公开(公告)号：US11054141B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-06

申请号：US16549159

申请日：2019-08-23

Applicant: Modern Flames, LLC

Inventor： Jason Swanson ,  David Daniel ,  Jeff Doss ,  Josh Wedge

IPC: F24B1/183 ,  F24C7/00 ,  F21S10/04 ,  F24B1/195 ,  F24B1/191

Abstract: A steam-based faux fireplace comprising a boiler configured to receive a fluid and generate steam, and a manifold configured to receive the steam from the boiler and emit the steam to generate a steam plume at an output. The manifold has a conduit configured to route the fluid about the manifold to heat the fluid before being routed to the boiler. The manifold is already heated due to the emitted steam. This configuration pre-heats the fluid before being presented to the boiler, allowing a smaller low power boiler to be used because the manifold acts as a fluid pre-heater. A very realistic faux flame with a significant length is generated from the low power boiler. In addition, the manifold includes a deflector configured to receive the impinging steam from the output, causing the steam to lose some energy and billow about the deflector and then illuminated to create a realistically looking flame.

公开(公告)号：US10393385B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-27

申请号：US15497694

申请日：2017-04-26

Applicant: Modern Flames, LLC

Inventor： Jason Swanson ,  David Daniel ,  Jeff Doss ,  Josh Wedge

IPC: F24B1/18 ,  F24B1/183 ,  F24C7/00 ,  F21S10/04 ,  F24B1/195 ,  F24B1/191

Abstract: A steam-based faux fireplace comprising a boiler configured to receive a fluid and generate steam, and a manifold configured to receive the steam from the boiler and emit the steam to generate a steam plume at an output. The manifold has a conduit configured to receive fluid from a reservoir and route the fluid about the manifold to heat the fluid before being routed to the boiler. The manifold is already heated due to the emitted steam. This configuration pre-heats the fluid before being presented to the boiler, allowing a smaller low power boiler to be used because the manifold acts as a fluid pre-heater. A very realistic faux flame with a significant length is generated from the low power boiler. In addition, the manifold includes a deflector configured to receive the impinging steam from the output, causing the steam to lose some energy and billow about the deflector and then illuminated to create a realistically looking flame.