GB2561706A

GB2561706A - Device for the attachment of space heating or domestic hot water heating equipment to a wall

Info

Publication number: GB2561706A
Application number: GB1803655.8A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Fugazza Giuseppe; Caleffi Marco
Original assignee: FUGAS SpA; Caleffi SpA
Current assignee: FUGAS SpA; Caleffi SpA
Priority date: 2017-03-07
Filing date: 2018-03-07
Publication date: 2018-10-24
Also published as: GB201803655D0

Abstract

A device 1 for attaching equipment A for space heating and domestic hot water, e.g. a boiler, to a wall P. The device has a frame 1A having a first portion 2 for attachment to the wall and a second portion 3 perpendicular to the first for receiving the equipment. The second portion also has a plurality of pipes 20 provided with valve means 21 capable of attachment to corresponding connections of the equipment. The device may feature brackets 6 that can slide along a main part of the first portion, the brackets having holes 7 to attach to the wall with screws or bolts 8, and being used to attach to the rear of the equipment using a tongue and seat arrangement 10. The second portion may comprise walls 14, 15 to define a space 11 for receiving the equipment.

Description

(54) Title of the Invention: Device for the attachment of space heating or domestic hot water heating equipment to a wall

Abstract Title: Device for the attachment of space heating or domestic hot water heating equipment to a wall (57) A device 1 for attaching equipment ‘A for space heating and domestic hot water, e.g. a boiler, to a wall P. The device has a frame 1A having a first portion 2 for attachment to the wall and a second portion 3 perpendicular to the first for receiving the equipment. The second portion also has a plurality of pipes 20 provided with valve means 21 capable of attachment to corresponding connections of the equipment. The device may feature brackets 6 that can slide along a main part of the first portion, the brackets having holes 7 to attach to the wall with screws or bolts 8, and being used to attach to the rear of the equipment using a tongue and seat arrangement 10. The second portion may comprise walls 14, 15 to define a space 11 for receiving the equipment.

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Fig. 1

DEVICE FOR THE ATTACHMENT OF SPACE HEATING OR

DOMESTIC HOT WATER HEATING EQUIPMENT TO A WALL

The object of the present invention is a device for attaching space heating and domestic hot water heating equipment to a wall.

By the term equipment mentioned above is meant a boiler intended to heat water through its own burner in order to feed it to the normal radiators located in a room, and to heat water for domestic use. This term however also refers to a known satellite plumbing unit for systems for the generation of hot water, for both space heating and for use as domestic hot water, in which the heated fluid is generated at a distance from the environment which has to be heated or where the hot water is to be used. These satellite units are in particular used in environments heated by means of remote heating, the latter being a system which provides that the fluid for space heating or for use for domestic purposes is generated remotely or at a distance from said environment using various techniques (such as, for example, heat recovery from plants for the disposal of wastes).

As is known, such equipment has to be attached to a wall in the aforesaid environment, a wall which may be that of a room (such as the kitchen) within the environment or a boiler space provided outside the normal inhabited zone of said environment (for example located on a balcony) . In the position in which the equipment has to be located provision is usually already made for terminals or connections to water pipes connected to the central heating or radiators in the environment or taps present therein (for example in a kitchen) from which hot water for domestic purposes can flow out. These terminals may open towards a floor in the area where the space heating or water heating

equipment	is	fitted	(that	is opening	or facing
downwards	)	or may	open	towards an	upper wall
(ceiling)	in	that	area (	or, opening	and facing

upwards). This may complicate the operation of attaching the aforesaid equipment to the wall.

In any event, because the heating equipment may also be of more than negligible weight if already at least partly preassembled, this attachment operation is never a simple matter.

The object of the present invention is to provide a device capable of aiding the operation of attaching heating equipment of the abovementioned type to a wall.

In particular the object of the invention is that of providing a device of the type mentioned which is very lightweight, can easily be attached to a wall and is already designed to support the heating equipment.

Another object is to provide a device of the type mentioned which is made ready for attachment to the terminals of the equipment for space heating or domestic hot water in the environment, whether these open upwards or downwards, that is allowing installation of the heating equipment to be reversible (upwards or downwards) above all in the case of a satellite unit of the type mentioned above.

Another object is to provide a device of the type mentioned which is designed to connect the terminals of the equipment for space or water heating to the heating equipment.

Another object is to provide a device of the type mentioned which can be adjusted to different sizes of heating equipment.

These and other objects which will be apparent to those skilled in the art are accomplished through a device according to appended claim 1.

For a better understanding of the invention a drawing in which the only Figure 1 shows an embodiment of the device according to the invention in a front perspective view purely by way of a non-limiting indication is attached.

With reference to the abovementioned figure, a device 1 according to the invention is illustrated therein. This allows heating equipment A (for example a satellite unit for distributing heated and heating water generated remotely into an apartment in order to heat it or provide domestic hot water) to be rapidly attached to a wall P of a room. This wall may be an inside wall of said room or an outside wall thereof:

for example, in the first situation this means fitting (attaching) the equipment to an inside wall of a kitchen, while in the second situation it means fitting such equipment to a wall of a balcony to such a room (outside the inhabited portion of the latter) or in a space provided in such balcony.

Device (or template) 1 comprises a frame 1A, a first portion 2 which is capable of being attached to the (inside or outside) wall P mentioned above and a second portion 3 intended to receive said equipment A.

More particularly, first portion 2 has a main part 5 which is substantially flat. This part 5 may be substantially solid or define a truly flat surface (as in the figure) or may be defined by substantially rectangular profile which is internally hollow.

At least one elongated bracket element 6 is located on main part 5, preferably in an adjustable position; two elongated elements or brackets 6 which can be attached to a rear portion 10 of equipment A are illustrated in the figure.

Each element or bracket 6 comprises a central part 6A positioned on part 5 and preferably slidable thereupon, and side arms 6B extending from such part 5 and having holes 7 capable of containing screws or bolts 8 for attaching device 1 to wall P. Screws 8 can be positioned in corresponding holes 7 in an adjustable way.

Each arm also comprises projecting tongues 10 capable of acting together with corresponding seats or holes present in equipment A in order to support it.

Second portion 3 of device 1 is located at right angles to the first and has a containment structure or space 11 defined by at least one flat wall 13 at right angles to part 5 of first portion 2 bounded by the free edges of vertical side walls 14 and back wall 15 (the latter being defined with reference to the fact that they are close to wall P and are therefore behind the equipment after the latter has been attached to device

1) . Walls 15 provide holes 16 for devices (screws, hooks, bolts), which are not shown, for attaching frame to inside or outside wall P.

Walls 13, 14 and 15 thus define space 11 capable of housing equipment A or better an extremity portion thereof having terminals or connectors (not shown) to the normal internal piping in such equipment (also not shown).

Part 13 also comprises a plurality of pipes 20 provided with their own operable valve devices 21 (for example ball stop valves) . These pipes 20 are preferably telescopic or of adjustable length and comprise a first extremity 23 which can be attached to the normal terminals of the water pipes (not shown) in the room where equipment A is to be installed, which have been provided for attachment to such equipment.

Pipes 20 comprise a second extremity 24 which can be connected (in a manner which it in itself known, through the usual ring nut 30) to the connectors of the internal piping of equipment A.

In this way, after device 1 has been attached to walls P and pipes 20 have been attached to the room's water pipes, equipment A is located on second portion 3 of the aforesaid device in space 11, preferably at a distance from wall 13 and supported by tongues 10.

Pipes 20 are then connected to the connectors of the equipment or directly to the ends of the pipes of the latter using ring nuts 30. Depending upon the distance of equipment A (or better the extremity part 18 of the latter) from wall 13 the use of pipes 20 of a telescopic type makes it possible to span this distance and connect such equipment to the water pipes (either those of the heating system or those of the equipment or domestic hot water) in the room which has to be heated.

A preferred embodiment of the invention has been described. Yet others are however possible. For example arms 6 and wall 13 may be telescopic or may be axially extendable so that tongues 10 can be located at different distances from part 5 and be able to attach equipment A of different sizes to device 1.

Alternatively pipes 20 may be fixed and intended to be attached to the connectors or piping of equipment A (which may also be supported on wall 13 of second portion 3 of device 1 by means of its usual containment structure).

However, in all situations device 1 aids the fitting of equipment A to a wall. In addition to this, it makes such attachment easier regardless of whether the pipes in the room open downwards or upwards. In other words device 1 makes it possible for the attachment of equipment A to be reversible, which is very important whenever this is a satellite unit of the type indicated above.

Claims

1. Device for attaching equipment for space heating or domestic hot water to an inside or outside wall, said device comprising a frame having a first portion which is capable of being attached to the wall and a second portion at right angles to the first, it being possible for said equipment to be located at least in the proximity thereof, the second portion having a plurality of pipes provided with corresponding valve means suitable for attachment to corresponding connections of aforesaid equipment.

2. Device according to claim 1, wherein the pipes of the second portion are of the telescopic type, of variable length.

3. Device according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the first portion comprises a main wall laterally from which there project arms of at least one bracket suitable for attachment to the heating equipment.

4. Device according to claim 3, wherein each bracket can move slidably along the main part, the arms of such bracket being capable of being attached to such wall.

5. Device according to claim 4, wherein each arm of each bracket has at least one hole suitable for containing an attachment device for attaching the bracket to the wall.

6. Device according to claim 3, wherein these arms are telescopic.

7. Device according to claim 3, wherein each arm comprises a projecting tongue capable of acting together with a corresponding seat in the heating equipment in order to support such equipment.

8. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the second portion of the frame of the device has a wall at right angles to the first portion, said wall presenting the pipes provided with valve means .

9. Device according to claim 8, wherein said wall is bounded at its edges by vertical walls, said walls defining a space (11) suitable for accommodating the heating equipment.

10. Device according to claim 8 or claim 9, wherein said wall of the second portion is of the elongatable type.

11. Device according to claim 9, wherein one of said vertical walls has holes as means for attaching the frame to the inside or outside wall.

12. Device according to claim 8, wherein said wall of the second portion directly supports the heating equipment which is supported on said wall.

13. Equipment for heating a device according to any one of the preceding claims, said device being attached to an inside or outside wall of a room having heating elements and pipes for domestic hot water, said equipment being capable of supplying hot water to said heating elements and said domestic hot water pipes, said equipment being supported by said device.

14. Arrangement according to claim 13, wherein said heating equipment is alternatively a boiler provided with its own burner or a satellite unit for distributing remotely heated water to the heating elements and domestic hot water pipes of said room.

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Application No: GB1803655.8 Examiner: Mr Will Jeffries