A heater element includes: a honeycomb structure having an outer peripheral wall and partition walls disposed on an inner side of the outer peripheral wall, the partition walls defining a plurality of cells each forming a flow path from a first end face to a second end face, the outer peripheral wall and the partition walls made of a material having a PTC property; and a pair of electrode layers provided on a surface of the outer peripheral wall. The honeycomb structure has a shape having a long axis and a short axis in a cross section orthogonal to a central axis.

A heater element for heating a vehicle interior includes: a honeycomb structure comprising: an outer peripheral wall; and a partition wall disposed on an inner side of the outer peripheral wall, the partition wall defining a plurality of cells each forming a flow path from a first end face to a second end face, the outer peripheral wall and the partition wall comprising a material having a PTC property; and a pair of electrodes provided on the first end face and the second end face. Each of the first end face and the second end face of the honeycomb structure is rectangular. The heater element for heating the vehicle interior further includes a pair of connectors, each of the connectors being connected to the electrode from one short side of each of the first end face and the second end face.

An embodiment discloses a heating rod comprising: a ceramic substrate; and a heat-radiating element that is arranged in the ceramic substrate, wherein the ratio of the thickness of the ceramic substrate to the thickness of the heat-radiating element is between 1:2 and 1:50. The embodiment discloses a heater comprising: a case; a heat-radiating module that is arranged inside the case; and a power module that is electrically connected to the heat-radiating module, wherein the power module includes a substrate part, a heat sink that is connected to the substrate part, and a ventilation part through which a fluid flows in and out to/from the heat sink.

An electric heating device and a method for manufacturing an electric heating device with at least two plate pairs forming a fluid passage through which fluid can flow, which plate pairs are assembled from two plates and form a fluid passage between the two, wherein the plate pairs take on a predefined distance from one another and form a free space, wherein at least one heating unit is arranged in the free space between at least two of the plate pairs, which heating unit has at least one heating element and contact electrodes electrically connected thereto for making electrical contact with the at least one heating element. The invention also relates to such an electric heating device.

An electric heater for a vehicle includes a heat dissipation fin for heat-exchange with air, a ceramic element to emit heat by receiving a power-supply voltage, and a housing to support the heat dissipation fin and the ceramic element. The ceramic element includes a first positive temperature coefficient (PTC) element, and a second PTC element having a heating power greater than a heating power of the first PTC element.

A PTC heating device for introduction into a receiving pocket of an electric heating device includes at least one PTC element, a conductor track that is electrically connected to the PTC element, and insulating layers that are abutted in a thermally conductive manner against the PTC element. A frame-shaped casing joins the at least one PTC element, the conductor track, and the insulating layers as a unit. The frame-shaped casing has a leading frame member with elastic guide tabs which, in an initial assembly state, project on oppositely disposed sides of the frame-shaped casing over the heat-emitting open surface respectively associated with them, which are inclined obliquely from the leading frame member in a direction of the open surface, and which are elastically pivotable. During heating device assembly, the PTC heating device is centered and guided by the elastic guide tabs when introduced into a heating rib of a heating chamber.

A heating apparatus includes: a motor control unit, having an inverter and a controller that are connected to each other; an electric heater; and a motor, having three-phase windings, where ends of the three-phase windings are connected to the inverter, the other ends of the three-phase windings are connected to a connection point, and the connection point is connected to the electric heater. Therefore, the electric heater can be controlled by using the motor control unit that controls the motor, without a need to independently dispose a control circuit for controlling the electric heater, so that a quantity of controllers, a weight of the heating apparatus, a required occupation space of the heating apparatus, and costs of the heating apparatus can be reduced.

A heater (10) for heating a heat transfer medium, especially in a vehicle, with at least one heating element (14) built up with PTC material with a plurality of heat transfer medium flow ducts (30) passing through the heating element (14).

A heater device for a vehicle is described. The heater device include a plurality of heating elements, a printed circuit board, a first bus-bar, and a second bus-bar. The first bus-bar having a first set of connecting legs is formed in a first side of the first bus-bar. The first set of connecting legs is adapted to be connected with a first set of heating elements amongst the plurality of heating elements. The second bus-bar having a coupling element is formed in a first side of the second bus-bar to couple with a first side of the PCB. Further, a second set of connecting legs is formed adjacent to the coupling element and adapted to be coupled to the first side of the PCB. The second set of connecting legs is adapted to connect with a second set of heating elements amongst the plurality of heating elements.

A heating device (100) for a vehicle, includes a Printed Circuit Board (11), at least one heating element (20a,20b,20c), a bus bar (30,31) and a terminal pin (42). The Printed Circuit Board (11) is received inside a casing (12) along one bus bar (30,31). The bus bar (30,31) includes at least one bus bar terminal (30a,30b,30c,31a,31b,31c), wherein at least one bus bar terminal (30a 30b 30c 31a,31b,31c) connects a corresponding heating element (20a,20b,20c) to the Printed Circuit Board (11). The terminal pin (42) is integrally formed with at least one bus bar terminal (30a,30b,30c,31a,31b,31c) and is disposed outside the casing (12).