Device and method for dispensing volatile substances

Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the thermoswitch (16) is arranged in the interior of the housing (19) and/or is arranged stationary.

Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the thermoswitch (16) is a bimetal switch.

Apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the heating device (8) comprises a single electrical heating element (19) being switchable with the thermoswitch (16).

Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the heating device (8) comprises or is formed by a heating body (9), preferably plate-shaped and/or cuboidal and/or annular, with a wick-receiving opening (10) for the wick end (6).

Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that an electrical heating element (19, 20), which is a component of the electrical heating circuit, is embedded in the heating body (9), which is produced at least in regions, preferably predominantly, most preferably completely, from a thermally conductive material.

Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the heating device (8) is linearly displaceable on a sliding guide (12), preferably in such a way that the wick end (6) projects into the wick-receiving opening (10) in the near-wick position and in that, in the remote-wick position, the wick-receiving opening (10) lies at a distance above the wick end (6), with respect to the wick vertical axis direction, and accordingly has a smaller distance (17b) from the thermoswitch (16) than in the near-wick position.

Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the device (1) is designed as a plug component and has plug contacts (3) which project from the housing (2) and are pluggable into an electrical socket for supplying electrical power and for holding the housing (2).