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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2022
Applicant:
Gentherm Gmbh, Odelzhausen, DE;
Inventors:
Jan Beska, Belle River, CA;
Zoran Panic, Windsor, CA;
Assignee:
Gentherm GmbH, Odelzhausen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/00 (2006.01); B60N 2/00 (2006.01); B60N 2/56 (2006.01); B62D 1/06 (2006.01); G01R 27/26 (2006.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01); H05B 3/34 (2006.01); H05B 3/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/0019 (2013.01); B60N 2/0021 (2023.08); B60N 2/5685 (2013.01); B62D 1/06 (2013.01); G01R 27/2605 (2013.01); H05B 1/0238 (2013.01); H05B 3/342 (2013.01); H05B 3/36 (2013.01); B60N 2210/12 (2023.08); H05B 2203/004 (2013.01); H05B 2203/029 (2013.01);
Abstract
A heater/sensor assembly is configured to perform heating and proximity sensing and includes a heater carrier substrate including first and second surfaces. A heater wire is arranged in a predetermined pattern adjacent to and in contact with the first surface of the heater carrier substrate, wherein the heater wire is insulated. A proximity sensor includes a conductive thread attaching the heater wire to the first surface of the heater carrier substrate.