EP3430324B1 - Temperature-control body assembly with flexible operating modes - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a temperature control body arrangement with flexible operating modes.

Temperature control bodies for heating or cooling are known. For example, there are electrical variants in which the temperature control body is electrically (resistively) heated or (thermoelectrically) cooled. On the other hand, there are hydronic variants in which a heat transfer fluid flows through the temperature control body, the temperature of which is sufficiently high above or sufficiently low below the ambient temperature, depending on the requirement (heating or cooling).

With the usual temperature control body arrangements, it is hardly possible to use them effectively both as a pure temperature control body for heating or cooling a room, such as a bathroom, and for heating or cooling a towel, for example, attached directly to the temperature control body.

DE29903817 U1 relates to a heating unit for rooms, characterized in that it comprises a radiator at least partially enclosing a convector working with electrical resistances.

The EP1696181 A1 discloses a heater which is at least partially filled with a heating medium or through which a heating medium can flow, at least one electrical heating element being provided on an outside of the heater with the interposition of a first electrically insulating insulation means.

The invention is based on the object of providing a temperature control body arrangement which effectively enables both the temperature control of an entire room and the intensive temperature control (preheating, drying) of an object, in particular a towel.

In order to solve this problem, the invention provides a temperature-control body arrangement according to claim 1 .

By optionally activating the first area and/or the second area for heating or cooling, more or less intensive heating or cooling can be achieved as desired.

Preferably, the second area is an electrically heatable or electrically coolable area, which has a heating element or cooling element through which an electric current can flow, and wherein the feed line and the outlet line for the energy-transporting medium each have a power line.

The first area and the second area are two adjacent areas which are spaced from each other along a boundary line by a boundary gap.

The boundary gap is filled with a thermally insulating material. The boundary gap is preferably filled with an elastomeric material, in particular with silicone adhesive.

In a particularly preferred embodiment, the first area partially or completely surrounds the second area. It is particularly preferred if the first area partially surrounds the second area, in particular in a U-shape or C-shape. It is also particularly preferred if the first area completely surrounds the second area and the second area is in particular rectangular or intended arrangement of the temperature control body arrangement on a wall or as a room divider, has a shape that tapers from bottom to top.

According to the invention, the entire gap or the entire boundary layer between the first area and the second area is filled with a thermally insulating material. This prevents heat from being conducted from one area to the other when only one of the two areas is being heated or cooled. This is particularly advantageous if one of the two areas is heated or cooled hydronically (e.g. by means of water) and the other area is heated or cooled electrically. This prevents the hydronic area from being heated or cooled by the electrical area, which could cause undesired convection currents in the hydronic area of the temperature control body arrangement and (if the valves are not closed) even in the entire hydronic heating/cooling system.

In a further particularly preferred embodiment, the temperature control body arrangement, when arranged as intended on a wall or as a room divider, has a means for hanging at least one towel, piece of clothing or the like, in particular one or more hooks, at the upper end of the second area or above it a horizontally extending bracket.

The temperature-control body arrangement is preferably a flat, plate-like structure. An intended arrangement/attachment of the temperature control body arrangement is a vertical arrangement of the flat, plate-like structure on a wall or as a room divider.

The pipe register arranged in the first area is preferably made of polymer material, in particular of PB, PE, PP, PVC, SAN, PMMA, PS, ABS, POM, PA, PBT, PPO, PC, PET, PSU, PPS, PES, PEI, PTFE . PEEK, or made of metal, in particular copper.

The tube register arranged in the first region is preferably inserted into a composite body which has a base body made of expanded graphite, into which a metallic honeycomb body, preferably made of aluminum, and the tube register are pressed.

The electrical heating element or cooling element arranged in the second region is preferably a resistive heating element or a thermoelectric cooling element.

The temperature-control body arrangement preferably has a glass plate or ceramic plate on at least one of its large surfaces, which covers the first area and/or the second area.

The temperature-control body arrangement preferably has capacitive switches in the first area and/or in the second area for switching on and off and for setting operating modes of the temperature-control body arrangement.

In particular, the temperature control body arrangement can have a resistive heating element, a thermoelectric cooling element or a pipe register filled with water or oil with an electric heating cartridge.

The temperature-control body arrangement can have an electrical (resistive) heating element. This allows short-term peaks in demand, especially for heating/drying, to be served. The electrical heating element can be associated with a fan.

• Fig. 1 ein erstes Ausführungsbeispiel der erfindungsgemässen Temperierkörper-Anordnung zeigt;
• Fig. 2 einen Teilbereich des ersten Ausführungsbeispiels der erfindungsgemässen Temperierkörper-Anordnung vergrössert zeigt;
• Fig. 3 ein drittes Ausführungsbeispiel der erfindungsgemässen Temperierkörper-Anordnung zeigt;
• Fig. 4 mehrere verschiedene Betriebsarten eines zweiten Ausführungsbeispiels der erfindungsgemässen Temperierkörper-Anordnung zeigt;
• Fig. 5 ein viertes Ausführungsbeispiel der erfindungsgemässen Temperierkörper-Anordnung zeigt;
• Fig. 6 ein fünftes Ausführungsbeispiel der erfindungsgemässen Temperierkörper-Anordnung zeigt;
• Fig. 7 ein sechstes Ausführungsbeispiel der erfindungsgemässen Temperierkörper-Anordnung zeigt; und
• Fig. 8 ein siebtes Ausführungsbeispiel der erfindungsgemässen Temperierkörper-Anordnung zeigt.

Further advantages, features and possible applications of the invention result from the following non-limiting description of exemplary embodiments of the invention with reference to the drawing, in which:

• 1 shows a first exemplary embodiment of the temperature-control body arrangement according to the invention;
• 2 shows a partial area of the first exemplary embodiment of the temperature-control body arrangement according to the invention on an enlarged scale;
• 3 shows a third exemplary embodiment of the temperature-control body arrangement according to the invention;
• 4 shows several different operating modes of a second exemplary embodiment of the temperature-control body arrangement according to the invention;
• figure 5 shows a fourth exemplary embodiment of the temperature-control body arrangement according to the invention;
• 6 shows a fifth exemplary embodiment of the temperature-control body arrangement according to the invention;
• 7 shows a sixth exemplary embodiment of the temperature-control body arrangement according to the invention; and
• 8 shows a seventh exemplary embodiment of the temperature-control body arrangement according to the invention.

The figures show a temperature control body arrangement 1 which has a temperature control body 1a, 1b through which an energy-transporting medium can flow, with a supply line 5 and a discharge line 6 for the energy-transporting medium. The temperature control body arrangement 1 has a first area 1a, through which a first energy-transporting medium can flow in order to come into thermal contact with the first medium, and a second area 1b, which is independent of the first energy-transporting medium from a second energy transported medium can be flowed through in order to come into thermal contact with the second medium.

The first area 1a is an area that can be heated or cooled hydronically, which has a tube register through which a heat transfer fluid can flow. The supply line 5 and the discharge line 6 for the energy-transporting medium are a supply line 5 and a return line 6 for the heat transfer fluid.

The second area 1b is an electrically heatable or electrically coolable area, which has a heating element or cooling element through which an electric current can flow. The supply line 5 and the discharge line 6 for the energy-transporting medium are a supply line 5 and a discharge line 6 for the electric current.

The first area 1a and the second area 1b are two adjacent areas between which a boundary gap 1c extends. The boundary gap 1c is filled with a thermally insulating material. The boundary gap 1c is preferably filled with an elastomeric material, in particular with silicone adhesive.

In 1 a first exemplary embodiment of the temperature-control body arrangement 1 according to the invention is shown. It includes a first area 1a, the is hydronically heatable or coolable, and a second region 1b which is electrically heatable or coolable. The boundary gap 1c is filled with a thermally insulating material.

In 2 is the second area 1b of the first exemplary embodiment of the temperature-control body arrangement 1 according to the invention 1 shown enlarged. You can see controls 3 in the second area.

In 3 a second exemplary embodiment of the temperature-control body arrangement 1 according to the invention is shown. The second area 1b extends over the entire width of the temperature-control body arrangement 1 and divides the first area 1a into an upper part and a lower part.

In 4 several different operating modes of a third exemplary embodiment of the temperature-control body arrangement 1 according to the invention are shown. In this exemplary embodiment, the second area 1b is completely surrounded by the first area 1a.

In case A, the hydronic first region 1a is warm (w) and the electrical second region 1b is cold (k). This is a typical winter operation.

In case B, the hydronic first region 1a is warm (w) and the electrical second region 1b is warm (w). This is also a typical winter operation.

In case C, the hydronic first area 1a is cold (k) and the electrical second area 1b is warm (w(T)) as a function of the temperature T, as soon as a certain critical temperature at a defined measuring point in the vicinity of the temperature control body arrangement 1 is undercut. This is a possible operation for the winter as a freeze protection for the hydronic area.

In case D, the hydronic first region 1a is cold (k) and the electrical second region 1b is warm (w(t)) as a function of time t. This is a typical operation for spring, summer and autumn in order to be able to heat very quickly in the short term.

In figure 5 a fourth exemplary embodiment of the temperature-control body arrangement 1 according to the invention is shown. It has a hydronic first area 1a and an electrical second area 1b separated from the first area 1a is completely surrounded. The electrical area 1b is arranged in the lower area of the temperature-control body arrangement 1 .

In 6 a fifth exemplary embodiment of the temperature-control body arrangement 1 according to the invention is shown. It has a hydronic first area 1a and an electrical second area 1b which is completely surrounded by the first area 1a. The electrical area 1b is arranged in the lower area of the temperature-control body arrangement 1 . A bracket 2 extends horizontally across the entire width of the temperature-control body arrangement 1 at approximately the middle height of the temperature-control body arrangement 1 and in the upper part of the electrical area 1b as a room divider, at the upper end of the second area 1b or above it, a suspension means 2 for a towel, a piece of clothing or the like, e.g. a horizontally extending hanger 2.

In 7 a sixth exemplary embodiment of the temperature-control body arrangement 1 according to the invention is shown. It has a hydronic first area 1a and an electrical second area 1b which is completely surrounded by the first area 1a. The electrical area 1b is arranged in the lower area of the temperature-control body arrangement 1 . The tempering body arrangement 1 is higher here than in the fourth exemplary embodiment figure 5 .

In 8 a seventh exemplary embodiment of the temperature-control body arrangement 1 according to the invention is shown. It has a hydronic first area 1a and an electrical second area 1b which is completely surrounded by the first area 1a. The electrical area 1b is arranged in the lower area of the temperature-control body arrangement 1 . The tempering body arrangement 1 is higher here than in the fourth exemplary embodiment figure 5 . A first bracket 21 extends horizontally across the entire width of the tempering body arrangement 1 at approximately the middle height of the temperature-control body arrangement 1 and in the upper part of the electrical area 1b. A second bracket 22 extends in the upper part of the temperature-control body arrangement 1 and above of the electrical area 1b horizontally over the entire width of the temperature control body arrangement 1.

Claims (11)

1. Temperature-control body arrangement (1) comprising at least one temperature-control body, through which an energy-transporting medium can flow and which comprises at least one feed line (5) and at least one discharge line (6) for the energy-transporting medium, wherein the temperature-control body arrangement (1) comprises a first region (1a), through which a first energy-transporting medium can flow in order to come into thermal contact with the first medium, and a second region (1b), through which a second energy-transporting medium can flow independently of the first energy-transporting medium in order to come into thermal contact with the second medium, wherein the first region (1a) is a hydronically heatable or hydronically coolable region which comprises a pipe register through which a heat transfer fluid can flow, and wherein the feed line (5) and the discharge line (6) for the energy-transporting medium comprise a forward-flow line (5) and a return line (6), respectively, for the heat transfer fluid, the first region (1a) and the second region (1b) are two adjacent regions which are spaced apart (1c) from one another along a boundary line, wherein the first region (1a) and the second region (1b) are spaced apart from one another by a boundary gap (1c), characterized in that the entire boundary gap (1c) or an entire boundary layer between the first region (1a) and the second region (1b) is filled with a thermally insulating material.
2. Temperature-control body arrangement (1) according to Claim 1, characterized in that the second region (1b) is an electrically heatable or electrically coolable region which comprises a heating element or cooling element through which an electric current can flow, and in that the feed line (5) and the discharge line (6) for the energy-transporting medium comprise a supply line (5) and a withdrawal line (6) for the electric current.
3. Temperature-control body arrangement (1) according to either of Claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the first region (1a) partially or completely surrounds the second region (1b).
4. Temperature-control body arrangement (1) according to Claim 3, characterized in that the first region (1a) partially surrounds the second region (1b), in particular in a U shape or C shape.
5. Temperature-control body arrangement (1) according to Claim 3, characterized in that the first region (1a) completely surrounds the second region (1b) and the second region is in particular rectangular or has a shape which tapers from bottom to top.
6. Temperature-control body arrangement (1) according to one of Claims 2 to 5, characterized in that the temperature-control body arrangement (1) comprises a hanging means (2) for a towel, an item of clothing or the like, in particular one or more hooks or a horizontally extending bracket, at the upper end of the second region (1b) or above it.
7. Temperature-control body arrangement (1) according to one of Claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the temperature-control body arrangement (1) is a flat, sheet-like structure.
8. Temperature-control body arrangement (1) according to one of Claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the pipe register disposed in the first region (1a) is made from polymer material or from metal.
9. Temperature-control body arrangement (1) according to one of Claims 2 to 8, characterized in that the electrical heating element or cooling element disposed in the second region (1b) is a resistive heating element or thermoelectric cooling element, respectively.
10. Temperature-control body arrangement (1) according to one of Claims 7 to 9, characterized in that, on at least one of its large faces, it comprises a glass sheet or ceramic sheet which covers the first region (1a) and/or the second region (1b).
11. Temperature-control body arrangement (1) according to Claim 10, characterized in that, in the first region (1a) and/or in the second region (1b), it has capacitive switches (3) for switching on and off and for setting operating modes of the temperature-control body arrangement (1).

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