An electric heater (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600) includes a metal sheath (101, 201, 301, 401, 501, 601) defining an interior space, an electric heating element, arranged in the interior space, an insulating material filling and electric terminals. At least one electric terminal is a plug contact (108, 109, 208, 209, 308, 309, 408, 409, 508, 509, 608, 609) made in one piece, which has a section (108b, 109b, 208b, 209b, 308b, 309b, 508b, 509b, 608a, 609b) arranged in the interior space with a contact point (110, 111, 210, 211, 310, 311), which is arranged in the interior space and at which the plug contact is connected conductively to the electric heating element directly or via an auxiliary wire (212, 213, 312, 313, 612, 613). A process for manufacturing such an electric heater is provided.

An electric heater 1 comprising a linear heater body 20 accommodated in a heat transfer tube 10, wherein a bent-back part 24 of the heater body 20 is formed inside the heat transfer tube 10 such that a pair of ends 26a and 26b emerge from a first-end side of the heat transfer tube 10, and the heater body 20 comprises a heating part 25 formed so as to extend along a part of the heat transfer tube 10 and a lead part 26 capable of electrically connecting the heating part 25 to the outside of the heat transfer tube 10. The electric heater 1 can be inserted into a narrow space and perform topical heating.

An electric heater 1 comprising a linear heater body 20 accommodated in a heat transfer tube 10, wherein a bent-back part 24 of the heater body 20 is formed inside the heat transfer tube 10 such that a pair of ends 26a and 26b emerge from a first-end side of the heat transfer tube 10, and the heater body 20 comprises a heating part 25 formed so as to extend along a part of the heat transfer tube 10 and a lead part 26 capable of electrically connecting the heating part 25 to the outside of the heat transfer tube 10. The electric heater 1 can be inserted into a narrow space and perform topical heating.

An electric cartridge type heater (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000) has at least one the tubular metallic jacket (101, 201, 301, 401, 501, 601, 701, 801, 901, 1001), at least one electric resistance wire (102, 202, 302, 402, 502, 602, 702, 802, 902, 1002) arranged in the interior space of the tubular metallic jacket with two ends for electrically contacting the electric resistance wire, wherein the at least one electric resistance wire is electrically isolated from the tubular metallic jacket by an electrically insulating material (103, 203, 303, 403, 503, 603, 703, 903) arranged in the interior space of the tubular metallic jacket (101, 201, 301, 401, 501, 601, 701, 801, 901, 1001). The electric resistance wire is self-supporting. A method is also provided for manufacturing such an electric cartridge type heater.

An armored resistor (1) comprising a tubular casing (2) in which a metallic heating element (3) immersed in an electrically insulating material (4) is arranged. Furthermore, a first closing element (5) and a second closing element (6) of the tubular casing (2) are provided, in which the first closing element (5) is fluid-tightly fixed to the respective first end (7) of the tubular casing (2), and the second closing element (6) is provided with at least one at least one radial protrusion (15) which abuts on the second end (8) of the tubular casing (2), and which delimits at least one passage (16) communicating with the inside of the tubular casing (2), adapted to allow the passage of the electrically insulating material during the manufacturing of the armored resistor.

An armored resistor (1) comprising a tubular casing (2) in which a metallic heating element (3) immersed in an electrically insulating material (4) is arranged. Furthermore, a first closing element (5) and a second closing element (6) of the tubular casing (2) are provided, in which the first closing element (5) is fluid-tightly fixed to the respective first end (7) of the tubular casing (2), and the second closing element (6) is provided with at least one at least one radial protrusion (15) which abuts on the second end (8) of the tubular casing (2), and which delimits at least one passage (16) communicating with the inside of the tubular casing (2), adapted to allow the passage of the electrically insulating material during the manufacturing of the armored resistor.

A household appliance includes: a treatment chamber for receiving goods to be treated, the treatment chamber having a bottom for collecting condensed water from a treatment process, the bottom of the treatment chamber having, on its side facing away from the treatment chamber, at least one flat heating element which heats the bottom of the treatment chamber in at least some regions by at least one electrical heating element, and evaporates the condensed water collected there into the treatment chamber. The electrical heating element includes a heating layer. The at least one flat heating element includes an. electrical measuring element including a measuring layer.

A household appliance includes: a treatment chamber for receiving goods to be treated, the treatment chamber having a bottom for collecting condensed water from a treatment process, the bottom of the treatment chamber having, on its side facing away from the treatment chamber, at least one flat heating element which heats the bottom of the treatment chamber in at least some regions by at least one electrical heating element, and evaporates the condensed water collected there into the treatment chamber. The electrical heating element includes a heating layer. The at least one flat heating element includes an. electrical measuring element including a measuring layer.

A method and a heating device (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 1100) for fluids are provided. The device includes a tubular metal jacket (101, 201, 301, 401, 501, 601, 701, 801, 901, 1001, 1101), a heating element (102, 202, 302, 312, 402, 502, 602, 702, 802, 902, 1002, 1102) and a control/regulating element (103, 203, 303, 403, 420, 503, 620, 720, 803, 903, 1003, 1103) for the heating element. The heating element and the control/regulating element are arranged at least partially within the tubular metal jacket and are embedded at least partially in a metal powder or granular metal (109, 209, 309, 409, 509, 609, 709, 809, 909, 1009, 1109) within the jacket. The heating element is a heating cartridge, a hollow cartridge, a tubular heating body or a coiled tube cartridge. The control/regulating element is electrically insulated from the metal powder or granular metal.

A method and a heating device (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 1100) for fluids are provided. The device includes a tubular metal jacket (101, 201, 301, 401, 501, 601, 701, 801, 901, 1001, 1101), a heating element (102, 202, 302, 312, 402, 502, 602, 702, 802, 902, 1002, 1102) and a control/regulating element (103, 203, 303, 403, 420, 503, 620, 720, 803, 903, 1003, 1103) for the heating element. The heating element and the control/regulating element are arranged at least partially within the tubular metal jacket and are embedded at least partially in a metal powder or granular metal (109, 209, 309, 409, 509, 609, 709, 809, 909, 1009, 1109) within the jacket. The heating element is a heating cartridge, a hollow cartridge, a tubular heating body or a coiled tube cartridge. The control/regulating element is electrically insulated from the metal powder or granular metal.