Systems for water heater baffles on recreational vehicles
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsJacob Strader, Subbu Thenappan
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Abstract
A water heater appliance for a recreational vehicle includes a tank and a flue disposed within the tank. The flue forms a U-shape that extends to and from an external side of the tank. A gas supply is in fluid communication with the flue. A burner assembly is disposed at an inlet of the flue. A baffle disposed within the flue. The baffle includes a plurality of restrictors configured to the baffle and the flue, and a flue collar mounted to the flue. The flue collar is configured to secure the baffle to the flue.
Claims20
A water heater appliance for a recreational vehicle, comprising:
- a tank comprising a cold-water inlet and a hot-water outlet;
- a flue disposed within the tank, the flue forming a U-shape extending to and from an external side of the tank;
- a burner assembly disposed at an inlet of the flue;
- and
- a baffle disposed within the flue, the baffle comprising,
- a plurality of restrictors extending to the flue, and
- a flue collar configured to secure the baffle to the flue,
- wherein the external side of the tank comprises a panel, the panel rotatable between an open position and a closed position, the panel comprising a slot for an exhaust outlet of the flue.
A water heater appliance for a recreational vehicle, comprising:
- a tank comprising a cold-water inlet and a hot-water outlet;
- a flue disposed within the tank, the flue forming a U-shape extending to and from an external side of the tank;
- a burner assembly disposed at an inlet of the flue;
- a gas supply in fluid communication with the inlet of the flue;
- and
- a baffle disposed with the flue, the baffle comprising,
- a helical shape configured to direct exhaust from the burner assembly in a spiral motion through the flue,
- a plurality of restrictors configured to immobilize the baffle within the flue, and
- a flue collar mounted to the flue, the flue collar configured to secure the baffle to the flue,
- wherein the external side of the tank comprises a panel, the panel rotatable between an open position and a closed position, the panel comprising a slot for an exhaust outlet of the flue.
A water heater appliance for a recreational vehicle, comprising:
- a tank comprising a cold-water inlet and a hot-water outlet;
- an electrical heating element;
- a flue disposed within the tank, the flue forming a U-shape extending to and from an external side of the tank;
- a burner assembly disposed at an inlet of the flue;
- and
- a baffle disposed within the flue, the baffle comprising,
- a plurality of restrictors extending to the flue, and
- a flue collar configured to secure the baffle to the flue,
- wherein the baffle and the restrictors reduce stand-by heat loss when the water heater appliance is one or more of between cycles and heating via only the electrical heating element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.