GB1573294A - Facing or roof covering - Google Patents
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Description
(54) FACING OR ROOF COVERING
(71) We, KABEL- UND METALL
WERKE GUTEHOFFNUNGSIIUTTE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, a body corporate organised under the laws of Germany of 271, Vahrenwalder Strasse, Hannover,
Germany, do hereby declare the invention for which we pray that a patent may be granted to us, and the method by which it is to be performed, to be particularly described in and by the following statement:
This invention relates to a facing or roof covering comprising sheet metal elements having edges extending in the direction of the slope, in the case of a roof, or in a vertical direction, which edges are provided with webs frictionally and sealingly connected to the webs of neighbouring elements, the said elements also having at least one bead extending approximately parallel to the web-carrying edges and serving to receive a pipe for a heat carrying fluid.The word "facing" employed herein embraces a facade cladding.
Because of the increasing shortage and cost of primary energy providing materials, e.g. petroleum, coal and natural gas, the utilisation of low temperature heat, e.g.
exhaust heat, heat from atmospheric air, and global radiation, is of increasing importance. In this connection it is already known to utilise the relatively large surfaces of roofs for the extraction of energy from the enviroment.
From German Gebrauchsmuster 7,540,889, metal covering elements for roofs and facings are known which have a bead to receive a pipe for a heat carrier, these elements being connected together by means of laterally disposed webs. The length of these elements usually corresponds, in the case of a roof, to the length of the roof in the direction of its slope, or, in the case of a facing, to the height of the facing required. These metal elements are prefabricated, and are provided with a bead and webs as mentioned earlier, and with a protective film acting as an insulating layer, which faces the substructure and is fastened to the metal element. The bead is so formed that it embraces the pipe over an angle of more than 180. In this construction the elements are fastened on to the substructure by means of locating seams.A considerable disadvantage of this roof covering is that the use of the known elements just mentioned is very troublesome, and proportionately expensive, because they are extremely difficult to handle, owing to their great length.
It is an object of the present invention, therefore, to provide a facing or roof covering which can be made by anyone having the skills of a tinsmith or roofer, and which in respect of its architectonic effect is generally similar to previously known tiled facings or roofs.
According to the present invention we provide a facing or roof covering comprising sheet metal elements having edges extending in the direction of the slope, in the case of a roof, or in a vertical direction, which edges are provided with webs frictionally and sealingly connected to the webs of neighbouring elements, the said elements also having at least one bead extending approximately parallel to the web-carrying edges and serving to receive a pipe for a heat carrying fluid, wherein: the webs of the said elements run at an angle of less than 90 to the longitudinal axis of the element; the said elements are pushed one into another; the beads are generally "U" shaped in cross-section; the radius of curvature of the beads, in the lower end portion of the elements, is greater, by at least the thickness of the metal sheet used, than the radius of curvature of the remainder thereof; and each element is fastened individually on to a substructure.
In addition to the advantage achieved directly by the attainment of the object stated earlier, the construction of the present invention enables an additional advantage to be gained, in that, by virtue of the enlargement of the bead in the lower end portion of the elements, the elements can be pushed one into another in such a manner that the pipes can be held in effective heat-conducting contact with the respective elements over substantially the entire length of the individual beads. Because each element is fastened individually on to a substructure, it is possible to eliminate annoyance due to noise when a wind is blowing, and to prevent the lifting-off of any element in a strong wind.
Preferably the inclination of the webs to the said longitudinal axis corresponds at least to the quotient of the thickness of the metal sheet used and the length of the said elements in the direction of their longitudinal axis, and preferably to from 1.5 to 5 times this quotient. It is thereby possible to ensure that the individual elements can easily be pushed one into another, but that they are nevertheless joined together in a firm sliding connection.
The webs are preferably bent inwards to give a generally "U" shaped configuration in cross-section, the webs of neighbouring elements being connected by a connecting strip which has inwardly bent end portions engaging around the inwardly bent portions of these webs. A connecting strip of this form can be very easily pushed over the webs, and it then frictionally connects the webs together. It is advantageous for the length of a connecting strip as just mentioned to be substantially equal to a multiple of the length of an element, disregarding those portions of the elements which are hidden as a result of overlapping of the elements.When a plurality of connecting strips are used in line with one another, it is advantageous for one of the end portions of a connecting strip to be slightly widened so that the end portions of successive connecting strips can be inserted one into the other.
The height of the bead is preferably greater than the outside diameter of the pipe received in it. The sides of the bead are preferably inclined to one another (rather than parallel with one another), so that the elements are brought into close contact with the respective pipes.
Preferably the material used for forming the elements is copper sheet whose thickness is 0.4 to 1 mm; the exact thickness which it is advisable to select depends upon the other dimensions of the elements which are to be used. Copper has been found particularly advantageous because it has a high thermal conductivity and also has a good appearance. The patina which forms on the surface of the copper in the course of time has an advantageous effect in respect of its absorption of heat. It is also possible to obtain an advantageous effect in this respect if the outer surface of the elements is blackened.
Preferably the pipes are seamless drawn copper pipes having a wall thickness of 0.5 to 1.5 mm and a diameter of 6 to 18 mm.
The elements are preferably fastened on to the substructure by means of nails. It is desirable for each element to be held in a region thereof lying at a higher level, for example on a roof batten, by nails driven in on both sides of the bead. Particularly when the elements are of copper, copper nails have been found advantageous because they are not liable to be seriously affected by corrosion. The nails are preferably covered by the element fastened above them. In some cases it may also be advantageous to provide a covering of aluminium elements.
The size of the elements may be of the same order as ordinary roof tiles, and they may overlap by (e.g.) 1 to 10 cm; the exact overlap which it is advisable to provide, in the case of a roof covering, will depend upon the pitch of the roof concerned.
In a preferred construction in accordance with the present invention, the pipes are bent into a "U" shape and the upper end portions of the pipes are connected to a horizontally disposed outward and return headers of a heat carrying fluid circuit. The circuit in question may be the circuit of a heat pump installation, but it is also possible for thermal energy absorbed by the heat carrying fluid from the environment to be transferred to a heat accumulator, from which thermal energy can then be taken as required. Since the outward and return headers in the present preferred construction are connected to the upper end portions of the pipes, these pipes can easily be vented.
In another preferred construction, however, pipes which have been cut to provide a single length are disposed in the beads, the upper end portions of the pipes are connected to a return header which is disposed approximately horizontally, and the lower end portions of the pipes are connected to an outward header.
If desired, the beads may be provided with a flexible transparent arched overlay which is supported on the webs and comprises individual overlay elements assem bled in the style of roof tiles. Advantageously each individual overlay element resiliently spans the beads of at least two consecutive sheet metal elements. When the facing or roof covering is subjected to radiation, its effectiveness in respect of absorption of heat can be substantially increased by the provision of an overlay as just described, because, owing to the greenhouse effect produced by this transparent overlay, the temperature of the sheet metal elements is increased substantially above ambient temperature.
The invention also includes a method of producing a facing or roof covering, wherein: the desired pipes for a heat carrying fluid are connected to outward and return headers therefor, the pipes extending parallel to one another at intervals compatible with the width of the elements with which they are to cooperate; starting from the bottom, an element as specified in claim 1 is laid with its bead over one of the pipes and is fastened in its upper region to the substructure; a second such element is placed over the pipe above, and is pushed into, the element already fixed; this second element is also fastened to the substructure; and, after sufficient repetition of this procedure to complete at least two adjacent lines of elements, at least one connecting strip is pushed over the webs of these elements.It has been found advantageous to dispose between the substructure and the elements a layer of thermally insulating material; this can prevent the occurance of condensation when the temperature falls below dew point. The elements are preferably fastened to the substructure in the region in which one element overlaps another; it will be understood that the overlapping elements referred to here are elements which overlap in the direction of the pitch of the roof, in the case of a roof covering, or in the vertical direction, in the case of a facade cladding. It is preferable to dispose between the substructure and the elements a watertight sheet, e.g. of synthetic resin material, which will carry off any condensate which may form on the elements.
The invention is explained more fully with reference to the accompanying diagrammatic drawings, in which:
Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a roof covering according to the invention, together with a detail comprising a sectional view on a much larger scale, taken along line la-la in Figure 1.
Figure 2 is a fragmentary top view of part of this roof covering on a somewhat larger scale,
Figure 3 is a plan view of an element of the same roof covering on a larger scale, and
Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of part of the same roof covering, again on a somewhat larger scale.
The roof covering shown in the drawings comprises a multiplicity of individual elements 1, formed from rectangular copper sheets 0.6 mm thick. The elements are nailed, like roof tiles, on to the substructure, that is to say the roof battens or boarding. Each element has at least one bead 2, which overlies a pipe 3, for example a copper pipe having an outside diameter of 10 mm and a wall thickness of 0.6 mm. The pipes 3 are bent into a "U" shape, the lowest portion 4 being additionally bent downwards.The upper end portions of the pipes 3 are connected to an outward header 5 and a return header 6 of a heat carrying fluid circuit in which the headers 5 and 6 are advantageously connected to a heat pump; the entire roof covering can thus be utilised in the absorption of thermal energy from the ambient air, the good thermal conductivity of the copper elements 1 having a particularly advantageous effect in this connection.
The transfer of heat from the elements 1 to the respective pipes 3 is facilitated by virtue of the fact that the pipes 3 are in direct contact with the respective elements 1 over their entire length.
It is also possible for a roof covering according to the invention to be used for the direct heating of rooms or of water for industrial use; in the latter case, the water can be passed directly through the pipes 3, or a heat carrying fluid can be passed through the pipes 3 and made to give up its heat through a separate heat exchanger to the water or to a reservoir therefor, this water being either for industrial use or for a room heating system. Particularly for such cases it has been found advantageous for the roof covering to be provided with a transparent overlay, which may be flexible, and which may for example be composed of a polyacrylate synthetic resin; the overlay may be arched (in a manner not shown) and clamped between the webs 7 shown in
Figures 2-4, advantageously spanning at least two consecutive beads 2.The overlay, like the main roof covering comprising the copper elements 1, may comprise a multiplicity of individual elements overlapping one another like roof tiles.
After the elements 1, or at least two adjacent lines of elements 1, have been fixed on to the substructure, a connecting strip 8 (Figure 4) is pushed over the or each pair of adjacent webs 7.
Figure 2 shows how the elements 1 are fastened on to the substructure. Thus, after the pipes 3 have been connected to the headers 5 and 6, individual elements 1, starting from the bottom, are fastened on to the substructure, which in the case of Figure 2 comprises battens 9, by means of copper nails 10. Where the elements 1 overlie the pipes 3, the beads 2 of the elements 1 are pushed over the pipes 3, the elements 1 being positioned so as to overlap the elements lying in the row beneath them, according to the spacing of the battens 9, thus covering the heads of the nails 10. For this purpose each element 1 (see Figure 3) is so formed that its webs 7 which project out of the main plane of the element 1 are inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis of the element 1 as a whole and of its bead 2.
Since the elements 1 are formed from rectangular copper sheets, that portion, shown at 11, of each web 7 which extends parallel to the main plane of the element 1 has a tapering aspect. Each element 1 is in addition widened in the region of the bead 2, as shown at 12 in Figures 3 and 4, this widening being at least sufficient to allow for the thickness of the copper sheet from which the element 1 has been formed. This configuration of the elements 1 enables the elements 1 to be made to overlap by being pushed one into another. Furthermore this configuration enables the pipes 3 to be kept in intimate heat-conducting contact with the respective beads 2, thus with the respective elements 1, over their entire length.
The bead 2 (see Figure 4 and detail A of
Figure 1) is so shaped that in its upper region its curvature corresponds to the curvature of the pipe 3 which is to be received in it. Its height is slightly greater than the diameter of the pipe 3, so that its sides, shown at 13, can hold the pipe 3 at a slight distance above the battens 9; these slides 13 are not parallel, but are inclined to one another, so that the elements 1 can be resiliently clipped on to the pipe.
Between the battens 9 and the elements 1, a thin sheet of synthetic resin material is also provided. This serves to carry away any condensate which may form under the elements 1.
The covering of the invention can similarly be applied to the cladding of façades.
WHAT WE CLAIM IS:
1. A facing or roof covering comprising sheet metal elements having edges extending in the direction of the slope, in the case of a roof, or in a vertical direction, which edges are provided with webs frictionally and sealingly connected to the webs of neighbouring elements, the said elements also having at least one bead extending approximately parallel to the web-carrying edges and serving to receive a pipe for a heat carrying fluid, wherein: the webs of the said elements run at an angle of less than 90 to the longitudinal axis of the element; the said elements are pushed one into another; the beads are generally "U" shaped in cross-section; the radius of curvature of the beads, in the lower end portion of the elements, is greater, by at least the thickness of the metal sheet used, than the radius of curvature of the remainder thereof; and each element is fastened individually on to a substructure.
2. A facing or roof covering according to claim 1, wherein the inclination of the webs to the said longitudinal axis corresponds at least to the quotient of the thickness of the metal sheet used and the length of the said elements in the direction of their longitudinal axis.
3. A facing or roof covering according to claim 2, wherein the said inclination corresponds to 1.15 to 5 times the said quotient.
4. A facing or roof covering according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the webs are bent inwards to give a generally "U" shaped configuration in cross-section, and the webs of neighbouring elements are connected by a connecting strip which has inwardly bent end portions engaging around the inwardly bent portions of these webs.
5. A facing or roof covering according to claim 4, wherein the webs of neighbouring elements are connected by a connecting strip as specified in claim 4 whose length is substantially equal to a multiple of the length of an element, disregarding those portions of the elements which are hidden as a result of overlapping of the elements.
6. A facing or roof covering according to any of claims 1 to 5, wherein the height of the bead is greater than the outside diameter of the pipe received by it.
7. A facing or roof covering according to claim 6, wherein the sides of the bead are inclined to one another.
8. A facing or roof covering according to any of claims 1 to 7, wherein the elements are formed from copper sheet whose thickness is 0.4 to 1 mm;
9. A facing or roof covering according to any of claims 1 to 8, wherein the pipes are seamless drawn copper pipes having a wall thickness of 0.5 to 1.5 mm and a diameter of 6 to 18 mm.
10. A facing or roof covering according to any of claims 1 to 9, wherein the elements are fastened on to the substructure by means of nails.
11. A facing or roof covering according to claim 10, wherein the nails are of copper.
12. A facing or roof covering according to any of claims 1 to 11, wherein the elements, having a size of the same order as ordinary roof tiles, overlap one another by 1 to 10 cm.
13. A facing or roof covering according to any of claims 1 to 12, wherein the pipes are bent into a "U" shape and the upper end portions of the pipes are connected to a horizontally disposed outward and return headers of a heat carrying fluid circuit.
14. A facing or roof covering according
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Claims (22)
1. A facing or roof covering comprising sheet metal elements having edges extending in the direction of the slope, in the case of a roof, or in a vertical direction, which edges are provided with webs frictionally and sealingly connected to the webs of neighbouring elements, the said elements also having at least one bead extending approximately parallel to the web-carrying edges and serving to receive a pipe for a heat carrying fluid, wherein: the webs of the said elements run at an angle of less than 90 to the longitudinal axis of the element; the said elements are pushed one into another; the beads are generally "U" shaped in cross-section; the radius of curvature of the beads, in the lower end portion of the elements, is greater, by at least the thickness of the metal sheet used, than the radius of curvature of the remainder thereof; and each element is fastened individually on to a substructure.
2. A facing or roof covering according to claim 1, wherein the inclination of the webs to the said longitudinal axis corresponds at least to the quotient of the thickness of the metal sheet used and the length of the said elements in the direction of their longitudinal axis.
3. A facing or roof covering according to claim 2, wherein the said inclination corresponds to 1.15 to 5 times the said quotient.
4. A facing or roof covering according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the webs are bent inwards to give a generally "U" shaped configuration in cross-section, and the webs of neighbouring elements are connected by a connecting strip which has inwardly bent end portions engaging around the inwardly bent portions of these webs.
5. A facing or roof covering according to claim 4, wherein the webs of neighbouring elements are connected by a connecting strip as specified in claim 4 whose length is substantially equal to a multiple of the length of an element, disregarding those portions of the elements which are hidden as a result of overlapping of the elements.
6. A facing or roof covering according to any of claims 1 to 5, wherein the height of the bead is greater than the outside diameter of the pipe received by it.
7. A facing or roof covering according to claim 6, wherein the sides of the bead are inclined to one another.
8. A facing or roof covering according to any of claims 1 to 7, wherein the elements are formed from copper sheet whose thickness is 0.4 to 1 mm;
9. A facing or roof covering according to any of claims 1 to 8, wherein the pipes are seamless drawn copper pipes having a wall thickness of 0.5 to 1.5 mm and a diameter of 6 to 18 mm.
10. A facing or roof covering according to any of claims 1 to 9, wherein the elements are fastened on to the substructure by means of nails.
11. A facing or roof covering according to claim 10, wherein the nails are of copper.
12. A facing or roof covering according to any of claims 1 to 11, wherein the elements, having a size of the same order as ordinary roof tiles, overlap one another by 1 to 10 cm.
13. A facing or roof covering according to any of claims 1 to 12, wherein the pipes are bent into a "U" shape and the upper end portions of the pipes are connected to a horizontally disposed outward and return headers of a heat carrying fluid circuit.
14. A facing or roof covering according
to any of claims 1 to 12, wherein pipes which have been cut to provide a single length are disposed in the beads, the upper end portions of the pipes are connected to a return header which is disposed approximately horizontally, and the lower end portions of the pipes are connected to an outward header.
15. A facing or roof covering according to any of claims 1 to 14, wherein the beads are provided with a flexible transparent arched overlay which is supported on the webs and comprises individual overlay elements assembles in the style of roof tiles.
16. A facing or roof covering according to claim 15, wherein each individual overlay element resiliently spans the beads of at least two consecutive sheet metal elements.
17.A facing or roof covering according to claim 1, substantially as described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
18. A method of producing a facing or roof covering according to claim 1, wherein: the desired pipes for a heat carrying fluid are connected to outward and return headers therefor, the pipes extending parallel to one another at intervals compatible with the width of the elements with which they are to cooperate; starting from the bottom, an element as specified in claim 1 is laid with its bead over one of the pipes and is fastened in its upper region to the substructure; a second such element is placed over the pipe above, and is pushed into, the element already fixed; this second element is also fastened to the substructure; and, after sufficient repetition of this procedure to complete at least two adjacent lines of elements, at least one connecting strip is pushed over the webs of these elements.
19. A method according to claim 18, wherein a layer of thermally insulating material is disposed between the substructure and the elements.
20. A method according to claim 18 or 19, wherein the elements are fastened to the substructure in the region in which one element overlaps another.
21. A method according to claim 18, 19 or 20, wherein a watertight sheet is disposed between the substructure and the elements.
22. A method according to claim 21, wherein the said sheet is of synthetic resin material.
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