US2025362028A1PendingUtilityA1

Electric fireplace

Assignee: ZHONGSHAN SUNSHINE ELECTRICAL TECH CO LTDPriority: May 27, 2024Filed: Jun 27, 2024Published: Nov 27, 2025
Est. expiryMay 27, 2044(~17.8 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
F24H 3/022F24C 15/08F24C 7/004
41
PatentIndex Score
0
Cited by
0
References
0
Claims

Abstract

An electric fireplace is provided. The electric fireplace includes a housing, a virtual flame device, and an adjustment assembly. The housing includes a mounting surface and the projection surface. The virtual flame device includes a base, an artificial fuel bed, a reflective assembly, and a light source, the base is disposed on the mounting surface, and a light-transmitting portion is disposed at a rear side of the base. The artificial fuel bed is disposed on the base, the reflective assembly is configured to reflect or refract light emitted by the light source. The adjustment assembly includes at least one adjustment component, the at least one adjustment component is mounted on the mounting surface and supports the base, so as to lift the rear side of the base from the mounting surface.

Claims

exact text as granted — not AI-modified
What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An electric fireplace, comprising:
 a housing;   a virtual flame device; and   an adjustment assembly;   wherein the housing comprises a mounting surface and a projection surface; the virtual flame device comprises a base, an artificial fuel bed, a reflective assembly, and a light source, the base is disposed on the mounting surface, and a light-transmitting portion is disposed at a rear side of the base; the artificial fuel bed is disposed on the base, the artificial fuel bed and the base are enclosed to form an assembly cavity; both the reflective assembly and the light source are disposed in the assembly cavity, the reflective assembly is configured to reflect or refract light emitted by the light source, after reflecting or refracting, the light passes through the light-transmitting portion and is projected onto the projection surface, so as to generate an image of flames on the projection surface; and   the adjustment assembly comprises at least one adjustment component, the at least one adjustment component is mounted on the mounting surface and supports the base, so as to lift the rear side of the base from the mounting surface; the at least one adjustment component is connected to different positions of the base, or the at least one adjustment component is rotatably connected to the base, or a lifting height of lifting the rear side of the base from the mounting surface is adjustable, different supporting angles between the base and the mounting surface are obtained to obtain different light-transmitting angles of the light-transmitting portion, so as to adjust a height of the image of the flames on the projection surface.   
     
     
         2 . The electric fireplace according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one adjustment component comprises a supporting portion and a first fixing portion, the first fixing portion is connected to a first side of the supporting portion, the first fixing portion comprises a first adjustment structure, and a second side of the supporting portion abuts against the mounting surface; and
 the base comprises a second adjustment structure, the first adjustment structure is matched and fixed with the second adjustment structure, so as to support the rear side of the base at different angles.   
     
     
         3 . The electric fireplace according to  claim 2 , wherein the at least one adjustment component further comprises a second fixing portion, the second fixing portion is connected to one end of the supporting portion away from the first fixing portion, the second fixing portion comprises a third adjustment structure, the mounting surface comprises a fourth adjustment structure, the third adjustment structure is matched and fixed with the fourth adjustment structure. 
     
     
         4 . The electric fireplace according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one adjustment component comprises a connecting portion, a first mounting portion, and a second mounting portion, the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion are respectively and rotatably connected to two opposite sides of the connecting portion, the first mounting portion is connected to the mounting surface, and the second mounting portion is connected to the base; and
 a rotating angle between the first mounting portion and the connecting portion is adjustable, and a rotating angle between the second mounting portion and the connecting portion is adjustable.   
     
     
         5 . The electric fireplace according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one adjustment component comprises a first supporting component and a second supporting component; and
 a first end of the first supporting component is connected to the base, a second end of the first supporting component is movably connected to the second supporting component, one end of the second supporting component away from the first supporting component is connected to the mounting surface.   
     
     
         6 . The electric fireplace according to  claim 1 , wherein the electric fireplace further comprises a heating device and a front panel, the heating device is disposed in the housing; the heating device comprises a device housing assembly, a fan, and a heating component; the device housing assembly comprises an air duct, air return ports, and air outlets, the air return ports and the air outlets are communicated with the air duct; the fan and the heating device are disposed in the air duct, and the heating component is disposed at an air outlet side of the fan; and
 the front panel is fixedly connected to the housing, through holes are defined on the front panel and are communicated with the air outlets; the device housing assembly is connected to different positions of the housing to adjust a distance between the air outlets and the through holes.   
     
     
         7 . The electric fireplace according to  claim 6 , wherein the front panel comprises a panel body and a surrounding plate, the surrounding plate surrounds a periphery of the panel body; the through holes are defined on the panel body, the surrounding plate and the panel body are enclosed to define a mounting groove, and the surrounding plate is connected to the housing; and
 the device housing assembly is at least partially embedded in the mounting groove, the surrounding plate comprises at least two limiting portions, the at least two limiting portions are disposed in the mounting groove, and two opposite sides of the device housing assembly respectively abut against the at least two limiting portions.   
     
     
         8 . The electric fireplace according to  claim 7 , wherein the housing comprises a mounting plate, a top plate, and a back plate, the mounting plate and the top plate are disposed at intervals in a height direction, and the back plate is connected to the top plate and the mounting plate; the projection surface is formed on an inner side surface of the back plate, and the mounting surface is formed on a top portion of the mounting plate. 
     
     
         9 . The electric fireplace according to  claim 8 , wherein the heating device is disposed above the visual flame device, the top plate comprises a first plate portion and a second plate portion, the first plate portion is connected with the second plate portion, one side of the first plate portion away from the second plate portion is connected to the back plate, the first plate portion and the mounting plate are disposed at intervals, the second plate portion and the back plate are disposed at intervals; and
 the surrounding plate comprises at least one third fixing portion, a top portion of the surrounding plate is connected to a bottom portion of the second plate portion, the at least one third fixing portion is connected to an inner side surface of the second plate portion.   
     
     
         10 . The electric fireplace according to  claim 6 , wherein an outer diameter of the through holes are greater than an outer diameter of the air outlets; and/or
 the electric fireplace further comprises a protective cover, the protective cover is connected to the front panel and covers the through holes; and/or   the mounting surface is formed on a top portion of the device housing assembly, the adjustment assembly and the visual flame device are disposed on the mounting surface on the top portion of the device housing assembly.

Join the waitlist — get patent alerts

Track US2025362028A1 — get alerts on status changes and closely related new filings.

We store only your email — no account needed. See our privacy policy.