An electric fire having fire effect means and a slideable screen

摘要

An electric fire 100 comprises a fire effect means 105 with a slideable screen 125A, 125B located in front of the fire effect means 105 and being moveable relative to a housing 115, which houses the fire effect means 105. The fire effect 105 may comprise of a screen 110 and a fuel bed 120 may be located in front of this screen 110. The slideable screen 125A, 125B may be two or more individual segments and may be slidable to a rear 150 of the housing 115 on an upper 130A and lower 130B track or rail that define an arcuate path extending round the sides 145 of the housing 115. The screen 125A, 125B may be a segmented panel 310 permitting the individual segments (louvers) to roll onto one another, it may be located on an exterior surface or located within the housing 115 when the fire 100 is open, it may be hingeable, and may be provided with a smoked or mirrored effect. The screen (400, fig 4) may be moveable whereby it can be completely removed from the housing 115 via a non-hinging mechanism 410, 415 such as push button catches. The fire 100 may resemble a cupboard (figs 5 - 7) with glass, wood or plastics doors.