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Granted Patent B2
US 8,764,436 · App. 13/662,290 · Granted Jul 1, 2014

Valve assemblies for heating devices

Inventor: David Deng (Diamond Bar, CA)
Assignee: Procom Heating, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,764,436
App. No.
13/662,290
Granted
Jul 1, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

In certain embodiments, a valve assembly can comprise a housing, a valve body, a first burner nozzle member and a second burner nozzle member. The housing can define an oxygen depletion sensor (ODS) inlet and a burner inlet. The valve body can be positioned within the housing and configured to rotate between a first position for a first fuel type and a second position for a second fuel type different from the first.

Claims (17)

1. A valve assembly for a dual fuel heater comprising:

a housing defining an oxygen depletion sensor (ODS) inlet and a burner inlet;

a valve body positioned within the housing and configured to rotate between a first position for a first fuel type and a second position for a second fuel type different from the first fuel type, the valve body comprising:

a single ODS channel in the valve body;

a first burner channel in the valve body; and

a second burner channel in the valve body;

wherein the valve assembly is configured such that rotation of the valve body between the first position and the second position changes the relationship of the single ODS channel to the ODS inlet and also changes the relationship of the first and second burner channels to the burner inlet;

a first burner nozzle member connected to the housing; and

a second burner nozzle member, wherein the second burner nozzle member is internal to the valve assembly.

2. The valve assembly of claim 1 , wherein an outlet of the first burner nozzle member is larger than an outlet of the second burner nozzle member.

3. The valve assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first burner channel is in fluid communication with the second burner channel.

4. The valve assembly of claim 1 , wherein one of the first and second burner channels passes through the valve body.

5. The valve assembly of claim 1 , wherein the single ODS channel comprises a slot in the valve body.

6. The valve assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first burner nozzle member is threadedly attached to the housing.

7. The valve assembly of claim 6 , wherein the second burner nozzle member is threadedly attached to the housing.

8. The valve assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second burner nozzle member is inside the first burner nozzle member.

9. A dual fuel heater comprising the valve assembly of claim 1 , a pressure regulator, a burner and an ODS.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 5, 2024
From: PROCOM HEATING, INC.
To: BLUEGRASS LIVING, INC.
Reel/Frame 066657/0205 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 16, 2014
From: DENG, DAVID
To: CONTINENTAL APPLIANCES, INC. D.B.A. PROCOM
Reel/Frame 033325/0742 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 25, 2013
From: CONTINENTAL APPLIANCES, INC. D.B.A. PROCOM
To: PROCOM HEATING, INC.
Reel/Frame 031281/0761 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 12581758 · Oct 19, 2009
Continuation 11649976 · Jan 5, 2007
Provisional Application 60871761 · Dec 22, 2006
Related Publication 20130149652A1 · Jun 13, 2013