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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Timothy Scott Shaffer, La Grange, KY (US);
Gregory Leon Hutchison, Shelbyville, KY (US);
Christopher Bryan Rissler, La Grange, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24H 8/00 (2006.01); F24H 1/18 (2006.01); F24H 4/04 (2006.01); F28D 1/06 (2006.01); F28D 20/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24H 1/182 (2013.01); F24H 1/181 (2013.01); F24H 1/183 (2013.01); F24H 4/04 (2013.01); F24H 8/006 (2013.01); F28D 1/06 (2013.01); F28D 20/0039 (2013.01); F24D 2200/12 (2013.01); F24D 2220/08 (2013.01); Y02E 60/142 (2013.01);
Abstract
A water heater tank has several components formed of a one-piece seamless construction. The water heater tank includes a cylindrical wall with inner and outer surfaces. A helical condenser channel may be formed in the outer surface of the cylindrical wall. The water heater includes a cold water inlet. A cold water channel may be formed in the inner surface of the cylindrical wall in fluid communication with the cold water inlet and the interior volume of the tank.