Combined heating block structure of bath heater
By combining full-section and segmented PTC heating elements, the problem of limited power settings for bathroom heater heating elements is solved, enabling the selection and flexible combination of multiple heating power levels to meet diverse heating needs.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202423125675.7
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-17
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-14
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-12-17
AI Technical Summary
Existing bathroom heaters have PTC heating elements with limited power settings and fixed combinations, which cannot meet diverse heating needs.
It adopts a combination structure of full-section PTC heating element and segmented PTC heating element. By setting notches on the segmented PTC heating element and providing a common terminal and wiring terminal on the full-section PTC heating element, it is possible to use segmented PTC heating elements of different power individually or in parallel, providing a variety of heating power levels.
It offers a variety of heating power levels, has a small overall size, and can meet different heating needs through simple wiring arrangements.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of bathroom heaters, and specifically to a combined heating block structure for a bathroom heater. Background Technology
[0002] A bathroom heater is a household appliance installed in a bathroom to provide multiple functions such as heating, lighting, and ventilation. The core component inside a bathroom heater is usually a PTC ceramic heating element. This material increases its resistance and heats up when electricity is applied, converting electrical energy into heat energy, which is then dissipated to the outside. However, the PTC heating element inside a bathroom heater typically has two or three power levels, with the specific power values varying depending on the brand and model. The relatively fixed combination of these power levels results in a limited range of power settings.
[0003] Therefore, in order to overcome the shortcomings of the existing technology, it is necessary to design a simple structure for the combined heating block of a bathroom heater. Utility Model Content
[0004] This utility model provides a combined heating block structure for a bathroom heater to solve the problems of the prior art.
[0005] The objective of this utility model can be achieved through the following technical solution: a combined heating block structure for a bathroom heater, comprising at least a set of full-length PTC heating elements and segmented PTC heating elements, wherein the segmented PTC heating elements are disposed on the outer edge of the full-length PTC heating elements, and at least a set of notches are provided on the segmented PTC heating elements to divide the segmented PTC heating elements into segments through the notches, wherein a common terminal is provided on the middle full-length PTC heating element, and each segment of the segmented PTC heating elements or the outer full-length PTC heating element is provided with a wiring terminal.
[0006] In a further improvement, the full-section PTC heating element has several groups in the middle, and the segmented PTC heating element has one group, which is located outside one group of the outermost full-section PTC heating elements.
[0007] In a further improvement, the full-section PTC heating element has several groups in the middle, and the segmented PTC heating element has two groups, with the segmented PTC heating elements respectively located on the outermost sides of the two groups of full-section PTC heating elements.
[0008] In a further improvement, the wiring terminal of the long PTC heating element in the segmented PTC heating element is located on the left or right side of the long PTC heating element.
[0009] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the heating block structure of this utility model bathroom heater combination are as follows:
[0010] The system combines a full-length PTC heating element with segmented PTC heating elements. The segmented PTC heating elements have notches to allow for different power levels. The full-length PTC heating elements and the segmented PTC heating elements of different power levels can be connected individually or in parallel with live wires. The overall size is small. By opening one or more electrically conductive PTC heating element modules, various heating power levels can be obtained through simple wiring arrangements. Attached Figure Description
[0011] Figure 1 This is a structural schematic diagram of layout one of the present utility model.
[0012] Figure 2 This is a structural schematic diagram of layout two of this utility model.
[0013] Figure 3 This is a structural schematic diagram of layout three of this utility model.
[0014] Figure 4 This is a structural schematic diagram of layout four of this utility model.
[0015] In the diagram, 1-full-length PTC heating element, 2-segmented PTC heating element, 21-notch, 22-long PTC heating element, 23-short PTC heating element, 3-common terminal, 4-wiring terminal. Detailed Implementation
[0016] In the description of this utility model, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this utility model.
[0017] In the description of this utility model, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," and "joining" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model based on the specific circumstances.
[0018] The following describes the embodiments and appendices. Figures 1-4 The technical solution of this utility model will be further described below.
[0019] Example 1
[0020] A bathroom heater combination PTC heating element structure includes at least a set of full-length PTC heating elements 1 and segmented PTC heating elements 2. The segmented PTC heating elements 2 are disposed on the outer edge of the full-length PTC heating elements 1. The segmented PTC heating elements 2 are provided with at least a set of notches 21, through which the segmented PTC heating elements 2 are divided into segments. The full-length PTC heating elements 1 in the middle is provided with a common terminal 3. Each segment of the segmented PTC heating elements 2 or the outer full-length PTC heating elements 1 is provided with a wiring terminal 4.
[0021] As a further preferred embodiment, the full-length PTC heating element 1 is provided with several groups in the middle, and the segmented PTC heating element 2 is provided with one group, which is located outside one group of the outermost full-length PTC heating elements 1.
[0022] As a further preferred embodiment, the full-length PTC heating element 1 is provided with several groups in the middle, and the segmented PTC heating element 2 is provided with two groups, with the segmented PTC heating elements 2 respectively located on the outermost side of the two groups of full-length PTC heating elements 1.
[0023] As a further preferred embodiment, the wiring terminal 4 of the long PTC heating element 21 in the segmented PTC heating element 2 is located on the left side or the right side of the long PTC heating element 21.
[0024] The working principle of this utility model is as follows: Figure 1 and Figure 2 For example, there are two sets of full-section PTC heating elements 1 and segmented PTC heating elements 2. The segmented PTC heating elements 2 are located in front of the middle full-section PTC heating element 1. One side of the middle full-section PTC heating element 1 is connected to the common terminal 3 (the common terminal for the neutral wire), and one side of the outer full-section PTC heating element 1 is connected to the terminal (the live wire). The long PTC heating element 22 and the short PTC heating element 23 of the segmented PTC heating element 2 are connected to the terminal (the live wire). The long PTC heating element 22 and the short PTC heating element 23 have different power ratings.
[0025] The long PTC heating element 22 and short PTC heating element 23 of the outer full-length PTC heating element 1 and segmented PTC heating element 2 can be connected to the live wire individually, or any two can be connected in parallel and then connected to the live wire, and the remaining one can be connected to the live wire alone. The wiring method can be selected according to the actual use. The overall size is small. By opening one or more sets of electrically conductive PTC heating element modules, various combinations of heating power levels can be obtained through simple wiring arrangements.
[0026] like Figure 3 and Figure 4For example, there is one set of full-section PTC heating elements 1 and two sets of segmented PTC heating elements 2, located on both sides of the full-section PTC heating element 1 in the middle. One side of the full-section PTC heating element 1 is connected to the common terminal 3 (the common terminal for the neutral wire). The long PTC heating element 22 and the short PTC heating element 23 of the two sets of segmented PTC heating elements 2 are respectively connected to the wiring terminal (connected to the live wire). The long PTC heating element 22 and the short PTC heating element 23 have different power.
[0027] The long PTC heating element 22 and the short PTC heating element 23 of the two-section PTC heating elements 2 can be connected to the live wire individually, or any two can be connected in parallel and then connected to the live wire, or any three can be connected in parallel and then connected to the live wire, and the remaining one can be connected to the live wire alone. The wiring method can be selected according to the actual use. The overall size is small. By opening one or more sets of electrically conductive PTC heating element modules, various combinations of heating power levels can be obtained through simple wiring arrangements.
[0028] The preferred embodiments of this utility model have been described in detail above. It should be understood that those skilled in the art can make many modifications and variations based on the concept of this utility model without creative effort. For example, the entire PTC heating element 1 can be provided with three, four, or more groups, and a group of segmented PTC heating elements 2 can be provided on the side; alternatively, the entire PTC heating element 1 can be provided with three, four, or more groups, and a group of segmented PTC heating elements 2 can be provided on both sides. Different wiring methods can be used according to actual needs to obtain a variety of heating power levels; and the notches 21 on the segmented PTC heating elements 2 can be provided with two, three, or more, to realize more segmented PTC heating elements 2. The segmented PTC heating elements 2 with multiple notches have multiple small segmented PTC heating elements with different power, further improving the diversity of wiring methods, thereby obtaining more combinations of heating power levels, ensuring a small size while increasing the number of heating power levels.
[0029] Therefore, any technical solution that can be obtained by those skilled in the art based on the concept of this utility model and on the basis of the prior art through logical analysis, reasoning, or limited experimentation should be within the scope of protection defined by the claims.
Claims
1. A combined heating element structure for a bathroom heater, characterized in that, It includes at least a set of full-length PTC heating elements (1) and segmented PTC heating elements (2). The segmented PTC heating elements (2) are disposed on the outer edge of the full-length PTC heating elements (1). At least a set of notches (21) are provided on the segmented PTC heating elements (2) to divide the segmented PTC heating elements (2) into segments. A common end (3) is provided on the full-length PTC heating elements (1) in the middle. Each segment of the segmented PTC heating elements (2) or the outer full-length PTC heating elements (1) is provided with a terminal (4).
2. The structure of a combined heating block for a bathroom heater according to claim 1, characterized in that, The full-section PTC heating element (1) has several groups in the middle, and the segmented PTC heating element (2) has one group. The segmented PTC heating element (2) is located outside one group of the outermost full-section PTC heating elements (1).
3. The structure of a combined heating block for a bathroom heater according to claim 1, characterized in that, The full-section PTC heating element (1) has several groups in the middle, and the segmented PTC heating element (2) has two groups. The segmented PTC heating elements (2) are respectively arranged on the outer side of the two outermost full-section PTC heating elements (1).
4. The structure of a combined heating block for a bathroom heater according to claim 1, characterized in that, The wiring terminal (4) of the long PTC heating element (22) in the segmented PTC heating element (2) is located on the left side or the right side of the long PTC heating element (22).