Multi-functional fireplace

Abstract

A multi-functional fireplace includes a housing for a removable firebox, a multiple burner assembly, a heat exchanger, a ventilator, an air conditioner, and an air exchanger/heat recovery unit. The firebox is removable by various ways from the housing allowing easy access to the internal contents of the fireplace. The multiple burner assembly can be a double burner assembly. One burner is an ambience burner for providing a decorative flame within the firebox and the other burner is the principal heating burner and can be positioned within or outside of the fireplace. A controller may also be linked to the various components of the fireplace to receive data therefrom and for control thereof. A sensor linked to the control can be placed at a heat outlet in order for the controller to detect temperature and accelerate the ventilator if need be. A bypass is also used to avoid cool air from the air conditioner from heating up when the decorative flame is lit.

1 . A fireplace comprising: 
 a housing being mountable within a wall-structure, said housing comprising an exhaust conduit;    a moveable firebox being removably mounted within said housing, said firebox comprising a fluid conduit,    wherein when said firebox is mounted within said housing, said fluid conduit is contiguous with said exhaust conduit.    
   
   
       2 . A fireplace according to  claim 1 , wherein said fluid conduit is mounted to a top portion of said firebox.  
   
   
       3 . A fireplace according to  claim 1 , wherein said fluid conduit comprises a combustion-air conduit and a flue gas conduit.  
   
   
       4 . A fireplace according to  claim 3 , wherein said housing comprises a combustion-air-conduit portion, said conduit portion being contiguous with said combustion-air conduit of said firebox when said firebox is mounted within said housing.  
   
   
       5 . A fireplace according to  claim 3 , further comprising a conduit-connector for connecting said flue gas conduit together with said exhaust conduit when said firebox is mounted within said housing.  
   
   
       6 . A fireplace according to  claim 5 , wherein said flue-gas and exhaust conduits comprise respective collars, said conduit-connector comprising flange portions being mountable to said respective collars.  
   
   
       7 . A fireplace according to  claim 5 , wherein said housing comprises a combustion-air conduit portion, an auxiliary conduit-connector connecting said housing combustion-air conduit portion together with said firebox combustion-air conduit when said firebox is mounted within said housing  
   
   
       8 . A fireplace according to  claim 7 , wherein said firebox combustion-air conduit surrounds said flue gas conduit, said housing combustion-air conduit portion surrounding said exhaust conduit.  
   
   
       9 . A fireplace according to  claim 1  further comprising a door providing access to said exhaust conduit and said fluid conduit.  
   
   
       10 . A fireplace according to  claim 9 , wherein said door is positioned above said firebox.  
   
   
       11 . A fireplace according to  claim 8 , wherein said door is a grid for allowing heat to exude therefrom.  
   
   
       12 . A fireplace according to  claim 1 , wherein said firebox comprises rollers to be rolled in and out of said housing.  
   
   
       13 . A fireplace according to  claim 12 , wherein said rollers are mounded to a bottom portion of said firebox.  
   
   
       14 . A fireplace according to  claim 1 , wherein said firebox comprises guide members to be guided in and out of said housing.  
   
   
       15 . A fireplace according to  claim 14 , wherein said guide members are mounded to a bottom portion of said firebox.  
   
   
       16 . A fireplace according to  claim 1 , wherein said firebox is mounted to a sliding assembly for being slid in and out of said housing.  
   
   
       17 . A fireplace according to  claim 16 , wherein said sliding assembly comprises a base member, a median member configured to be guided along the length of said base member, said firebox member comprising a stand being configured to be guided along the length of said median member.  
   
   
       18 . A fireplace according to  claim 1 , wherein said firebox further comprises a burner.  
   
   
       19 . A fireplace according to  claim 18 , wherein said burner is a gas burner.  
   
   
       20 . A fireplace according to  claim 1 , wherein said burner is an electric heating element.  
   
   
       21 . A fireplace according to  claim 18 , wherein said burner is an ambience burner for producing a decorative flame.  
   
   
       22 . A fireplace according to  claim 21 , wherein said ambience burner exudes only minimal heat for producing said decorative flame.  
   
   
       23 . A fireplace according to  claim 18  further comprising a secondary burner.  
   
   
       24 . A fireplace according to  claim 23 , wherein said secondary burner is a gas burner.  
   
   
       25 . A fireplace according to  claim 23 , wherein said secondary burner is an electric heating element.  
   
   
       26 . A fireplace according to  claim 24 , wherein said secondary burner is a heater burner for producing heat.  
   
   
       27 . A fireplace according to  claim 26 , wherein said heater burner is independently modulated from said ambience burner.  
   
   
       28 . A fireplace according to  claim 23 , wherein said firebox comprises a combustion chamber, said combustion chamber comprising said secondary burner, said secondary burner being a heater burner.  
   
   
       29 . A fireplace according to  claim 28 , wherein said firebox defines a flame chamber, said flame chamber and said combustion chamber being separate, said flame chamber comprising said burner, said burner being an ambience burner for producing a decorative flame.  
   
   
       30 . A fireplace comprising: 
 a housing being mountable within a wall-structure;    a firebox comprising an ambience burner for producing a decorative flame; and    a heater burner,    wherein said heater burner produces heat to be exuded by said fireplace.    
   
   
       31 . A fireplace according to  claim 30 , wherein said ambience burner is a gas burner.  
   
   
       32 . A fireplace according to  claim 30 , wherein said ambience burner is an electric heating element.  
   
   
       33 . A fireplace according to  claim 30 , wherein said heater burner is a gas burner.  
   
   
       34 . A fireplace according to  claim 30 , wherein said heater burner is an electric heating element.  
   
   
       35 . A fireplace according to  claim 30 , wherein said ambience burner-exudes only minimal heat in order to produce said ambience flame.  
   
   
       36 . A fireplace according to  claim 30 , wherein said heater burner is independent of said ambience burner.  
   
   
       37 . A fireplace according to  claim 36 , wherein said both said ambience and heater burners are positioned within a chamber defined by said firebox.  
   
   
       38 . A fireplace according to  claim 37 , wherein said firebox defines a flame-chamber including said ambience burner and comprises a separate combustion chamber including said heater burner.  
   
   
       39 . A fireplace according to  claim 37 , wherein said ambience and heater burners are placed in tandem.  
   
   
       40 . A fireplace according to  claim 36  further comprising a combustion chamber including said heater-burner.  
   
   
       41 . A fireplace according to  claim 30 , wherein said housing comprises a combustion chamber, said heater burner being positioned within said combustion chamber.  
   
   
       42 . A fireplace according to  claim 30  further comprising a plurality of heater burners.  
   
   
       43 . A fireplace according to  claim 42 , wherein said ambience burner and each of said heater burners are independently modulated from one another.  
   
   
       44 . A fireplace according to  claim 30  further comprising heat-conduits for the passage of heat produced by said heater burner.  
   
   
       45 . A fireplace according to  claim 44 , wherein said heat-conduits are branched to a various rooms of a dwelling.  
   
   
       46 . A fireplace according to  claim 30  further comprising a ventilator for accelerating the flow of exuded heat.  
   
   
       47 . A fireplace according to  claim 46 , wherein said ventilator is linked to a controller, a senor being positioned at a heat output and being linked to said controller, said controller receiving temperature data from said sensor and controlling said ventilator to accelerate the flow of heat accordingly so as to reach a temperature determined by said controller.  
   
   
       48 . A fireplace according to  claim 30  further comprising an air conditioner.  
   
   
       49 . A fireplace according to  claim 48 , wherein said fireplace further comprises: 
 a heat exchanger for passing therethrough flue gases emanating from said decorative flame;    an air-passage ending in an air-output for provide air from said air-conditioner to flow therethrough, said air-passage being near said heat exchanger; and    an air bypass assembly, for providing air produced by said air conditioner and flowing through said air-passage to bypass said heat exchanger.    
   
   
       50 . A fireplace according to  claim 49 , wherein said air bypass assembly comprises a shield moveable between open and closed positions, said shield providing for air produced by said air conditioner to flow through said air-output when in said open position thus bypassing said heat exchanger.  
   
   
       51 . A fireplace according to  claim 49  further comprising a ventilator for accelerating the flow of air produced by said air conditioner.  
   
   
       52 . A fireplace according to  claim 48 , wherein said ambience and heater burners are independently modulated, said ambience burner exuding only minimal heat for producing an ambience flame thus providing for said conditioner to exude cool air when the ambience burner produces a flame.  
   
   
       53 . A fireplace according to  claim 48 , wherein said air conditioner and said heater burner are linked to a controller.  
   
   
       54 . A fireplace according to  claim 53 , wherein said controller is linked to a thermostat for modulating said air-conditioner and said heater burner.  
   
   
       55 . A fireplace according to  claim 30 , wherein said firebox is removable from said housing, said ambience burner being positioned within a chamber defined by said firebox, said heater burner being positioned within said housing.  
   
   
       56 . A fireplace comprising: 
 a housing being mountable within a wall-structure;    a firebox positioned within said housing; and    a multiple burner assembly.    
   
   
       57 . A fireplace according to  claim 56 , wherein said multiple burner assembly comprises: 
 at least one ambience burner for producing a visible flame within said firebox; and    at least one heater burner for producing heat to be exuded by said fireplace.    
   
   
       58 . A fireplace according to  claim 57 , wherein said ambience burner further produces sufficient heat to be exuded by said fireplace so as to heat a dwelling.  
   
   
       59 . A fireplace according to  claim 57 , wherein said ambience burner exudes only minimal heat to produce a visible flame within said firebox.  
   
   
       60 . A fireplace according to  claim 57 , wherein said ambience and heater burners are independently modulated.  
   
   
       61 . A fireplace comprising: 
 a firebox;    at least one burner for producing heat;    a heat-conduit for providing heat to flow from said burner to an output;    a ventilator for accelerating the flow of heat through said heat-conduit;    a controller linked to said ventilator for receiving ventilation data therefrom and for control thereof; and a    heat sensor positioned at said output and being linked to said controller so as to transmit heat data thereto;    wherein said controller receives heat data from said heat sensor, said controller processing said heat data and controlling said ventilator to accordingly accelerate heat flow so as to reach a predetermined temperature.    
   
   
       62 . A fireplace according to  claim 61 , wherein said controller is linked to said ventilator and said heat-sensor via a link selected from the group consisting of: a wire linkage, remote linkage.  
   
   
       63 . A fireplace comprising: 
 a firebox comprising a burner for producing a flame;    a flue gas conduit in fluid communication with said firebox and a heat-output;    a heat exchanger in fluid communication with said flue gas conduit and said heat-output;    an air conditioner an air-passage in fluid communication with said air-conditioner and an air-output, said air-passage being near said heat exchanger; and    a bypass assembly comprising at least one shield at said air-output, said shield being moveable between open and closed positions,    wherein when air produced by said air-conditioner flows through said air-passage said shield is moved to said open position to let air though said air-output and to bypass said heat exchanger.    
   
   
       64 . A multifunctional fireplace compring: 
 a housing being mountable within a wall-structure;    a moveable firebox removably mounted within said housing;    a multiple burner assembly comprising:    at least one ambience burner for producing a visible flame within said firebox; and    at least one heater burner for producing heat to be exuded by said fireplace;    a heat-conduit for providing heat to flow from said heater burner to a heat-output;    a ventilator for accelerating the flow of heat through said heat-conduit;    a controller linked to said ventilator for receiving ventilation data therefrom and for control thereof; and a    heat sensor positioned at said heat-output and being linked to said controller so as to transmit heat data thereto    a flue gas conduit in fluid communication with said firebox and a flue gas-output;    a heat exchanger in fluid communication with said flue gas conduit and said flue gas-output;    an air conditioner;    an air-passage in fluid communication with said air-conditioner and an air-output, said air-passage being near said heat exchanger; and    a bypass assembly comprising at least one shield at said air-output, said shield being moveable between open and closed positions.    
   
   
       65 . A system for modulating the temperature in a dwelling comprising: 
 a controller comprising a temperature selecting switch;    a burner assembly linked to said controller for transmitting data thereto and for receiving a signal therefrom;    a heat conduit being in fluid communication with said burner assembly and the dwelling;    an air conditioner linked to said controller for transmitting data thereto and for receiving a signal therefrom; and    a cool air conduit in fluid communication with said air conditioner and said dwelling;    wherein operation of said burner assembly and said air controller is selectively controlled via a signal from said controller when said temperature selecting switch is operated.    
   
   
       66 . A system according to  claim 65 , wherein said temperature selecting switch is a thermostat.  
   
   
       67 . A system according to  claim 65 , wherein said burner assembly comprises a plurality of burners.