Artificial fireplace
First Claim
1. An artificial fireplace comprising:
- a housing comprising a viewing aperture for viewing an interior cavity of said housing;
a viewing screen disposed within said interior cavity;
a solid state light source disposed adjacent to said viewing screen, wherein said solid state light source emits a light;
a suitable power source operatively coupled to said solid state light source;
a flame simulation assembly disposed in a light-receiving relationship with said solid state light source, for receiving the light emitted by the solid state light source and projecting an image of the light onto the viewing screen.
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Abstract
An artificial fireplace for simulating flaming logs has a housing containing a solid state light source, a rotating flame simulation assembly, a viewing screen, and a simulated fuel source. The solid state light source preferably comprises light emitting diodes (LEDs) affixed to a printed circuit board. The light produced by the LEDs reflects off of the rotating flame simulation assembly and an image of a flame is transmitted onto the viewing screen. This design creates a realistic, randomly-flickering flame image above the simulated fuel source. Optional features include a dimmer assembly to adjust the intensity of the image and a second light source to simulate smoldering embers within the simulated fuel source. This design eliminates the problems associated with using a light bulb for a light source by instead using LEDs with a longer life span which emit less undesirable heat and consume less electricity.
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33 Claims
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1. An artificial fireplace comprising:
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a housing comprising a viewing aperture for viewing an interior cavity of said housing;
a viewing screen disposed within said interior cavity;
a solid state light source disposed adjacent to said viewing screen, wherein said solid state light source emits a light;
a suitable power source operatively coupled to said solid state light source;
a flame simulation assembly disposed in a light-receiving relationship with said solid state light source, for receiving the light emitted by the solid state light source and projecting an image of the light onto the viewing screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An artificial fireplace comprising:
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a housing comprising a viewing aperture for viewing an interior cavity of said housing;
a simulated fuel source disposed within said interior cavity of the housing, wherein said simulated fuel source comprises a plurality of apertures;
a fuel light source disposed in light-transmitting relationship to said plurality of apertures, wherein said fuel light source emits light and comprises a solid state light source for projecting light through the plurality of apertures and creating the appearance of smoldering embers within the simulated fuel source; and
a suitable power source operatively coupled to said fuel light source. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for simulating one or more flames comprising the steps of:
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providing a housing comprising a viewing aperture for viewing an interior cavity of said housing;
providing a viewing screen disposed within said interior cavity;
providing a light source which emits light and is disposed adjacent to said viewing screen, wherein said light source comprises a plurality of red and orange light emitting diodes and a lesser number of green and blue light emitting diodes;
providing a suitable power source operatively coupled to said light source;
providing a flame simulation assembly disposed in a light-receiving relationship with said light source, for receiving light from the light source and transmitting an image of said light onto said viewing screen, wherein said image simulates one or more flames.
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