Water heater
US8662022B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 11, 2009 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 2, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF24D2220/044
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A water healer including a controller that, in a non-operation state, determines whether the first operation was made after a power source is switched on in S1, and determines whether 5 minutes has passed after finishing the last operation in S2. When the first operation was not made or 5 minutes have lapsed after the last operation, the controller determines whether a difference between a detected temperature acquired by a thermistor and a preset temperature is more than 10° C. in S3. When a temperature difference is more than 10° C., a water flow rate servo is made to stand by at a position with a flow rate of flowing water reduced to less than a determined flow rate by a predetermined amount in S4. When a hot water faucet is opened in this standing by state, a temperature control of discharged hot water at the time of starting of an operation is performed with the reduced flow rate of flowing water.
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