Fuel stove
Assignee509 Fabrications, Inc.
InventorFrank Reed
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Abstract
Apparatuses for burning a burnable fuel source, and methods of operating the same, are disclosed. The apparatuses may include a housing defining a chamber and a tube extending through the housing and disposed at least partially within the chamber of the housing, the tube accommodating a burnable fuel source. A tray may be disposed within the chamber and accommodating at least a portion of the burnable fuel source when received within the tube. A refractory brick may be disposed on at least a portion of the tray, and a plurality of pipes may be disposed within the housing such that, upon actuation of the apparatuses, heat from the burnable fuel source contacts the plurality of pipes. The apparatuses may also include an air outlet in the first housing configured to allow air from within the chamber to exit the chamber.
Claims17
An apparatus comprising:
- a housing defining a chamber;
- a tube extending through the housing and disposed at least partially within the chamber of the housing, the tube accommodating a burnable fuel source;
- a tray disposed within the chamber and accommodating at least a portion of the burnable fuel source when received within the tube;
- a refractory brick disposed on at least a portion of the tray;
- a plurality of pipes disposed within the housing such that, upon actuation of the apparatus, heat from the burnable fuel source contacts the plurality of pipes;
- an air outlet in the first housing configured to allow air from within the chamber to exit the chamber;
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- an exit fan positioned to move air from within the chamber through the air outlet.
An apparatus comprising:
- a housing defining a chamber;
- a tube extending through at least one side of the housing, wherein the tube is sized to receive and hold a burnable fuel source, wherein the tube is positioned such that the burnable fuel source travels via gravity from a distal end of the tube to a proximal end of the tube, the proximal end of the tube terminating within the housing;
- an opening in a wall of the housing, the opening defining an air inlet;
- a tray disposed within the chamber and adjacent to the air inlet;
- a tray support disposed within the chamber and configured to hold at least a portion of the tray away from the wall of the housing;
- a refractory brick disposed on at least a portion of the tray;
- a plurality of pipes disposed within the housing such that, upon actuation of the apparatus, heat from the burnable fuel source contacts the plurality of pipes;
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- an air outlet in the housing configured to allow air from within the chamber to exit the chamber.
A method comprising:
- placing a fuel source into a tube that extends through a wall of a housing defining a chamber, a longitudinal axis of the tube being disposed such that the fuel source travels from a distal end of the tube to a proximal end of the tube in the chamber such that the fuel source rests in contact with a tray;
- activating a first fan, the first fan moving air from within the chamber through an air outlet in the housing;
- heating a portion of the fuel source that is in contact with the tray at least until the portion of the fuel source ignites;
- burning the fuel source such that air temperature increases within the chamber;
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- adjusting an air intake damper to at least one of increase or decrease an amount of air entering the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.