Abstract: An apparatus for heating gases, particularly air, with a heating unit having a mounting part, at least one PTC component, at least one insulating frame part surrounding the latter, at least one contact plate and at least one insulating support. The PTC component is surrounded by the frame part being inserted in the mounting part and on at least one flat side rests a contact plate and is covered by an insulating support. Heat emission lamellas are mounted in a clamping manner on the heating unit to ensure an effective heat emission to the surrounding air or gas.

Abstract: An electric heater with insulating carrying parts and heating conductors carried by the carrying parts and with at least one tap for tapping a voltage reduced compared with the voltage at the heating conductor. The carrying parts have slots through which pass feet of a tap and through which the tap is fixed to with a carrying part, the length of the slots being greater than a width of the feet of the tap.

Abstract: For the better handling of PTC components during the assembly of a corresponding heating arrangement, in the case of a holding part for PTC components with an insulating frame and at least one contact plate, a contact plate is firmly connected to the insulating frame (12).

Abstract: An electric heating element is proposed, which has a contact unit formed from at least one PTC component and contact plates resting on either side thereof and a casing, whereby for ensuring a good contact pressure in the end product in the unpressed state of the heating element the contact plates (12, 13) are curved and rest with their convex side on the PTC components (14), the casing (2) is made from dimensionally stable light metal and in the unpressed state has an inner wall (17, 18) with a finite radius of curvature (r1) facing in convex manner the contact arrangement (12, 13, 14) and which is larger than the radius of curvature (r2) of contact plates (12, 13).

Abstract: An electrical heating element with a heat conductor in the form of meander-shaped windings, in which the individual windings are held in openings separated by solid parts in at least one insulating plate. For stabilization, especially with long, narrow designs of such a heating element, a retaining rail is provided, which extends over the entire width of insulaitng plates and essentially over their length and has tabs bent over along the side edges of insulating plates to grip the plates on both sides.

Abstract: A sensor (1) for detecting frost deposits, particularly on evaporators of refrigeration plants or the like is proposed, in which between the spaced heat source (3) and heat sensor (4) is provided a thermal connection (2) made from a material, whose thermal conductivity coefficient is of the same order of magnitude as that of frost.

Abstract: Thermal protective switches (1) that are used for limiting the temperature of electrical appliances by automatic opening of the circuit should only reset themselves again after a large change in temperature. In this respect, when the load (9) is overheated, the contact (5') fixed to the bimetallic strip (5) is moved clear of the counter-contact (4) into its open position so that the current through the contact assembly is interrupted. If the fault is not put right there is continuous switching or hunting and there is a danger of the contacts of the thermal protective switch becoming welded to each other. For this reason, for stopping the contacts closing again, the design is such that in the open position the contact assembly, is shunted by the PTC resistor (6). The parts are kept in the open position until the load (9) is turned off by hand.

Abstract: An electric heater, especially for small electric appliances, such as hair roller heaters, egg boilers, or the like, and a method of making same utilizes at least one heating element having contact-making zones on opposite planar parallel surfaces thereof, electrical connection elements in the form of essentially planar contact plates, a contact plate being placed on each of the opposite surfaces, and a holding member having a heat conducting, electrical insulating layer upon a surface thereof. The holding member is bent into a U-shape so as to hold the contact plates clamped fast to the heating elements between legs of the U-shape of the holding member and with the insulating layer disposed on an inner surface of the U-shape between the plates and holding member. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, the insulating layer is of a resilient material having a heat-conductive additive distributed therethrough and the heating elements are formed of PTC material.

Abstract: A continuous flow or flash electric water heater, for example for use in a coffee making machine, includes a compound heating structure made up of at least two elongated generally parallelepyred shaped massive heating bodies of a material having a high thermal conductivity, such as brass. Each body has at least one heat input face and a longitudinal passage for flow of water to be continuously heated. The bodies are positioned side-by-side with the passages parallel to each other and with a heat input face of each body facing a heat input face of the next adjacent body. At least one flat PTC electric heating element is positioned between each four of facing heat input faces and a casing made up of two elongated channel-like casing halves, each U-shaped in cross section and having two side flanges, houses the heating structure and forces the bodies together with the heating elements therebetween.

Abstract: In an electrical resistance heating element (1) comprising a heating conductor support (3) of insulating material and a heating conductor (4) of resistance wire wound in meander or sinuously coiled manner with loop ends or bights (6) and loop legs or runs (8), the loops of the heating conductor (4) being arranged substantially in a single plane, and the inner loop ends (6) which are directed towards the heating conductor support (3) being situated in the edge region of the heating conductor support (3), it is proposed according to the invention to construct the heating conductor support (3) as a flat plate, the flat plate to be situated substantially in the same plane as the loops of the heating conductor (4). It is also proposed that the outer loop ends or bights (5) remote from the heating conductor support (3) are to be self-supporting and not secured.

Abstract: Electrical resistance heating element comprising at least one heating conductor in the form of an element which is provided at opposite surfaces with an electrical contacting means and is made of a material having a positive temperature coefficient of electrical resistance (PTC element), and further comprising two substantially plane contact plates, the contact plates being held together with the PTC element interposed between them to form a single unit acting as a contact arrangement, and a sleeve of electrically insulating, heat conductive material having an inner space whose internal cross-section is adapted to the cross-section of the contact arrangement, the contact arrangement being inserted into the inner space in the sleeve under a pressure perpendicular to the plane of the contact plates. The sleeve consists of elastomeric material.