Patent ID: 8358922

Claim:
A heating device for fluids, the heating device being adapted for mounting to a corresponding part of a continuous flow heater, the heating device comprising: at least one heating element configured as an electric resistance heater; at least one heat exchanging element for the exchange of heat between the heating element and a fluid, the heat exchanging element being connected in a heat-conducting manner to the heating element and the fluid so as to transfer the heat generated by the heating element to the fluid and the heat exchanging element forming an integral housing component of a pressure-resistant and temperature-resistant continuous flow heater and having a substantially planar central area on which the heating element is mounted; and connection portions arranged at a periphery of the heating device, wherein the heating device is adapted for mounting as an integral unit to the corresponding part to form the continuous flow heater, and the connection portions are adapted to engage connection parts on the corresponding part to hold the heating device and the corresponding part together.