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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2023
Noritz Corporation, Hyogo, JP;
Norihide Wada, Hyogo, JP;
NORITZ CORPORATION, Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
A heat exchanger and a water heater are provided. The heat exchanger is provided with an auxiliary member including a trunk pipe joint portion joined to a trunk pipe and an extension portion extending from the trunk pipe joint portion toward a plurality of fins. The plurality of fins is provided apart from a sidewall portion so as not to directly contact the sidewall portion of a case, the extension portion of the auxiliary member includes an entry portion that enters between the plurality of fins and the sidewall portion, and a first abutment portion which is provided in the entry portion and abuts outer end portions of the plurality of fins, the first abutment portion is separated from the sidewall portion, and a space portion in which inflow of the heating gas is suppressed is formed between the first abutment portion and the sidewall portion.