Patent ID: 11971195
Assignee: RHEEM MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  Y | IPC F

Claim 7:
8. A liquid storage tank comprising:
a tank configured to hold a liquid therein;
a heating element disposed within the tank;
an inlet for receiving unheated liquid into the tank;
an outlet for outputting heated liquid from the tank;
a thermal partition to divide an interior space of the tank into a first portion and a second portion, the first portion positioned below the second portion, the thermal partition having a conical shape which tapers toward the first portion, and wherein the thermal partition has an aperture disposed at a lowest point of the conical shape such that the first portion and the second portion are in fluid communication; and
an actuator in mechanical communication with the thermal partition and configured to linearly move at least a portion of the thermal partition based at least in part on a temperature of liquid in the tank.