Flammable fluid heating apparatus

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EP 0 766 046 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	15.04.1998 Bulletin 1998/16

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	02.04.1997 Bulletin 1997/14

(21)	Application number: 96307034.7

(22)	Date of filing: 26.09.1996

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁶: F24C 3/00, F24C 1/00, F24C 15/00, F24C 14/00

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV SI

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Priority:

26.09.1995 NZ 28009495

(71)	Applicant: Fleming, John Stuart
	Onehunga, Auckland (NZ)

(72)	Inventor:
	Fleming, John Stuart Onehunga, Auckland (NZ)

(74)	Representative: Hague, Alison Jane et al
	Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4EL London EC4V 4EL (GB)

(54)	Flammable fluid heating apparatus

(57) This invention provides a flammable fluid fuelled heater (1) providing a direct opening (5) into the primary combustion chamber (2) to provide an unobstructed view of the fire. Any circulating means such as a fan (6) may be provided adjacent the opening (5) so as to provide an air curtain across the opening. This may limit the flow of air through the opening (5) to reduce overall throughput as well as reducing spillage out the opening. In addition, the artificial log assembly (16) in the fire may be arranged so that at least some of the logs (17) meet reflective surfaces (18,19,20) at right angles so as to provide a visual continuity into the reflective surface and thereby provide a larger visual appearance to the fire.

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