The invention provides a
positive temperature coefficient (PTC) rod device, comprising:
electrode terminals; Supporting parts, the above-mentioned first and second supporting parts are connected to each other; PTC elements and
heat transfer blocks respectively connected between adjacent pairs of first supporting parts and between adjacent pairs of second supporting parts; The groove-shaped first and second PTC rods are used to accommodate the above-mentioned devices. According to the PTC rod device described above, the
coupling force between the
electrode terminal and the insulator can be improved by integrally forming the
electrode terminal and the insulator through
double injection molding. Also, a support may be provided on the insulator to clearly define the
coupling position of the PTC element and the
heat transfer block, and a channel may be formed in the enlarged portion and the insulator support to
exhaust gas generated when the PTC element is heated to the outside. The present invention also provides a vehicle preheater, comprising: a plurality of PTC rod devices constituted as above; one or more cooling fins that are in
close contact with and coupled to both sides of each PTC rod device; and the outermost cooling fins A pair of frames coupled with the outer sides of the device; the first and second shells connected to the longitudinal ends of the above-mentioned device combination; the shell terminal set in the shell as the
cathode terminal. According to the above-mentioned preheater, the heat generated on the PTC element is not transferred to the outside, but evenly transferred to the inside of the preheater, the
coupling force of each element placed between the frames is increased, and the PTC rod device and
heat sink The
close contact between them has also been improved.