EP0448473A1 - Radiator with horizontally juxtaposed heating elements, through which a heating medium flows - Google Patents

Radiator with horizontally juxtaposed heating elements, through which a heating medium flows Download PDF

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EP0448473A1
EP0448473A1 EP91400771A EP91400771A EP0448473A1 EP 0448473 A1 EP0448473 A1 EP 0448473A1 EP 91400771 A EP91400771 A EP 91400771A EP 91400771 A EP91400771 A EP 91400771A EP 0448473 A1 EP0448473 A1 EP 0448473A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D1/00—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators
    • F28D1/02—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid
    • F28D1/04—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits
    • F28D1/053—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits the conduits being straight
    • F28D1/0535—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits the conduits being straight the conduits having a non-circular cross-section
    • F28D1/05358—Assemblies of conduits connected side by side or with individual headers, e.g. section type radiators
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24D—DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS THEREFOR
    • F24D19/00—Details
    • F24D19/02—Arrangement of mountings or supports for radiators
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24D—DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS THEREFOR
    • F24D19/00—Details
    • F24D19/02—Arrangement of mountings or supports for radiators
    • F24D19/0203—Types of supporting means
    • F24D19/0209—Supporting means having bracket
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24D—DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS THEREFOR
    • F24D19/00—Details
    • F24D19/02—Arrangement of mountings or supports for radiators
    • F24D19/0203—Types of supporting means
    • F24D19/0213—Floor mounted supporting means
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24D—DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS THEREFOR
    • F24D19/00—Details
    • F24D19/02—Arrangement of mountings or supports for radiators
    • F24D19/022—Constructional details of supporting means for radiators
    • F24D19/023—Radiators having fixed suspension means for connecting the radiator to the support means
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D1/00—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators
    • F28D1/02—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid
    • F28D1/04—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits
    • F28D1/053—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits the conduits being straight
    • F28D1/0535—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits the conduits being straight the conduits having a non-circular cross-section
    • F28D1/05366—Assemblies of conduits connected to common headers, e.g. core type radiators
    • F28D1/05383—Assemblies of conduits connected to common headers, e.g. core type radiators with multiple rows of conduits or with multi-channel conduits
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F9/00—Casings; Header boxes; Auxiliary supports for elements; Auxiliary members within casings
    • F28F9/26—Arrangements for connecting different sections of heat-exchange elements, e.g. of radiators
    • F28F9/262—Arrangements for connecting different sections of heat-exchange elements, e.g. of radiators for radiators
    • F28F9/264—Arrangements for connecting different sections of heat-exchange elements, e.g. of radiators for radiators by sleeves, nipples
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24D—DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS THEREFOR
    • F24D19/00—Details
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24D—DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS THEREFOR
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24D—DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS THEREFOR
    • F24D2220/00—Components of central heating installations excluding heat sources
    • F24D2220/20—Heat consumers
    • F24D2220/2009—Radiators
    • F24D2220/2018—Column radiators having vertically extending tubes

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  • the present invention relates to radiators with vertical heating elements juxtaposed horizontally and traversed by a heating fluid.
  • the field concerned is more particularly that of radiators whose vertical heating elements are made of moldable material, in particular cast iron, without this however constituting a limitation for the invention.
  • radiators with aluminum heating elements have certainly proposed some improvements for radiators with aluminum heating elements, and we can cite as such the French patent N ° 2 435 013, or even the European patent N ° 0 079 896, but without modifying the basic structure of these radiators.
  • the object of the invention is to produce a radiator providing such flexibility, and the installation of which is easy and rational.
  • the invention also aims to provide a radiator whose design allows easy production of moldable material, for example cast iron, with an aesthetic more satisfactory than that of traditional cast iron radiators.
  • a radiator with vertical heating elements juxtaposed horizontally and traversed by a heating fluid characterized in that it is constituted by a plurality of horizontal unit modules arranged one above the other to constitute a vertical stack, each of said modules comprising the same number of juxtaposed vertical heating elements, and by two lateral tubular collectors extending vertically over the entire height of the stack on either side thereof, including a first collector supply which is connected to each of the unit modules by a first fixing and communication means, and a second return collector which is connected to each of said modules by a second fixing and communication means offset in height relative to said first associated means of fixation and communication.
  • each fixing and communication means are identical and interchangeable; in particular, each fixing and communication means essentially consists of a threaded collar socket passing through an associated bore in the tubular collector concerned, said socket being screwed onto the vertical heating element adjacent to the unit module concerned.
  • one of the two tubular collectors is also connected to each of the horizontal unit modules by a third fixing and communication means capable of ensuring a purge function, said third fixing and communication means being, for each unitary module, disposed substantially at a level at least equal to that of the highest of the first and second associated fixing and communication means.
  • the third fixing and communication means are essentially identical to the first and second fixing and communication means, differing from the latter only by their passage section.
  • each of the collar sockets forming part of the first, second or third means of fixing and communication is screwed into a threaded ring internally and externally, said ring being screwed into an associated thread of the vertical heating element concerned .
  • each unitary module may prove advantageous for each unitary module to have a fourth fixing means serving for centering the tubular collector corresponding to the highest of the first and second associated fixing and communication means, said fourth fixing means essentially consisting of a welded pin. to said manifold, and received in an externally threaded ring, said ring being screwed into an associated thread of the vertical heating element concerned.
  • each unit module laterally has four threads arranged according to the vertices of a rectangle, including two upper threads associated with the third fixing and communication means and at the highest of the first and second fixing and communication means , and two lower threads associated with the fourth fixing means and at least the first and second fixing and communication means.
  • each of the tubular collectors has access bores facing the first, second and third fixing and communication means, so as to facilitate the assembly or disassembly of the associated collar sockets, said access bores being normally closed by a plug when said radiator is mounted.
  • Each tubular manifold has orifices making it possible to connect said manifold to the heating fluid network, and to ensure purging and emptying of the assembly. It may be particularly advantageous to provide that these orifices are arranged at the end of the tubular collectors, which makes it possible to arrange the supply and return sockets, either in the lower part or in the upper part thereof, the orifices not used being closed by a removable plug, which may be a full plug, a drain plug, or a drain valve plug.
  • the radiator prefferably includes hooking and / or support means for its arrangement against a wall; in particular, provision could be made for the hooking means to provide only an anti-tilting function, the weight of the radiator being supported by the support means organized in the form of removable feet, adjustable in height, placed under the vertical heating elements. of the lowest unit module of said radiator.
  • the vertical heating elements have, in the upper part of their rear column, two short ribs projecting laterally, allowing the radiator to be hooked by one of its unit modules on a bracket fixed to the wall; it is also interesting that the vertical heating elements have, in the lower part of their rear column, two continuous ribs projecting laterally, allowing the guidance and the passage of a double tab provided in the upper part of each removable foot for an additional function of 'anti-tip.
  • At least one of the vertical heating elements of each unit module having a flat front facet has an external decoration, for example a grooving or an embossing.
  • each unit module is preferably made of moldable material, in particular cast iron.
  • FIG. 1 makes it possible to distinguish a radiator 1 with vertical heating elements juxtaposed horizontally 2 and traversed by a heating fluid.
  • the radiator 1 essentially consists of a plurality of horizontal unit modules 10 arranged one above the other to constitute a vertical stack, each of said modules comprising the same number of juxtaposed heating elements 2.
  • the radiator 1 further comprises two lateral tubular collectors 3 and 4 extending vertically over the entire height of the stack, on either side of the latter.
  • a tubular supply manifold 3 which is connected to each of the unit modules 10 by a first fixing and communication means 100, and another tubular return manifold 4, which is connected to each of said modules by a second attachment and communication means 200 offset in height with respect to said first associated attachment and communication means.
  • the collector 3, or left collector is the supply collector, and the heating fluid is supplied from the bottom of this collector, as shown diagrammatically by the arrow A; the manifold 4, or straight manifold, is then the return manifold, corresponding to the outlet of the heating fluid, this outlet being here provided in the lower part of said manifold, as shown diagrammatically by the arrow R.
  • the first fixing means and communication 100 corresponding to the inlet of the heating fluid for each unit module 10, is disposed in the upper part of said module, while the second fixing and communication means 200, corresponding to the outlet of the heating fluid for each unit module 10, is arranged in the lower part of said module.
  • FIG. 2 makes it possible to better visualize the circulation of the heating fluid, the diagonal arrowed path diagramming this circulation going from the means 100 to the means 200, and this for each horizontal unitary module 10.
  • one of the two tubular collectors is connected to each of the horizontal unit modules 10 by a third fixing and communication means 300 which can perform a purge function, these third fixing means and of communication being, for each unitary module, disposed substantially at a level at least equal to that of the highest of the first 100 and second 200 associated fixing and communication means: in the particular case of FIGS. 1 and 2, each of the third means of fixing and communication 300 is associated with the straight collector 4, and is disposed substantially at the level of the first fixing and communication means 100.
  • each unit module 10 also has a fourth fixing means 400 serving for centering the collector corresponding to the highest of the first 100 and second 200 associated fixing and communication means: by species, the fourth fixing means 400 are used for centering the left manifold 3.
  • each of the fixing and communication means 100, 200, 300, and of each of the fixing means 400 will be described in more detail below with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9, and 27.
  • the means 100, 200, 300, 400 are here arranged according to the vertices of a rectangle, and this for each of the horizontal unit modules 10. This is of course only an example, but such an arrangement presents many advantages in terms of simplification of manufacture of the vertical heating elements constituting the horizontal unit modules of the radiator.
  • the structure of the radiator according to the invention provides great flexibility making it possible to adapt to multiple installation conditions.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 the case of a supply in the lower part of the left tubular collector and a return in the lower part of the right tubular collector, and this for each horizontal unitary module 10, with a fluid inlet, has been illustrated.
  • This is a generalization of a circulation from the bottom to the top for each horizontal unitary module 10, in accordance with a provision that the Anglo-Saxons call "top and bottom".
  • FIGS. 3a to 3h clearly show the great flexibility provided by the structure of the radiator according to the invention, flexibility which makes it possible to adapt very easily to the different particular conditions of the installation of the radiator, without having to modify the basic structure of it.
  • the installer has the choice, it will be preferable to adopt one of the arrangements illustrated in FIGS. 3a to 3d, that is to say with a supply from the left collector with an inlet at the top of each horizontal unitary module 10: in fact, the circulation of the heating fluid from the top to the bottom then takes place in a "natural" direction, so that the heat emission power is slightly better than for an arrangement in accordance with one of the figures 3e at 3h.
  • the lateral tubular collectors also participate in the heating, because they are traversed by the heating fluid, which constitutes an additional advantage from the point of view of the emission power of the radiator.
  • the purges are not compulsory in some of the abovementioned provisions: for example, in the arrangement of FIG. 3d, the purge means 300 is in reality useless. However, by systematically providing for the provision on each horizontal unit module 10 of the fixing and communication means 100, 200, 300, it is extremely easy to adapt to each particular situation for the installation of the radiator.
  • Figures 4 to 6 make it possible to better distinguish the structure of a complete radiator, with its support and anti-tilt attachment means.
  • a radiator 1 is thus distinguished, with its horizontal unit modules 10, each of which here comprises a set of six juxtaposed vertical heating elements 2.
  • each vertical heating element 2 here has a flat front facet 211, which may include an external decoration, for example grooving or embossing.
  • These rectangular flat facets 211 are arranged in a grid, being separated by vertical intervals 212 between adjacent heating elements, in the same horizontal unit module, and by preferably identical intervals 213 between the superimposed elements of two adjacent unit modules. It goes without saying that these intervals 212 and 213 also participate in the proper ventilation of the heating elements of the radiator.
  • each unit module 10 Such a structure makes it possible in particular to produce the vertical heating elements 2 of each unit module 10 in moldable material, in particular in cast iron.
  • the modular cast iron radiator illustrated here has a distinctly more aesthetic external appearance than that of conventional cast iron radiators, the front face of each vertical heating element was traditionally made with a convex angular shape, with a central listel. It will naturally be possible to provide front faces of various shapes, in particular concave or convex, which can also be decorated, with the possibility of alternating between them.
  • FIGS. 4 to 6 make it possible to distinguish hooking means 500 and support means 600 with a view to the arrangement of the radiator against a wall M. It is possible to hang the radiator on the wall M by hooking means, or also to provide, as is the case here, that the hooking means 500 only provide an anti-tilt function, the weight of the radiator then being supported by the support means 600, which are preferably organized in the form feet 601 removable and adjustable in height, arranged under the heating elements of the lowest unit module of said radiator.
  • the hooking means 500 comprises a double bracket 501, the side walls 505 of which have a hook shape allowing hooking in the upper part of the radiator.
  • the structure of the double square 501 is better visible in FIGS. 13 to 15: there is thus a distinction between the bottom 502 of the double square, having oblong orthogonal slots 503 and 504 for fixing by screwing on the wall M, the shape and the arrangement of these lights allowing the horizontality of the bracket to be adjusted, and the side walls 505 each having a notch 506 allowing the radiator to be hooked.
  • the attachment of the radiator can naturally be organized in different ways: provision could be made to attach and weld tabs at the top and bottom of each lateral collector, for attachment to two brackets similar to the square 501 illustrated here. However, it is advantageous to provide a direct attachment to the vertical heating elements themselves, in particular when said elements are made of cast iron.
  • FIGS 10 and 11 illustrate such a possibility, and one can thus distinguish, the presence of a particular rib directly obtained from foundry, for the attachment of the radiator.
  • each vertical heating element 2 here has a front column 21 and a rear column 22 (this is of course only an example, since it is possible to provide heating elements with more than two columns , or even single column heating elements).
  • the rear column 22 of each heating element 2 has a continuous rib 221 projecting laterally on either side of said rear column, and a parallel interrupted rib 222, the interruption of which makes it possible to define a hooking rib 2′22 in upper part of said rear column.
  • Such ribbing is certainly conventional in the field of cast iron radiators, but the presence here of attachment ribs is not usual.
  • the realization in foundry naturally makes it possible to produce a hooking rib 2′22 of a thickness slightly greater than that of the interrupted rib 222.
  • the rib 221 which is a continuous rib, also serves, but in the lower part of the radiator, to ensure an anti-tilting function thereof, in cooperation with a double tab provided in the upper part of each removable foot 601 and adjustable in height, as will be described in more detail below, with reference to Figures 18 to 26 relating to such a support leg.
  • the method of hanging the radiator on the double bracket 501 can naturally vary, and in particular adapt to a variable number of juxtaposed heating elements.
  • FIG. 12 there is a particular case of a radiator with five juxtaposed vertical heating elements 2, each vertical heating element comprising a front column 21 and a rear column 22.
  • the double hooking bracket 501 cooperates in this case with a hooking rib 2′22 of the rear column 22 of the extreme elements of the upper unit module.
  • FIG. 16 shows that with a greater number of juxtaposed vertical heating elements 2, for example eight elements, it is possible to organize an attachment by means of the double angle 501 by the attachment rib 2′22 of the rear column 22 of two heating elements which are not end elements.
  • FIG. 17 illustrates the case of a radiator with six juxtaposed vertical heating elements, a figure in which reference has been made to the above-mentioned vertical intervals 2 school separating the flat front faces 211 from the front columns 21.
  • FIG. 17 also makes it possible to distinguish the support means 600 provided at the bottom of the radiator, means which will be described below.
  • FIGS. 4 to 6 make it possible to distinguish the means for supporting the radiator 600, with in particular two feet 601, ending below by an adjustable end piece 609, each foot 601 having a portion 602 forming a receiving cradle at the level of the connection line in the lower part of the lower unit module (such a line is also called "line of nipples" by specialists).
  • a line is also called "line of nipples" by specialists.
  • the fact of providing such a support on cast iron by the two feet 601 makes it possible to clear the lower zone of the left 3 and right 4 collectors, so that there is a free space easily allowing to have the usual fluid connection means in the lower part of these collectors.
  • Figures 5 and 6 make it possible to distinguish, in the upper part of each foot 601, two offset fins 604 and 605 defining a double tab, and between which passes the aforementioned continuous rib 221, the upper part of which is visible in Figures 10 and 11 previously described.
  • the foot 601 has a portion forming a cradle 602, surmounted by an upper portion ending in a head 603 provided with the two above-mentioned offset fins 604 and 605.
  • the part lower 606 of the foot 601 has a tapping 607 allowing to have an adjustable tip 609 whose structure is better visible in Figures 25 and 26.
  • the adjustable tip 609 has indeed a central sleeve 610, and a threaded rod 611 the upper part of which is received in the tapping 607, and the lower part of which penetrates into an adjustable nozzle in the form of a shoe 612.
  • FIGS. 18 to 20 also make it possible to distinguish two lateral notches 608, which can be used to arrange a holding pin when the radiator is in its final position on its two support legs 601.
  • each foot 601 in place by inserting the head 603 thereof, in a position such that the two offset fins 604 and 605 pass on either side of the continuous rib 221 of the two adjacent rear columns concerned. It may moreover prove to be advantageous to provide a short, narrower extension, in the lower part of the continuous ribs 221, in order to provide a preliminary guiding function by pressing the first fin 605.
  • the radiator rests on the cradle portions 602, and the offset fins 604 and 605 of each leg 601 provide an anti-tilt effect by cooperation with the continuous ribs 221 concerned.
  • FIG. 8 makes it possible to distinguish the structure of each of the first fixing and communication means 100.
  • a collar socket 101 passing through a bore 102 in the manifold 3, the collar 103 of this socket being disposed inside of this collector.
  • the sleeve 101 is screwed onto the vertical heating element 2 adjacent to the unit module 10 concerned, preferably, as illustrated in FIG. 8, by being screwed into a ring 105 fixed internally and externally, said ring being in turn screwed into a thread associated 106 of the vertical heating element 2 concerned.
  • An intermediate sealing element 107 may possibly be arranged between the tubular collector 3 and the adjacent vertical heating element 2.
  • an access hole 108 provided on the tubular collector 3, opposite the first means fixing and communication 100, so as to facilitate the mounting or dismounting of the collar sleeve 101, this access hole being normally closed by a plug 109 when the radiator is mounted.
  • the first fixing and communication means 100 and the second fixing and communication means 200 are identical and interchangeable.
  • the second fixing and communication means 200 have exactly the same arrangement as that which is illustrated in FIG. 8, so that the same references increased by 100 in this same figure have been indicated, it being understood that the representation of the second fixing and communication means 200 are to be considered in an inverted position (up / down), but with exactly the same structure.
  • Each of the third attachment and communication means 300 is preferably essentially identical to the first 100 and second 200 attachment and communication means previously described, with the difference of these only by the section of passage of the collar sleeve. We therefore used the same references as in FIG. 8, increased by 200 with respect to the first fixing and communication means 100. It should simply be observed that the central passage 304 of the socket 301 of each of these means 300 here has a smaller section than for the first and second fixing and communication means. It is easy to see, with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8, that the common components used for joining the left and right tubular manifolds allow the use of a minimum number of parts, with very great ease of installation, both for mounting than for dismantling the radiator.
  • FIG. 9 makes it possible to better distinguish the structure of the fourth fixing means 400, which serves for centering the tubular collector 3 corresponding to the highest of the first and second associated fixing and communication means.
  • the fourth fixing means 400 is thus essentially constituted by a pin 411 welded to the manifold 3, and received in the associated bore 412 of a ring 405 externally threaded, said ring being in turn screwed into an associated thread 406 of the element vertical heater 2 concerned.
  • each unitary module 10 can laterally have four internal threads 106, 206, 306, 406 arranged along the vertices of a rectangle, including two upper internal threads 306, 106 associated with the third fixing and communication means 300 and the highest 100 of the first and second fixing and communication means, and two lower threads 406, 206 associated with the fourth fixing means 400 and at least 200 of the first and second fixing and communication means.
  • each of the tubular collectors 3, 4 has, preferably at one or the other of its ends, an orifice allowing the usual supply and return sockets to be arranged, either in the lower part or in the upper part of this one.
  • the supply and return takes place in the lower part respectively of the left collector 3 and the right collector 4, so that the orifices concerned are similar to the orifice 410 illustrated in FIG. 9.
  • the orifices not used can be simply closed by a removable plug, such as the plug 110 or 310 of Figures 8 and 7, this removable plug can be either a full plug, a drain plug, or even a drain valve plug as appropriate (the drain tap plug will in practice be reserved for cases where the unused opening is in the lower part of a side manifold).
  • FIG. 27 illustrates an alternative embodiment of the flange socket 101 previously described with reference to FIG. 8.
  • the flange socket 101 ′ passes through a double bore 102 of the tubular manifold 3, and its flange 103 ′ is then external to said collector, so as to constitute itself a closure plug.
  • the socket 101 ′ has a transverse passage 113 ′ communicating with the central passage 104 ′ ensuring communication with the interior of the adjacent vertical heating element 2.
  • the socket 101 ′ is screwed here directly into the associated thread 106 of the vertical heating element 2, without an intermediate ring.
  • a polygonal blind hole 114 ′ for example of square section, facilitating the assembly and disassembly of the socket 101 ′.
  • this variant can relate to the first 100 and / or the second 200 means of attachment and communication associated with each horizontal unitary module 10, using identical and interchangeable collar sockets 101 ′ or 201 ′; similarly, the fixing and communication means 300 (purge function) may include a socket similar to the socket 101 ′, with however a narrower central passage.
  • the modular structure of the radiator according to the invention makes it possible to organize the installation of this radiator with great flexibility, so that one can easily take into account very variable installation conditions, while giving a rational character to the manufacture of such a radiator.

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Abstract

The invention concerns a radiator with horizontally juxtaposed vertical heating elements (2). According to the invention, the radiator (1) is constituted by a plurality of horizontal unit modules (10) disposed one above the other in order to constitute a vertical stack, and by two lateral tubular collectors (3, 4) extending vertically over the whole height of the stack on either side of the latter; the feed collector (3) is connected to each of the unit modules by a means (100) of fixing and connecting, and the return collector (4) is connected to each of these modules by a means of fixing and connecting (200) offset in height with respect to the first means (100). Application in particular to the production of cast modular radiators. <IMAGE>

Description

La présente invention concerne les radiateurs à éléments chauffants verticaux juxtaposés horizontalement et traversés par un fluide chauffant.The present invention relates to radiators with vertical heating elements juxtaposed horizontally and traversed by a heating fluid.

Le domaine concerné est plus spécialement celui des radiateurs dont les éléments chauffants verticaux sont en matériau moulable, en particulier en fonte, sans que ceci constitue cependant une limitation pour l'invention.The field concerned is more particularly that of radiators whose vertical heating elements are made of moldable material, in particular cast iron, without this however constituting a limitation for the invention.

De tels radiateurs sont connus depuis de nombreuses années, et leur conception de base a peu varié.Such radiators have been known for many years, and their basic design has changed little.

Les constructeurs ont certes proposé quelques perfectionnements pour les radiateurs à éléments chauffants en aluminium, et on peut citer à ce titre le brevet français N° 2 435 013, ou encore le brevet européen N° 0 079 896, mais sans modifier la structure de base de ces radiateurs.The manufacturers have certainly proposed some improvements for radiators with aluminum heating elements, and we can cite as such the French patent N ° 2 435 013, or even the European patent N ° 0 079 896, but without modifying the basic structure of these radiators.

Les radiateurs traditionnels à éléments chauffants verticaux juxtaposés présentent certes une souplesse satisfaisante pour moduler la puissance de ces radiateurs, en jouant sur le nombre des éléments chauffants. Cependant, l'allongement horizontal d'un radiateur induit des contraintes d'encombrement qui ne sont pas toujours compatibles avec la longueur de mur disponible.Traditional radiators with juxtaposed vertical heating elements certainly have satisfactory flexibility for modulating the power of these radiators, by varying the number of heating elements. However, the horizontal elongation of a radiator induces space constraints which are not always compatible with the available wall length.

Or il apparaît de plus en plus un besoin de pouvoir organiser une implantation des radiateurs permettant de tenir compte des conditions particulières d'installation, notamment au niveau de la place disponible pour une telle installation, tout en assurant un caractère rationnel à leur fabrication.However, there is an increasing need to be able to organize a location of the radiators making it possible to take account of the specific installation conditions, in particular at the level of the space available for such an installation, while ensuring a rational character in their manufacture.

L'invention a pour objet de réaliser un radiateur procurant une telle souplesse, et dont la mise en place soit aisée et rationnelle.The object of the invention is to produce a radiator providing such flexibility, and the installation of which is easy and rational.

L'invention a également pour objet de proposer un radiateur dont la conception permette une réalisation aisée en matériau moulable, par exemple en fonte, avec en outre une esthétique plus satisfaisante que celle des radiateurs traditionnels en fonte.The invention also aims to provide a radiator whose design allows easy production of moldable material, for example cast iron, with an aesthetic more satisfactory than that of traditional cast iron radiators.

Il s'agit plus précisément d'un radiateur à éléments chauffants verticaux juxtaposés horizontalement et traversés par un fluide chauffant, caractérisé par le fait qu'il est constitué par une pluralité de modules unitaires horizontaux disposés les uns au-dessus des autres pour constituer un empilage vertical, chacun desdits modules comportant un même nombre d'éléments chauffants verticaux juxtaposés, et par deux collecteurs tubulaires latéraux s'étendant verticalement sur toute la hauteur de l'empilage de part et d'autre de celui-ci, dont un premier collecteur d'alimentation qui est relié à chacun des modules unitaires par un premier moyen de fixation et de communication, et un second collecteur de retour qui est relié à chacun desdits modules par un second moyen de fixation et de communication décalé en hauteur par rapport audit premier moyen associé de fixation et de communication.More precisely, it is a radiator with vertical heating elements juxtaposed horizontally and traversed by a heating fluid, characterized in that it is constituted by a plurality of horizontal unit modules arranged one above the other to constitute a vertical stack, each of said modules comprising the same number of juxtaposed vertical heating elements, and by two lateral tubular collectors extending vertically over the entire height of the stack on either side thereof, including a first collector supply which is connected to each of the unit modules by a first fixing and communication means, and a second return collector which is connected to each of said modules by a second fixing and communication means offset in height relative to said first associated means of fixation and communication.

De préférence, les premiers et seconds moyens de fixation et de communication sont identiques et interchangeables ; en particulier, chaque moyen de fixation et de communication est essentiellement constitué par une douille filetée à collerette passant par un perçage associé du collecteur tubulaire concerné, ladite douille se vissant sur l'élément chauffant vertical adjacent du module unitaire concerné.Preferably, the first and second fixing and communication means are identical and interchangeable; in particular, each fixing and communication means essentially consists of a threaded collar socket passing through an associated bore in the tubular collector concerned, said socket being screwed onto the vertical heating element adjacent to the unit module concerned.

Selon une autre caractéristique avantageuse de l'invention, l'un des deux collecteurs tubulaires est également relié à chacun des modules unitaires horizontaux par un troisième moyen de fixation et de communication pouvant assurer une fonction de purge, ledit troisième moyen de fixation et de communication étant, pour chaque module unitaire, disposé sensiblement à un niveau au moins égal à celui du plus élevé des premier et second moyens de fixation et de communication associés.According to another advantageous characteristic of the invention, one of the two tubular collectors is also connected to each of the horizontal unit modules by a third fixing and communication means capable of ensuring a purge function, said third fixing and communication means being, for each unitary module, disposed substantially at a level at least equal to that of the highest of the first and second associated fixing and communication means.

Avantageusement en outre, les troisièmes moyens de fixation et de communication sont essentiellement identiques aux premiers et seconds moyens de fixation et de communication, en ne différant de ceux-ci que par leur section de passage.Advantageously, moreover, the third fixing and communication means are essentially identical to the first and second fixing and communication means, differing from the latter only by their passage section.

De préférence, chacune des douilles à collerette faisant partie des premiers, des seconds, ou des troisièmes moyens de fixation et de communication se visse dans une bague filetée intérieurement et extérieurement, ladite bague étant vissée dans un taraudage associé de l'élément chauffant vertical concerné.Preferably, each of the collar sockets forming part of the first, second or third means of fixing and communication is screwed into a threaded ring internally and externally, said ring being screwed into an associated thread of the vertical heating element concerned .

Il peut s'avérer avantageux que chaque module unitaire présente un quatrième moyen de fixation servant au centrage du collecteur tubulaire correspondant au plus élevé des premier et second moyens de fixation et de communication associés, ledit quatrième moyen de fixation étant essentiellement constitué par un pion soudé audit collecteur, et reçu dans une bague filetée extérieurement, ladite bague étant vissée dans un taraudage associé de l'élément chauffant vertical concerné.It may prove advantageous for each unitary module to have a fourth fixing means serving for centering the tubular collector corresponding to the highest of the first and second associated fixing and communication means, said fourth fixing means essentially consisting of a welded pin. to said manifold, and received in an externally threaded ring, said ring being screwed into an associated thread of the vertical heating element concerned.

Selon un mode de réalisation préféré, chaque module unitaire présente latéralement quatre taraudages disposés selon les sommets d'un rectangle, dont deux taraudages supérieurs associés au troisième moyen de fixation et de communication et au plus élevé des premier et second moyens de fixation et de communication, et deux taraudages inférieurs associés au quatrième moyen de fixation et au moins élevé des premier et second moyens de fixation et de communication.According to a preferred embodiment, each unit module laterally has four threads arranged according to the vertices of a rectangle, including two upper threads associated with the third fixing and communication means and at the highest of the first and second fixing and communication means , and two lower threads associated with the fourth fixing means and at least the first and second fixing and communication means.

De préférence, chacun des collecteurs tubulaires présente des perçages d'accès en regard des premiers, seconds, et troisièmes moyens de fixation et de communication, de façon à faciliter le montage ou le démontage des douilles à collerette associées, lesdits perçages d'accès étant normalement obturés par un bouchon lorsque ledit radiateur est monté.Preferably, each of the tubular collectors has access bores facing the first, second and third fixing and communication means, so as to facilitate the assembly or disassembly of the associated collar sockets, said access bores being normally closed by a plug when said radiator is mounted.

Chaque collecteur tubulaire présente des orifices permettant de relier ledit collecteur au réseau de fluide chauffant, et d'assurer la purge et la vidange de l'ensemble. Il peut être particulièrement avantageux de prévoir que ces orifices soient disposés à l'extrémité des collecteurs tubulaires, ce qui permet de disposer les prises d'alimentation et de retour, indifféremment en partie basse ou en partie haute de celui-ci, les orifices non utilisés étant obturés par un bouchon amovible, qui peut être un bouchon plein, un bouchon purgeur, ou un bouchon à robinet de vidange.Each tubular manifold has orifices making it possible to connect said manifold to the heating fluid network, and to ensure purging and emptying of the assembly. It may be particularly advantageous to provide that these orifices are arranged at the end of the tubular collectors, which makes it possible to arrange the supply and return sockets, either in the lower part or in the upper part thereof, the orifices not used being closed by a removable plug, which may be a full plug, a drain plug, or a drain valve plug.

Il est également intéressant que le radiateur comporte des moyens d'accrochage et/ou de support en vue de sa disposition contre une paroi ; en particulier, on pourra prévoir que les moyens d'accrochage assurent seulement une fonction d'anti-basculement, le poids du radiateur étant supporté par les moyens de support organisés sous forme de pieds amovibles et réglables en hauteur, disposés sous les éléments chauffants verticaux du module unitaire le plus bas dudit radiateur.It is also advantageous for the radiator to include hooking and / or support means for its arrangement against a wall; in particular, provision could be made for the hooking means to provide only an anti-tilting function, the weight of the radiator being supported by the support means organized in the form of removable feet, adjustable in height, placed under the vertical heating elements. of the lowest unit module of said radiator.

De préférence alors, les éléments chauffants verticaux présentent, en partie haute de leur colonne arrière, deux courtes nervures saillant latéralement, permettant un accrochage du radiateur par l'un de ses modules unitaires sur une équerre fixée à la paroi ; il est en outre intéressant que les éléments chauffants verticaux présentent, en partie basse de leur colonne arrière, deux nervures continues saillant latéralement, permettant le guidage et le passage d'une double patte prévue en partie supérieure de chaque pied amovible pour une fonction supplémentaire d'anti-basculement.Preferably then, the vertical heating elements have, in the upper part of their rear column, two short ribs projecting laterally, allowing the radiator to be hooked by one of its unit modules on a bracket fixed to the wall; it is also interesting that the vertical heating elements have, in the lower part of their rear column, two continuous ribs projecting laterally, allowing the guidance and the passage of a double tab provided in the upper part of each removable foot for an additional function of 'anti-tip.

Avantageusement, l'un au moins des éléments chauffants verticaux de chaque module unitaire présentant une facette avant plane ; en particulier, la facette avant plane de chaque élément chauffant vertical présente un décor extérieur, par exemple un rainurage ou un gaufrage.Advantageously, at least one of the vertical heating elements of each unit module having a flat front facet; in particular, the flat front facet of each vertical heating element has an external decoration, for example a grooving or an embossing.

A titre d'exemple particulier, les éléments chauffants verticaux de chaque module unitaire sont de préférence réalisés en matériau moulable, en particulier en fonte.As a particular example, the vertical heating elements of each unit module are preferably made of moldable material, in particular cast iron.

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront plus clairement à la lumière de la description qui va suivre et des dessins annexés, concernant un mode de réalisation particulier de l'invention, en référence aux figures où :

  • la figure 1 est une vue en plan d'un radiateur conforme à l'invention, comportant ici trois modules unitaires, superposés verticalement et disposés entre deux collecteurs tubulaires latéraux ;
  • la figure 2 est une vue schématique illustrant le cheminement du fluide chauffant dans les modules unitaires de ce radiateur, dans le cas particulier d'une alimentation et d'un retour prévus en partie basse des collecteurs tubulaires ;
  • les figures 3a à 3 h illustrent d'autres dispositions de l'alimentation et du retour du fluide chauffant, chaque schéma étant pour simplifier limité à un seul module unitaire ;
  • la figure 4 est une vue en plan d'un radiateur complet du type illustré aux figures 1 et 2, avec ses moyens de support et d'accrochage anti-basculement ;
  • les figures 5 et 6 sont deux vues de côté du radiateur de la figure 4 ;
  • les figures 7, 8 et 9 sont des coupes illustrant le détail de structure respectivement des troisièmes moyens de fixation et de communication (fonction de purge), des premiers ou seconds moyens de fixation et de communication (arrivée ou sortie du fluide chauffant), et des quatrièmes moyens de fixation (centrage) ;
  • la figure 10 est une vue latérale de la partie supérieure d'un élément chauffant vertical du radiateur du type illustré aux figures 4 à 6, illustrant le mode d'accrochage sur une équerre, et la figure 11 est la vue arrière correspondante ;
  • la figure 12 est une vue de dessus en coupe illustrant le mode d'accrochage précité ;
  • les figures 13 à 15 sont des vues illustrant l'équerre d'accrochage précitée ;
  • la figure 16 est une variante de la figure 12, illustrant le mode d'accrochage utilisé pour un radiateur comportant un plus grand nombre d'éléments chauffants verticaux, et la figure 17 est une autre variante, montrant en outre la position des pieds de support ;
  • les figures 18 à 20 sont des vues en plan de la partie principale d'un pied de support, dont la structure est détaillée par les coupes des figures 21 à 24, respectivement selon les lignes XXI-XXI, XXII-XXII, XXIII-XIII et XXIV-XXIV de la figure 18 ;
  • la figure 25 illustre la partie inférieure du pied précité, permettant un réglage en hauteur, et la figure 26 est la coupe associée selon XXVI-XXVI ;
  • la figure 27 est une coupe illustrant une variante de la figure 8, dans laquelle la douille à collerette forme elle-même bouchon d'obturation du perçage du collecteur tubulaire, et se visse directement dans un taraudage associé de l'élément chauffant vertical.
Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will appear more clearly in the light of the description which follows and of the appended drawings, relating to a particular embodiment of the invention, with reference to the figures in which:
  • Figure 1 is a plan view of a radiator according to the invention, here comprising three unit modules, superimposed vertically and arranged between two lateral tubular manifolds;
  • Figure 2 is a schematic view illustrating the path of the heating fluid in the unit modules of this radiator, in the particular case of a supply and a return provided in the lower part of the tubular manifolds;
  • Figures 3a to 3 h illustrate other arrangements of the supply and return of the heating fluid, each diagram being for simplicity limited to a single unitary module;
  • Figure 4 is a plan view of a complete radiator of the type illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, with its support and anti-tilt attachment means;
  • Figures 5 and 6 are two side views of the radiator of Figure 4;
  • FIGS. 7, 8 and 9 are sections illustrating the detail of the structure respectively of the third fixing and communication means (purge function), of the first or second fixing and communication means (arrival or exit of the heating fluid), and fourth fixing means (centering);
  • FIG. 10 is a side view of the upper part of a vertical heating element of the radiator of the type illustrated in FIGS. 4 to 6, illustrating the method of attachment to a bracket, and FIG. 11 is the corresponding rear view;
  • Figure 12 is a top view in section illustrating the aforementioned attachment method;
  • Figures 13 to 15 are views illustrating the aforementioned attachment bracket;
  • FIG. 16 is a variant of FIG. 12, illustrating the method of attachment used for a radiator comprising a greater number of vertical heating elements, and FIG. 17 is another variant, further showing the position of the support feet ;
  • Figures 18 to 20 are plan views of the main part of a support leg, the structure of which is detailed by the sections of Figures 21 to 24, respectively along lines XXI-XXI, XXII-XXII, XXIII-XIII and XXIV-XXIV of Figure 18;
  • Figure 25 illustrates the lower part of the aforementioned foot, allowing a height adjustment, and Figure 26 is the associated section according to XXVI-XXVI;
  • Figure 27 is a section illustrating a variant of Figure 8, in which the flanged sleeve itself forms a plug closing the bore of the tubular manifold, and is screwed directly into an associated thread of the vertical heating element.

La figure 1 permet de distinguer un radiateur 1 à éléments chauffants verticaux juxtaposés horizontalement 2 et parcourus par un fluide chauffant.FIG. 1 makes it possible to distinguish a radiator 1 with vertical heating elements juxtaposed horizontally 2 and traversed by a heating fluid.

Le radiateur 1 est essentiellement constitué par une pluralité de modules unitaires horizontaux 10 disposés les uns au-dessus des autres pour constituer un empilage vertical, chacun desdits modules comportant un même nombre d'éléments chauffants juxtaposés 2. Ce radiateur comporte ainsi N modules unitaires horizontaux 10, chacun desdits modules comportant n éléments chauffants verticaux juxtaposés 2 : dans le cas particulier de la figure 1, on a N = 3 et n = 6, mais il ne s'agit naturellement que d'un exemple. On pourra également prévoir un élément chauffant unique disposé entre les collecteurs latéraux. Le radiateur 1 comporte en outre deux collecteurs tubulaires latéraux 3 et 4 s'étendant verticalement sur toute la hauteur de l'empilage, de part et d'autre de celui-ci. Il est ainsi prévu un collecteur tubulaire 3 d'alimentation, qui est relié à chacun des modules unitaires 10 par un premier moyen de fixation et de communication 100, et un autre collecteur tubulaire 4 de retour, qui est relié à chacun desdits modules par un second moyen de fixation et de communication 200 décalé en hauteur par rapport audit premier moyen associé de fixation et de communication. Dans le cas particulier de la figure 1, le collecteur 3, ou collecteur gauche, est le collecteur d'alimentation, et l'alimentation en fluide chauffant se fait par le bas de ce collecteur, comme schématisé par la flèche A ; le collecteur 4, ou collecteur droit, est alors le collecteur de retour, correspondant à la sortie du fluide chauffant, cette sortie étant ici prévue en partie inférieure dudit collecteur, comme schématisé par la flèche R. Dans cette disposition, le premier moyen de fixation et de communication 100, correspondant à l'entrée du fluide chauffant pour chaque module unitaire 10, est disposé en partie haute dudit module, tandis que le second moyen de fixation et de communication 200, correspondant à la sortie du fluide chauffant pour chaque module unitaire 10, est disposé en partie basse dudit module. La figure 2 permet de mieux visualiser la circulation du fluide chauffant, la trajectoire diagonale fléchée schématisant cette circulation allant du moyen 100 au moyen 200, et ce pour chaque module unitaire horizontal 10.The radiator 1 essentially consists of a plurality of horizontal unit modules 10 arranged one above the other to constitute a vertical stack, each of said modules comprising the same number of juxtaposed heating elements 2. This radiator thus comprises N horizontal unit modules 10, each of said modules comprising n juxtaposed vertical heating elements 2: in the particular case of FIG. 1, we have N = 3 and n = 6, but this is naturally only an example. It is also possible to provide a single heating element disposed between the lateral collectors. The radiator 1 further comprises two lateral tubular collectors 3 and 4 extending vertically over the entire height of the stack, on either side of the latter. There is thus provided a tubular supply manifold 3, which is connected to each of the unit modules 10 by a first fixing and communication means 100, and another tubular return manifold 4, which is connected to each of said modules by a second attachment and communication means 200 offset in height with respect to said first associated attachment and communication means. In the particular case of FIG. 1, the collector 3, or left collector, is the supply collector, and the heating fluid is supplied from the bottom of this collector, as shown diagrammatically by the arrow A; the manifold 4, or straight manifold, is then the return manifold, corresponding to the outlet of the heating fluid, this outlet being here provided in the lower part of said manifold, as shown diagrammatically by the arrow R. In this arrangement, the first fixing means and communication 100, corresponding to the inlet of the heating fluid for each unit module 10, is disposed in the upper part of said module, while the second fixing and communication means 200, corresponding to the outlet of the heating fluid for each unit module 10, is arranged in the lower part of said module. FIG. 2 makes it possible to better visualize the circulation of the heating fluid, the diagonal arrowed path diagramming this circulation going from the means 100 to the means 200, and this for each horizontal unitary module 10.

Conformément à une autre caractéristique importante de l'invention, l'un des deux collecteurs tubulaires est relié à chacun des modules unitaires horizontaux 10 par un troisième moyen de fixation et de communication 300 pouvant assurer une fonction de purge, ces troisièmes moyens de fixation et de communication étant, pour chaque module unitaire, disposés sensiblement à un niveau au moins égal à celui du plus élevé des premier 100 et second 200 moyens de fixation et de communication associés : dans le cas particulier des figures 1 et 2, chacun des troisièmes moyens de fixation et de communication 300 est associé au collecteur droit 4, et est disposé sensiblement au niveau du premier moyen de fixation et de communication 100.According to another important characteristic of the invention, one of the two tubular collectors is connected to each of the horizontal unit modules 10 by a third fixing and communication means 300 which can perform a purge function, these third fixing means and of communication being, for each unitary module, disposed substantially at a level at least equal to that of the highest of the first 100 and second 200 associated fixing and communication means: in the particular case of FIGS. 1 and 2, each of the third means of fixing and communication 300 is associated with the straight collector 4, and is disposed substantially at the level of the first fixing and communication means 100.

Ainsi que cela est schématisé sur les figures 1 et 2, chaque module unitaire 10 présente également un quatrième moyen de fixation 400 servant au centrage du collecteur correspondant au plus élevé des premier 100 et second 200 moyens de fixation et de communication associés : en l'espèce, les quatrièmes moyens de fixation 400 servent au centrage du collecteur gauche 3.As shown diagrammatically in FIGS. 1 and 2, each unit module 10 also has a fourth fixing means 400 serving for centering the collector corresponding to the highest of the first 100 and second 200 associated fixing and communication means: by species, the fourth fixing means 400 are used for centering the left manifold 3.

La structure particulière de chacun des moyens de fixation et de communication 100, 200, 300, et de chacun des moyens de fixation 400, sera décrite plus en détail ci-après en regard des figures 7 à 9, et 27.The particular structure of each of the fixing and communication means 100, 200, 300, and of each of the fixing means 400, will be described in more detail below with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9, and 27.

Il convient d'observer que les moyens 100, 200, 300, 400 sont ici disposés selon les sommets d'un rectangle, et ce pour chacun des modules unitaires horizontaux 10. Ceci ne constitue naturellement qu'un exemple, mais une telle disposition présente de nombreux avantages au niveau de la simplification de fabrication des éléments chauffants verticaux constituant les modules unitaires horizontaux du radiateur.It should be observed that the means 100, 200, 300, 400 are here arranged according to the vertices of a rectangle, and this for each of the horizontal unit modules 10. This is of course only an example, but such an arrangement presents many advantages in terms of simplification of manufacture of the vertical heating elements constituting the horizontal unit modules of the radiator.

La structure du radiateur selon l'invention procure une grande souplesse permettant de s'adapter à de multiples conditions d'installation. Sur les figures 1 et 2, on a illustré le cas d'une alimentation en partie basse du collecteur tubulaire gauche et d'un retour en partie basse du collecteur tubulaire droit, et ce pour chaque module unitaire horizontal 10, avec une entrée en fluide chauffant par le moyen 100 disposé en partie haute de ce module, et une sortie de fluide chauffant par le moyen 200 disposé en partie basse dudit module. Il s'agit en l'espèce d'une généralisation d'une circulation du bas vers le haut pour chaque module unitaire horizontal 10, conformément à une disposition que les anglo-saxons dénomment "top and bottom".The structure of the radiator according to the invention provides great flexibility making it possible to adapt to multiple installation conditions. In FIGS. 1 and 2, the case of a supply in the lower part of the left tubular collector and a return in the lower part of the right tubular collector, and this for each horizontal unitary module 10, with a fluid inlet, has been illustrated. heating by means 100 arranged in the upper part of this module, and an outlet for heating fluid by means 200 arranged in the lower part of said module. This is a generalization of a circulation from the bottom to the top for each horizontal unitary module 10, in accordance with a provision that the Anglo-Saxons call "top and bottom".

Les figures schématiques 3a à 3h illustrent différentes dispositions de l'alimentation et du retour du fluide chauffant, chaque figure étant, pour simplifier, limitée à un seul module unitaire horizontal 10, étant entendu qu'il en va de même pour les autres modules unitaires horizontaux constituant l'empilage concerné.

  • Figure 3a : l'alimentation s'effectue par le bas du collecteur gauche 3 et le retour s'effectue par le bas du collecteur droit 4, et la circulation du fluide chauffant s'effectue du haut vers le bas, du moyen 100 au moyen 200, conformément au principe précédemment décrit en regard des figures 1 et 2.
  • Figure 3b : l'alimentation est encore effectuée par le collecteur gauche 3, mais en partie haute de celui-ci, le retour se faisant par la partie basse du collecteur droit 4, et la circulation du fluide chauffant s'effectue comme précédemment du bas vers le haut, du moyen 100 au moyen 200.
  • Figure 3c : l'alimentation en fluide chauffant se fait en partie basse du collecteur gauche 3, tandis que le retour se fait en partie haute du collecteur droit 4, et la circulation du fluide chauffant s'effectue là encore du haut vers le bas, du moyen 100 au moyen 200.
  • Figure 3d : l'alimentation se fait en partie haute du collecteur gauche 3, et le retour en partie haute du collecteur droit 4, la circulation du fluide chauffant s'effectuant là encore du haut vers le bas, du moyen 100 au moyen 200.
  • Figure 3e : l'alimentation se fait en partie basse du collecteur droit 4, et le retour en partie basse du collecteur gauche 3, la circulation du fluide chauffant s'effectuant alors du bas vers le haut, du moyen 200 au moyen 100.
  • Figure 3f : l'alimentation se fait en partie basse du collecteur droit 4, et le retour en partie haute du collecteur gauche 3, la circulation du fluide chauffant s'effectuant, comme pour la figure 3e, du bas vers le haut, c'est-à-dire du moyen 200 au moyen 100.
  • Figure 3g : l'alimentation s'effectue en partie haute du collecteur droit 4, et le retour en partie basse du collecteur gauche 3, la circulation du fluide chauffant se faisant comme précédemment du bas vers le haut en allant du moyen 200 au moyen 100.
  • Figure 3h : l'alimentation se fait en partie haute du collecteur droit 4, et le retour en partie haute du collecteur gauche 3, la circulation du fluide chauffant s'effectuant là encore du bas vers le haut, c'est-à-dire en allant du moyen 200 au moyen 100.
Schematic figures 3a to 3h illustrate different arrangements for the supply and return of the heating fluid, each figure being, for simplicity, limited to a single horizontal unit module 10, it being understood that the same applies to the other unit modules horizontal constituting the stack concerned.
  • Figure 3a: the supply takes place from the bottom of the left collector 3 and the return takes place from the bottom of the right collector 4, and the circulation of the heating fluid takes place from top to bottom, from means 100 to means 200, in accordance with the principle previously described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.
  • Figure 3b: the supply is still carried out by the left collector 3, but in the upper part thereof, the return being made by the lower part of the right collector 4, and the circulation of the heating fluid is carried out as above from the bottom upwards, from medium 100 to medium 200.
  • FIG. 3c: the heating fluid is supplied in the lower part of the left collector 3, while the return is in the upper part of the right collector 4, and the circulation of the heating fluid again takes place from top to bottom, from medium 100 to medium 200.
  • Figure 3d: the supply takes place in the upper part of the left collector 3, and the return in the upper part of the right collector 4, the circulation of the heating fluid again taking place from top to bottom, from means 100 to means 200.
  • Figure 3e: the supply takes place in the lower part of the right collector 4, and the return in the lower part of the left collector 3, the circulation of the heating fluid then taking place from bottom to top, from means 200 to means 100.
  • FIG. 3f: the supply takes place in the lower part of the right collector 4, and the return in the upper part of the left collector 3, the circulation of the heating fluid taking place, as for FIG. 3e, from the bottom to the top, it i.e. from medium 200 to medium 100.
  • Figure 3g: the supply takes place in the upper part of the right collector 4, and the return in the lower part of the left collector 3, the circulation of the heating fluid taking place as above from the bottom upwards going from the medium 200 to the medium 100 .
  • Figure 3h: the supply takes place in the upper part of the right collector 4, and the return in the upper part of the left collector 3, the circulation of the heating fluid again taking place from bottom to top, that is to say going from medium 200 to medium 100.

Les figures schématiques 3a à 3h mettent ainsi clairement en évidence la très grande souplesse que procure la structure du radiateur selon l'invention, souplesse qui permet de s'adapter très aisément aux différentes conditions particulières de l'installation du radiateur, sans avoir à modifier la structure de base de celui-ci. Dans la pratique cependant, si l'installateur a le choix, il sera préférable d'adopter une des dispositions illustrées aux figures 3a à 3d, c'est-à-dire avec une alimentation par le collecteur gauche avec une entrée en partie haute de chaque module unitaire horizontal 10 : en effet, la circulation du fluide chauffant du haut vers le bas s'effectue alors dans un sens "naturel", de sorte que la puissance d'émission calorifique est légèrement meilleure que pour une disposition conforme à l'une des figures 3e à 3h. Il est à noter que les collecteurs tubulaires latéraux participent également au chauffage, du fait qu'ils sont traversés par le fluide chauffant, ce qui constitue un avantage supplémentaire du point de vue de la puissance d'émission du radiateur.The schematic figures 3a to 3h clearly show the great flexibility provided by the structure of the radiator according to the invention, flexibility which makes it possible to adapt very easily to the different particular conditions of the installation of the radiator, without having to modify the basic structure of it. In practice, however, if the installer has the choice, it will be preferable to adopt one of the arrangements illustrated in FIGS. 3a to 3d, that is to say with a supply from the left collector with an inlet at the top of each horizontal unitary module 10: in fact, the circulation of the heating fluid from the top to the bottom then takes place in a "natural" direction, so that the heat emission power is slightly better than for an arrangement in accordance with one of the figures 3e at 3h. It should be noted that the lateral tubular collectors also participate in the heating, because they are traversed by the heating fluid, which constitutes an additional advantage from the point of view of the emission power of the radiator.

Il convient également d'observer que les purges ne sont pas obligatoires dans certaines des dispositions précitées : par exemple, dans la disposition de la figure 3d, le moyen de purge 300 est en réalité inutile. Cependant, en prévoyant systématiquement la disposition sur chaque module unitaire horizontal 10 des moyens de fixation et de communication 100, 200, 300, il est extrêmement aisé de s'adapter à chaque situation particulière pour l'installation du radiateur.It should also be noted that the purges are not compulsory in some of the abovementioned provisions: for example, in the arrangement of FIG. 3d, the purge means 300 is in reality useless. However, by systematically providing for the provision on each horizontal unit module 10 of the fixing and communication means 100, 200, 300, it is extremely easy to adapt to each particular situation for the installation of the radiator.

Les figures 4 à 6 permettent de mieux distinguer la structure d'un radiateur complet, avec ses moyens de support et d'accrochage d'anti-basculement.Figures 4 to 6 make it possible to better distinguish the structure of a complete radiator, with its support and anti-tilt attachment means.

On distingue ainsi le radiateur 1, avec ses modules unitaires horizontaux 10, dont chacun comporte ici un ensemble de six éléments chauffants verticaux juxtaposés 2.A radiator 1 is thus distinguished, with its horizontal unit modules 10, each of which here comprises a set of six juxtaposed vertical heating elements 2.

On constate que la face avant du radiateur présente un aspect satisfaisant, dans la mesure où la colonne avant de chaque élément chauffant vertical 2 présente ici une facette avant plane 2₁₁, laquelle peut comporter un décor extérieur, par exemple un rainurage ou un gaufrage. Ces facettes planes rectangulaires 2₁₁ sont disposées selon un quadrillage, en étant séparées par des intervalles verticaux 2₁₂ entre éléments chauffants adjacents, dans un même module unitaire horizontal, et par des intervalles de préférence identiques 2₁₃ entre les éléments superposés de deux modules unitaires adjacents. Il va de soi que ces intervalles 2₁₂ et 2₁₃ participent également à la bonne ventilation des éléments chauffants du radiateur.It can be seen that the front face of the radiator has a satisfactory appearance, insofar as the front column of each vertical heating element 2 here has a flat front facet 2₁₁, which may include an external decoration, for example grooving or embossing. These rectangular flat facets 2₁₁ are arranged in a grid, being separated by vertical intervals 2₁₂ between adjacent heating elements, in the same horizontal unit module, and by preferably identical intervals 2₁₃ between the superimposed elements of two adjacent unit modules. It goes without saying that these intervals 2₁₂ and 2₁₃ also participate in the proper ventilation of the heating elements of the radiator.

Une telle structure permet notamment de réaliser les éléments chauffants verticaux 2 de chaque module unitaire 10 en matériau moulable, en particulier en fonte. Il convient à ce titre d'observer que le radiateur modulaire en fonte illustré ici présente un aspect extérieur nettement plus esthétique que celui des radiateurs classiques en fonte, dont la face avant de chaque élément chauffant vertical était traditionnellement réalisée avec une forme angulaire convexe, avec un listel central. Il sera naturellement possible de prévoir des faces avant de formes variées, en particulier concaves ou convexes, pouvant être également décorées, avec en outre la possibilité d'une alternance entre celles-ci.Such a structure makes it possible in particular to produce the vertical heating elements 2 of each unit module 10 in moldable material, in particular in cast iron. As such, it should be observed that the modular cast iron radiator illustrated here has a distinctly more aesthetic external appearance than that of conventional cast iron radiators, the front face of each vertical heating element was traditionally made with a convex angular shape, with a central listel. It will naturally be possible to provide front faces of various shapes, in particular concave or convex, which can also be decorated, with the possibility of alternating between them.

Les figures 4 à 6 permettent de distinguer des moyens d'accrochage 500 et de support 600 en vue de la disposition du radiateur contre une paroi M. Il est possible d'accrocher le radiateur à la paroi M par des moyens d'accrochage, ou encore de prévoir, comme c'est le cas ici, que les moyens d'accrochage 500 assurent seulement une fonction d'anti-basculement, le poids du radiateur étant alors supporté par les moyens de support 600, qui sont de préférence organisés sous forme de pieds 601 amovibles et réglables en hauteur, disposés sous les éléments chauffants du module unitaire le plus bas dudit radiateur.FIGS. 4 to 6 make it possible to distinguish hooking means 500 and support means 600 with a view to the arrangement of the radiator against a wall M. It is possible to hang the radiator on the wall M by hooking means, or also to provide, as is the case here, that the hooking means 500 only provide an anti-tilt function, the weight of the radiator then being supported by the support means 600, which are preferably organized in the form feet 601 removable and adjustable in height, arranged under the heating elements of the lowest unit module of said radiator.

Le moyen d'accrochage 500 comporte une équerre double 501, dont les parois latérales 505 présentent une forme de crochet permettant un accrochage en partie haute du radiateur. La structure de l'équerre double 501 est mieux visible sur les figures 13 à 15 : on distingue ainsi le fond 502 de l'équerre double, présentant des lumières oblongues orthogonales 503 et 504 pour une fixation par vissage sur la paroi M, la forme et la disposition de ces lumières permettant un réglage de l'horizontalité de l'équerre, et des parois latérales 505 présentant chacune une encoche 506 permettant un accrochage du radiateur. L'accrochage du radiateur peut naturellement être organisé de différentes façons : on pourrait prévoir de rapporter et de souder des pattes en partie haute et en partie basse de chaque collecteur latéral, pour un accrochage sur deux équerres analogues à l'équerre 501 illustrée ici. Il est cependant intéressant de prévoir un accrochage direct sur les éléments chauffants verticaux eux-mêmes, notamment lorsque lesdits éléments sont réalisés en fonte.The hooking means 500 comprises a double bracket 501, the side walls 505 of which have a hook shape allowing hooking in the upper part of the radiator. The structure of the double square 501 is better visible in FIGS. 13 to 15: there is thus a distinction between the bottom 502 of the double square, having oblong orthogonal slots 503 and 504 for fixing by screwing on the wall M, the shape and the arrangement of these lights allowing the horizontality of the bracket to be adjusted, and the side walls 505 each having a notch 506 allowing the radiator to be hooked. The attachment of the radiator can naturally be organized in different ways: provision could be made to attach and weld tabs at the top and bottom of each lateral collector, for attachment to two brackets similar to the square 501 illustrated here. However, it is advantageous to provide a direct attachment to the vertical heating elements themselves, in particular when said elements are made of cast iron.

Les figures 10 et 11 illustrent une telle possibilité, et on peut distinguer ainsi, la présence d'un nervurage particulier directement obtenu de fonderie, en vue de l'accrochage du radiateur.Figures 10 and 11 illustrate such a possibility, and one can thus distinguish, the presence of a particular rib directly obtained from foundry, for the attachment of the radiator.

Ainsi que cela est visible sur la figure 10, chaque élément chauffant vertical 2 présente ici une colonne avant 2₁ et une colonne arrière 2₂ (ceci ne constitue naturellement qu'un exemple, car il est possible de prévoir des éléments chauffants à plus de deux colonnes, ou encore des éléments chauffants à une seule colonne). La colonne arrière 2₂ de chaque élément chauffant 2 présente une nervure continue 2₂₁ saillant latéralement de part et d'autre de ladite colonne arrière, et une nervure interrompue parallèle 2₂₂, dont l'interruption permet de définir une nervure d'accrochage 2′₂₂ en partie haute de ladite colonne arrière. Un tel nervurage est certes classique dans le domaine des radiateurs en fonte, mais la présence ici de nervures d'accrochage n'est pas habituelle. La réalisation en fonderie permet naturellement de réaliser une nervure d'accrochage 2′₂₂ d'une épaisseur légèrement plus grande que celle de la nervure interrompue 2₂₂. Il est aisé de comprendre, en se référant aux figures 10 et 11, qu'il suffit d'insérer les deux parties latérales 505 de l'équerre double sous deux nervures d'accrochage 2′₂₂, puis de rabaisser le radiateur pour un accrochage de celui-ci, lequel accrochage est en fait ici seulement un anti-basculement. La nervure 2₂₁, qui est une nervure continue, sert par ailleurs, mais en partie basse du radiateur, pour assurer une fonction d'anti-basculement de celui-ci, en coopération avec une double patte prévue en partie haute de chaque pied 601 amovible et réglable en hauteur, ainsi que cela sera décrit plus en détail ci-après, en référence aux figures 18 à 26 relatives à un tel pied de support.As can be seen in FIG. 10, each vertical heating element 2 here has a front column 2₁ and a rear column 2₂ (this is of course only an example, since it is possible to provide heating elements with more than two columns , or even single column heating elements). The rear column 2₂ of each heating element 2 has a continuous rib 2₂₁ projecting laterally on either side of said rear column, and a parallel interrupted rib 2₂₂, the interruption of which makes it possible to define a hooking rib 2′₂₂ in upper part of said rear column. Such ribbing is certainly conventional in the field of cast iron radiators, but the presence here of attachment ribs is not usual. The realization in foundry naturally makes it possible to produce a hooking rib 2′₂₂ of a thickness slightly greater than that of the interrupted rib 2₂₂. It is easy to understand, with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11, that it suffices to insert the two lateral parts 505 of the double square under two hooking ribs 2′₂₂, then to lower the radiator for an attachment thereof, which attachment is in fact here only an anti-tilt. The rib 2₂₁, which is a continuous rib, also serves, but in the lower part of the radiator, to ensure an anti-tilting function thereof, in cooperation with a double tab provided in the upper part of each removable foot 601 and adjustable in height, as will be described in more detail below, with reference to Figures 18 to 26 relating to such a support leg.

Le mode d'accrochage du radiateur sur l'équerre double 501 peut naturellement varier, et en particulier s'adapter à un nombre variable d'éléments chauffants juxtaposés. Ainsi, sur la figure 12, on distingue un cas particulier d'un radiateur à cinq éléments chauffants verticaux juxtaposés 2, chaque élément chauffant vertical comportant une colonne avant 2₁ et une colonne arrière 2₂. L'équerre double d'accrochage 501 coopère en l'espèce avec une nervure d'accrochage 2′₂₂ de la colonne arrière 2₂ des éléments extrêmes du module unitaire supérieur. La figure 16 montre qu'avec un plus grand nombre d'éléments chauffants verticaux juxtaposés 2, par exemple huit éléments, il est possible d'organiser un accrochage au moyen de l'équerre double 501 par la nervure d'accrochage 2′₂₂ de la colonne arrière 2₂ de deux éléments chauffants qui ne sont pas des éléments d'extrémité.The method of hanging the radiator on the double bracket 501 can naturally vary, and in particular adapt to a variable number of juxtaposed heating elements. Thus, in FIG. 12, there is a particular case of a radiator with five juxtaposed vertical heating elements 2, each vertical heating element comprising a front column 2₁ and a rear column 2₂. The double hooking bracket 501 cooperates in this case with a hooking rib 2′₂₂ of the rear column 2₂ of the extreme elements of the upper unit module. FIG. 16 shows that with a greater number of juxtaposed vertical heating elements 2, for example eight elements, it is possible to organize an attachment by means of the double angle 501 by the attachment rib 2′₂₂ of the rear column 2₂ of two heating elements which are not end elements.

La figure 17 illustre le cas d'un radiateur à six éléments chauffants verticaux juxtaposés, figure sur laquelle on a référencé les intervalles verticaux 2₁₂ précités séparant les faces avant plates 2₁₁ des colonnes avant 2₁. La figure 17 permet également de distinguer les moyens de support 600 prévus en partie basse du radiateur, moyens qui vont être décrits ci-après.FIG. 17 illustrates the case of a radiator with six juxtaposed vertical heating elements, a figure in which reference has been made to the above-mentioned vertical intervals 2 avant separating the flat front faces 2₁₁ from the front columns 2₁. FIG. 17 also makes it possible to distinguish the support means 600 provided at the bottom of the radiator, means which will be described below.

On comprendra ainsi que l'on dispose d'une très grande souplesse, à la fois dans une direction horizontale (par le choix du nombre d'éléments chauffants verticaux juxtaposés), et dans une direction verticale (par le choix du nombre de modules unitaires horizontaux empilés), ce qui permet de s'adapter aux conditions particulières requises avec une grande facilité, les deux collecteurs tubulaires latéraux assurant dans tous les cas l'alimentation et le retour de fluide chauffant pour tous les modules unitaires empilés.It will thus be understood that there is very great flexibility, both in a horizontal direction (by the choice of the number of vertical heating elements juxtaposed), and in a vertical direction (by the choice of the number of unit modules horizontal stacked), which makes it possible to adapt to the particular conditions required with great ease, the two lateral tubular collectors ensuring in all cases the supply and return of heating fluid for all the stacked unit modules.

Les figures 4 à 6 permettent de distinguer les moyens de support du radiateur 600, avec en particulier deux pieds 601, se terminant inférieurement par un embout réglable 609, chaque pied 601 présentant une portion 602 formant berceau de réception au niveau de la ligne de connexion en partie basse du module unitaire inférieur (une telle ligne est également dénommée "ligne de nipples" par les spécialistes). Ainsi que cela est visible sur la figure 4, le fait de prévoir un tel support sur fonte par les deux pieds 601 permet de dégager la zone inférieure des collecteurs gauche 3 et droit 4, de sorte que l'on dispose d'un espace libre permettant aisément de disposer les moyens de raccordement fluidiques habituels en partie basse de ces collecteurs. Les figures 5 et 6 permettent de distinguer, en partie haute de chaque pied 601, deux ailettes décalées 604 et 605 définissant une double patte, et entre lesquelles passe la nervure continue 2₂₁ précitée, dont la partie haute est visible sur les figures 10 et 11 précédemment décrites.FIGS. 4 to 6 make it possible to distinguish the means for supporting the radiator 600, with in particular two feet 601, ending below by an adjustable end piece 609, each foot 601 having a portion 602 forming a receiving cradle at the level of the connection line in the lower part of the lower unit module (such a line is also called "line of nipples" by specialists). As can be seen in FIG. 4, the fact of providing such a support on cast iron by the two feet 601 makes it possible to clear the lower zone of the left 3 and right 4 collectors, so that there is a free space easily allowing to have the usual fluid connection means in the lower part of these collectors. Figures 5 and 6 make it possible to distinguish, in the upper part of each foot 601, two offset fins 604 and 605 defining a double tab, and between which passes the aforementioned continuous rib 2₂₁, the upper part of which is visible in Figures 10 and 11 previously described.

Si l'on se réfère maintenant aux figures 18 à 26, on constate que le pied 601 comporte une portion formant berceau 602, surmontée d'une portion supérieure se terminant par une tête 603 munie des deux ailettes décalées précitées 604 et 605. La partie inférieure 606 du pied 601 présente quant à elle un taraudage 607 permettant de disposer un embout réglable 609 dont la structure est mieux visible sur les figures 25 et 26. L'embout réglable 609 présente en effet une douille centrale 610, et une tige filetée 611 dont la partie supérieure est reçue dans le taraudage 607, et dont la partie inférieure pénètre dans un embout réglable en forme de sabot 612. Il est ainsi aisé, en faisant tourner la douille 610, de régler la hauteur du berceau 602 pour un parfait positionnement. Ceci permet d'organiser facilement l'accrochage d'anti-basculement précédemment décrit, en actionnant les deux embouts réglables pour abaisser le radiateur disposé verticalement sur ses deux pieds d'une hauteur suffisante pour que les nervures d'accrochage pénètrent dans les encoches de l'équerre. Les figures 18 à 20 permettent également de distinguer deux encoches latérales 608, qui peuvent servir pour disposer une épingle de maintien lorsque le radiateur est dans sa position définitive sur ses deux pieds de support 601. Dans la pratique, il est aisé de mettre en place chaque pied 601 en insérant la tête 603 de celui-ci, dans une position telle que les deux ailettes décalées 604 et 605 passent de part et d'autre de la nervure continue 2₂₁ des deux colonnes arrière adjacentes concernées. Il pourra d'ailleurs s'avérer avantageux de prévoir un court prolongement, plus étroit, en partie basse des nervures continues 2₂₁, afin de procurer un fonction de guidage préliminaire par appui de la première ailette 605. Ainsi, lorsque les pieds 601 sont en position, le radiateur repose sur les portions formant berceau 602, et les ailettes décalées 604 et 605 de chaque pied 601 procurent un effet d'anti-basculement par coopération avec les nervures continues 2₂₁ concernées.If we now refer to Figures 18 to 26, we see that the foot 601 has a portion forming a cradle 602, surmounted by an upper portion ending in a head 603 provided with the two above-mentioned offset fins 604 and 605. The part lower 606 of the foot 601 has a tapping 607 allowing to have an adjustable tip 609 whose structure is better visible in Figures 25 and 26. The adjustable tip 609 has indeed a central sleeve 610, and a threaded rod 611 the upper part of which is received in the tapping 607, and the lower part of which penetrates into an adjustable nozzle in the form of a shoe 612. It is thus easy, by rotating the sleeve 610, to adjust the height of the cradle 602 for perfect positioning . This makes it possible to easily organize the anti-tilting attachment previously described, by actuating the two adjustable nozzles to lower the radiator arranged vertically on its two feet by a sufficient height so that the attachment ribs penetrate into the notches of the square. FIGS. 18 to 20 also make it possible to distinguish two lateral notches 608, which can be used to arrange a holding pin when the radiator is in its final position on its two support legs 601. In practice, it is easy to put each foot 601 in place by inserting the head 603 thereof, in a position such that the two offset fins 604 and 605 pass on either side of the continuous rib 2₂₁ of the two adjacent rear columns concerned. It may moreover prove to be advantageous to provide a short, narrower extension, in the lower part of the continuous ribs 2₂₁, in order to provide a preliminary guiding function by pressing the first fin 605. Thus, when the feet 601 are in position, the radiator rests on the cradle portions 602, and the offset fins 604 and 605 of each leg 601 provide an anti-tilt effect by cooperation with the continuous ribs 2₂₁ concerned.

On va maintenant décrire la structure des moyens 100, 200, 300, 400, en référence aux figures 7 à 9.We will now describe the structure of the means 100, 200, 300, 400, with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9.

La figure 8 permet de distinguer la structure de chacun des premiers moyens de fixation et de communication 100. On trouve ainsi une douille à collerette 101, passant par un perçage 102 du collecteur 3, la collerette 103 de cette douille étant disposée à l'intérieur de ce collecteur. La douille 101 se visse sur l'élément chauffant vertical 2 adjacent du module unitaire 10 concerné, de préférence, comme illustré en figure 8, en se vissant dans une bague 105 fixée intérieurement et extérieurement, ladite bague étant quant à elle vissée dans un taraudage associé 106 de l'élément chauffant vertical 2 concerné. On pourra éventuellement disposer un élément d'étanchéité intermédiaire 107 entre le collecteur tubulaire 3 et l'élément chauffant vertical adjacent 2. La figure 8 permet également de distinguer un perçage d'accès 108 prévu sur le collecteur tubulaire 3, en regard du premier moyen de fixation et de communication 100, de façon à faciliter le montage ou le démontage de la douille à collerette 101, ce perçage d'accès étant normalement obturé par un bouchon 109 lorsque le radiateur est monté. On pourra par exemple prévoir un section de passage central 104 de forme hexagonale, de façon que le montage ou le démontage de la douille 101 puisse être effectué aisément par le perçage d'accès 108, à l'aide d'un outil correspondant du type clé Allen.FIG. 8 makes it possible to distinguish the structure of each of the first fixing and communication means 100. There is thus a collar socket 101, passing through a bore 102 in the manifold 3, the collar 103 of this socket being disposed inside of this collector. The sleeve 101 is screwed onto the vertical heating element 2 adjacent to the unit module 10 concerned, preferably, as illustrated in FIG. 8, by being screwed into a ring 105 fixed internally and externally, said ring being in turn screwed into a thread associated 106 of the vertical heating element 2 concerned. An intermediate sealing element 107 may possibly be arranged between the tubular collector 3 and the adjacent vertical heating element 2. FIG. 8 also makes it possible to distinguish an access hole 108 provided on the tubular collector 3, opposite the first means fixing and communication 100, so as to facilitate the mounting or dismounting of the collar sleeve 101, this access hole being normally closed by a plug 109 when the radiator is mounted. One could for example provide a central passage section 104 of hexagonal shape, so that the assembly or disassembly of the sleeve 101 can be easily carried out by the access hole 108, using a corresponding tool of the type Allen wrench.

Selon une caractéristique avantageuse de l'invention, les premiers moyens de fixation et de communication 100 et les seconds moyens de fixation et de communication 200 sont identiques et interchangeables. Dans ce cas, les seconds moyens de fixation et de communication 200 présentent exactement la même disposition que celle qui est illustrée en figure 8, de sorte que l'on a indiqué les mêmes références augmentées de 100 sur cette même figure, étant entendu que la représentation des seconds moyens de fixation et de communication 200 sont à considérer dans une position renversée (haut/bas), mais avec exactement la même structure.According to an advantageous characteristic of the invention, the first fixing and communication means 100 and the second fixing and communication means 200 are identical and interchangeable. In this case, the second fixing and communication means 200 have exactly the same arrangement as that which is illustrated in FIG. 8, so that the same references increased by 100 in this same figure have been indicated, it being understood that the representation of the second fixing and communication means 200 are to be considered in an inverted position (up / down), but with exactly the same structure.

Chacun des troisièmes moyens de fixation et de communication 300, tel qu'illustré en figure 7, est de préférence essentiellement identique aux premier 100 et second 200 moyens de fixation et de communication précédemment décrits, en ne différant de ceux-ci que par la section de passage de la douille à collerette. On a donc repris les mêmes références qu'à la figure 8, augmentées de 200 par rapport au premier moyen de fixation et de communication 100. Il convient simplement d'observer que le passage central 304 de la douille 301 de chacun de ces moyens 300 présente ici une section plus faible que pour les premier et second moyens de fixation et de communication. Il est aisé de constater, en se référant aux figures 7 et 8, que les composants communs utilisés pour la jonction des collecteurs tubulaires gauche et droit permettent d'utiliser un nombre minimum de pièces, avec une très grande facilité de mise en place, tant pour le montage que pour le démontage du radiateur.Each of the third attachment and communication means 300, as illustrated in FIG. 7, is preferably essentially identical to the first 100 and second 200 attachment and communication means previously described, with the difference of these only by the section of passage of the collar sleeve. We therefore used the same references as in FIG. 8, increased by 200 with respect to the first fixing and communication means 100. It should simply be observed that the central passage 304 of the socket 301 of each of these means 300 here has a smaller section than for the first and second fixing and communication means. It is easy to see, with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8, that the common components used for joining the left and right tubular manifolds allow the use of a minimum number of parts, with very great ease of installation, both for mounting than for dismantling the radiator.

La figure 9 permet de mieux distinguer la structure du quatrième moyen de fixation 400, qui sert au centrage du collecteur tubulaire 3 correspondant au plus élevé des premier et second moyens de fixation et de communication associés. Le quatrième moyen de fixation 400 est ainsi essentiellement constitué par un pion 411 soudé au collecteur 3, et reçu dans le perçage associé 412 d'une bague 405 filetée extérieurement, ladite bague étant quant à elle vissée dans un taraudage associé 406 de l'élément chauffant vertical 2 concerné. Dans la pratique, on pourra prévoir de préférence une bague 405 dont le filetage extérieur est identique à celui des bagues 105, 205, 305 associées aux moyens de fixation et de communication 100, 200, 300.FIG. 9 makes it possible to better distinguish the structure of the fourth fixing means 400, which serves for centering the tubular collector 3 corresponding to the highest of the first and second associated fixing and communication means. The fourth fixing means 400 is thus essentially constituted by a pin 411 welded to the manifold 3, and received in the associated bore 412 of a ring 405 externally threaded, said ring being in turn screwed into an associated thread 406 of the element vertical heater 2 concerned. In practice, we can preferably provide a ring 405 whose external thread is identical to that of the rings 105, 205, 305 associated with the fixing and communication means 100, 200, 300.

On comprend ainsi que chaque module unitaire 10 peut présenter latéralement quatre taraudages 106, 206, 306, 406 disposés selon les sommets d'un rectangle, dont deux taraudages supérieurs 306, 106 associés au troisième moyen de fixation et de communication 300 et au plus élevé 100 des premier et second moyens de fixation et de communication, et deux taraudages inférieurs 406, 206 associés au quatrième moyen de fixation 400 et au moins élevé 200 des premier et second moyens de fixation et de communication.It is thus understood that each unitary module 10 can laterally have four internal threads 106, 206, 306, 406 arranged along the vertices of a rectangle, including two upper internal threads 306, 106 associated with the third fixing and communication means 300 and the highest 100 of the first and second fixing and communication means, and two lower threads 406, 206 associated with the fourth fixing means 400 and at least 200 of the first and second fixing and communication means.

Par ailleurs, chacun des collecteurs tubulaires 3, 4 présente, de préférence à l'une ou l'autre de ses extrémités, un orifice permettant de disposer les prises habituelles d'alimentation et de retour, indifféremment en partie basse ou en partie haute de celui-ci. Selon la disposition décrite ici, l'alimentation et le retour s'effectue en partie basse respectivement du collecteur gauche 3 et du collecteur droit 4, de sorte que les orifices concernés sont analogues à l'orifice 410 illustré en figure 9. Les orifices non utilisés peuvent être simplement obturés par un bouchon amovible, tel que le bouchon 110 ou 310 des figures 8 et 7, ce bouchon amovible pouvant être indifféremment un bouchon plein, un bouchon purgeur, ou encore un bouchon à robinet de vidange selon le cas (le bouchon à robinet de vidange sera dans la pratique réservé au cas où l'orifice non utilisé est en partie basse d'un collecteur latéral).Furthermore, each of the tubular collectors 3, 4 has, preferably at one or the other of its ends, an orifice allowing the usual supply and return sockets to be arranged, either in the lower part or in the upper part of this one. According to the arrangement described here, the supply and return takes place in the lower part respectively of the left collector 3 and the right collector 4, so that the orifices concerned are similar to the orifice 410 illustrated in FIG. 9. The orifices not used can be simply closed by a removable plug, such as the plug 110 or 310 of Figures 8 and 7, this removable plug can be either a full plug, a drain plug, or even a drain valve plug as appropriate (the drain tap plug will in practice be reserved for cases where the unused opening is in the lower part of a side manifold).

La figure 27 illustre une variante de réalisation de la douille à collerette 101 précédemment décrite en regard de la figure 8. Selon cette variante, la douille à collerette 101′ passe par un double perçage 102 du collecteur tubulaire 3, et sa collerette 103′ est alors extérieure audit collecteur, de façon à constituer elle-même un bouchon d'obturation. Dans ce cas, la douille 101′ présente un passage transversal 113′ communiquant avec le passage central 104′ assurant la communication avec l'intérieur de l'élément chauffant vertical adjacent 2. En outre, la douille 101′ se visse ici directement dans le taraudage associé 106 de l'élément chauffant vertical 2, sans bague intermédiaire. On notera également la présence d'un trou borgne polygonal 114′, par exemple de section carrée, facilitant le montage et le démontage de la douille 101′. Comme dans le cas de la figure 8, il est préférable de prévoir un joint 107 entre le collecteur tubulaire 3 et l'élément chauffant vertical 2, et un joint plat supplémentaire 115′ entre ledit collecteur et la collerette 103′ de la douille 101′. Il va de soi que cette variante peut concerner le premier 100 et/ou le second 200 moyen de fixation et de communication associés à chaque module unitaire horizontal 10, en utilisant des douilles à collerettes 101′ ou 201′ identiques et interchangeables ; de même, le moyen de fixation et de communication 300 (fonction de purge) pourra comporter une douille analogue à la douille 101′, avec cependant un passage central plus étroit.FIG. 27 illustrates an alternative embodiment of the flange socket 101 previously described with reference to FIG. 8. According to this variant, the flange socket 101 ′ passes through a double bore 102 of the tubular manifold 3, and its flange 103 ′ is then external to said collector, so as to constitute itself a closure plug. In this case, the socket 101 ′ has a transverse passage 113 ′ communicating with the central passage 104 ′ ensuring communication with the interior of the adjacent vertical heating element 2. In addition, the socket 101 ′ is screwed here directly into the associated thread 106 of the vertical heating element 2, without an intermediate ring. Note also the presence of a polygonal blind hole 114 ′, for example of square section, facilitating the assembly and disassembly of the socket 101 ′. As in the case of FIG. 8, it is preferable to provide a seal 107 between the tubular collector 3 and the vertical heating element 2, and an additional flat seal 115 ′ between said collector and the collar 103 ′ of the sleeve 101 ′ . It goes without saying that this variant can relate to the first 100 and / or the second 200 means of attachment and communication associated with each horizontal unitary module 10, using identical and interchangeable collar sockets 101 ′ or 201 ′; similarly, the fixing and communication means 300 (purge function) may include a socket similar to the socket 101 ′, with however a narrower central passage.

La description qui précède montre que la structure modulaire du radiateur conforme à l'invention permet d'organiser l'implantation de ce radiateur avec une très grande souplesse, de sorte que l'on peut aisément tenir compte de conditions très variables d'installation, tout en conférant un caractère rationnel à la fabrication d'un tel radiateur.The above description shows that the modular structure of the radiator according to the invention makes it possible to organize the installation of this radiator with great flexibility, so that one can easily take into account very variable installation conditions, while giving a rational character to the manufacture of such a radiator.

L'invention n'est pas limitée au mode de réalisation qui vient d'être décrit, mais englobe au contraire toute variante reprenant, avec des moyens équivalents, les caractéristiques essentielles figurant aux revendications.The invention is not limited to the embodiment which has just been described, but on the contrary encompasses any variant incorporating, with equivalent means, the essential characteristics appearing in the claims.

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Radiateur à éléments chauffants verticaux juxtaposés horizontalement et traversés par un fluide chauffant, caractérisé par le fait qu'il est constitué par une pluralité de modules unitaires horizontaux (10) disposés les uns au-dessus des autres pour constituer un empilage vertical, chacun desdits modules comportant un même nombre d'éléments chauffants verticaux juxtaposés (2), et par deux collecteurs tubulaires latéraux (3, 4) s'étendant verticalement sur toute la hauteur de l'empilage de part et d'autre de celui-ci, dont un premier collecteur (3) d'alimentation qui est relié à chacun des modules unitaires (10) par un premier moyen de fixation et de communication (100), et un second collecteur (4) de retour qui est relié à chacun desdits modules par un second moyen de fixation et de communication (200) décalé en hauteur par rapport audit premier moyen associé de fixation et de communication.Radiator with vertical heating elements juxtaposed horizontally and traversed by a heating fluid, characterized in that it is constituted by a plurality of horizontal unit modules (10) arranged one above the other to constitute a vertical stack, each of said modules comprising the same number of juxtaposed vertical heating elements (2), and by two lateral tubular collectors (3, 4) extending vertically over the entire height of the stack on either side thereof, one of which first supply manifold (3) which is connected to each of the unit modules (10) by a first fixing and communication means (100), and a second return collector (4) which is connected to each of said modules by a second attachment and communication means (200) offset in height with respect to said first associated attachment and communication means. Radiateur selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que les premiers (100) et seconds (200) moyens de fixation et de communication sont identiques et interchangeables.Radiator according to claim 1, characterized in that the first (100) and second (200) fixing and communication means are identical and interchangeable. Radiateur selon la revendication 2, caractérisé par le fait que chaque moyen de fixation et de communication (100, 200) est essentiellement constitué par une douille filetée à collerette (101, 201 ; 101′, 201′) passant par un perçage associé (102, 202) du collecteur tubulaire (3, 4) concerné, ladite douille se vissant sur l'élément chauffant vertical adjacent (2) du module unitaire (10) concerné.Radiator according to claim 2, characterized in that each fixing and communication means (100, 200) consists essentially of a threaded bush with collar (101, 201; 101 ′, 201 ′) passing through an associated bore (102 , 202) of the tubular collector (3, 4) concerned, said sleeve screwing onto the adjacent vertical heating element (2) of the unit module (10) concerned. Radiateur selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé par le fait que l'un (4) des deux collecteurs tubulaires est également relié à chacun des modules unitaires horizontaux (10) par un troisième moyen de fixation et de communication (300) pouvant assurer une fonction de purge, ledit troisième moyen de fixation et de communication étant, pour chaque module unitaire (10), disposé sensiblement à un niveau au moins égal à celui du plus élevé des premier (100) et second (200) moyens de fixation et de communication associés.Radiator according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that one (4) of the two tubular manifolds is also connected to each of the horizontal unit modules (10) by a third means of fixing and communication (300) capable of performing a purge function, said third fixing and communication means being, for each unitary module (10), disposed substantially at a level at least equal to that of the highest of the first (100) and second (200) means of associated fixation and communication. Radiateur selon la revendication 4, caractérisé par le fait que les troisièmes moyens de fixation et de communication (300) sont essentiellement identiques aux premiers (100) et seconds (200) moyens de fixation et de communication, en ne différant de ceux-ci que par leur section de passage.Radiator according to claim 4, characterized in that the third fixing and communication means (300) are essentially identical to the first (100) and second (200) fixing and communication means, differing from them only by their passage section. Radiateur selon les revendications 3 et 5, caractérisé par le fait que chacune des douilles à collerette (101, 201, 301) faisant partie des premiers (100), des seconds (200), ou des troisièmes (300) moyens de fixation et de communication se visse dans une bague (105, 205, 305) filetée intérieurement et extérieurement, ladite bague étant vissée dans un taraudage associé (106, 206, 306) de l'élément chauffant vertical (2) concerné.Radiator according to claims 3 and 5, characterized in that each of the flange sockets (101, 201, 301) forming part of the first (100), the second (200), or the third (300) means for fixing and communication is screwed into a ring (105, 205, 305) internally and externally threaded, said ring being screwed into an associated thread (106, 206, 306) of the vertical heating element (2) concerned. Radiateur selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé par le fait que chaque module unitaire (10) présente un quatrième moyen de fixation (400) servant au centrage du collecteur tubulaire (3) correspondant au plus élevé des premier (100) et second (200) moyens de fixation et de communication associés, ledit quatrième moyen de fixation étant essentiellement constitué par un pion (412) soudé audit collecteur, et reçu dans une bague (405) filetée extérieurement, ladite bague étant vissée dans un taraudage associé (406) de l'élément chauffant vertical (2) concerné.Radiator according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that each unit module (10) has a fourth fixing means (400) used for centering the tubular collector (3) corresponding to the highest of the first (100) and second (200) associated fixing and communication means, said fourth fixing means essentially consisting of a pin (412) welded to said manifold, and received in a ring (405) externally threaded, said ring being screwed into an associated thread ( 406) of the vertical heating element (2) concerned. Radiateur selon les revendications 6 et 7, caractérisé par le fait que chaque module unitaire (10) présente latéralement quatre taraudages (106, 206, 306, 406) disposés selon les sommets d'un rectangle, dont deux taraudages supérieurs (306, 106) associés au troisième moyen de fixation et de communication (300) et au plus élevé des premier (100) et second (200) moyens de fixation et de communication, et deux taraudages inférieurs (406, 206) associés au quatrième moyen de fixation (400) et au moins élevé des premier (100) et second (200) moyens de fixation et de communication.Radiator according to Claims 6 and 7, characterized in that each unit module (10) has four lateral threads (106, 206, 306, 406) laterally arranged along the vertices of a rectangle, including two upper threads (306, 106) associated with the third attachment and communication means (300) and the highest of the first (100) and second (200) attachment and communication means, and two lower threads (406, 206) associated with the fourth attachment means (400 ) and at least the first (100) and second (200) fixing and communication means. Radiateur selon l'une des revendications 3 à 7, caractérisé par le fait que chacun des collecteurs tubulaires (3, 4) présente des perçages d'accès (108, 208, 308) en regard des premiers (100), seconds (200), et troisièmes (300) moyens de fixation et de communication, de façon à faciliter le montage ou le démontage des douilles à collerette associées ( 101, 201, 301 ), lesdits perçages d'accès étant normalement obturés par un bouchon (109, 209, 309) lorsque ledit radiateur est monté.Radiator according to one of claims 3 to 7, characterized in that each of the tubular collectors (3, 4) has access bores (108, 208, 308) facing the first (100), second (200) , and third (300) fixing and communication means, so as to facilitate the mounting or dismounting of the associated collar sockets (101, 201, 301), said access bores being normally closed by a plug (109, 209, 309) when said radiator is mounted. Radiateur selon l'une des revendications 1 à 9, caractérisé par le fait que chacun des collecteurs tubulaires (3, 4) présente, à l'une ou l'autre de ses extrémités, un orifice (210, 410) permettant de disposer les prises d'alimentation et de retour, indifféremment en partie basse ou en partie haute de celui-ci, les orifices non utilisés étant obturés par un bouchon amovible (110, 310), qui peut être un bouchon plein, un bouchon purgeur, ou un bouchon à robinet de vidange.Radiator according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that each of the tubular collectors (3, 4) has, at one or the other of its ends, an orifice (210, 410) allowing to arrange the supply and return sockets, either in the lower part or in the upper part thereof, the unused orifices being closed by a removable plug (110, 310), which can be a full plug, a drain plug, or a drain cock plug. Radiateur selon l'une des revendications 1 à 10, caractérisé par le fait qu'il comporte des moyens d'accrochage (500) et/ou de support (600) en vue de sa disposition contre une paroi (M).Radiator according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that it comprises hooking means (500) and / or support (600) for its arrangement against a wall (M). Radiateur selon la revendication 11, caractérisé par le fait que les moyens d'accrochage (500) assurent seulement une fonction d'anti-basculement, le poids du radiateur étant supporté par les moyens de support (600) organisés sous forme de pieds (601) amovibles et réglables en hauteur, disposés sous les éléments chauffants verticaux (2) du module unitaire (10) le plus bas dudit radiateur.Radiator according to claim 11, characterized in that the attachment means (500) only provide an anti-tilt function, the weight of the radiator being supported by the support means (600) organized in the form of feet (601 ) removable and adjustable in height, arranged under the vertical heating elements (2) of the lowest unit module (10) of said radiator. Radiateur selon la revendication 12, caractérisé par le fait que les éléments chauffants verticaux (2) présentent, en partie haute de leur colonne arrière (2₂), deux courtes nervures (2′₂₂) saillant latéralement, permettant un accrochage du radiateur (1) par l'un de ses modules unitaires sur une équerre (501) fixée à la paroi (M).Radiator according to claim 12, characterized in that the vertical heating elements (2) have, in the upper part of their rear column (2₂), two short ribs (2′₂₂) projecting laterally, allowing the radiator (1) to be hooked by one of its unit modules on a bracket (501) fixed to the wall (M). Radiateur selon la revendication 12, caractérisé par le fait que les éléments chauffants verticaux (2) présentent, en partie basse de leur colonne arrière (2₂), deux nervures continues (2₂₁) saillant latéralement, permettant le guidage et le passage d'une double patte (604, 605) prévue en partie supérieure de chaque pied amovible (601) pour une fonction supplémentaire d'anti-basculement.Radiator according to claim 12, characterized in that the vertical heating elements (2) have, in the lower part of their rear column (2₂), two continuous ribs (2₂₁) projecting laterally, allowing the guidance and passage of a double tab (604, 605) provided in the upper part of each removable foot (601) for an additional anti-tilt function. Radiateur selon l'une des revendications 1 à 14, caractérisé par le fait que l'un au moins des éléments chauffants verticaux (2) de chaque module unitaire (10) présentent une facette avant plane (2₁₁).Radiator according to one of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that at least one of the vertical heating elements (2) of each unit module (10) have a flat front facet (2₁₁). Radiateur selon la revendication 15, caractérisé par le fait que la facette avant plane (2₁₁) de chaque élément chauffant vertical (2) présente un décor extérieur, par exemple un rainurage ou un gaufrage.Radiator according to claim 15, characterized in that the flat front facet (2₁₁) of each vertical heating element (2) has an external decoration, for example a grooving or an embossing. Radiateur selon l'une des revendications 1 à 16, caractérisé par le fait que les éléments chauffants verticaux (2) de chaque module unitaire (10) sont de préférence réalisés en matériau moulable, en particulier en fonte.Radiator according to one of claims 1 to 16, characterized in that the vertical heating elements (2) of each unit module (10) are preferably made of moldable material, in particular cast iron.
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