Flame simulating assembly and components therefor

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EP 1 199 525 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	07.08.2002 Bulletin 2002/32

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	24.04.2002 Bulletin 2002/17

(21)	Application number: 01128774.5

(22)	Date of filing: 30.04.1997

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: F24C 7/00

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

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Priority:

30.04.1996 CA 2175442
18.02.1997 US 801469

(62)	Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
	97919227.5 / 0897514

(71)	Applicant: Dimplex North America Limited
	Cambridge, Ontario N1R 7G8 (CA)

(72)	Inventors:
	Hess, Kristoffer Cambridge, Ontario N3H 3V1 (CA) Macpherson, David Miller Paris, Ontario NL3 1R9 (CA) Gallo, Ignazio Cambridge, Ontario, N1T 1L9 (CA)

(74)	Representative: Harrison Goddard Foote
	Belgrave Hall Belgrave Street Leeds LS2 8DD Leeds LS2 8DD (GB)

(54)	Flame simulating assembly and components therefor

(57) A flame simulating assembly (10), such as for an electric heating apparatus, including a simulated fuel bed (26), a light source (30) and a screen (42) disposed behind the fuel bed (26) and having a partially reflecting front surface to provide an image of the fuel bed (26). A flicker element (62,64) is disposed in the path of light from the light source to the screen and comprises a rod (81) defining an axis having one or a plurality of radially projecting reflective elements.

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