Patent ID: 9297551
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: B60H,F24H,H04B,H05B

Claim Text:
1. A heat generating element for an electrical heating device of a motor vehicle, comprising: a positional frame which forms a receptacle in which a PTC element is accommodated, abutting contact plates on two oppositely situated sides of the PTC element, and several supporting points provided in a circumferential direction of the receptacle, the supporting points being spaced apart in a circumferential direction of the receptacle and protruding beyond flat surface sections of the positional frame to define punctiform support portions supporting the PTC element for holding the PTC element at a distance to the flat surface sections of the positional frame, wherein the supporting points are formed such that they taper to a tip, and wherein at least one supporting point is in contact with the PTC element.