公开(公告)号：US06935280B1

公开(公告)日：2005-08-30

申请号：US10943420

申请日：2004-09-17

申请人： Timothy D. Scott ,  Michael Gordon ,  Christopher P. Stafford ,  Darrell Rodriguez

发明人： Timothy D. Scott ,  Michael Gordon ,  Christopher P. Stafford ,  Darrell Rodriguez

IPC分类号： F24H9/00 ,  F24H9/12 ,  F22B37/48

CPC分类号： F24H9/0042 ,  F24H9/124

摘要： A cold water inlet for a tank of a water heater is provided. The inlet includes an inlet conduit configured to extend toward a flue extending upwardly through the tank. The inlet conduit includes a proximal, intermediate, and distal conduit portion, the distal portion terminating at a closed end configured to reduce the amount of the water flow directed toward the flue. The cold water inlet further includes flow openings defined in the distal portion to permit the water flow to exit the inlet conduit. Deflectors are positioned along the distal portion proximal respective ones of the flow openings, and are oriented for deflecting the water flow. The closed end and the deflectors of the inlet conduit coact, as the water flows into the tank, to direct the water flow away from the flue and toward the side wall and bottom of the tank, thereby reducing an accumulation of scale.

摘要翻译： 提供一个用于热水器的罐的冷水入口。 入口包括入口管道，其配置成朝向向上延伸穿过罐的烟道延伸。 入口导管包括近端，中间和远端导管部分，远侧部分终止于闭合端，构造成减少朝向烟道的水流量。 冷水入口还包括限定在远端部分中的流动开口，以允许水流离开入口导管。 偏转器沿着位于相应的一个流动开口的远侧部分定位，并被定向成偏转水流。 入口导管的封闭端和导流器当水流入槽中时，将水流从烟道导向罐的侧壁和底部，从而减少了水垢积聚。