ES2898375T3 - pivotable radiator - Google Patents

Abstract

Radiator, particularly bathroom radiator, comprising: - a vertical collector (2) made of metallic material, closed at the top and at the bottom by two plates (4, 6), through which a heating fluid passes internally, - at least a metal sleeve (16) rotatably articulated to said collector (2), connecting to said at least one sleeve (16) a metallic radiating element (18), characterized in that said radiating element is constituted by a plate.

Description

DESCRIPTION

pivotable radiator

[0001] The present invention relates to a radiator, particularly a radiator for a bathroom.

[0002] Water radiators are generally known, which consist of a bundle of tubes (with horizontal or vertical tubes) or plates connected to collectors crossed by hot water.

[0003] Electric radiators filled with a fluid and heated by means of an electrical resistance hooked up to natural circulation are also known.

[0004] Generally, the tubes or plates are arranged parallel or perpendicular to a bathroom wall.

[0005] Document WO2010103385 describes a radiator formed by manifolds connected to each other by pairs of transverse elements that are constrained to the manifolds by using screws.

[0006] Document EP 0896084 describes a radiator consisting of two manifolds, to one of which is fixed an articulation hinge of a support arm.

[0007] WO0214769 A1 relates to a heater A, particularly for hanging items therein for drying, having a main heat pipe and a plurality of secondary heat pipes extending from it, one or more being connected from the heat pipes to a heat source.

[0008] DE9205889 U1 relates to a heater having a main heat pipe and a plurality of secondary heat pipes.

[0009] The object of the invention is to provide a radiator in which the configuration of the heating element can vary as desired with respect to a vertical collector.

[0010] Another object of the invention is to provide a radiator that can also be used as a towel rail.

[0011] These and other objects that will become apparent from the following description are achieved according to the invention with a radiator for a bathroom as described in claim 1.

[0012] The present invention is further explained in a preferred embodiment thereof, provided merely by way of non-limiting example with reference to the attached drawings, in which:

figure 1 shows a perspective view of a radiator according to the invention,

figure 2 shows it in longitudinal section,

Figure 3 shows the detail of the water inlet area,

figure 4 shows the radiator in plan, and

Figure 5 shows the valve in longitudinal section.

[0013] As can be seen from the figures, the radiator according to the invention consists of a vertical tubular metal collector 2, preferably stainless steel, closed at both ends by a lower circular plate 4 and an upper circular plate 6.

[0014] The bottom plate 4 is covered by a threaded hole 8 into which a corresponding threaded sleeve 10 of a single-pipe or double-pipe valve indicated generally with the number 12 (equipped with a connection or coaxial connection) engages, through which the heating fluid enters and exits.

[0015] Specifically, said valve 12 comprises a probe or small tube 14, made of plastic or other materials, which has a diameter smaller than the diameter of the threaded sleeve 10 and a height less than the height of the tubular manifold 2.

[0016] In the tubular vertical collector 2 there are two sleeves 16 rotatably articulated, each of which is welded to a protruding radiating element 18 consisting of a vertical slab bent in a V-shape, the sleeves and the plate being made of metallic material, preferably aluminium.

[0017] In a variant embodiment, the sleeves are integral parts of the plates.

[0018] In other embodiments, the radiating element may consist of a simple flat plate, or bars welded together, the assembly being welded, or incorporated into the sleeve.

[0019] The two sleeves 16 are separated, in correspondence with their opposing circular edges, by a gasket 20 made of anti-friction Teflon or similar materials.

[0020] To mount the radiator, proceed as follows: on the wall where the radiator is applied, two supports 22 L arranged in a mirror image to each other are placed, substantially corresponding the distance between their horizontal sections 24 to the height of the tubular body manifold 2.

[0021] Said collector, with the plates 18 pivotally connected to it, is constrained to the horizontal sections 24 of the L-shaped supports 22 for the insertion of threaded bolts 26 passing through holes 28 provided in the sections. horizontal bars 24 and hook into the corresponding threaded holes 30 formed in the closing plates 4 and 6.

[0022] Two U-shaped masks 34 are applied to the supports 22 and housed in suitable recesses 36 formed in the sleeves 16.

[0023] The operation of the radiator requires that the hot water cross the valve 12 and flow inside the tube 14 to fill the interior of the tubular collector 2. In this way, the heat spreads through conduction to the V-shaped slabs. As the hot water cools, a forced circulation takes place causing cooler water to escape through the annular space 32 between the outer surface of tube 14 and the inner surface of threaded sleeve 10 of valve 12.

[0024] Thanks to the rotating joint of the V-shaped slabs, it is possible to change their orientation along an arc of 180°.

[0025] As a result of the foregoing, it is evident that the radiator according to the invention has numerous advantages, including:

- the possibility of adopting various spatial configurations thanks to the possibility of rotating the radiant plate 18 with respect to the tubular collector 2,

- the possibility of using the upper edges of the slab as a support for rags, towels, etc.

- the possibility of hiding towels, bathrobes, which hang from the wall due to the rotation of the slabs until they are coplanar with the wall itself

- high thermal efficiency due to the large exchange surface of the V-shaped radiating plate and to the fact that the plate is in direct contact through the sleeve with the collector.

[0026] In an alternative embodiment, not shown in the drawings, the heating element is constituted by an electrical resistance inserted inside the collector.

Claims (5)

1. Radiator, particularly bathroom radiator, comprising: - a vertical collector (2) made of metallic material, closed at the top and bottom by two plates (4, 6), internally traversed by a heating fluid, - at least one metal sleeve (16) rotatably articulated to said collector (2), connecting to said at least one sleeve (16) a metallic radiating element (18), characterized in that said radiating element is constituted by a plate. Radiator according to claim 1, characterized in that the radiating element (18) is an integral part of the sleeve (2). Radiator according to claim 1, characterized in that said plate is bent in a V-shape (18). Radiator according to claim 1, characterized in that the heating fluid is supplied to the manifold through a single or two-pipe valve (12), said valve being provided with a threaded sleeve (10) inserted in the plate (4) of the manifold (2) and of a tube (14) that extends inside said vertical manifold, said tube having a smaller diameter than the diameter of the threaded sleeve (8). 5. Radiator according to claim 1, characterized in that the collector (2) houses an electrical resistance inside.