PTC electric heating device

A method for the manufacture of an electric heating device in which first a housing having a partition wall which separates a connection chamber from a heating chamber for dissipating heat, and in which at least one PTC heating element with at least one heating element casing are manufactured, in which heating element casing at least one PTC heating element and conductor tracks are supported in an insulated manner, with the conductor tracks being arranged for energizing the PTC element with different polarities, and with the conductor tracks being connected to the PTC element in an electrically conductive manner, the method comprising:

• introducing the PTC heating element into a heating element receptacle of the partition wall so that the heating element protrudes from the partition wall in a direction towards the heating chamber;
• pushing a holding element, interacting with the heating element casing, over the heating element casing;
• and
• connecting the holding element to the partition wall on side thereof facing the heating chamber;
• wherein the holding element includes a plurality of contact strips protruding on oppositely disposed longitudinal sides of a receiving opening of the holding element.