CN103010057A - Method for providing heat to vehicular seat and device thereof - Google Patents

Method for providing heat to vehicular seat and device thereof Download PDF

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CN103010057A
CN103010057A CN2012103570690A CN201210357069A CN103010057A CN 103010057 A CN103010057 A CN 103010057A CN 2012103570690 A CN2012103570690 A CN 2012103570690A CN 201210357069 A CN201210357069 A CN 201210357069A CN 103010057 A CN103010057 A CN 103010057A
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S·伊克巴勒
I·斯帕索耶维奇
T·诺曼德
J·巴尔富斯
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H05ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05BELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B3/00Ohmic-resistance heating
    • H05B3/20Heating elements having extended surface area substantially in a two-dimensional plane, e.g. plate-heater
    • H05B3/34Heating elements having extended surface area substantially in a two-dimensional plane, e.g. plate-heater flexible, e.g. heating nets or webs
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60NSEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/56Heating or ventilating devices
    • B60N2/5607Heating or ventilating devices characterised by convection
    • B60N2/5621Heating or ventilating devices characterised by convection by air
    • B60N2/5657Heating or ventilating devices characterised by convection by air blown towards the seat surface
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60NSEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/56Heating or ventilating devices
    • B60N2/5678Heating or ventilating devices characterised by electrical systems
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H05ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05BELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
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    • H05B2203/002Heaters using a particular layout for the resistive material or resistive elements
    • H05B2203/006Heaters using a particular layout for the resistive material or resistive elements using interdigitated electrodes
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H05ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05BELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
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    • H05B2203/011Heaters using laterally extending conductive material as connecting means
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H05ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05BELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
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    • H05B2203/029Heaters specially adapted for seat warmers

Abstract

A heater comprising: at least one carrier 30 comprising: a first electrically functional layer 10 disposed on the carrier 30; a second electrically functional layer 20 disposed on the carrier 30 and in contact with the first electrically functional layer 10; and one or more electrical conductors 4 connected to the first electrically functional layers 10 for applying power to the heater; wherein the heater includes one or more of the following features: (1) heating around the through holes 32 in the heater (2) variable widths of the electrically functional layers so that the current density in the heating regions is constant; (3) multiple discrete carriers 30 that are electrically connected; and (4) split buss bars that provide an equal current density around the through holes 30 and to the heating regions 150.

Description

The method and apparatus of heat is provided to seat
Prioity claim
The application requires the U.S. Provisional Patent Application sequence number No.61/537 of application on September 21st, 2011, the U.S. Provisional Patent Application sequence number No.61/645 of application on May 10th, 361 and 2012,297 preceence, the content of these applications is incorporated into this by reference.
Technical field
Present invention relates in general to temperature booster, and relate more specifically to a kind of seat temperature booster, its with heat offer with temperature booster in the zone adjoined, hole, a plurality of discrete carrier and/or provide uniform density of current in the heating region both sides.
Background technology
Usually, heating device is included in the conductive material that heat is provided when being attached to energy source.Some heating devices heat by electric energy being put on the metal wool (being copper cash) that spreads all over the temperature booster extension.Yet recently, temperature booster has substrate layer, and substrate layer comprises anodal conductive path and the negative pole conductive path that is printed on the substrate, and resistance material is printed on the substrate layer between anodal conductive path and negative pole conductive path, so that produce heat when power supply.The example of this heating device is in U.S. Patent No. 3,287, and 684, No.4,777,351, No.4,852,228, No.5,432,322, No.6,194,692, No.6,495,809, No.6,884,965, No.7,053,344, No.7,202,444, No.7,284,748, No.7,306,283, No.7,500, open in 536 and No.7,741,582, in any case all these patents are expressly by with reference to being incorporated into this.
In some cases, through hole forms and passes substrate, so that temperature booster is flexible and is suitable for for seat.Yet, in substrate, introduce through hole and caused having non-heating region around otch, through hole, hole or its combination at temperature booster, have temperature traverse along the surface of temperature booster, heat energy reduces, perhaps its combination.And in comprising fan, blowing engine or the two system, these cold spots are owing to the air-flow that passes through hole becomes large.In addition, through hole has reduced the space that electric functional layer can be used, and this has reduced available area of heating, the efficiency of heating surface, heating validity or both.Recently, seat has begun to introduce other feature to increase occupant's traveling comfort, such as the changeable leg protector that is adjusted to occupant height and/or length so that the extensible seat part of tall passenger is to support its shank, yet the seat part of increase may not be heated and the occupant can feel that this part is colder.
Will be attractive be to make temperature booster comprise that the alerting ability of increase keeps the homogeneous heating around the movable part of through hole, otch, hole, seat or its combination simultaneously.Also with attractive be the zone that makes through hole in the temperature booster heating next-door neighbour carrier.Need the temperature booster auxiliary heating to pass the air of the through hole in the carrier.With attractive be make heater section be adapted to the motion of seat temperature booster can be owing to motion repeatedly and fault so that the elongated area of seat is heated the durability that provides simultaneously higher.Also with attractive be electric functional layer to be configured to maximize heating region keep simultaneously for installing, making and require or the two tolerance.
Summary of the invention
This instruction has solved these one or more in needing astoundingly by a kind of temperature booster, and described temperature booster comprises: at least one carrier, and it comprises: be arranged in the first electric functional layer on the carrier; Be arranged on the carrier and with contacted the second electric functional layer of the first electric functional layer; And the one or more electric conductors that are connected to the first electric functional layer that are used for electric energy is put on temperature booster; Wherein temperature booster comprises one or more in the following characteristics: the one or more through holes in (1) temperature booster, wherein the first electric functional layer comprises the part with first polarity and the part with second polarity, they each as at least one the border of opposed area in described one or more through holes, and the second electric functional layer is arranged so that the second electric functional layer connects the part with first polarity and has the part of the second polarity so that the described zone around at least one in described one or more through hole is heated between opposed area; (2) the first electric functional layer of conductive material, wherein electric functional layer comprises: the main conductive path with first width; With secondary conductive path, secondary conductive path has the second width that the main conductive path compared reduces, and secondary conductive path adjoins main conductive path so that the width of secondary conductive path roughly requires proportional with the current load of described one or more heating regions; (3) wherein said at least one carrier is a plurality of carrier of separating, and each carrier of separating comprises: the first electric functional layer and the second electric functional layer; In wherein said a plurality of separating heater at least one is connected to the one or more electric conductors of electric power supply to temperature booster, and each electrical connection in wherein said a plurality of separating heater is so that each carrier of separating produces heat when applying electric energy; And the one or more through holes in (4) carrier, wherein the first electric functional layer has the bus portion of the first polarity and the bus portion of the second polarity, wherein the bus portion of the bus portion of the first polarity, the second polarity or the two are split minute, side by side around at least one of described one or more through holes, extend so that have one of the bus portion of the first polarity or bus portion of the second polarity, thereby so that described one or more through holes described at least one basically surrounded by the bus portion of the first polarity or the bus portion of the second polarity.
One of this instruction may comprise a kind of temperature booster by embodiment, and it comprises: carrier, and carrier comprises: the first electric functional layer of being made by conductive material; The second electric functional layer of making and electrically contact with the first electric functional layer by resistance material; Be used for applying electric energy to produce the one or more electric conductors that are connected to the first electric functional layer of heat; And the one or more through holes in the carrier; Wherein the first electric functional layer comprises the part with first polarity and the part with second polarity; Wherein has the part of the first polarity as the border of the part of the described one or more through holes in the carrier; And have the part of the second polarity as the relative portion boundary of the described one or more through holes in the carrier, the part of the first polarity is orientated as toward each other with the part with second polarity and described one or more through hole is positioned therebetween so that have; And wherein the second electric functional layer (being resistive layer) is orientated the part that has the first polarity near the described one or more through holes in the carrier and electrical connection and the part with second polarity as so that near the zone (that is, the described one or more through holes in carrier and have the part of the first polarity and have zone between the part of the second polarity) that is positioned described one or more through hole of carrier is heated.
Another unique aspect of this instruction is a kind of temperature booster, and it comprises: a plurality of carrier of separating, and each carrier of separating comprises: be arranged in the first electric functional layer and the second electric functional layer on each carrier of separating, so that each carrier of separating produces heat when applying electric energy; In wherein said a plurality of carrier of separating at least one is connected to the one or more electric conductors of electric power supply to temperature booster; And wherein each carrier of separating is electrically connected.
A kind of temperature booster, it comprises: carrier, it has: one or more through holes; The first electric functional layer; And second electric functional layer; Wherein the first electric functional layer comprises: external bus structure and inside bus structure, wherein external bus structure is extended around the periphery of carrier and external bus structure forms and splits minute and extension around described one or more through holes.
A unique aspect of this instruction has been looked forward to a kind of seat of heating, and it comprises: the liner with one or more trench regions; The temperature booster of instructing here; And the trim layer that covers temperature booster, occupant sensor felt, liner or its combination.
Another unique aspect of this instruction has been looked forward to a kind of method that adds the heat through-hole peripheral region, and it comprises: obtain carrier, carrier comprises at least one through hole in the carrier; The first conductive layer is put at least a portion of through hole on every side so that have the zone that does not have the first electric functional layer between the first electric functional layer and the through hole; The second electric functional layer is put on around at least a portion of through hole so that have the zone that does not have the second electric functional layer between the second electric functional layer and the through hole, and so that the first electric functional layer do not contact with the second electric functional layer; Put between the first electric functional layer and the through hole resistive layer and the zone between the second electric functional layer and the through hole, and all contact with the first electric functional layer and the second electric functional layer so that between the first electric functional layer and the through hole and at least a portion in the zone between the second electric functional layer and the through hole comprise resistive layer; Electric energy is applied to the first electric functional layer so that resistive layer produces heat around through hole.
This instruction is by providing be through with astoundingly one or more in these problems of a kind of temperature booster, and this temperature booster comprises that the alerting ability of increase keeps the movable part of through hole, cut portion, hole, seat or the homogeneous heating around its combination simultaneously.This instruction provides heating directly to adjoin the temperature booster in the zone of the through hole in the carrier.This instruction provides the air that helps heating to pass the temperature booster of the through hole in the carrier.This instruction provides the motion that is adapted to seat so that the elongated area of seat is heated so that temperature booster can be owing to the heater section that repeatedly moves and lost efficacy when the height durability is provided.Here the heater configuration of instruction is for heating region is kept installation simultaneously, manufacturing requires or the two tolerance so that electric functional layer maximizes.
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Fig. 1 illustrates the example of the heating device of instruction here;
Fig. 2 illustrates the close up view of the through hole of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 A-B illustrates the as discussed here possible cross-sectional view of temperature booster;
Fig. 4 illustrates the temperature booster as instructing that is positioned as on the possibility seat of instruction here here;
Fig. 5 illustrates another possibility example of the heating device of instruction here;
Fig. 6 illustrates the possible example of the Electricity Functional conductive path of this instruction;
Fig. 7 illustrates an example of heating device, has electric functional layer around through hole;
Fig. 8 illustrates an example of heating device, and a plurality of discrete carrier parts are engaged by one or more wire jumpers (jumpers); And
Fig. 9 illustrates the close up view of the wire jumper that is connected with carrier.
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Explanation given here and figure are shown in and make the one skilled in the art be familiar with the present invention, its principle and practical application thereof.The one skilled in the art can adopt and application the present invention with numerous forms, as being suitable for best the requirement of practical use.So the specific embodiments of the invention of setting forth are not limit or the restrictions to instruction.Therefore the scope of instruction should not determine with reference to above description, but the complete scope of the equivalents that alternatively should give together with these claims with reference to claims is determined.The disclosure of all articles and list of references (comprising patent application and open) is incorporated into this for all purposes by reference.Other combinations also are possible, and as will finding from following claim, thereby these are also by with reference to being incorporated in this written description.
This instruction is based on a kind of improved heating device is provided.This heating device comprises at least one carrier.This heating device can be made of one or more carriers.Preferably, heating device can be made of a plurality of discrete carrier that electricity communicates.For example, temperature booster can comprise the discrete main carrier part that communicates with one or more discrete time carrier part electricity.Discrete main carrier part can adaptive liner.Preferably, temperature booster comprises two the discrete time carrier parts arranged side by side with the main carrier part that disperses.Discrete carrier part can be constructed so that the bolster that discrete time carrier part can adaptive seat, extends across groove, adaptive legging zone, connects liner and back, extends across lines of occlusion (bite line) or their combination.Discrete main carrier part and described one or more discrete time carrier part can use the main carrier part that will disperse electrically to connect, physically connect or any equipment incoming call of being connected in two ways discrete time carrier part communicates.Preferably, discrete main carrier part and described one or more carrier parts can use the equipment of machinery-free attachment arrangement (for example, machanical fastener) and/or method incoming call to communicate.Preferably, discrete main carrier part is connected by at least one wire jumper with time carrier part that is connected.
Wire jumper can be any equipment that discrete main carrier part is physically connected, electrically connects or be connected in two ways one or more carrier parts.Wire jumper can be discrete carrier physically connected and electrically to be connected to discrete main carrier and to allow relative to each other mobile and any equipment of not have to stretch discrete main carrier, discrete inferior carrier, wire jumper or their combination of carrier.For example, wire jumper can not make so that discrete carrier part moves up and down with respect to discrete main carrier part and/or discrete time carrier part discrete main carrier part and/or discrete inferior carrier part distortion, stretching, crooked out-of-plane or their combination.In another example, when temperature booster was in non-rigging position (uninstalled position), wire jumper can allow discrete time carrier flexibly to hang from discrete main carrier part.Wire jumper can have enough sizes, thickness, width or their combination so that enough electric power can transfer to adjacent carrier and produce heat by wire jumper.Wire jumper can have about 1 millimeter or larger, about 2 millimeters or larger or about 3 millimeters or larger width, and the first electric functional layer can have substantially the same width.Wire jumper can have about 10 millimeters or less, about 7 millimeters or less or about 5 millimeters or less width, and the first electric functional layer can have substantially the same width.
Described one or more wire jumper can be made by any material of instruction here.Preferably, wire jumper can be made by the material identical with carrier.More preferably, wire jumper can comprise at least one side the first electric functional layer.Even more preferably, wire jumper comprises the first electric functional layer and wire jumper a side the first electric functional layer communicates so that wire jumper will disperse with the first electric functional layer electricity of discrete main carrier part and discrete time carrier part, and the main carrier part is electrically connected with discrete time carrier part.Most preferably, wire jumper does not have the second electric functional layer.Wire jumper can comprise that the first electric functional layer of sufficient amount is so that electric energy can transfer to another discrete carrier to produce heat from a discrete carrier.One or more wire jumpers can form and being connected of the main carrier part of dispersing, discrete time carrier part or both by providing physical connection to be connected any equipment and/or method with electrical connection, and connect the fastener that does not have machanical fastener, extends through carrier, the fastener that increases other part, or their combination.One or more wire jumpers can be attached in any position discrete main Electricity Functional carrier, discrete time Electricity Functional carrier or both, so that wire jumper allows electric energy to circulate betwixt.Preferably, wire jumper is attached to discrete main Electricity Functional carrier, discrete time carrier Electricity Functional carrier or both paths (buss) so that electric energy circulates between discrete carrier.Expect that single wire jumper can be used to form two connections between the discrete carrier.For example, can to have the electric functional layer and the side that are printed on the both sides can be that anodal electric functional layer and opposition side can be the negative electricity functional layers to wire jumper.One side can directly be attached to each discrete carrier and opposition side can use another second one-sided wire jumper, adaptor union, indirect joint device or their combination to be attached to discrete carrier.
Connection can use ultrasonic welding to form.Ultrasonic welding can carried out under the enough low temperature so that carrier can not suffer damage or vice versa except wire jumper being bonded to carrier.Ultrasonic welding can be carried out not increasing in external heat source (that is the heat that, produces is only from pressure and the vibration of the device for ultrasonic welding) situation.Thereby base material can be heated (that is, heating), the sufficiently high temperature of (for example, fusing, bending, damage etc.) but the physical property that is not heated to carrier except contacting points position changes.Ultrasonic welding can be pointed to the exact location so that carrier can not damage and only wire jumper and the first electric functional layer, the second electric functional layer or the two welding (for example, fusing, fusion, combination etc.).The degree of depth of welding can be controlled by regulating the amount of pressure that is applied to wire jumper and carrier by groove seat (nest) (that is, bottom anvil) and soldering tip (sonotrode) (that is, horn).Can apply from about 6 000N/m 2To about 350,000N/m 2Pressure.Preferably, can apply from about 13 000N/m 2To about 170,000N/m 2Pressure.More preferably, can apply from 20,000N/m 2To about 35,000N/m 2Pressure.Soldering tip can use with orthogonality relation (vertical) with the groove seat.Soldering tip can use with substantially parallel relation with the groove seat.The relation of soldering tip and groove seat can be controlled the degree of depth of hypracoustic orientation of oscillation and welding.For example, when soldering tip and bottom anvil were can be roughly parallel to each other, supersonic oscillations will be along identical plane (that is, vertically vibration).In another example, at soldering tip and bottom anvil relative to each other during quadrature, supersonic oscillations can parallel with soldering tip and vertical with the groove seat (level vibration).
The depth of weld also can be controlled by regulating frequency.About 5 kilo hertzs can be used to electric conductor is attached to carrier to about 150 kilo hertzs frequency.Preferably, about 15 kilo hertzs can be used to electric conductor is attached to carrier to about 70 kilo hertzs frequency.More preferably, about 20 kilo hertzs can be used to electric conductor is attached to carrier to about 40 kilo hertzs frequency.Preferably, when using ultrasonic welding, the first electric functional layer, carrier and wire jumper conversion are formed between the two so that carrier and/or wire jumper only are melted in together so that be electrically connected at the contact point place of (intertwining) first electric functional layer that tangles.Temperature booster can be ultrasonically welded to the bag that uses with control system discussed here or wall, but the bag ultra-sonic welded together, or can be used to temperature booster is ultrasonically welded to another manufacturing object.This can by realize with regulation depth with technology described herein, highly, frequency, pressure or their combination to be to be bonded to temperature booster in bag, to make object, wire jumper or their combination.Wire jumper can come attached via the combination of the equipment that does not need machanical fastener and method.
Wire jumper can connect via conductive glue, electroconductive binder, conduction cementitious agent etc. or their combination (hereinafter referred to as conductive glue).Conductive glue can be two materials to be combined and the auxiliary any glue that forms betwixt the conduction connection.Conductive glue can combine not similar material.For example, conductive glue can be bonded to conductive material (for example, copper or silver) polymeric material (for example, alkide resin, polyester, mylar).In another example, except conductive material being bonded to not each of similar polymeric material, conductive glue can combine by similar polymeric material.When using ASTM D 732 to measure, conductive glue can have about 0.5MPa or larger, about 1.0MPa or larger, about 1.5MPa or larger shearing strength value when solidifying.When using ASTM D 732 to measure, conductive glue can have about 10MPa or less, about 8MPa or less, about 5MPa or less or about 3MPa or less shearing strength value when solidifying.
Conductive glue can be to keep any glue of some flexibilities so that glue can not split or disconnect when standing the flex motion of repetition when solidifying.When using ASTM D 790 test, conductive glue can have about 10MPa or larger, about 14MPa or larger or about 17MPa or larger flexure strength when solidifying.When using ASTM D 790 test, conductive glue can have about 40MPa or less, about 30MPa or less, about 20MPa or less or about 18MPa or less flexure strength when solidifying.
Conductive glue can have some elasticity so that glue can conform to irregularly shaped surface when solidifying shape.Conductive glue can be elongated when solidifying.The conductive glue of solidifying can elongate about 10% or larger, about 20% or larger or about 25% or larger when using ASTM D638 to measure.The conductive glue of solidifying can elongate about 100% or less, about 80% or less or about 60% or less when using ASTM D 638 to measure.Conductive glue has about 1MPa or larger, about 3MPa or larger, about 5MPa or larger or about 6.5MPa or larger tensile strength when using ASTM D 638 to measure when solidifying.Conductive glue has about 20MPa or less, about 15MPa or less or about 10MPa or less tensile strength when using ASTM D 638 to measure when solidifying.
Preferably, conductive glue is not fragility when solidifying.The conductive glue of solidifying can have about 20A or higher, about 40A or higher or about 60A or the higher hardness of using Shore A hardness meter to measure.The conductive glue of solidifying can have uses about 100D that Shore D hardness meter measures or less, about 90D or less, about 80D or less or preferably approximately 75D or less hardness (that is, approximately 70D and approximately between the 75D).Conductive glue can at room temperature solidify so that carrier without undergoing heating and/or damage with curing conductive glue.Conductive glue can help to form between two relative conductive layers and electrically contact.Conductive glue can help to form anticorrosive at electric functional layer.Conductive glue can strengthen the conduction of electric functional layer.
Conductive glue has electric conductivity.Conductive glue can have enough electric conductivitys so that glue helps to form and is electrically connected and with surface conjunction together between two surfaces.Conductive glue can sufficiently be conducted electricity so that conductive glue has low specific insulation (volume resistivity) and can be used to improve two electrical connections between the apparent surface.When 5011.5 methods in using MIL-STD-883H were measured, conductive glue can have about 1.0 Ω * m or larger, about 1.0 * 10 -1Ω * m or larger, preferably about 1.0 * 10 -2Ω * m or larger, more preferably about 1.0 * 10 -3Ω * m or larger or even more preferably about 1.0 * 10 -4Ω * m or larger (that is, about 1.74 * 10 -4Ω * m and about 2.5 * 10 -4Between Ω * m) specific insulation.When 5011.5 methods in using MIL-STD-883H were measured, conductive glue can have about 1.0 * 10 -8Ω * m or less, about 1.0 * 10 -7Ω * m or less, about 1.0 * 10 -6Ω * m or less or about 1.0 * 10 -5Ω * m or less specific insulation.
Conductive glue can comprise conductive additive.Conductive additive can be to help to form any additive that is electrically connected.Conductive additive can be any conductive material discussed herein.Preferably, conductive additive is copper, silver, nickel, gold or their combination.Conductive additive can add enough amounts and can be formed between two relative surfaces so that be electrically connected.Conductive additive can add enough amounts and be electrically connected so that conductive additive helps to form.Conductive glue can comprise by weight about 10% more, about 20% or more, preferably about 30% or more, more preferably about 40% or more or even more preferably about 45% or more conductive additive (that is, by weight the conductive additive between about 45% to 50%).Conductive additive can add enough amounts and be electrically connected so that conductive additive helps to form.Conductive glue can comprise by weight about 90% or still less, about 75% or still less, about 60% or still less or about 45% or conductive additive still less.Some examples of spendable conductive glue be the Ekecikut 414 that can buy from Panacol, the Eccobond CA3556HF that can buy from Hysol and can from MG Chemicals buy 8331, all these for all purposes by with reference to being incorporated into this.
Temperature booster comprises carrier, the first electric functional layer and the second electric functional layer.Carrier can be made so that the first electric functional layer, the second electric functional layer or the two can be printed on the carrier by any material.Carrier can be made by any material that is suitable as temperature booster.Carrier can insulate.Carrier can be fire-resistant.For example, carrier can bear 50 ℃ or higher, about 75 ℃ or higher, about 100 ℃ or higher or even about 125 ℃ or higher temperature and carrier can not melt, burn, smolders or their combination.Carrier can be made by polymeric material (for example thermosetting resin or thermoplastic material), more specifically is the thermoplastic material polymeric material.Polymeric material can be selected from homopolymer, copolymer, composite material or other materials combination, comprises polyester, polyimide, polyolefin (for example, polypropylene, polyethylene or its combination) or polyetherimide is one or more.The example of commercially available material comprises
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One or more.Carrier can be made by any material of instruction here, comprises the U.S. Patent application No.13/106 of application on May 12nd, 2011,140 the 0042nd sections instruction, and this instruction is incorporated into this by reference.
Carrier comprises periphery.Periphery comprises apical margin, root edge, the first lateral margin and the second lateral margin.Carrier can comprise with lower one or more: slit, otch, through hole, cut portion, key sheet, feature, or their combination.Preferably, cut portion is positioned on the periphery of carrier.Slit, otch, through hole, cut portion, key sheet, feature, or their combination can be positioned any position on the carrier.Slit, otch, through hole, cut portion, key sheet, feature, or their combination can be any shape and big or small so that they provide stress relief to carrier.Be taught in the instruction here about other of slit, otch, through hole, cut portion, key sheet and feature and describe, the U.S. Patent application No.13/106 that comprises application on May 12nd, 2011, instruction in 140 the 0096th, 0099,0100,0103,0112 and 0113 sections, these instructions are incorporated into this by reference.Through hole can be any without the material part in the surface (that is, carrier have the long-pending part of maximized surface) of carrier.For example, this surface of temperature booster be temperature booster be positioned to be positioned on the seat part below the occupant, contact with occupant sensor, contact with trim layer, perhaps their combination.Inner slit can be considered through hole.Outside slit and/or cut portion are not through holes.Through hole can be for any size and shape so that through hole provides stress relief to carrier in carrier so that carrier is crooked and opposing because sit down, knee load, indentation, bag, box, weight or the caused stretching, extension of their combination.For example, through hole can be the combination in circle, ellipse, direction, cross shape, "T"-shaped, serpentine, rhombus or difformity hole.Carrier can comprise a through hole.Carrier can comprise a plurality of through holes.Carrier can comprise 2 in the carrier, 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,15,18 or even 20 through holes.Carrier can comprise about 5 or more through hole, about 8 or more through hole, about 15 or more through hole or about 20 or more through hole.Carrier can comprise about 50 or through hole still less, about 40 or through hole still less or about 30 or through hole still less.Preferably, carrier comprises the through hole of quantity between about 10 and about 30 in the carrier.Through hole can all have identical size and shape.Preferably, the size of through hole, shape or the two are variable.Through hole can be positioned in the carrier symmetrically.For example, through hole can be positioned on the opposite side of line of centers of carrier symmetrically in the mode of coupling.Through hole can asymmetricly be positioned (that is, to be positioned on the opposite side of line of centers in unmatched mode) in the carrier.
Carrier comprises two electric functional layers.Preferably, the first electric functional layer is made by conductive material and the second electric functional layer is made by resistance material.Electric functional layer can be used by any known method of instruction here, comprise the U.S. Patent application No.13/106 of application on May 12nd, 2011, those of 140 the 0046th section, and these instructions are by with reference to being incorporated into this.Preferably, electric functional layer is used by screen printing (screen printing) or use chopping machine (for example, ink jet printer, bubble nozzle, laser, piezoelectricity etc., or their combination).Spendable piezoelectric printhead is to print any piezoelectric printhead of heavy body ink (such as disclosing ink here).Electric functional layer can for any shape and thickness so that electric functional layer conduct electrical power and heating.Electric functional layer can have such as the thickness of instruction here, comprises the U.S. Patent application No.13/106 of on May 12nd, 2011 application, those of 140 the 0046th section, and these instructions are by with reference to being incorporated into this.
The first electric functional layer is (that is, the conducting function layer) of conduction.The conducting function layer can be made by any material or the combination of materials of conduct electrical power.Conductive layer can be made by nanometer ink (nanoink).Conductive layer can be made of copper.Preferably, the conducting function layer can be made by silver or Nano Silver.The conducting function layer can and/or comprise such as any material of material behavior of instruction here by any material of instruction here to be made, the U.S. Patent application No.13/106 that comprises application on May 12nd, 2011, those of 140 the 0050th to 0061 section, these instructions are by with reference to being incorporated into this.The example of spendable commercially available copper ink is CB200 copper conductor and the CB230 copper conductor that can buy from DuPont.The example of spendable commercially available silver-colored ink is can be from the 5000 serial families that DuPont buys.More specifically, can be from the silver-colored ink of the 5064H that DuPont buys.
The second electric functional layer is resistive layer (that is, work of resistance ergosphere).Resistive layer can be any material of heating when electric energy passes wherein.Preferably, material will show ptc characteristics.It can by with carbon granule (for example, nature carbon, Petrocarbon, carbon thin slice, graphite etc.), additive (such as anti-foaming, foam-resistant, adhesion agent, fire retardant chemical etc.), filler (for example, clay, titanium dioxide etc.), the copolymer adhesive that mixes mutually of solvent (for example, alcohol radical, ethanol based etc.) or its combination makes.Other aspects of work of resistance ergosphere, such as material behavior, can from the instruction here, find, comprise the U.S. Patent application No.13/106 of application on May 12nd, 2011, those of 140 the 0014th, 0015,0050,0061,0062 and 0090 section, these instructions are by with reference to being incorporated into this.Preferably the work of resistance ergosphere can be made by the PTC ink, for example DuPont7282 family ink.
In fact electric functional layer can be applied to carrier with any pattern.The first electric functional layer comprises anodal electric functional layer part and negative electricity functional layer part at least.Preferably, the first electric functional layer is applied to carrier so that carrier comprises anodal conducting function layer and negative electricity functional layer.Each comprises at least one electrode and cross section (interdigitated portion) (that is, finger) positive pole and negative electricity functional layer.Anodal electric functional layer and negative electricity functional layer can comprise one or more Electricity Functionals path.The Electricity Functional path can have any shape, size, structure or its combination, so that when the second electric functional layer is applied to the first electric functional layer, produces heat.Preferably, the shape of the first electric functional layer, size, structure or its combination can be so that the Electrical energy distribution of whole temperature booster substantial constant on the area of temperature booster, so that when the second electric functional layer is applied to the first electric functional layer, the heat on the area of temperature booster equates basically.More preferably, the shape of the first electric functional layer, size, structure or its combination can be so that equate in the zone of Electrical energy distribution and the heating through hole in adjacent heater and producing heat (that is, heat is at about 1.0mm at the edge of through hole or less, about 0.5mm or less or even approximately produce in 0.1mm or the less scope) near the edge of temperature booster basically.
Electric functional layer comprises one or more main Electricity Functionals path (that is, bus, electrode or the two).Preferably, electric functional layer comprises at least two main Electricity Functional paths.One or more main Electricity Functional paths can be split minute along its length.Preferably, hole, space, through hole, feature or its combination be split minute and roughly be surrounded in one or more main Electricity Functional paths can along length.More preferably, split minute roughly to surround and/or surround and allow air to pass as described herein hole, space, through hole, feature or its combination of carrier.One or more holes, space, through hole, feature or its combination between two or more parts that splitting in the main electric functional layer minute can be included in main electric functional layer.Described one or more main Electricity Functionals path can comprise splitting minute of series.For example, splitting minute of series can be along the length appearance of main electric functional layer.Described one or more main Electricity Functionals path can comprise series about 1 or more split minute, about 2 or more split minute, about 3 or more split minute, about 4 or more split minute, about 6 or more split minute or even about 8 or more split minute.Described one or more main Electricity Functionals path can comprise about 20 or the splitting minute still less of series, about 15 or splitting minute or about 12 or splitting minute still less still less.Preferably, described one or more main Electricity Functionals path can comprise splitting minute between about 4 to 10 of series.For example, main electric functional layer can split so that at least 4 through holes in the carrier are roughly surrounded minutes for 4 times.Main Electricity Functional path can surround and/or roughly surround about 1 or more, 2 or more, 3 or more or even 4 or more hole, space, through hole, feature or its combination simultaneously.Main Electricity Functional path can surround simultaneously and/or roughly surround about 10 or still less, about 8 or still less or about 6 or hole still less, space, through hole, feature or its combination.Main Electricity Functional path can comprise parallel split minute.For example, main Electricity Functional path can be split and is divided into three parts so that two adjacent through holes are separated by minute bus of splitting of passing betwixt, and a bus is through each respective through hole outer periphery.
Main Electricity Functional path can have 2 or more parallel chorisis, 3 or more parallel chorisis or even 4 or more parallel chorisis.Parallel chorisis in the main Electricity Functional path comprises the total width.Preferably, the total width of the parallel chorisis in the main Electricity Functional path keep with main Electricity Functional path in the non-portions substantial constant of splitting.For example, the combined width of the two or more parallel chorisis in the main Electricity Functional path be equal to or less than main Electricity Functional path before splitting minute, split minute after or the two width.More preferably, main Electricity Functional path from power supply more away from, the width in main Electricity Functional path is narrower, and any parallel chorisis in the main Electricity Functional path have with split minute before, split minute after or the two width total width about equally.The parallel width of total in main Electricity Functional path can less than before splitting minute, split minute after or the two width.The parallel width of total in main Electricity Functional path can be any width so that the electric energy of q.s can be supplied to heating region, also can supply even Electricity Functional path is damaged, perhaps the two.The current carrying capacity of the total width of main electric functional layer can be substantially equal to the single width of main electric functional layer, the main electric functional layer before splitting minute, split minute afterwards main electric functional layer or its combination.Be substantially equal to before splitting minute and pass through afterwards the electric weight in main Electricity Functional path through the electric weight of the total width of splitting minute in the main Electricity Functional path.The electric weight that is supplied to heating region can be before splitting minute, split minute after and split minute during equate so that the electric weight at heating region place keeps constant.The parallel width in Electricity Functional path can be that any width is so that Electricity Functional path maximization area of heating; The Electricity Functional path can be installed between the edge (for example inner slit, outside slit, cut portion, through hole, feature, periphery or its combination) of space, through hole, hole, feature or its combination and carrier; Perhaps both so that the number of conductive path in heating region maximizing so that temperature booster heating.
Main Electricity Functional path can be positioned high stress areas (for example, below the occupant); Near the space, hole, through hole, feature or its combination that form high stress areas; Or the two.Splitting minute can be in main Electricity Functional path one and split in minute failed situation and provide electrical path so that electric power continues to extend through main Electricity Functional path in the main Electricity Functional path.Main Electricity Functional path can with the spaced apart distance of outer rim (that is, the neighboring of carrier) of carrier.Can to be any distance can not hinder on every side parts (for example, occupant sensor, blowing engine or the two) so that pass the electric current in main Electricity Functional path to this distance.This distance can be any distance so that winner Electricity Functional path can edge and space, hole, through hole, feature or its combination through carrier between.Main Electricity Functional path can be about 1mm or larger, about 2mm or larger or about 3mm or larger far from the mean distance at edge.Main Electricity Functional path can be about 10mm or less, about 8mm or less or about 6mm or less far from the mean distance at edge.
The Electricity Functional path can comprise directly and/or indirect joint to one or more conductive paths in main Electricity Functional path.For example, electric functional layer can comprise main conductive path, secondary conductive path, three grades of conductive paths etc. or its combination, and main Electricity Functional path is connected directly to main Electricity Functional path on a side/end and the secondary conductive path on opposite side/end.Three grades of Electricity Functional paths can be connected to the side relative with main Electricity Functional path of secondary electrical feature path and/or end and comprise by that analogy more multipath.Electric functional layer can comprise one or more width.The width in Electricity Functional path can be constant away from main Electricity Functional Route maintenance along with the path.The width in Electricity Functional path can diminish away from main Electricity Functional path along with the Electricity Functional path.The width in Electricity Functional path can diminish away from ladder ground, main Electricity Functional path along with the Electricity Functional path.For example, main Electricity Functional path can have the first width, and the second Electricity Functional path can have the second width, and the 3rd Electricity Functional path can have the 3rd width.
Main Electricity Functional path can have width X.The secondary electrical feature path can have at approximately 1.0X and the approximately width between the 0.7X, and preferably approximately between 1.0X and the about 0.8X.Three grades of Electricity Functional paths can have at approximately 0.8X and the approximately width between the 0.3X, preferably at approximately 0.7X and approximately (namely at about 0.65X with approximately between the 0.45X) between the 0.4X.Main Electricity Functional path can have about 3.0mm or less, about 2.5mm or less or about 2.2mm or less width.Main Electricity Functional path can have about 1.0mm or larger, about 1.2mm or larger or about 1.4mm or larger width.Preferably, main Electricity Functional path can have at approximately 3.0mm and the approximately width between the 1.2mm, and more preferably approximately between 2.5mm and the about 1.4mm (being about 2.0mm).The secondary electrical feature path can have about 3.0mm or less, about 2.5mm or less or about 2.2mm or less width.The secondary electrical feature path can have about 0.8mm or larger, about 1.0mm or larger or about 1.1mm or larger width.Preferably, the secondary electrical feature path can have at approximately 2.5mm and the approximately width between the 0.8mm, and more preferably approximately between 2.2mm and the about 1.3mm (being about 2.0mm).Three grades of Electricity Functional paths can have about 1.5mm or less, about 1.2mm or less or about 1.1mm or less width.Three grades of Electricity Functional paths can have about 0.5mm or larger, about 0.7mm or larger or about 0.9mm or larger width.Preferably, three grades of Electricity Functional paths can have at approximately 1.4mm and the approximately width between the 0.8mm, and more preferably approximately between 1.2mm and the about 0.9mm (being about 1.0mm).Main Electricity Functional path, secondary electrical feature path, three grades of Electricity Functional paths or its combination can have along the width of the length variations of each respective paths.For example, path can start from the width of about 2.0mm and end at the width of about 1.8mm.
The width of main Electricity Functional path, secondary electrical feature path, three grades of Electricity Functional paths or its combination can be along the length variations of respective paths about 10% or larger, about 20% or larger, about 30% or larger.The width of main Electricity Functional path, secondary electrical feature path, three grades of Electricity Functional paths or its combination can be along the length variations of respective paths about 100% or less, about 80% or less or about 60% or less.The width of main Electricity Functional path, secondary electrical feature path, three grades of Electricity Functional paths or its combination can keep substantial constant so that be applied to the density of current of heating region along the length variations of respective paths.For example, the electric weight of every millimeter width of each respective paths can have along the length of respective paths identical comparatively speaking electric weight (for example, electric current along linear measure the time about 20% or less scope in, preferably about 10% or less scope in more preferably about 10% or less scope in) so that density of current keeps substantial constant along the length of electric functional layer.The current carrying capacity of main Electricity Functional path, secondary electrical feature path, three grades of Electricity Functional paths or its combination can be basically proportional with the width of each respective paths.For example, width is that the path of 10mm can have about 1 ampere current carrying capacity, and width is that the path of about 5mm can have about 0.5 ampere current carrying capacity.The current carrying capacity of each conductive path can be based on the width in each path, given heating region is heated to the required electric current of set point of temperature or the two and changes, and the width in path can be basically proportional so that required electric current can be delivered to heating region with the required magnitude of current of given heating region.As discussed herein, basically the proportional meaning is at width and/or area during along with required curent change, width and/or area in about 30% or less scope of current load requirement, current carrying capacity or the two, preferably about 20% or less, more preferably about 10% or less.For example, if to be 20mm long and 4mm is wide and current carrying capacity and the electric current that begins in the path to locate to apply are that 1 ampere and the electric current that applies at the place, end of 20mm are 0.9 ampere for given path, current load require maintenance along the length in path basically proportional (be electric current each about 10% in).In other words, in the path during away from power supply, available power reduces and the width of respective paths reduces with a ratio so that the maximization of the area of heating region, path width remain realize adding thermal target institute must be so little, perhaps the two.
Electricity Functional part (for example, replacing finger or cross section) is covered so that when voltage is applied to the first electric functional layer by the second electric functional layer at least in part, and electronics passes resistive layer and produces heat.Finger can comprise main Electricity Functional path, secondary electrical feature path, three grades of Electricity Functional paths etc. or its combination.Preferably, finger is basically to intersect the anodal Electricity Functional path of (namely forming alternate mode so that can produce heat) and the combination of negative electricity feature path.The first and second electric functional layers can have any shape, pattern, layout or its combination relative to each other.The first electric functional layer can be for straight line roughly.The first electric functional layer can comprise curve.Horizontal part was so that hole and/or hole can be heated near the first electric functional layer can be included in the through hole that is formed in the carrier and/or hole.Other aspects of the pattern of electric functional layer can be found from the instruction here, the U.S. Patent application No.13/106 that comprises application on May 12nd, 2011, among 140 the 0011st, 0014,0015,0061 and 0102 sections and the accompanying drawing 1-13 those, these instructions are by with reference to being incorporated into this.The first electric functional layer and the second electric functional layer are roughly as the border of through hole.
Through hole can be heated or not be heated.Not heated through hole can not comprise anodal electric functional layer, negative electricity functional layer, work of resistance ergosphere or its combination.Not heated through hole can not have positive electrode conducting layer, negative conducting layer or resistive layer.
The through hole of heating comprises conducting function layer and work of resistance ergosphere at least.Conductive layer can be used as the border of through hole.The conducting function layer comprises anodal electric functional layer part and negative electricity functional layer part.For example, the conductive layer of the first polarity can be basically as the border of a side of through hole, and the conductive layer of the second opposed polarity can be basically as the border of the opposite side of through hole so that through hole is positioned to have between the electric functional layer of the first polarity and the second polarity.Combine, these two conducting function layers do not surround through hole fully.For example, these two conducting function layers do not contact with each other and form layer (namely not consisting of the loop) around through holes 100%.But these two conducting function layers each as through hole about 10% more, about 20% or more, preferably about 30% or more, more preferably about 45% or more or even more preferably about 47% or more border.These two conducting function layers each about 50% or still less and preferably about 48% or still less border of each through hole as each through hole.Positive pole can be used as different borders of measuring through holes with negative pole conducting function layer.For example, anodal conducting function layer can be used as about 75% the border that about 20% border of through hole and negative pole conducting function layer can be used as same through hole, and perhaps vice versa.Thereby these two conducting function layers combine roughly as the border of each through hole so that being less than of its border is 100% besieged, preferably about 99% or still less besieged, and more preferably about 95% or still less besieged.The total amount of these two conducting function layers when being added together be less than 100%, and preferably about 99% or still less, more preferably about 95% or still less.The total amount of these two conducting function layers when being added together for the border of each through hole about 50% more, about 60% or more, about 70% or more, preferably about 80% or more or more preferably about 85% or more.
Have the first polarity, the second polarity or the two electric functional layer and can be used as about 10% or more, about 20% or more, about 30% or more, about 40% or more, about 50% or more, about 60% or more, about 70% or more, about 80% or more or even about 85% or more border of each through hole.Each through hole can be changed owing to different through holes by the percentum of conducting function layer as the border.For example, a through hole can comprise the conducting function layer on every side on 20% of its border, and adjacent through-holes can comprise the conducting function layer on every side on 70% of its border.Have the conducting function layer of the first polarity and have the conducting function layer of the second polarity and the work of resistance ergosphere combines and can basically surround through hole.
Preferably, 100% through hole is surrounded in the combination of conducting function layer and work of resistance ergosphere.More preferably, conducting function layer (being the conductive layer of opposite polarity) is electrically connected via the second electric functional layer (being resistive layer) so that the region generating near through hole is hot in carrier.In this structure, electric energy and/or electric current flow around through hole so that produce heat at least in part via the second electric functional layer.Temperature booster can comprise the 3rd layer that covers the first electric functional layer, the second electric functional layer or the two.
The 3rd layer can be protective cover.The 3rd layer can cover all or part of of temperature booster.Temperature booster can not have the 3rd layer.The 3rd layer can have adhesion agent in both sides so that the 3rd layer can be used to temperature booster is arranged and/or be attached to adjacent layer.The 3rd layer can only have adhesion agent in a side.Preferably, the 3rd layer has adhesion agent at least one side.The 3rd layer of impact that can protect the first electric functional layer and the second electric functional layer to avoid environmental aspect (other common objects of for example finding in dust, liquid or the vehicle).Preferably, the 3rd layer of protectiveness can select to resist moisture and moisture.Thereby the 3rd layer can be that moisture is impermeable.The 3rd layer of protectiveness also can accord with the shape curved surface well so that curved surface can be protected.The 3rd layer can be film, paper tinsel, fabric, coating, sheet material or any combination.The 3rd layer can be transparent at least in part, and it can be opaque at least in part, and it can be fully opaque, or its combination.The 3rd layer can be by being made by acrylic acid adhesive covering or capped polymer thin film (for example polyester or polyurethane) on the side or on the both sides.The 3rd layer can be gluing, lamination, sticking and (being heat lamination) to carrier.Can be made by the ARClad 8350 that Adhesive Research produces for one preferred the 3rd layer.Can from the instruction here, find about the 3rd layer otherwise instruction, the U.S. Patent application No.13/106 that comprises application on May 12nd, 2011, among 140 the 0064th, 0065,0066,0067,0081,0096,00114,00116 and 00117 sections and the accompanying drawing 2A-2B those, these instructions are by with reference to being incorporated into this.
Temperature booster can comprise the 4th layer.The 4th layer can be adhesive film.The 4th layer can be used to other layer is glued to carrier.The 4th layer can be used to carrier is glued to seat.The 4th layer can be adhesive layer (such as glue, cream, adhesion agent spraying, adhesive film, namely tear i.e. subsides, shackle etc.).Preferably, the 4th layer can be namely to tear namely to paste film.Temperature booster can not have the 4th layer.The 4th layer can cover all or part of of carrier.Can from the instruction here, find about the 4th layer otherwise instruction, the U.S. Patent application No.13/106 that comprises application on May 12nd, 2011, among 140 the 0064th, 0065,0066,0067,0081,0096,00114 and 00116 sections and the accompanying drawing 2A-2B those, these instructions are by with reference to being incorporated into this.
Temperature booster can comprise layer 5.Layer 5 can be protective cover.Layer 5 can be on the top side of carrier.Layer 5 can be on the bottom side of carrier.Layer 5 can be made by braiding or non-woven material, such as polyester, wool, polypropylene, rayon, nylon, wool fabrics, linen, cotton goods or its any combination etc.Layer 5 can be that breathe freely or sir-tight.Layer 5 can comprise with temperature booster in the corresponding through hole of through hole.Preferably, layer 5 is size, shape and structure basically size, shape and the structure of mirror image temperature booster of breathable polyester, layer 5.Layer 5 can be on the both sides of carrier.Layer 5 can remain on the carrier by the 4th layer.Preferably, layer 5 is arranged and/or is attached on the printed side of carrier.The bulk density of layer 5 (bulk density) can be about 0.6g/cm 3Or less, about 0.4g/cm 3Or less, about 0.2g/cm 3Or less or even about 0.10g/cm 3Or less (that is, about 0.15g/cm 3To about 0.04g/cm 3).Temperature booster can not have layer 5.Layer 5 can be attached to one or more wire jumpers.Layer 5 can be attached to each carrier of separating and not be attached to wire jumper.Layer 5 can be connected all carrier of separating to form a large part that is connected by layer 5 with wire jumper.Layer 5 can be via the 3rd layer, the 4th layer, separation gel stick, separate adhesive tape, separate cementitious agent or its combination is attached to wire jumper, carrier, carrier of separating or its combination.Layer 5 can be attached together carrier of separating so that if carrier of separating is pulled in the opposite direction, so most stress will be applied to layer 5 and will keep intact so that wire jumper connects.Otherwise instruction about layer 5 can be found from the instruction here, the U.S. Patent application No.13/106 that comprises application on May 12nd, 2011, among 140 the 0064th, 0065,0066,0067,0081,0096,00114 and 00116 sections and the accompanying drawing 2A-2B those, these instructions are by with reference to being incorporated into this.
Temperature booster comprises the electric conductor of each polarity that is attached to the first electric functional layer.Electric conductor can be copper conductor, silver-colored wire, lead-in wire, trace or its combination.Electric conductor can be connected to temperature booster by machanical fastener.Electric conductor can use low pressure molding to be attached to carrier.Electric conductor can be connected to temperature booster by welding, soldering, conductive glue or its.Preferably, electric conductor is attached to temperature booster and is attached to carrier via the hole in the carrier via the machanical fastener that clamps electric conductor.Other aspects that electric conductor are attached to the attach technology of carrier can be found from the instruction here, the U.S. Patent application No.13/106 that comprises application on May 12nd, 2011, among 140 the 0070th, 0077,0081 and 00124 sections and accompanying drawing 4A-4B and the 12A-12B those, these instructions are by with reference to being incorporated into this.
This instruction provides the improvement temperature booster that is suitable for being integrated into various manufacturing objects.For example, temperature booster can be integrated into or be attached to various manufacturing objects such as the carrier (such as element, structure, panel, floor, wall etc.) of building, furniture, transport vehicle (such as ship, train, aircraft, motor bike, all-terrain vehicle, bus, oversnow vehicle or other) etc.Alternatively, temperature booster can be integrated into or be attached to the various parts of transport vehicle, such as seat, bench board, mirror or mirror assembly (such as back mirror, side view mirror etc.), shifter bar, panel, footwell, ground cushion, freight house or bed liner, window, battery or miscellaneous part.The temperature booster of this instruction can be positioned vehicle Anywhere, and the most advantageously, has usually and the contacted parts of occupant of vehicle, comprises handrail, back mirror, user control interface, seat, bearing circle or other.Temperature booster can be applicable to other heating occasions (for example, bed clothes, clothing, the helmet, footwear, handle for tool, growing plant, medical usage, medicinal usage or other) except vehicle.
Temperature booster is particularly suitable for being integrated into the seat of power actuated vehicle.More specifically, temperature booster is suitable for the seat part that has or do not have bolster, the back part that has or do not have bolster, headrest part or its combination integrated.Temperature booster can comprise the separating part of heating seat bolster.Preferably, temperature booster comprises the separating part that is suitable for heated seats chair cushion pillow.Temperature booster can comprise the separating part of heating seat leg portion.Temperature booster can comprise the separating part mobile along with the removable leg portion of seat.Wire jumper can the one or more bolsters of attached heating, the carrier of separating of one or more femoral region, headrest, seat and backrest or its combination.Extend between one or more zones that wire jumper can here be discussed, groove, lines of occlusion or its combination and pass wherein, so that the heater section that separates is electrically connected and produces heat.
Temperature booster can be positioned below the tissue layer (such as cloth, leather, artificial leather etc.) and liner, backrest, bolster, thigh support or the top of its combination (for example, user's foam stand) on.In one aspect, this instruction is adopted so that it is particularly suitable for use in the structure below perforation leather seat housing or the perforation artificial leather seat housing.Like this, this temperature booster is particularly conducive to air-conditioned seat (for example ventilate, active refrigeration and/or initiatively (such as by means of electric heating apparatus or module) of heating) and combines.
The seat of vehicle can comprise one or more fans or the blowing engine of the air blast for the passenger is comfortable.For example, blowing engine can make air away from the user, or blowing engine can promote air towards the user.Blowing engine and/or fan can comprise its oneself conditioning unit, such as electric heating apparatus or Pelletier equipment.Conditioning unit can be used to provide heat.Conditioning unit can be used to provide cold air.Temperature booster can be used to provide the air of heating as discussed here.Fan and/or blowing engine can move air and temperature booster can add hot air when air leaves the through hole of temperature booster towards the occupant.Preferably, be heated near the through hole of temperature booster so that during heating is used when air from through hole out the time through hole be not cold spot.For example, when air passes through hole, the heat around the through hole will be removed, and if through hole only surrounded fully by a conducting function layer, the through hole temperature can not be kept by resistance material so.Yet here in the structure of instruction, resistance material offers the zone of directly adjoining through hole as the border of through hole and with heat, so that the heal differential that adjoins between the zone that does not comprise through hole of the zone of through hole and temperature booster is basically similar.The zone of directly adjoining through hole preferably adds hot fluid when fluid passes through hole.Directly adjoin the zone of through hole and do not comprise that heal differential between the zone of through hole will not equate (, about 1 ℃ to about 5 ℃) basically when having air to pass through hole.Directly adjoin the zone that is heated through hole and do not comprise that heal differential between the zone of through hole will be about 8 ℃ or less, about 5 ℃ or less, about 3 ℃ or less, about 2 ℃ or less or about 1 ℃ or less when fluid passes through hole.Directly adjoin the zone that is not heated through hole and do not comprise that heal differential between the zone of through hole will be about 1 ℃ or larger, about 2 ℃ or larger, about 3 ℃ or larger or even about 5 ℃ or larger when fluid passes through hole.
Seat can comprise that liner and liner can comprise one or more trench regions and one or more bolster.Preferably, temperature booster can use with any groove discussed herein.Other aspects of groove can find from the instruction here, comprise the U.S. Patent application No.13/106 of application on May 12nd, 2011, those in 140 the 0089th, 0098,0112 and 0118 sections and the accompanying drawing 3, and these instructions are by with reference to being incorporated into this.Liner and/or occupant sensor felt can comprise one or more through holes.Described one or more through hole can be basically with temperature booster in through-hole alignment.The seat trim layer can comprise basically with temperature booster in one or more through holes of through-hole alignment.Trim layer can comprise a plurality of through holes with each through-hole alignment of temperature booster.Preferably, the through hole substantial registration in liner, temperature booster and the trim layer so that fluid (for example air) can pass through hole towards and/or away from passenger and/or the occupant of vehicle.If temperature booster comprises the 3rd layer, the 4th layer, layer 5 or its combination, each equivalent layer can comprise one or more through holes so, described through hole basically with carrier in described one or more through-hole alignments and/or permeable so that fluid (being air) can pass through hole.
Also expection, seat can comprise occupant sensor.Other aspects of occupant sensor can be found from the instruction here, comprise the U.S. Patent application No.13/106 of application on May 12nd, 2011, those of 140 the 099th and 126 sections, and these instructions are incorporated into this by reference.Can comprise with other occupant sensors that the instruction is here used by with reference to being incorporated into this U.S. Patent No. 5,986,221, No.6,494,284, No.6,906,293, No.7,202,444, No.7,306,283, No.7,500,536 and No.7,708,101, those of U.S. Patent Application Publication No.2002/000742, No.2006/162983, No.2007/0215601 and No.2007/0290532 and European patent No.EP1209026.
Temperature booster discussed herein can use as discussed herein, and method forms.Particularly, the method can be used to add the temperature booster that heat through-hole zone, formation on every side has the temperature booster of a plurality of carrier of separating and/or has the improvement density of current.One or more during these methods may further comprise the steps.Acquisition comprises the carrier of through hole.Obtain carrier and then in carrier, form through hole.At least a portion that the first conductive layer is put on through hole does not have the first electric functional layer so that directly adjoin the part in the zone of through hole on every side.Apply the first electric functional layer so that the first electric functional layer has the part of the first polarity and the part of the second polarity.The second electric functional layer is put between the first electric functional layer and the through hole.The second electric functional layer is put in the zone of directly adjoining through hole.Apply the second electric functional layer and connect with the electric functional layer with second polarity so that the second electric functional layer will have the electric functional layer of the first polarity.Electric conductor is connected to the conducting function layer.Wire jumper is attached to one or more carrier of separating.Wire jumper is ultrasonically welded to one or more carrier of separating discussed herein.One or more wire jumpers are glued to one or more carrier of separating conductively.Electric energy is applied to electric conductor and/or temperature booster so that produce heat.
Fig. 1 illustrates temperature booster 2.Temperature booster comprises the first electric functional layer 10 and the second electric functional layer 20.Described the second electric functional layer 20 shows in the drawings and is positioned at around the hole that this only is graphic purpose; The second electric functional layer 20 will spread all over the heating region of temperature booster.The first electric functional layer 10 comprises the electric functional layer 14 of Electricity Functional part 12 and second polarity of the first polarity.The first electric functional layer comprises the first bus 16A of the first polarity Electricity Functional part 12 and the second bus 16B of the second polarity Electricity Functional part 14.The first polarity Electricity Functional part 12 comprises that finger 18A and the second polarity Electricity Functional part 14 comprise finger 18B.Temperature booster comprises that carrier 30 as one kind and carrier comprise through hole 32, inner slit 34A and cut portion 36.
Fig. 2 illustrates the detail view of a through hole 32 of temperature booster 1 shown in Figure 1.Through hole be included on the side as the first polarity Electricity Functional part 12 on the border of through hole 32 and on the side relative with the first polarity Electricity Functional part 12 of through hole 32 as the second polarity Electricity Functional part 14 on the border of through hole 32.The second electric functional layer 20 as the border of through hole and be positioned through hole 32 and the first polarity electric functional layer 12 on the carrier 30 as one kind and the zone of the second polarity electric functional layer 14 between the two in.The second electric functional layer 20 contact the first polarity electric functional layer 12 and the second polarity electric functional layers 14 form electric bridge (electrical bridge) 38 between them.
Fig. 3 A and 3B illustrate the possible cross-sectional view such as the temperature booster 2 of instructing here.Temperature booster comprises carrier 30 as one kind.Carrier 30 as one kind comprises the first electric functional layer 10 and the second electric functional layer 20.Carrier comprises the electric coupler 4 that electric energy is provided to the first electric functional layer 10 and the second electric functional layer 20.Temperature booster 2 comprises the layer 5 60 that is attached to carrier via the 3rd layer 40 above the first electric functional layer 10 and the second electric functional layer 20.Fig. 3 A comprises the 4th layer 50 that is inserted between the 3rd layer 40 and the layer 5 60.Fig. 3 A also is illustrated in the trim layer 70 that extend whole temperature booster 2 tops.Temperature booster 2 can place makes object (not shown) top.
Fig. 4 illustrate be positioned over make object 80 tops its example of temperature booster 2(shown in Fig. 1 and 5).Make object 80 and comprise groove 82.Temperature booster 2 use be positioned groove in the attached peripheral device 84 that is connected of anchoring device 86 be attached to manufacturing object 80.Temperature booster is secured to manufacturing object 80 so that the thinner part between the cut portion 36 is drawn into groove 82 for cut portion 36 and trough aligned.Temperature booster 2 also comprises outside slit 34B.
Fig. 5 illustrates as discussed herein another detail view of through hole 32.Through hole 32 comprises the first electric functional layer 10, and it comprises the first polarity Electricity Functional part 12 and the second polarity Electricity Functional part 14.As shown, electric current flows from the first polarity Electricity Functional part 12 and passes the second electric functional layer 20(not shown so that path is clearly shown that for graphic purpose) to the second polarity Electricity Functional part 14.Electric energy during through the second electric functional layer the second electric functional layer 20 produce heat.
Fig. 6 illustrates of conducting function layer 10 and may construct.Conducting function layer 10 comprises the first polarity Electricity Functional part 12 and the second polarity Electricity Functional part 14.The first polarity Electricity Functional part 12 and the second polarity Electricity Functional part 14 all comprise respectively main Electricity Functional part 16A and 16B.The first polarity Electricity Functional part 12 and the second polarity Electricity Functional part 14 also comprise main path 100, secondary path 102 and the tertiary road footpath 104 of extending thus.Main path 100, secondary path 102 and tertiary road footpath 104 are in heating region 150 interior extensions; As shown, only for graphic purpose, heating region does not comprise the second electric functional layer 20.As shown, the first bus 16A and the second bus 16B have width (W), and main path has width (W P), secondary path has width (W S), and tertiary road directly has width (W T).The first Electricity Functional part and the second Electricity Functional are partly orientated the through hole 32 that adjoins in the carrier 30 as one kind as, and the first polarity Electricity Functional part 12 is relative with the second polarity Electricity Functional part 14.For graphic purpose Fig. 6 is shown as without the second electric functional layer 20.
Fig. 7 illustrates such as another of temperature booster of instruction here and may construct.Temperature booster comprises carrier 30 as one kind, and carrier 30 as one kind has and runs through wherein a plurality of through holes 32 that extend.Through hole is surrounded by the first electric functional layer 10.As shown, the first bus 16A splits minute and extends so that through hole is surrounded by single bus 16A basically around each through hole 32.Carrier 30 as one kind also comprises internal mute section 36, and the neck area 120 in the 36 formation carrier 30 as one kind of the external mute section on the both sides.The first electric functional layer 10 comprises the first polarity Electricity Functional part 12 and the second polarity Electricity Functional part 14 of relative polarity.The first polarity Electricity Functional part 12 be connected polarity Electricity Functional part 14 and connect via the second polarity Electricity Functional part 20.
Fig. 8 illustrates the temperature booster 2 that comprises a plurality of carrier 30 as one kind.Temperature booster comprises and separates main carrier 200, two separation secondary carrier 220 and will separate the wire jumper 250 that secondary carrier 220 is electrically connected to separation main carrier 200.The bolster part (not shown) that separates as shown here secondary carrier 220 heating seats.Separate on the secondary carrier 220 so that wire jumper 250 and join domain thereof are clearly shown that in two for graphic purpose secondary electrical functional layer 20 is not shown.
Fig. 9 illustrates wire jumper 250 to the detail view of separating main carrier 200 and the join domain 240 that separates secondary carrier 220.
Any numerical value described here comprises all numerical value take a unit as increment from the lower limit to the higher limit, as long as have the interval of at least two units between any lower limit and any higher limit.For instance, if stating a process variable is for example from 1 to 90 such as the amount of the components of for instance temperature, pressure, time etc. or numerical value, preferably from 20 to 80, more preferably from 30 to 70, it is intended to ad hoc be enumerated in this manual such as 15 to 85,22 to 68,43 to 51,30 to 32 etc. numerical value so.For less than 1 numerical value, it suitably is 0.0001,0.001,0.01 or 0.1 that a unit is considered as.These only are to be intended to some concrete examples and to be considered as ad hoc being stated in this application in a similar fashion any may combination of cited minimum numerical value and the numerical value between the highest numerical value.
Except as otherwise noted, all scopes comprise all numbers between two end points and the end points." approximately " or the two ends that are applicable to " roughly " scope of using explicitly with scope.Thereby " about 20 to 30 " are intended to cover " about 20 to about 30 ", comprise at least the end points that indicates.
The disclosure of all articles and list of references (comprising patent application and patent disclosure) is incorporated into this for all purposes by reference.Describe combination word " mainly by ... consist of " should comprise indicated element, composition, component or step, and this other elements, composition, component or the step that can not affect in essence the fundamental sum novel characteristics of combination.The word that makes to describe the combination of element, composition, component or step here " comprises " or " comprising " also expects the embodiment that mainly is made of element, composition, component or step.Here by use word " can ", its be intended to " can " any described attribute that comprises is optional.
A plurality of elements, composition, component or step can be provided by single integrated element, composition, component or step.Alternatively, single integrated element, composition, component or step may be partitioned into a plurality of elements, composition, component or the step of separation.The open of " one " of describing element, composition, component or step is not to be intended to get rid of other element, composition, component or step.
The disclosure of all articles and list of references (comprising patent application and patent disclosure) is incorporated into this for all purposes by reference.The omission of any theme disclosed herein aspect in following claim is not for the abandoning of these themes, and should not be considered as the part that the contriver is not considered as these themes disclosed novelty theme yet.

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1. temperature booster, it comprises:
A. at least one carrier, it comprises:
1. be arranged in the first electric functional layer on the carrier;
2. be arranged on the carrier and with contacted the second electric functional layer of the first electric functional layer; And
3. be connected to one or more electric conductors of the first electric functional layer, be used for electric energy is put on temperature booster;
Wherein temperature booster comprises one or more in the following characteristics:
1) the one or more through holes in the carrier, wherein the first electric functional layer comprises the part with first polarity and the part with second polarity, they each as at least one the border of opposed area in described one or more through holes, and the second electric functional layer is arranged so that the second electric functional layer is electrically connected the part with first polarity and has the part of the second polarity so that described at least one the peripheral region in described one or more through hole is heated between opposed area;
2) one or more heating regions, wherein the first electric functional layer is conductive material, and wherein said one or more heating region is defined between two main Electricity Functional paths, each described main Electricity Functional path comprises:
A) has the main conductive path of the first width; With
B) adjoin the secondary conductive path of main conductive path, secondary conductive path has the second width that the main conductive path compared reduces so that the width of secondary conductive path roughly requires proportional with the current load of described one or more heating regions;
3) wherein said at least one carrier is a plurality of carrier of separating, and in described a plurality of carrier of separating only a carrier of separating be connected to described one or more electric conductor, and each carrier of separating comprises: the first electric functional layer and the second electric functional layer; And each of wherein said a plurality of carrier of separating is electrically connected so that each carrier of separating produces heat when applying electric energy; And
4) the one or more through holes in the carrier, wherein the first electric functional layer has the bus portion of the first polarity and the bus portion of the second polarity, wherein the bus portion of the bus portion of the first polarity, the second polarity or the two are split minute, so that have one of the bus portion of the first polarity or bus portion of the second polarity side by side described one or more through holes at least one around extend, thereby so that described one or more through holes described at least one basically surrounded by the bus portion of the bus portion of the first polarity, the second polarity or the two.
2. according to claim 1 temperature booster, wherein said carrier comprises at least two through holes, and has the part of the first polarity as about 30% or more border of described one or more through holes, and the part with second polarity is as about 30% or more border of described one or more through holes, and the second electric functional layer is in the part with first polarity with have between the part of the second polarity and extend so that the zone around the described through hole is heated.
3. according to the temperature booster of arbitrary aforementioned claim, wherein the first electric functional layer is as the border of being less than of described one or more through holes about 99%.
4. according to the temperature booster of arbitrary aforementioned claim, wherein said heating region also comprises three grades of conductive paths, and the width of described three grades of conductive paths reduces so that the current load of the width of three grades of conductive paths and described one or more heating regions requires roughly proportional with respect to main conductive path and secondary conductive path.
5. according to claim 4 temperature booster, the width of wherein said main conductive path is X, the width of described secondary conductive path at about 1.0X to approximately between the 0.8X, and the width of described three grades of conductive paths at about 0.65X to approximately between the 0.45X.
6. according to claim 4 to 5 each temperature boosters, the width of wherein said main conductive path about 3.0mm and approximately between the 1.2mm (namely, 2.0), the width of described secondary conductive path about 2.5mm and approximately between the 0.8mm (namely, 2.0), and the width of described three grades of conductive paths is approximately between 1.2mm and the about 0.6mm (that is, 1.0).
7. according to the temperature booster of arbitrary aforementioned claim, wherein said temperature booster comprises two or more carrier of separating, one of them carrier of separating is the separation main carrier of the main portion of heating seat, and one or more carrier of separating is one or more bolster parts of heating seat, one or more femoral region or the two the secondary carrier of more separating.
8. according to claim 7 temperature booster, wherein said main carrier of separating is electrically connected to described one or more separation secondary carrier by at least one wire jumper, described at least one wire jumper is made by the material identical with described two or more carrier of separating, and wherein, described wire jumper comprises the first electric functional layer that is arranged at least one side.
9. according to claim 7 to each described temperature booster of 8, wherein said at least one wire jumper does not have attached main carrier of separating and described one or more mechanical attachment devices that separate secondary carrier.
10. according to claim 7 to each described temperature booster of 9, wherein said at least one wire jumper uses ultra-sonic welded, conductive adhesive or the two to be attached to main carrier of separating and described one or more secondary carrier of separating.
11. the temperature booster according to arbitrary aforementioned claim, the bus portion that wherein has the first polarity, have the bus portion of the second polarity or the two and before splitting minute, have a width, and the bus portion that wherein has the first polarity, have the bus portion of the second polarity or the total width of splitting minute in the two and be equal to or less than width before splitting minute, so that have the bus portion of the first polarity, current carrying capacity with the total width around the bus portion of the second polarity or the two the described one or more through holes is substantially equal to split current carrying capacity minute before.
12. a seat, it comprises:
A. the liner that has one or more through holes;
B. the trim layer that has one or more through holes; And
C. be positioned the described temperature booster of arbitrary aforementioned claim between liner and the trim layer;
Wherein the described one or more through holes in the liner corresponding to the described one or more through holes in temperature booster and the trim layer so that fluid can towards and/or away from the occupant move through liner, trim layer and temperature booster.
13. seat according to claim 12, wherein said seat comprises one or more blowing engines that air is moved towards the occupant, and the zone around the described one or more through holes in the carrier is heated so that fluid is being heated when the occupant advances when fluid is moved through described one or more through hole in the liner.
14. according to claim 12 to each described seat of 13, wherein said at least one carrier is attached to the 3rd layer that covers the first electric functional layer and the second electric functional layer, and the 3rd layer or comprise that with the corresponding one or more through holes of described one or more through holes of carrier or the 3rd layer be that breathable is so that fluid passes the 3rd layer.
15. according to claim 12 to 14 each described seats, wherein said seat comprises near the occupant sensor that is positioned the temperature booster.
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