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Ceramic heater

US6236027A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 27, 2000
Grant dateMay 22, 2001
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Expiry dateMar 27, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B2203/027
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This invention provides a ceramic heater comprising a core, an insulation layer and a resistance heating element of high-melting metal as embedded between the core and insulation layer, wherein the operating temperature is not less than 300.degree. C., the insulation layer comprising a sintered compact composed of 88 to 95 weight % of Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 supplemented with, as sintering aids, 3 to 10 weight % of SiO.sub.2, 0.4 to 1.0 weight % of MgO and 1.0 to 2.5 weight % of CaO and having a density of not less than 3.60 and a thickness of 100 to 300 .mu.m.

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