Patent ID: 6069998
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: H05B

Abstract:
An immersion heater for heating a liquid in a tank comprising:mounting means receivable in a sidewall of said tank for attaching said heater in place, said mounting means including a housing on the outside of said tank when the immersion heater is installed in place;a heating element projecting from said mounting means into said tank to heat the liquid therein;a temperature sensor installed in said housing in a temperature sensing relationship with the liquid, said temperature sensor sensing temperature of the liquid and providing an indication thereof for control of the immersion heater to heat the liquid to a desired temperature and maintain it at that temperature; and,means positioning said sensor within said housing in a temperature sensing relationship with the liquid, said positioning means including a bracket fitting into an opening in an outer end of said housing, said bracket including an integrally formed tongue extending into said opening for an inner end of said tongue to be positioned adjacent said sidewall of said tank, and said sensor being encapsulated in said tongue at said inner end thereof.