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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2024
Filed:
May. 17, 2019
Eltek S.p.a., Casale Monferrato, IT;
Alberto Barbano, Casale Monferrato, IT;
Marco Bizzarro, Casale Monferrato, IT;
Luca Costa, Casale Monferrato, IT;
Luca Vercellotti, Casale Monferrato, IT;
ELTEK S.p.A., Casale Monferrato, IT;
Abstract
An electrical heater device comprises an heating element, which includes two electrodes and a heating body made of a polymer-based material having a PTC effect, in contact with the electrodes. Each electrode comprises a meshed structure, which extends in a length direction and in a width direction, and is embedded at least partially in the heating body. Each electrode further comprises an electrical-distribution element which is fixed to the meshed structure and includes a distribution portion that extends in the length direction, or in the width direction, or in both the length and width directions of the meshed structure.