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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2005
Ikuo Tsunekawa, Nagoya, JP;
Minoru Oguri, Nagoya, JP;
Satoshi Kaneiwa, Nagoya, JP;
Brian Smith, Auckland, NL;
Gregory Brinsden, Auckland, NL;
Ikuo Tsunekawa, Nagoya, JP;
Minoru Oguri, Nagoya, JP;
Satoshi Kaneiwa, Nagoya, JP;
Brian Smith, Auckland, NL;
Gregory Brinsden, Auckland, NL;
Rinnai Corporation, Nagoya-shi, JP;
Rinnai New Zealand Ltd., Auckland, NZ;
Abstract
In an in-wall heater, in which control equipmentis disposed in a side spaceon one lateral side of a combustion housingwithin an outer caseand an exhaust ductis disposed in a side spaceon the other lateral side of the combustion housing, the cooling performance of each of the side spaces is increased and noise due to a sucked-in sound of room air can be reduced. In a side plate portion of the outer caseon both lateral sides, an air intake opening, which is vertically long, is provided in a position in a front side portion exposed to a front of a room wall. Each side spacewithin the outer caseis formed in a ventilation flue on the suction side where the room air from each of the air intake openingsis conducted into the warm air fan