Removable electric heating assembly for fluid heaters and boilers
A heating element assembly is described for use with a fluid heater which consists of: a housing being open on a rear end thereof and having a flat cover plate connected to and covering a forward end thereof; spaced, elongated, hollow tubes, each of the tubes being open on a rear end thereof and closed on a forward end being connected on a rear end portion thereof to the cover plate so as to project forwardly of the housing, the cover plate defining a like plurality of spaced openings therethrough which register with the open end of the tubes; elongated electrical heater elements removably inserted in the tubes, each of the elements containing a pair of electrical terminals on a rear end; retainer means disposed in the hollow interior of the housing and removably connected to the cover plate for securing the collars against the cover plate; and electrical bus bar means disposed in the housing and removably connected to each of the pairs of terminals for providing electrical power to the elements.
- Assignee:
- Cepeda Associates, Inc., Louisville, KY
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4593178
- OSTI ID:
- 5530961
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: Filed date 30 May 1984
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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