Description:TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to aspects of a space heater. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a chimney shaped space heater capable of providing space heating.

BACKGROUND

An electric heater is an electrical appliance that provides heating to a space, such as a room. The electric heater includes a heating element and a set of heat dissipating surfaces, such as heat radiators or heating fins adapted to dissipate heat to air. Further, the heating element can be a radiative heater, a nichrome wire, and/or heating oil. The electric heater can be of different types and may have different configurations. One such type is a radiant type including a parabolic reflector that radiates the heat from a heating element. Another type is a convective type in which the heat dissipating surfaces such as fins dissipate the heat into the air.

Electric heaters are designed to maximise heating efficiency. One of the ways to achieve maximum heating efficiency is to increase heating fins to enhance heat transfer. However, increasing the size and number of the heating fins hinders the movement of air through the fins. One way to mitigate this issue is to make a large-sized heater. However, an increase in size renders the electric heater bulky. Another limitation of the current electric heater, owing to their design, is that the electric heater relies on the convection of air along a single direction which results in a longer time to heat the space. Such longer heating time also results in greater power consumption.

Therefore, there exists a need for an improved space heater that addresses the limitations of currently known electric heaters.

SUMMARY

This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts, in a simplified format, that are further described in the detailed description of the invention. This summary is neither intended to identify key or essential inventive concepts of the invention nor intended to determine the scope of the invention.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a chimney shaped space heater is disclosed. The chimney shaped space heater includes a pedestal and a tubular body mounted on the pedestal. The pedestal includes an outer surface defining a periphery of the tubular body and an inner surface defining a periphery of a hollow section of the tubular body. A plurality of first fins is disposed on the inner surface to heat air in the hollow section. A plurality of second fins is disposed on the outer surface to heat air proximate to the outer surface.

According to the present disclosure, the pedestal includes a body having one of a radial curved surface or an inclined curved surface and comprising a plurality of longitudinal projections. A plurality of legs is disposed on a lower surface of the body and defines a plurality of inlets to allow ingress of air to the hollow section.

According to the present disclosure, a wireless control unit is adapted to connect to a user equipment and to control an operation of a heating unit and relay a state of the operation of the heating unit.

In an embodiment, a method for heating air in a space using a chimney shaped space heater, is disclosed. The method includes actuating the heating unit disposed in the tubular body of the chimney shaped heater; heating a first volume of air passing through a first channel formed by adjacent fins of the plurality of first fins; and heating a second volume of air passing through a second channel formed by adjacent fins of the plurality of second fins.

In some embodiments, the chimney shaped space heater is designed, such that the chimney shaped space heater is adapted to provide homogenous and quick heating of air in the space. The chimney shaped space heater provides all-around heating to achieve homogenous heating of air. Further, the chimney shaped space heater is designed to induce an airflow therethrough to achieve natural convention with minimal force convention of air. As a result, unlike conventional electric heaters that require large-sized fans to move the air, the chimney shaped space heater of the present disclosure does away a need for such fans. The chimney shaped space heater includes a channel shaped structure at an inner periphery and an outer periphery to facilitate enhanced and guided air flow for better heating.

To further clarify the advantages and features of the present disclosure, a more particular description of the invention will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments thereof, which are illustrated in the appended drawings. It is appreciated that these drawings depict only typical embodiments of the invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope. The invention will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail in the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present disclosure will become better understood when the following detailed description is read with reference to the accompanying drawings in which like characters represent like parts throughout the drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 illustrates a perspective view of a chimney shaped space heater, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Figure 2 illustrates a top view of a pedestal of the chimney shaped space heater, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Figure 3 illustrates a side view of the chimney shaped space heater showing a flow of air, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Figure 4A illustrates a side view of the chimney shaped space heater with a convex shaped pedestal, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Figure 4B illustrates another side view of the chimney shaped space heater with a concave shaped pedestal, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Figure 4C illustrates another side view of the chimney shaped space heater with a frustoconical shaped pedestal, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Figure 4D illustrates another side view of the chimney shaped space heater with the frustoconical shaped pedestal having a plurality of conduits coupled to a cylindrical conduit, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Figure 4E illustrates another side view of the chimney shaped space heater with the frustoconical shaped pedestal having a plurality of conduits coupled to a hollow section, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Figure 5A illustrates a side view of the chimney shaped space heater with at least one fan disposed on the pedestal, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Figure 5B illustrates another side view of the chimney shaped space heater with the at least one fan disposed on the pedestal along the hollow section, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure; and
Figure 6 illustrates a schematic showing connections between electrical/electronic components of the chimney shaped space heater, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES

For the purpose of promoting an understanding of the principles of the invention, reference will now be made to the embodiment illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the invention is thereby intended, such alterations and further modifications in the illustrated system, and such further applications of the principles of the invention as illustrated therein being contemplated as would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the invention relates. Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skilled in the art to which this invention belongs. The system, methods, and examples provided herein are illustrative only and not intended to be limiting.

The term “some” as used herein is defined as “none, or one, or more than one, or all.” Accordingly, the terms “none,” “one,” “more than one,” “more than one, but not all” or “all” would all fall under the definition of “some.” The term “some embodiments” may refer to no embodiments or to one embodiment or to several embodiments or to all embodiments. Accordingly, the term “some embodiments” is defined as meaning “no embodiment, or one embodiment, or more than one embodiment, or all embodiments.”

The terminology and structure employed herein are for describing, teaching and illuminating some embodiments and their specific features and elements and do not limit, restrict or reduce the spirit and scope of the claims or their equivalents.

More specifically, any terms used herein such as but not limited to “includes,” “comprises,” “has,” “consists,” and grammatical variants thereof do NOT specify an exact limitation or restriction and certainly do NOT exclude the possible addition of one or more features or elements, unless otherwise stated, and furthermore must NOT be taken to exclude the possible removal of one or more of the listed features and elements, unless otherwise stated with the limiting language “MUST comprise” or “NEEDS TO include.”

Whether or not a certain feature or element was limited to being used only once, either way, it may still be referred to as “one or more features” “one or more elements” “at least one feature” or “at least one element.” Furthermore, the use of the terms “one or more” or “at least one” feature or element does NOT preclude there being none of that feature or element, unless otherwise specified by limiting language such as “there NEEDS to be one or more . . . ” or “one or more element is REQUIRED.”

Unless otherwise defined, all terms, and especially any technical and/or scientific terms, used herein may be taken to have the same meaning as commonly understood by one having an ordinary skill in the art.

Reference is made herein to some “embodiments.” It should be understood that an embodiment is an example of a possible implementation of any features and/or elements presented in the attached claims. Some embodiments have been described for the purpose of illuminating one or more of the potential ways in which the specific features and/or elements of the attached claims fulfil the requirements of uniqueness, utility, and non-obviousness.

Use of the phrases and/or terms such as but not limited to “a first embodiment,” “a further embodiment,” “an alternate embodiment,” “one embodiment,” “an embodiment,” “multiple embodiments,” “some embodiments,” “other embodiments,” “a further embodiment”, “furthermore embodiment”, “additional embodiment” or variants thereof do NOT necessarily refer to the same embodiments. Unless otherwise specified, one or more particular features and/or elements described in connection with one or more embodiments may be found in one embodiment or may be found in more than one embodiment, or may be found in all embodiments, or may be found in no embodiments. Although one or more features and/or elements may be described herein in the context of only a single embodiment, or alternatively in the context of more than one embodiment, or further alternatively in the context of all embodiments, the features and/or elements may instead be provided separately or in any appropriate combination or not at all. Conversely, any feature and/or element described in the context of separate embodiments may alternatively be realized as existing together in the context of a single embodiment.

Any particular and all details set forth herein are used in the context of some embodiments and therefore should NOT be necessarily taken as limiting factors to the attached claims. The attached claims and their legal equivalents can be realized in the context of embodiments other than the ones used as illustrative examples in the description below.

Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Further, skilled artisans will appreciate those elements in the drawings are illustrated for simplicity and may not have necessarily been drawn to scale. For example, the flow charts illustrate the method in terms of the most prominent steps involved to help to improve understanding of aspects of the present disclosure. Furthermore, in terms of the construction of the device, one or more components of the device may have been represented in the drawings by conventional symbols, and the drawings may show only those specific details that are pertinent to understanding the embodiments of the present disclosure so as not to obscure the drawings with details that will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of the description herein.

Figures 1 to 3 illustrate different views of a chimney shaped space heater 100, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. Specifically, Figure 1 illustrates a perspective view of the chimney shaped space heater 100 whereas Figure 2 illustrates a top view of a pedestal of the chimney shaped space heater 100. Figure 3 illustrates a side view of the chimney shaped space heater 100 showing the flow of air, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The chimney shaped space heater 100 of the present disclosure may be employed to provide heating in a space, such as a room. The chimney shaped space heater 100 may be designed in such that the chimney shaped space heater 100 may be adapted to provide homogenous and quick heating of air in the space. The chimney shaped space heater 100 may provide all-around heating to achieve homogenous heating of air. Further, the chimney shaped space heater 100 may be designed to induce an airflow therethrough to achieve natural convention with minimal force convention of air. As a result, unlike conventional electric heaters that require large-sized fans to move the air, the chimney shaped space heater 100 of the present disclosure does away a need for such fans. Additionally, the chimney shaped space heater 100 may have channel shaped structure at an inner periphery and an outer periphery to facilitate enhanced and guided air flow for better heating.

The chimney shaped space heater 100 may include, but is not limited to, a pedestal 102, a tubular body 104, and an annular shaped end cap 106. The tabular body 104 may be mounted on the pedestal 102 and may correspond to a housing of the chimney shaped space heater 100. The tubular body 104 may form the largest component of the chimney shaped space heater 100 and may include: an outer surface 108 that may define a peripehery of the tabular body 104 and an inner surface 110 that may define a periphery of a hollow section 112 of the tabular body 104. In some embodiments, the tabular body 104 may house other components, such as the heating unit and electrical/electronic components therein. Further, the tabular body 104 may include a plurality of first fins 114 and a plurality of second fins 116. The plurality of first fins 114 may be disposed on the inner surface 110 and may be adapted to heat air in the hollow section 112. The plurality of second fins 116 may be disposed on the outer surface 108 and may be adapted to heat air proximate to the outer surface 108.

In some embodiments, adjacent fins of the plurality of first fins 114 may form a first channel 118 to allow air to travel therethrough to heat air passing through the first channel 118. Similarly, adjacent fins of the plurality of second fins 116 may form a second channel 120 to allow air to travel therethrough to heat air passing through the second channel 120. In some embodiments, the chimney shaped space heater 100 may be designed in such a way that the number of fins of the plurality of first fins 114 and the plurality of second fins 116 may be based on an amount of heat dissipation to the air. On the other hand, a size of the tabular body 104 may be independent of the number of fins and the amount of heat dissipation. In an example, based on the amount of heat to be dissipated, the number of fins of the plurality of first fins 114 and the plurality of second fins 116 may be varied while keeping the dimensions of the tabular body 104 unchanged. As a result, different space heaters 100 may have different numbers of fins of the plurality of first fins 114 and the plurality of second fins 116 while keeping the overall size of the tabular body 104 compact.

In some embodiments, the first channel 118 may be formed by the plurality of first fins 114 on the inner surface 110 of the hollow section 112. The second channel 120 may be formed by the plurality of second fins 116 on the outer surface 108 of the tabular body 104. In some embodiments, the first channel 118, the second channel 120, the plurality of first fins 114 and the plurality of second fins 116 may extend between the pedestal 102 and the annular shaped end cap 106 of the chimney shaped space heater 100. As illustrated in Figure 3, the first channel 118 may facilitate the flow of an incoming cold air 122-1 from a lower surface 124 of the pedestal 102 inside the hollow section 112 of the tabular body 104. Similarly, the second channel 120 may facilitate the flow of an incoming cold air 122-2 from the bottom side of the outer surface 108 of the tabular body 104. Further, the incoming cold air 122-1, 122-2 may travel upwards through the first channel 118 within the hollow section 112 and the second channel 120 to result in efficient heating. It may be noted that the incoming cold air 122-1, 122-2 may experience Coanda effect which allows the incoming cold air 122-1, 122-2 to remain in contact with the first channel 118 and the second channel 120 as the incoming cold air 122-1, 122-2 may travel upward. The incoming cold air 122-1, 122-2 upon absorbing heat may exit as a heated air 122-3 near the annular shaped end cap 106.

The annular shaped end cap 106 may be mounted on a top of the tabular body 104 and the pedestal 102 may be mounted underneath the tabular body 104. In one example, the pedestal 102 may be adapted to receive the tabular body 104. The annular shaped end cap 106 may be adapted to cover an annular section of the tubular body. In some embodiments, a central opening of the annular shaped end cap 106 may be aligned with the hollow section 112. In some example embodiments, the annular shaped end cap 106 may include a seat adapted to receive an aroma device adapted to evaporate a fragrant liquid.

In some other example embodiments, the annular shaped end cap 106 may include a cup-shaped profile which may allow the accessories to be installed therein. The accessories may include, but are not limited to, a blower/suction fan, an aroma device, a control panel, a handle or a combination thereof. In one example, the fan may be installed on the disposed on the annular shaped end cap 106 of the tabular body 104 and adapted to create an updraft in the first channel 118 and the second channel 120. In some embodiments, the pedestal 102 may include at least one fan adapted to push the incoming cold air 122-1, 122-2 within the first channel 118 and the second channel 120. The at least one fan will be described in conjunction with Figures 5A-5B.

As illustrated in Figure 2, the pedestal 102 may include a body 126. The body 126 may include a radial curved surface 128. The radial curved surface 128 may correspond to an inclined curved surface. Further, the body 126 may include a plurality of longitudinal projections 130. In some embodiments, the body 126 may correspond to a concave shape with the radial curved surface 128 projecting towards the circumference of the pedestal 102. Further, the plurality of longitudinal projections 130 may correspond to projections that may extend towards the circumference of the pedestal 102. Further, the body 126 may include an annular section 132 that may be disposed coaxially to the hollow section 112 of the tabular body 104. The annular section 132 may be adapted to facilitate the flow of the incoming cold air 122-1. In some embodiments, the annular section 132 may be a donut-shaped structure with the plurality of longitudinal projections 130 disposed over and extending towards the circumference of the pedestal 102. The annular section 132 may have a central opening 132-1 that may be adapted to receive the incoming cold air 122-1 into the hollow section 112 of the tabular body 104.

As illustrated in Figure 3, the pedestal 102 may include a plurality of legs 134 that may be disposed on the lower surface 124 of the body 126. The body 126 may be adapted to define a plurality of inlets to allow ingress of air to the hollow section 112.

In some embodiments, a number of longitudinal projections is equal to the plurality of first fins 114. In some embodiments, a number of longitudinal projections is greater than the plurality of first fins 114. As discussed above, the number of fins of the plurality of first fins 114 and the plurality of second fins 116 may be based on an amount of heat dissipation to the air. Therefore, the tabular body 104 may have the different number of fins on the inner surface and the outer surface based on amount of heat required.

Figures 4A-4E illustrate side views of the chimney shaped space heater 100 with multiple shapes of the pedestal 102. Specifically, Figure 4A illustrates a side view of the chimney shaped space heater 100 with a convex shaped pedestal 102-1, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 4B illustrates another side view of the chimney shaped space heater 100 with a concave shaped pedestal 102-2, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 4C illustrates another side view of the chimney shaped space heater 100 with a frustoconical shaped pedestal 102-3, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 4D illustrates another side view of the chimney shaped space heater 100 with the frustoconical shaped pedestal 102-3 having a plurality of conduits 136 coupled to a cylindrical conduit 138, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 4E illustrates another side view of the chimney shaped space heater 100 with a frustoconical shaped pedestal 102-4 having a plurality of conduits 140 coupled to the hollow section 112, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As illustrated in Figure 4A, the body 126 may include the cylindrical conduit 138 coaxially aligned with the hollow section 112. The pedestal 102 may include the convex shaped pedestal 102-1. In this case, the incoming cold air 122-1 may be drawn from the lower surface 124. The lower surface 124 may be disposed with the plurality of legs 134 to facilitate the flow of the incoming cold air 122-1. It may be noted that the convex shaped pedestal 102-1 may distribute the center of mass of the tabular body 104 and may increase space for the incoming cold air 122-1.

As illustrated in Figure 4B, the concave shaped pedestal 102-2 may include the cylindrical conduit 138 coaxially aligned with the hollow section 112. The concave shaped pedestal 102-2 may have a center of mass confined towards the cylindrical conduit 138.

As illustrated in Figures 4C-4D, the pedestal 102 may include the frustoconical shaped pedestal 102-3. The frustoconical shaped pedestal 102-3 may include a frustoconical conduit 142 that may be coaxially aligned with the hollow section 112. The flow of the incoming cold air 122-1 may be similar to the convex shaped pedestal 102-1 or the concave shaped pedestal 102-2. The pedestal 102 may include the plurality of conduits 136 extending along a width of the body 126 and fluidically coupled to the cylindrical conduit 138. The plurality of conduits 136 may facilitate the flow of the incoming cold air 122-1 into the cylindrical conduit 138 and to the hollow section 112 of the tabular body 104.

As illustrated in Figure 4E, the frustoconical shaped pedestal 102-4 may include the plurality of conduits 140 coupled to the hollow section 112. The plurality of conduits 140 may extend along a width of the body 126 and fluidically coupled to the hollow section 112.

Figure 5A illustrates a side view of the chimney shaped space heater 100 with at least one fan 144 disposed on the pedestal 102, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 5B illustrates another side view of the chimney shaped space heater 100 with the at least one fan 144 disposed on the pedestal 102 along the hollow section 112, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The at least one fan 144 may be positioned along the plurality of conduits 140 to draw more air into the tabular body 104. The plurality of conduits 140 may be strategically positioned within the pedestal 102 such that there may be a significant drop of air pressure just outside the plurality of conduits 140. Therefore, more incoming air may be supplied into the tabular body 104 by the application of the at least one fan 144. In some embodiments, each of the plurality of conduits 140 may be positioned with at least one fan.

As illustrated in Figure 5B, the at least one fan 144 may be positioned on the lower surface 124 of the body 126. In some embodiments, at least two fans 144 may be positioned with a first fan on the lower surface 124 of the body 126 and a second fan at the opening of the hollow section 112 of the tabular body 104. In some embodiments, a fan may be disposed on a top end of the tabular body and adapted to create an updraft in the first channel 118 and the second channel 120.

In the illustrated example, the chimney shaped space heater 100 may include a control panel 146 mounted on the tabular body 104 along a complete length thereof. In one example, the control panel 146 may be attached over the plurality of first fins 114 and the plurality of second fins 116. The control panel 146 may house various components, such as an input panel, a display panel, and an IOT device, mounted on a printed circuit board. A detailed schematic of such electrical/electronic components is illustrated and explained with respect to Figure 5.

Figure 6 illustrates a schematic 600 showing connections between electrical/electronic components of the chimney shaped space heater 100, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The following description of the schematic 600 is also applicable for the chimney shaped space heater 100 shown in Figures 1-5B. The chimney shaped space heater 100 may include a heating unit that may be adapted to heat the tubular body 104 to heat the pluralities of first fins 114 and the plurality of second fins 116. The heating unit may include an electric heating element or a heating oil or both. The heating unit of the chimney shaped space heater 100 may include a plurality of heating elements that may be disposed in the hollow section 112 of the tabular body 104. The heating elements, in one example, may be either an electric heating element, a heating oil or a combination thereof. In either case, the heating elements may be adapted to transfer heat to the hollow section 112.

Further, the chimney shaped space heater 100 may include a wireless control unit that may be adapted to connect to a user equipment and adapted to control an operation of the heating unit and relay a state of the operation of the heating unit.

The chimney shaped space heater 100 may include a control panel 146. The control panel 146 may correspond to a printed circuit board assemblies (PCBA). The control panel 146 may be installed within the heating unit to facilitate and control operations of the heating unit and thereby the chimney shaped space heater 100. The control panel 146 may be supplied with an electric supply 148, e.g., a line phase 148-1, a neutral phase 148-2, and a ground 148-3. In some embodiments, electric wiring may be color coded, as red, black and green. The line phase 148-1 may be transferred further via a tip over switch 150. Further, the line phase 148-1 may be distributed partially to a rotary switch 152 via an adjustable thermostat 154 and partially to an indicator PCBA 156 with terminal L. The adjustable thermostat 154 may adjust a temperature based on supplied electrical charge. The neutral phase 148-2 may be transferred via a manual Thermal Cut Out (TCO) switch 158. The manual TCO switch 158 may supply the neutral phase 148-2 partially to one or more heaters 160.

Further, each of the one or more heaters 160 may be coupled to the rotary switch 152 with terminals H1 and H2. The terminal H2 may be coupled to an automatic switch TCO 162 to ensure that excess heat may not be supplied. It may be noted that each of the one or more heaters 160 may be coupled to the indicator PCBA 156 with terminals H1 and H2. The neutral phase 148-2 may be directly supplied to the indicator PCBA 156 as terminal N to indicate electric current. Further, the neutral phase 148-2 may also be transferred to a motor, eg., the at least one fan 144. The motor may be coupled to a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) element 164. The PTC element 164 may act as a self-regulating heater that may be adapted to maintain a constant temperature. The PTC element 164 may be an electrical resistance heater whose resistance increases significantly with temperature. The PTC element 164 may be coupled with the at least one fan 144 to facilitate the smooth functioning of the at least one fan 144. As may be understood, different connection points can be used without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

In one example, control panel 146 may include a main control unit (MCU) adapted to control the operation of the heating unit and the space heater 100 in general. The MCU can be a single processing unit or several units, all of which could include multiple computing units. The MCU may be implemented as one or more microprocessors, microcomputers, microcontrollers, digital signal processor, central processing units, state machines, logic circuitries, and/or any devices that manipulate signals based on operational instructions. Among other capabilities, the MCU is configured to fetch and execute computer-readable instructions and data stored in a memory of the MCU. As the air heats, the temperature signals may be communicated in real-time to the MCU to closely monitor the change in temperature change.

According to the present disclosure, the plurality of first fins 114 and second find 116, the first channel 118 and the second channel 120 ensure that the heating is achieved efficiently and homogeneously while keeping an overall form factor of the chimney shaped space heater 100 compact. Moreover, the first channel 118 and the second channel 120 create the updraft of air to cause air to flow naturally with minimal force circulation. In some embodiments, the first channel 118 and the second channel 120 may create the surface area that may be twice compared to conventional heaters, for heat dissipation per unit area of the tabular body 104. Moreover, the frustum shape of the tabular body 104 further enhances the flow of air through the first channel 118 and the second channel 120. Therefore, the tabular body 104 may be adapted to provide homogenous and quick heating of air in the space. Moreover, the annular shaped end cap 106 of chimney shaped space heater 100 includes multiple attachment points to allow the attachment of various accessories, thereby making the space heater 100 modular.

While specific language has been used to describe the present subject matter, any limitations arising on account thereto, are not intended. As would be apparent to a person in the art, various working modifications may be made to the method in order to implement the inventive concept as taught herein. The drawings and the foregoing description give examples of embodiments. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that one or more of the described elements may well be combined into a single functional element. Alternatively, certain elements may be split into multiple functional elements. Elements from one embodiment may be added to another embodiment.
, Claims:1. A chimney shaped space heater (100) comprising:
a pedestal (102);
a tubular body (104) mounted on the pedestal (102), the pedestal (104) comprising an outer surface (108) defining a periphery of the tubular body (104) and an inner surface (110) defining a periphery of a hollow section (112) of the tubular body (104);
a plurality of first fins (114) disposed on the inner surface (110) to heat air in the hollow section (112); and
a plurality of second fins (116) disposed on the outer surface (108) to heat air proximate to the outer surface (108).

2. The space heater as claimed in claim 1, wherein adjacent fins of the plurality of first fins (114) form a first channel (118) to allow air to travel therethrough to heat air passing through the first channel (118).

3. The space heater as claimed in claim 1, wherein adjacent fins of the plurality of second fins (116) form a second channel (120) to allow air to travel therethrough to heat air passing through the second channel (120).

4. The space heater as claimed in claim 1, comprising an annular shaped end cap (106) disposed on a top end of the tubular body (104) and adapted to cover an annular section of the tubular body (104), wherein a central opening of the end cap (106) is aligned with the hollow section (112).

5. The space heater as claimed in claim 4, wherein the annular shaped end cap (106) includes a seat adapted to receive an aroma device adapted to evaporate a fragrant liquid.

6. The space heater as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pedestal (102) comprises:
a body (126) having one of a radial curved surface (128) or an inclined curved surface and comprising a plurality of longitudinal projections (130); and
a plurality of legs (134) disposed on a lower surface (124) of the body (126) and defining a plurality of inlet to allow ingress of air to the hollow section (112).

7. The space heater as claimed in claim 6, wherein a number of longitudinal projections are equal to the plurality of first fins (114).

8. The space heater as claimed in claim 6, wherein a number of longitudinal projections are greater to the plurality of first fins (114).

9. The space heater as claimed in claim 6, wherein the body (126) comprises a cylindrical conduit (138) coaxially aligned with the hollow section (112).

10. The space heater as claimed in claim 6, wherein the body (126) comprises a frustoconical conduit (142) coaxially aligned with the hollow section (112).

11. The space heater as claimed in claim 9, wherein the body (126) comprises a plurality of conduits (140) extending along a width of the body (126) and fluidically coupled to the cylindrical conduit (138).

12. The space heater as claimed in claim 6, wherein the body (126) comprises a plurality of conduits (140) extending along a width of the body (126) and fluidically coupled to the hollow section (112).

13. The space heater as claimed in claim 1, comprising a heating unit adapted to heat the tubular body (104) to heat the pluralities of first and second fins (114, 116), wherein the heating unit includes an electric heating element or a heating oil or both.

14. The space heater as claimed in claim 1, comprising a wireless control unit adapted to connect to a user equipment and adapted to:
control an operation of the heating unit; and
relay a state of the operation of the heating unit.

15. The space heater as claimed in claim 1, comprising a fan disposed on a top end of the tabular body (104) and adapted to create an updraft in the first channel (118).

16. The space heater as claimed in claim 11 or 12, comprising at least one fan (144) disposed on the pedestal (102) and adapted to push the air in the first channel (118).

17. A method for heating air in a space using a chimney shaped space heater (100), comprising:
actuating a heating unit disposed in a tubular body (104) of the chimney shaped heater, the tubular body (104) comprising a plurality of first fins (114) disposed on an inner surface (110) in a hollow section (112) of the tubular body (104) and a plurality of second fins (116) disposed on an outer surface (108) of the tubular body (104); and
heating a first volume of air passing through a first channel (118) formed by adjacent fins of the plurality of first fins (114); and
heating a second volume of air passing through a second channel (120) formed by adjacent fins of the plurality of second fins (116).