Patent ID: 8575518
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: F24H,F28D,F28F

Abstract:
1. A heating device for convectively heating a fluid, said heating device comprising: a first heat transfer assembly comprising a plurality of fins, said fins defining a plurality of fin spaces therebetween through which fluids are selectively passed; a base having a first side and a second side, said first side being generally opposite of said second side; wherein said base comprises a first end and a second end, said first end being located opposite of said second end; wherein the plurality of fins extend from and are adjacent the first side of the base; at least one electrical conducting member positioned along at least a portion of the second side of the base, said at least one electrical conducting member beginning and terminating along the first end of the base and extending at least partially along or near a periphery of said base; wherein the at least one electrical conducting member is configured to receive electrical current and convert said electrical current to heat; an outer housing at least partially surrounding the first heat transfer member and said base, wherein said outer housing defines at least one partially enclosed space through which fluids are selectively passed; an electrical coupling for electrically connecting a first end and a second end of said at least one electrical conducting member, said electrical coupling extending, at least partially, to an exterior of the outer housing; wherein heat generated at or near the at least one electrical conducting member is transferred to the plurality of fins of the first heat transfer assembly; and wherein fluids directed through the fin spaces within the at least one partially enclosed space are selectively heated when electrical current is provided to the heating device.