PTC heater device
First Claim
1. A heating device adapted to be disposed in an elongated opening in a side wall of a vessel containing fluids to be heated, said device including:
- a PTC thermistor having a pair of opposite sides and an elongated thermally conductive housing disposed about said PTC thermistor, said housing being adapted to conduct heat to said vessel from said PTC thermistor and further being adapted to be disposed inside of a receptacle;
means to conduct heat from said housing, said means including at least one arcuate, resilient, heat-dissipating elongated fin extending from a juncture on an outer side of said housing and extending lengthwise of the housing and overlying the outer surface thereof in spaced relation thereto, whereby to engage walls of the receptacle; and
means extending into said housing to conduct current to opposite sides of said PTC thermistor.
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Abstract
A heating device adapted to be disposed in an opening in the side wall of a compressor that is used with an air conditioner or refrigerator so that fluids in the casing of the compressor can be vaporized. The heating device includes a PTC thermistor disposed in a housing and a generally cylindrical receptacle disposed about the housing. The housing includes at least one outwardly extending, resilient, heat dissipating, arcuate fin overlying the outer surface of the housing in spaced relaton thereto. The fin is biased outwardly to engage the inner walls of a receptacle. The receptacle is welded into the opening in the sidewall of the casing of the compressor. The fins form a snug fit with the housing and provide a good heat transfer contact with the receptacle. Lead-in wires extend from the PTC thermistor to the outside of the housing so that the PTC thermistor can be connected to a power supply.
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12 Claims
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1. A heating device adapted to be disposed in an elongated opening in a side wall of a vessel containing fluids to be heated, said device including:
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a PTC thermistor having a pair of opposite sides and an elongated thermally conductive housing disposed about said PTC thermistor, said housing being adapted to conduct heat to said vessel from said PTC thermistor and further being adapted to be disposed inside of a receptacle; means to conduct heat from said housing, said means including at least one arcuate, resilient, heat-dissipating elongated fin extending from a juncture on an outer side of said housing and extending lengthwise of the housing and overlying the outer surface thereof in spaced relation thereto, whereby to engage walls of the receptacle; and means extending into said housing to conduct current to opposite sides of said PTC thermistor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A heating device comprising:
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an elongated housing and an internal cavity having inner walls formed in said housing; a PTC thermistor disposed in said cavity and a heat-transmitting, electrically insulating means disposed in said cavity between the inner walls of said cavity and said PTC thermistor whereby heat can be conducted from said PTC thermistor to said housing; and an under-cut channel disposed parallel to the longitudinal axis of said housing whereby to form an arcuate resilient fin extending from the outer surface of said housing, said fin overlying the outer surface of said housing in spaced relationship thereto and the free end of said fin being biased radially outwardly whereby to enable said heating device to engage a receptacle into which said housing is adapted to be disposed. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A heating device comprising:
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an elongated receptacle; an elongated housing formed of thermally conductive material and an internal cavity having inner walls formed on said housing, said housing being disposed in said receptacle; a PTC thermistor disposed in said cavity between inner walls of said cavity; a heat transmitting, electrically insulating means disposed in said cavity adjacent said PTC thermistor, whereby heat can be conducted from said PTC thermistor to said housing; and an undercut channel disposed parallel to the longitudinal axis of said housing whereby to form an arcuate resilient fin extending from the outer surface of said housing and overlying the outer surface, said fin being biased radially outwardly into contact with the inner surfaces of said receptacle in spaced relation thereto. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A heating device adapted to be disposed in an elongated opening in a side wall of a vessel containing fluids to be heated, said device including:
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a PTC thermistor having a pair of opposite sides; an elongated thermally conductive housing disposed about said PTC thermistor; an elongated receptacle adapted to be inserted into an opening in the side wall of a vessel, said housing being disposed in said receptacle and including means for establishing intimate thermal contact between said receptacle and said housing, said means including at least one arcuate, resilient, heat dissipating elongated fin extending from a juncture with the outer surface of said housing, said arcuate fin extending lengthwise of the housing and overlying the outer surface thereof in spaced relation thereto and engaging the walls of said receptacle; and means extending into said housing to conduct current to opposite sides of said PTC thermistor.
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Specification