Global Patent Index - EP 1967398 A1

EP 1967398 A1 20080910 - Electric heater for vehicle ventilation systems

Title (en)

Electric heater for vehicle ventilation systems

Title (de)

Elektrische Heizeinheit für Fahrzeugbelüftungssysteme

Title (fr)

Chauffage électrique pour systèmes de ventilation de véhicule

Publication

EP 1967398 A1 20080910 (EN)

Application

EP 07425128 A 20070306

Priority

EP 07425128 A 20070306

Abstract (en)

The heater comprises a stack of elongate heating elements (10) containing PTC plates (32) in thermal and electric contact with elongate fretted radiators (12) alternating therewith. The heating elements and the radiators have a plurality of aligned transverse holes (28, 40) defining respective transverse passages, in which are received respective helical springs (20) that are hooked at their opposite ends to rods (18) extending parallelly along the two longitudinal sides of the stack. Two brackets (22, 24) close the opposite ends of the stack and have holes (58, 60) in which the opposite ends of said rods (18) are received and retained.

IPC 8 full level

B60H 1/22 (2006.01); F24H 3/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F24H 3/0405 (2013.01); F24H 3/0429 (2013.01); F24H 3/0435 (2013.01); F24H 3/0447 (2013.01); F24H 3/0476 (2013.01); F24H 9/1818 (2013.01); F24H 9/1872 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1967398 A1 20080910; JP 2008213814 A 20080918

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 07425128 A 20070306; JP 2007185412 A 20070717