Heater plate
AssigneesVincent Medical (Dong Guan) Manufacturing Co., Ltd, Vincent Medical (Dongguan) Technology Co., Ltd.
InventorsYu Lei, Jiebing Xu, Haibin Yu, Zhenxiang Hu, Jun Zhao
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Abstract
A heat plate for a humidifier contains a thermally conductive plate having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface. A temperature sensor is affixed to the bottom surface and a thermally conductive layer is directly-affixed to the bottom surface. A ceramic heating element is directly affixed to the thermally conductive layer. A humidifier and medical device may also contain such a heater plate.
Claims18
A heater plate, for a humidifier, the heater plate comprising:
- A) a thermally conductive plate comprising a top surface, and a bottom surface opposite the top surface;
- B) a temperature sensor affixed to the bottom surface;
- C) a thermally conductive layer directly affixed to the bottom surface;
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- D) a plurality of ceramic heating elements directly affixed to the thermally conductive layer,
- wherein the plurality of ceramic heating elements are distributed on the bottom surface of the thermally-conductive plate, and each of the plurality of ceramic heating elements is in a form of strip, and
- wherein the bottom surface of the thermally conductive plate comprises a plurality of slots, and wherein each of the plurality of ceramic heating elements is located in a respective one of the plurality of slots of the thermally conductive plate.
A humidifier comprising a heater plate, the heater plate comprising:
- A) a thermally conductive plate comprising a top surface, and a bottom surface opposite the top surface;
- B) a temperature sensor affixed to the bottom surface;
- C) a thermally conductive layer directly affixed to the bottom surface;
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- D) a plurality of ceramic heating elements directly affixed to the thermally conductive layer,
- wherein the plurality of ceramic heating elements are distributed on the bottom surface of the thermally conductive plate, and each of the plurality of ceramic heating elements is in a form of strip, and
- wherein the bottom surface of the thermally conductive plate comprises a plurality of slots, and wherein each of the plurality of ceramic heating elements is located in a respective one of the plurality of slots of the thermally conductive plate.
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