Heating panel for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016167482-A1
Application number	US-201514685362-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 13, 2015
Priority date	Dec 10, 2014
Publication date	Jun 16, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A heating panel for a vehicle includes a plate-shaped heating layer and a heat insulation layer attached to the healing layer. The heating panel is spaced apart from an occupant in an interior space of the vehicle and positioned to face the occupant. The heat insulation layer is directed toward the panel in the interior space and the heating layer is directed toward the occupant.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A heating panel for a vehicle, comprising:
a heating layer having a plate shape; and a heat insulation layer attached to the heating layer, wherein the heating panel is spaced apart from and faces an occupant in an interior space of the vehicle, whenever the heat insulation layer is directed toward the panel in the interior space and the heating layer is directed toward the occupant.

2 . The heating panel of claim 1 , wherein a reflective plate is interposed between the heating layer and the heat insulation layer.

3 . The heating panel of claim 1 , further comprising;
front and rear insulation layers attached on front and rear surfaces of the heating layer, respectively, wherein a reflective plate is attached on a rear surface of the rear insulation layer, and the heat insulation layer is attached on a rear surface of the reflective plate.

4 . The heating panel of claim 2 , wherein the reflective plate is an aluminum panel having a smooth surface and forwardly reflects far-infrared rays emitted from the heating layer.

5 . The heating panel of claim 3 , further comprising: a radiation cover disposed in front of the front insulation layer.

6 . The heating panel of claim 5 , wherein the radiation cover is made of fiber or leather.

7 . The heating panel of claim 5 , wherein the radiation cover is in black.

8 . The heating panel of claim 5 , wherein the radiation cover has a net shape and is spaced apart from the front insulation layer, such that an occupant body indirectly contacts the front insulation layer when the occupant press the radiation cover.

9 . The heating panel of claim 1 , wherein the heating layer is formed of a carbon-nano complex.

10 . The heating panel of claim 1 , wherein an electrode is interposed between the heating layer and the heat insulation layer, and the electrode comprises a plurality of anode lines and cathode lines traversing the heating layer, whenever the anode lines and the cathode lines are adjacent to and spaced apart from each other.

11 . The heating panel of claim 1 , wherein the heating panel is mounted to a surface of a panel beneath a steering handle or a surface of a front glove compartment cover panel at a passenger seat in the interior space of the vehicle, so that the heating layer is spaced apart from and directed toward a knee of a front occupant.

12 . The heating panel of claim 1 , wherein the heating panel is mounted to a rear surface of a vehicle seat in the interior space of the vehicle, so that the heating layer is spaced apart front and directed toward a knee of a rear occupant.

13 . The heating panel of claim 1 , wherein the heat insulation layer has a thickness equal to or more than 0.5 times an entire thickness of the heating panel.

14 . The heating panel of claim 1 , wherein the heating layer is controlled in a temperature range of 50 to 100° C.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Oh Man Ju
• Park Jae Woo
• Kim Jae Woong

Classifications

• B60H1/2225 Primary

  arrangements of electric heaters for heating air · CPC title

• B60H2001/2293

  Integration into other parts of a vehicle · CPC title

• F24D13/02

  solely using resistance heating, e.g. underfloor heating · CPC title

• B60H1/2215 Primary

  the heat being derived from electric heaters · CPC title

• B60H1/2226 Primary

  Electric heaters using radiation · CPC title