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EP 3393203 B1 20201021 - AN ELECTRIC HEATER AND A METHOD FOR ITS FABRICATION

Title (en)

AN ELECTRIC HEATER AND A METHOD FOR ITS FABRICATION

Title (de)

ELEKTRISCHES HEIZELEMENT UND VERFAHREN ZU DESSEN HERSTELLUNG

Title (fr)

APPAREIL DE CHAUFFAGE ÉLECTRIQUE ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION

Publication

EP 3393203 B1 20201021 (EN)

Application

EP 18167549 A 20180416

Priority

IT 201700042395 A 20170418

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3393203A1] The electric heater (1) comprises a resistive wire (2) and a support (3) around which the resistive wire (2) is wound, the support (3) comprising at least one mica sheet rolled up to form a tube (4), the resistive wire (2) being housed in an impression (5) on the outer surface of the tube (4).

IPC 8 full level

H05B 3/42 (2006.01); H05B 3/46 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H05B 3/46 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3393203 A1 20181024; EP 3393203 B1 20201021; IT 201700042395 A1 20181018; PL 3393203 T3 20210419

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 18167549 A 20180416; IT 201700042395 A 20170418; PL 18167549 T 20180416