Electric heating – Heating devices – With heater-unit housing – casing – or support means
Patent
1979-05-11
1981-06-30
Mayewsky, Volodymyr Y.
Electric heating
Heating devices
With heater-unit housing, casing, or support means
219331, 219510, 219553, 338 22R, 119 5, 337120, H05B 380
Patent
active
042764661
ABSTRACT:
A heater for heating liquids such as water in an aquarium comprises a water-impermeable housing including a heating section for immersion in the water. Within the heating section of the housing is a flexible, distributed planar heating element. The housing is resistant to breakage from mechanical and operating abuse and has a high heat transfer coefficient and high heat distortion temperature. To prevent the housing from melting when a control element of the heater malfunctions, preferably the aquarium heater includes temperature limiting means such as a circuit protection element comprising a material having a positive temperature coefficient of resistance. Preferably, the heating section of the housing is fabricated with large surface area walls to accommodate the planar heating element, and is provided with coupling means for maintaining the heating element thermally coupled to the walls of the heating section. The coupling means can be a ribbed support for holding the heating element against the heating section walls.
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Goodrich Roger S.
Middleman Lee M.
Mayewsky Volodymyr Y.
Raychem Corporation
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