Flexible heating sheet

• US 7,265,324 B2
• Filed: 05/28/2004
• Issued: 09/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: UBE Industries Limited (UBE Corporation)
• Original Assignee: UBE Industries Limited (UBE Corporation)
• Inventors: Ozawa, Hideki, Yamamoto, Shigeru, Shimizu, Michimasa, Hashiguchi, Shuichi, Watakabe, Hideharu
• Primary Examiner(s): Evans; Robin
• Assistant Examiner(s): FASTOVSKY, LEONID M
• Application Number:
  US10/855,443
• Publication Number:
  US 20040238527A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,194 Days
• Field of Search: 219/549, 219/535, 219/542, 219/544, 219/552, 219/247, 428/473.5, 428/458, 38/93, 156/52
• US Class Current: 219/549
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2203/002 Heaters using a particular layout for the resistive material or resistive elements
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2203/003 using serpentine layout
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2203/014 Heaters using resistive wires or cables not provided for in H05B3/54
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2203/017 Manufacturing methods or apparatus for heaters
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2203/021 Heaters specially adapted for heating liquids
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 3/36 heating conductor embedded in insulating material
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/31721 Of polyimide

Abstract

A flexible heating sheet is composed of two heat fusible aromatic polyimide films and an electric heating element having an electric source-connecting terminal at each end which intervenes between the heat fusible aromatic polyimide films, in which each heat fusible aromatic polyimide film is covered with a heat resistant aromatic polyimide film.

Claims

1. A flexible heating sheet comprising an electric heating circuit element having an electric source-connecting terminal at each end thereof, and two aromatic polyimide sheets each comprising a heat fusible aromatic polyimide film and a heat resistant aromatic polyimide film attached to the heat fusible aromatic polyimide film, in which the two aromatic polyimide sheets are arranged opposite to each other under such condition that one heat fusible aromatic polyimide film is brought into contact with another heat fusible aromatic polyimide film, and in which the electric heating circuit element is airtightly sealed between the two heat fusible aromatic polyimide films under such condition that each electric source-connecting terminal of the electric heating circuit element is exposed from the aromatic polyimide sheets.

2. The flexible heating sheet of claim 1, wherein the heat fusible aromatic polyimide film has a glass transition temperature of 200°

C. or higher.

3. The flexible heating sheet of claim 1, wherein the heat fusible aromatic polyimide film is fusible at a temperature in the range of 300 to 400°

C.

4. The flexible heating sheet of claim 1, wherein the heat fusible aromatic polyimide film comprises a product of reaction of a diamine compound comprising 1,3-bis(4-aminophenoxy)benzene and a tetracarboxylic acid compound comprising 2,3,3′

,4′

-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride and 3,3′

,4,4′

-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride.

5. The flexible heating sheet of claim 1, wherein the heat fusible aromatic polyimide film has a thickness of 1 to 10 μ

m.

6. The flexible heating sheet of claim 1, wherein the heat resistant aromatic polyimide film has no glass transition temperature at temperatures lower than 300°

C.

7. The flexible heating sheet of claim 1, wherein the heat resistant aromatic polyimide film comprises a product of reaction of a diamine compound comprising p-phnenylenediamine and a tetracarboxylic acid compound comprising 3,3′

,4,4′

-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride.

8. The flexible heating sheet of claim 1, wherein each of the heat resistant aromatic polyimide film is covered with a heat fusible aromatic polyimide film.

9. The flexible heating sheet of claim 1, wherein, between the source-connecting terminals, the electric heating circuit element essentially consists of material formed as a one-piece loop.

10. The flexible heating sheet of claim 9, wherein the material formed as the one-piece loop is selected from the group consisting of nichrom, stainless steel, Kanthal alloy, Inconel alloy, and cast iron.

11. A flexible heating sheet comprising an electric heating circuit element having an electric source-connecting terminal at each end thereof, and two heat fusible aromatic polyimide films, in which the two heat fusible aromatic polyimide films are arranged opposite to each other, and in which the electric heating circuit element is airtightly sealed between the two heat fusible aromatic polyimide films under such condition that each electric source-connecting terminal of the electric heating circuit element is exposed from the heat fusible aromatic polyimide films, at least one heat fusible aromatic polyimide film being covered with a heat resistant foamed polymer film.

12. The flexible heating sheet of claim 11, wherein the heat fusible aromatic polyimide film has a glass transition temperature of 200°

C. or higher.

13. The flexible heating sheet of claim 11, wherein the heat fusible aromatic polyimide film is fusible at a temperature in the range of 300 to 400°

C.

14. The flexible heating sheet of claim 11, wherein the heat fusible aromatic polyimide film comprises a product of reaction of a diamine compound comprising 1,3-bis(4-aminophenoxy)benzene and a tetracarboxylic acid compound comprising 2,3,3′

,4′

-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride and 3,3′

,4,4′

-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride.

15. The flexible heating sheet of claim 11, wherein the heat fusible aromatic polyimide film has a thickness of 1 to 10 μ

m.

16. The flexible heating sheet of claim 11, wherein the heat resistant foamed polymer film has a foamed aromatic polyimide films.

17. The flexible heating sheet of claim 11, wherein, between the source-connecting terminals, the electric heating circuit element essentially consists of material formed as a one-piece loop.

18. The flexible heating sheet of claim 17, wherein the material formed as the one-piece loop is selected from the group consisting of nichrom, stainless steel, Kanthal alloy, Inconel alloy, and cast iron.