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EP 2 325 569 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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06.08.2014 Bulletin 2014/32 |
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25.05.2011 Bulletin 2011/21 |
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Date of filing: 13.10.2010 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC):
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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 |
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14.10.2009 JP 2009236955 15.10.2009 JP 2009238070
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Kadoma-shi
Osaka 571-8501 (JP) |
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- Yamamoto, Teruo
OSAKA 571-8501 (JP)
- Imagawa, Tsuneko
OSAKA 571-8501 (JP)
- Nishiyama, Yoshitsugu
OSAKA 571-8501 (JP)
- Ohama, Masahiro
OSAKA 571-8501 (JP)
- Kuramoto, Tetsuhide
OSAKA 571-8501 (JP)
- Watanabe, Shinji
OSAKA 571-8501 (JP)
- Nakatani, Kazuhito
OSAKA 571-8501 (JP)
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Representative: Eisenführ Speiser |
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Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
Postfach 31 02 60 80102 München 80102 München (DE) |
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Hot water supply apparatus |
(57) A hot water supply apparatus comprising a hot water tank 1, a pipe disposed in the
hot water tank 1, and a heat exchanger 9 for exchanging between heat of hot water
in the hot water tank 1 and heat of water flowing through the pipe, wherein the pipe
is disposed in the hot water tank 1 substantially in a form of a horizontal plane,
and heating efficiency of the hot water tank 1 is enhanced.