Flexible and Stretchable Heater Based on Conductive Textile or Conductive Polymeric Foam

摘要

An electric heating device (10), in particular for automotive application, comprises at least one heating member (12) and electric terminals (20, 22) that are provided as electric connections connectable to an electric power supply. The heating member (12) includes at least one dielectric, planar, flexible carrier (14) having an upper surface (16) and an opposite lower surface arranged in parallel to the upper surface (16), wherein at least one out of the upper surface (16) and the lower surface is equipped with an attached continuous layer of electrically conductive material (18), which extends over a major part of an area of the respective surface (16) of the at least one flexible carrier (14). At least one electric terminal (20, 22) is arranged at and electrically connected to each end of the electrically conductive material layer (18) of each heating member (12).