Heatable current collector for producing electrical contact between a current-carrying line and an electric vehicle, and heating device for use in the current collector

Disclosed is a heatable pantograph (2) for establishing electrical contact between a current-carrying line (4) and an electric vehicle (6), having at least one grinding contact rail (10) arranged essentially transversely to the current-carrying line (4), which has at least one bore (14) in which an electrically operated, elongated heating element (18) is arranged in each case, which fills only a portion of the cross-section of the bore (14). According to the invention, the heating element (18) is connected to a clamping device (20) which presses the heating element (18) against an inner side of the bore (14). [0002] Further disclosed is a heating device (12) for the heatable pantograph (2), with an essentially rigid rod-shaped heating element (18) having an electrical resistance heating conductor (36) and two free ends (30, 32). According to the invention, the heating device comprises a self-supporting, elastic and thermostable hose (22) which is sealed at one end (24), wherein the sealed end (28) of the hose (26) is fixedly connected to one (30) of the free ends of the heating element (18).