HEAT GUN, AND HEATING ELEMENTS FOR A HEAT GUN

1 - 17 . (canceled)

18 . A battery-operated heat gun ( 100 ), comprising:

a fan device ( 140 ) for generating an air flow (LS);

a heating device ( 130 ) for heating the air flow (LS); and

means of energy storage ( 180 a ) which are configured to store electric energy and supply the heat gun ( 100 ) with electric energy, wherein the heating device ( 130 )

includes a heating element carrier ( 10 ), which has a lateral surface area ( 12 ) extended in a longitudinal direction (L) and two end faces ( 14 a , 14 b ) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (L), wherein the lateral surface area ( 12 ) of the heating element carrier ( 10 ) has grooves ( 16 ) which extend from one end face ( 14 a ) to the other end face ( 14 b ) in the longitudinal direction (L), and

includes heating elements ( 18 ) comprising a flat wire ( 34 ), which are accommodated longitudinally into the circumferential grooves ( 16 ) of the heating element carrier ( 10 ) such that the generated air flow (LS) flows around the heating elements ( 18 ).

19 . The heat gun ( 100 ) according to claim 18 , wherein the heating elements ( 18 ) comprise a heating coil ( 32 ), and wherein the flat wire ( 34 ) as heating coil ( 32 ) is, on its flat side, spirally or helically wound around an imaginary cylindrical surface area extended in the longitudinal direction (L).

20 . The heat gun ( 100 ) according to claim 19 , wherein the heating coil ( 32 ) is inserted or pressed longitudinally into the grooves ( 16 ) from the outside.

21 . The heat gun ( 100 ) according to claim 18 , wherein the flat wire ( 34 ) has a cross-sectional area A and a cross-sectional perimeter U, and wherein (4πA)/U 2 <1 applies.

22 . The heat gun ( 100 ) according to claim 18 , wherein the flat wire ( 34 ) is made of a nickel-chromium alloy.

23 . The heat gun ( 100 ) according to claim 18 , wherein the heating element carrier ( 10 ), in its cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (L), has a circular inner section ( 20 ) and a plurality of T-shaped protrusions ( 22 ) protruding outward radially from the inner section ( 20 ), with the grooves ( 16 ) being defined by a space located between two adjacent T-shaped protrusions ( 22 ).

24 . The heat gun ( 100 ) according to claim 18 , wherein the area of contact between the heating elements ( 18 ) and the heating element carrier ( 10 ) is less than 20% of the surface area of the grooves ( 16 ).

25 . The heat gun ( 100 ) according to claim 18 , wherein the heating elements ( 18 ) are kept spaced apart from the bottom of the grooves ( 16 ) by a spacer ( 24 ).

26 . The heat gun ( 100 ) according to claim 18 , wherein the heating element carrier ( 10 ) is a ceramic body.

27 . The heat gun ( 100 ) according to claim 18 , wherein the lateral surface area ( 12 ) of the heating element carrier ( 10 ) has a cylindrical shape.

28 . The heat gun ( 100 ) according to claim 18 , wherein a cross section of the heating element carrier ( 10 ) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (L) has a star-shaped configuration.

29 . The heat gun ( 100 ) according to claim 18 , wherein the grooves ( 16 ) have a W-shaped cross section so that the bottom area of the grooves ( 16 ) has a triangular raised portion ( 24 ).

30 . The heat gun ( 100 ) according to claim 18 , wherein the means of energy storage ( 180 a ) are electric accumulators ( 180 a ).

31 . The heat gun ( 100 ) according to claim 18 , wherein the heat gun ( 100 ) is a hand-held device ( 100 ) with electric accumulators ( 180 a ) attachable to the bottom end of a handle area ( 190 ) of the hot air gun ( 100 ), or a hot air wand.

32 . The heat gun ( 100 ) according to claim 31 , wherein the hand-held device ( 100 ) is a hot air gun ( 100 ).

33 . The heat gun ( 100 ) according to claim 32 , wherein the heat gun ( 100 ) has a maximum output of 600 to 1200 watts.