Heater

摘要

A heater comprising a housing including an intake aperture and an output aperture. The heater includes a heat exchanger operatively disposed within the housing between the intake aperture and the output aperture. The heat exchanger includes a shell forming a cavity therein, wherein an interior surface of the shell is substantially black in the infrared domain. The heater includes an infrared emission module disposed within the cavity of the heat exchanger and substantially enclosed thereby such that emitted infrared light does not escape therefrom. The infrared emission module includes a first infrared emitter and a second infrared emitter. The heater includes a fan positioned to motivate air into the housing through the intake aperture, across the heat exchanger, and out of the output aperture. The heater also includes a power module functionally coupled to the infrared emission module and the fan and configured to provide operational power thereto.

主权项

1. A heater, comprising:
a) a housing including an intake aperture and an output aperture; b) a heat exchanger operatively disposed within the housing between the intake aperture and the output aperture, the heat exchanger including a shell forming a cavity therein, wherein an interior surface of the shell is substantially black in the infrared domain; c) an infrared emission module disposed within the cavity of the heat exchanger and substantially enclosed thereby such that emitted infrared light does not escape therefrom, including:
c1) a first infrared emitter; andc2) a second infrared emitter; d) a fan positioned to motivate air into the housing through the intake aperture, across the heat exchanger, and out of the output aperture; and e) a power module functionally coupled to the infrared emission module and the fan and configured to provide operational power thereto.