Electric heating – Heating devices – With heater-unit housing – casing – or support means
Patent
1992-03-03
1995-09-19
Kincaid, Kristine L.
Electric heating
Heating devices
With heater-unit housing, casing, or support means
219544, 219549, 219505, 219506, H05B 334
Patent
active
054517478
ABSTRACT:
A flexible, electric heating pad having a self-limiting heating element is provided. The heating element includes a pair of relatively spaced conductors surrounded by a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) material. A layer of electrically insulating material surrounds the PTC material. The PTC material includes a polyolefin resin having a relatively low flexural modulus. The heating element is disposed in a generally serpentine configuration within passages formed in the covering material of the heating pad. The passages are formed by joining together layers of covering material using ultrasonic welding or other suitable ways. The temperature of the heating element is controlled using controller circuit which utilizes a solid state timed interval control circuit. A safety circuit is provided for non-resettably disconnecting electrical power from the heating element if short or open circuit conditions occur therein. A temperature indicator and a variable automatic shutoff circuit are also provided with the controller circuit. A method of making the heating pad is also provided.
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Irwin, Jr. William W.
McNair James R.
Murin Charles W.
Stine Clifford R.
Sullivan William M.
Cheung Noland J.
Kincaid Kristine L.
Kline Michael J.
Sunbeam Corporation
Switzer Michael D.
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