GB2243678A - Space heating radiators - Google Patents

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GB2243678A
GB2243678A GB9009813A GB9009813A GB2243678A GB 2243678 A GB2243678 A GB 2243678A GB 9009813 A GB9009813 A GB 9009813A GB 9009813 A GB9009813 A GB 9009813A GB 2243678 A GB2243678 A GB 2243678A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D1/00—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators
    • F28D1/02—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid
    • F28D1/04—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits
    • F28D1/047—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits the conduits being bent, e.g. in a serpentine or zig-zag
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F21/00—Constructions of heat-exchange apparatus characterised by the selection of particular materials
    • F28F21/06—Constructions of heat-exchange apparatus characterised by the selection of particular materials of plastics material
    • F28F21/062—Constructions of heat-exchange apparatus characterised by the selection of particular materials of plastics material the heat-exchange apparatus employing tubular conduits
    • F28F21/063—Constructions of heat-exchange apparatus characterised by the selection of particular materials of plastics material the heat-exchange apparatus employing tubular conduits for domestic or space-heating systems

Abstract

A hot water radiator for use in heating systems uses plastics flexible tubing arranged as an elongate spiral or coil 1 as a source of radiant or convected heat. A unit may comprise a coiled tube enclosed in a casing which may connect with other units to form a modular system. <IMAGE>

Description

SPACE HEATING RADIATORS.
The present invention relates to central heating radiators.
The radiators of the present invention are characterised by a compact design and are optionally extendible in length.
A radiator according to the present invention comprises a flexible, preferably plastics, tubing constrained in the form of an elongated coil as hereinafter defined, one end of the plastics tubing acting as an inlet for a heating and/or cooling fluid and the other end acting as an outlet for a heating and/or cooling fluid.
An elongated coil is defined for the purposes of the present invention either as a planar elongated coil in which case the elongation is such as to permit the coil notionally to contact two substantially parallel lines over a length of those lines or as a non-planar elongated coil, i.e. a coil in the form of a curve traced by a point moving round and simultaneously advancing along a flattened cylinder, in which case the elongation is such as to permit the coil notionally to contact two substantially parallel planes over a length of those planes Preferably the said tubing is contained inside an enclosure or casing made of a heat conductive material, the ends of the plastics tubing extending outside the enclosure or casing, one end acting as an inlet for a heating and/or cooling fluid and the other end acting as an outlet for a heating and/or cooling fluid.
In one embodiment of the invention, the tubing is located in one plane in the form of an elongated planar coil as hereinbefore defined. In this instance, the tubing is preferably arranged notionally for most of its length as two lengths of tube running alongside each other in the form of an elongated coil, one end of each of the two tubes merging with each other at the centre of the coil.
In another embodiment of the invention, the tubing is in the form of a elongated non-planar coil as hereinbefore defined.
Desirably the ends of the plastics tubing extending outside the enclosure or casing are provided with valves to control the flow of heating and/or cooling fluid.
According to a modification of the present invention the enclosure or casing is made up of more than one unit, each unit being adapted to be connected to its neighbour or neighbours. In this manner a radiator can be varied in length by using two or more units. Thus the required number of units are joined together and the radiator casing thus produced can be packed with a coil of tubing. The radiator casing will normally comprise a front panel, side walls and top and bottom walls. A back panel is not normally provided since it is preferred to leave a space on that side of the radiator adapted to face the wall to which the radiator is to be attached.
The packing of the radiator casing can be achieved by coiling the tubing within the boundaries of the casing suitably taking advantage of any guides for the tubing which are preferably provided integral with the casing.
The present invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which figure I is an elevational view of one form of radiator according to the present invention, figure II is an isometric view of another form of radiator according to the present invention figure III is a plan view in a horizontal plane across the radiator illustrated in figure II.
figure IV illustrates a casing made up of 2 units figure V is a part section of figure IV figures VI to IX show methods of connecting together casing units figure X shows a casing made up of 4 units Referring to figure I there is shown a length of tubing 1 arranged in the form of a elongated coil inside a metal casing 2 made e.g. from stainless steel. The tubing may be made from eg polybutylene. Its diameter may be anything from i0mms to 35mms and is preferably about 15mms. The elongated part of the coil resides at part 3 of the tubing. The coil can be regarded as being be made up of essentially two strands of tubing 4 and 5 which ultimately merge at 6. This formation allows radiators to be made of compact dimensions.
The tubing 1 leaves the casing 2 to leave exposed ends 7 and 8 which are provided with valves 9 and 10. They may also be provided with means for connecting the radiator to a central heating system.
The casing 2 will be provided with means for attaching to a support such as a wall. It may also be provided with grooves or other locating means to ensure that the tubing 1 is accurately positioned within the casing.
Referring to figure II and III there is shown a length of tubing 20 arranged in an elongated non-planar coiled manner around two spaced members 21 and 22 and contained within a casing not shown. One end of the tubing 20 protrudes from the casing at 23 and the other end at 24. These two ends are provided with valves not shown.
Figure III shows how the radiator is mounted to a wall 25 by means of brackets 26.
Figures IV and V show a casing 40 composed of 2 units 41 and 42. The junction between the two units is such that indents on the edge of one unit engage with projections on the complementary edge of the other unit. The fronts of each unit are provided with slots 43 punched out of the unit so as to form ledges 44 which can be used to hold plastics tubing 45 in place. The slots increase the transfer of heat between the plastics tubing 45 and the atmosphere outside the casing. There is no back to casing 40.
Casing 40 is attached to a wall 46 by a bracket 47 and/or to the floor 48 by a bracket 49.
Figures VI to IX show two methods of securing together units to form a casing. In the version illustrated in figures VI and VII, the two units are joined together by a nut and bolt 60. In figures VIII and IX, two units are joined by a push fitting whereby a protuberance 70 in one unit is adapted to be sprung into engagement with a hole 71 in the upper surface of the other unit.
Figure X shows several units 90,91, 92 and 93 joined together in a manner as illustrated in figures IV to IX.

Claims (9)

1. A radiator comprising a flexible tubing constrained in the form of an elongated coil as hereinbefore defined, one end of the plastics tubing acting as an inlet for a heating and/or cooling fluid and the other end acting as an outlet for a heating and/or cooling fluid.
2. A radiator as claimed in claim 1 wherein the elongated coil is a planar elongated coil in which the elongation is such as to permit the coil notionally to contact two substantially parallel lines over a length of those lines.
3. A radiator as claimed in claim 1 wherein the elongated coil is a non-planar elongated coil in the form of a curve traced by a point moving round and simultaneously advancing along a flattened cylinder, the elongation being such as to permit the coil notionally to contact two substantially parallel planes over a length of those planes
4. A radiator as claimed in any of claims 1 to 3 wherein said tubing is plastics tubing
5. A radiator as claimed in any of the preceding claims wherein said tubing is contained inside an enclosure or casing made of a heat conductive material, the ends of the plastics tubing extending outside the enclosure or casing, one end acting as an inlet for a heating and/or cooling fluid and the other end acting as an outlet for a heating and/or cooling fluid.
6. A radiator as claimed in claim 2 and any claims dependent on claim 3 wherein the tubing is arranged notionally for most of its length as two lengths of tube running alongside each other in the form of an elongated coil, one end of each of the two tubes merging with each other at the centre of the coil.
7. A radiator as claimed in any of the preceding claims wherein the ends of the plastics tubing extending outside the enclosure or casing are provided with valves to control the flow of heating and/or cooling fluid.
8. A radiator as claimed in claim 5 and any of the claims dependent on claim 5 wherein the enclosure or casing is made up of more than one unit, each unit being adapted to be connected to its neighbour or neighbours.
9. A radiator as claimed claim 8 wherein the radiator casing comprises a front panel, side walls and top and bottom walls.
10 A radiator substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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EP2236968A2 (en) 2007-11-05 2010-10-06 Provost, Helmut Werner Modular heat exchange system for use in central heat exchange installations in buildings
GB2482697A (en) * 2010-08-11 2012-02-15 Clive Johnson Metallic heating panel including a serpentine conduit
ITVA20100063A1 (en) * 2010-09-09 2012-03-10 Tecnicoll Srl QUICK CLOSER WITH CONTROLLED TEMPERATURE
EP2589918A1 (en) * 2011-11-01 2013-05-08 Wavin B.V. Heat emitting device

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GB1462971A (en) * 1973-01-16 1977-01-26 Atomenergi Ab Heat exchanger
GB1510840A (en) * 1974-12-18 1978-05-17 Atomenergi Ab Convector space heaters
GB1578629A (en) * 1976-03-04 1980-11-05 Benteler Werke Ag Radiation and convection heating unit
EP0097905A2 (en) * 1982-06-24 1984-01-11 COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'ELECTRICITE Société anonyme dite: Water-air convector with chimney effect for space-heating, and method of producing such a convector
GB2192704A (en) * 1986-07-16 1988-01-20 Runtal Holding Co Sa A room heating radiator body

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1462971A (en) * 1973-01-16 1977-01-26 Atomenergi Ab Heat exchanger
GB1510840A (en) * 1974-12-18 1978-05-17 Atomenergi Ab Convector space heaters
GB1578629A (en) * 1976-03-04 1980-11-05 Benteler Werke Ag Radiation and convection heating unit
EP0097905A2 (en) * 1982-06-24 1984-01-11 COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'ELECTRICITE Société anonyme dite: Water-air convector with chimney effect for space-heating, and method of producing such a convector
GB2192704A (en) * 1986-07-16 1988-01-20 Runtal Holding Co Sa A room heating radiator body

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP2236968A2 (en) 2007-11-05 2010-10-06 Provost, Helmut Werner Modular heat exchange system for use in central heat exchange installations in buildings
GB2482697A (en) * 2010-08-11 2012-02-15 Clive Johnson Metallic heating panel including a serpentine conduit
ITVA20100063A1 (en) * 2010-09-09 2012-03-10 Tecnicoll Srl QUICK CLOSER WITH CONTROLLED TEMPERATURE
EP2589918A1 (en) * 2011-11-01 2013-05-08 Wavin B.V. Heat emitting device
EP2589917A1 (en) * 2011-11-01 2013-05-08 Wavin B.V. Heat emitting device

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