Patent ID: 9513066
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: F28D,F28F,H01M,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A heat exchanger comprising: a housing; a first fluid connection and a second fluid connection, wherein the housing is in fluid communication with a fluid circuit, wherein a fluid flows through said housing by way of said first fluid connection and second fluid connection; The housing being defined by a housing upper part and a housing lower part, wherein the housing lower part is connected to the housing upper part by a connecting element defined by a lattice through an interlocking or cohesive connection, where the connecting elements include a plurality of stud-like elements and connecting crosspieces, where the stud-like-elements each have an at least partially circumferential edge, wherein the stud-like elements are connected to one another by the connecting crosspieces, where each of the stud-like elements are connected to the housing upper part and the housing lower part, and where each of the connecting crosspieces are connected to at least one of the housing upper part, the housing lower part, and the plurality of studs, and a plurality of heating elements, wherein the plurality of heating elements are located on or within the connecting crosspieces or the lattice-like structure or the partially circumferential edge.