Wireless space heater

Abstract

There is disclosed a wireless space heater ( 10 ) with a switch operated valve assembly ( 19 ) having a gas inlet ( 21 ), a gas outlet ( 22 ) coupled to a gas burner ( 30 ), a gas outlet ( 26 ) coupled to a pilot gas nozzle ( 28 ), a thermopile ( 31 ), a thermocouple ( 33 ), an igniter ( 35 ), and a wireless receiver ( 40 ) which receives instruction signals from a thermostat ( 50 ). The thermostat includes a wireless receiver/transmitter ( 51 ) so that it may communicate to a home wireless router ( 60 ) or alternatively a gateway ( 61 ) coupled to a router. As such, a smart phone, computer, tablet, PDA or any other similar electronic device may be utilized to communicate with the wireless space heater through the home router or gateway, and through the thermostat, with the use of a software application placed on the device.

1 . A wireless space heater comprising;
 a wireless signal device having an electronic receiver and a wireless transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit a control signal;   a thermostat having a thermostat receiver configured to wirelessly receive said control signal from said wireless signal device and a thermostat transmitter configured to transmit a second control signal, and   a space heating unit separate and distinct from said thermostat, said space heating unit having:
 (A) a space heating unit receiver configured to receive said second control signal from said thermostat transmitter, 
 (B) a switch operated valve assembly having a gas inlet, at least one gas outlet, and an electronic switch electronically coupled to said space heating unit receiver to control the flow of gas from said gas inlet to said gas outlet in response to said second control signal, 
 (C) a gas burner in fluid communication with said at least one gas outlet of said switch operated valve assembly, and 
 (D) a gas pilot nozzle in fluid communication with said at least one gas outlet of said switch operated valve assembly. 
   
     
     
         2 . The wireless space heater of  claim 1  wherein said space heating unit also includes an oxygen depletion sensor electronically coupled to said switch operated valve assembly. 
     
     
         3 . The wireless space heater of  claim 1  wherein said thermostat is wirelessly connected to said space heating unit receiver. 
     
     
         4 . The wireless space heater of  claim 1  wherein said wireless signal device is a wireless router. 
     
     
         5 . The wireless space heater of  claim 1  wherein said wireless signal device is a gateway in communication with a wireless router. 
     
     
         6 . The wireless space heater of  claim 1  wherein said switch operated valve assembly includes an on/off/pilot control valve. 
     
     
         7 . The wireless space heater of  claim 1  wherein said switch operated valve assembly includes a solenoid and wherein gas outlet includes a gas pilot line outlet and a gas burner line outlet, and wherein said solenoid controls the flow of gas to both said gas pilot line outlet and said gas burner line outlet. 
     
     
         8 . The wireless space heater of  claim 1  wherein said switch operated valve assembly is coupled to a thermopile. 
     
     
         9 . A wireless space heater comprising;
 a wireless signal device having a first electronic receiver adapted to receive a first electronic signal and a wireless first transmitter adapted to wirelessly transmit a second electronic signal;   a thermostat having a second receiver adapted to wirelessly receive said second electronic signal from said first transmitter of said wireless signal device and a second transmitter adapted to wirelessly transmit a third electronic signal, and   a space heating unit having a gas burner and a third electronic receiver adapted to receive said third electronic signal from said second transmitter of said thermostat, said third electronic receiver being electronically coupled to a valve assembly for controlling the flow of gas from a gas supply to said gas burner.   
     
     
         10 . The wireless space heater of  claim 9  wherein said space heating unit also includes an oxygen depletion sensor electronically coupled to said valve assembly. 
     
     
         11 . The wireless space heater of  claim 9  wherein said thermostat is wirelessly connected to said third electronic receiver of said space heating unit. 
     
     
         12 . The wireless space heater of  claim 9  wherein said wireless signal device is a wireless router. 
     
     
         13 . The wireless space heater of  claim 9  wherein said wireless signal device a gateway in communication with a wireless router. 
     
     
         14 . The wireless space heater of  claim 9  wherein said valve assembly includes an on/off/pilot control valve. 
     
     
         15 . The wireless space heater of  claim 9  wherein said valve assembly is a switch activated valve assembly which includes a solenoid and wherein gas outlet includes a gas pilot line outlet and a gas burner line outlet, and wherein said solenoid controls the flow of gas to both said gas pilot line outlet and said gas burner line outlet. 
     
     
         16 . The wireless space heater of  claim 9  wherein said valve assembly is coupled to a thermopile.