Combustion heater
AssigneeZexel Corporation
InventorHiroyuki Ida
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Abstract
A combustion heater includes a burner cylinder defining therein a combustion chamber. The burner cylinder has a peripheral wall thereof having a number of air inlet holes formed therein, one bottomed end thereof having an end wall formed with at least one opening, and another open end thereof having a peripheral edge. A wick is exposed to the combustion chamber for impregnating with liquid fuel. The peripheral edge of the open end of the burner cylinder is disposed in close contact with the wick. The end wall of the bottomed end of same is opposed to the wick. The burner cylinder has a radially extending reflecting portion formed by the end wall of the bottomed end thereof.
Claims6
A combustion heater including a burner cylinder defining therein a combustion chamber, said burner cylinder comprising:
- p1 a peripheral wall having a number of air inlet holes formed therein;
- a bottomed end including an end wall having a plurality of openings therein;
- an open end having a peripheral edge;
- a wick for being impregnated with liquid fuel;
- said peripheral edge of said open end of said burner cylinder being disposed in close contact with said wick;
- said end wall of said bottomed end being opposed to said wick;
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- means including a wick holder for holding said wick in place;
- said plurality of openings in said end wall of said bottomed end being circumferentially arranged in said end wall of said bottomed end;
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- said burner cylinder having a reflecting portion formed by a central portion of said end wall of said bottomed end thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.