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Sheet heater, and windshield device for vehicle

US12016093B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 20, 2018
Grant dateJun 18, 2024
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Expiry dateJan 15, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B2203/016
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A sheet heater comprises a sheet form heating unit configured from a wire heater. The heating unit comprises a first heating unit positioned along a peripheral edge of the area subject to heating, and a second heating unit positioned at an area surrounded by the first heating unit. The second heating unit comprises a plurality of meandering parts, with mutually adjacent meandering parts overlapping each other in the meandering direction. In the heating unit, the width (WL) of the wire heater is greater than the width (WP) between mutually adjacent wire heaters.

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