Patent ID: 9664412
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: B60H,F24H,H05B

Claim:
1. A heating device, wherein the heating device is constituted of a case including therein a flow path through which a heat medium flows, and a heating element disposed in the flow path of the case to heat the heat medium, wherein the case comprises a first case section and a second case section each of which has at least one opened surface and which are connected to each other in a state where respective openings are made to abut on each other, and a plate-like gasket which is interposed between abutment portions of the first case section and the second case section, and seals a space between both the case sections, wherein at least a part of the gasket is positioned in the flow path, to control the flow of the heat medium in the flow path, wherein the gasket has a wall section positioned in the flow path, and a passage portion opened in the wall section, and wherein in the gasket, the flow path of a portion where air is easily retained in the case is narrowed by an opening dimension and/or a shape of the passage portion formed in the wall section.