir to surround the heater, and a fastening device for fixing the heater and the protect cover to the reservoir, wherein the plate-type heater may be fixed to be exposed to an inside of the reservoir through the hole such that a heating surface where heating may be performed heats the washer liquid within the reservoir. | 02-04-2016 |
20160046377 | DOUBLE OVEN WIDTH REDUCTION - An oven includes a housing having a first compartment enclosed on all sides and a second compartment enclosed on all sides. The first compartment includes a first back wall, a first door opposite the first back wall, the first door operable to open the first compartment; a first top wall; a first bottom wall opposite the first top wall; a first outer wall, and a first inner wall. The second compartment is adjacent the first compartment and includes a second back wall, a second door opposite the second back wall, the second door operable to open the second compartment, a second top wall, a second bottom wall opposite the second top wall, a second outer wall, and a second inner wall. An end first portion of the first inner wall opposite the first back wall is bent to form an acute angle with the first back wall. | 02-18-2016 |
20160059670 | Vehicle Having an Electric Heating Device - A vehicle has an electric heating device which in operation reaches a temperature of more than 50° C., and includes a flat perforated decorative layer which is disposed on a front face of the heating device. Because of the perforation of the decorative layer, the heating device can radiate infrared radiation through holes provided in the decorative layer directly into a passenger compartment of the vehicle. The vehicle also has a reflector layer which is disposed on a rear face of the heating device facing away from the front face and is provided in order to reflect infrared radiation emitted by the heating device in the direction of the passenger compartment. | 03-03-2016 |
20160129758 | GRATING FOR HOMOGENIZING A FLOW OF AIR AND CORRESPONDING HEATER UNIT - The invention concerns a grid ( | 05-12-2016 |
20160129817 | COMFORTABLE TEMPERATURE CONTROL APPARATUS USING HEAT FLUX SENSOR - A comfortable temperature control apparatus for a vehicle includes a temperature-change element that changes a temperature by being energized; a heat flux sensor outputting a sensor signal corresponding to a heat flux; a heat diffusion layer disposed on the heat flux sensor; and a control unit that energizes the temperature-change element so as to adjust its temperature. In a seat provided in the vehicle cabin, a cover surface side contacting a passenger, the heat diffusion layer, the heat flux sensor and the temperature-change element are arranged in this order. The heat flux sensor outputs the sensor signal to the control unit, the sensor signal corresponding to the heat flux between the cover surface and the temperature-change element. The control unit adjusts an energization of the temperature-change element, based on the sensor signal, such that the heat flux between the cover surface and the temperature-change element is a predetermined value. | 05-12-2016 |
20160143090 | CONTROL FOR ELECTRICAL HEATING CIRCUIT, IN PARTICULAR FOR MOTOR VEHICLE | 05-19-2016 |
20160144690 | HEATABLE INTERIOR LINING ELEMENT - An interior lining element, for example for a passenger compartment of a vehicle, including a single-layer or multilayer decorative covering, the front side of which faces the passenger compartment and delimits the latter physically and, via the back side thereof, is in thermally conductive contact with a printed heater, where the heater has a plurality of flat resistance elements and at least two feed lines which are electrically highly conductive as compared with the resistance elements and via which the resistance elements can be looped into an electric circuit and where in contact-making regions of the resistance elements and of the feed lines, one feed line and one resistance element are each printed overlapping each other. | 05-26-2016 |
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