Water heater with power vent access door
AssigneeA. O. Smith Corporation
InventorDarryl L. Ruark
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Abstract
In a water heater (10), an access door (50) is provided covering dual openings (18, 44). The outer cylindrical jacket (14) of the water heater has an access opening (18). A power vent enclosure (34) extends outwardly and forwardly from the jacket and covers a portion of the access oopening (18). The power vent enclosure (34) has a sidewall (42) extending outwardly and forwardly from the jacket (14). The sidewall (42) has an opening (44) therethrough extending outwardly and forwardly from the jacket (14) at the access opening (18). The access door (50) covers both the sidewall opening (44) and the remainder of the access opening (18) not covered by the power vent enclosure (34).
Claims22
A water heater comprising an inner storage tank, an outer cylindrical jacket spaced outwardly of said tank, an access opening through a lower portion of said jacket, a power vent enclosure extending outwardly and forwardly from said jacket and covering a portion of said access opening, said power vent enclosure having a sidewall extending radially outwardly and forwardly from said jacket, said sidewall having an opening therethrough extending radially outwardly and forwardly from said jacket at said access opening, an access door mounted to said water heater and covering both said sidewall opening and the remainder of said access opening not covered by said power vent enclosure.
A water heater comprising an inner storage tank, and outer cylindrical jacket spaced outwardly of said tank, an access opening through a lower portion of said jacket, a power vent enclosure extending outwardly and forwardly from said jacket and covering a portion of said access opening, said power vent enclosure having a sidewall extending radially outwardly and forwardly from said jacket, said sidewall having an opening therethrough extending radially outwardly and forwardly from said jacket at said access opening, an access door having top and bottom generally horizontal triangular shaped walls, each wall having a rear edge extending generally along said jacket adjacent said access opening, a side edge extending forwardly from said rear edge generally along said power vent enclosure adjacent said sidewall opening, and a front diagonal edge, said access door having a generally vertical front wall extending between said front diagonal edges of said top and bottom walls and covering said sidewall opening and the remainder of said access opening not covered by said power vent enclosure.
A water heater comprising an inner storage tank, an outer cylindrical jacket spaced outwardly of said tank, an access opening through a lower portion of said jacket, a power vent enclosure extending outwardly and forwardly from said jacket and covering a portion of said access opening, said power vent enclosure having a sidewall extending radially outwardly and forwardly from said jacket, said sidewall having an opening therethrough extending radially outwardly and forwardly from said jacket at said access opening, an access door having top and bottom walls each engaging said jacket adjacent said access opening and extending forwardly therefrom generally along said power vent enclosure adjacent said sidewall opening, said access door having a front wall extending between said top and bottom walls and over said sidewall opening and the remainder of said access opening not covered by said power vent enclosure, a plurality of tabs extending from said access door and engaging the inner surface of at least one of said jacket and said power vent enclosure.
A water heater comprising an inner storage tank, an outer cylindrical jacket spaced outwardly of said tank, an access opening through a lower portion of said jacket, a power vent enclosure extending outwardly and forwardly from said jacket and covering a portion of said access opening, said power vent enclosure having a sidewall extending radially outwardly and forwardly from said jacket, said sidewall having an opening therethrough extending radially outwardly and forwardly from said jacket at said access opening, an access door having top and bottom generally horizontal triangular shaped walls, each wall having a rear edge extending generally along said jacket adjacent said access opening, a side edge extending forwardly from said rear edge generally along said power vent enclosure adjacent said sidewall opening, and a front diagonal edge, said access door having a generally vertical front wall extending between said front diagonal edges of said top and bottom walls, said front wall having distally opposite side edges, one side edge of said front wall being adjacent said sidewall of said power vent enclosure and forward of said sidewall opening, the other side edge of said front wall being adjacent said jacket, said front wall extending at an angle between said sidewall of said power vent enclosure and said jacket such that the front to rear gap between said front wall and said access opening is largest at said one edge of said front wall and is smallest at said other edge of said front wall, a first tab extending upwardly from said rear edge of said top wall of said access door adjacent said sidewall opening of said power vent enclosure and engaging the inner surface of said jacket, a second tab extending downwardly from said rear edge of said bottom wall of said access door adjacent said sidewall opening of said power vent enclosure and engaging the inner surface of said jacket.
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