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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2014
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Bryan Rissler, La Grange, KY (US);
Jonathan D. Nelson, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier U.S. Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24H 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24H 9/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A water heater is provided that includes a centering ring or thermal barrier that facilitates centering or alignment of a tank of the water heater while also diminishing heat loss through the bottom of the tank. Features are provided with centering ring that keep the centering ring in place and help prevent insulation from intruding under the centering ring and the tank of the water heater.