US 12,280,217 B2
Heater plate
Yu Lei, Guangdong (CN); Jiebing Xu, Guangdong (CN); Haibin Yu, Guangdong (CN); Zhenxiang Hu, Guangdong (CN); and Jun Zhao, Guangdong (CN)
Assigned to VINCENT MEDICAL (DONG GUAN) MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Guangdong (CN); and VINCENT MEDICAL (DONGGUAN) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
Appl. No. 17/437,508
Filed by VINCENT MEDICAL (DONG GUAN) MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Guangdong (CN); and VINCENT MEDICAL (DONGGUAN) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
PCT Filed Jun. 6, 2019, PCT No. PCT/CN2019/090386
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 9, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/243955, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 10, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0152337 A1, May 19, 2022
Int. Cl. A61M 16/16 (2006.01); F24H 9/20 (2022.01); F24H 15/132 (2022.01); F24H 15/25 (2022.01)
CPC A61M 16/16 (2013.01) [F24H 9/2014 (2013.01); F24H 15/132 (2022.01); F24H 15/25 (2022.01); A61M 2205/3368 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3646 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A heater plate, for a humidifier, the heater plate comprising:
A) a thermally conductive plate comprising a top surface, and a bottom surface opposite the top surface;
B) a temperature sensor affixed to the bottom surface;
C) a thermally conductive layer directly affixed to the bottom surface; and
D) a plurality of ceramic heating elements directly affixed to the thermally conductive layer,
wherein the plurality of ceramic heating elements are distributed on the bottom surface of the thermally-conductive plate, and each of the plurality of ceramic heating elements is in a form of strip, and
wherein the bottom surface of the thermally conductive plate comprises a plurality of slots, and wherein each of the plurality of ceramic heating elements is located in a respective one of the plurality of slots of the thermally conductive plate.