EP2853837A1 - Elektrischer Heizofen - Google Patents

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EP2853837A1
EP2853837A1 EP13290230.5A EP13290230A EP2853837A1 EP 2853837 A1 EP2853837 A1 EP 2853837A1 EP 13290230 A EP13290230 A EP 13290230A EP 2853837 A1 EP2853837 A1 EP 2853837A1
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connecting sheet
circuit board
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electric heater
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Jean-Philippe Gries
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Mahle Behr France Rouffach SAS
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24H—FLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEAT-GENERATING MEANS, e.g. HEAT PUMPS, IN GENERAL
    • F24H3/00—Air heaters
    • F24H3/02—Air heaters with forced circulation
    • F24H3/04—Air heaters with forced circulation the air being in direct contact with the heating medium, e.g. electric heating element
    • F24H3/0405—Air heaters with forced circulation the air being in direct contact with the heating medium, e.g. electric heating element using electric energy supply, e.g. the heating medium being a resistive element; Heating by direct contact, i.e. with resistive elements, electrodes and fins being bonded together without additional element in-between
    • F24H3/0429—For vehicles
    • F24H3/0441—Interfaces between the electrodes of a resistive heating element and the power supply means
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24H—FLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEAT-GENERATING MEANS, e.g. HEAT PUMPS, IN GENERAL
    • F24H9/00—Details
    • F24H9/18—Arrangement or mounting of grates or heating means
    • F24H9/1854—Arrangement or mounting of grates or heating means for air heaters
    • F24H9/1863—Arrangement or mounting of electric heating means
    • F24H9/1872—PTC
    • 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
    • H05B3/22—Heating elements having extended surface area substantially in a two-dimensional plane, e.g. plate-heater non-flexible
    • H05B3/24—Heating elements having extended surface area substantially in a two-dimensional plane, e.g. plate-heater non-flexible heating conductor being self-supporting
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24H—FLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEAT-GENERATING MEANS, e.g. HEAT PUMPS, IN GENERAL
    • F24H2250/00—Electrical heat generating means
    • F24H2250/04—Positive or negative temperature coefficients, e.g. PTC, NTC
    • 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
    • H05B2203/02—Heaters using heating elements having a positive temperature coefficient
    • 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
    • H05B2203/022—Heaters specially adapted for heating gaseous material
    • H05B2203/023—Heaters of the type used for electrically heating the air blown in a vehicle compartment by the vehicle heating system

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  • the invention relates to an electric heater for an automobile vehicle, with at least one heating element and with at least one circuit board, whereby the circuit board possesses at least one contact area through which an electrical connection between a heating element and a power supply can be realized, whereas the heating element possesses at least one PTC-heating element, which is connected to at least one connecting sheet.
  • Electric heaters usually consist of at least one heating element which can be heated by applying an electric current to the element. The heat is then transported via fins or other thermally conductive parts to a heat sink. The heat sink can thus be heated by the heating element. To control the electric current on the heating element electric heaters also possess a control unit.
  • connection assembly between the heating elements and the control unit and/or the power supply.
  • the connection assembly is usually built of a male connector and a female connector. Due to the nature of such a connection assembly the electric heater is exposed to mechanical stress while the connectors are being connected.
  • connection assembly can be exposed to corrosion, humidity or mechanical stress due to its location within the electric heater.
  • connection assembly can be exposed to corrosion, humidity or mechanical stress due to its location within the electric heater.
  • the individual heating elements are connected by a connection assembly to a common bussystem, which is connected to a power supply, the assembling of every heating element will cause mechanical stress to all the other already assembled heating elements. This can lead to damage within the connection assemblies or the heating elements.
  • connection assembly that is sufficiently sealed off against water or more general humidity.
  • area around the connector in or at a housing is critical, as water or humidity can leak through the joint-area between the connector and the housing.
  • an electric heater which has an improved connection between a power switch and an electric heating element, which can be obtained with a minimum of mechanical stress to the electric heater. Furthermore the electric heater should be easily producible.
  • an electric heater for an automobile vehicle with at least one heating element and with at least one circuit board, whereby the circuit board possesses at least one contact area through which an electrical connection between a heating element and a power supply can be realized, whereas the heating element possesses at least one PTC-heating element, which is connected to at least one connecting sheet, whereby the heating element is bonded with a contact area on the circuit board through the connecting sheet.
  • the circuit board is preferably a so called printed-circuit-board that mechanically supports and electronically connects electrical components.
  • the circuit board can be connected to a power supply by a direct connection or via alternative conducting means, e.g. a conductive bypass-bus or the like.
  • the PTC-heating elements are elements which are already well known in the state of the art.
  • the PTC-heating elements are connected to a connecting sheet, which is then bonded to a designated contact area at the circuit board and thus creates an electronically conductive connection between the connecting sheet and the circuit board.
  • the heating element respectively the connecting sheet is glued to the contact area of the circuit board.
  • a connection between the connecting sheet and the circuit board, which is created by the use of glue, is advantageous as it makes the usually used mechanical connection assemblies unnecessary.
  • Mechanical connection assemblies usually consist of a male and a fernale connector which are put together through an external force that is brought on the connectors. This force can lead to permanent damage in the electric heater. Therefore the bonding by glue between the connecting sheet and the circuit board is very beneficial to assure a stress-free assembly.
  • the connecting sheet is glued to the contact area with the same glue as the PTC-heating element is glued to the connecting sheet.
  • connection between the PTC-heating element and the connecting sheet and the connection between the connecting sheet and the circuit board are created with the same glue. This makes assembly much easier. Furthermore it helps to create connections which have the same characteristics regarding criteria such as temperature resistance or mechanical stress resistance.
  • the glue used to bond the connecting sheet to the contact area is electrically conductive.
  • Glue which has electrically conductive characteristics, is advantageous to support the conductivity within the connection.
  • the conductivity of the glue can especially be improved by enriching the glue with a conductive material.
  • Insulations of these kinds can for instance be realized by membranes or foils, which are spread over the specific area.
  • the heating element possesses at least one PTC-heating element and multiple heat transmitting fins, whereby the PTC-heating element is electrically connected to the connecting sheet.
  • PTC-heating elements and/or fins can be advantageous to influence the maximum heat output of a specific electric heater.
  • the circuit board and/or the contact area of the circuit board is electrically connected to at least one pole of a power supply. Via a connection between the circuit board and a pole of a power supply the power supply of the connecting sheets and thus the power supply of the PTC-heating elements can be realized.
  • the PTC-heating elements are connected to at least one pole of a power supply by one connecting sheet and furthermore connected to a second pole of a power supply or to the ground by a second connecting sheet to create a closed circuit, which allows the PTC-heating elements to be heated.
  • circuit board and/or the contact area and/or the connecting sheet are coated with an electrically conductive material.
  • An electrically conductive material can be for instance tin, copper, brass, silver, an alloy of the afore mentioned or the like.
  • a coating of the circuit board and/or the contact area and/or the connecting sheet with an identical electronically conductive coating is advantageous to reach a better material compatibility between the involved elements.
  • the connecting sheet possesses a buckled section with which the connecting sheet is connectable to the contact area of the circuit board.
  • the buckled section Through a buckled section the mechanical stress resistance and stability of the connecting sheet can be raised and thus the stability of the whole electric heater.
  • the buckled section is close to the connection area of the circuit board.
  • the buckled section is formed in a way that a supporting effect between the circuit board and the connecting sheet can be obtained. Therefore the buckled section can be used as a brace against the circuit board.
  • the connecting sheet is a planar body which extension in two of the three spatial directions is larger than the extension in the third spatial direction, whereby the PTC-heating element is connected to one side of the connecting sheet and one or more fins are connected to the opposed side of the connecting sheet.
  • Such a design of the connecting sheet is advantageous as it allows a multitude of PTC-heating elements to be placed alongside each connecting sheet. Due to its relatively short extension in the third spatial direction the temperature resistance along the third spatial direction is relatively low, which helps to improve the overall efficiency of the electric heater.
  • the connecting sheet is built as a first L-shaped body, whereby the longer flank features the fins and/or the PTC-heating elements and the shorter flank features a plate-like appendix, which is arranged on the shorter flank in a way that the shorter flank and the appendix form a second L-shaped body, whereby the appendix builds the connecting area which can be glued to the contact area of the circuit board.
  • the L-shape of the first and second body is advantageous as it offers a higher amount of stability compared to a plate-like body.
  • the shorter flank of the first body is built by the shorter flank of the second L-shaped body, which makes the shorter flanks identical.
  • the longer flank of the second L-shaped body is preferably rotated by an angle of 90 degrees against the longer flank of the first L-shaped body.
  • the Electric heater possesses a multitude of PTC-heating elements, whereby the PTC-heating elements have two opposed sides, whereby each of the sides is connected to a connecting sheet, whereby the side of the connecting sheet which is opposed to the side that is connected to the PTC-heating element is connected to a multitude of fins, whereby each connecting sheet is glued to a connecting area of a circuit board, whereby the connecting sheets are connected to either a positive pole of a power supply or a negative pole of a power supply or the ground.
  • Figure 1 shows a schematic view of a circuit board 1 which possesses two contact areas 2 on the upper side of the circuit board 1. Within the contact area 2 a plurality of electronic contacts is shown. These can be connected to a power supply or a control unit or the like.
  • the circuit board 1 furthermore shows an electric circuit 3 which is printed on the upper side of the circuit board 1.
  • the circuit board 1 is preferably built form a material that can give a structural support to the electric heater (not shown in Fig. 1 ) which the circuit board 1 is a component of. Therefore it is preferably stiff enough to absorb mechanical stress up to a certain level without the occurrence of structural damage of the circuit board 1.
  • the electric circuit 3 on the circuit board 1 is exemplary. In other embodiments a plurality of electric circuits can be printed on the circuit board.
  • the connecting sheet 6 preferably consists of a highly conductive material, which poses a minimal resistance to heat transport and to an electric current.
  • the shown embodiment of the connecting sheet 6 is built by a first L-shaped body 12 consisting of a longer flank 4 and a shorter flank 9, which are arranged in a 90 degree angle to each other.
  • the side of the longer flank 4, which points to the observer, shows a multitude of fins 5. These fins 5 are used to improve the heat dissipation from the PTC-heating element (not show in Fig. 1 ) to a fluid that streams around the electric heater or more specifically around the fins 5.
  • the design of the fins 5 is only indicated with L-shaped outlines.
  • Preferred fin-designs are for instance wave-shaped fins, zig-zag-shaped fins, corrugated fins or fins in a meandering shape.
  • the larger flank 8 of the second L-shaped body 7 is built by an appendix 8.
  • the appendix 8 is shaped as a plate-like body.
  • the Appendix 8 acts as bonding partner for the contact area 2 of the circuit board 1.
  • a connection can be created by using glue.
  • the glue is either highly conductive itself or is enriched with an electrically conductive material to improve the conductivity of the glue.
  • the L-shaped design of the second body 7 is created through the buckle between the two flanks 8, 9.
  • the buckle contributes to a higher stability of the second L-shaped body 7 and thus to the stability of the whole connecting sheet 6.
  • the shorter flank 9 can additionally be brought in direct contact with the outer edge of the circuit board 1.
  • the connecting sheet 6 can be braced by the circuit board 1 and the overall stability of the connection can be improved.
  • PTC-heating elements On the backside 11 of the longer flank 4 of the first L-shaped body 12 a plural of PTC-heating elements (not shown in Fig. 1 ) can be arranged. These PTC-heating elements are preferably glued to the connecting sheet 6 by the same glue that is used for the connection between the connecting sheet 6 and the contact area 2 of the circuit board 1.
  • the contact area 2 and the appendix 8 can be covered by an insulation (not shown in Fig. 1 ) which protects the electric heater against short-circuiting, damage due to fluid leakage or due to mechanical stress.
  • a preferred embodiment of an electric heater possesses a plurality of circuit boards, which can be arranged in a stacked formation.
  • the individual circuit boards can feature a plurality of contact areas for respectively one connecting sheet.
  • the electric heater also comprises a plurality of connecting sheets which respectively have a plurality of fins and PTC-heating elements attached to them.
  • the connecting sheets are respectively connected to either the positive pole or the negative pole of a power supply so that the PTC-heating elements are placed within a closed electric circuit.
  • the circuit boards and/or the connecting sheets can be arranged within a housing or a frame that gives additional support.

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WO2018197812A1 (fr) * 2017-04-28 2018-11-01 Valeo Systemes Thermiques Dispositif de chauffage électrique pour véhicule automobile

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EP1157867A1 (de) * 2000-05-23 2001-11-28 Catem GmbH & Co.KG Elektrische Heizvorrichtung, insbesondere für den Einsatz in Kraftfahrzeugen
US20060222346A1 (en) * 2002-04-11 2006-10-05 Frederic Pierron Electric heating device, in particular for a vehicle heating and heating and/or air-conditioning apparatus
EP2226586A1 (de) * 2009-03-03 2010-09-08 Valeo Systèmes Thermiques Heizeinrichtung, insbesondere für ein Kraftfahrzeug
EP2346302A1 (de) * 2010-01-14 2011-07-20 Behr France Rouffach SAS Heizer für ein Fahrzeug
WO2012019854A1 (fr) * 2010-08-11 2012-02-16 Valeo Systemes Thermiques Bloc de chauffe pour radiateur electrique de chauffage

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EP1157867A1 (de) * 2000-05-23 2001-11-28 Catem GmbH & Co.KG Elektrische Heizvorrichtung, insbesondere für den Einsatz in Kraftfahrzeugen
US20060222346A1 (en) * 2002-04-11 2006-10-05 Frederic Pierron Electric heating device, in particular for a vehicle heating and heating and/or air-conditioning apparatus
EP2226586A1 (de) * 2009-03-03 2010-09-08 Valeo Systèmes Thermiques Heizeinrichtung, insbesondere für ein Kraftfahrzeug
EP2346302A1 (de) * 2010-01-14 2011-07-20 Behr France Rouffach SAS Heizer für ein Fahrzeug
WO2012019854A1 (fr) * 2010-08-11 2012-02-16 Valeo Systemes Thermiques Bloc de chauffe pour radiateur electrique de chauffage

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WO2018197812A1 (fr) * 2017-04-28 2018-11-01 Valeo Systemes Thermiques Dispositif de chauffage électrique pour véhicule automobile
FR3065856A1 (fr) * 2017-04-28 2018-11-02 Valeo Systemes Thermiques Dispositif de chauffage electrique pour vehicule automobile

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