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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2020
Applicant:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Inventors:
Hideki Seki, Kariya, JP;
Kimitake Ishikawa, Kariya, JP;
Hirokazu Yamadaki, Kariya, JP;
Yusuke Tanaka, Kariya, JP;
Assignee:
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/03 (2006.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01); B60H 1/22 (2006.01); H05B 3/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/03 (2013.01); B60H 1/22 (2013.01); H05B 1/0236 (2013.01); H05B 3/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
A heater device includes a heat generation layer that has a heat generation portion configured to generate heat when energized, a pair of electrodes disposed on one side of the heat generation layer and being spaced from each other, a detection portion configured to generate an electric field between the pair of electrodes and detect an object around the pair of electrodes, and a controller configured to control the amount of electric power supplied to the heat generation portion based on a detection result by the detection portion.