| 发明名称 | Water heating systems and methods | ||
| 摘要 | A water heating system, comprises a tank, a bracket, a heating element, and a controller. The bracket has a hole and a notch. The heating element is mounted on the tank, and the heating element passes through the hole. The controller is inserted into the notch. Further, the controller comprises a relay coupled to the heating element and logic configured to control a state of the relay. The logic resides in a portion of the controller that is inserted into the notch. | ||
| 申请公布号 | US8887671(B2) | 申请公布日期 | 2014.11.18 |
| 申请号 | US200711692179 | 申请日期 | 2007.03.27 |
| 申请人 | A. O. Smith Corporation | 发明人 | Patterson Wade C.;Phillips Terry G. |
| 分类号 | F22B1/28;F24H9/20 | 主分类号 | F22B1/28 |
| 代理机构 | Michael Best & Friedrich LLP | 代理人 | Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
| 主权项 | 1. A water heating system, comprising: a tank; a bracket having a hole and a notch; a heating element mounted on the tank, the heating element passing through the hole; and a controller having a relay coupled to the heating element and logic configured to control a state of the relay, wherein the logic resides in a portion of the controller positioned inside the notch, wherein the relay resides in a portion of the controller positioned outside of the notch, wherein the controller has a temperature sensor, and wherein the temperature sensor resides in the portion positioned inside the notch, wherein the controller has an emergency shut-off apparatus residing in the portion positioned outside of the notch, and wherein the controller has a printed circuit board (PCB), and wherein a movable portion of the emergency shut-off apparatus extends through the PCB. | ||
| 地址 | Milwaukee WI US | ||