A planar heater includes: a body forming a car interior material, having an upper side opened, and having an accommodation space formed therein; a planar heating portion installed on an upper side of the body; and a foam layer foaming between the body and the planar heating portion and installed in the accommodation space.

Disclosed herein is a headrest air-conditioning device for vehicles, wherein a heater plate with planar heating elements on both sides thereof is installed inside a casing, and the heater plate divides the interior space of the casing to form an inflow passage and an outflow passage. Accordingly, it is possible to effectively heat air with low power and to reduce flow resistance and thus power consumption.

Implementations of vehicle seating systems may include a movable chair including a metal frame having a seat portion and a back portion. The seat portion may have a first end and a second end and the back portion may have a first bar, a second bar, and a lock bar coupled between the first bar and the second bar. A latch pin may be configured to receive a first end of the lock bar coupled to the first bar of the seat portion when the movable chair is in a fully upright portion. The back portion may be configured to fold down and the seat portion may be configured to rotate upwardly on the seat hinge. The movable chair may be configured to lock into place in a fully upright position when the vehicle is in operation through a latching mechanism, the latch pin, and the lock bar.

A radiant heating system is provided for a motor vehicle. That radiant heating system includes a first surface configured to reflect IR radiation toward a motor vehicle occupant and a first IR heating element oriented to direct IR radiation toward the first surface whereby the motor vehicle occupant is warmed indirectly by the IR radiation emitted from the first IR heating element.

An operator configurable radiant heating system is provided for a motor vehicle. That operator configurable radiant heating system includes a plurality of docking points provided at different locations within the motor vehicle and a radiant heating panel configured for docking with any of the docking points of the plurality of docking points. A related method is also disclosed.

A heater unit includes a heater case and a high-voltage component disposed on a mount surface of the heater case. A protector is disposed in front of the heater unit. The protector includes a protection cover and a protection member disposed laterally of the high-voltage component. The protection member includes a side surface (support wall) disposed along a forward-rearward direction; that is, an assumed collision direction. The leading edge of the side surface protrudes further than the high-voltage component. The length of the side surface in the forward-rearward direction is longer than the length from a position on the heater case with which the side surface comes into contact in a collision to a front surface of the high-voltage component.

A heating device for the vehicle interior of a vehicle is configured in the form of an infrared (IR) radiator with a textile-based heating band arranged, in a reflector housing. The textile-based heating band is made of a mixed yarn of basalt and stainless steel. Such a heating device can be installed in a footwell of a vehicle.

An assembly includes an appliance configured for use within a recreational vehicle, an electrical sensor configured to produce a slide out detection signal in response to electrical activation of a slide out control circuit of the recreational vehicle, and an automated shutoff controller in electrical communication with the electrical sensor and the appliance, the automated shutoff controller being configured to shut off at least one component of the appliance in response to receipt of the slide out detection signal from the electrical sensor.

A heat generating system for a motor vehicle includes a carbon nanotube heating element and a controller. The controller is configured to activate the carbon nanotube heating element in response to a wireless activation signal received from a remote communication device. A related method of heating a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle is also disclosed.

A convertible top includes an outer layer, a liner and a heating element between the outer layer and the liner. The heating element may comprise a carbon nanotube heating element. A controller is configured to activate the heating element in response to a wireless activation signal received from a remote communication device.