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A fan heater including a housing through which air is able to flow in a longitudinal direction, a blower to propel the air and at least one heating element mounted elastically in the housing by means of a fixing element. Moreover the heating element is a PTC element and the blower is mounted separat

A fan heater including a housing through which air is able to flow in a longitudinal direction, a blower to propel the air and at least one heating element mounted elastically in the housing by means of a fixing element. Moreover the heating element is a PTC element and the blower is mounted separately from the PTC element in the housing. An assembly is also disclosed, which includes a fan heater as aforesaid, wherein at least two adapter plates, each exhibiting at least one fastening element for fixing the fan heater to a location intended for it and devices for fixing optionally one of the adapter plates to a housing in the fan heater, are provided.

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I claim: 1. Fan heater, including housing through which air is able to flow in a longitudinal direction, blower to propel the air, at least one heating element mounted elastically in the housing by means of a fixing element, the heating element being a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) element

I claim: 1. Fan heater, including housing through which air is able to flow in a longitudinal direction, blower to propel the air, at least one heating element mounted elastically in the housing by means of a fixing element, the heating element being a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) element and being mounted separately from the blower in the housing, wherein the fixing element includes at least one seating element connected to the heating element, which is mounted elastically in relation to the housing, and wherein the seating element includes a frame having clips to which the heating element is snapped and thereby connected firmly to the frame. 2. Fan heater according to claim 1, wherein the seating element comprises lower clip elements and upper clip elements, the lower clip elements being formed directly on the frame and the upper clip elements being spaced from the frame by at least one spacing element formed on the frame. 3. Fan heater according to claim 2, wherein the lower clip elements and the upper clip elements are arranged alternately on the frame. 4. Fan heater according to claim 1, wherein the frame comprises resilient elements attached to the frame for fixing resiliently on the housing. 5. Fan heater according to claim 4, wherein the resilient elements are formed integrally with the frame. 6. Fan heater according to claim 4, wherein the resilient elements are separate elements, secured to the frame. 7. Fan heater according to claim 4, wherein the resilient elements are locked in locating devices in the housing. 8. Fan heater according to claim 4, wherein the frame is fixed to two opposing walls of the housing and two resilient elements are provided for connecting the frame to each wall. 9. Fan heater according to claim 4, wherein the resilient elements are comprised of plastic. 10. Fan heater according to claim 1, wherein the fixing element includes a plurality of separate seating elements, which are attached to the heating element and which are supported on spring means against the housing. 11. Fan heater according to claim 10, wherein the spring means are retained against longitudinal displacement in the housing by at least one separator which is inserted in the housing. 12. Fan heater according to claim 11, wherein the separator is a guard screen. 13. Fan heater according to claim 11, wherein the separator is an air deflector panel. 14. Fan heater according to claim 11, wherein the separator comprises protruding elements to retain the spring means. 15. Fan heater according to claim 13, wherein the air deflector panel retains the blower against the longitudinal displacement in the housing. 16. Fan heater according to claim 13, wherein the air deflector panel comprises a biasing device for bracing the blower in the housing. 17. Fan heater according to claim 1, wherein at least one wall of the housing comprises on an outer side thereof, at least one fastening device to retain an adapter plate having at least one fastening element for fixing the fan heater to a place intended for it. 18. Fan heater according to claim 10, wherein the spring means are comprised of plastic. 19. Fan according to claim 18, wherein the plastic is an elastomer. 20. Fan heater according to claim 1, wherein the seating element is comprised of plastic. 21. Fan heater according to claim 1, wherein the PTC element has a honeycomb body. 22. Assembly, including a fan heater according to claim 1, comprising: at least two adapter plates each having at least one fastening element, respectively, for fixing the fan heater to a place intended for it and means for fixing one of the adapter plates to the housing of the fan heater. 23. Assembly according to claim 22, wherein the fastening element comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of a leaf spring adapted to provide a clip fastening and at least one slot for at least one screw fixing. 24. Assembly according to claim 22, wherein the means for fixing the adapter plates include at least one locating hook on the housing of the fan heater and at least one selected from the group consisting of a recess and a protrusion on the adapter plates as a counterpart for said locating hook.