Enclosure structure of water heater

a technology for enclosing structures and water heaters, which is applied in the field of enclosing structures of gas water heaters, can solve the problems of difficult to distinguish between different models of water heaters, impose undesired constraints on selection and modification of the outside appearance of water heaters, and are not economically practical, etc., to achieve efficient storage, reduce the space occupied by individuals, and facilitate assembling/disassembling

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-06-07
GRAND MATE
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[0009] The primary purpose of the present invention is to provide an enclosure structure that comprises a base plate mounted to a fixed vertical surface and a front panel opposite to the base plate and two side panels each forming channels extending along opposite edges thereof to receive corresponding edges of the base plate and the front panel. A top cover board and a bottom board, each defining an air passage, are fixed to upper and lower ends of the assembly of the base plate, the front panel, and the side panels and fixed thereto by fasteners, such as bolts, to secure the front panel, the side panels, and the base plate together. Such an arrangement allows for easy assembling / disassembling, and thus allowing for change of the outside appearance by replacing the front panel, and efficient storage by reducing the space occupied by an individual front cover.

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This is not economically practical due to the great expense for making of new dies or molds, and consequently, to save cost, the water heater industry often employs the old design of front cover in new models of water heaters.
This imposes an undesired constraint on selection and modification of the outside appearance of water heaters.
Also, distinction between different models of water heater is hard to tell.
Furthermore, due to the fact that the front cover is made as a single piece by stamping, the front cover that is comprised of a front panel and side panels extending from and substantially normal to the front panel occupies a great amount of space.
This causes problems in manufacturing, storage, and transportation of the manufacturers of the front cover.

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[0019] The following descriptions are of exemplary embodiments only, and are not intended to limit the scope, applicability or configuration of the invention in any way. Rather, the following description provides a convenient illustration for implementing exemplary embodiments of the invention. Various changes to the described embodiments may be made in the function and arrangement of the elements described without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

[0020] With reference to the drawings and in particular to FIGS. 1 and 2, an enclosure of water heater constructed in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention comprises two opposite side panels (10), which are substantially rectangular, having front and rear edges. Each side panel (10) comprise a first, front channel (11), preferably aluminum-extruded, longitudinally extending along and integrally formed at the front edge thereof, and a second, rear channel (12), also prefera...

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Abstract

An enclosure structure of water heater is disclosed, which is readily assembled / disassembled and has an enhanced structural strength, including two opposite side panels having front and rear edges along which aluminum-extruded channels are integrally fixed to respectively receive opposite edges of a front panel and an opposite base plate and top and bottom cover boards respectively attached to upper and lower edges of the side panels to secure the front panel and the base plate in the channels of the side panels. Such a structure enhances simplification of assembling / disassembling the water heater enclosure and provides flexibility in modification of overall outside appearance of the water heater by replacing the side panels and the front panel to thereby eliminate troubles and inconveniences that are encountered in the conventional water heater enclosures.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] (a) Technical Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention generally relates to an enclosure structure of a gas water heater, and in particular to an water heater enclosure having a readily-detachable front panel for frequent change of outside appearance in an economic manner. [0003] (b) Description of the Prior Art [0004] A gas water heater comprises a base plate mounted to a vertical fixed surface, such as a wall, and a front cover mounted to the base plate. The front cover comprises a front panel having a circumference from which side panels extends rearward to form a casing having an open rear side, which is attached and secured to the base plate to form an enclosure inside which a burning / heating assembly of the heater that is generally fixed to the base plate is accommodated for protection purposes. [0005] Taiwan Patent Publication No. 326262 discloses an improvement over the previously discussed water heater structure by forming holes...

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IPC IPC(8): A47B77/08
CPCF24H9/02
InventorHUANG, CHUNG-CHIN
OwnerGRAND MATE