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(11) | EP 1 714 577 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | Hot air blower with ceramic heating element |
(57) There is provided a heating element (330) for an electric air heater including an
electric power source, a ceramic base, and a conductive heating film substantially
uniformly deposited on at least a portion of a surface of the base and electrically
connected to the power source. There is also provided a method for manufacturing the
heating element. There is further provided an electric hot air blower (300) including
a housing having an air inlet (310) and an air outlet (315), a fan (320) operatively
connected to an electric motor (325), and an electric heating element (330) located
inside the housing that includes a ceramic base and a conductive film substantially
uniformly deposited on a surface of the base and electrically connected to a power
source. The electric heating element is located along an air flow path of the blower
for heating air flow.
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