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Flame-effect heating apparatus

  • US 6,799,727 B2
  • Filed: 11/02/2001
  • Issued: 10/05/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Heating apparatus comprising:

  • a housing having walls which define an air duct extending through said housing, an air inlet located at a lower front part of the housing, and an air outlet located at an, upper front part of the housing, said air duct extending from the air inlet to the air outlet;

    simulated fuel supported by the housing, external of the duct;

    an electrically-driven fan disposed in the air duct adjacent to the air inlet to cause air to flow through said air duct;

    a heat exchanger disposed in said air duct adjacent to the air outlet so as to cause air passing thereover to be warmed; and

    flame simulation means comprising at least one flame-effect generator disposed in the air duct between the electrically-driven fan and the heat exchanger, so that air flowing through the air duct causes operation of said at least one flame effect generator, a light source supported by the housing to illuminate both said simulated fuel and said at least one flame-effect generator, a mirror supported by the housing so that light from said light source and reflected by said at least one flame-effect generator is incident thereon, and a forward-facing wall of said housing defining the air duct being formed as a viewing screen on which light reflected by said mirror falls, the viewing screen being positioned at a higher level than said simulated fuel.

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