Heat conducting assembly for a water heater, and method for making the heat conducting assembly
OwnerChin-Kuang Luoinventor
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Abstract
In a heat conducting assembly for a water heater and a method for making the heat conducting assembly, there is provided a heat-conductive housing which has inner wall surfaces that cooperate to confine a sealed chamber. A heat-conductive unit is disposed in the sealed chamber. Heat-conductive particles are disposed in the sealed chamber, and are caused to accumulate on the inner wall surfaces of the heat-conductive housing and outer wall surfaces of the heat-conductive unit for heating water in the heat-conductive unit.
Claims18
A heat conducting assembly comprising:
- a heat-conductive housing having inner wall surfaces that cooperate to confine a sealed chamber;
- a heat-conductive unit disposed in said sealed chamber;
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- heat-conductive particles accumulated on said inner wall surfaces of said heat-conductive housing, said heat-conductive unit having outer wall surfaces, said outer wall surfaces of said heat-conductive unit being passivated surfaces, said heat-conductive particles further accumulating on said outer wall surfaces of said heat-conductive unit.
A heat conducting assembly adapted for use in a water heater, the water heater including an outer casing and a heat-generating source disposed in the outer casing, said heat conducting assembly comprising:
- a heat-conductive housing adapted to be disposed in the outer casing above the heat-generating source, said heat-conductive housing having inner wall surfaces that cooperate to confine a sealed chamber;
- a heat-conductive unit disposed in said sealed chamber, said heat-conductive unit including a pipe body having inlet and outlet ends that extend out of said sealed chamber, said pipe body defining a flow path adapted to permit water flow from said inlet end to said outlet end;
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- heat-conductive particles accumulated on said inner wall surfaces of said heat-conductive housing, said heat-conductive unit having outer wall surfaces, said outer wall surfaces of said heat-conductive unit being passivated surfaces, said heat-conductive particles further accumulating on said outer wall surfaces of said heat-conductive unit.
A method for making a heat conducting assembly, comprising:
- a) providing a heat-conductive housing having inner wall surfaces that cooperate to confine a sealed chamber and having a heat-conductive unit disposed therein;
- b) vacuuming the sealed chamber;
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- c) causing heat-conductive particles to accumulate on the inner wall surfaces of the heat-conductive housing, wherein the heat-conductive particles further accumulate on outer wall surfaces of the heat-conductive unit, and wherein step (a) includes passivating the outer wall surfaces of the heat-conductive unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.