EP1420212A1 - Non-slip radiator bracket - Google Patents

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EP1420212A1
EP1420212A1 EP03078020A EP03078020A EP1420212A1 EP 1420212 A1 EP1420212 A1 EP 1420212A1 EP 03078020 A EP03078020 A EP 03078020A EP 03078020 A EP03078020 A EP 03078020A EP 1420212 A1 EP1420212 A1 EP 1420212A1
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radiator
engagement means
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Kenneth Nilsson
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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

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  • the present invention relates to a radiator bracket which has upper and lower engagement means for engagement with the upper and lower edges of a radiator or with upper and lower anchorages secured on the radiator, the engagement means preventing movement of the radiator in the vertical direction.
  • radiator brackets Innumerable different types of radiator brackets have long been known in the art for mounting a radiator in a space, typically a room.
  • the brackets are designed for placing either on a floor or a wall.
  • a typical example of such a bracket is a wall-mounted bracket which grasps around the upper and lower edges of the radiator or alternatively around the edges of specifically provided anchorages on the radiator. Yet another alternative is that the bracket grasps, on the one hand around either one of the edges of the radiator and, on the other hand, around either one of the edges of the anchorages. In such instance, the movements of the radiator in the vertical direction are eliminated when finally mounted in place and the engagement means of the bracket grasp around the radiator. It is then not possible to lift off the radiator from the bracket unintentionally.
  • the brackets do not, to any major extent, prevent the radiator from moving in the lateral direction.
  • radiators for water-borne heat were connected to the heating system via a construction steel pipe, but such designs are now unusual, in particular in new housing construction.
  • the steel pipes enjoy the advantage that they assist in keeping the radiator in position in the lateral direction, since they are only slightly yieldable when the radiator is subjected to lateral forces.
  • connecting pipes of copper or plastic are more common.
  • the cooper pipes are slightly weaker than the iron/steel pipes and consequently do not contribute as much in keeping the radiator in position.
  • the plastic pipes make no contribution at all to stabilising the radiator.
  • movements in the lateral direction of the radiator are possible when the connecting pipes consist of copper or plastic. This is a drawback not least because the pipes or their connections to the radiator run the risk of being damaged and possibly springing a leak if they are subjected to excessively high stresses because of the movements of the radiator in the lateral direction.
  • the present invention has for its object to design the radiator bracket so that movements in the lateral direction of the radiator are prevented and that the associated drawbacks are obviated.
  • a third engagement means is disposed at one or both of the upper or lower engagement means, for counteracting a movement in the lateral direction of the radiator.
  • Fig. 1 shows a bracket 1 for supporting a radiator (not shown).
  • the bracket 1 has a lower engagement means 2 which, in the preferred embodiment, is in the form of a retainer with a recess 3 in which the lower edge of the radiator is intended to rest.
  • the bracket 1 further displays an upper engagement device 4 which is composed of a number of components.
  • the engagement device includes a slide 6 movably disposed in a recess in the rail 5, the slide being pre-tensioned downwards by a spring 7.
  • the slide 6 is provided with a gripping member 8 for drawing the slide 6 upwards in the opposite direction to the spring force delivered by the spring 7.
  • an upper engagement means 9 which, in its rear portion, is also in engagement with the rail 5.
  • the upper engagement means 9 is released when the slide 6 is drawn upwards and enters into engagement with the rail 5 when its forward end comes into engagement with a portion on the radiator, and the spring 7 at the same time draws the slide 6 downwards.
  • the material in the bracket may vary, but typically the rail 5, the spring 7 and the upper engagement means 9 consist of metal, while the slide 6 is manufactured from plastic.
  • a bracket 1 according to the above description is previously known in the art and there is ample room for variations depending on the type of radiator model which is to be supported by the bracket 1.
  • the present invention entails that, at the upper or lower engagement means 9 and 2, respectively, or at both, there is disposed an engagement means which, under the action of the natural weight of the radiator or the action of the spring 7 (or the like), is movable into engagement with the radiator or the anchorages provided thereon so as to prevent horizontal movement of the radiator in relation to the radiator bracket.
  • the engagement may also be put into effect in the form of an accessory which is integrated with the radiator, for example a covering grid.
  • the engagement means includes a contact device in the form of a sharp edge, projections, grooves, a tip, a zone of increased friction or the like, which, by wedge effect together with the upper and/or lower engagement means 9 and 2, respectively, is disposed by friction or mechanical engagement with (as in the form of impression into) the radiator or the anchorages provided thereon to prevent horizontal movement of the radiator.
  • the engagement means has a vertically extending sharp edge or the like which, at the upper engagement means of the radiator bracket, constitutes a defining surface in an upwardly tapering space and which correspondingly, at the lower engagement means 2 of the radiator bracket, constitutes a defining surface in a downwardly tapering space.
  • a third engagement means 10 on the slide 6 slightly below and inside the upper engagement means 9 so that they together define a cuneiform, upwardly tapering space wherein the edge of the radiator or its anchorage is insertable.
  • Fig. 2 is a detailed view of the slide 6 with the upper engagement means 9 and the third engagement means 10.
  • an edge 11 of an anchorage 14 on a radiator has been inserted in the cuneiform space between the upper engagement means 9 and the third engagement means 10.
  • the edge 11 is of such thickness that an insertion until the edge 11 comes into engagement with the engagement means 9 and 10 is possible.
  • the anchorage 14 is manufactured from a rigid material which makes for a permanent engagement.
  • the anchorage 14 is manufactured from metal.
  • the upper engagement means 9 abuts against the upper portion of the edge 11 in such a manner that this is affected by a downward and inward force against the bracket. As a result, a wedge effect will be obtained for a powerful grip over the edge portion 11.
  • the edge 11 abuts against the third engagement means 10 along at least one line. Since the third engagement means 10 is preferably manufactured from metal, like the edge 11, a metal-to-metal contact will be obtained.
  • Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the slide and the third engagement means 10.
  • the upper engagement means 9 is not shown.
  • the third engagement means 10 is shown clearly from its upper edge. It may also be seen how the sharp edges 13 abut against the surface of the edge 11 on the anchorage 14. Both side edges 13 of the third engagement means 10 are utilised for the engagement with the anchorage 14. This entails abutment in two lines for each anchorage 14, which affords improved stability compared with if the abutment had been only in a single line. It is important that the side areas 15 of the engagement means 10 be bent so that engagement of the edges 13 is obtained, since abutment with sharp edges maximises the contact pressure and thereby improves the engagement. The sharp edges may possibly also be realised by a minor cutting into the material of the edge 11 of the anchorage 14.
  • Fig. 4 is a detailed view of the third engagement means 10.
  • the engagement means 10 is wholly released from the slide 6 on which it is mounted.
  • the side areas 15 of the engagement means 10 are bent inwards towards the centre of the engagement means 10.
  • the angle between the inwardly bent side areas and the main portion 16 of the engagement means 10 lying therebetween is acute, so that a sharp edge 13 faces towards the edge portion 11 which is to be grasped when the engagement means 10 is located in the mounted position on the bracket 1.
  • other angles are possible than that shown in the Figure, as long as the sharp edges 13 may enter into engagement with the edge 11.
  • the engagement means 10 further has a recess 17 for securing the engagement means 10 on the slide 6.
  • the recess is also provided with obliquely inclined side areas 18 and sharp edges 19 which may grasp and cut into the material of the slide 6, which is preferably of plastic.
  • the engagement means 10 also has obliquely inclined corners 20.
  • the oblique inclination of the corners 20 substantially serves two purposes. Those comers that are uppermost in the mounted state will, if they are obliquely inclined, not obstruct the upper engagement means 9 in its downward movement.
  • the lower comers are obliquely inclined principally so as to act as guides for the engagement means 10 when this is mounted in place.
  • a right-angled comer requires greater precision in mounting, which is slightly more time-consuming.
  • the oblique inclination also entails advantages as far as handling is concerned, since the obliquely inclined comers are not at sharp as right-angled comers. As a result, the risk of injury during manufacture and assembly is reduced.
  • the engagement means 10 may have other designs than that described above, where it consists of a separate metal plate.
  • the engagement means 10 is integral with the upper engagement means 9 in that it is of one piece manufacture therewith.
  • the opposing area of the slide 6 may need to be reinforced in order to give the desired reliable engagement.
  • sharp edges may be disposed along opposing sides of the upper engagement means 9 in that its side portions are bent inwards.
  • the engagement means 10 it is possible to give the engagement means 10 other positioning, such as at the lower engagement means. What is decisive for the suitability of any positioning is whether the engagement means 10 is pressed forcibly against the radiator or its anchorage so that lateral movement is prevented.

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SE0202940A SE0202940L (sv) 2002-10-03 2002-10-03 Radiatorkonsol med glidskydd
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DE20003646U1 (de) * 2000-02-28 2001-07-12 Sigarth Ab, Hillerstorp Befestigungsorgan zum Befestigen eines Heizkörpers o.dgl. an einer Wand

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DE20003646U1 (de) * 2000-02-28 2001-07-12 Sigarth Ab, Hillerstorp Befestigungsorgan zum Befestigen eines Heizkörpers o.dgl. an einer Wand

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