Patent Abstract:
A heating arrangement includes a heater producing radiant heat and a reflector coupled with the heater, wherein the reflector has a reflecting board to reflect and concentrate the radiant heat.

Full Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION 
       [0001]    1. Field of Invention 
         [0002]    The present invention relates to a heating arrangement, and more particularly to a heater having a reflector for distributing radiant heat of the heater. 
         [0003]    2. Description of Related Arts 
         [0004]    People prefer to take part in outdoor activities in our spare time, but they may need to bring a heater in a cold day. For example, they may employ a burner or a furnace to for keeping warm during an outdoor party in winter. A typical burner is a heating device for burning fuel so as to produce radiant heat, so that people can sit around the burner to receive radiant heat of the burner for keeping warm of our bodies. 
         [0005]    But as the radiant heat of the burner is dispersed into the surrounding environment, people sitting around of the burner may not receive the same amount of energy. In other words, the people who are sitting near the burner will get relatively more radiant heat while the people being far from the burner will receive relative less radiant heat. As a result, the one sitting near the burner may feel hot, but another one sitting far away from the burner may still feel cold after staying around the burner for a relatively long period of time. 
         [0006]    In addition, since the radiant heat of the burner is evenly distributed, the amount of heat may not be much enough for warming the people around the burner immediately, in other words, the radiant heat of the burner should be collected and concentrated so that they can be directed to a desired area. 
         [0007]    Therefore, a more effective heater is required to make full use of the radiant heat and users can receive desirable amount of heat from the heater so as to get warm in a relatively short period of time. 
       SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION 
       [0008]    The main object of the present invention is to provide a heating arrangement comprising a heater and a reflector, wherein the reflector is coupled with the heater for concentrating and dispersing heat to a desired area. 
         [0009]    Another object of the present invention is to provide a heating arrangement comprising a heater and a reflector, wherein the reflector comprises a curved reflecting board for reflecting the radiant heat produced by the heater to a certain direction, so that the radiant heat of the heater is concentrated. 
         [0010]    Another object of the present invention is to provide a heating arrangement comprising a heater and a reflector, wherein the reflector is movably mounted on the heater so that the reflector is adapted to move between a positions near to or far from the heater so as to direct the radiant heat to the corresponding desired area which is near to or far from the heater. 
         [0011]    Another object of the present invention is to provide a heating arrangement comprising a heater and a reflector, wherein the reflector is rotatably mounted on the heater so as to direct radiant heat to various directions by rotating the reflector, so that a desired area can be distributed with an amount of concentrated heat. 
         [0012]    Another object of the present invention is to provide a heating arrangement comprising a heater and a reflector, wherein the heater is provided at a focal point of the reflector so that the radiant heat of the heater is focused by the reflecting board of the reflector, therefore, the maximum radiant heat can be collected for directing to a certain area and thus this area can be heated to a desired temperature in a relatively short period of time. 
         [0013]    Another object of the present invention is to provide a heating arrangement comprising a heater and a reflector, wherein the heater is a burner for burning fuel, the reflector is coaxially provided around the burner, wherein the reflector is adapted to slide along the outer circumference of the burner so as to direct concentrated radiant heat to a desired area. 
         [0014]    Additional advantages and features of the invention will become apparent from the description which follows, and may be realized by means of the instrumentalities and combinations particular point out in the appended claims. 
         [0015]    According to the present invention, the foregoing and other objects and advantages are attained by a heating arrangement including a heater producing radiant heat and a reflector coupled with the heater, wherein the reflector comprises a reflecting board to reflect and concentrate the radiant heat. 
         [0016]    Still further objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the ensuing description and drawings. 
         [0017]    These and other objectives, features, and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description, the accompanying drawings, and the appended claims. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0018]      FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a heating arrangement according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0019]      FIG. 2  is an exploded view of the heating arrangement according to the above first preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0020]      FIG. 3  is a schematic view illustrating the reflector moving near to or far from the heater according to the above first preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0021]      FIG. 4  is a perspective view of a heating arrangement according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0022]      FIG. 5  is a schematic view illustrating the reflector rotating around the heater according to the above second preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0023]      FIG. 6  is a schematic view illustrating the heater being provided at a focal point of the reflecting board according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0024]      FIG. 7  is a schematic view illustrating the heater being provided away from the focal point of the reflecting board according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0025]      FIG. 8  is a perspective view of a heating arrangement according to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein the reflector slide along the outer circumference of the heater. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
       [0026]    Referring to  FIG. 1  to  FIG. 3  of the drawings, a heating arrangement according to a first embodiment of the present invention is illustrated, wherein the heating arrangement comprise a heater  10  and a reflector  20 . The heater  10  can be a conventional heating device like a burner or a burner which burns fuel to produce radiant heat, or an electric heater. As an example of this preferred embodiment, the heater  10  is a burner adapted for burning coal gas or other fuel source, the burner is convenient for taking out for outdoor cavities and also does not need electricity suppl. 
         [0027]    Accordingly, the heater  10  comprises a heater body  11  having a burning cavity  12 , wherein coal gas or other fuel source is burnt in the burning cavity  12  for generating heat. The heater  10  further comprises a base  13  connected to the heater body  11  for supporting the heater body  11  and providing coal gas for a continual burning in the burning cavity  12 . In addition, a knob  14  is provided for adjusting the volume of the coal gas, in other words, the amount of the radiant heat of the heater  10  can be adjusted by operating the knob  14 . 
         [0028]    Referring to  FIG. 2  of the drawing, the reflector  20  is provided above the heater  10  in such a manner that the reflector  20  defines an inclining angle with respect to the heater  10 . The reflector  20  comprises a reflecting board  21  adapted to move near to or far from the heater  10 . The reflecting board  21  preferably has an inclining angle of 30°˜60° with respect to the heater  10 , and the reflecting board  21  is made of heat reflecting material so that the radiant energy of heat from the heater  10  is reflected on the reflecting board  21 . More specifically, the radiant heat which is projected to the reflecting board  21  will be reflected to the opposite direction, and thus the receiving area will be provided with almost double amount of radiant heat in comparison with the radiant heart received from a heater without a reflector. In other words, the reflector  20  is capable of collecting and concentrating radiant heat so that the desired area will be heated in a relatively short period of time. 
         [0029]    In addition, the reflecting board  21  is capable of moving near to or far from the heater  10 , as shown in  FIG. 3 , the heat receiving areas will be varied with respect to the movement of the reflecting board  21  so that the areas near to or far from the heater  10  will be distributed with concentrated amount of radiant heat, in other words, the areas far from the heater  10  also can be supplied with enough heat for keeping warm. 
         [0030]    Accordingly, the reflecting board  21  has a round shape inner reflecting surface  211 , the reflector  20  further comprises a supporting frame  22  mounted to the reflecting board  21 . The supporting frame  22  has a central disk  221  provided at a center of the reflecting surface  211  of the reflecting board  21 , and a plurality of, for example three, retention arms  222  extended from the central disk  221  to an outer edge of the reflecting surface  211  to enhance the stability of the reflecting board  21 . 
         [0031]    The reflecting board  21  can move forward or away from the heater  10 , the structure may be varied, according to this preferred embodiment, the reflector  20  comprises a connecting arm  23  extended from the heater body  11  of the heater, and an operating arm  24  movably mounted to the connecting arm  23 . More specifically, the connecting arm  23  is a hollow tube having a receiving channel  231  and the operating arm  24  is slidably provided in the receiving channel  231 , so that a height of the reflecting board  21  can be adjusted. Referring to  FIG. 3  of the drawing, when the operating arm  24  moves up and down, the reflector  20  simultaneously moves up and down correspondingly, and thus the reflector  20  is adapted to move near to or far from the heater  10  so as to direct the radiant heat to a desired area. 
         [0032]    Another advantage of this heating arrangement is that when the heater  10  is provided at a corner, the reflector  20  can collect and direct the waste heat to the opposite direction, and thus the efficiency of the heater  10  is improved. 
         [0033]    Referring to  FIG. 4  to  FIG. 5  of the drawings, a heating arrangement according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated, wherein the heating arrangement comprises a heater  10 A and a reflector  20 A rotatably coupled with the heater  10 A. 
         [0034]    Accordingly, the reflector  20 A is provided above the heater  10 A, preferably, the reflector  20 A defines an inclining angle with respect to the heater  10 A, wherein the reflector  20 A comprises a reflecting board  21 A adapted for rotating around the heater  10 A. The structure may be varied, according to this preferred embodiment, the reflector  20 A comprises a connecting arm  23 A extended from the heater body  11 A of the heater  10 A, and an operating arm  24 A rotatably mounted to the connecting arm  23 A, the reflecting board  21 A is connected with the operating arm  24 A so that when the operating arm  24 A rotates with respect to the connecting arm, the reflector  20 A correspondingly rotates above the heater  10 A, and thus the reflector  20 A is adapted to direct the radiant heat to desired areas around the heater  10 A. What&#39;s more, if a certain area is required for heating for a longer period of time, the user can simply rotate the reflector to fix the reflector  20 A at a position facing towards that certain direction. 
         [0035]    More specifically, referring to  FIG. 5  of the drawing, the operating arm  24 A is mounted to the connecting arm  23 A by rivets, screws or the like in such a manner that the operating arm  24 A is rotatably connected to the connecting arm  23 A. And thus when a force is applied to actuate the operating arm  24 A to rotate with respect to the connecting arm  23 A, the reflector  20 A correspondingly rotates above the heater  10 A, and thus the reflector  20 A is adapted to direct the radiant heat regularly to desired areas around the heater  10 A regularly. Therefore, every corner around the heater  10 A can be provided with enhanced radiant heat regularly. 
         [0036]    Referring to  FIG. 6  of the drawing, the heater  10 A is preferably provided at a focal point of the curved reflecting surface  211 A, and thus the radiant heat can be concentrated via the curved reflecting surface  211 A, in other words, the radiant heat is focused to form a single direction heat beam so that the maxim radiant heat can be collected to be directed to a desired area, and simply moves the reflector  20 A with respect to the heater  10 A, the concentrated radiant heat can be directed to a different area. 
         [0037]    Referring to  FIG. 7  of the drawing, a heating arrangement according to an alternative mode of the above second preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated. Accordingly, the heater  10 A is installed away from the focal point of the reflecting board  21 A of the reflector  20 A, and thus the radiant heat is dispersed after reflecting by the reflecting board  21 A. 
         [0038]    Referring to  FIG. 8  of the drawing, a heating arrangement according to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated, wherein the heating arrangement comprises a heater  10 B and a reflector  20 B, the reflector  20 B comprises a reflecting board  21 B having a curved reflecting surface  211 B, the reflecting board  21 B is coaxially provided with the heater  10 B, the reflector  20 B comprises a connecting arm  23 B wound around the heater body  11 B of the heater  10 B, and an operating arm  24 B pivotally extended from the connecting arm  23 B. Accordingly, the connecting arm  23 B provides a guiding channel  231 B around an outer circumference of the heater  10 B, wherein the operating arm  24 B is adapted to rotate in the guiding channel  231 B. The reflecting board  21 B engages with the operating arm  24 B in such a manner that when the operating arm  24 B rotates with respect to the connecting arm  23 B, the reflector  20 B correspondingly rotates along the outer circumference of the heater  10 B, and thus the reflector  20 B is adapted to direct the radiant heat to desired areas around the heater  10 B. 
         [0039]    One skilled in the art will understand that the embodiment of the present invention as shown in the drawings and described above is exemplary only and not intended to be limiting. 
         [0040]    The embodiments have been shown and described for illustrating the functional and structural principles of the present invention. The person of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that various changes may be made without departure from such spirit and scope of the invention.

Technology Classification (CPC): 5