Electric fire apparatus and heating system
OwnerPaul Christopher Bairdinventor
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Abstract
An electric fire apparatus (110) having an improved simulated flame effect comprising: an outer casing (112) having an at least in part light-transmissible ember bed base (116) therein; a projection screen (124) positioned in front of the ember bed base (116); a rotating spindle (136) positioned below the ember bed base (116); a light source (138) arranged to direct light towards the rotating spindle (136); and a mirror assembly which defines a reflection chamber adjacent to the rotating spindle (136), the mirror assembly having at least a forward-facing reflective surface (134) for directing light scattered from the rotating spindle (136) through the ember bed base (116) onto the projection screen (124). An electric heating system is also provided.
Claims16
An electric fire apparatus having an improved simulated flame effect, the apparatus comprising:
- an outer casing having an at least in part light-transmissible ember bed base therein;
- a projection screen positioned at or adjacent to a front of the ember bed base;
- a rotating spindle positioned below the ember bed base;
- a light source arranged to direct light towards the rotating spindle;
- a mirror assembly which defines a reflection chamber adjacent to the rotating spindle, the reflection chamber being below the ember bed base;
- the mirror assembly having at least a forward-facing reflective surface to direct light scattered from the rotating spindle through the ember bed base onto the projection screen;
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- a front light channel which is at a front of the projection screen and is adapted to light-transmissibly communicate with the reflection chamber.
An electric fire apparatus having an improved simulated flame effect, the apparatus comprising:
- an outer casing having an at least in part light-transmissible ember bed base therein;
- a projection screen positioned at or adjacent to a front of and above the ember bed base;
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- an illumination assembly which defines a reflection chamber below the ember bed base, the illumination assembly having at least a forward-facing light-directing surface to direct light through the ember bed base onto the projection screen;
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- a front light channel which is at a front of the projection screen and is adapted to light-transmissibly communicate with the reflection chamber.
An electric fire apparatus having an improved simulated flame effect, the apparatus comprising:
- an outer casing having an at least in part light-transmissible ember bed base therein;
- a projection screen positioned at or adjacent to a front of the ember bed base;
- a rotating spindle positioned below the ember bed base;
- a light source arranged to direct light towards the rotating spindle;
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- a mirror assembly which defines a reflection chamber adjacent to the rotating spindle, the mirror assembly having at least a forward-facing reflective surface to direct light scattered from the rotating spindle through the ember bed base onto the projection screen;
- and,
- wherein the mirror assembly comprises a first, rear-facing mirror which defines a rear-facing reflective surface, and a second, front-facing mirror which defines the forward-facing reflective surface, the first and second mirrors being connected to one another at an angle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.