U.S. patent number 3,845,754 [Application Number 05/339,827] was granted by the patent office on 1974-11-05 for fireplace home heater.
Invention is credited to Albert L. Wilkening.
United States Patent |
3,845,754 |
Wilkening |
November 5, 1974 |
FIREPLACE HOME HEATER
Abstract
A heating device for homes, consisting primarily of a fire box
installed within a brick or stone enclosure, the device having air
input means which will enable air from the outside of the dwelling
to enter the device so as to provide oxygen for the combustion of
the fuel therein.
Inventors: |
Wilkening; Albert L. (Walker,
MN) |
Family
ID: |
23330783 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/339,827 |
Filed: |
March 9, 1973 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
126/518 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F24D
5/04 (20130101); F24B 1/1885 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
F24B
1/188 (20060101); F24D 5/00 (20060101); F24B
1/00 (20060101); F24D 5/04 (20060101); F24b
007/00 () |
Field of
Search: |
;126/120,121,143,63 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Foreign Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: O'Dea; William F.
Assistant Examiner: Ferguson; Peter D.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Merchant, Gould, Smith &
Edell
Claims
What I claim is:
1. A fireplace heater for a dwelling comprising in combination:
a. a closed firebox for the combustion of solid fuel, including an
air-tight door to provide access thereto for insertion of said
fuel;
b. an enclosure for receiving said firebox having an opening
through which said door is accesssible, and having inlet louver
means below the level of said door and outlet louver means above
the level of said door to define a heating gas path around said
firebox;
c. an air intake pipe extending through said enclosure for
conducting combustion air to said firebox;
d. a flue pipe extending from said firebox through said enclosure
to conduct gaseous combustion products therethrough, a portion of
said flue pipe extending downwardly into the interior of said
firebox with the peripheral wall of said flue pipe portion
containing an opening, said interior flue pipe portion serving to
baffle and slow the flow of heated gaseous combustion products
through the firebox thereby increasing the fireplace heat output;
and
e. said air intake pipe and said flue pipe defining a combustion
gas path through said firebox which is independent from said
heating gas path so that no combustion products are discharged into
the dwelling through said outlet louver means and no air from
within said dwelling is discharged through said flue pipe.
2. The structure of claim 1 together with means associated with
said intake pipe for varying the amount of air passing therethrough
to vary the heat output of said heater.
Description
This invention relates to fireplaces, and more particularly to a
fireplace home heater.
It is therefore the principal object of the present invention to
provide a fireplace home heater which will be installed within a
brick or stone enclosure and will provide maximum useable heat from
wood or other solid fuel while utilizing air outside of the
dwelling for oxygen to support combustion of fuel therein.
Another object of this invention is to provide a heater device of
the type described which will have a door on the front which will
be airtight so as to prevent warm air from the inside escaping
through the chimney portion of the device.
Still another object of this invention is to provide a heater
device of the type described which will have a heat baffle member
which will serve to cause the fire to travel further, thus enabling
the user to obtain the most heat from the device.
Yet another object of this invention is to provide a device of the
type described which will utilize a hollow enclosure for the fire
box, so as to enable the air flow around the entire unit to obtain
the maximum heat from the combustion taking place.
A further object of this invention is to provide a heater device of
the type described which will keep the entire home warm without
resorting to other forms of heating apparatus.
Other objects of the invention are to provide a home heater device
which is simple in design, inexpensive to manufacture, rugged in
construction, easy to use and efficient in operation.
These and other objects will become readily evident upon a study of
the following specification together with the accompanying drawing
wherein:
FIG. 1 is a front view of the present invention showing the
enclosure fragmentated and in elevation;
FIG. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of the fire box portion of
the device; and
FIG. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the enclosure
broken away for the sake of clarity.
According to this invention, a fireplace home heater 10 is shown to
include a hollow fire box 11 made of suitable heat resisting
material. The fire box 11 includes an airtight door 11' having a
suitable fire resisting glass 12 therein so as to enable the fire
to be observed. The door 11' is provided with a pair of hinges 11"
which enables door 11' to be opened by means of handle 11'". The
fire box 11 is secured fixedly within a stone or brick wall
enclosure 13 so as to prevent the device 10 from being a fire
hazard.
It will be noted that door 11' is airtight so as to prevent warm
air from the inside escaping through chimney 16. Air intake louvres
14 are angularly positioned and secured fixedly within the wall
enclosure 13 beneath the fire box 11 and within the upper extremity
of wall enclosure 13 are angularly positioned and secured heat
outlet louvres 15. In other words louvers 15 enable the heat to
travel outwards to heat the room, while intake air for heating is
entered into louvers 14, to pass beneath and around the fire box
and become heated.
Extending from the vertical chimney 16 is a flue pipe 17 and at the
bottom of chimney 16 extends a second flue portion 18 which may
extend into a lower room of the dwelling device 10 is installed
within. Extending partially downwards from the top and into the
fire box 11 is a cylindrical and hollow baffle member 19 which
shows a portion cut away as indicated in FIGS. 2 and 3 of the
drawings.
An outside air intake pipe 20 extends into fire box 11 and is
provided with a pivotable air control vane 21 which may be adjusted
to control the amount of air going into fire box 11, thereby
regulating the amount of heat produced by the fire therein. The
handle 21' of the air control vane 21 is operated externally of
fire box 11. On the interior of fire box 11 is fixedly secured
between the side walls, a length of steel which provides a channel
for the intake air to travel into the fire box and serves as a
means of preventing ashes from getting into the air flow.
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