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US 10,845,090 B2Granted
Heating system for electric fireplaces and space heaters
AssigneeTwin-Star International, Inc.
InventorMatthew Crowe
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Abstract
A heating system may include at least two different types of heating elements. The heating elements may include at least one infrared heating element and at least one halogen lamp. The heating elements may be positioned within a heating section of a duct through which air flows to be heated by the heating elements, which air flow may be driven by a fan. The heating system may be incorporated into a variety of heating devices, such as electric fireplaces and space heaters.
Claims18
An electrical heating system comprising:
- a duct defining a heating section, the heating section having an inlet, an outlet, and at least one baffle,
- at least one infrared heating element positioned within the heating section, wherein the at least one infrared heating element operatively produces primarily infrared energy operatively directed to heat the at least one baffle;
- at least one halogen lamp positioned proximate to the outlet of the heating section to operatively emit heat to an area proximal the outlet, wherein the at least one halogen lamp is a different type of heating element than the at least one infrared heating element such that the at least one halogen lamp operatively produces heat at a faster rate than the infrared heating element, and wherein the at least one halogen lamp is positioned between the outlet and the at least one infrared heating element;
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- a fan positioned in communication with the duct, the fan adapted to move air through the heating section from the inlet to the outlet,
- wherein the at least one baffle is positioned proximate the at least one halogen lamp, the at least one baffle being positioned between the at least one halogen lamp and the outlet.
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An electrical heating system comprising:
- a housing including an air inlet, an air outlet adapted to permit heated air to pass therethrough, and at least one baffle;
- at least one infrared heating element arranged within the housing so as to heat air passing through the air outlet and to heat the at least one baffle, wherein the wherein the at least one baffle is positioned between the air outlet and the at least one infrared heating element, and wherein the at least one infrared heating element operatively produces primarily infrared energy to heat the at least one baffle;
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- at least one halogen lamp arranged proximate the air outlet within the housing so as to heat air passing through the air outlet, wherein the at least one halogen lamp is a different type of heating element than the at least one infrared heating element, and operatively produces heat at a faster rate than the infrared heating element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.