Patent ID: 7422011
Filing Date: 2008-09-09
Classification: F24B,F24C

Abstract:
1. A heating appliance, comprising: an outer enclosure including a front panel having a transparent portion; a combustion chamber enclosure positioned within the outer enclosure and defining a combustion chamber wherein radiant heat is generated, the combustion chamber enclosure including a front panel having a transparent portion; and a variable speed blower configured to generate an adjustable airflow between the outer enclosure front panel and the combustion chamber enclosure front panel and exhaust the airflow to a location remote from a living space in which the heating appliance is exposed; wherein the airflow absorbs at least some of the radiant heat and varying a speed of the blower controls an amount of radiant heat transferred from the combustion chamber to the living space, and the airflow is separated from the living space and the combustion chamber, wherein the combustion chamber is sealed from the adjustable airflow.