Invention Application
- Patent Title: WATER HEATER APPLIANCE
- Patent Title (中): 水加热器具
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Application No.: US14755296Application Date: 2015-06-30
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Publication No.: US20170003050A1Publication Date: 2017-01-05
- Inventor: Shaun Michael Ward , Timothy Scott Shaffer
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Main IPC: F24H9/20
- IPC: F24H9/20 ; G05D23/13

Abstract:
A water heater appliance includes a tank and a heated water conduit extending from the tank. A mixing valve is coupled to the heated water conduit, and a heat trap is mounted to the heated water conduit upstream of the mixing valve. The heat trap includes a membrane disposed within the heated water conduit. The membrane of the heat trap may assist with obstructing recirculation of heated water from the tank into the heated water conduit.
Public/Granted literature
- US09920953B2 Water heater appliance Public/Granted day:2018-03-20
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