Dual chimney flat panel convection air space heater
OwnerMark J. McCourtinventor
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Abstract
A space heater and a method for generating a convection flow of air through chimneys of the space heater for heating an area adjoining the space heater is provided. The space heater includes a first panel, a second panel, and an element having one or more heatable surfaces. The second panel is coupled to the first panel and the element is located therebetween to define the chimneys between the first panel and the second panel. The element has the one or more heatable surfaces located within the chimneys. When activated, the one or more heatable surfaces create thermal energy for generating heated air within the chimneys, the heated air flowing by convection substantially upwardly through the chimneys to provide the heated air to the area adjoining the space heater.
Claims20
A space heater for generating heated air and providing the heated air to an area adjoining the space heater, the space heater comprising:
- a first panel;
- a second panel coupled to the first panel and defining an enclosed area therebetween;
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- an element having one or more heatable surfaces located within the enclosed area and, when activated, the one or more heatable surfaces create thermal energy for generating the heated air within one or more chimneys within the enclosed area, the heated air flowing by convection substantially upwardly through the one or more chimneys to provide the heated air to the area adjoining the space heater.
A dual chimney space heater for generating heated air and providing the heated air to an area adjoining the space heater to be heated, the space heater comprising:
- a first panel;
- a second panel coupled to the first panel and defining a lower opening, an upper opening, and an enclosed area, the enclosed area spatially defined between the first and second panels and above the lower opening and below the upper opening;
- a third panel located within the enclosed area between the first and second panels to define a first chimney between the first panel and the third panel and to define a second chimney between the second panel and the third panel, wherein the third panel includes a first heatable surface on a surface of the third panel facing the first panel and a second heatable surface on a surface of the third panel facing the second panel, and wherein, when the first and second heatable surfaces are activated, thermal energy is created in the respective first and second chimneys for generating the heated air, the heated air flowing by convection substantially upwardly from the lower opening, through the first and/or second chimneys and out through the upper opening to provide the heated air to the area adjoining the space heater to be heated;
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- a controller coupled to the first and second heatable surfaces for controlling activation and deactivation thereof to control the heated air generated in the first and second chimneys.
A method for generating a convection flow of air through an enclosed area defined by a first panel and a second panel of a space heater, the method comprising the step of heating air by activating a heatable surface within two or more chimneys defined within the enclosed area to generate a pure convection flow of air substantially upwardly from a lower opening to the enclosed area, through the two or more chimneys and out through an upper opening to the enclosed area to provide heated air from the upper opening to an area adjoining the space heater.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.