EP0950864B1 - An apparatus for mounting a radiator on a substrate - Google Patents

An apparatus for mounting a radiator on a substrate Download PDF

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EP0950864B1
EP0950864B1 EP98850056A EP98850056A EP0950864B1 EP 0950864 B1 EP0950864 B1 EP 0950864B1 EP 98850056 A EP98850056 A EP 98850056A EP 98850056 A EP98850056 A EP 98850056A EP 0950864 B1 EP0950864 B1 EP 0950864B1
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carrier device
radiator
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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
    • 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
    • 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
    • F24D19/0216—Supporting means having a rail
    • 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
    • F24D19/024—Functioning details of supporting means for radiators
    • F24D19/0273—Radiators fixed in order to prevent undesired detachment
    • F24D19/0283—Radiators fixed on the top
    • 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
    • F24D19/024—Functioning details of supporting means for radiators
    • F24D19/0273—Radiators fixed in order to prevent undesired detachment
    • F24D19/0286—Radiators fixed using a spring
    • 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
    • F24D19/024—Functioning details of supporting means for radiators
    • F24D19/0273—Radiators fixed in order to prevent undesired detachment
    • F24D19/0289—Radiators fixed using a flexible clip
    • 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
    • F24D2220/2054—Panel radiators with or without extended convection surfaces

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  • the present invention relates to an apparatus for mounting a radiator on a substrate according to the preamble of claim one.
  • WO 87/05091 discloses an apparatus of the type intimated by way of introduction.
  • This prior art apparatus includes a rail for securing on a substrate such as a wall.
  • the rail In its lower end, the rail has an anchorage for supporting a radiator.
  • the rail In the upper end, the rail has an elongate slot in which an upper anchorage is slidable towards and away from the lower.
  • the upper anchorage is spring tensioned in a downward direction and has engagement means for cooperation with corresponding engagement means on the radiator.
  • the radiator In the position when the radiator is mounted on the apparatus, the radiator is only secured by its own weight and the spring pretensioning in the upper anchorage, unless specific locking means are provided for fixedly locking the upper anchorage in relation to the rail.
  • the present invention has for its object to design the apparatus described by way of introduction such that the drawbacks inherent in the prior art technology are obviated.
  • the present invention has for its object to design the apparatus such that it will be self-locking in connection with mounting of the radiator, such that the radiator cannot by mistake be removed or lifted off.
  • the present invention further has for its object to design the apparatus such that the radiator may simply be released when necessary.
  • the present invention has for its object to design the apparatus such that it will be simple and convenient in use and also economical and simple in manufacture.
  • the apparatus disclosed by way of introduction is characterized by means for transferring to the locking portion the spring pretensioning, in which event the locking portion, under the action of the spring pretensioning, is movable towards the first retainer device, and, on being acted upon by the radiator or the second engagement device disposed thereon away from the first retainer device, the locking portion is disposed to move into positionally fixing locking engagement with the carrier device.
  • reference numeral 1 relates to a substrate, for example a wall, on which the radiator 2 is to be mounted.
  • a carrier device 3 Secured on the substrate is a carrier device 3 in the form of an elongate metal rail which has the cross-sectional configuration as shown in Fig. 2, with U-shaped rigidifying side portions which are interconnected via a front wall 8 located a distance from the wall 1.
  • the carrier device 3 is secured in the substrate in a suitable manner, for example by means of screws, and, in the normal case, extends in the vertical direction.
  • the parts of the carrier device illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 are therefore the upper end portion of the carrier device.
  • the carrier device 3 In its lower end (as will also be designated below its first end), the carrier device 3 has a lower or first retainer device which engages with a lower portion of the radiator 2 or a lower or first engagement device or anchorage disposed thereon. The weight of the radiator 2 substantially rests on the lower retainer device.
  • the expression "retainer device” is employed below as a collective designation of those parts which are employed for interconnecting the carrier device 3 and the radiator 2 or anchorages or engagement devices disposed thereon.
  • the upper (second) retainer device includes an actuator portion 4 and a clamping or locking portion 16.
  • the actuator portion may possibly be dispensed with, as will be apparent from the description below.
  • the upper or second retainer device has an actuator portion 4 with an outer abutment portion or plate 5 which is intended to abut against the outside 7 of the carrier device 3 facing away from the wall 1.
  • the carrier device and the wall 1 define a space 9 in which an inner abutment portion 6 on the actuator portion 4 is accommodated.
  • the outer abutment portion 5 and the inner abutment portion 6 are interconnected to one another via a neck portion 10 of such width that the actuator portion 4 is displaceable but guided in an upwardly open groove 11 in the upper end portion of the carrier device (see Fig. 5).
  • the two abutment portions 5 and 6 are, in the vertical direction of the actuator portion 4, divided into an upper section and a lower section, the locking portion 16 being, as will described in greater detail below, located between these sections.
  • the distance between the upper sections of the outer and inner abutment portions 5 and 6, respectively is such that it more or less corresponds to the wall thickness of the front wall 8 of the carrier device 3.
  • the distance between the lower sections of the outer 5 and inner 6 abutment portions is cuneiform and flares in an upward direction, for reasons which will be described below.
  • the actuator portion 4 has, in its lower end, a projection with a catch 12 which, when the actuator portion 4 is mounted in the carrier device 3, is displaceable in the longitudinal direction of a second groove 13 in the front wall 8 of the carrier device.
  • the catch 12 In the position illustrated in Fig. 5, the catch 12 has come into abutment against the upper end of the groove 13 and hereby prevents displacement of the actuator portion 4 in the upward direction in relation to the carrier device 3. This measure prevents the actuator portion 4 from being lifted off the carrier device 3.
  • the actuator portion 4 is pretensioned by means of a draft spring 14 in a downward direction, i.e. in a direction towards the lower or first retainer device at the lower end of the carrier device.
  • a draft spring 14 engages with its lower end in the aperture 15, shown in Fig. 5, in the front wall 8 of the carrier device 3.
  • the upper end of the spring 14 is anchored in the actuator portion 4 proper, relatively close to the outside 7 of the carrier device 3.
  • Fig. 7 shows the relative vertical position between the actuator portion 4 and the carrier device 3 with engagement between the upper retainer device (via its locking portion 16) and the engagement device 17 disposed on the radiator 2, see also Fig. 1.
  • a comparison between the vertical position of the catch 12 and the lower end of the groove 13 it will be apparent that a further downward movement of the retainer device would be possible.
  • a comparison between the vertical position of the lower end of the groove 11 and the lower end of the neck portion 10 of the actuator portion shows that there is no limit here either in a downward direction for a further, downwardly directed displacement of the retainer device.
  • the retainer device is here spring pretensioned in a downward direction, i.e. in the engagement position illustrated in Fig. 1.
  • the upper retainer device further includes, as was mentioned above, a clamping or locking portion 16 disposed in the actuator portion 4 which is operative to engage with the radiator 2 or an engagement device 17 or anchorage disposed thereon.
  • the locking portion 16 has a downwardly directed catch 18, i.e. directed towards the lower retainer device, which, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, engages in on the rear side of the anchorage 17 of the radiator 2.
  • Engagement against the anchorage 17 further has a support surface 19 on the actuator portion 4.
  • the opposite end of the locking portion 16 is designed for engagement and cooperation with the carrier device 3 and in particular its front wall 8.
  • the locking portion 16 has a neck portion 20 which is of slightly less width than the interior width of the groove 11 in the front wall 8 of the carrier device.
  • the locking portion 16 On the inside of the front wall 8 of the carrier device, the locking portion 16 has a flared portion 21 which is broader than the width of the groove 11, see Figs. 1 and 4.
  • the locking portion 16 is, on the outside of the front wall 8, of greater width than the groove 11.
  • the neck portion 20 is formed by recesses disposed at opposite side edges of the locking portion 16, in which recesses edge portions of the front wall 8 of the carrier device on either side of the groove 11 are accommodated.
  • the above-mentioned locking engagement is realised when the locking portion 16 is pivoted in a counterclockwise direction in Fig. 4, i.e. when its outer end with the catch 18 is lifted in relation to its inner end.
  • the width of the above-mentioned recesses in the opposing side edges of the locking portion is so great that the locking portion may be freely displaced along the groove 11 and thereby accompany the movements of the upper retainer device towards and away from the lower retainer device.
  • the upper retainer device On lifting of the catch 18, i.e. when this is actuated in a direction away from the lower retainer device, the upper retainer device is locked and positionally fixed in relation to the carrier device 3.
  • the locking portion 16 is, via the actuator portion 4, subjected to the above-mentioned spring pretensioning in a downward direction, and the point of engagement of this spring pretensioning is located as close to the front wall 8 of the carrier device 3 as can possibly be realised.
  • the spring pretensioning strives to displace the locking portion along the carrier device in a direction towards the lower retainer device. With a radiator in place, this implies that the locking portion 16 with its catch 18 will come into engagement with the engagement device 17 of the radiator 2, whereafter the outer end of the locking portion will be arrested against the engagement device, while its inner end, i.e. located most proximal the carrier device, will continue to be displaced downwards.
  • the spring pretensioning from the spring 14 may engage directly with a suitable anchorage point in the locking portion 16 close to the front or outside 7 of the carrier device 3.
  • the locking portion 16 is accommodated interiorly in a recess 22 in the actuator portion 4.
  • the recess 22 has a lower defining wall 23 against which rests the locking portion 16 in Fig. 4.
  • the upper defining wall 24 of the recess 22 slopes in an upward direction, so that the recess 22 will be cuneiform, with greater vertical extent a distance from the carrier device than close to it.
  • the cuneiform configuration of the recess 22 is produced in such a manner that it permits the necessary pivotal movements of the locking portion 16.
  • the locking portion is free to be displaced along the carrier device.
  • the spring pretensioning against the locking portion 16 is, in one embodiment of the present invention, provided via the actuator portion 4. It will be apparent from Fig. 1 that it is the upper defining wall of the recess 22 which, with its upper end portion 25 in region of the neck portion 20 of the locking portion 16, abuts against the upper side of the locking portion. This is also clearly apparent from Figs. 9 and 10.
  • the spring 14 can, with its upper end, engage directly with the locking portion 16 in the proximity of its neck portion 20. This requires that the actuator portion be provided with an aperture or channel in which the spring 14 may extend in to the locking portion 16 in the recess 22.
  • the actuator portion 4 also serves the function of guide portion which holds the locking portion 16 in the correct position and, for example, prevents it from being twisted (about its longitudinal axis) out of engagement with the groove 11 of the carrier device 3. Possibly, this function may be assumed by the locking portion 16 if this is designed for guiding cooperation with the radiator 2 or its engagement devices.
  • One method of realising this is to replace the catch 18 with a downwardly open V- or U-shaped profile which grasps over the upper edge of the engagement device 17 along a considerable part of its length, see Fig. 2. In such an alternative, the actuator portion may be wholly dispensed with.
  • the hooked position of the actuator portion 4 on the upper end surfaces 27 of the carrier device 3 according to Figs. 6 and 8 implies a preparatory position where a radiator, in a very simple manner, may be mounted in the apparatus according to the present invention. It will be apparent from Fig. 8 that the anchorage of the radiator, in this instance a convector plate 28, when the upper portion of the radiator is displaced to the left in Fig. 8, will come abutment against an abutment surface 29 on the outside of the actuator portion 4. When the convector plate, in a movement opposed to the arrow B in Fig.
  • mounting may be put into effect in the above-described manner in that the anchorage 17 of the radiator 2, on displacement of the radiator in towards the wall or substrate 1, strikes the abutment surface 29 of the actuator portion 4.
  • Fig. 10 shows one embodiment which, in all essentials, is wholly analogous with that described above. The difference resides in the fact that in this embodiment, the locking portion 16 has an upwardly directed extension 30 with a downwardly open catch 31 which engages with an upper edge portion 32 on the radiator. In this embodiment, the radiator's own upper edge portion 32 has thus assumed the function of the above-described engagement device on the radiator (in the embodiment according to Figs. 8 and 9) the convector plate 28.

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AT98850056T ATE245268T1 (de) 1998-04-15 1998-04-15 Vorrichtung zum montieren von heizkörpern auf einem untergrund
DE69816417T DE69816417T2 (de) 1998-04-15 1998-04-15 Vorrichtung zum Montieren von Heizkörpern auf einem Untergrund
EP98850056A EP0950864B1 (en) 1998-04-15 1998-04-15 An apparatus for mounting a radiator on a substrate
CZ19991331A CZ295123B6 (cs) 1998-04-15 1999-04-15 Zařízení pro montáž radiátoru na podklad
PL332538A PL193697B1 (pl) 1998-04-15 1999-04-15 Urządzenie do montowania grzejnika na podłożu, zwłaszcza na ścianie

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FR2883631B1 (fr) * 2005-03-23 2017-09-01 Urbain Alla Dispositif de fixation rapide pour un radiateur
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DE69816417D1 (de) 2003-08-21
DE69816417T2 (de) 2004-01-29
ATE245268T1 (de) 2003-08-15
CZ295123B6 (cs) 2005-05-18

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