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Title:
HOT-WATER HEATER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/099184
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A hot-water heater equipped with a heat source, a heat exchanger that transmits heat energy from the heat source to hot water used for heating, and a remote control that controls the heating operation, wherein the remote control is equipped with a person detection means that detects the presence/absence of persons, an absence time calculation means that calculates the time that has elapsed from detection of the absence of persons by the person detection means, and an operation stopping means that stops the heating operation when the time calculated by the absence time calculation means exceeds a first prescribed time. Thus, it is possible to prevent the user from forgetting to turn off the heating operation and to prevent unnecessary power consumption by stopping the heating operation when persons have been absent for a long time.

Inventors:
TAKETSU NOBUHARU
YAMAGUCHI SHIGERU
Application Number:
PCT/JP2012/008193
Publication Date:
July 04, 2013
Filing Date:
December 21, 2012
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Assignee:
PANASONIC CORP (JP)
International Classes:
F24D3/00
Foreign References:
JP2010078181A2010-04-08
JP2003259148A2003-09-12
JPH05115089A1993-05-07
JPH11108416A1999-04-23
JP2009085550A2009-04-23
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SAMEJIMA, Mutsumi et al. (JP)
Mutsumi Sameshima (JP)
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