Patents Assigned to Rinnai New Zealand Ltd.
  • Patent number: 7806345
    Abstract: In an in-wall heater, in which control equipment 11, 12 is disposed in a side space 10 on one lateral side of a combustion housing 2 within an outer case 1 and an exhaust duct 15 is disposed in a side space 13 on the other lateral side of the combustion housing 2, the cooling performance of each of the side spaces is increased and noise due to a sucked-in sound of room air can be reduced. In a side plate portion of the outer case 1 on both lateral sides, an air intake opening 7, which is vertically long, is provided in a position in a front side portion exposed to a front of a room wall. Each side space 10, 13 within the outer case 1 is formed in a ventilation flue on the suction side where the room air from each of the air intake openings 7 is conducted into the warm air fan 9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignees: Rinnai Corporation, Rinnai New Zealand Ltd.
    Inventors: Ikuo Tsunekawa, Minoru Oguri, Satoshi Kaneiwa, Brian Smith, Gregory Brinsden
  • Publication number: 20060137678
    Abstract: In an in-wall heater, in which control equipment 11, 12 is disposed in a side space 10 on one lateral side of a combustion housing 2 within an outer case 1 and an exhaust duct 15 is disposed in a side space 13 on the other lateral side of the combustion housing 2, the cooling performance of each of the side spaces is increased and noise due to a sucked-in sound of room air can be reduced. In a side plate portion of the outer case 1 on both lateral sides, an air intake opening 7, which is vertically long, is provided in a position in a front side portion exposed to a front of a room wall. Each side space 10, 13 within the outer case 1 is formed in a ventilation flue on the suction side where the room air from each of the air intake openings 7 is conducted into the warm air fan 9.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Applicants: RINNAI CORPORATION, RINNAI NEW ZEALAND LTD.
    Inventors: Ikuo Tsunekawa, Minoru Oguri, Satoshi Kaneiwa, Brian Smith, Gregory Brinsden