Patent ID: 11858308
Assignee: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B  H

Claim 11:
12. A vehicle warmer for a vehicle, comprising:
a housing;
a heat generation film normally accommodated within the housing, and configured to be spread out from the housing when in use and generate heat when electricity is supplied thereto;
an electricity supply unit configured to supply the electricity to the heat generation film; and
a switching unit provided between the electricity supply unit and the heat generation film and configured to enable the electricity to flow from the electricity supply unit to the heat generation film when the heat generation film is spread out from the housing,
wherein the switching unit includes a fixation portion and a spring unit connected to the fixation portion,
wherein when the heat generation film is spread out from the housing, the fixation portion is engaged with a predetermined portion within the vehicle, and thus the heat generation film is kept spread out, and
wherein when the fixation portion is engaged with the predetermined portion within the vehicle, the spring unit is configured to connect the electricity supply unit and the heat generation film to each other.