EP3299733A1 - Thermal body for thermal threshold or door-bottom device and thermal threshold or door-bottom device provided with at least one such thermal body - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a thermal body for skirting device or thermal threshold, said device comprising a housing supporting and / or housing said thermal body which comprises at least one thermal module (2) electrical or hydraulic and, optionally, at least one heat exchanger, the latter comprising at least one thermal or electrical thermal module (2) and, optionally, at least one heat exchanger, said casing comprising at least one side forming a main fixing side. It further comprises a support and heat transfer element comprising one or more receiving cavities of the thermal module or modules (2) and comprising a main attachment means (1c, 2a) for fixing it, preferably by interlocking and / or or snap-fastening, on the main fixing side and, optionally, additional fixing means (1h) allowing the additional fastening, preferably by interlocking and / or snapping, of the thermal body, if any, on another side opposite to said side main attachment.

Description

The present invention relates to the field of heating systems, including domestic heating, and relates to a thermal body for skirting device or thermal threshold. It also relates to a baseboard device or thermal threshold equipped with at least one such thermal body.

A baseboard heater is distinguished from a radiator by its elongated shape, its lower dimensions and its location at the bottom of a wall. Generally, several skirting boards are installed one behind the other at the foot of the wall so as to obtain heat radiation all along the latter heating the air at ground level which allows a homogeneous distribution of heat throughout the floor. wall that accumulates heat thanks to its inertia. This effect is not possible with a radiator that generates punctually, around it, on the surface of the wall, a hot zone leaving colder zones at points distant from the source or between two radiators.

A heating baseboard generally comprises a housing forming an elongated hollow body housing and supporting a thermal body. The thermal body is generally constituted by a hydraulic module such as a pipework comprising a plurality of pipes or conduits allowing the circulation of a coolant such as hot water from a boiler and / or a electrical module such as an electrical resistance supplied with electric current from the electrical network.

The document EP 2 796 798 a for object a heating baseboard comprising, on the one hand, a hollow body having a bottom intended to come against the wall on which the baseboard is mounted and, located opposite, a facade and, on the other hand, a piping having two pipes for the circulation of heating liquid in one direction each and a finned exchanger. The pipes are arranged so as to extend between the exchanger and the facade.

However, current baseboard heaters do not allow easy assembly or disassembly, especially for maintenance, heating elements or heat radiation constituting the skirting board. In addition, the exchange of heat between the thermal body and the other components (eg heat exchanger) of the baseboard and / or the external environment do not always meet the desired performance.

Moreover, if the current skirting applied against the wall can place a heat source along the lower part of the walls and get a good distribution of heat emitted on its surface, they are not suitable or intended to be installed in the threshold of a door or window opening which creates a discontinuity of the source and in the heating of the space to be heated. To remedy this problem, heating installers are forced to create, for example, grooves in the thresholds to provide a space receiving the thermal body, which requires expensive work and / or deteriorating the existing floor at the door or bay window.

The present invention aims to create a thermal body that can be used in a thermal baseboard intended to be fixed on a wall or other wall of this type, in particular on its lower part, or can be used in a thermal threshold to ensure continuity of the thermal source without requiring binding and / or expensive work. It also aims to create a baseboard device or thermal threshold receiving such a thermal body that can be mounted and dismounted easily and providing an effective heat exchange, without the need for bleeding work for a thermal threshold installation, and providing a heat exchange effective.

For this purpose, the thermal body for skirting device or thermal threshold, said device comprising a housing, or other means supporting and / or housing said thermal body, the latter comprising at least one electrical or hydraulic thermal module and, optionally, at least a heat exchanger, said casing comprising at least one side forming a main fixing side, preferably at least two opposite sides, one of which forms said main fixing side, characterized in that it further comprises a support member and heat transfer unit, preferably of elongated and flat shape, extending along a longitudinal axis, having, or being traversed longitudinally by, one or more receiving cavities adapted (s) to receive the thermal module or modules and it comprises a main fastening means for fixing, preferably releasably, said thermal body on the main fixing side with an internal surface comprising for this purpose a complementary main fastening means, possibly, if appropriate, said thermal body further comprising additional fastening means for its additional attachment to the other opposite side further comprising for this purpose a complementary additional fastening means.

Always for this purpose, the baseboard device or thermal threshold, according to the present invention, equipped with at least one thermal body, said device comprising a housing, or other means supporting and / or housing the thermal body or bodies, this or these latter comprising at least one electrical or hydraulic thermal module and, optionally, at least one heat exchanger, said housing comprising at least one side forming a main fixing side, preferably at least two opposite sides, one of which forms said fixing side main feature, characterized in that the thermal body consists of a thermal body according to the present invention and in that the main fixing side has a main fixing inner face comprising at least one cooperating complementary main fixing means, preferably by interlocking and / or latching, with the main fastening means of the thermal body to allow the main attachment of the latter and, optionally, if appropriate, the other opposite side comprises a complementary additional fastening means cooperating, preferably by interlocking and / or snap-fastening, with the additional fastening means of the thermal body to allow the additional fixing of the latter.

• la figure 1 montre une vue en perspective d'un élément de support et de transfert thermique d'un corps thermique selon la présente invention, dans un mode de réalisation où l'élément est constitué par l'assemblage, par encliquetage, avec réglage en écartement, de deux demi-coques,
• la figure 2 montre l'élément représenté sur la figure 1 en phase de fixation additionnelle sur le côté avant du carter d'un dispositif de plinthe ou seuil thermique, avec réglage de leur écartement relatif,
• la figure 3 montre l'élément représenté sur la figure 1 ou 2 traversé par une rangée de cavités de réception recevant chacune une conduite d'une tuyauterie constituant le module hydraulique,
• la figure 4 montre une vue en coupe transversale de l'une des demi-coques de l'élément représenté sur la figure 1,
• la figure 5 est une vue en coupe transversale de l'élément représenté sur la figure 1 à l'état assemblé, par encliquetage, des deux demi-coques le constituant,
• la figure 6 montre l'élément représenté sur la figure 5 en phase de fixation principale, par encliquetage, sur le côté de fixation principal formant le côté arrière du carter d'un dispositif de plinthe thermique monté sur une surface murale, dans un mode de réalisation particulier dudit côté arrière,
• la figure 7 montre l'élément représenté sur la figure 6 à l'état de fixation additionnelle, par encliquetage, avec réglage en écartement, sur le côté avant du carter,
• la figure 8 montre une vue en perspective de l'élément représenté sur la figure 1 en phase de fixation principale sur le côté de fixation principal représenté sur la figure 6 mais monté sur une surface de sol d'un seuil thermique,
• la figure 9a montre une vue en perspective d'un dispositif de plinthe, selon la présente invention, équipé d'un corps thermique représenté sur la figure 3, dont la partie de la tuyauterie qui dépasse de l'élément forme le moyen de fixation principale et fixée, par encliquetage, dans le moyen de fixation principale complémentaire de la face interne de fixation principale du côté arrière, formant le côté de fixation principal, du carter dudit dispositif de plinthe, ledit côté arrière étant monté contre un surface de mur au pied de ce dernier,
• la figure 9b montre le dispositif de plinthe de la figure 9a avant son montage contre la surface de mur,
• la figure 10 montre une vue en coupe transversale du côté arrière représenté sur la figure 9a ou 9b, sans les pièces d'assemblage par encliquetage formant le moyen de fixation principale par encliquetage,
• la figure 11 montre une vue en coupe transversale de l'une des pièces d'assemblage par encliquetage,
• la figure 12 montre une vue en perspective de la pièce d'assemblage représentée sur la figure 11.

The invention will be better understood, thanks to the following description, which relates to at least one preferred embodiment, given by way of non-limiting example, and explained with reference to the attached schematic drawings, in which:

• the figure 1 shows a perspective view of a support element and thermal transfer of a thermal body according to the present invention, in an embodiment where the element is constituted by the assembly, snap-fastening, with spacing adjustment, of two half-hulls,
• the figure 2 shows the element represented on the figure 1 in the additional fixing phase on the front side of the casing of a baseboard device or thermal threshold, with adjustment of their relative spacing,
• the figure 3 shows the element represented on the figure 1 or 2 traversed by a row of receiving cavities each receiving a pipe of a pipework constituting the hydraulic module,
• the figure 4 shows a cross-sectional view of one of the half-shells of the element shown in FIG. figure 1 ,
• the figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of the element shown on the figure 1 in the assembled state, by latching, of the two half-shells constituting it,
• the figure 6 shows the element represented on the figure 5 in the main fixing phase, snap-fastening, on the main fixing side forming the rear side of the casing of a thermal baseboard device mounted on a wall surface, in a particular embodiment of said rear side,
• the figure 7 shows the element represented on the figure 6 in the additional fixing state, snap-fastening, with spacing adjustment, on the front side of the housing,
• the figure 8 shows a perspective view of the element shown on the figure 1 in the main fixing phase on the main fixing side shown on the figure 6 but mounted on a floor surface of a thermal threshold,
• the figure 9a shows a perspective view of a skirting device, according to the present invention, equipped with a thermal body represented on the figure 3 whose part of the pipe which protrudes from the element forms the main fastening means and is snap-fastened in the complementary main fastening means of the main rearward fastening inner face forming the main fastening side, of the casing of said skirting device, said rear side being mounted against a wall surface at the foot of the latter,
• the figure 9b shows the skirting device of the figure 9a before mounting it against the wall surface,
• the figure 10 shows a cross-sectional view of the backside shown on the Figure 9a or 9b , without snap-fastening parts forming the main snap-fastening means,
• the figure 11 shows a cross-sectional view of one of the snap-in fasteners,
• the figure 12 shows a perspective view of the assembly part shown on the figure 11 .

Of course, the invention is not limited to the (x) modes or variant (s) of embodiment described (s) and shown (s) in the accompanying drawings. Modifications are possible, particularly from the point of view of the constitution of the various elements or by substitution of technical equivalents, without departing from the scope of protection of the invention.

The figures show a thermal body, according to the present invention, for a baseboard device or thermal threshold, said device comprising a housing 4 or 5, or other means supporting and / or housing said thermal body, the latter comprising at least one thermal module 2 electrical or hydraulic and, optionally, a heat exchanger 3, said housing 4 or 5 comprising at least one side forming a main fixing side 4b or 5b), preferably at least two opposite sides 4a, 4b or 5a, 5b of which a shape said main fixing side.

When said housing 4 or 5 comprises at least two opposite sides, one of said sides 4a or 5a may form the front or front side of the baseboard device or thermal threshold and the other forming the main fixing side 4b or 5b may form the back side, or bottom or backsplash, of the baseboard device or thermal threshold. The rear side being adapted and intended to be mounted against a wall or floor surface.

According to the present invention, such a thermal body further comprises a support element 1 and heat transfer, hereinafter referred to as: the element 1, preferably elongated and flat, preferably rigid, extending along a longitudinal axis, comprising, or being traversed longitudinally by, one or more receiving cavities 1a and / or 1b adapted (s) to receive the thermal module or modules 2. In addition, such a thermal body comprises at least one means main attachment 1c and / or 2a for fixing, preferably releasably, said thermal body on the main attachment side 4b or 5b, comprising for this purpose a complementary main fixing means 4c or 5c.

Still in accordance with the present invention and, optionally where appropriate, that is to say possibly, when the casing comprises at least two opposite sides, said thermal body may furthermore comprise additional fixing means 1h which may allow its additional fixing on the other opposite side may furthermore comprise for this purpose additional complementary fixing means.

Preferably, the main fastening means 1c or 2a and / or the additional fastening means 1h may consist of male and / or female interlocking and / or clipping fastening means ( Figures 1, 2 , 3, 4 , 5, 6 , 7, 8 , 9a, 9b , 10, 11 , 12 ).

In the present invention, it will be understood above and subsequently by the term interlocking: an interlocking without elastic deformation and by the term snap-fitting: an elastic interlocking according to an assembly mode in which the elements are deformed during the introduction. Snapping and / or nesting may be irreversible or reversible. The assembly resulting from the interlocking and / or snapping can be tight or slippery. For example, when it is slippery, it can be provided, as will be seen later, a sliding between the two means assembled to one another.

If we refer to figures 3 , 9a and 9b it can be seen that in a first embodiment of the main attachment of the thermal body in a baseboard device or thermal threshold, in the case where the thermal body comprises at least one hydraulic thermal module and the or at least one of the means main attachment 2a consists of a fixing means by interlocking and / or snapping, the or at least one of the thermal modules 2, preferably the hydraulic module, may comprise at least one interlocking portion and / or snap male forming the one or one of the main fastening means 2a, for example a pipe portion constituting the hydraulic module and being located outside said element 1 or protruding from the latter. The interlocking portion and / or detent portion may be adapted and intended to be fitted and / or snapped into a female interlocking and / or detent portion 41c that may be comprised by the complementary main fixing means 4c of the locking device. baseboard or thermal threshold ( figure 3 , 9a, 9b ).

In a second embodiment of the main attachment of the thermal body in a baseboard device or thermal threshold, as can be seen on the Figures 1, 2 , 3, 4 , 5, 6 , 7, 8 and 9 that the element 1 may comprise at least one external main attachment face 1d and / or 1e, preferably at least two opposite main external fixation faces 1d and 1c, and the or at least one of the main attachment means 1c by interlocking and / or female snap can be practiced in the or each outer main attachment 1d or 1e. Of preferably, in this second embodiment, the or at least one of the main fastening means 1c by interlocking and / or female snap-fit may be constituted by one or more groove (s) or groove (s), preferably parallel between they, preferably parallel to the longitudinal axis of the element 1, preferably each having a generally V-shaped or U-shaped profile.

Such a main fastening means 1c may be adapted to allow tight engagement, not shown in the accompanying figures, for fixing the thermal body without sliding or sliding interlocking (appended figures) for fixing and sliding, preferably by sliding , the thermal body in the baseboard device or thermal threshold for adjusting or adjusting the position of the thermal body, for example along the longitudinal axis of the device.

We will understand, as we can see on Figures 1, 2 , 3, 4 , 5, 6 , 7, 8 , 9a, 9b , that the thermal body may comprise at least one main fastening means 2a for performing the main fastening according to the first embodiment and at least one main fastening means 1c for performing the main fastening according to the second embodiment. The user will thus have the choice of making the main fixing according to one and / or the other of the said main attachment modes and according to whether the baseboard or thermal threshold device comprises at least one complementary main fixing means adapted to the one or the other of these two main attachment modes.

In a preferred embodiment of the additional attachment of the element 1 to the opposite side, in particular for hiding or concealing the thermal body when mounted on a wall or floor surface, the element 1 may comprise at least one additional external fixing face 1k or 11, preferably at least two additional external attachment faces 1k and 1l opposite, adapted (s) and intended (s) to allow the additional attachment, by interlocking and / or snap, the thermal body on the opposite side 4a or 5a of the casing 4 or 5 and, preferably, the adjustment of their relative position in spacing (see in particular the figures 2 and 7 ). The additional securing means 1h by interlocking and / or detent with spacing adjustment may for example be of the rack type and may consist of a succession or series of grooves or notches made in the additional external fixing face or faces ( Figures 1, 2 , 3, 4 , 5, 6 , 7, 8 , 9a, 9b ). Such additional fixing means 1h, in particular of the above-mentioned rack type, it also makes it possible, in addition to the additional fastening possibly with spacing adjustment, to respond to the problems of thermal expansion of the heating body by virtue of a possible displacement, under the effect of said thermal expansions, by sliding of the cover formed by the opposite side 4a or 5a on the element 1 along the rack.

Preferably, the or each main attachment face 1d or 1e may extend perpendicularly to the additional attachment face (s) 1k or 1l ( Figures 1, 2 , 3, 4 , 5, 6 , 7, 8 , 9 , 10 ).

Preferably the element 1 may comprise at least one large face, preferably at least two large opposite faces, forming the main fixing face or faces 1d or 1e, and at least one smaller side face forming the face or faces. additional fixation 1k or 1l ( Figures 1, 2 , 3, 4 , 5, 6 , 7, 8 , 9a and 9b ).

In a preferred embodiment, the element 1 may have a shell or rigid hollow plate shape, preferably elongated along a longitudinal axis, preferably flat, preferably generally rectangular parallelepipedal ( Figures 1, 2 , 3, 4 , 5, 6 , 7, 8 , 9a and 9b ).

The element 1 may be one-piece or made of several parts or shells, for example two half-shells, assembled to one another. The embodiment in several parts makes it possible to benefit from clearances between said parts or sliding spaces allowing displacements between said parts with respect to each other in order to answer the problem of thermal expansions.

The receiving cavity (s) 1a and / or 1b, preferably each of elongate shape and of circular or polygonal section, may extend longitudinally in the element 1, one beside the other, on at least one row ( Figures 1, 2 , 3, 4 , 5, 6 , 7, 8 , 9 , 10 ) or a superposition of at least two rows (not shown in the accompanying figures), passing through the element 1, preferably parallel to the longitudinal axis.

In a preferred embodiment, as can be seen in the Figures 1, 2 , 3, 4 , 5, 6 , 7, 8 , 9a, 9b , the element 1 may consist of an assembly, one with the other, preferably by interlocking and / or snap-fit, preferably with spacing adjustment, of two half-shells 1i and 1j, preferably each of form globally rectangular, similar and opposite (or symmetrical). In addition, each half-shell 1i or 1j may comprise at least one half-receiving cavity 10a or 10b that can form, in the assembled state of the two half-shells, in complementarity with the or one of the half-cavity (s) of the other half-shell, the or one of the receiving cavity (s) 1a and / or 1b. On the other hand, the element 1 may further comprise an assembly system 10i, 11i, 12i, 13i or 10j, 11j, 12j, 13j, adapted and intended to allow assembly, preferably by interlocking and / or snap, said half-shells and, where appropriate, the adjustment of their relative spacing relative to each other in the state of their assembly. Each half-shell 1i or 1j may comprise the one or one of the outer main attachment faces 1c or 1d and, where appropriate, in addition the one or one of the additional attachment faces 1k or 1l.

If we refer again to Figures 1, 2 , 3, 4 , 5, 6 , 7, 8 , 9a, 9b it can be seen that each half-shell 1i or 1j can comprise, on the one hand, at least one assembly wing that can have an assembly face 14i or 15i, 14j or 15j, preferably by interlocking and / or snap-fitting , provided with a first assembly means 10i, 11i or 10j, 11j, preferably by interlocking and / or latching, and, secondly, a second connecting means 12i or 13i, 12j or 13j, preferably by interlocking and / or latching, which can be adapted and intended to cooperate, preferably by interlocking and / or latching, with said first assembly means of the other half-shell to allow assembly, preferably by interlocking and / or latching, of the two half-shells and / or the adjustment of their spacing relative to the assembled state.

In each half-shell 1i or 1j, as can be seen in particular on Figures 1, 2 , 3 , 5, 6 , 7, 8 , the first connecting means 10i, 11i or 10j, 11j by interlocking and / or snapping may consist, on the one hand, of a rack made in the assembly face 14i or 15i, 14j or 15j of the or each wing assembly and the second assembly means 12i, 13i or 12j, 13j may consist of at least one pawl, such as a longitudinal edge, adapted and intended to cooperate, snap-fastening, with the one or one of the rack (s) the other half-shell 1i or 1j to allow their assembly and the adjustment of their spacing relative to the assembled state. Such a pawl can also be constituted by a rack. The or each rack can be formed by a succession of notches or teeth, for example ribs extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the element 1.

Thus, it is possible to easily achieve the element 1 and, possibly, by adjusting the spacing between the two half-shells to adjust or adjust each receiving cavity 1a or 1b according to small variations in size or diameter of the or each hydraulic and / or electrical thermal module, for example pipes forming the piping of the hydraulic thermal module. Such variations can occur during a module change or thermal expansion of materials in use.

The element 1 may comprise a sliding means, which may be constituted by said first and second connection means by interlocking and / or snap-fastening, which allows displacement in translation, in particular along the longitudinal axis of the element. 1, by sliding or sliding, the half-shells 1i and 1j relative to each other in the assembled state. Such a displacement and such a constitution of the element 1 into several parts, in particular into two half-shells, makes it possible to respond to the problem of thermal stresses such as thermal expansions which can deform the element 1, which can be a disadvantage when it has a one-piece structure. Such a displacement thus made possible can be carried out by the operator carrying out the assembly in order to axially adjust the two half-shells with respect to one another or by the thermal expansions in the operating state.

In one or each half-shell 1i or 1j, at least one of the assembly wings may be provided so as to be able to delimit laterally at least one outer side of the half-shell 1i or 1j and may have two faces opposite, namely an external face forming the one or one of the outer faces of additional attachment 1k or 1l and an inner face forming one or one of the assembly faces 14i or 14j ( Figures 1, 2 , 3, 4 , 5, 6 , 7, 8 , 9 ).

If we refer to figures 3 , 9a and 9b it can be seen that the hydraulic module 2 may comprise at least one pipe 2a, preferably at least two pipes 2a, for the circulation of a thermal fluid. In the case where the hydraulic module 2a comprises at least two pipes 2a, it may be used, for example, for the circulation of the thermal fluid in one direction each, that is to say, with at least one pipe 2a. which can be dedicated to the circulation of the fluid in one direction and at least one other conduit 2a that can be dedicated to the circulation of the fluid in the other direction. In addition, also referring to Figures 1, 2 , 4 , 5, 6 , 7 and 8 , it can be seen that the element 1 may comprise at least one receiving cavity 1a, preferably at least two receiving cavities 1a, adapted (s) and intended (s) to each receive the or one of said pipes 2a. In the case where the element 1 comprises at least two receiving cavities 1a of the hydraulic module 2, one may be provided to receive one of the conduits 2a dedicated to the circulation of the fluid in one direction and the other may be provided to receive the other pipe 2a dedicated to the circulation of the fluid in the other direction. The element 1 may furthermore comprise at least one receiving cavity 1b of the electrical module extending, preferably in the same plane, between at least one receiving cavity 1a of a pipe 2a and at least one other receiving cavity. 2a of a pipe 2a. If necessary, the electrical module may be provided to extend between the at least one receiving cavity 1a of a pipe 2a that can be dedicated to the circulation of the fluid in one direction and the at least one other receiving cavity 1b that can be dedicated to the circulation of fluid in the other direction.

In an exemplary embodiment, as can be seen in the Figures 1, 2 , 3, 4 , 5, 6 , 7, 8 , 9a, 9b the hydraulic module 2 may comprise, for example, four or six pipes 2a, preferably two or three pipes 2a dedicated to the circulation of the fluid in one direction and two or three pipes 2a dedicated to the circulation of the fluid in the other direction . In addition, the element 1 may comprise, for example, a row of four or six receiving cavities 1a each receiving one of said conduits 2a, preferably two three receiving cavities 1a adapted to each receive one of four or six conduits 2a dedicated to the circulation in one direction, and two or three receiving cavities 1a each adapted to receive one of the other conduits 2a dedicated to the circulation in the other direction.

Of course, the hydraulic module can be provided for use with a circulation of the thermal fluid in a single sense in all the pipes.

The element 1 can be cut longitudinally by a median plane and the receiving cavity 1b of the electrical module can extend substantially in said median plane and the receiving cavities 1a of the hydraulic module can extend on either side of the said receiving cavity 1b of the electrical module and / or of said median plane ( figures 2 , 9a, 9b ).

If we refer more specifically to Figures 9a and 9b it can be seen that in the case where the thermal body comprises at least one heat exchanger 3, for example a fin exchanger, the thermal body may further comprise fixing members 6, preferably removable, such as pins for example or stop segments, only one of which is represented on the figure 9a , to maintain and block the heat exchanger 3 against the element 1, preferably where appropriate against the or one of the main attachment faces 1d and / or 1e, that is to say preferably on the or one of the largest faces of the element 1 to promote heat exchange. For example, a fastener 6 consisting of a stop segment may have a U-shape from, for example, straddle the element 1 and the heat exchanger so as to tighten and block the or each heat exchanger against element 1.

As can be seen on the figures 2 , 7 , 8 , 9a , 9b , 10 , 11 and 12 the present invention also relates to a skirting device or thermal threshold equipped with at least one thermal body, said device comprising a housing 4 or 5, or other means supporting and / or housing the thermal body or bodies, this or these latter comprising at least one electrical or hydraulic thermal module 2 and, optionally, at least one heat exchanger 3, said casing 4 or 5 comprising at least one side forming a main fixing side 4b or 5b, preferably at least two opposite sides 4a , 4b or 5a, 5b one of which forms said main fixing side. The main attachment side can thus form the front side or, preferably, the back side or bottom or backsplash of the baseboard device or thermal threshold. The front side 4a or 5a of such a device may form a front, a cover or a cover to hide or hide the heater in the baseboard device or thermal threshold.

Preferably, the casing 4 or 5 may be either monobloc, that is to say made in a single hollow part enclosing the heating body, possibly open on one of its sides, or in one piece forming a face or one side, forming the main fixing side, is made of a plurality of sides, for example a rear side or bottom or backsplash, preferably forming the main fixing side, and a front or front side or cover or cover, fixed on said rear side and / or, according to the present invention, on the element 1 and / or on at least one other part of the heating body.

According to the present invention, the thermal body consists of a thermal body according to the present invention and the main fixing side 4b or 5b has a main fixing inner face comprising a complementary main fixing means 4c or 5c cooperating with the fixing means main 1c or 2a of the thermal body to allow the main attachment of the latter in said device.

Still in accordance with the present invention, optionally if appropriate, that is to say possibly when the housing 4 or 5 comprises at least two opposite sides 4a, 4b or 5a, 5b, the opposite side to the main fixing side 4b or 5b may comprise additional complementary fastening means 4d or 5d cooperating, preferably by interlocking and / or snap, with the additional fastening means 1h of the thermal body to allow additional attachment of the latter in the baseboard device or thermal threshold.

It will be understood that the additional attachment is intended to fix on the thermal body a side 4a or 5a of the housing 4 or 5 forming a cover or a cover for masking the thermal body in the mounted state in the device and in the state of the device mounted on a wall or floor surface.

In a particular embodiment of the complementary main fastening means 4c and the main fastening side 4b, the complementary fastening means 4c may be constituted by at least one main fastening piece 40c mounted, preferably slidably, on the face In addition, the or each complementary main fastening piece 40c may comprise a female complementary portion 41c receiving, by interlocking and / or snapping, the interlocking portion and / or detent portion 2a male of the thermal body as defined above ( figures 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 ).

If we refer more specifically to Figures 9a, 9b , 11 and 12 it can be seen that the female complementary portion of the or each main attachment piece 40c may be formed by at least one housing 41c. Preferably, the or each main fastening piece 40c may comprise two housings 41c, one of the housings 41c may receive, by interlocking and / or latching, at least one pipe 2a dedicated to the circulation of the fluid in one direction and the other housing 41c may be adapted to receive, by interlocking and / or latching, at least one conduit dedicated to the circulation of the fluid in the other direction.

In a particular embodiment of the device allowing the sliding or the main attachment pieces 40c in the casing 4, the device can provide that the casing 4 has an elongated shape extending along a longitudinal axis and can comprise a slide linkage 4d and 4e comprising a slideway 4d, such as at least one rib, extending on the main fixing inner face parallel to said longitudinal axis and at least one slide 4e, such as a snap-in tab, mounted slidably, preferably by interlocking and / or latching, on said slide. In addition, the or each main fixing piece 40c may comprise the slider or at least one of the sliders 4e so as to allow it to slide on the slider along the longitudinal axis and the adjustment of its position to receive the interlocking and latching portion 2a of the thermal body. The adjustment of the positioning of the or each main attachment piece 40c makes it possible to adapt the casing 4 and in particular its main attachment face to the thermal body, that is to say to the position of the interlocking portion or portions. / or male snap which can vary from one thermal body to another.

If we refer again to figures 11 and 12 it can be seen that the or each main fixing piece 40c can have two opposite faces, one of which may include the housing or slots 41c and the other opposite face may comprise at least one slide 4e, such as a tab of snap elastically deformable, mounted (e) on the slide 4d, for example by snapping into the latter which can be formed, for example, by at least one ratchet rib 4d extending parallel to the longitudinal axis. Preferably, the or each latching lug 4e may comprise a projection or a snap-fastening edge 40c cooperating with the one or one of the ratchet ribs 4d, which comprises for this purpose a receiving space 40d of said projection or ratcheting edge 40e. The assembly, by interlocking and / or snapping, between the or each main fixing piece 40c sliding and the main fixing face of the housing 4 can be slidable to allow sliding in the slide.

In another particular embodiment of the main fixing side 5b of the housing 5, as can be seen in the Figures 7 and 8 , the main fixing side 5b may be constituted by one or more band (s) or mounting plate (s) 5d, which may be independent of each other, preferably each of flat and rectangular shape. There where each band or mounting plate 5d may have two opposite faces, one of which is intended to come, directly or indirectly, against the wall or floor surface, while the other opposite face forms at least a portion of the inner face of main attachment comprising the complementary main securing means 5c. The complementary fastening means 5c may in this embodiment consist of a plurality of elastically deformable harpoons or detent studs adapted to be inserted by snapping into the groove or groove or groove forming the one or one of the main fixing means 1c of the element 1 of the thermal body according to the present invention.

The side or one of the opposite sides 4a or 5a, preferably the front side 4a or 5a, of the casing 4 or 5 for masking the heating body in the mounted state in the baseboard device or thermal threshold may comprise at minus an additional additional fastening flange 40a or 50a, preferably at least two additional complementary fastening flanges 40a and 50a opposite, having an inner face comprising the complementary additional fastening means 41a or 51a, shown schematically by a solid line on the figure 7 which cooperates with the additional fixing means 1h of the element 1 of the thermal body.

It will be understood that such a side 4a or 5a forming the front side or a cover or cover for masking the heating body can be applied with a housing 4 or 5 comprising a main fixing side 4b or 5b according to the first or second mode embodiment of the main attachment described above. In addition, such a side may be provided to be mounted directly on the main fixing side 4a or 5a of the casing 4 or 5 or on another side rather than, by additional attachment, on the element 1 of the thermal body according to the present invention. .

Note that such a baseboard device or thermal threshold could also be provided to be equipped with a conventional thermal body, that is to say not including including the element 1 of support and heat transfer.

On the other hand, it will be noted that such a thermal body according to the present invention and therefore such a baseboard device or thermal threshold can function as a heat emitter or heat sink. For example, in a heat sink configuration, the hydraulic thermal module may be provided with a cold fluid circulation, that is to say fluid with a temperature lower than that of the surrounding space and the electrical module can be provided so as to generate cold by thermoelectric cooling or Peltier effect.

Such a thermal body or such a skirting device or thermal threshold, whose constituent parts can be moved relative to each other or by the games created between them, for example by the sliding of the main fasteners or by sliding and / or the displacement of the half-shells with respect to each other makes it possible to respond effectively to thermal expansions.

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Thermal body for a baseboard device or thermal threshold, said device comprising a housing (4, 5), or other means supporting and / or housing said thermal body, the latter comprising at least one electrical or hydraulic thermal module (2) and, optionally at least one heat exchanger (3), said housing (4, 5) comprising at least one side forming a main fixing side (4b, 5b), preferably at least two opposite sides (4a, 4b, 5a, 5b) one of which forms said main fixing side, characterized in that it further comprises a support and heat transfer element (1), preferably of elongate and flat shape extending along a longitudinal axis, comprising, or being longitudinally traversed by, one or more receiving cavities (1a, 1b) adapted to receive the thermal module or modules (2) and in that it comprises at least one main fixing means (1c, 2a) for fixing, preferably a removable body, said thermal body on the main fixing side (4b, 5b) having an internal face comprising for this purpose a complementary main fixing means (4c, 5c) and, if appropriate, said thermal body further comprising a additional fixing means (1h) allowing its additional attachment on the other opposite side further comprising for this purpose additional additional fastening means (41a, 51a). Thermal body according to claim 1, characterized in that the main fastening means (1c, 2a) and / or the additional fastening means (1h) each consist of an interlocking and / or male snap fastening means and / or female. Thermal body according to claim 2, characterized in that the or at least one of the thermal modules (2), preferably the hydraulic module, comprises at least one male interlocking and / or detent portion forming the one of the main fastening means (2a), for example a portion of pipe constituting the hydraulic module and being located outside said element (1) or protruding from the latter, the interlocking and / or detent portion being adapted and intended to be fitted and / or snapped into an interlocking part and / or female snap ring (40c) that includes the complementary main fixing means (4c) of the skirting device or thermal threshold. Thermal body according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the element (1) comprises at least one external main fixing face (1d, 1e), preferably at least two external main fixing faces (1d, 1e) opposed, and in that the or at least one of the main fastening means (1c) by interlocking and / or female snap is formed in the or each outer main fastening face (1d, 1e), preferably on the at least one of the main attachment means (1c) by interlocking and / or female snap-in being constituted by one or more grooves or grooves, preferably parallel to one another, preferably parallel to the longitudinal axis of the element (1), preferably each having a generally V or U profile. Thermal body according to any one of Claims 2 to 4, characterized in that the element (1) comprises at least one additional external fixing face (1k, 11), preferably at least two additional external fixing faces ( 1k, 11), adapted (s) and intended (s) to allow the additional fixing, by fitting and / or snapping, of the thermal body on the opposite side (4a, 5a) of the casing (4, 5) and, preferably , the adjustment of their relative position in spacing. Thermal body according to claim 5, characterized in that the additional fixing means by interlocking and / or detent with rack-type spacing adjustment consists of a succession of grooves or notches made in the outer or outer faces of additional fixing. Thermal body according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the element (1) has a rigid hollow shell or plate shape, preferably elongated along a longitudinal axis, preferably flat, preferably generally parallelepiped rectangle. Thermal body according to claim 7, characterized in that the at least one receiving cavity (1a, 1b), which is preferably elongate and of circular or polygonal cross-section, extends longitudinally in the element (1), one next to the other, on at least one row or a superposition of at least two rows, passing through the element (1), preferably parallel to the longitudinal axis. Thermal body according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the element (1) is constituted by an assembly, one with the other, preferably by interlocking and / or latching, preferably with adjustment in spacing, of two half-shells (1i, 1j), preferably of generally rectangular shape, similar and opposite or symmetrical, each half-shell (1i, 1j) comprising at least one half-receiving cavity (10a, 10b ) forming, in the assembled state of the two half-shells, in complementarity with the one or one of the half-cavity (s) of the other half-shell, the or one of the receiving cavity (s) ( 1a, 1b) and in that said element (1) comprises an assembly system (10i, 11i, 12i, 13i, 10j, 11j, 12j, 13j), preferably by interlocking and / or snap fit, suitable and intended for allow the assembly of said half-shells and, if necessary, the adjustment of their relative spacing relative to each other in the state of their assembly e. Thermal body according to claim 9, characterized in that each half-shell (1i, 1j) comprises, on the one hand, at least one assembly wing having an assembly face (14i, 15i, 14j, 15j ) provided with a first assembly means (10i, 11i, 10j, 11j), preferably by interlocking and / or latching, and, secondly, a second connecting means (12i, 13i, 12j, 13j ), preferably by interlocking and / or latching, which can be adapted and intended to cooperate, preferably by interlocking and / or latching, with said first assembly means of the other half-shell (1i, 1j) to enable the assembly, preferably by interlocking and / or latching, of the two half-shells and / or the adjustment of their spacing relative to the assembled state. Thermal body, according to claim 10, characterized in that , in each half-shell (1i, 1j), the first connecting means (10i, 11i, 10j, 111j) by interlocking and / or snapping consists of a part, in a rack made in the assembly face of the or each assembly wing and in that the second assembly means (12i, 13i, 12j, 13j) by interlocking and / or snapping consists of at least a pawl, such as a longitudinal edge, adapted and intended to cooperate, snap-fastening, with the one or one of the rack (s) of the other half-shell (1i, 1j) to allow their assembly by interlocking and / or latching and adjusting their spacing relative to the assembled state. Thermal body according to claim 10 or 11 taken in combination with claim 5 or 6, characterized in that in one or each half-shell (1i, 1j), at least one of the assembly wings delimits laterally at least one outer side of the half-shell and has two opposite faces, namely an outer face forming the one or one of outer faces of additional attachment (1k, 11) and an inner face forming one or one of the assembly faces (14i, 14j). Thermal body according to any one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the hydraulic module (2) comprises at least one pipe (2a), preferably two pipes (2a), for the circulation of a thermal fluid and in that the element (1) comprises at least one receiving cavity (1a), preferably two receiving cavities (1a), of the hydraulic module adapted (s) and intended (s) to receive each one or one said pipes (2a), if any, the element (1) further comprising at least one receiving cavity (1b) adapted and intended to receive the one or one of the electrical modules, preferably extending between at least a receiving cavity (1a) of a pipe (2a) and at least one other receiving cavity (2a) of a pipe (2a). Thermal body, according to claim 13, characterized in that the element (1) is cut longitudinally by a median plane and in that the receiving cavity (1b) of the electrical module extends substantially in said median plane and the cavities receiving (1a) of the hydraulic module extend on either side of said receiving cavity (1b) of the electrical module. Thermal body according to any one of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that it further comprises fixing members, preferably removable, such as for example pins or stop segments, to maintain and block the heat exchanger (3) against the element (1), preferably if necessary against the or one of the main attachment faces (1d, le). Plinth or thermal threshold device equipped with at least one thermal body, said device comprising a housing (4, 5), or other means supporting and / or housing the thermal body or bodies, this or the latter comprising at least one thermal module (2) electrical or hydraulic and, optionally, at least one heat exchanger (3), said housing (4, 5) comprising at least one side forming a main fixing side (4b, 5b), preferably at least two opposite sides (4a, 4b, 5a, 5b) one of which forms said main fixing side, characterized in that the thermal body consists of a thermal body according to any one of Claims 1 to 15 and in that the main fixing side (4b, 5b) has a main fixing inner face comprising a complementary main fixing means (4c, 5) cooperating with the main fastening means (1c, 2a). of the thermal body to allow the main attachment of the latter and, if appropriate, the opposite side to the main fixing side (4b, 5b) comprises additional complementary fixing means (4d) cooperating, preferably by interlocking and / or snap, with the additional fixing means (1h) of the thermal body to allow the additional attachment of the latter. A plinth or thermal threshold, according to claim 16, characterized in that the complementary main fixing means (4c) consists of at least one supplementary main fastener (40c) slidably mounted on the inner face of main attachment, in that the or each complementary main fixing piece (40c) includes a nesting and / or female snap (41c) receiving, by interlocking and / or snap-fastening, the engagement portion and / or ratchet ( 2a) of the thermal body as defined in claim 3 and in that the housing (4, 5) has an elongated shape extending along a longitudinal axis and in that it comprises a slide connection (4d). , 4e) comprising a slide (4d), such as at least one rib, fixed on the inner main fixing face parallel to said longitudinal axis and at least one slide (4e), such as a detent tab, suitable and destiny being slidably mounted, preferably by interlocking and / or latching, on said slide, the or each main attachment piece (40c) comprising the or at least one of the slides (4e) so as to allow it to slide along the longitudinal axis and the adjustment of its position in order to be able to receive the interlocking and latching portion (2a) of the thermal body. Plinth or thermal threshold device according to claim 16, characterized in that the main fixing side (5b) of the casing (5) consists of one or more fastening strips (5d), preferably each of flat and rectangular shape, each having two opposite faces, one of which is intended to come against the wall or floor surface, while the other opposite face forms the at least a portion of the inner main fixing face comprising the complementary main securing means (5c).

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