CPC F04D 29/586 (2013.01) [A47L 15/4285 (2013.01); F04D 29/026 (2013.01); F04D 29/426 (2013.01); F04D 29/4293 (2013.01); F04D 29/588 (2013.01); H05B 3/42 (2013.01); F05D 2300/2102 (2013.01); F05D 2300/2106 (2013.01); H05B 2203/013 (2013.01); H05B 2203/021 (2013.01); H05B 2203/022 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |
1. A fluid pump comprising:
a fluid pump casing having a cylindrical body portion;
a pump chamber inside the fluid pump casing and defined by an outer wall, a bottom part, a top part, an inlet, and an outlet;
a heat reflector made of metal and located on an inner wall of the cylindrical body portion of the fluid pump casing, the heat reflector protecting the fluid pump casing;
a heating element comprising:
a substrate made of an insulative material and comprising a first axial end and a second axial end, wherein the substrate has a cylindrical shape and forms the outer wall of the pump chamber;
a thin layer of monocrystalline, polycrystalline, or amorphous material on the substrate; and
electrical contacts being in contact with the thin layer,
wherein the thin layer has a thickness equal to or smaller than 10 μm, and
wherein at least the first axial end or the second axial end of the substrate comprises a region that remains uncovered by the thin layer and configured for coupling to another device,
wherein the thin layer faces, in a radial direction, the heat reflector,
wherein the heating element forms at least a portion of the outer wall of the pump chamber, and
wherein the fluid pump further comprises at least one control and safety unit on a contact layer, and the contact layer is on the region that remains uncovered by the thin layer.
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