Electric Heating Device and Method for Its Production
AssigneeEberspächer catem GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsKurt Walz, Michael Niederer
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Abstract
An electric heating device comprises a housing with a partition wall which separates a connection chamber from a heating chamber for dissipating heat and from which at least one PTC heating element with a heater casing protrudes in the direction toward the heating chamber. The at least one PTC element and conductor tracks are supported in the heater casing in an insulated manner. The heater casing is sealed against the partition wall by way of a seal arranged in a receptacle of the partition wall circumferentially surrounding the heater casing. A press ring is arranged in the receptacle and surrounds the heater casing circumferentially, securing the seal in the receptacle. A method of forming such an electric heating device also is disclosed.
Claims8
An electric heating device comprising:
- a housing having a partition wall which separates a connection chamber from a heating chamber for dissipating heat and from which at least one PTC heating element with a heater casing protrudes toward the heating chamber;
- at least one PTC element and conductor tracks that are supported in the heater casing, the conductor tracks being electrically connected to the PTC element in the connection chamber and being configured to energize the PTC element with different polarities, wherein the heater casing is sealed against the partition wall by way of a seal arranged in a receptacle of the partition wall circumferentially surrounding the heater casing;
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- a press ring that is arranged in the receptacle, that circumferentially surrounds the heater casing, and that secures the seal in the receptacle.
A method for producing an electric heating device, the heating device including a housing having a partition wall which separates a connection chamber from a heating chamber for dissipating heat and from which at least one PTC heating element with a heater casing protrudes toward the heating chamber, at least one PTC element and conductor tracks being supported in the heater casing, the conductor tracks being electrically connected to the PTC element in the connection chamber and being configured to energize the PTC element with different polarities, the method comprising:
- introducing and the PTC heating device into a receptacle of the partition wall such that the PTC heating device protrudes from the partition wall in a direction toward the heating chamber;
- and introducing a press ring into the receptacle and securing the press ring in position in the receptacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.