An atomization component includes: a matrix; and a heating film. The matrix includes an atomization surface. The heating film is arranged on the atomization surface, and when energized, heats and atomizes an aerosol-generating substrate on the atomization surface. The heating film includes a metal heating layer and an inorganic protection layer that are stacked, the inorganic protection layer being arranged on a surface of the metal heating layer that is away from the matrix. The metal heating layer includes at least two sub-metal layers that are sequentially stacked. Any two adjacent sub-metal layers have different components.

According to the invention there is provided an electrothermic composition comprising: a carbon component; a graphite component having a crystallinity of 99.9% and wherein the graphite is heat treated at a temperature of 2500° C. to 3000° C., and a binder, whereby the composition has a thermal coefficient of electrical resistance (TCR) of ±0.0001 to 0.0010 per ° C. over a temperature range of from about 20° C. to 60° C. in an airborne environment, wherein the ratio of the first conductive component and the second resistor component is selected between 10:1 to 1:10.

A heating sheet and a battery module are provided. The battery module includes multiple battery cells and a heating sheet. The heating sheet includes multiple heating units and multiple connection units, and two adjacent heating units are coupled with each other through a connection unit. One heating unit may be attached to a side wall of one battery cell, and the connection unit corresponds to the gap region.

An atomizer for an electronic cigarette and an electronic cigarette are presented. The atomizer comprises a substrate, a heating device and a cover member. The substrate is provided with a mounting space. One end of the heating device is inserted into the mounting space and partially extends to the outside through the substrate to form a controlling member, and the other end is exposed to the outer surface of the substrate. When the controlling member is pressed into the substrate by an external pressing force, the heating device is pushed to move toward the outside of the substrate along the mounting space and partially extends out of the substrate. The cover member is detachably mounted to the substrate and covers the controlling member. The technical solution of the present invention is convenient for the user to disassemble and replace the heating device inside the atomizer, effectively saving the use cost.

The invention relates to a connection arrangement for an electrically conductive contact between at least one electrical conductor (17) provided on a screen (16), in particular for a motor vehicle, and an electrical coupling element (18), wherein at least one contact point (20) between the coupling element (18) and the electrical conductor (17) is provided on a coupling point (15) for the at least one electrical conductor (17) and wherein the electrical coupling element (18) and the electrical conductor (17) are connected to each other by means of an electrically conductive compound (19), and wherein the at least one contact point (20) of the coupling point (15) is at least partially surrounded by a casting compound (24), and a method for producing such a connection arrangement (10).

A heating furnace includes a bolt inserted through an insertion hole in a part of a heater and further inserted into a hole on a tip surface of an electrode rod. A first washer is between a bearing surface of the bolt and one face of the heater. A second washer is between another face of the heater and the tip surface. The relation of: |L.sub.0.Math.α.sub.0−(T.sub.H.Math.α.sub.H+T.sub.B.Math.α.sub.B+T.sub.E.Math.α.sub.E)|.Math.ΔT≦0.15(T.sub.B+T.sub.E) is satisfied, where L.sub.0 is an interval between the bearing surface and the tip surface, α.sub.0 is a linear expansion coefficient (LEC) of the bolt, T.sub.H, T.sub.B and T.sub.E are thicknesses of the part, first and second washers and α.sub.H, α.sub.B and α.sub.E are their LECs, respectively, and ΔT is a temperature increment quantity of a part where the heater and the electrode rod are fastened by the bolt.

A decorative member for a steering wheel which is used for being attached to a resin member formed around a ring core metal of a steering wheel. The decorative member includes a base layer attached to the resin member, a design part arranged on the base layer, and a heater arranged between the design part and the base layer. The base layer may include an extraction part at an intermediate position in a longitudinal direction thereof such that a lead wire connected with the heater is led out of the extraction part.

An electric heating pad for warming a patient includes a heated underbody support or heated mattress. The heated underbody support or mattress includes a heater assembly having a flexible sheet-like heating element, conductive bus bars attached at or near side edges of the heating element, and fabric side edge extensions attached to heating element side edges. The heated underbody support or mattress also includes a layer of polymeric foam positioned under the heater assembly and a shell, including at least two sheets of flexible material, covering at least a portion of the heater assembly and the layer of polymeric foam. When the heater assembly is wrapped around the top surface of the layer of polymeric foam, side edges of the heating element extend partially down the two side walls of the layer of polymeric foam and the conductive bus bars lie adjacent those two side walls.

A heater and a cigarette device containing the heater are provided. The heater includes a base. A cavity chamber is formed inside the base and is used to receive solid smoking substances. The base has an opened end and a closed end disposed opposite to each other. The solid smoking substances are received in the cavity chamber or removed from the cavity chamber through the opened end. An infrared heating assembly is used to receive electric powers of an electric power source in order to generate heat, and transmits the generated heat in at least a way of infrared radiation toward the solid smoking substances received in the cavity chamber from the closed end of the base in order to generate aerosols for inhaling. The generated aerosols are brought away by airflows passing the opened end of the base.

A composite roof panel of a vehicle disposed vertically above a passenger cabin of the vehicle includes: a first one or more layers of carbon fiber; a second one or more layers of carbon fiber; a binder material configured to bind the first and second one or more layers of carbon fiber; first and second electrical conductors that are: disposed between the first one or more layers of carbon fiber and the second one or more layers of carbon fiber; configured to be selectively electrically connected to a battery of the vehicle; and electrically connected to at least one of the first and second one or more layers of carbon fiber.