Global Patent Index - EP 3869118 A1

EP 3869118 A1 20210825 - ELECTRIC WATER HEATER

Title (en)

ELECTRIC WATER HEATER

Title (de)

ELEKTRISCHER WASSERERHITZER

Title (fr)

CHAUFFE-EAU ÉLECTRIQUE

Publication

EP 3869118 A1 20210825 (EN)

Application

EP 21158608 A 20210223

Priority

SK 212020 A 20200224

Abstract (en)

1. An electric water heater, in particular an electric water heater with a variable heating output for use in a closed - loop water heating system, comprising a water tank with a cold water inlet (10) and a hot water outlet (20), a heating block (1) for heating the water in the water tank, a safety temperature limiter (3) for switching electrical contacts of the electric water heater and thermally conductive means for conducting heat from the heating block (1) to the safety temperature limiter (3), characterized in that the heating block (1) comprises of a first heating element (2) and at least one further heating element (2'), the safety temperature limiter (3) is surrounded in the tank by heating elements (2, 2'), all the heating elements (2, 2') and the safety temperature limiter (3) are in touch contact with the thermally conductive means.

IPC 8 full level

F24H 9/20 (2006.01); F24H 1/12 (2006.01); F24H 1/20 (2006.01); F24H 9/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F24H 1/124 (2013.01 - EP); F24H 1/202 (2013.01 - EP); F24H 9/1818 (2013.01 - EP); F24H 9/2021 (2013.01 - EP US); F24H 15/132 (2022.01 - EP US); F24H 15/223 (2022.01 - EP US); F24H 15/37 (2022.01 - EP US); F24H 15/12 (2022.01 - EP US); F24H 15/174 (2022.01 - EP US)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3869118 A1 20210825

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 21158608 A 20210223