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EP 1180915 B1 20040519 - Heating element

Title (en)

Heating element

Title (de)

Heizelement

Title (fr)

Elément chauffant

Publication

EP 1180915 B1 20040519 (DE)

Application

EP 01103783 A 20010216

Priority

DE 19939174 A 19990820
JP 2000247612 A 20000817
US 64216700 A 20000818

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1180915A2] A heating element consists of a film (1) composed of a non-conducting carrier layer (2) and a conducting layer (3). The latter consists of metal precipitated on the carrier layer, and has at least one cut-out. A connection point is formed at a slot, and at least two adjacent conducting strips are joined together.

IPC 1-7

H05B 3/26; H05B 3/34

IPC 8 full level

H05B 3/28 (2006.01); H05B 3/84 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H05B 3/286 (2013.01); H05B 3/84 (2013.01); H05B 2203/002 (2013.01)

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1180915 A2 20020220; EP 1180915 A3 20020619; EP 1180915 B1 20040519

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 01103783 A 20010216