专利汇可以提供An elongate heater for an electrically heated aerosol-generating system专利检索,专利查询,专利分析的服务。并且An electrically heated aerosol-generating system for receiving an aerosol-forming substrate is disclosed. The system comprises a heating element (121) comprising a first electrically conductive element (105) electrically insulated from a second electrically conductive element (109) by an electrically insulating portion (103). The first and second elements are elongate and are electrically connected to each other by an electrically resistive portion (117, 119). At least one electrically conductive element and the electrically resistive portion are arranged such that they are at least partially in contact with the aerosol-forming substrate.,下面是An elongate heater for an electrically heated aerosol-generating system专利的具体信息内容。
The present invention relates to a heating element. More particularly, the invention relates to a heating element for heating an aerosol-forming substrate in an electrically heated aerosol-generating system. The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a heating element, and to a method for manufacturing a heating element for heating an aerosol-forming substrate in an electrically heated aerosol-generating system. The invention finds particular application as a heating element for heating an aerosol-forming substrate in an electrically operated smoking system and as a method for manufacturing a heating element for heating an aerosol-forming substrate in an electrically operated smoking system.
One disadvantage of such a proposed smoking system is that the hand held controller of the device is somewhat larger in size than conventional smoking articles. This may be inconvenient for a user. It is therefore an object to overcome these and other disadvantages of the prior art.
According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electrically heated aerosol-generating system for receiving an aerosol-forming substrate, the system comprising a heating element comprising a first electrically conductive element electrically insulated from a second electrically conductive element by an electrically insulating portion, the first and second elements being elongate and being electrically connected to each other by an electrically resistive portion, wherein at least one electrically conductive element and the electrically resistive portion are arranged such that they are at least partially in contact with the aerosol-forming substrate. Preferably the electrically heated aerosol-generating system is an electrically heated smoking system.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a heating element for heating an aerosol-forming substrate, the heating element comprising a first electrically conductive element electrically insulated from a second electrically conductive element by an electrically insulating portion, the first and second elements being elongate and being electrically connected to each other by an electrically resistive portion wherein, in use, at least one electrically conductive element and the electrically resistive portion are arranged such that they are at least partially in contact with the aerosol-forming substrate. The heating element may find application in heating many different kinds of substrate.
The electrically resistive portions may also be referred to as electrically resistive elements. The electrically insulating portion may be an electrically insulating material such as mica powder (MiOx).
In use, the aerosol-forming substrate heats up more at the electrically resistive portion of the heating element than at the electrically conductive portions of the heating element. This allows for more precise control of the temperature profile of the aerosol-forming substrate when it is heated.
Preferably the heating element is an internal heating element or internal heater. The term "internal heating element" or "internal heater" refers to one which can be at least partially inserted into or inside an aerosol-forming substrate. Preferably, the heating element is suitable for insertion in to or within an aerosol-forming material. Alternatively, the heating element or heater may be an external heating element or heater. The term "external heating element" or "external heater" refers to one that at least partially surrounds the aerosol-forming substrate.
Preferably, the first electrically conductive element is an electrically conductive wire or plurality of wires. Preferably, the second electrically conductive element is electrically conductive tubing. This has the advantage that manufacture of the heating element is simplified.
Preferably, the electrically conductive tubing at least partially surrounds the first electrically conductive element. In one embodiment, the second electrically conductive element is electrically conductive tubing, the electrically conductive tubing at least partially surrounding the first electrically conductive element.
Preferably, the electrically insulating portion is an electrically insulating plug. The electrically insulating plug may surround a first end of the first electrically conductive element. In one embodiment, the electrically insulating portion at least partially surrounds one end of the first electrically conductive element. In one embodiment, one end of the electrically conductive elements forms a mounting portion of the heating element. Preferably, the first electrically conductive element is different in length to the second electrically conductive element. Even more preferably, the second electrically conductive element is shorter in length than the first electrically conductive element. In one embodiment, a first end of the electrically conductive element or elements forms a heating portion of the heating element. The electrically insulating portion may at least partially surround the first end of the first electrically conductive element. A second end of the electrically conductive element or elements may form a mounting portion of the heating element. The second end of the first electrically conductive element may project from the second end of the second electrically conductive element.
The first electrically conductive element and the second electrically conductive elements may be substantially parallel. The electrically conductive elements may be substantially straight along or parallel to the longitudinal axis of the heating element.
Preferably, the electrically insulating portion is operable at a working temperature of up to 700 °C. The electrically insulating portion which may have the form of an electrically insulating plug of insulating material may also be operable at a working temperature of up to 800 °C. The operating or working temperature of the heating element may however be approximately 250 °C. More preferably the operating temperature of the heating element is 300 °C.
The electrically resistive portion may have a higher resistance than the electrically conductive elements.
Both the conducting portions (comprising the electrically conductive elements) and the electrically resistive portion of the heating element may be directly in contact with the aerosol-forming substrate. That is to say, in use, at least some of the aerosol-forming substrate touches an electrically conducting element and at least some of the aerosol-forming substrate touches the electrically insulating portion. Alternatively, the electrically conducting and electrically insulating portions of the heating element may be in indirect contact with the aerosol-forming substrate. For example, the electrically conductive portion and the electrically insulating portion may be separated from the aerosol-forming substrate by a paper surrounding the aerosol-forming substrate. In the case that the aerosol-forming substrate comprises tobacco material, the paper may comprise cigarette paper which surrounds the cigarette.
Preferably, the electrically resistive portion is provided at a first end of the electrically conductive elements. Alternatively, the electrically resistive portion may be provided approximately half way along the length of the heating element. Furthermore, there may be two or three or four or more electrically resistive portions between the first end of the electrically conductive elements and the second end of the electrically conductive elements. The additional resistive portion or resistive element may be referred to as a resistive junction.
The resistive portion or resistive junction between the electrically conductive element and the electrically conductive tubing may be formed by welding the element and tubing with electrodes or using a cutter such as pincers. That is to say the electrical connection at the resistive portion or resistive junction between the electrically conductive element and the electrically conductive tubing may be formed by welding the element and tubing with electrodes or using a cutter such as pincers.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a heater for heating an aerosol-forming substrate in an electrically heated aerosol-generating system, the heater comprising: a holder; one or more heating elements according to the second aspect of the invention, a first end of each heating element forming a heating portion being exposed outside the holder and a second end of each heating element forming a mounting portion being mounted in the holder; and a connection for connecting the mounting portion of each heating element to a power supply to supply electric current through each electrically conductive element.
The heater may be a pin heater.
Preferably, the heater further comprises insulating material around the mounting portions. Such insulating material may provide rigidity for the heater, and may also prevent a short circuit between electrically conductive tubing of the heating portion and the electrically conductive element of the mounting portion.
According to another aspect of the invention, there is provided an electrically heated aerosol-generating system comprising one or more heaters according to the third aspect of the invention, for heating the substrate to form an aerosol. According to this aspect of the invention, there is also provided an electrically heated aerosol-generating system comprising one or more heating elements according to the second aspect of the invention, for heating the substrate to form an aerosol. An electrically heated aerosol-generating system according to embodiments of the invention may comprise one or more pin heaters according to embodiments of the invention, for heating the substrate to form an aerosol.
Preferably, the electrically heated aerosol-generating system of any aspect of the invention further comprises a power supply for supplying power to the heating elements. The electrically heated aerosol-generating system may comprise electrical hardware connected to the power supply and the mounting portion of each heating element.
An electrically heated aerosol-generating system according to embodiments of the invention may further comprise a power supply or power source such as a rechargeable battery for supplying power to the heating elements. The power supply may be a power cell contained within the electrically heated aerosol-generating system. The power supply may be a Lithium-ion battery or one of its variants, for example a Lithium-ion polymer battery. Alternatively, the power supply may be a Nickel-metal hydride battery or a Nickel cadmium battery or a fuel cell. The system may further comprise electrical hardware connected to the power supply and the mounting portion of each heating element. Preferably an electrically heated aerosol-generating system according to embodiments of the invention comprises electrical hardware being programmable by software.
Preferably the electrically heated aerosol-generating system according to embodiments of the invention further comprises a housing for receiving the aerosol-forming substrate. The housing may also comprise a shell.
Preferably, the electrically heated aerosol-generating system further comprises a sensor to detect air flow indicative of a user taking a puff or further comprises a temperature sensor. The air flow sensor may be an electro-mechanical device. Alternatively, the air flow sensor may be any of: a mechanical device, an optical device, an opto-mechanical device and a micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) based sensor. Alternatively, the electrically heated aerosol-generating system may comprise a manually operable switch for a user to initiate a puff. The temperature sensor may detect the temperature of the heater or the temperature of the heating element or the temperature of the aerosol-forming substrate.
Preferably, the electrically heated aerosol-generating system further comprises an indicator for indicating when the one or more heating elements are activated. The indicator may comprise a light, activated when the one or more heating elements are activated.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for manufacturing a heating element for heating an aerosol-forming substrate in an electrically heated aerosol-generating system, the method comprising the steps of: a) inserting a first end of an electrically conductive element into electrically conductive tubing, a second end of the electrically conductive element being exposed outside the tubing; b) providing an electrically insulating plug in the electrically conductive tubing, surrounding the first end of the electrically conductive element, the electrically conductive element and the electrically conductive tubing being elongate; and c) forming an electrically resistive portion electrically connecting the electrically conductive element to the electrically conductive tubing.
In use, the electrically conductive tubing and the electrically resistive portion are both at least partially in contact with the aerosol-forming substrate. The heating element may comprise a heating portion and a mounting portion. The electrically conductive tubing, plug and first end of the electrically conductive element may together form a heating portion of the heating element. The exposed second end of the electrically conductive element may form a mounting portion of the heating element.
The method provides a straightforward way in which to manufacture a heating element for use in an electrically heated aerosol-generating system. The electrically heated aerosol-generating system may comprise an electrically operated smoking system.
In one embodiment, step b) of providing an electrically insulating plug in the electrically conductive tubing, surrounding the first end of the electrically conductive element comprises providing the electrically insulating plug around the first end of the electrically conductive element and inserting the electrically insulating plug at the same time as step a) of inserting the first end of the electrically conductive element.
In an alternative embodiment, step b) of providing an electrically insulating plug in the electrically conductive tubing, surrounding the first end of the electrically conductive element comprises inserting electrically insulating paste into the electrically conductive tubing, to surround the first end of the electrically conductive element, the paste, when dry, forming the electrically insulating plug. In that embodiment, preferably the step of inserting the electrically insulating paste into the electrically conductive tubing comprises applying a pressure differential between one end of the tubing and the other end of the tubing. This may comprise drawing or sucking the electrically insulating paste into the tubing. Alternatively, or in addition, this may comprise pushing, pumping or injecting the electrically insulating paste into the tubing. Preferably, the method further comprises, after the step of inserting the electrically insulating paste into the electrically conductive tubing, the step of heating the paste to dry it to form the plug. The step of heating the paste may comprise blowing hot air on the conductive tubing and paste. Any other suitable means of heating may be used. The drying of the paste is preferably carefully controlled so that the resulting insulating plug has the correct density and structure and hence the correct insulating properties. The electrically insulating paste must be sufficiently fluid, plastic or elastic, to be inserted into the electrically conductive tubing. Preferably, the electrically insulating paste comprises electrically insulating powder dissolved in a solvent, for example water. The type and consistency of material used for the paste will affect the properties of the heating element.
An electrically resistive portion may be created at the first end of the heating element by electrically connecting the electrically conductive element and the electrically conductive tubing at the first end of the electrically conductive element. Alternatively, or in addition, the step of creating at least one electrically resistive portion comprises electrically connecting the electrically conductive element and the electrically conductive tubing to form electrically resistive elements at one or two or three or four or more points between the first end of the electrically conductive element and the second end of the electrically conductive element. These additional electrically resistive portions may be referred to as electrically resistive junctions.
Preferably, the step of inserting the first end of the electrically conductive element into the electrically conductive tubing comprises inserting a portion of length L of the electrically conductive element into the electrically conductive tubing, L being the required length of the heating portion of the heating element. Alternatively, the method may further comprise the step of cutting the tubing, plug and first end of the electrically conductive element to form a heating portion of the required length L. In that case, the step of cutting may be combined with the step of creating a resistive portion or element at the extremity of the first end of the electrically conductive element.
Preferably, the exposed second end of the electrically conductive element has a length m. That is to say, the electrically conductive element projects from the electrically conductive tubing by a length m. m may be the required length of the mounting portion of the heating element. Alternatively, the method may further comprise the step of cutting the second end of the electrically conductive element to form a mounting portion of the required length m.
According to a fifth aspect of the invention, there is provided a method for manufacturing a heater for heating an aerosol-forming substrate in an electrically heated aerosol-generating system, the method comprising the steps of: manufacturing one or more heating elements according to the method of the fourth aspect of the invention; mounting the one or more heating elements in a holder, a heating portion of each heating element being exposed outside the holder; and connecting a mounting portion of each heating element to a power supply to supply electric current through each electrically conductive element.
The method may further comprise the step of applying insulating material over the mounting portions.
Preferably, the holder comprises a further heater, such as an end heater. The holder may surround the aerosol-forming substrate. The heating element may run through the middle of the aerosol-forming substrate.
The aerosol-forming substrate preferably comprises a tobacco-containing material containing volatile tobacco flavour compounds which are released from the substrate upon heating. The aerosol-forming substrate may comprise a non-tobacco material. The aerosol-forming substrate may comprise tobacco-containing material and non-tobacco containing material.
Preferably, the aerosol-forming substrate further comprises an aerosol former. Examples of suitable aerosol formers are glycerine and propylene glycol.
The aerosol-forming substrate is preferably a solid substrate. The solid substrate may comprise, for example, one or more of: powder, granules, pellets, shreds, spaghettis, strips or sheets containing one or more of: herb leaf, tobacco leaf, fragments of tobacco ribs, reconstituted tobacco, homogenised tobacco such as extruded tobacco, and expanded tobacco. The solid substrate may be in loose form, or may be provided in a suitable container or cartridge. Optionally, the solid substrate may contain additional tobacco or non-tobacco volatile flavour compounds, to be released upon heating of the substrate.
Optionally, the solid substrate may be provided on or embedded in a thermally stable carrier. The carrier may take the form of powder, granules, pellets, shreds, spaghettis, strips or sheets. Alternatively, the carrier may be a tubular carrier having a thin layer of the solid substrate deposited on its inner surface, or on its outer surface, or on both its inner and outer surfaces. Such a tubular carrier may be formed of, for example, a paper, or paper like material, a non-woven carbon fibre mat, a low mass open mesh metallic screen, or a perforated metallic foil or any other thermally stable polymer matrix.
The solid substrate may be deposited on the surface of the carrier in the form of, for example, a sheet, foam, gel or slurry. The solid substrate may be deposited on the entire surface of the carrier, or alternatively, may be deposited in a pattern in order to provide a non-uniform flavour delivery during use.
Alternatively, the carrier may be a non-woven fabric or fibre bundle into which tobacco components have been incorporated. The non-woven fabric or fibre bundle may comprise, for example, carbon fibres, natural cellulose fibres, or cellulose derivative fibres.
Further, as known to those skilled in the art, an aerosol is a suspension of solid particles or liquid droplets in a gas, such as air. The aerosol may be a suspension of solid particles and liquid droplets in a gas, such as air.
Preferably, the substrate forms part of a separate smoking article and the user may puff directly on the smoking article.
The smoking article may have a total length between approximately 30 mm and 100 mm. The smoking article may have an external diameter between approximately 5 mm and approximately 13 mm. The smoking article may comprise a filter plug. The filter plug may be located at the downstream end of the smoking article. The filter plug may be a cellulose acetate filter plug. The filter plug is preferably approximately 7 mm in length, but can have a length of between approximately 5 mm to approximately 10 mm.
Preferably, the smoking article is a cigarette. In a preferred embodiment, the smoking article has a total length between 40 mm and 50 mm. Preferably, the smoking article has a total length of approximately 45 mm. It is also preferable for the smoking article to have an external diameter of approximately 7.2 mm. Preferably, the aerosol-forming substrate comprises tobacco. Further, the aerosol-forming substrate may have a length of approximately 10 mm. However it is most preferable for the aerosol-forming substrate to have a length of 12 mm.
Further, the diameter of the aerosol-forming substrate may also be between approximately 5 mm and approximately 12 mm.
The smoking article may comprise an outer paper wrapper.
Further, the smoking article may comprise a separation between aerosol-forming substrate and the filter plug. The separation may be approximately 18 mm, but can be in the range of approximately 5 mm to approximately 25 mm.
The aerosol-forming substrate may alternatively be a liquid substrate. The aerosol-forming substrate may alternatively be any other sort of substrate, for example, a gas substrate, or any combination of the various types of substrate.
During operation, the substrate may be completely contained within the electrically heated aerosol-generating system. In that case, a user may puff on a mouthpiece of the electrically heated aerosol-generating system. Alternatively, during operation, the substrate may be partially contained within the electrically heated aerosol-generating system. The substrate may form part of a separate article and the user may puff directly on the separate article.
Preferably, the heating element is used as a heating needle, pin or rod that runs through the centre of the aerosol-forming substrate. Such internal heaters are advantageous since thermal energy is delivered in situ, that is, directly to the aerosol former. The heat insulation barrier created by the aerosol-forming substrate can be reduced. Internal heaters also tend to minimize condensation of the aerosol onto the heating elements, thereby reducing required maintenance. The heating element may be used in conjunction with further heaters, for example a disk or end heater or a heating plate.
The heating element may be used to heat the aerosol-forming substrate by means of conduction. The heating element may be at least partially in contact with the substrate, or the carrier on which the substrate is deposited. Alternatively, the heat from the heating element may be conducted to the substrate by means of a heat conductive element. Alternatively, the manufactured heating element may transfer heat to the incoming ambient air that is drawn through the electrically heated aerosol-generating system during use, which in turn heats the aerosol-forming substrate by convection. The ambient air may be heated before passing through the aerosol-forming substrate or the ambient air may be first drawn through the substrate and then heated.
The electrically conductive element preferably comprises a wire. The electrically conductive element is preferably metallic. In a preferred embodiment, the electrically conductive element is a copper wire. The electrically conductive element preferably has a circular cross section. However, the electrically conductive element may have any suitable cross sectional shape.
The electrically conductive tubing preferably comprises metallic tubing. Preferably, the electrically conductive tubing comprises a different material from the electrically conductive element. In a preferred embodiment, the electrically conductive tubing is stainless steel tubing. Alternatively, the electrically conductive tubing is Timetal ® (a Titanium based alloy) or a Nickel based alloy tubing. The electrically conductive tubing preferably has a circular cross section. However, the electrically conductive tubing may have any suitable cross sectional shape. Timetal® is a registered trade mark of Titanium Metals Corporation, 1999 Broadway Suite 4300, Denver, Colorado.
The electrically conductive tubing may have a substantially circular cross section. Alternatively, the tubing may have a square, triangular or oval cross section. The cross-sectional area of the electrically conductive tubing may be greater than the cross sectional area of the electrically conductive element. In this case a substantially annular electrically insulating plug may be provided around the electrically conductive element, to form an electrical insulator between the internal electrically conductive element and the external electrically conductive tubing.
The relative dimensions of the electrically conductive element, the plug and the electrically conductive tubing will affect the properties of the heating element for example, but not limited to, the temperature increase of the heating element per unit of electrical power and the temperature increase per unit of heating element length.
According to a sixth aspect of the invention, there is provided use of a heating element according to the second aspect of the invention, as a heating element to heat a substrate, in particular in an electrically heated aerosol-generating system.
Features described in relation to one aspect of the invention may also be applicable to another aspect of the invention.
An embodiment of the invention will be further described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which
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The paste 103 should be as thick as possible whilst still having a consistency to permit the paste to be inserted into the tube 109. The paste may be formed by dissolving an insulating powder in a solvent, for example, water. The insulating powder may be, for example but not limited to, MiOx, magnesium oxide, aluminium oxide, another metallic oxide or salt, or a combination of one or more of these. Additional material may also be included in the paste. When the paste is dry, it forms an electrical insulator. An electrical insulator is a dielectric material which largely does not allow electrical current to flow through it, up to a particular break down voltage. Electrical current starts to flow at the break down voltage. Mica may have a break down voltage of approximately 2000 kVcm-1.
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Although copper wire is used in the above-described embodiment, wire of any other suitable metal could be used. Furthermore, the first electrically conductive element need not, in fact, be a wire. It may be any electrically conductive material. The electrically conductive element need not be circular or substantially circular in cross section. It may have any cross sectional shape, for example square, triangular or oval. Furthermore the first electrically conductive element may be a single strand of wire. Alternatively, the first conductive element may comprise a plurality of strands of wire. Examples of other suitable metals include gold, silver, platinum and titanium. In one embodiment, the copper wire measures 30 mm in length by 0.3 mm in diameter. The wire may be attached to a reel.
The tube 109 may be a stainless steel tube. The tube may be a syringe needle. The external diameter of the tube may be approximately 0.5 mm or 1 mm. In one embodiment, a BRA-4665643 needle supplied by Milian SA, Geneva, measuring 120 mm in length by 0.8 mm in diameter, is used. In that case, the paste may be inserted into the tube at the fourth step by sucking the paste into the syringe needle. Alternatively, the tube 109 may be a Ti-metal ® tube.
In the embodiment described above, at the first step, a saw is used to cut the tube 109 to obtain a flat surface, which can be abutted to the filling chamber wall. The cutting may alternatively be done in another way, for example using a laser beam, a water jet or oxygen-assisted gas.
In addition, in the embodiment described above, in
Furthermore, one of the electrically conductive elements need not, in fact, be tubular or substantially tubular. The electrically conductive element may be any electrically conductive material, provided that it may be electrically joined to the other electrically conductive element at the resistive portion. For example, the first electrically conductive element may be a substantially elongate strip of electrically conductive material. Further, the second electrically conductive element may be a substantially elongate strip of electrically conductive material. Then, as previously described, the insulating paste may be injected between the first elongate strip and the second elongate strip. Then the paste may be dried as previously described. The paste should be sufficiently thick so that it does not leak out from between the two strips. This is because, unlike the embodiment in which the second electrically conductive element is tubular, there are no walls retaining the insulating paste during the manufacturing process. Then, as previously described, once the paste is dry, the first and second electrically conductive elements may be electrically joined to one another. The elements may be joined by forming a resistive portion at the first end of the elements by cutting and joining the two electrically conductive elements with electrodes 115 or with pincer cutters.
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The electrically resistive portion 117 has a higher resistance than the first and second electrically conductive elements because there is an imperfect electrical connection at the first end of the heating element between the two electrically conductive elements. This is partly due to a small amount of electrically insulating paste which separates the first conductive element from the second conductive element in the electrically resistive portion of the heating element. Further, an imperfect electrical connection is made because of oxides on the surface of the first and second electrically conductive materials. When the heating element is cut using the electrodes or pincers, the oxides separate the first electrically conductive element from the second electrically conductive element, thereby increasing the resistance of the heating element in the electrically resistive portion of the heating element.
The value of the resistance of the electrically resistive portion may be controlled by applying additional heat when cutting the heating element or forming the resistive portion. The higher the temperature applied to the resistive portion of the heating element when the heating element is cut or when the resistive junction is formed, the lower the resistance of the restive portion. When no heating is applied when the resistive portion is formed, the resistance is high.
The resistive portion of the heating element is located at the first end of the heating element. The first electrically conductive element and second electrically conductive element are electrically equivalent to the wires 141, 143 shown in
In an alternative embodiment, not shown in the figures, the resistive portion is not formed at the first end 102 of the heating element. The resistive portion may be formed a distance away from the first end 102 of the heating element. In that case, preferably, the resistive portion is formed half way along the length of the second electrically conductive material. That is to say that the resistive portion is formed a distance of 0.5e away from the first end 102 of the heating element. This has the advantage that the steady state temperature profile of the heating element is substantially symmetric about the middle of the heating element, and leads to more even heating.
Further, it is not necessary for the first resistive portion 117 to be formed at the first end of the heating element or for the second resistive portion 119 to be formed halfway along the length of the second electrically conductive element, e. For example the first resistive portion may be formed a distance e/3 away from the first end 102 of the heating element. The second resistive portion may be formed a distance 2e/3 away from the first end 102 of the heating element. That is to say that the second resistive portion may be formed a distance of approximately e/3 away from the second end of the second electrically conductive element. This has the advantage that an even more uniform temperature distribution is achieved. Any other suitable positioning of the first and second resistive portions may be provided.
Once the individual heating element has been produced, as in the exemplary embodiment described above with reference to
In an exemplary embodiment, the mounting and connection portion 125 is mounted into a disc-like holder. The holder may be metallic or electrically insulating. The heating portion 123 is exposed above the metallic holder. Below the metallic holder, the mounting and connection portion 125 (copper wire 105) is connected to electrical circuitry. Thermo-resistance casting material is then applied to the back of the holder to mask the copper wire or wires. This provides rigidity for the heater but also prevents short circuits between the heating portion and the copper wire of the mounting and connection portion. If only one heating element is mounted in the holder, the heating element is located so as to most effectively heat the substrate. Or, if more than one heating element is mounted in the holder, the heating elements are located in an appropriate arrangement so as to most effectively heat the substrate. This is shown in
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