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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2021
A. O. Smith Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US);
A. O. Smith (China) Water Heater Co., Ltd., Nanjing, CN;
Mark Allan Murphy, Nashville, TN (US);
Cui Yang, Nanjing, CN;
Kaiju Chen, Nanjing, CN;
Michael Styer, Burns, TN (US);
A. O. Smith Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A water heater dip tube includes an elongated body having an inlet end and an outlet end. An inner volume is arranged within the elongated body. An anti-siphon orifice is arranged along the elongated body proximate the inlet end. The anti-siphon orifice extends through a wall of the elongated body. The dip tube further includes an elastomeric membrane secured to the elongated body. The elastomeric membrane is arranged in the vicinity of the anti-siphon orifice. The elastomeric membrane is operable to block fluid flow through the anti-siphon orifice when a pressure at the inlet end is greater than a pressure at the exterior of the dip tube adjacent to the anti-siphon orifice, and to allow fluid flow through the anti-siphon orifice when a pressure at the inlet end is less than a pressure at the exterior of the dip tube adjacent to the anti-siphon orifice.