Patent · US Expired

Closed type heating apparatus

US4820903A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 5, 1988
Grant dateApr 11, 1989
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 5, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02B30/00
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A closed type heating apparatus including a base plate to be placed on a floor or a bed, a space defining member having supports in the form of a pillar; a straight wall or a curved wall and an upper plate having a number of openings formed therein; and a heat conducting top plate placed on the upper plate. By combining different kinds of supports, there is formed a desired air passage within a closed space formed by the base plate and the upper plate. A heater unit including a ceramic heater and a blower is arranged in the air passage to generate a heated air stream such that the heating apparatus produces a desired temperature distribution.

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