US2024219073A1PendingUtilityA1

Water heater fixing assembly

Assignee: NORITZ AMERICA CORPPriority: Dec 29, 2022Filed: Sep 20, 2023Published: Jul 4, 2024
Est. expiryDec 29, 2042(~16.4 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Benjamin Wirick
F24H 1/08F24H 9/06F24H 9/13
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Abstract

A water heater fixing assembly includes a pair of upper column members, a pair of lower column members, a pair of lower column members, a first pipe stay, a second pipe stay, and a first copper pipe. The pair of upper column members are laterally disposed with each other. The pair of lower column members are disposed below the pair of upper column members and laterally disposed with each other. A vertical projection of the first pair of the water heaters is not overlapped with a vertical projection of the second pair of the water heaters. A first pipe stay is protruded from the pair of upper column members and extended below the first pair of the water heaters. A second pipe stay is protruded from an installation side of the pair of lower column members and extended below the second pair of the water heaters.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A water heater fixing assembly for accommodating a plurality of water heaters, comprising:
 a pair of upper column members, laterally disposed with each other, wherein the pair of upper column members are disposed between back surfaces of a first pair of the water heaters and an installation surface for mounting the first pair of the water heaters on the installation surface;   a pair of lower column members, disposed below the pair of upper column members and laterally disposed with each other, wherein a second pair of the water heaters is disposed within the pair of lower column members,   wherein a vertical projection of the first pair of the water heaters is not overlapped with a vertical projection of the second pair of the water heaters;   a first pipe stay, protruded from the pair of upper column members and extended below the first pair of the water heaters;   a second pipe stay, protruded from an installation side of the pair of lower column members and extended below the second pair of the water heaters; and   a first copper pipe, fixed to and extended between the first pipe stay and the second pipe stay.   
     
     
         2 . The water heater fixing frame of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of first water valves, respectively disposed between the first copper pipe and the first pair of the water heaters and disposed between the first copper pipe and the second pair of the water heaters for allowing or shutting off cold water flowing into the first pair of the water heaters and the second pair of the water heaters. 
     
     
         3 . The water heater fixing assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising a second copper pipe, fixed to the first pipe stay and the second pipe stay and extended parallelly with the first copper pipe,
 wherein the first copper pipe and the second copper pipe are respectively extended below the first pair of the water heaters and the second pair of the water heaters along a direction perpendicular to protruding directions of the first pipe stay and the second pipe stay.   
     
     
         4 . The water heater fixing assembly of  claim 3 , further comprising a plurality of second water valves, respectively disposed between the second copper pipe and the first pair of the water heaters and between the second copper pipe and the second pair of the water heaters for allowing or shutting off hot water flowing out of the first pair of the water heaters and the second pair of the water heaters. 
     
     
         5 . The water heater fixing assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising a condensate drain pipe is fixed to upper sides of the first pipe stay and the second pipe stay opposite to the first copper pipe. 
     
     
         6 . The water heater fixing assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising a male pipe thread (MPT) gas pipe fixed to the first pipe stay of the second pipe stay and extended parallelly with the first copper pipe for transmitting fuel gas into the first pair of the water heater and the second pair of the water heaters. 
     
     
         7 . The water heater fixing assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising an upper beam disposed above and connected between the pair of the upper column members. 
     
     
         8 . The water heater fixing assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising an auxiliary device-fixing frame lateral disposed next to the pair of upper column members and the pair of the lower column members. 
     
     
         9 . The water heater fixing assembly of  claim 8 , further comprising an upper beam disposed above and connected between the pair of the upper column members and the auxiliary device-fixing frame. 
     
     
         10 . The water heater fixing assembly of  claim 1 , wherein each of the water heaters comprise an air supply portion and air discharge portion,
 wherein the air supply portion and the air discharge portion are disposed on a top surface of the each of the water heaters and respectively connected to an air intake pipe and an air duct pipe.   
     
     
         11 . The water heater fixing assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising a lower beam connected to and protruded from the pair of lower column members for erecting and mounting the water heater fixing assembly on a ground plane.

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