Abstract: An electric heater includes a substrate and an inner plane heating element formed on one surface of the substrate. The inner plane heating element includes an inner pattern portion connecting a start point with an end point. The inner pattern portion includes a first track, a second track located outside the first track and spaced part from the first track, a first bridge connecting the first track with one end of the second track, a third track located outside the second track and spaced apart from the second track, and a second bridge connecting the other end of the second track with the third track. A first gap G1 between the first and second tracks is shorter than a second gap G2 between the second and third tracks along a virtual line crossing the first, second and third tracks and closer to the first bridge than the second bridge.

Abstract: A support pedestal includes a substrate, a plurality of resistive heating elements disposed on the substrate and defining a plurality of heating zones, and electric terminals disposed at a central region of the substrate. At least one of the electric terminals is connected to at least two of the plurality of resistive heating elements.

Abstract: A garage door threshold warmer is provided. The garage door threshold warmer includes an electric heating element positioned within a seal that is securable at the lower end of a garage door. The heating element is designed to prevent the seal from freezing to the garage floor in cold climates, thus minimizing damage to the garage door and maintaining an effective seal against snow entry. The heating element is in electronic communication with a power source via a wire system that includes mating first and second connectors for ease of disconnection and reconnection as the garage door moves between an open and closed position, respectively. This automatic disconnection and reconnection mechanism engages as the garage door opens and closes to ensure that the heating element is only activated when the door is closed.

Abstract: A steam generator is provided. The steam generator may include a steam chamber, a steam heater to supply heat into the steam chamber, a water supply, through which water to generate steam may be supplied into the steam chamber, one or more interference members disposed in the steam chamber to interfere with a flow of the water introduced through the water supply, and at least one discharge to discharge the steam generated in the steam chamber. The one or more interference members may be disposed under the at least one discharge and above the water supply.

Abstract: A heat-generating element of an electric heating device includes a PTC element, conductor tracks abutting surfaces of the PTC element, and an adhesive which connects the conductor tracks to the PTC element. The conductor track has several contact projections which protrude from an abutment surface of the conductor tracks. The contact projections form a contact surface which abuts the surface in an electrically conductive manner with a free space between the surface and the abutment surface, in which the adhesive is accommodated. Also disclosed is a method in which the contact projections are formed from initially planar conductor track, an adhesive is applied to the abutment surface between the contact projections, a masking covering the contact surfaces is removed, and the conductor track is glued to a PTC element with the adhesive accommodated between the surface and the abutment surface.

Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus are provided for electrically shielding heated components, and more particularly, to electrically shielding electrically heated components in such a way as to be compatible with GFCI (ground fault circuit interrupter) protected circuits. Examples include an electrically shielded heated component including: a conductor, where the conductor is a heating element connected between a power line and a neutral line of a circuit from a GFCI; and a shield proximate the conductor and connected to the GFCI, where the shield receives a portion of current from the conductor and returns the portion of the current received to the GFCI.

Abstract: The present application relates to the field of heating clothing, specifically to a heating control circuit. The heating control circuit includes: a main controller, a plurality of heating units and an indicator light button circuit. Each heating unit includes a heating circuit, a heating button circuit and an indicator light circuit. The control end of the heating circuit is connected to the main controller, and the output end of the heating circuit is provided with a heating wire connected to an external heating clothing. The output end of the heating button circuit is connected to the main controller. The input end and the output end of the indicator light circuit are both connected to the main controller. The output end of the indicator light button circuit is connected to the main controller.

Abstract: A heating device includes a heater electrode disposed in the inner portion of a plate-like body and including a heater line portion; and a plurality of specific portions arranged side by side in a predetermined arrangement direction. The heater line portion includes a first heater line portion and a second heater line portion arranged in a location closer than the first heater line portion to the specific portions. The second heater line portion has a projecting line part passing through a first virtual straight line and curving toward a side of the first heater line portion; and a recessed line part extending to avoid a second virtual straight line and curving toward a side opposite to the side of the first heater line portion.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a simple assembled hand warmer, which includes two body parts that can be spliced and separated, i.e., a first hand warmer body and a second hand warmer body; the first hand warmer body is provided with a first splicing surface, the second hand warmer body is provided with a second splicing surface; a splicing mechanism is provided between the first splicing surface and the second splicing surface, the splicing mechanism includes at least one splicing convex block provided on the first splicing surface and at least one splicing groove provided on the second splicing surface. The splicing convex block is interference-fit with the splicing groove; and during splicing, the splicing convex block of the first hand warmer body is embedded into the splicing groove of the second hand warmer body.

Abstract: A thermally sensitive control for controlling a power supply circuit to a heater in a liquid heating appliance is provided. The control includes a cordless connector part arranged to mate with a base connector part, first and second moveable electrical contacts mounted on first and second moveable members, and first and second thermally sensitive actuators. The control further includes a latch arm extending across the control between the moveable members, the latch arm including a first latch for the first moveable member and a second latch for the second moveable member, and a release member including a release part and a plunger, wherein the release member is resiliently biased to bring the release part into contact with the latch arm but the resilient bias is overcome when the plunger bears against a surface of the base connector part.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward a method that includes acquiring, by an imaging device, a thermal image of a heating surface of a heater assembly. The heater assembly includes a heating surface for heating a heating target, and the heating surface defines a plurality of heating zones. The further includes determining variations in the plurality of heating zones based on the thermal image of the heating surface. The thermal image includes a plurality of pixels corresponding to the plurality of heating zones in the heater assembly.

Abstract: A portable milk warming container, having a main device and a heating device. The heating device has a heating casing, a heating element, and a first coupling socket. The main device has a casing of the main device, a power supply component, a control circuit board, and a second coupling socket coupled to the first coupling socket. The heating device can be detached from the main device.

Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a lamp configured to provide heat for a processing chamber. The lamp includes a housing filled with a gas. A filament is disposed within the housing. The filament has an upper diameter, a lower diameter, and a length. A pair of electrodes is electrically coupled to the filament. A pair of pins is electrically coupled to the pair of electrodes. The pair of pins is configured to transfer energy to the filament. A ratio between either the upper diameter or the lower diameter to the length is about 0.3. The upper diameter is not equal to the lower diameter.

Abstract: An electric heater to heat a flow of a fluid having a jacket block comprising a plurality of longitudinal bores to allow the through-flow of a gas phase medium. An elongate heating element extends through each of the bores that together with the jacket block define a heating assembly to heat the gas. The heating assembly is positionally stabilised within the electric heater via at least one brace configured to inhibit undesirable independent axial and/or lateral movement of the heating assembly within the electric heater.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a garment steamer which includes a water tank configured to store water, an evaporator assembly communicated with the water tank and configured to generate steam, and a switching member. The evaporator assembly includes a first heating member and a second heating member, a resistance of the first heating member meets 110V power supply, a resistance of the second heating member meets 220V power supply. The switching member is configured to connect 110V power supply to the first heating member or connect 220V power supply to the second heating member automatically.

Abstract: A method for controlling a toilet air heating device includes: in response to a start instruction, controlling an air heating wire component to heat, controlling an air heating fan to blow air, controlling a drive motor to drive an internal air duct to extend out along an extension direction of an external air duct, and controlling an auxiliary heater to heat, wherein an air heating wire component controller controls the air heating wire component while a master controller controls the air heating fan, the drive motor, and the auxiliary heater.

Abstract: The present teachings relate to a method for producing a radiant heater comprising applying two electrodes to a substrate, and printing a desired area of the substrate with an electrically conducive paint to create a heating zone, wherein the desired area at least partially overlays the electrodes.

Abstract: A fluid heating device includes a container in which fluid is supplied between an inner surface of an outer cylindrical member and outer surfaces of the inner cylindrical members, lamp heaters arranged in an inner cylindrical members, a nozzle member arranged on a leading end side of the lamp heaters and having an air supply port, and a guide mechanism that guides gas supplied from the air supply port of the nozzle member. The inner cylindrical members include a central inner cylindrical member arranged at a center of the outer cylindrical member, and peripheral inner cylindrical members arranged around the central inner cylindrical member. The lamp heaters include a central lamp heater arranged in the central inner cylindrical member and peripheral lamp heaters respectively arranged in the peripheral inner cylindrical members. The guide mechanism guides the gas to a leading end side of the central lamp heater.

Abstract: Various embodiments disclose a glow plug for a solid oxide fuel cell system. The glow plug includes a housing having a first end portion and a second end portion. The glow plug includes a heating element longitudinally disposed in the housing, extending from the second end portion of the housing towards the first end portion and extending outwardly from the housing for igniting fuel. Further, the glow plug includes a pair of coiled wires electrically connected to the heating element. Further, the glow plug includes a potting compound disposed within the second end portion of the housing for securing electrical coupling of the pair of coiled wires with the heating element. Furthermore, the glow plug includes a sealing element configured to form an air-tight connection between the housing and the heating element. The sealing element is positioned on top of the potting compound.

Abstract: An electric heating device includes at least two hollow profile elements which form a fluid channel for a fluid to be heated and, opposite the fluid channel, a heating chamber which is bounded by opposite contact surfaces against which at least one PTC element abuts in a heat-conducting manner. A scalable and easier to assemble electric heating device is achieved by connecting the hollow profile elements to one another by complementary form-fit segments.