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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2023
Noritz Corporation, Hyogo, JP;
Kazuki Hiraoka, Hyogo, JP;
NORITZ CORPORATION, Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
A hot water supply system includes a plurality of hot water supply devices. The plurality of hot water supply devices include a first hot water supply device having a first hot water supply wireless communication module and a second hot water supply device having a second hot water supply wireless communication module. The plurality of hot water supply devices communicate with each other by a daisy chain connection, wherein the daisy chain connection is a wireless connection. One hot water supply device among the plurality of hot water supply devices is configured to be paired with another hot water supply device among the plurality of hot water supply devices that is currently not paired with any of the plurality of hot water supply devices and has a highest received signal strength indicator value among the plurality of hot water supply devices.