EP1337129A3 - Electrical heating element for heating seats and steering-wheels - Google Patents

Electrical heating element for heating seats and steering-wheels Download PDF

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EP1337129A3
EP1337129A3 EP03001077A EP03001077A EP1337129A3 EP 1337129 A3 EP1337129 A3 EP 1337129A3 EP 03001077 A EP03001077 A EP 03001077A EP 03001077 A EP03001077 A EP 03001077A EP 1337129 A3 EP1337129 A3 EP 1337129A3
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B3/00—Ohmic-resistance heating
    • H05B3/20—Heating elements having extended surface area substantially in a two-dimensional plane, e.g. plate-heater
    • H05B3/34—Heating elements having extended surface area substantially in a two-dimensional plane, e.g. plate-heater flexible, e.g. heating nets or webs
    • H05B3/342—Heating elements having extended surface area substantially in a two-dimensional plane, e.g. plate-heater flexible, e.g. heating nets or webs heaters used in textiles
    • H05B3/345—Heating elements having extended surface area substantially in a two-dimensional plane, e.g. plate-heater flexible, e.g. heating nets or webs heaters used in textiles knitted fabrics
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B3/00—Ohmic-resistance heating
    • H05B3/10—Heater elements characterised by the composition or nature of the materials or by the arrangement of the conductor
    • H05B3/12—Heater elements characterised by the composition or nature of the materials or by the arrangement of the conductor characterised by the composition or nature of the conductive material
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B2203/00—Aspects relating to Ohmic resistive heating covered by group H05B3/00
    • H05B2203/013—Heaters using resistive films or coatings
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B2203/00—Aspects relating to Ohmic resistive heating covered by group H05B3/00
    • H05B2203/017—Manufacturing methods or apparatus for heaters
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B2203/00—Aspects relating to Ohmic resistive heating covered by group H05B3/00
    • H05B2203/029—Heaters specially adapted for seat warmers

Abstract

Elektrisches Heizelement für Sitzheizungen und Lenkradheizungen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß dieses mindestens eine Litze mit mindestens einem Kern-Mantel-Draht als Heizleiter und/oder als Kontaktleiter und/oder als Zuleitung von Temperaturfühlern aufweist, wobei der Mantel aus einem Stahl und der Kern aus Kupfer oder einer Kupferlegierung oder der Mantel aus Kupfer oder einer Kupferlegierung und der Kern aus einem Stahl besteht.

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Electric heating element for seat heaters and steering wheel heating, characterized in that it comprises at least one stranded wire with at least one core-sheath wire as heating conductor and / or as a contact conductor and / or as a supply of temperature sensors, wherein the sheath of a steel and the core of copper or a copper alloy or the sheath of copper or a copper alloy and the core of a steel.
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EP03001077A 2002-02-14 2003-01-18 Electrical heating element for heating seats and steering-wheels Expired - Lifetime EP1337129B1 (en)

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DE10206336A DE10206336B4 (en) 2002-02-14 2002-02-14 Electric heating element for seat heaters and steering wheel heaters
DE10206336 2002-02-14

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EP1337129A3 true EP1337129A3 (en) 2007-05-23
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EP (1) EP1337129B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE502506T1 (en)
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