High-performance water heater
US6853803B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 25, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 25, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF24H1/208
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A high-performance water heater is constructed to include a heat absorber, the heat absorber defining an oil chamber that holds an oil, a heat guide defining a water chamber, the heat guide having a cold water pipe adapted to guide cold water into the water chamber and a hot water pipe adapted to guide hot water out of the water chamber, a plurality of heat conducting members connected between the heat absorber and the heat guide and adapted to transfer heat energy from the oil in the oil chamber to water in the water chamber of the heat guide, and a heating device adapted to heat the heat absorber.
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