EP1818624B1 - Adjusted heating device for boiler - Google Patents

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EP1818624B1
EP1818624B1 EP07356018.7A EP07356018A EP1818624B1 EP 1818624 B1 EP1818624 B1 EP 1818624B1 EP 07356018 A EP07356018 A EP 07356018A EP 1818624 B1 EP1818624 B1 EP 1818624B1
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Bernard Roques
Thierry Giraud
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24HFLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEAT-GENERATING MEANS, e.g. HEAT PUMPS, IN GENERAL
    • F24H9/00Details
    • F24H9/18Arrangement or mounting of grates or heating means
    • F24H9/1809Arrangement or mounting of grates or heating means for water heaters
    • F24H9/1818Arrangement or mounting of electric heating means
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24HFLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEAT-GENERATING MEANS, e.g. HEAT PUMPS, IN GENERAL
    • F24H15/00Control of fluid heaters
    • F24H15/20Control of fluid heaters characterised by control inputs
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24HFLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEAT-GENERATING MEANS, e.g. HEAT PUMPS, IN GENERAL
    • F24H15/00Control of fluid heaters
    • F24H15/30Control of fluid heaters characterised by control outputs; characterised by the components to be controlled
    • F24H15/355Control of heat-generating means in heaters
    • F24H15/37Control of heat-generating means in heaters of electric heaters
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24HFLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEAT-GENERATING MEANS, e.g. HEAT PUMPS, IN GENERAL
    • F24H15/00Control of fluid heaters
    • F24H15/30Control of fluid heaters characterised by control outputs; characterised by the components to be controlled
    • F24H15/395Information to users, e.g. alarms
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24HFLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEAT-GENERATING MEANS, e.g. HEAT PUMPS, IN GENERAL
    • F24H9/00Details
    • F24H9/20Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
    • F24H9/2007Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices for water heaters
    • F24H9/2014Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices for water heaters using electrical energy supply
    • F24H9/2021Storage heaters

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  • the present invention relates to a device for heating and regulating an enclosure and more particularly a water heater tank.
  • a device for heating and regulating water according to the preamble of claim 1 is known from the document US 3,916,149 .
  • Heaters are known which consist of a metal plate integral with the tank of a water heater and comprising a tube forming a loop and whose two ends are connected to said plate, said tube containing an electrical resistance whose Connection terminals are connected to the conductors of a control thermostat.
  • Control thermostats are known for water heaters which consist of a protective housing, a base secured to a blind tube in which is mounted a low expansion coefficient axial rod to control, depending on the variation of the water temperature of the water heater, electrical control switches and safety.
  • I_e regulation thermostat is introduced into a glove finger sealingly attached to the plate of the heater integral with the water heater.
  • the setting of the control thermostat on the circuit board of the heating apparatus makes it possible to connect the connection terminals of the electrical resistance housed in the tube of said heating apparatus with the electric safety switches housed in the housing of said control thermostat.
  • the device for heating and regulating the water contained in a tank of a hot water tank of a water heater comprises on the one hand a base, made of heat conductive material, solidary in a sealed manner a heating resistor and a control sensor, said base being provided with fixing means allowing the sealed retention of the heating and control device in the bottom of the tank of the hot water tank and on the other hand an insulating casing fixed on the base and having arrangements for receiving and guiding all the electrical control and safety connection elements so that the latter are never in direct contact with the base.
  • the heating and regulating device comprises fixing means which consist of a ring extending the bottom of the base and having on its outer face a thread intended to cooperate with a complementary profile arranged in the bottom of the tank of the hot water tank, while sealing is provided by the establishment of a seal around the crown so that the latter comes into tight support between the bottom of said tank and the peripheral edge of the base.
  • the heating and regulating device comprises fastening means consisting of a ring extending the bottom of the base and having on its outer periphery and with regular spaces notched teeth each cooperating with a complementary profile opening arranged in the bottom of a tank of the hot water tank so as to achieve a bayonet-type connection, while sealing is provided by the establishment of a seal around the crown so that the latter comes into tight support between the bottom of said tank and the peripheral edge of the base.
  • the heating and regulating device comprises a base comprising hollow cylindrical housings passing right through the latter to allow the leaktight attachment of each end of the heating resistor and the heating probe. regulation.
  • the heating and regulating device comprises a base which comprises, opposite its fixing means a circular imprint intended to receive a bimetallic disc which allows to operate through an insulating slider, with manual reset, connecting slats of a safety thermal cut-off device in the event of excessive rise in the temperature of the water contained inside the tank of the hot water tank .
  • the heating and regulating device according to the present invention can be connected to the power supply network by means of conductive parts, which are made of an elastic material, fixed to the insulating housing and actuated to move from one position to another. opening to a closed position by means of insulating levers pivotally guided in said housing.
  • the heating and regulating device comprises conductive parts which each comprise a rigid blade provided at its free end with a contact coming respectively opposite a contact provided at one end of the connecting strips, while on the one hand the other end of the connecting strip is fixed to one of the connection terminals of the electrical resistance and on the other hand the other end of the strip includes a second contact which is facing a contact integral with a resilient and conductive strip mounted movably and articulated with respect to a connection piece fixed in the insulating housing.
  • the heating and regulating device comprises a connection piece cooperating with the elastic strip which is intended to provide the electrical connection with the other connection terminal of the electrical resistance.
  • the heating and regulating device comprises an elastic blade which is actuated by an isolating lever cooperating with one end of an invar rod disposed inside the tube of the control probe to ensure the sudden opening of the electric circuit in case of exceeding the water regulation setpoint temperature inside the tank of the hot water tank.
  • the heating and regulating device comprises a lamp which is connected to the connecting strips and signaling to the user that the water inside the tank of the balloon hot water is heating up.
  • the heating and regulating device comprises a base which consists of a first element made of a non-conductive material and a second element made of a conductive material to form a base. conductor of heat.
  • the heating and regulating device comprises a first element which is integral in the extension of its bottom of the fixing means for the immobilization of the base in the bottom of the tank of the balloon hot water.
  • the heating and regulating device comprises a first element provided in its internal part with hollow cylindrical housings passing right through said first element for the respective fixing of the heating resistor and the heating element. regulation probe.
  • the heating and regulating device comprises an electrical resistance which is fixed on the first element by means of a plate cooperating on the one hand with each leg of the bent profile of said resistor and on the other hand with a recess in the bottom of the fixing means, said plate being immobilized in the cavity by a locking screw.
  • the heating and regulating device comprises an electrical resistance of which each branch of the bent profile cooperates sealingly with the first element by means of seals.
  • the heating and regulating device comprises a regulation probe which is introduced into the housing of the first element to pass therethrough and come to assemble with the second element of the base.
  • the heating and regulating device comprises a regulating probe which is sealingly connected to the first element by means of a seal.
  • the heating and regulating device comprises a second element which has a housing profile comprising a bottom bordered by a vertical peripheral skirt intended to receive in its internal part the first element with a view to its fixing and its immobilization by at least two clamping screws.
  • the heating and regulating device comprises a second element which comprises on its bottom and opposite the first element a circular imprint intended to receive the bimetallic disc which makes it possible to actuate a cut. thermal safety circuit in case of excessive rise in the temperature of the water contained inside the tank of the hot water tank.
  • a heating and regulating device 1 comprising a base 2 integral with a heating resistor 3 and a regulating probe 4 and an insulating casing 5 being fixed on said base.
  • the base 2 is made in a piece of brass, or in another heat-conducting material, extending on the side of the heating resistor 3 and the regulating probe 4 by means of fixing 6 allowing the impervious containment of the heating and regulating device 1 in the bottom of a tank 7 of a hot water tank 8 of a water heater.
  • the fastening means 6 consist of a circular ring 9 extending the bottom 15 of the base 2 conducts heat and having on its outer face a thread 10 for cooperating with a complementary profile arranged in the bottom of the tank 7 hot water tank 8.
  • the circular ring 9 comprises, in its internal part, hollow cylindrical housings 11, 12 and 13 passing right through the base 2 which conducts the heat of the heating and regulating device 1.
  • the heating resistor 3 is constituted, in the manner known per se, of a hollow tube, having a particular and bent profile, made of a conductive material having in its internal part an electrical resistance provided at each end of said terminal tube. connection 14.
  • Each end of the electrical resistance 3 is introduced and fixed, for example by brazing, into the corresponding cylindrical housings 11, 12 of the heat conducting base 2 to pass therethrough in a sealed manner so that the connection terminals 14 are placed above the bottom 15 of said base and opposite the fixing means 6.
  • connection terminals 14 of the electrical resistance 3 are each integral with a nut 21 cooperating with screws 22 to allow the retention of the insulating housing 5 on the base 2 of the heat conducting.
  • the control probe 4 consists, in the known manner, of a blind tube in which is mounted an axial rod or invar rod 16 with a low coefficient of expansion.
  • the regulation probe 4 is introduced and fixed, for example by brazing, in the cylindrical housing 13 of the heat conducting base 2 to pass therethrough in a sealed manner so that one of the ends of the axial rod or invar rod 16 is placed above the bottom 15 of said base and opposite the fixing means 6.
  • the end of the invar rod 16 opening above the bottom 15 of the base 2 conducts heat cooperates via a nut 19 with a lever insulator 20 for actuating an electrical switch controlling the electrical resistance 3 and therefore the regulation of the water temperature inside the hot water tank 8.
  • the insulating lever 20 is actuated by the movements of the invar rod 16 disposed inside the tube of the regulating probe 4 which expands under the effect of temperature or heat.
  • the nut 19 makes it possible on the one hand to link the insulating lever 20 with the free end of the invar rod 16 and, on the other hand, to regulate the control temperature.
  • the nut 19 has an outer surface serrated to cooperate with a temperature adjusting member 42 disposed outside and above the insulating housing 5.
  • the heat conducting base 2 comprises, opposite its fastening means 6 and in its bottom 15, a circular imprint 17 intended to receive a bimetallic disc 18 which makes it possible to actuate a safety thermal cut-out in case of excessive rise in the temperature of the water contained inside the tank 7 of the hot water tank 8.
  • the bimetallic disc 18 can be, for example, replaced by a shape memory device as described in the patent FR 2,870,985 owned by the applicant.
  • the base 2 ensures, because of the material used, an excellent heat transfer between the water contained inside the tank 7 of the hot water tank 8 and the safety circuit breaker.
  • the housing 5 is made of a plastic material or other having insulating characteristics and having arrangements for receiving and guiding all the electrical and safety connection elements so that the latter are never in direct contact with the base 2 conductor of the heat of the heating and regulating device 1.
  • the electrical connection to the power supply of the heating and control device 1 according to the present invention is effected by means of conductive parts 23 a, 23 b that are made of an elastic material enabling a fast connection without tools and by pinching connection wires.
  • the conductive parts 23 a, 23 b are fixed to the insulating housing by crimping and 5 are actuated to move from an open position to a closed position by the installer via insulating levers 24 a, 24 b pivotally guided in said housing.
  • the conductive parts 23 a, 23 b each comprise a rigid blade 25 a, 25 b provided at its free end a contact 26 a, 26 b.
  • the conductive parts 23 a, 23 b respectively provide the electrical connection (phase and neutral) of the supply network, whereas the rigid blades 25 a, 25 b each cooperate with a flexible connection strip 27, 28.
  • connection strip 27 is fixed to the insulating housing 5 by means of rivets 29 and 30, one and more particularly the rivet 30 is traversed by a screw 22 for fixing said insulating casing 5 to the conductive base 2 of the heat.
  • connection strip 27 has at one end a contact 31 which faces 26a contacting the rigid strip 25 has the first conductive member 23 a, while the other end of the connecting strip 27 is attached to the one of the connection input terminals 14 of the electrical resistance 3 by means of the screw 22 and the corresponding nut 21.
  • connection strip 28 is attached to the insulative housing 5 by a single rivet 32 so that its first contact 33 is opposite the contact 26 b of the rigid blade 25 b of the second conductive member 23 b, while its second contact 34 is opposite a contact 35 secured to a resilient and conductive strip 36 mounted movably and articulated with respect to a connection piece 38 fixed in the insulating housing 5.
  • the resilient lamella 36 cooperates freely with the connecting piece 38 which is fixed to the insulating casing 5 by means of rivets 39 and 40, one of which, and more particularly the rivet 40, is traversed by a screw 22 enabling the fixing of said insulating casing. 5 on the base 2 conducts heat.
  • the connecting piece 38 is intended to provide the electrical connection with the other connection terminal 14 of the electrical resistance 3.
  • the connecting strips 27, 28 are actuated by an insulating slider 37 which bears on the bimetallic disc 18 of the safety thermal cut-out or on any other safety system such as, for example, with a shape memory spring.
  • the bimetallic disc 18 or any other safety system takes, via the heat conductive base 2, the temperature of the water inside the tank 7 of the hot water tank 8 and is triggered or deforms sharply for a predetermined temperature in the factory.
  • the insulating slide 37 passes through the insulating casing 5 to open out of the heating and regulating device 1 in order to allow the manual reset of the safety thermal cut-off device constituted, for example, by the bimetallic disc 18.
  • the connecting strips 27, 28, the insulating lever 37 and the bimetallic disc 18 constitute the safety thermal cut-out of the heating and regulating device 1 in order to protect the hot water tank 8 and the user against overheating. possible water contained in the tank 7.
  • the elastic strip 36 ensures the sudden opening of the electrical circuit in the event of exceeding the regulation water temperature set within the tank 7 of the hot water tank 8.
  • the elastic strip 36 is actuated by the insulating lever 20, cooperating with the invar rod 16 disposed inside the tube of the regulation probe 4.
  • the invar rod 16 makes it possible to transmit to the elastic strip 36 via the insulating lever 20 a movement which is proportional to the expansion of the tube constituting the probe, said tube being made of a metal with a high coefficient of expansion.
  • the tube constituting the regulation probe 4 is sealingly secured at its free end and opposite to the heat conductive base 2 of the invar rod 16 made of a metal with a low coefficient of expansion.
  • the heating and regulating device 1 comprises a lamp 41 signaling to the user that the water inside the tank 7 of the hot water tank 8 is heating up.
  • the lamp 41 is connected to the connecting strips 27 and 38 by crimping or welding.
  • the heating and regulating device 1 comprising, on the one hand, the heat-conducting base 2 connected to the heating resistor 3 and the regulation probe 4 and, on the other hand, an insulating casing 5 carrying all the connection elements electrical and safety under voltage and being fixed on said base.
  • the heating and regulating device 1 illustrated in Figures 7 to 9 differs from that described and shown in Figures 1 to 6 only in the fixing means 6 allowing its retention in the bottom of a tank 7 of the hot water tank 8.
  • the fastening means 6 consist of a ring 9 extending the bottom 15 of the heat conductive base 2 and having on its outer periphery and with regular spaces toothed teeth 45 each cooperating with a complementary profile opening arranged in the bottom of a tank 7 of the hot water tank 8 so as to make a bayonet type connection.
  • Sealing is ensured, during the fixing of the heating and regulating device 1 in the bottom of the tank 7 of the hot water tank 8, by placing a seal 43 around the ring 9 so that the latter comes to bear tightly between the bottom of said vessel 7 and the peripheral edge 44 of the base 2 which conducts heat ( figure 9 ).
  • the heating and regulating device 1 comprising, on the one hand, the heat-conducting base 2 connected to the heating resistor 3 and the regulation probe 4 and, on the other hand, an insulating casing 5 carrying all the connection elements electrical and security under tension and being fixed on said base.
  • the heating and regulating device 1 illustrated in Figures 10 to 12 differs from that described and shown in Figures 1 to 9 only in the embodiment and the arrangement of the base 2 cooperating on the one hand with the heating resistor 3, the regulation probe 4 and the insulating casing 5 and on the other hand by means of the fixing means 6 with the bottom of the tank 7 of the hot water tank 8.
  • the base 2 consists of a first element 2a made of a non-conductive material, such as for example plastic, and a second element 2b made of a conductive material, such as for example steel, to form a heat conducting base 2.
  • the first element 2a is integral in the extension of its bottom 15 fixing means 6 which consist of the ring 9 having either the threaded profile 10 or the toothed teeth 45 for the immobilization of the base 2 in the bottom of the tank 7 of the hot water tank 8.
  • the first element 2a and more particularly the circular ring 9 comprises in its internal part hollow cylindrical housings 11, 12 and 13 passing right through said first element for the respective fixing of the heating resistor 3 and the regulation probe 4 .
  • Each end of the electrical resistance 3 is introduced into the corresponding cylindrical housings 11, 12 of the first element 2a to pass therethrough so that the connection terminals 14 of the heating resistor 3 are placed above the bottom 15 of said base and opposite to the fixing means 6.
  • the electrical resistance 3 is fixed on the first element 2a via a plate 2c cooperating on the one hand with each branch of the bent profile of said electrical resistance 3 and on the other hand with a cavity 2d formed in the bottom 15 of the circular ring 9, said plate being immobilized in the cavity 2d by a locking screw 2e.
  • Each branch of the bent profile of the electrical resistance 3 cooperates sealingly with the first element 2a via seals 2f cooperating with the corresponding cylindrical housings 11, 12.
  • the regulation probe 4 is introduced into the housing 13 of the first element 2a to pass therethrough and come to assemble with the second element 2b of the base 2.
  • the regulation probe 4 is sealed with the first element 2a via a seal 2g cooperating with the corresponding cylindrical housing 13.
  • the second element 2b has a housing profile having a bottom 2h bordered by a vertical peripheral skirt 2i intended to receive in its inner part the first element 2a for fixing and immobilization by at least two clamping screws 2j.
  • the second element 2b has on its bottom 2h and opposite the first element 2a a circular cavity 2k intended to receive the bimetallic disc 18 which allows to actuate a thermal safety cut-out in case of excessive rise in temperature. water contained inside the tank 7 of the hot water tank 8.
  • the bottom 2h of the second element 2b is traversed by the ends 14 of the electrical resistance 3 and the invar rod 16 of the control probe 4 so that the latter cooperate with all the connection and safety elements fixed in the housing insulation 5 being fixed above said second element 2b of the base 2.

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Description

La présente invention est relative à un dispositif de chauffage et de régulation d'une enceinte et plus particulièrement d'une cuve de chauffe-eau. Un dispositif de chauffage et de régulation de l'eau selon le préambule de la revendication 1 est connu du document US 3 916 149 . On connaît des appareils de chauffage qui sont constitués d'une platine métallique solidaire de la cuve d'un chauffe-eau et comportant un tube formant une boucle et dont les deux extrémités sont reliées à ladite platine, ledit tube renfermant une résistance électrique dont les bornes de connexion sont reliées aux conducteurs d'un thermostat de régulation.The present invention relates to a device for heating and regulating an enclosure and more particularly a water heater tank. A device for heating and regulating water according to the preamble of claim 1 is known from the document US 3,916,149 . Heaters are known which consist of a metal plate integral with the tank of a water heater and comprising a tube forming a loop and whose two ends are connected to said plate, said tube containing an electrical resistance whose Connection terminals are connected to the conductors of a control thermostat.

On connaît des thermostats de régulation pour chauffe-eau qui sont constitués d'un boîtier de protection, d'une embase solidaire d'un tube borgne dans lequel est montée une tige axiale à faible coefficient de dilatation permettant de commander, en fonction de la variation de la température de l'eau du chauffe-eau, des contacteurs électriques de régulation et de sécurité.Control thermostats are known for water heaters which consist of a protective housing, a base secured to a blind tube in which is mounted a low expansion coefficient axial rod to control, depending on the variation of the water temperature of the water heater, electrical control switches and safety.

I_e thermostat de régulation est introduit dans un doigt de gant fixé de manière étanche sur la platine de l'appareil de chauffage solidaire du chauffe eau. La fixation du thermostat de régulation sur la platine de l'appareil de chauffage permet de connecter les bornes de connexion de la résistance électrique logée dans le tube dudit appareil de chauffage avec les contacteurs électriques de sécurité logés dans le boîtier dudit thermostat de régulation.I_e regulation thermostat is introduced into a glove finger sealingly attached to the plate of the heater integral with the water heater. The setting of the control thermostat on the circuit board of the heating apparatus makes it possible to connect the connection terminals of the electrical resistance housed in the tube of said heating apparatus with the electric safety switches housed in the housing of said control thermostat.

Le dispositif de chauffage et de régulation suivant la présente invention a pour objet de regrouper dans un seul appareil l'ensemble des composants permettant :

  • de chauffer l'eau à l'intérieur d'un ballon d'eau chaude d'un chauffe-eau,
  • de prendre la température de l'eau à l'intérieur du ballon d'eau chaude,
  • de réguler la température de l'eau à l'intérieur du ballon d'eau chaude,
  • et de couper le chauffage de l'eau lors d'une élévation excessive de la température.
The purpose of the heating and regulating device according to the present invention is to group together in a single device all the components enabling:
  • to heat the water inside a hot water tank of a water heater,
  • to take the temperature of the water inside the hot water tank,
  • to regulate the temperature of the water inside the hot water tank,
  • and turn off the water heating when the temperature rises excessively.

Le dispositif de chauffage et de régulation de l'eau contenue dans une cuve d'un ballon d'eau chaude d'un chauffe-eau suivant la présente invention comprend d'une part une embase, réalisée en matériau conducteur de la chaleur, solidaire de manière étanche d'une résistance de chauffage et d'une sonde de régulation, ladite embase étant pourvue de moyens de fixation permettant la retenue étanche du dispositif de chauffage et de régulation dans le fond de la cuve du ballon d'eau chaude et d'autre part un boîtier isolant fixé sur l'embase et comportant des agencements permettant de recevoir et de guider tous les éléments de connexion électriques de régulation et de sécurité de manière que ces derniers ne soient jamais en contact direct avec l'embase.The device for heating and regulating the water contained in a tank of a hot water tank of a water heater according to the present invention comprises on the one hand a base, made of heat conductive material, solidary in a sealed manner a heating resistor and a control sensor, said base being provided with fixing means allowing the sealed retention of the heating and control device in the bottom of the tank of the hot water tank and on the other hand an insulating casing fixed on the base and having arrangements for receiving and guiding all the electrical control and safety connection elements so that the latter are never in direct contact with the base.

Le dispositif de chauffage et de régulation suivant un mode d'exécution de la présente invention comprend des moyens de fixation qui sont constitués d'une couronne prolongeant le fond de l'embase et comportant sur sa face externe un filetage destiné à coopérer avec un profil complémentaire aménagé dans le fond de la cuve du ballon d'eau chaude, tandis que l'étanchéité est assurée par la mise en place d'un joint autour de la couronne afin que ce dernier vienne en appui serré entre le fond de ladite cuve et le bord périphérique de l'embase.The heating and regulating device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises fixing means which consist of a ring extending the bottom of the base and having on its outer face a thread intended to cooperate with a complementary profile arranged in the bottom of the tank of the hot water tank, while sealing is provided by the establishment of a seal around the crown so that the latter comes into tight support between the bottom of said tank and the peripheral edge of the base.

Le dispositif de chauffage et de régulation suivant un mode d'exécution de la présente invention comprend des moyens de fixation constitués d'une couronne prolongeant le fond de l'embase et comportant sur sa périphérie externe et à espaces réguliers des dents crantées coopérant chacune avec une ouverture de profil complémentaire aménagée dans le fond d'une cuve du ballon d'eau chaude de manière à réaliser une liaison de type baïonnette, tandis que l'étanchéité est assurée par la mise en place d'un joint autour de la couronne afin que ce dernier vienne en appui serré entre le fond de ladite cuve et le bord périphérique de l'embase.The heating and regulating device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises fastening means consisting of a ring extending the bottom of the base and having on its outer periphery and with regular spaces notched teeth each cooperating with a complementary profile opening arranged in the bottom of a tank of the hot water tank so as to achieve a bayonet-type connection, while sealing is provided by the establishment of a seal around the crown so that the latter comes into tight support between the bottom of said tank and the peripheral edge of the base.

Le dispositif de chauffage et de régulation suivant un mode d'exécution de la présente invention comprend une embase comportant des logements cylindriques creux traversant de part en part cette dernière pour permettre la fixation étanche de chaque extrémité de la résistance de chauffage et de la sonde de régulation.The heating and regulating device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a base comprising hollow cylindrical housings passing right through the latter to allow the leaktight attachment of each end of the heating resistor and the heating probe. regulation.

Le dispositif de chauffage et de régulation suivant un mode d'exécution de la présente invention comprend une embase qui comporte, à l'opposé de ses moyens de fixation une empreinte circulaire destinée à recevoir un disque bimétallique qui permet d'actionner par l'intermédiaire d'un coulisseau isolant, à réarmement manuel, des lamelles de connexion d'un coupe-circuit thermique de sécurité en cas d'élévation excessive de la température de l'eau contenue à l'intérieur de la cuve du ballon d'eau chaude.The heating and regulating device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a base which comprises, opposite its fixing means a circular imprint intended to receive a bimetallic disc which allows to operate through an insulating slider, with manual reset, connecting slats of a safety thermal cut-off device in the event of excessive rise in the temperature of the water contained inside the tank of the hot water tank .

Le dispositif de chauffage et de régulation suivant la présente invention peut être connecté au réseau d'alimentation électrique par l'intermédiaire de pièces conductrices, qui sont réalisées dans un matériau élastique, fixées au boîtier isolant et actionnées pour passer d'une position d'ouverture à une position de fermeture par l'intermédiaire de leviers isolants guidés en pivotement dans ledit boîtier.
Le dispositif de chauffage et de régulation suivant la présente invention comprend des pièces conductrices qui comportent chacune une lame rigide pourvue à son extrémité libre d'un contact venant en regard respectivement d'un contact prévu à l'une des extrémités des lamelles de connexion, tandis que d'une part l'autre extrémité de la lamelle de connexion est fixée à l'une des bornes d'entrée de connexion de la résistance électrique et d'autre part l'autre extrémité de la lamelle comporte un second contact qui est en regard d'un contact solidaire d'une lamelle élastique et conductrice montée mobile et articulée par rapport à une pièce de connexion fixée dans le boîtier isolant.
The heating and regulating device according to the present invention can be connected to the power supply network by means of conductive parts, which are made of an elastic material, fixed to the insulating housing and actuated to move from one position to another. opening to a closed position by means of insulating levers pivotally guided in said housing.
The heating and regulating device according to the present invention comprises conductive parts which each comprise a rigid blade provided at its free end with a contact coming respectively opposite a contact provided at one end of the connecting strips, while on the one hand the other end of the connecting strip is fixed to one of the connection terminals of the electrical resistance and on the other hand the other end of the strip includes a second contact which is facing a contact integral with a resilient and conductive strip mounted movably and articulated with respect to a connection piece fixed in the insulating housing.

Le dispositif de chauffage et de régulation suivant un mode d'exécution de la présente invention comprend une pièce de connexion coopérant avec la lamelle élastique qui est destinée à assurer la liaison électrique avec l'autre borne de connexion de la résistance électrique.The heating and regulating device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a connection piece cooperating with the elastic strip which is intended to provide the electrical connection with the other connection terminal of the electrical resistance.

Le dispositif de chauffage et de régulation suivant un mode d'exécution de présente invention comprend une lamelle élastique qui est actionnée par un levier isolant coopérant avec l'une des extrémités d'une tige d'invar disposée à l'intérieur du tube de la sonde de régulation afin d'assurer l'ouverture brusque du circuit électrique en cas de dépassement de la température de consigne de régulation de l'eau à l'intérieur de la cuve du ballon d'eau chaude.The heating and regulating device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises an elastic blade which is actuated by an isolating lever cooperating with one end of an invar rod disposed inside the tube of the control probe to ensure the sudden opening of the electric circuit in case of exceeding the water regulation setpoint temperature inside the tank of the hot water tank.

Le dispositif de chauffage et de régulation suivant un mode d'exécution de la présente invention comporte une lampe qui est reliée aux lamelles de connexion et signalant à l'utilisateur que l'eau se trouvant à l'intérieur de la cuve du ballon d'eau chaude est en train de chauffer.The heating and regulating device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a lamp which is connected to the connecting strips and signaling to the user that the water inside the tank of the balloon hot water is heating up.

Le dispositif de chauffage et de régulation suivant un mode d'exécution de la présente invention comprend une embase qui est constituée d'un premier élément réalisé dans un matériau non conducteur et d'un second élément réalisé dans un matériau conducteur afin de former une embase conductrice de la chaleur.The heating and regulating device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a base which consists of a first element made of a non-conductive material and a second element made of a conductive material to form a base. conductor of heat.

Le dispositif de chauffage et de régulation suivant un mode d'exécution de la présente invention comprend un premier élément qui est solidaire dans le prolongement de son fond des moyens de fixation pour l'immobilisation de l'embase dans le fond de la cuve du ballon d'eau chaude.The heating and regulating device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a first element which is integral in the extension of its bottom of the fixing means for the immobilization of the base in the bottom of the tank of the balloon hot water.

Le dispositif de chauffage et de régulation suivant un mode d'exécution de la présente invention comprend un premier élément pourvu dans sa partie interne de logements cylindriques creux traversant de part en part ledit premier élément pour la fixation respective de la résistance de chauffage et de la sonde de régulation.The heating and regulating device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a first element provided in its internal part with hollow cylindrical housings passing right through said first element for the respective fixing of the heating resistor and the heating element. regulation probe.

Le dispositif de chauffage et de régulation suivant un mode d'exécution de la présente invention comprend une résistance électrique qui est fixée sur le premier élément par l'intermédiaire d'une platine coopérant d'une part avec chaque branche du profil coudé de ladite résistance électrique et d'autre part avec une empreinte ménagée dans le fond des moyens de fixation, ladite platine étant immobilisée dans l'empreinte par une vis de blocage.The heating and regulating device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises an electrical resistance which is fixed on the first element by means of a plate cooperating on the one hand with each leg of the bent profile of said resistor and on the other hand with a recess in the bottom of the fixing means, said plate being immobilized in the cavity by a locking screw.

Le dispositif de chauffage et de régulation suivant un mode d'exécution de la présente invention comprend une résistance électrique dont chaque branche du profil coudé coopère de manière étanche avec le premier élément par l'intermédiaire de joints d'étanchéité.The heating and regulating device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises an electrical resistance of which each branch of the bent profile cooperates sealingly with the first element by means of seals.

Le dispositif de chauffage et de régulation suivant un mode d'exécution de la présente invention comprend une sonde de régulation qui est introduite dans le logement du premier élément pour traverser ce dernier et venir s'assembler avec le second élément de l'embase.The heating and regulating device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a regulation probe which is introduced into the housing of the first element to pass therethrough and come to assemble with the second element of the base.

Le dispositif de chauffage et de régulation suivant un mode d'exécution de la présente invention comprend une sonde de régulation qui est montée de manière étanche avec le premier élément par l'intermédiaire d'un joint d'étanchéité.The heating and regulating device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a regulating probe which is sealingly connected to the first element by means of a seal.

Le dispositif de chauffage et de régulation suivant un mode d'exécution de la présente invention comprend un second élément qui présente un profil de boîtier comportant un fond bordé par une jupe périphérique verticale destinée à recevoir dans sa partie interne le premier élément en vue de sa fixation et de son immobilisation par au moins deux vis de serrage.The heating and regulating device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a second element which has a housing profile comprising a bottom bordered by a vertical peripheral skirt intended to receive in its internal part the first element with a view to its fixing and its immobilization by at least two clamping screws.

Le dispositif de chauffage et de régulation suivant un mode d'exécution de la présente invention comprend un second élément qui comporte sur son fond et à l'opposé du premier élément une empreinte circulaire destinée à recevoir le disque bimétallique qui permet d'actionner un coupe-circuit thermique de sécurité en cas d'élévation excessive de la température de l'eau contenue à l'intérieur de la cuve du ballon d'eau chaude.The heating and regulating device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a second element which comprises on its bottom and opposite the first element a circular imprint intended to receive the bimetallic disc which makes it possible to actuate a cut. thermal safety circuit in case of excessive rise in the temperature of the water contained inside the tank of the hot water tank.

Le dispositif de chauffage et de régulation suivant un mode d'exécution de la présente invention comprend un second élément dont le fond est traversé par les extrémités de la résistance électrique et par la tige invar de la sonde de régulation pour que ces derniers coopèrent avec l'ensemble des éléments de connexion et de sécurité fixés dans le boîtier isolant venant se fixer au-dessus dudit second élément de l'embase.
La description qui va suivre en regard des dessins annexés, donnés à titre d'exemples non limitatifs, permettra de mieux comprendre l'invention, les caractéristiques qu'elle présente et les avantages qu'elle est susceptible de procurer :

  • Figures 1 et 2 sont des vues en perspective illustrant le dispositif de chauffage et de régulation suivant la présente invention.
  • Figures 3 et 4 sont des vues en perspective éclatée montrant le dispositif de chauffage et de régulation suivant un mode d'exécution de la présente invention.
  • Figure 4 est une vue en perspective illustrant le dessous de l'embase du dispositif de chauffage et de régulation suivant un mode d'exécution de la présente invention.
  • Figure 5 est une vue en perspective montrant les éléments de connexion électriques logés dans le boîtier du dispositif de chauffage et de régulation suivant un mode d'exécution de la présente invention.
  • Figure 6 est une vue en coupe représentant le dispositif de chauffage et de régulation suivant un mode d'exécution de la présente invention fixé sur une cuve d'un chauffe-eau.
  • Figures 7, 8 et 9 sont des vues illustrant une variante des moyens de fixation du dispositif de chauffage et de régulation, suivant un mode d'exécution de la présente invention, sur la cuve d'un chauffe-eau.
  • Figures 10 à 13 sont des vues montrant une variante de l'embase du dispositif de chauffage et de régulation suivant un mode d'exécution de la présente invention.
The heating and regulating device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a second element whose bottom is traversed by the ends of the electrical resistance and by the invar rod of the control probe so that the latter cooperate with the set of connection and safety elements fixed in the insulating housing being fixed above said second element of the base.
The following description with reference to the accompanying drawings, given by way of non-limiting examples, will provide a better understanding of the invention, the characteristics that it presents and the advantages that it is likely to provide:
  • Figures 1 and 2 are perspective views illustrating the heating and control device according to the present invention.
  • Figures 3 and 4 are exploded perspective views showing the heating and control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 4 is a perspective view illustrating the underside of the base of the heating and control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the electrical connection elements housed in the housing of the heating and control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 6 is a sectional view showing the heating and control device according to an embodiment of the present invention attached to a tank of a water heater.
  • Figures 7 , 8 and 9 are views illustrating a variant of the fixing means of the heating and control device, according to an embodiment of the present invention, on the tank of a water heater.
  • Figures 10 to 13 are views showing a variant of the base of the heating and regulating device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

On a montré en figures 1, 2 et 3 un dispositif de chauffage et de régulation 1 comprenant une embase 2 solidaire d'une résistance de chauffage 3 et d'une sonde de régulation 4 et un boîtier isolant 5 venant se fixer sur ladite embase.We have shown in figures 1 , 2 and 3 a heating and regulating device 1 comprising a base 2 integral with a heating resistor 3 and a regulating probe 4 and an insulating casing 5 being fixed on said base.

L'embase 2 est réalisée dans une pièce en laiton, ou dans un autre matériau conducteur de la chaleur, se prolongeant du coté de la résistance de chauffage 3 et de la sonde de régulation 4 par des moyens de fixation 6 permettant la retenue étanche du dispositif de chauffage et de régulation 1 dans le fond d'une cuve 7 d'un ballon d'eau chaude 8 d'un chauffe-eau.The base 2 is made in a piece of brass, or in another heat-conducting material, extending on the side of the heating resistor 3 and the regulating probe 4 by means of fixing 6 allowing the impervious containment of the heating and regulating device 1 in the bottom of a tank 7 of a hot water tank 8 of a water heater.

Les moyens de fixation 6 sont constitués d'une couronne circulaire 9 prolongeant le fond 15 de l'embase 2 conductrice de la chaleur et comportant sur sa face externe un filetage 10 destiné à coopérer avec un profil complémentaire aménagé dans le fond de la cuve 7 du ballon d'eau chaude 8.The fastening means 6 consist of a circular ring 9 extending the bottom 15 of the base 2 conducts heat and having on its outer face a thread 10 for cooperating with a complementary profile arranged in the bottom of the tank 7 hot water tank 8.

L'étanchéité est assurée, lors de la fixation du dispositif de chauffage et de régulation 1 dans le fond de la cuve 7 du ballon d'eau chaude 8, par la mise en place d'un joint 43 autour de la couronne circulaire 9 afin que ce dernier vienne en appui serré entre le fond de ladite cuve 7 et le bord périphérique 44 de l'embase 2 conductrice de la chaleur (figure 6).Sealing is ensured, during the fixing of the heating and regulating device 1 in the bottom of the tank 7 of the hot water tank 8, by the establishment of a seal 43 around the circular ring 9 so that the latter comes to bear tightly between the bottom of said tank 7 and the peripheral edge 44 of the base 2 conducts heat ( figure 6 ).

La couronne circulaire 9 comprend dans sa partie interne des logements cylindriques creux 11, 12 et 13 traversant de part en part l'embase 2 conductrice de la chaleur du dispositif de chauffage et de régulation 1.The circular ring 9 comprises, in its internal part, hollow cylindrical housings 11, 12 and 13 passing right through the base 2 which conducts the heat of the heating and regulating device 1.

La résistance de chauffage 3 est constituée, à la manière connue en soi, d'un tube creux, présentant un profil particulier et coudé, réalisé dans un matériau conducteur comportant dans sa partie interne une résistance électrique pourvue à chaque extrémité dudit tube de bornes de connexion 14.The heating resistor 3 is constituted, in the manner known per se, of a hollow tube, having a particular and bent profile, made of a conductive material having in its internal part an electrical resistance provided at each end of said terminal tube. connection 14.

Chaque extrémité de la résistance électrique 3 est introduite et fixée, par exemple par brasure, dans les logements cylindriques correspondants 11, 12 de l'embase 2 conductrice de la chaleur pour traverser cette dernière de manière étanche afin que les bornes de connexions 14 soient placées au-dessus du fond 15 de ladite embase et à l'opposé des moyens de fixation 6.Each end of the electrical resistance 3 is introduced and fixed, for example by brazing, into the corresponding cylindrical housings 11, 12 of the heat conducting base 2 to pass therethrough in a sealed manner so that the connection terminals 14 are placed above the bottom 15 of said base and opposite the fixing means 6.

Les bornes de connexion 14 de la résistance électrique 3 sont solidaires chacune d'un écrou 21 coopérant avec des vis 22 pour permettre la retenue du boîtier isolant 5 sur l'embase 2 conductrice de la chaleur.The connection terminals 14 of the electrical resistance 3 are each integral with a nut 21 cooperating with screws 22 to allow the retention of the insulating housing 5 on the base 2 of the heat conducting.

La sonde de régulation 4 est constituée, à la manière connue, d'un tube borgne dans lequel est montée une tige axiale ou tige invar 16 à faible coefficient de dilatation.The control probe 4 consists, in the known manner, of a blind tube in which is mounted an axial rod or invar rod 16 with a low coefficient of expansion.

La sonde de régulation 4 est introduite et fixée, par exemple par brasure, dans le logement cylindrique 13 de l'embase 2 conductrice de la chaleur pour traverser cette dernière de manière étanche afin que l'une des extrémités de la tige axiale ou tige invar 16 soit placée au-dessus du fond 15 de ladite embase et à l'opposé des moyens de fixation 6.The regulation probe 4 is introduced and fixed, for example by brazing, in the cylindrical housing 13 of the heat conducting base 2 to pass therethrough in a sealed manner so that one of the ends of the axial rod or invar rod 16 is placed above the bottom 15 of said base and opposite the fixing means 6.

L'extrémité de la tige invar 16 débouchant au-dessus du fond 15 de l'embase 2 conductrice de la chaleur coopère par l'intermédiaire d'un écrou 19 avec un levier isolant 20 permettant d'actionner un rupteur électrique assurant le pilotage de la résistance électrique 3 et donc de la régulation de la température de l'eau à l'intérieur du ballon d'eau chaude 8.The end of the invar rod 16 opening above the bottom 15 of the base 2 conducts heat cooperates via a nut 19 with a lever insulator 20 for actuating an electrical switch controlling the electrical resistance 3 and therefore the regulation of the water temperature inside the hot water tank 8.

Le levier isolant 20 est actionné par les mouvements de la tige d'invar 16 disposée à l'intérieur du tube de la sonde de régulation 4 qui se dilate sous l'effet de la température ou de la chaleur.The insulating lever 20 is actuated by the movements of the invar rod 16 disposed inside the tube of the regulating probe 4 which expands under the effect of temperature or heat.

L'écrou 19 permet d'une part de lier le levier isolant 20 avec l'extrémité libre de la tige d'invar 16 et d'autre part d'assurer le réglage de la température de régulation.The nut 19 makes it possible on the one hand to link the insulating lever 20 with the free end of the invar rod 16 and, on the other hand, to regulate the control temperature.

L'écrou 19 présente une surface externe dentelée de manière à coopérer avec un organe de réglage de la température 42 disposé à l'extérieur et au-dessus du boîtier isolant 5.The nut 19 has an outer surface serrated to cooperate with a temperature adjusting member 42 disposed outside and above the insulating housing 5.

L'embase 2 conductrice de la chaleur comporte, à l'opposé de ses moyens de fixation 6 et dans son fond 15, une empreinte circulaire 17 destinée à recevoir un disque bimétallique 18 qui permet d'actionner un coupe-circuit thermique de sécurité en cas d'élévation excessive de la température de l'eau contenue à l'intérieur de la cuve 7 du ballon d'eau chaude 8 .The heat conducting base 2 comprises, opposite its fastening means 6 and in its bottom 15, a circular imprint 17 intended to receive a bimetallic disc 18 which makes it possible to actuate a safety thermal cut-out in case of excessive rise in the temperature of the water contained inside the tank 7 of the hot water tank 8.

Le disque bimétallique 18 peut être, par exemple, remplacé par un dispositif à mémoire de forme tel que décrit dans le brevet FR 2 870 985 appartenant au demandeur.The bimetallic disc 18 can be, for example, replaced by a shape memory device as described in the patent FR 2,870,985 owned by the applicant.

En effet, l'embase 2 assure, du fait de la matière utilisée, un excellent transfert de chaleur entre l'eau contenue à l'intérieur de la cuve 7 du ballon d'eau chaude 8 et le coupe-circuit thermique de sécurité.Indeed, the base 2 ensures, because of the material used, an excellent heat transfer between the water contained inside the tank 7 of the hot water tank 8 and the safety circuit breaker.

On a montré en figure 4 et 5 l'embase 2 conductrice de la chaleur recevant sur sa face extérieure le boîtier isolant 5 dans lequel est monté et porté l'ensemble des éléments de connexion électriques et de sécurité du dispositif de chauffage et de régulation 1.We have shown in figure 4 and 5 the heat conducting base 2 receiving on its outer face the insulating housing 5 in which is mounted and carried all the electrical and safety connection elements of the heating and regulating device 1.

Le boîtier 5 est réalisé dans un matériau plastique ou autre ayant des caractéristiques isolantes et comportant des agencements permettant de recevoir et de guider tous les éléments de connexion électriques et de sécurité de manière que ces derniers ne soient jamais en contact direct avec l'embase 2 conductrice de la chaleur du dispositif de chauffage et de régulation 1.The housing 5 is made of a plastic material or other having insulating characteristics and having arrangements for receiving and guiding all the electrical and safety connection elements so that the latter are never in direct contact with the base 2 conductor of the heat of the heating and regulating device 1.

La connexion électrique au réseau d'alimentation du dispositif de chauffage et de régulation 1 suivant la présente invention se fait au moyen de pièces conductrices 23a, 23b qui sont réalisées dans un matériau élastique permettant une connexion rapide, sans outil et par pincement des fils de connexion.The electrical connection to the power supply of the heating and control device 1 according to the present invention is effected by means of conductive parts 23 a, 23 b that are made of an elastic material enabling a fast connection without tools and by pinching connection wires.

Les pièces conductrices 23a, 23b sont fixées au boîtier isolant 5 par sertissage et sont actionnées, pour passer d'une position d'ouverture à une position de fermeture, par l'installateur par l'intermédiaire de leviers isolants 24a, 24b guidés en pivotement dans ledit boîtier.The conductive parts 23 a, 23 b are fixed to the insulating housing by crimping and 5 are actuated to move from an open position to a closed position by the installer via insulating levers 24 a, 24 b pivotally guided in said housing.

Les pièces conductrices 23a, 23b comportent chacune une lame rigide 25a, 25b pourvue à son extrémité libre d'un contact 26a, 26b.The conductive parts 23 a, 23 b each comprise a rigid blade 25 a, 25 b provided at its free end a contact 26 a, 26 b.

Les pièces conductrices 23a, 23b assurent respectivement la connexion électrique (phase et neutre) du réseau d'alimentation, tandis que les lames rigides 25a, 25b coopèrent chacune avec une lamelle de connexion souple 27, 28.The conductive parts 23 a, 23 b respectively provide the electrical connection (phase and neutral) of the supply network, whereas the rigid blades 25 a, 25 b each cooperate with a flexible connection strip 27, 28.

La lamelle de connexion 27 est fixée au boîtier isolant 5 par l'intermédiaire de rivets 29 et 30 dont l'un et plus particulièrement le rivet 30 est traversé par une vis 22 permettant la fixation dudit boîtier isolant 5 sur l'embase 2 conductrice de la chaleur.The connection strip 27 is fixed to the insulating housing 5 by means of rivets 29 and 30, one and more particularly the rivet 30 is traversed by a screw 22 for fixing said insulating casing 5 to the conductive base 2 of the heat.

La lamelle de connexion 27 comporte à une extrémité un contact 31 qui vient en regard du contact 26a de la lame rigide 25a de la première pièce conductrice 23a, tandis que l'autre extrémité de la lamelle de connexion 27 est fixée à l'une des bornes d'entrée de connexion 14 de la résistance électrique 3 au moyen de la vis 22 et de l'écrou 21 correspondant.The connection strip 27 has at one end a contact 31 which faces 26a contacting the rigid strip 25 has the first conductive member 23 a, while the other end of the connecting strip 27 is attached to the one of the connection input terminals 14 of the electrical resistance 3 by means of the screw 22 and the corresponding nut 21.

De l'autre coté, la lamelle de connexion 28 est fixée au boîtier isolant 5 par un unique rivet 32 de manière que son premier contact 33 soit en regard du contact 26b de la lame rigide 25b de la seconde pièce conductrice 23b, tandis que son second contact 34 est en regard d'un contact 35 solidaire d'une lamelle élastique et conductrice 36 montée mobile et articulée par rapport à une pièce de connexion 38 fixée dans le boîtier isolant 5.On the other side, the connection strip 28 is attached to the insulative housing 5 by a single rivet 32 so that its first contact 33 is opposite the contact 26 b of the rigid blade 25 b of the second conductive member 23 b, while its second contact 34 is opposite a contact 35 secured to a resilient and conductive strip 36 mounted movably and articulated with respect to a connection piece 38 fixed in the insulating housing 5.

La lamelle élastique 36 coopère librement avec la pièce de connexion 38 qui est fixée au boîtier isolant 5 par l'intermédiaire de rivets 39 et 40 dont l'un et plus particulièrement le rivet 40 est traversé par une vis 22 permettant la fixation dudit boîtier isolant 5 sur l'embase 2 conductrice de la chaleur.The resilient lamella 36 cooperates freely with the connecting piece 38 which is fixed to the insulating casing 5 by means of rivets 39 and 40, one of which, and more particularly the rivet 40, is traversed by a screw 22 enabling the fixing of said insulating casing. 5 on the base 2 conducts heat.

La pièce de connexion 38 est destinée à assurer la liaison électrique avec l'autre borne de connexion 14 de la résistance électrique 3.The connecting piece 38 is intended to provide the electrical connection with the other connection terminal 14 of the electrical resistance 3.

Les lamelles de connexion 27, 28 sont actionnées par un coulisseau isolant 37 qui vient prendre appui sur le disque bimétallique 18 du coupe-circuit thermique de sécurité ou sur tout autre système de sécurité comme, par exemple, à ressort à mémoire de forme .The connecting strips 27, 28 are actuated by an insulating slider 37 which bears on the bimetallic disc 18 of the safety thermal cut-out or on any other safety system such as, for example, with a shape memory spring.

Le disque bimétallique 18 ou tout autre système de sécurité prend, par l'intermédiaire de l'embase 2 conductrice de la chaleur, la température de l'eau à l'intérieur de la cuve 7 du ballon d'eau chaude 8 et se déclenche ou se déforme brusquement pour une température prédéterminée en usine .The bimetallic disc 18 or any other safety system takes, via the heat conductive base 2, the temperature of the water inside the tank 7 of the hot water tank 8 and is triggered or deforms sharply for a predetermined temperature in the factory.

Le coulisseau isolant 37 traverse le boîtier isolant 5 pour venir déboucher à l'extérieur du dispositif de chauffage et de régulation 1 afin de permettre le réarmement manuel du coupe-circuit thermique de sécurité constitué, par exemple, par le disque bimétallique 18.The insulating slide 37 passes through the insulating casing 5 to open out of the heating and regulating device 1 in order to allow the manual reset of the safety thermal cut-off device constituted, for example, by the bimetallic disc 18.

Les lamelles de connexion 27, 28, le levier isolant 37 et le disque bimétallique 18 constituent le coupe-circuit thermique de sécurité du dispositif de chauffage et de régulation 1 afin de protéger le ballon d'eau chaude 8 et l'utilisateur contre une surchauffe éventuelle de l'eau contenue dans la cuve 7.The connecting strips 27, 28, the insulating lever 37 and the bimetallic disc 18 constitute the safety thermal cut-out of the heating and regulating device 1 in order to protect the hot water tank 8 and the user against overheating. possible water contained in the tank 7.

La lamelle élastique 36 assure l'ouverture brusque du circuit électrique en cas de dépassement de la température de consigne de régulation de l'eau à l'intérieur de la cuve 7 du ballon d'eau chaude 8.The elastic strip 36 ensures the sudden opening of the electrical circuit in the event of exceeding the regulation water temperature set within the tank 7 of the hot water tank 8.

A cet effet, la lamelle élastique 36 est actionnée par le levier isolant 20, coopérant avec la tige d'invar 16 disposée à l'intérieur du tube de la sonde de régulation 4.For this purpose, the elastic strip 36 is actuated by the insulating lever 20, cooperating with the invar rod 16 disposed inside the tube of the regulation probe 4.

La tige d'invar 16 permet de transmettre à la lamelle élastique 36 par l'intermédiaire du levier isolant 20 un mouvement qui est proportionnel à la dilatation du tube constituant la sonde, ledit tube étant réalisé dans un métal à fort coefficient de dilatation.The invar rod 16 makes it possible to transmit to the elastic strip 36 via the insulating lever 20 a movement which is proportional to the expansion of the tube constituting the probe, said tube being made of a metal with a high coefficient of expansion.

Egalement, le tube constituant la sonde de régulation 4 est solidaire de manière étanche à son extrémité libre et opposée à l'embase 2 conductrice de la chaleur de la tige d'invar 16 réalisée dans un métal à faible coefficient de dilatation.Also, the tube constituting the regulation probe 4 is sealingly secured at its free end and opposite to the heat conductive base 2 of the invar rod 16 made of a metal with a low coefficient of expansion.

Le dispositif de chauffage et de régulation 1 comporte une lampe 41 signalant à l'utilisateur que l'eau se trouvant à l'intérieur de la cuve 7 du ballon d'eau chaude 8 est en train de chauffer. La lampe 41 est reliée aux lamelles de connexion 27 et 38 par sertissage ou par soudure.The heating and regulating device 1 comprises a lamp 41 signaling to the user that the water inside the tank 7 of the hot water tank 8 is heating up. The lamp 41 is connected to the connecting strips 27 and 38 by crimping or welding.

On note que tous les éléments de connexion électriques et de sécurité sous tension constitutifs du dispositif de chauffage et de régulation 1 sont maintenus dans le boîtier isolant 5 à une distance d de l'embase 2 conductrice de la chaleur, permettant ainsi de garantir la sécurité électrique dudit dispositif chauffage et de régulation et d'éviter les arcs électriques de disfonctionnement.It should be noted that all the electrical connection and live safety elements constituting the heating and regulating device 1 are held in the insulating housing 5 at a distance d from the heat conducting base 2, thus making it possible to guarantee the safety electrical device of said heating and regulating device and to avoid electric arcs of malfunction.

On a représenté en figures 7 à 9 le dispositif de chauffage et de régulation 1 comprenant d'une part l'embase 2 conductrice de la chaleur solidaire de la résistance de chauffage 3 et de la sonde de régulation 4 et d'autre part un boîtier isolant 5 portant tous les éléments de connexion électriques et de sécurité sous tension et venant se fixer sur ladite embase.We have shown in Figures 7 to 9 the heating and regulating device 1 comprising, on the one hand, the heat-conducting base 2 connected to the heating resistor 3 and the regulation probe 4 and, on the other hand, an insulating casing 5 carrying all the connection elements electrical and safety under voltage and being fixed on said base.

Le dispositif de chauffage et de régulation 1 illustré en figures 7 à 9, se distingue de celui décrit et montré en figures 1 à 6 uniquement dans les moyens de fixation 6 permettant sa retenue dans le fond d'une cuve 7 du ballon d'eau chaude 8.The heating and regulating device 1 illustrated in Figures 7 to 9 differs from that described and shown in Figures 1 to 6 only in the fixing means 6 allowing its retention in the bottom of a tank 7 of the hot water tank 8.

Les moyens de fixation 6 sont constitués d'une couronne 9 prolongeant le fond 15 de l'embase 2 conductrice de la chaleur et comportant sur sa périphérie externe et à espaces réguliers des dents crantées 45 coopérant chacune avec une ouverture de profil complémentaire aménagée dans le fond d'une cuve 7 du ballon d'eau chaude 8 de manière à réaliser une liaison de type baïonnette.The fastening means 6 consist of a ring 9 extending the bottom 15 of the heat conductive base 2 and having on its outer periphery and with regular spaces toothed teeth 45 each cooperating with a complementary profile opening arranged in the bottom of a tank 7 of the hot water tank 8 so as to make a bayonet type connection.

L'étanchéité est assurée, lors de la fixation du dispositif de chauffage et de régulation 1 dans le fond de la cuve 7 du ballon d'eau chaude 8, par la mise en place d'un joint 43 autour de la couronne 9 afin que ce dernier vienne en appui serré entre le fond de ladite cuve 7 et le bord périphérique 44 de l'embase 2 conductrice de la chaleur (figure 9).Sealing is ensured, during the fixing of the heating and regulating device 1 in the bottom of the tank 7 of the hot water tank 8, by placing a seal 43 around the ring 9 so that the latter comes to bear tightly between the bottom of said vessel 7 and the peripheral edge 44 of the base 2 which conducts heat ( figure 9 ).

On a montré en figures 10 à 13 le dispositif de chauffage et de régulation 1 comprenant d'une part l'embase 2 conductrice de la chaleur solidaire de la résistance de chauffage 3 et de la sonde de régulation 4 et d'autre part un boîtier isolant 5 portant tous les éléments de connexion électrique et de sécurité sous tension et venant se fixer sur ladite embase.We have shown in Figures 10 to 13 the heating and regulating device 1 comprising, on the one hand, the heat-conducting base 2 connected to the heating resistor 3 and the regulation probe 4 and, on the other hand, an insulating casing 5 carrying all the connection elements electrical and security under tension and being fixed on said base.

Le dispositif de chauffage et de régulation 1 illustré en figures 10 à 12, se distingue de celui décrit et montré en figures 1 à 9 uniquement dans la réalisation et l'agencement de l'embase 2 coopérant d'une part avec la résistance de chauffage 3, la sonde de régulation 4 et le boîtier isolant 5 et d'autre part par l'intermédiaire des moyens de fixation 6 avec le fond de la cuve 7 du ballon d'eau chaude 8.The heating and regulating device 1 illustrated in Figures 10 to 12 differs from that described and shown in Figures 1 to 9 only in the embodiment and the arrangement of the base 2 cooperating on the one hand with the heating resistor 3, the regulation probe 4 and the insulating casing 5 and on the other hand by means of the fixing means 6 with the bottom of the tank 7 of the hot water tank 8.

Ainsi, l'embase 2 est constituée d'un premier élément 2a réalisé dans un matériau non conducteur, tel que par exemple du plastique, et d'un second élément 2b réalisé dans un matériau conducteur, tel que par exemple de l'acier, afin de former une embase 2 conductrice de la chaleur.Thus, the base 2 consists of a first element 2a made of a non-conductive material, such as for example plastic, and a second element 2b made of a conductive material, such as for example steel, to form a heat conducting base 2.

Le premier élément 2a est solidaire dans le prolongement de son fond 15 des moyens de fixation 6 qui sont constitués de la couronne 9 comportant soit le profil fileté 10 soit les dents crantées 45 pour l'immobilisation de l'embase 2 dans le fond de la cuve 7 du ballon d'eau chaude 8.The first element 2a is integral in the extension of its bottom 15 fixing means 6 which consist of the ring 9 having either the threaded profile 10 or the toothed teeth 45 for the immobilization of the base 2 in the bottom of the tank 7 of the hot water tank 8.

Le premier élément 2a et plus particulièrement la couronne circulaire 9 comprend dans sa partie interne des logements cylindriques creux 11, 12 et 13 traversant de part en part ledit premier élément pour la fixation respective de la résistance de chauffage 3 et de la sonde de régulation 4.The first element 2a and more particularly the circular ring 9 comprises in its internal part hollow cylindrical housings 11, 12 and 13 passing right through said first element for the respective fixing of the heating resistor 3 and the regulation probe 4 .

Chaque extrémité de la résistance électrique 3 est introduite dans les logements cylindriques correspondants 11, 12 du premier élément 2a pour traverser ce dernier afin que les bornes de connexions 14 de la résistance de chauffage 3 soient placées au-dessus du fond 15 de ladite embase et à l'opposé des moyens de fixation 6.Each end of the electrical resistance 3 is introduced into the corresponding cylindrical housings 11, 12 of the first element 2a to pass therethrough so that the connection terminals 14 of the heating resistor 3 are placed above the bottom 15 of said base and opposite to the fixing means 6.

La résistance électrique 3 est fixée sur le premier élément 2a par l'intermédiaire d'une platine 2c coopérant d'une part avec chaque branche du profil coudé de ladite résistance électrique 3 et d'autre part avec une empreinte 2d ménagée dans le fond 15 de la couronne circulaire 9, ladite platine étant immobilisée dans l'empreinte 2d par une vis de blocage 2e.The electrical resistance 3 is fixed on the first element 2a via a plate 2c cooperating on the one hand with each branch of the bent profile of said electrical resistance 3 and on the other hand with a cavity 2d formed in the bottom 15 of the circular ring 9, said plate being immobilized in the cavity 2d by a locking screw 2e.

Chaque branche du profil coudé de la résistance électrique 3 coopère de manière étanche avec le premier élément 2a par l'intermédiaire de joints d'étanchéité 2f coopérant avec les logements cylindriques correspondants 11, 12.Each branch of the bent profile of the electrical resistance 3 cooperates sealingly with the first element 2a via seals 2f cooperating with the corresponding cylindrical housings 11, 12.

La sonde de régulation 4 est introduite dans le logement 13 du premier élément 2a pour traverser ce dernier et venir s'assembler avec le second élément 2b de l'embase 2.The regulation probe 4 is introduced into the housing 13 of the first element 2a to pass therethrough and come to assemble with the second element 2b of the base 2.

La sonde de régulation 4 est montée de manière étanche avec le premier élément 2a par l'intermédiaire d'un joint d'étanchéité 2g coopérant avec le logement cylindrique correspondant 13.The regulation probe 4 is sealed with the first element 2a via a seal 2g cooperating with the corresponding cylindrical housing 13.

Le second élément 2b présente un profil de boîtier comportant un fond 2h bordé par une jupe périphérique verticale 2i destinée à recevoir dans sa partie interne le premier élément 2a en vue de sa fixation et son immobilisation par au moins deux vis de serrage 2j.The second element 2b has a housing profile having a bottom 2h bordered by a vertical peripheral skirt 2i intended to receive in its inner part the first element 2a for fixing and immobilization by at least two clamping screws 2j.

Le second élément 2b comporte sur son fond 2h et à l'opposé du premier élément 2a une empreinte circulaire 2k destinée à recevoir le disque bimétallique 18 qui permet d'actionner un coupe-circuit thermique de sécurité en cas d'élévation excessive de la température de l'eau contenue à l'intérieur de la cuve 7 du ballon d'eau chaude 8.The second element 2b has on its bottom 2h and opposite the first element 2a a circular cavity 2k intended to receive the bimetallic disc 18 which allows to actuate a thermal safety cut-out in case of excessive rise in temperature. water contained inside the tank 7 of the hot water tank 8.

Le fond 2h du second élément 2b est traversé par les extrémités 14 de la résistance électrique 3 et par la tige invar 16 de la sonde de régulation 4 pour que ces derniers coopèrent avec l'ensemble des éléments de connexion et de sécurité fixés dans le boîtier isolant 5 venant se fixer au-dessus dudit second élément 2b de l'embase 2.The bottom 2h of the second element 2b is traversed by the ends 14 of the electrical resistance 3 and the invar rod 16 of the control probe 4 so that the latter cooperate with all the connection and safety elements fixed in the housing insulation 5 being fixed above said second element 2b of the base 2.

Le dispositif de chauffage et de régulation 1 regroupe, dans un seul et même appareil, les fonctions suivantes :

  • résistance de chauffage d'un ballon d'eau chaude 8,
  • prise de température de l'eau du ballon,
  • régulation de la température de l'eau du ballon,
  • coupe-circuit thermique de sécurité.
The heating and regulating device 1 groups, in a single device, the following functions:
  • heating resistance of a hot water tank 8,
  • temperature measurement of the water of the balloon,
  • regulation of the water temperature of the flask,
  • thermal safety cut-out.

Claims (18)

  1. Device (1) for heating and controlling the water contained in a tank (7) of a hot-water boiler (8) of a water heater, comprising, on the one hand, a seat (2) made of heat-conducting material and joined in a leaktight manner to a heating resistor (3) and to a control probe (4), said heat-conducting seat (2) being provided with securing means (6) allowing the heating and control device (1) to be held in a leaktight manner in the bottom of the tank (7) of the hot-water boiler (8), and, on the other hand, an insulating housing (5) fixed on the seat (2) and comprising arrangements for receiving and guiding all the electrical connection elements for control and safety in such a way that these elements are never in direct contact with the heat-conducting seat (2), it being possible for the device for heating and control (1) to be connected to the electricity supply network by way of conductive components (23a, 23b) which are made of an elastic material and are fixed to the insulating housing (5), characterized in that said conductive components can be actuated, in order to move from an open position to a closed position, by way of insulating levers (24a, 24b) guided with pivoting in said housing, said conductive components (23a, 23b) each comprising a rigid blade (25a, 25b) provided, at its free end, with a contact (26a, 26b) arranged in line, respectively, with a contact (31, 33) provided at one of the ends of the connection plates (27, 28), while, on the one hand, the other end of the connection plate (27) is fixed to one of the connecting input terminals (14) of the electrical resistor (3) and, on the other hand, the other end of the plate (28) comprises a second contact (34) in line with a contact (35) formed integrally on an elastic and conductive plate (36) which is mounted movably and in an articulated manner relative to a connection component (38) fixed in the insulating housing (5).
  2. Device for heating and control according to Claim 1, characterized in that the securing means (6) are composed of a collar (9) continuing the base (15) of the heat-conducting seat (2) and comprising, on its outer face, a thread (10) intended to cooperate with a complementary profile formed in the bottom of the tank (7) of the hot-water boiler (8), while leaktightness is ensured by a gasket (43) placed around the collar (9) in such a way that it bears tightly between the bottom of said tank (7) and the peripheral edge (44) of the heat-conducting seat (2).
  3. Device for heating and control according to Claim 1, characterized in that the securing means (6) are composed of a collar (9) continuing the base (15) of the heat-conducting seat (2) and comprising, on its outer periphery and at regular intervals, indexed teeth (45) which are intended to cooperate with an opening of complementary profile formed in the bottom of a tank (7) of the hot-water boiler (8) in such a way as to produce a connection of the bayonet type, while leaktightness is ensured by a gasket (43) placed around the collar (9) in such a way that it bears tightly between the bottom of said tank (7) and the peripheral edge (44) of the heat-conducting seat (2).
  4. Device for heating and control according to Claim 1, characterized in that the heat-conducting seat (2) comprises hollow cylindrical recesses (11, 12; 13) which pass right through it in order to permit leaktight fixation of each end of the heating resistor (3) and of the control probe (4).
  5. Device for heating and control according to Claim 1, characterized in that the seat (2) comprises, at the opposite end from its securing means (6), a circular cavity (17) intended to receive a bimetal disc (18) permitting, by way of a manually resettable insulating ram (37), actuation of the connection plates (27, 28) of a thermal circuit breaker provided for safety purposes in the event of an excessive rise in the temperature of the water contained inside the tank (7) of the hot-water boiler (9).
  6. Device for heating and control according to Claim 1, characterized in that the connection component (38) cooperating with the elastic plate (36) is intended to ensure electrical connection to the other connecting terminal (14) of the electrical resistor (3).
  7. Device for heating and control according to Claim 1, characterized in that the elastic plate (36) is actuated by an insulating lever (20) cooperating with one of the ends of an Invar rod (16) arranged inside the tube of the control probe (4), in order to ensure sudden opening of the electric circuit in the event of the setpoint control temperature of the water inside the tank (7) of the hot-water boiler (8) being exceeded.
  8. Device for heating and control according to Claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a lamp (41) which is joined to the connection plates (27, 38) and indicates to the user that the water situated inside the tank (7) of the hot-water boiler (8) is in the process of heating.
  9. Device for heating and control according to Claim 1, characterized in that the seat (2) is composed of a first element (2a) made of a non-conductive material, and a second element (2b) made of a conductive material, in order to form a heat-conducting seat (2).
  10. Device for heating and control according to Claim 9, characterized in that the first element (2a) is integral, in the continuation of its base (15), with the securing means (6) for immobilizing the seat (2) in the bottom of the tank (7) of the hot-water boiler (8).
  11. Device for heating and control according to Claim 9, characterized in that the first element (2a) comprises, in its interior, hollow cylindrical recesses (11, 12 and 13) which pass right through said first element for respectively fixing the heating resistor (3) and the control probe (4).
  12. Device for heating and control according to Claim 9, characterized in that the electrical resistor (3) is fixed on the first element (2a) by way of a mounting plate (2c) which cooperates, on the one hand, with each branch of the bent profile of said electrical resistor (3) and, on the other hand, with a cavity (2d) formed in the base (15) of the securing means (6), said mounting plate being immobilized in the cavity (2d) by a locking screw (2e).
  13. Device for heating and control according to Claim 11, characterized in that each branch of the bent profile of the electrical resistor (3) cooperates in a leaktight manner with the first element (2a) by way of sealing gaskets (2f).
  14. Device for heating and control according to Claim 9, characterized in that the control probe (4) is introduced into the recess (13) of the first element (2a) so as to pass through the latter and join up with the second element (2b) of the seat (2).
  15. Device for heating and control according to Claim 14, characterized in that the control probe (4) is mounted in a leaktight manner on the first element (2a) by way of a sealing gasket (2g).
  16. Device for heating and control according to Claim 9, characterized in that the second element (2b) has a housing profile comprising a base (2h) bordered by a vertical peripheral skirt (2i) which, in its interior, is intended to receive the first element (2a), with a view to fixing and immobilizing it via at least two binding screws (2j).
  17. Device for heating and control according to Claim 16, characterized in that the second element (2b) comprises on its base (2h), and directed away from the first element (2a), a circular cavity (2k) intended to receive the bimetal disc (18) for actuating a thermal circuit breaker provided for safety purposes in the event of an excessive rise in the temperature of the water contained inside the tank (7) of the hot-water boiler (8).
  18. Device for heating and control according to Claim 16, characterized in that the base (2h) of the second element (2b) is traversed by the ends (14) of the electrical resistor (3) and by the Invar rod (16) of the control probe (4), so that these cooperate with all the connection and safety elements fixed in the insulating housing (5) which is fixed on top of said second element (2b) of the seat (2).
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