Title: External automotive mirror heating with PTC materials

Authors: T. Humphrey

Addresses: Raychem Ltd, UK

Abstract: Most vehicle manufacturers today are upgrading their product range to include more and more accessories as standard. Many vehicles are now offered with electrically heated external mirrors. This paper describes the development of a self-regulating heater element, suitable for heating such mirrors.

Keywords: ceramic heaters; PTC heaters; external mirror heaters; polymeric PTC heaters; vehicle design; automotive mirrors.

DOI: 10.1504/IJVD.1985.061377

International Journal of Vehicle Design, 1985 Vol.6 No.4/5, pp.475 - 479

Published online: 25 May 2014 *

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