Patent ID: 7335855

Claim:
An electric PCB heating component for heating adjacent units and electric components arranged on an electronic circuit board, the PCB heating component comprising at least one fastening element by which the PCB heating component is attachable to the electronic circuit board, at least one heating element for generating thermal energy, at least one electrically insulating base with which the PCB heating component is adapted to be arranged on the electric circuit board, and at least one heating body which emits via a heat radiating surface the thermal energy generated by the at least one heating element when the PCB heating component is in operation such that the thermal energy heats the electrical components, wherein the at least one heating element is a PTC heating element and the at least one heating body has arranged thereon one or more heating projections, the one or more heating projections configured to effectively enlarge the heat radiating surface such that the thermal energy can be emitted in a substantially directional mode via convection and/or radiation.