PTC panel heater with small rush current characteristic and highly heat insulating region corresponding to heater location to prevent local overheating

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5592647
SERIAL NO

08039114

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A panel heater comprising, on an upper surface of a metallic sheet (2) provided with PTC ceramics (1) on the back side thereof, a highly insulating material or an open space (4) at the portion corresponding to the back side portion to which the PTC ceramics are provided, with a material (3) for conducting heat from the metallic sheet being thus provided to the rest of the surface side of said metallic sheet, and a finishing sheet (5) being established on the upper surface of the whole structure. More preferably, the metallic sheet (2) is provided with equally spaced concave grooves with PTC ceramics (1) on the back plane of said grooves and a highly insulating material or an open space (4) inside said grooves, and a finishing sheet (5) established thereon. Accordingly, a simply structured panel heater resistant to heavy loads yet free from local overheating is provided.

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KYUSHU ELECTRIC POWER CO INCFUKUOKA-KEN 810-8720
NIPPON TUNGSTEN CO LTD460 AZA SANNOH OHAZA SHIOBARU MINAMI-KU FUKUOKA CITY FUKUOKA PREFECTURE

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Furukawa, Mitsuhiko Fukuoka, JP 16 220
Kaimoto, Takashi Fukuoka, JP 2 29
Rikihisa, Katsutoshi Fukuoka, JP 1 13
Watanabe, Kenji Fukuoka, JP 546 8684
Yamauchi, Masahiro Fukuoka, JP 34 232
Yoshida, Hironori Fukuoka, JP 24 363

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