Water Heating System
AssigneeRheem Manufacturing Company
InventorsQian Zhang, Atilhan Manay, Saman Beyhaghi
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Abstract
A water heating system is provided. The water heating system includes a tank having a wall, a water inlet defined through the wall and configured to allow ingress of water into the tank, and a water outlet defined through the wall and configured to allow egress of water from the tank. The water heating system also includes a first heating element disposed in a first portion of the tank. The first heating element has a substantially elongate shape and is inclined at a first predefined angle with respect to a base of the tank.
Claims19
A water heating system comprising:
- a tank having a wall;
- a water inlet defined through the wall and configured to allow ingress of water into the tank;
- a water outlet defined through the wall and configured to allow egress of water from the tank;
- a first heating element disposed in a first portion of the tank, wherein the first heating element has a substantially elongate shape and is inclined at a first predefined angle with respect to a base of the tank;
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- a first coupling disposed through the wall of the tank, wherein the first coupling defines an aperture configured to removably receive the first heating element therethrough along an axis of the aperture that is inclined at the first predefined angle.
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A water heating system comprising:
- a tank having a wall;
- a water inlet defined through the wall and configured to allow ingress of water into the tank;
- a water outlet defined through the wall and configured to allow egress of water from the tank;
- a first heating element disposed in a first portion of the tank and configured to heat water present in at least the first portion of the tank, wherein the first heating element has a substantially elongate shape and is inclined at a first predefined angle with respect to a base of the tank;
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- a second heating element disposed in a second portion of the tank, the second portion being proximate the base of the tank, wherein the second heating element is inclined at a second predefined angle with respect to the base of the tank and configured to heat the water present in at least the second portion of the tank;
- wherein the first predefined angle is in a range of about 15 degrees to about 45 degrees and the second predefined angle is in a range of about zero degree to about 45 degrees.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.