IT202100004721A1 - RADIANT DEVICE FOR A LOCKING SYSTEM OR FOR FURNISHING UNIT, LOCKING SYSTEM INCLUDING SAID RADIANT DEVICE AND FURNISHING UNIT INCLUDING SAID RADIANT DEVICE - Google Patents

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of the patent for industrial invention entitled:

?RADIATING DEVICE FOR A LOCKING SYSTEM OR FOR A FURNISHING UNIT, LOCKING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAID RADIANT DEVICE AND FURNISHING UNIT INCLUDING THE SAID RADIANT DEVICE?

TECHNICAL SECTOR

The present invention ? relating to a radiant device for a closing system for an opening in a building or for a piece of furniture, a closing system comprising said radiant device and a piece of furniture comprising said radiant device.

The present invention finds advantageous application on closure systems such as doors and windows.

In particular, the radiant device ? applied on the locking system or ? at least partially integrated in it to heat or cool at least one room of a building in which ? installed the locking system itself.

It should be noted that the present invention finds particular application in locking systems such as interior doors and/or window frames (that is to say, locking systems that separate two internal compartments) and in locking systems such as exterior doors and/or windows ( that is to say, closing elements that separate the inside of the building from the outside).

Pi? specifically, the present invention finds advantageous application for closure systems such as windows, doors, glazed blackout elements which can be of any type, i.e. fixed, hinged, flap or sliding doors, so on? as for them frames, doors, frames, counter-frames, padding, glasses (including stained glass windows) and constituent elements.

In addition, the present invention finds advantageous application on furniture.

In particular, the radiant device ? applied or at least partially integrated in the piece of furniture to heat or cool at least one room of a building in which it? arranged the piece of furniture itself.

Pi? specifically, the present invention finds particular application on interior furnishings, such as for example wardrobes, showcases, bookcases, shelves, etc.

EARLIER ART

Each building for private use (such as a house, an apartment, a garage, a cellar, etc.) or for commercial use (such as a shop, an industrial warehouse, a warehouse, a restaurant, a hotel, etc.) it typically has at least one thermal system inside it through which there is heating (typically called ?heating system?) or cooling (typically called "air conditioning system") of at least one room of the building itself. Heating systems are also known which are capable of performing both functions, ie supplying heat (that is, heating) or subtracting heat (that is, cooling) at least one compartment, according to the user's request.

Known heating systems comprise heating and/or cooling components installed on a side wall (ie a side wall) of the building space or installed on the floor, ie below the floor of the building space.

However, the heating and/or cooling components installed on the walls or side walls have the disadvantage of being aesthetically unappealing and of having a considerable volumetric size, which increases as their capacity increases. warming and/or cooling. Therefore, ? It is clear that these types of components take up a lot of space that might otherwise be usable. In addition, these types of heating and/or cooling components prevent the space from being freely furnished, forcing the space adjacent to them to be left free and to avoid their masking, so as not to drastically reduce their heating or cooling efficiency.

Furthermore, the heating and/or cooling components installed on the walls or side walls are typically made of a metallic material such as aluminum or cast iron and, therefore, are very heavy, making their handling and installation difficult.

The heating components including traditional wall radiators, positioned under the external fixtures, can also induce the formation of condensation in correspondence with any thermal bridges between the external masonry and the closure system (in particular, its frame).

To overcome the above disadvantages, heating and/or cooling components installed on the floor, in particular installed below the floor, have been spreading for several years. These last systems for? they have the main disadvantage of being very expensive both from the point of view of installation and from the point of view of ordinary or extraordinary maintenance, as they can only be installed at the time of construction of the building or its renovation, having to be laid plumbing lines or electrical cables below the floor.

These heating and/or cooling components also have the disadvantage that in the event of damage or breakage of the components installed under the floor, invasive and expensive extraordinary maintenance works are necessary for the at least partial removal of the floor coverings, screeds and/or or hot pots.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The object of the present invention is, therefore, to provide a radiant device for a closing system for an opening in a building or for a piece of furniture, a closing system comprising said radiant device and a piece of furniture comprising said device radiant that are devoid of the drawbacks of the state of the art and that are easy and cheap to make.

According to the present invention a radiant device is provided for a system for closing an opening in a building or for a piece of furniture according to what is claimed in the attached claims.

According to the present invention there is provided a system for closing an opening in a building comprising said radiating device according to what is claimed in the attached claims.

According to the present invention a piece of furniture is provided comprising said radiating device according to what is claimed in the attached claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

For a better understanding of the invention, embodiments are described, purely by way of example, where:

- figure 1 ? a schematic view of a radiating device in accordance with the present invention and applied to a first type of closure system;

- figure 2 ? a schematic view of the radiant device applied to a further type of closure system;

- figure 3 ? a schematic and sectional view with some parts removed for clarity, of a door of the closing system of figure 1 or 2 provided with the radiating device;

- figure 4 ? a schematic view of the radiant device applied to a third type of closure system; And

- figure 5 ? a schematic view of a possible embodiment of a supply hinge for supplying energy to the radiant device.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION

In figure 1 with the number 1 ? indicated as a whole a locking system 1 installed at an opening V of a building.

The locking system 1 can? include a window frame (that is, the frame 2) or a window frame (that is, a door 3) or pu? understand both. Self ? present the window, it ? connected to the frame by at least one connection means 4.

The term window frame refers to a frame 2 of the closing system 1 which is fixed in correspondence with opening V of the building.

While, the term window identifies an architectural element (such as a door 3) made to close the openings made in the walls and which connects the inside and outside of a building (external windows), or two internal rooms of the building itself (internal windows).

Typically, the locking systems 1 comprise a window, a French door, an interior door, an exterior door and a glazing.

The buildings normally have a plurality of gates V which are through openings obtained in the side walls P (i.e. walls) of the building. The gap V can? be an external gate that connects the surrounding external environment with the inside of the building (such as the one illustrated in figures 1-3) or an internal gate that connects each internal compartment of the building (such as the one illustrated in the figure 4).

The closing system 1 installed in part P typically has two faces F1 and F2 of larger size which are opposite to each other and are spaced apart by a distance (thickness of the closing system 1) which ? much smaller than the size of the F1 and F2 faces. In an external opening V (for example figures 1, 2 and 3) the face F1 ? the side of the closure system 1 exposed (that is, facing) the compartment; mind, face F2 ? the side of the closure system 1 exposed (that is, facing) to the environment outside the building. In an internal opening V (for example the internal door illustrated in figure 4) the face F1 ? the side of the closure system 1 exposed (ie facing) a first compartment and the face F2 ? the side of the closure system 1 exposed (that is to say facing) another compartment.

In the discussion that follows, we will reference to a generic closure system 1. Furthermore, it should be noted that even if a closing system 1 of a specific type is illustrated in the figures (in particular a window in figures 1-3 or an internal door in figure 4), what is illustrated and what is described below can be applied indiscriminately to a closure system 1 of a different type (even if not explicitly illustrated or described). In other words, the features described can be combined and interchanged with one another for any closure system 1.

According to the embodiment illustrated in the attached figures, the closing system 1 comprises the frame 2 (which may also include the counter-frame, the frame or the intrados 20) fixed to the lateral wall P of the building in correspondence with the opening V, one or more leaves 3 which are connected to the frame 2 by means of at least one connection means 4 and a radiating device 5 configured, in use, to vary a temperature TV of the compartment, in which ? installed and facing the locking system 1. In other words, the 5 radiant device ? configured, in use, to heat and/or cool the compartment onto which the locking system 1 faces. The 5 radiant device can? be applied to the 1 closing system (application or plating) and/or pu? be at least partially integrated into the closure system 1.

The radiating device 5 comprises at least one radiating element 6 and at least one power supply circuit 7, both shown in broken lines in Figures 1-5.

The radiant element 6 ? configured to vary its temperature TER from an initial T1 temperature to a final T2 temperature, which ? different from the initial temperature T1, so as to vary the TV temperature of the compartment in which ? installed and facing the locking system 1. In other words, ? the radiant element 6 which, by exchanging heat with the compartment, varies the VT temperature of the compartment itself, heating or cooling it.

The radiant element 6 ? arranged in correspondence with or inside at least one element selected from: the frame 2, the door 3, a darkening panel 9 (that is to say, a so-called ?internal shutter?) hinged to the closing system 1 (preferably to the door 3), a counter-frame, a frame, an intrados, at least one pane of glass (including a stained glass window) or a combination of at least two of them.

The power supply circuit 7 ? connected to the radiant element 6 and ? configured to supply it with the energy necessary to bring it from the initial T1 temperature to the final T2 temperature. How will I come? better described below? The energy supplied to the radiant device 5 can? be electrical energy or thermal energy.

The initial temperature T1 of? Radiant element 6 can? be lower than the final temperature T2 of the radiant element 6 and, therefore, in this case the radiant device 5 ? configured to heat, in use, at least one room of the building, in particular by radiation and/or convection. In this case the initial temperature T1 ? for example between -15 and 20°C; while the final temperature T2 ? for example between 25 and 130?C.

Alternatively, the initial temperature T1 of the radiant element 6 can? be greater than the final temperature T2 of the radiant element 6 and, therefore, in this case the radiant device 5 ? configured to cool, in use, at least one room of the building, in particular by radiation and/or convection. In this case, the initial temperature T1 pu? be for example greater than 20?C, in particular between 20 and 50?C; while the final temperature T2 ? for example between -20 and 20?C.

Figure 1 illustrates an embodiment, in which the closure system 1 ? a window provided with at least one, in particular two, movable, in particular hinged, shutters 3 . Door 3 ? connected to the frame 2 by means of connection 4 which comprise in particular a hinge, in such a way as to arrange the leaf 3 between an open position (figures 1, 2 and 4) in which crossing of the gap V is permitted and a closed position (not shown) in which crossing of passage V is prevented, and vice versa. According to what is illustrated in figure 1, the radiating element 5 ? arranged in correspondence with the frame 2 and with the leaf 3. Alternatively, the radiating element 5 could also be arranged only in correspondence with the frame 2 or with the leaf 3.

Advantageously, the connection means 4 can comprising a traditional connection means, such as for example a hinge, and/or a supply connection means, such as for example a supply hinge (shown for example in detail in figure 5). In particular, the supply hinge ? provided with through openings for the passage of supply conduits, which can be hydraulic and/or electric conduits according to the type of supply of the radiant device 5.

AND? it is clear that according to a possible variant not shown, the wing 3 could be fixed. Namely, what? connected to frame 2 in such a way as to close gap V permanently.

Alternatively, the leaf 3 could be connected to the frame 2 by means of a linear guide which allows the leaf 3 to slide parallel to the lateral wall P between the open position and the closed position.

According to the variant illustrated in figure 2, the closure system 1 comprises the characteristics described for figure 1 and differs in that it also comprises the darkening panel 9. According to what is illustrated in figure 2, the radiating element 5 ? arranged in correspondence with the frame 2, with the wing 3 and with the darkening panel 9. Alternatively, the radiating element 5 could also be arranged only in correspondence with the frame 2 and/or the wing 3 and/or the darkening panel 9.

According to the variant illustrated in figure 4, the closure system 1 ? an internal door which comprises the characteristics described for figure 1. The closing system 1 comprises the frame 2 provided with the jamb 20 and the leaf 3 connected to the frame 2 by means of connection means 4. According to what is illustrated in figure 4, the radiating element 5 ? arranged in correspondence of the frame 2, of the door 3 and of the intrados 20. Alternatively, the radiating element 5 could also be arranged only in correspondence of the frame 2 and/or of the door 3 and/or of the intrados 20.

According to a possible embodiment, the radiating device 5 of figures 1-5 can be supplied with thermal energy. In other words, the power supply circuit 7 ? supplied with a heat exchange fluid, such as water for example, inside the radiant element 6.

To allow the heat exchange fluid to be fed from the frame 2 to the leaf 3 of the closing system 1 itself, the frame 2 is the connection means 4 (shown in detail in figure 5), ? in particular a supply hinge for the hydraulic supply, which is applied in addition to or in place of at least one traditional connection means 4.

Advantageously, the radiating element 6 has a tubular, elongated and hollow shape (ie it is a tube) inside which the heat exchange fluid supplied by the supply circuit 7 flows. In particular, the radiating element 6 has a much greater length than the transversal dimension. The element 6 radiant pu? have a circular, oval, rectangular, polygonal, triangular, etc. cross-section. Alternatively, the radiating element 6 has the shape of a hollow panel inside which the heat exchange fluid flows.

Advantageously, the element 6 radiating ? connected via the power supply circuit 7 to a hot water source (such as, for example, a water heating system, a solar-thermal system and a geothermal system), so as to be able to supply hot water which heats element 6 radiating from the initial T1 temperature to the final T2 temperature that ? greater. Additionally or alternatively, element 6 radiating ? connected via the supply circuit 7 to the water mains or to the geothermal system, so as to be able to supply fresh water which refreshes the radiant element 6 from the initial temperature T1 to the final temperature T2 which ? inferior.

According to a possible alternative embodiment, the radiant device 5 is supplied with electric energy. In other words, the supply circuit 7 supplies electrical energy to the radiating element 6. In particular, electricity can? be taken from a battery, from the national electricity grid or pu? be obtained with the help of renewable sources, such as photovoltaic panels and geothermal systems. In this embodiment, the radiating element 6 preferably has an elongated tubular shape, such as for example an electric cable, or an electric radiating element (such as, for example, a radiating plate). Therefore, through the supply of electric energy through the supply circuit 7, the radiant element 6 is heated by means of the Joule effect from the initial temperature T1 to the final temperature T2. The battery could be arranged in correspondence with the closing system 1 (as for example in the profile of the leaf 3). Alternatively, if necessary, to allow the electric power supply from the frame 2 to the wing 3, the connection means 4 (shown in detail in figure 5), ? in particular a supply hinge for the electric power supply, which is applied in addition to or in place of at least one traditional connection means 4.

According to a further possible alternative embodiment, the closure system 1 comprises the radiant device 5 comprising at least one radiant element 6 supplied with electric energy and at least one radiant element 6 supplied with thermal energy. In other words, an element of the closing system 1 (i.e. chosen from: the leaf 3, the frame 2, the darkening panel 9, the counter-frame, the intrados 20 or a combination of at least two of them) can? comprising at least one radiating element 6 supplied with electrical energy; while another and different element of the closure system 1 (that is to say chosen from: the door 3, the frame 2, the darkening panel 9, the counterframe, the intrados 20 or a combination of at least two of them) can ? comprising at least one radiant element 6 supplied with thermal energy.

Advantageously, the element 6 radiating ? willing, ie extends, with a predetermined path, which can? be a path that includes at least one section: straight, spiral, serpentine, or a combination thereof.

This predetermined path can include areas in which the element 6 radiating has a path more? dense, that is to say that more? portions, which define the element 6 radiating, are arranged more? close to each other and/or areas in which the radiating element 6 has a path that is more? rarely, that is to say that more? portions, which define the radiating element 6, are arranged further apart from each other. The distance between a previous path sector and an adjacent or following path sector, which is ? different from the previous sector, defines the so-called pitch.

The element 6 radiant pu? include (in particular be made up of) one or more? forms. In other words, the element 6 radiating can? be modular and obtained from one or more? modules connected to each other to precisely define the radiating element 6. The step inside each module pu? be constant or can? be variable.

Possibly, two adjacent modules can have a different pitch from each other.

Advantageously, the radiating device 5, represented in figures 1-4, can understand a unit? control UC which commands the radiant device 5 to switch it on and off and/or to regulate the variation of the temperature TER of the radiant element 6. In other words, the unit? Control UC commands the radiant device 5 in such a way as to bring the temperature TER of the radiant element 6 from the initial temperature T1 to the final temperature T2, preferably set by the user. The unit UC of control pu? command the radiant device 5 in such a way as to have a rectilinear variation (for example with increasing, decreasing or with stops) of the temperature TER of the radiant element 6 between the temperatures T1 and T2.

Advantageously, the unit? Control CU? electronic or mechanical.

Advantageously, if the wing 3 of the closing system 1 is mobile, the radiant 5 device can? present a sensor (not shown) that ? configured to detect the open position and/or the closed position of leaf 3 and to send a signal of the detected position of leaf 3 to the unit? control UC which, depending on the received signal, activates the radiating device 5. In other words, the sensor allows the radiant device 5 to be activated or deactivated according to the position (open or closed) of the leaf 3.

As previously described, the radiating device 5 object of the present invention ? configured to be applied externally to the closure system 1 and/or to be at least partially integrated within the closure system 1 (as shown schematically in figures 3 and 4).

Advantageously, if the gap V ? an internal passage, the closure system 1 has the device 5 radiating at both faces F1 and F2 (figure 4). In this case the unit? UC of control pu? operate the radiating device 5 at the faces F1 and F2 alternately or simultaneously. Therefore, the radiant 5 device can? heat or cool only one of the compartments or both compartments. In addition, it would be possible for one of the two radiating devices 5 to heat the compartment facing the respective face; while the other radiating device 5 refreshes the other compartment facing the respective other face of the closure system 1.

Advantageously, if the gap V ? an external gate the radiant device 5 ? applied or at least partially integrated in the closing system 1 in correspondence with the face F1 (figures 1-3) facing the compartment.

Figure 3 illustrates in detail a possible embodiment of the closing system 1, in particular a window, with the integrated radiant device 5. How can you? seen in the sectional view, the closing system 1 has an external portion 11 facing the external environment and an internal portion 12 facing the room of the building. The portions 11 and 12 are separated from each other by one or more? insulating, ie insulating, elements 13 which prevent heat exchange between the at least one radiating element 6 and the external portion 11.

L?at least one element 6 radian ? instead arranged in correspondence with the internal portion 12.

Advantageously, are the radiating elements 6 arranged inside the cavities? of the frame, of the profiles, of the counter-frames of the closing system 1 and/or of their constituent elements.

Advantageously, the radiating device 5 also comprises a covering element 14, shown in gray in the accompanying figures, which externally covers the radiating device 5 itself (in particular, the radiating element 6) in such a way as to prevent access to the elements 6 radiating from the outside. It is noted that in figure 4 this covering element 14 ? been partially removed for the sake of clarity.

Advantageously, the covering element 14 can also be applied externally on systems 1 closure already? existing, such as plating.

The radiant device 5 described up to now also finds advantageous application on a piece of furniture (not shown) of any type provided with a frame and optionally with at least one door. What has been explained so far for locking system 1 ? to be understood as described also for the piece of furniture and for the sake of brevity? we do not proceed to explain all the characteristics in detail again.

Therefore, all the characteristics described above for the closing system 1 can also be transposed to the piece of furniture.

The radiating device 5, the closing system 1 comprising this radiating device 5 and the piece of furniture described up to now have a plurality of? of benefits.

First, they can be installed in/on the locking system 1 or piece of furniture at the time of its production or at a later time, such as for example in post-production or post-installation. That is to say, the radiating device 5 is also suitable for being installed on locking systems 1 already in use. installed in buildings.

The 5 radiant device has the advantage that it can? be installed to replace the heating and/or cooling components of known types mounted on the side walls P or on the floor or to coexist with them and to support them in heating or cooling the compartment.

In the case of the replacement of the heating components of the known type installed on the side walls P, the radiating device 5 makes it possible to recover their spatial dimensions and therefore to gain space.

Furthermore, the 5 radiant device ? compatible and integrable with all types of boilers and/or heat pumps and heating systems currently available on the market.

The radiant 5 device allows you to improve energy saving, so? such as the thermal efficiency of the building.

The radiant device 5 powered by electric current allows the compartment to be heated. While, the radiant device 5 fed with thermal energy allows both to cool and to heat the compartment, according to the temperature VT of the compartment to be reached.

Using the radiant device 5 fed with thermal energy to heat the compartment, on equal terms? temperature TV of the compartment to be reached, does it require a temperature of the heat exchange fluid which ? lower than the temperature required in known heating systems. Laboratory tests have shown that, in the case of heating of the heat exchange fluid using a condensing boiler, yes? showed a 10% increase in yield.

The radiating device 5 object of the present invention also allows for easier installation and maintenance. easier than floor-mounted components.

The device 5 radiant ? integrable and compatible with interventions relating to historic buildings protected by regulatory constraints and ? applicable on the internal face facing the opening of the pre-existing frame. Therefore, from the outside the overall impression of the building does not change and regulatory constraints are not broken.

The radiant device 5 makes it possible to eliminate thermal bridges with further energy savings and preventing the formation of condensation and, therefore, the onset of mold on the lateral walls P.

Claims (10)

1. Radiant device (5) for a system (1) for closing an opening in a wall of a building comprising a window and/or frame or for a piece of furniture; the device (5) radiating ? configured, in use, to vary a temperature (TV) of at least one room of the building in which ? installed the locking system or ? arranged the piece of furniture; the radiant device (5) comprises: at least one element (6) radiating that ? configured to vary its temperature (TER) from a first initial temperature (T1) to a second final temperature (T2), which ? different from the first initial temperature (T1), so as to exchange heat with the compartment; and at least one circuit (7) of power supply that ? connected to the radiant element (6) to supply it with the energy necessary to bring it from the first initial temperature (T1) to the second final temperature (T2). 2. Radiant device (5) according to claim 1, wherein the first initial temperature (T1) ? lower than the second final temperature (T2) and the radiant device (5) ? configured to heat, in use, at least one room of the building; or in which the first initial temperature (T1) ? greater than the second final temperature (T2) and the radiant device (5) ? configured to cool at least one room of the building when in use. Radiant device (5) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: the power supply circuit (7) supplies the radiant element (6) with electric energy, in particular drawn from a battery or from the electric energy network or obtained from renewable sources; and the radiant element (6) heats up via the Joule effect; and/or the supply circuit (7) supplies thermal energy via a heat exchange fluid, in particular water; and the radiating element (6) has a hollow cross-section to house the heat exchange fluid supplied by the supply circuit (7). 4. Radiating device (5) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the radiating element (6) is? composed of more modules, each of which has a respective step that ? defined by the distance between a first sector of the path of the radiating element (6) and a second sector of the adjacent or subsequent path, which ? different from the first sector of the radiating element (6). 5. Radiant device (5) according to claim 4, wherein each module has a constant pitch or a variable pitch. 6. System (1) for closing a gap in a wall of a building comprising a window and/or window frame; the closing system (1) ? provided with at least one radiating device (5) made according to any claim from 1 to 5, a frame (2) and/or at least one leaf (3), in particular connected to the frame (2) by at least one means (4) connection. The closure system (1) according to claim 6, wherein the radiating device (5) is integrated within at least one element selected from: the door (3), the frame (2), a darkening panel (9), a frame, a counter-frame, a intrados (20), at least one glass or a combination of at least two of them. The closure system (1) according to claim 6, wherein the radiating device (5) is applied externally on at least one surface of the closure system (1) which, in use, is facing the compartment to be heated. 9. Closing system (1) according to any claim from 6 to 8, wherein the door (3) is? movable between an open position and a closed position; and the radiating device (5) comprises: a unit? control (UC) configured to control the radiant device (5); and a sensor configured to detect the open position and/or the closed position of the leaf (3) and to send the signal to the unit? (UC) which activates or deactivates the radiant device (5) according to the position of the leaf (3). 10. Furnishing piece of furniture comprising at least one frame (2) and/or door (3) provided with at least one radiating device (5) made according to any one of claims 1 to 5 for heating the compartment in which it is located. arranged the piece of furniture.