Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Evaporator for water heating device
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Application No.: US16939605Application Date: 2020-07-27
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Publication No.: US11519671B2Publication Date: 2022-12-06
- Inventor: Mukund Bhaskar , Tobey Fowler
- Applicant: Rheem Manufacturing Company
- Applicant Address: US GA Atlanta
- Assignee: Rheem Manufacturing Company
- Current Assignee: Rheem Manufacturing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Atlanta
- Agency: Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
- Main IPC: F28D1/053
- IPC: F28D1/053 ; F24H6/00 ; F28D21/00

Abstract:
The disclosed technology includes an evaporator having a plurality of sidewalls arranged to define an internal cavity and a top plate covering the internal cavity. At least one of the sidewalls can include a plurality of refrigerant channels such that at least one of the sidewalls can function as a heat exchanger. Each of the refrigerant channels can be attached to a refrigerant inlet and a refrigerant outlet at an angle, such that each refrigerant channel is angled. The angled refrigerant channels can facilitate directing ambient air across the refrigerant channels and fins and to the internal cavity. The angled refrigerant channels can further provide a flow path for accumulated moisture and/or condensate on the exterior surfaces of the refrigerant channels and/or fins to shed, thereby minimizing the potential for freezing.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220026153A1 EVAPORATOR FOR WATER HEATING DEVICE Public/Granted day:2022-01-27
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