Heating structure for motor vehicle
AssigneeValeo Systemes Thermiques
InventorsNicolas Devienne, Samuel Ahizi
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Abstract
A heating structure (1) configured to be installed inside a passenger compartment of a vehicle is disclosed. The heating structure (1) includes at least one resistive layer arranged so as to release heat when an electric current passes through this layer (4), this panel further comprising an electrode array (5) comprising a plurality of contact electrodes (6) arranged so as to be in electrical contact with the resistive layer in order to allow electric current to flow through this resistive layer.
Claims9
A heating structure configured to be installed inside a passenger compartment of a vehicle, the structure comprising a radiant panel comprising:
- at least one resistive layer arranged so as to release heat when an electric current passes through this layer;
- an electrode array comprising a plurality of contact electrodes arranged so as to be in electrical contact with the resistive layer in order to allow electric current to flow through this resistive layer,
- wherein the resistive layer is provided with a greater thickness, at least locally, than the thickness of at least some of the contact electrodes, such that the resistive layer at least partially covers the at least some of the contact electrodes,
- wherein the thickness of the resistive layer which covers the contact electrode is between 20% of the thickness of the contact electrode and 100% or 50% of the thickness of said contact electrode.
A door of a motor vehicle comprising a heating structure configured to be installed inside a passenger compartment of a vehicle, the structure comprising a radiant panel comprising:
- at least one resistive layer arranged so as to release heat when an electric current passes through this layer;
- an electrode array comprising a plurality of contact electrodes arranged so as to be in electrical contact with the resistive layer in order to allow electric current to flow through this resistive layer,
- wherein the resistive layer is provided with a greater thickness, at least locally, than the thickness of at least some of the contact electrodes, such that the resistive layer at least partially covers the at least some of the contact electrodes,
- wherein the thickness of the resistive layer which covers the contact electrode is between 20% of the thickness of the contact electrode and 100% or 50% of the thickness of said contact electrode.
A glovebox of a motor vehicle comprising a heating structure configured be installed inside a passenger compartment of a vehicle, the structure comprising a radiant panel comprising:
- at least one resistive layer arranged so as to release heat when an electric current passes through this layer;
- an electrode array comprising a plurality of contact electrodes arranged so as to be in electrical contact with the resistive layer in order to allow electric current to flow through this resistive layer,
- wherein the resistive layer is provided with a greater thickness, at least locally, than the thickness of at least some of the contact electrodes, such that the resistive layer at least partially covers the at least some of the contact electrodes,
- wherein the thickness of the resistive layer which covers the contact electrode is between 20% of the thickness of the contact electrode and 100% or 50% of the thickness of said contact electrode.
A heating structure configured to be installed inside a passenger compartment of a vehicle, the structure comprising a radiant panel comprising:
- at least one resistive layer arranged so as to release heat when an electric current passes through this layer;
- an electrode array comprising a plurality of contact electrodes arranged so as to be in electrical contact with the resistive layer in order to allow electric current to flow through this resistive layer,
- wherein the resistive layer is provided with a greater thickness than the thickness of the plurality of contact electrodes, such that the resistive layer at least partially covers the plurality of contact electrodes,
- wherein the thickness of the resistive layer which covers the contact electrode is between 20% of the thickness of the contact electrode and 100% or 50% of the thickness of said contact electrode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.