Patent ID: 11940147
Assignee: BRUNSWICK CORPORATION
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 10:
11. A blown air heating system comprising:
a housing having an upstream air inlet and a downstream air outlet, the housing having a longitudinal axis that extends through the air inlet and the air outlet;
a forced-air device having a plurality of blades and being configured to draw air into the housing via the air inlet and force the air out of the housing via the air outlet, wherein the air follows an airflow path from the air inlet to the air outlet;
a gas burner configured to heat the air as it passes through the housing;
a gas valve configured to provide a fuel gas to the gas burner, wherein the gas valve is located within a projection along the longitudinal axis of a circle circumscribing the plurality of blades of the forced-air device; and
a baffle in the airflow path, the baffle being configured to divert the flow of air away from at least part of the gas valve;
wherein the baffle is configured such that at least some of the flow of air is not diverted away from another part of the gas valve.