Patent ID: 7011516

Claim:
An infrared radiator embodied as a surface radiator, comprising: a combustion chamber including a first side and a second side, said combustion chamber being bounded on said first side by a gas permeable barrier, said combustion chamber being bounded on said second side by a radiant element, said radiant element having a combustion chamber side and a front surface, said radiant element having a large number of ducts at said front surface, said radiant element emitting infrared radiation at said front surface, said gas permeable barrier including a jet plate having a plurality of individual jets including a plurality of outlet openings, said large number of ducts being closed on said combustion chamber side at least in a region of said outlet openings by which a plurality of baffle surfaces are formed, said outlet openings being aimed toward said plurality of baffle surfaces, wherein said large number of ducts are closed on said combustion chamber side by at least one of a plurality of strip-like plates and a plurality of circular plates.