Patent ID: 6881933

Claim:
A heating device comprising an electrical heat source for heating a fluid in a fluid line of a motor vehicle, a heat conducting device in connection with the heat source, wherein the heat conducting device is connected to a clamp for connecting the heating conducting device to the fluid line, wherein the heat conducting device comprises a metal strip having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the metal strip is in contact with the heat source and the second end is connected to the clamp, wherein the clamp is comprised of two parts which at one end thereof are insertable one into the other in an articulated manner, and at another end thereof are connectable by a closure, wherein the clamp parts are injection molded parts, wherein the clamp comprises thermoplastic material, wherein the metal strip is surrounded by the thermoplastic material of the clamp, wherein the plastic material surrounding the metal strip is shaped at an end of the metal strip facing away from the clamp as a receptacle for receiving the heat source, and wherein the plastic material in the receptacle leaves free at least one contact surface of the metal strip for a thermal and electrical contact by at least one heating element of the heat source.