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JP2004176966A
JP2004176966A JP2002342230A JP2002342230A JP2004176966A JP 2004176966 A JP2004176966 A JP 2004176966A JP 2002342230 A JP2002342230 A JP 2002342230A JP 2002342230 A JP2002342230 A JP 2002342230A JP 2004176966 A JP2004176966 A JP 2004176966A
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • F24S10/00Solar heat collectors using working fluids
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • F24S10/75Solar heat collectors using working fluids the working fluids being conveyed through tubular absorbing conduits with enlarged surfaces, e.g. with protrusions or corrugations
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24SSOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • F24SSOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24SSOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
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Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a solar water heater for efficiently generating hot water by restraining discharge of heat from a heat collector and hot and cold water. <P>SOLUTION: This solar water heater is constituted so as to heat the hot and cold water in a hot water storage part 8 housed in a body case C by the heat collector 7 by housing the heat collector 7 for raising a temperature by absorbing the sunlight in the body case C along a transparent plate body 3 arranged on the surface side of the body case C. This solar water heater is constituted by arranging a heat insulating vacuum layer 5 over the substantially whole surface between the transparent plate body 3 and the heat collector 7. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、太陽光を吸収して昇温する集熱体が、本体ケースの表面側に配設された透明板体に沿って前記本体ケースに収納され、その集熱体によって前記本体ケースに収納された貯湯部内の湯水を加熱するように構成されている太陽熱温水器に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
このような太陽熱温水器では、集熱体が太陽光を効率良く吸収する必要があり、そのため、本体ケースの表面側には、板ガラスなどからなる透明板体が配設されており、従来の太陽熱温水器では、その透明板体との間に空気層を介在させた状態で集熱体が配置されていた(例えば、特許文献1参照)。
【0003】
【特許文献1】
特開平7−98157号公報(図1、図2)
【0004】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
したがって、従来の太陽熱温水器では、集熱体により太陽光を効率良く吸収して湯水を加熱することができる反面、集熱体や湯水が加熱された後において、例えば、日照時間の関係で太陽光の照射が弱くなって外気の温度が低下すると、集熱体や湯水に吸収された熱が、集熱体と透明板体との間の空気層を介して比較的短時間のうちに放出されて湯温の低下を招くという欠点があった。
【0005】
本発明は、このような従来の欠点に着目したもので、その目的は、集熱体や湯水からの熱の放出を抑制して、結果的に効率良く温水を生成することのできる太陽熱温水器を提供することである。
【0006】
【課題を解決するための手段】
請求項1の発明の特徴構成は、図1〜図7に例示するごとく、太陽光を吸収して昇温する集熱体7が、本体ケースCの表面側に配設された透明板体3,12に沿って前記本体ケースCに収納され、その集熱体7によって前記本体ケースCに収納された貯湯部8,15内の湯水を加熱するように構成されている太陽熱温水器であって、前記透明板体3,12と集熱体7との間のほぼ全面にわたって断熱用の真空層5が設けられているところにある。
【0007】
請求項1の発明の特徴構成によれば、本体ケースの表面側に配設された透明板体と、太陽光の吸収で昇温して貯湯部内の湯水を加熱する集熱体との間において、そのほぼ全面にわたって断熱用の真空層が設けられているので、その断熱用の真空層によって集熱体や湯水からの熱の放出が抑制される。
すなわち、集熱体は太陽からの輻射により昇温するため、真空層により昇温が妨げられることはなく、しかも、昇温後においては、真空層によって熱伝導による熱の放出が抑制されるので、結果的に効率の良い温水の生成が可能となる。
【0008】
請求項2の発明の特徴構成は、図1〜図4、図6、図7に例示するごとく、前記透明板体3が、板ガラスであって、その板ガラス3と対面する別の板ガラス4が、前記本体ケースCの内側に配設されて、それら両板ガラス3,4が、両板ガラス3,4間に間隙部を有する複層ガラスに構成されているところにある。
【0009】
請求項2の発明の特徴構成によれば、透明板体が、板ガラスであって、その板ガラスと対面する別の板ガラスが、本体ケースの内側に配設されて、それら両板ガラスが、両板ガラス間に間隙部を有する複層ガラスに構成されているので、単板の板ガラスに較べて断熱効果に優れ、その複層ガラスとは別に断熱用の真空層を設ける場合には、断熱用真空層と複層ガラスによる断熱効果の相乗作用により、一層確実に熱の放出を抑制することができる。
【0010】
請求項3の発明の特徴構成は、図1〜図4、図6、図7に例示するごとく、前記複層ガラスが、前記間隙部を減圧状態に維持する真空複層ガラスPであり、その真空複層ガラスPの間隙部が、前記真空層5として機能するように構成されているところにある。
【0011】
請求項3の発明の特徴構成によれば、複層ガラスが、その間隙部を減圧状態に維持する真空複層ガラスであり、真空複層ガラスの間隙部が、断熱用の真空層として機能するように構成されているので、真空複層ガラスをそのまま使用して本体ケースに組み付けることができ、その場合には、真空複層ガラスを構成する両板ガラスと本体ケースとの間に真空層用のシールを施す必要はない。
したがって、太陽熱温水器の構造を殊更複雑化することなく、太陽熱温水器の本体ケースに対して断熱用真空層を有する真空複層ガラスを簡単かつ確実に組み付けることができ、真空層に対するシールも確実に維持されて優れた断熱効果を期待することができる。
【0012】
請求項4の発明の特徴構成は、図1〜図4、図6、図7に例示するごとく、前記両板ガラス3,4のうち、前記本体ケースCの内側に配設された板ガラス4が、前記間隙部と反対側の面にLow−E処理6の施されたLow−Eガラスで構成されているところにある。
【0013】
請求項4の発明の特徴構成によれば、複層ガラスを構成する両板ガラスのうち、本体ケースの内側に配設された板ガラスが、Low−Eガラスで構成されているので、Low−Eガラスにより集熱体側からの熱の放射も抑制され、集熱体や湯水からの熱の放出が一層確実に抑制される。
その際、Low−Eガラスは、その特性により太陽光を受けてかなり高温になるが、Low−Eガラスは、複層ガラスを構成する内側の板ガラスであり、外気に直接触れることがないので、Low−Eガラスからの熱の放出も抑制され、しかも、そのためのLow−E処理は、前記間隙部と反対側の面に施されているので、Low−E処理部分から集熱体への熱の伝導も比較的良好に行われる。
【0014】
請求項5の発明の特徴構成は、図5に例示するごとく、前記透明板体12が、板ガラスであって、その板ガラス12の前記本体ケースC内側の面にLow−E処理6が施されているところにある。
【0015】
請求項5の発明の特徴構成によれば、透明板体が、板ガラスであって、その板ガラスの本体ケース内側の面にLow−E処理が施されているので、上述したように集熱体側からの熱の放射が抑制されて、集熱体や湯水からの熱の放出が一層確実に抑制されるとともに、そのLow−E処理を内側の面に施すことで、Low−E処理の剥がれなどに起因するLow−E効果の低下を抑制することができる。
【0016】
請求項6の発明の特徴構成は、図1〜図5に例示するごとく、前記貯湯部8が、管状の貯湯管により構成されて、その貯湯管8が、前記集熱体7により形成されているところにある。
【0017】
請求項6の発明の特徴構成によれば、貯湯部が、管状の貯湯管により構成されて、その貯湯管が、集熱体により形成されているので、太陽光の吸収により昇温して湯水を加熱する集熱体そのものにより、貯湯部としての貯湯管を形成することで、構造の簡素化と部品点数の減少によるコストダウンを図ることができるとともに、集熱体から湯水への熱の伝導も、貯湯管の周囲から効率良く行うことができる。
【0018】
なお、上述のように、図面との対照を便利にするために符号を記したが、該記入により本発明は添付図面の構成に限定されるものではない。
【0019】
【発明の実施の形態】
本発明による太陽熱温水器の実施の形態を図面に基づいて説明する。
この太陽熱温水器は、図1〜図3に示すように、例えば、建屋の屋根Rの上に載置可能な本体ケースCを備え、その本体ケースCは、金属製の板材により二重構造に構成されていて、その内部空間内に断熱材1が充填され、上面のみが開口された扁平な矩形の箱状に形成されている。
その本体ケースCの表面側となる上面には、ほぼ全面にわたって真空複層ガラスPが配設され、その真空複層ガラスPと本体ケースCとがシール材Sにより気密にシールされて、本体ケースCの内部空間が外気と遮断されるとともに、真空複層ガラスPの上面には、透明な強化板ガラスからなるカバー用の板ガラス2が配設されて真空複層ガラスPを覆っている。
【0020】
真空複層ガラスPは、本体ケースCの上面側に位置する透明板体としての透明な板ガラス3と、その板ガラス3とほぼ平行に対面して本体ケースCの内側に位置する別の透明な板ガラス4により構成されている。
両板ガラス3,4は、多数のスペーサ(図示せず)を介在させて間隙部を有するように対面配置され、その間隙部が減圧されるとともに、気密にシールされて減圧状態に維持されて、その間隙部が断熱用の真空層5として機能するように構成されている。
真空複層ガラスPを構成する2枚の板ガラス3,4のうち、本体ケースCの内側に配設の板ガラス4において、真空層5と反対側の面には、低放射性能を示すLow−E特殊金属膜6がコーティングされている。もちろん、断熱性能を更に高めるため、真空層5に向かい合う面にもLow−E特殊金属膜をコーティングし、板ガラス4の両面にLow−E特殊金属膜をコーティングしてもよい。更に、板ガラス3において、いずれか一方の面あるいは両面にLow−E特殊金属膜をコーティングすることもでき、要するに、板ガラス3の両面と板ガラス4の両面のうち、少なくとも一面以上にLow−E特殊金属膜をコーティングして実施することができる。
また、太陽熱を効率良く集めるためには、Low−E特殊金属膜による太陽光の吸収をできるだけ避けるべきであり、そのため、Low−Eコーティング付き板ガラスの太陽光透過率は、最低でも60%以上とするのが望ましい。
更に、板ガラス3,4自体もできる限り太陽光を吸収しないものが望ましく、そのためには、ガラスに含まれるFeO成分を排除した、いわゆる白板ガラスを使用するのが望ましく、また、板ガラスの表面に多層膜や微細な凹凸化処理を施して、太陽光の反射ロスを低減させることも効果的である。
【0021】
前記本体ケースCには、カバー用の板ガラス2と真空複層ガラスPを通して照射される太陽光を吸収して昇温する集熱体7が、真空複層ガラスPに沿ってほぼ平行になるように収納されている。
集熱体7は、例えば、金属製の板材で構成され、その板材をプレス加工することによって、集熱体7自体に貯湯部としての管状の貯湯管8が形成されていて、貯湯管8を形成する集熱体7の外表面には、太陽光の吸収を促進し、および/または、低放射性機能を持つ、例えば、ブラッククロム、ブラックニッケル、金−酸化マグネシウムサーメットなどの選択吸収材料が被覆されている。
集熱体7は、真空複層ガラスPとほぼ同じ平面積を有し、その全面にわたって貯湯管8が適宜湾曲されて配管され、真空複層ガラスPと集熱体7との間に空気層9が形成されるとともに、貯湯管8の一端には加熱用の水を供給する給水部10が、他端には加熱後の湯を排出する給湯部11が設けられている。
【0022】
このような構成からなる太陽熱温水器によれば、カバー用の板ガラス2と真空複層ガラスPを通して照射される太陽光により集熱体7が昇温され、その集熱体7によって貯湯管8内の湯水が加熱され、加熱後の湯が給湯部11から給湯されることになる。
そして、集熱体7や貯湯管8内の湯水が加熱された後においては、真空複層ガラスPの真空層5によって外部への熱の伝導が効果的に抑制され、かつ、Low−E用の特殊金属膜6がコーティングされたLow−Eガラス4によって外部への熱の放射も抑制されるので、給水部10から貯湯管8内に供給された水を効率良く加熱することができる。
【0023】
〔別実施形態〕
つぎに、別の実施形態について説明するが、重複説明を避けるため、先の実施形態で説明した構成や同じ作用を有する構成については、同じ符号を付すことにより説明を省略し、主として先の実施形態と異なる構成についてのみ説明する。
【0024】
(1)先の実施形態では、本体ケースCの上面に真空複層ガラスPを配設し、真空複層ガラスPの上面を別の板ガラス2でカバーした構成を示したが、図4に示すように、カバー用の板ガラス2をなくして実施することもでき、また、真空複層ガラスPを構成する両板ガラス3,4間の間隙部を断熱用の真空層5として機能するように構成した例を示したが、真空複層ガラスPを使用せずに実施することもできる。
例えば、真空複層ガラスPに代えて、両板ガラス3,4間の間隙部に空気などを充填した普通の複層ガラスを使用し、複層ガラスと集熱体7との間、つまり、先の実施形態における空気層9部分を減圧して断熱用の真空層5とすることもできる。
【0025】
また、複層ガラスを使用せずに実施することもでき、その一例を示したのが図5であり、本体ケースCの最上面に位置する板ガラス12、換言すると、先の実施形態で示した透明な強化板ガラスからなるカバー用の板ガラス2に相当する板ガラス12が、透明板体として直接機能するように構成され、そのため、板ガラス12と本体ケースCとがシール材Sにより気密にシールされている。
さらに、貯湯管8を形成する集熱体7と本体ケースCとの間もシール材Sにより気密にシールされ、板ガラス12と集熱体7との間に保形用のスペーサ(図示せず)などを介在させて、板ガラス12と集熱体7との間の間隙部が減圧されて断熱用の真空層5として機能するように構成され、板ガラス12の本体ケースC内側の面には、Low−E用の特殊金属膜6がコーティングされている。
【0026】
(2)これまでの実施形態では、集熱体7自体により貯湯部としての貯湯管8を形成した例を示したが、これら集熱体7や貯湯部については種々の変形が可能であり、その一例を示したのが図6および図7である。
この図に示す別の実施形態では、集熱体7が平坦な板状に形成され、その板状の集熱体7が、真空複層ガラスPの内側に配置されて本体ケースCに保持されている。本体ケースCの底と集熱体7との間の空間が、図6において左側に位置する下端部を除いて、横方向に延びる横壁体13により上下に区画され、かつ、図7に示すように、縦方向に延びる複数の縦壁体14により複数に区画されて、その複数に区画された貯湯部としての貯湯室15が形成されている。
そして、下方の貯湯室15には、給水部10から分岐された多数の分岐給水部10aが接続され、上方の貯湯室15には、給湯部11から分岐された多数の分岐給湯部11aが接続されて、貯湯室15内の湯水が、矢印で示す方向に循環するように構成されている。
【0027】
(3)これまでの実施形態では、真空複層ガラスPを構成する内側の板ガラス4あるいはカバー用の板ガラス12をLow−Eガラスで構成した例を示したが、Low−Eガラスの使用は必ずしも必要不可欠なものではなく、Low−Eガラスを使用せずに実施することもでき、また、透明板体として板ガラス3,12を使用した例を示したが、板ガラス3,12に代えて透明なアクリル板などを使用して実施することもできる。
さらに、実際の施工に際しては、太陽熱温水器とは別に、保温効果に優れた貯湯タンクなどを使用し、その貯湯タンクと太陽熱温水器の給湯部11とを配管により接続し、加熱後の湯を順次貯湯タンクに供給して貯湯することも可能であり、この太陽熱温水器に対する配管構造などについては不問である。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】太陽熱温水器の縦断側面図
【図2】太陽熱温水器の一部拡大縦断側面図
【図3】太陽熱温水器の横断正面図
【図4】別の実施形態による太陽熱温水器の縦断側面図
【図5】別の実施形態による太陽熱温水器の一部拡大縦断側面図
【図6】別の実施形態による太陽熱温水器の縦断側面図
【図7】別の実施形態による太陽熱温水器の横断正面図
【符号の説明】
3,12 透明板体としての板ガラス
4 板ガラス
5 断熱用の真空層
6 Low−E処理
7 集熱体
8 貯湯部としての貯湯管
15 貯湯部
C 本体ケース
P 真空複層ガラス
[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
According to the present invention, a heat collector that absorbs sunlight and heats up is housed in the main case along the transparent plate disposed on the surface side of the main case, and the heat collector collects the heat in the main case. The present invention relates to a solar water heater configured to heat hot water in a stored hot water storage unit.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In such a solar water heater, it is necessary for the heat collector to efficiently absorb the sunlight. Therefore, a transparent plate made of sheet glass or the like is provided on the surface side of the main body case, and the conventional solar water heater is not provided. In a water heater, a heat collector is arranged in a state where an air layer is interposed between the water heater and the transparent plate (for example, see Patent Document 1).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-7-98157 (FIGS. 1 and 2)
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Therefore, in the conventional solar water heater, the heat collector can efficiently absorb the sunlight to heat the hot water, but, after the heat collector and the hot water are heated, for example, the sunshine due to the sunshine time. When the light irradiation weakens and the temperature of the outside air decreases, the heat absorbed by the heat collector and hot water is released in a relatively short time through the air layer between the heat collector and the transparent plate. As a result, there is a disadvantage that the temperature of the hot water is lowered.
[0005]
The present invention focuses on such conventional drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to suppress the release of heat from a heat collector or hot water, and as a result, a solar water heater that can efficiently generate hot water It is to provide.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, the heat collector 7, which absorbs sunlight and rises in temperature, has a transparent plate 3 disposed on the front side of the main body case C. , 12 in the main body case C, and is configured to heat the hot water in the hot water storage portions 8 and 15 stored in the main body case C by the heat collector 7 of the solar water heater. The heat insulating vacuum layer 5 is provided over substantially the entire surface between the transparent plates 3 and 12 and the heat collector 7.
[0007]
According to the characteristic configuration of the invention of claim 1, between the transparent plate disposed on the surface side of the main body case and the heat collector that heats the hot water in the hot water storage section by increasing the temperature by absorbing sunlight. Since the heat-insulating vacuum layer is provided over substantially the entire surface, the heat-release vacuum layer suppresses the release of heat from the heat collector and the hot water.
In other words, since the temperature of the heat collector rises due to radiation from the sun, the temperature rise is not hindered by the vacuum layer, and after the temperature rise, the heat release by heat conduction is suppressed by the vacuum layer. As a result, efficient hot water can be generated.
[0008]
As illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 4, 6, and 7, the transparent plate 3 is a plate glass, and another plate glass 4 facing the plate glass 3 is, The two glass sheets 3, 4 are disposed inside the main body case C so that the two glass sheets 3, 4 are formed into a double-layer glass having a gap between the two glass sheets 3, 4.
[0009]
According to the characteristic configuration of the invention of claim 2, the transparent plate is a plate glass, and another plate glass facing the plate glass is disposed inside the main body case, and the both plate glasses are placed between the two plate glasses. Because it is composed of a multi-layer glass with a gap, it is superior in heat insulation effect as compared with a single sheet glass, and when a vacuum layer for heat insulation is provided separately from the multi-layer glass, a vacuum layer for heat insulation is used. The synergistic action of the heat insulating effect of the double-glazing makes it possible to more reliably suppress the release of heat.
[0010]
The characteristic configuration of the invention according to claim 3 is, as exemplified in FIGS. 1 to 4, 6, and 7, the multilayer glass is a vacuum multilayer glass P that maintains the gap in a reduced pressure state. The gap portion of the vacuum multilayer glass P is located so as to function as the vacuum layer 5.
[0011]
According to the characteristic configuration of the third aspect of the invention, the double glazing is a vacuum double glazing that maintains the gap in a reduced pressure state, and the gap of the vacuum double glazing functions as a vacuum layer for heat insulation. Since it is configured as described above, it is possible to assemble the main body case using the vacuum insulated glass as it is, and in that case, a vacuum layer for the vacuum layer is provided between both the glass sheets constituting the vacuum insulated glass and the main body case. There is no need to provide a seal.
Therefore, the vacuum double-glazed glass having the vacuum layer for heat insulation can be easily and reliably assembled to the main body case of the solar water heater without making the structure of the solar water heater particularly complicated, and the seal for the vacuum layer is also ensured. Excellent heat insulation effect can be expected.
[0012]
As illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 4, 6, and 7, the characteristic configuration of the invention according to claim 4 is that, among the two glass sheets 3 and 4, the glass sheet 4 disposed inside the main body case C includes: It is made of Low-E glass on which Low-E treatment 6 has been applied to the surface opposite to the gap.
[0013]
According to the characteristic configuration of the invention of claim 4, since the glass sheet disposed inside the main body case is made of the Low-E glass among the glass sheets forming the double-glazed glass, the Low-E glass is used. Thereby, the radiation of heat from the heat collector side is also suppressed, and the release of heat from the heat collector and hot water is more reliably suppressed.
At that time, the Low-E glass is heated to a considerably high temperature by receiving sunlight due to its characteristics. However, the Low-E glass is an inner plate glass constituting the multilayer glass and does not directly touch the outside air. The release of heat from the Low-E glass is also suppressed, and the Low-E treatment for that is performed on the surface opposite to the gap, so that the heat from the Low-E treated portion to the heat collector is removed. Is also relatively well conducted.
[0014]
As shown in FIG. 5, the transparent plate 12 is a glass plate, and the surface of the glass plate 12 inside the body case C is subjected to a Low-E treatment 6. Where you are.
[0015]
According to the characteristic configuration of the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the transparent plate is a plate glass, and the surface of the plate glass inside the main body case is subjected to the Low-E treatment, as described above, from the heat collector side. Of heat from the heat collector and hot water is more reliably suppressed, and by applying the Low-E processing to the inner surface, peeling of the Low-E processing can be prevented. The resulting decrease in the Low-E effect can be suppressed.
[0016]
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the hot water storage unit 8 includes a tubular hot water storage tube, and the hot water storage tube 8 is formed by the heat collector 7. Where you are.
[0017]
According to the characteristic configuration of the invention of claim 6, since the hot water storage section is constituted by a tubular hot water storage pipe, and the hot water storage pipe is formed by a heat collector, the temperature of the hot water is raised by absorbing sunlight and the hot water is supplied. By forming a hot water storage pipe as a hot water storage unit using the heat collector itself that heats the heat, it is possible to simplify the structure and reduce costs by reducing the number of parts, and to conduct heat from the heat collector to the hot water. Can also be efficiently performed from around the hot water storage pipe.
[0018]
Note that, as described above, reference numerals are written for convenience of comparison with the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the accompanying drawings by the entry.
[0019]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
An embodiment of a solar water heater according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the solar water heater includes, for example, a main body case C that can be mounted on a roof R of a building, and the main body case C has a double structure made of a metal plate. The inner space is filled with a heat insulating material 1 and is formed in a flat rectangular box shape having an opening only on the upper surface.
On the upper surface, which is the front surface side of the main body case C, a vacuum multilayer glass P is disposed over substantially the entire surface, and the vacuum multilayer glass P and the main body case C are hermetically sealed with a sealing material S. The internal space of C is shielded from the outside air, and a cover glass plate 2 made of a transparent strengthened glass plate is arranged on the upper surface of the vacuum multilayer glass plate P to cover the vacuum multilayer glass plate P.
[0020]
The vacuum double-glazed glass P is a transparent plate glass 3 as a transparent plate positioned on the upper surface side of the main body case C, and another transparent plate glass positioned inside the main case C so as to face the glass plate 3 almost in parallel. 4.
The two glass sheets 3, 4 are disposed facing each other with a gap therebetween with a large number of spacers (not shown) interposed therebetween, and the gap is depressurized and hermetically sealed to be maintained in a depressurized state. The gap is configured to function as a vacuum layer 5 for heat insulation.
Of the two glass sheets 3 and 4 constituting the vacuum insulated glass sheet P, in the glass sheet 4 disposed inside the main body case C, a surface opposite to the vacuum layer 5 is provided with Low-E having low radiation performance. The special metal film 6 is coated. Of course, in order to further enhance the heat insulation performance, the surface facing the vacuum layer 5 may be coated with a Low-E special metal film, and both surfaces of the glass sheet 4 may be coated with the Low-E special metal film. Further, in the glass sheet 3, either one or both surfaces may be coated with a Low-E special metal film. In short, at least one of the both surfaces of the glass sheet 3 and both surfaces of the glass sheet 4 is Low-E special metal film. It can be carried out by coating the membrane.
In order to efficiently collect solar heat, absorption of sunlight by the Low-E special metal film should be avoided as much as possible. Therefore, the sunlight transmittance of the low-E coated plate glass is at least 60% or more. It is desirable to do.
Further, it is desirable that the plate glasses 3 and 4 themselves do not absorb sunlight as much as possible. For that purpose, it is desirable to use a so-called white plate glass in which the FeO component contained in the glass is excluded, and furthermore, it is preferable to use a multilayer plate on the surface of the plate glass. It is also effective to reduce the reflection loss of sunlight by performing a film or a fine unevenness treatment.
[0021]
In the main body case C, the heat collector 7 that absorbs sunlight radiated through the cover glass sheet 2 and the vacuum multilayer glass P and rises in temperature is substantially parallel to the vacuum multilayer glass P. It is stored in.
The heat collector 7 is made of, for example, a metal plate material, and a tubular hot water storage tube 8 as a hot water storage portion is formed in the heat collector 7 itself by pressing the plate material. The outer surface of the heat collector 7 to be formed is coated with a selective absorbing material such as black chromium, black nickel, and gold-magnesium oxide cermet that promotes the absorption of sunlight and / or has a low radiation function. Have been.
The heat collector 7 has substantially the same plane area as the vacuum insulated glass P, and a hot water storage tube 8 is appropriately curved and piped over the entire surface thereof, and an air layer is provided between the vacuum insulated glass P and the heat collector 7. A hot water supply unit 10 for supplying water for heating is provided at one end of the hot water storage tube 8, and a hot water supply unit 11 for discharging hot water after heating is provided at the other end.
[0022]
According to the solar water heater having such a configuration, the heat collector 7 is heated by sunlight radiated through the cover glass sheet 2 and the vacuum double glazing P, and the heat collector 7 causes the inside of the hot water storage pipe 8 to be heated. Is heated, and the heated water is supplied from the hot water supply unit 11.
Then, after the hot water in the heat collector 7 and the hot water storage tube 8 is heated, the conduction of heat to the outside is effectively suppressed by the vacuum layer 5 of the vacuum multi-layer glass P, and for Low-E. The radiation of heat to the outside is also suppressed by the Low-E glass 4 coated with the special metal film 6, so that the water supplied from the water supply unit 10 into the hot water storage pipe 8 can be efficiently heated.
[0023]
[Another embodiment]
Next, another embodiment will be described. In order to avoid repetition, the configuration described in the previous embodiment and the configuration having the same operation will be denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. Only the configuration different from the embodiment will be described.
[0024]
(1) In the previous embodiment, a configuration was shown in which the vacuum insulated glass P was disposed on the upper surface of the main body case C, and the upper surface of the vacuum insulated glass P was covered with another sheet glass 2, as shown in FIG. 4. As described above, the present invention can be carried out without the cover glass sheet 2, and the gap between the glass sheets 3 and 4 constituting the vacuum insulated glass P is configured to function as a vacuum layer 5 for heat insulation. Although an example has been shown, the present invention can be carried out without using the vacuum insulating glass P.
For example, instead of the vacuum double-glazed glass P, an ordinary double-glazed glass filled with air or the like in the gap between the two glass plates 3 and 4 is used, and the space between the double-glazed glass and the heat collector 7, that is, In this embodiment, the air layer 9 can be decompressed to form a vacuum layer 5 for heat insulation.
[0025]
In addition, the embodiment can be carried out without using a double-layer glass. FIG. 5 shows an example of the embodiment, and the plate glass 12 located on the uppermost surface of the main body case C, in other words, the embodiment shown in the previous embodiment. The plate glass 12 corresponding to the cover plate glass 2 made of the transparent strengthened plate glass is configured to directly function as a transparent plate body. Therefore, the plate glass 12 and the main body case C are hermetically sealed by the sealing material S. .
Further, the space between the heat collector 7 forming the hot water storage tube 8 and the main body case C is also hermetically sealed by the sealing material S, and a spacer (not shown) for retaining the shape between the plate glass 12 and the heat collector 7. The gap between the glass sheet 12 and the heat collector 7 is depressurized with the interposition of the like, and is configured to function as a vacuum layer 5 for heat insulation. -E special metal film 6 is coated.
[0026]
(2) In the embodiments described above, an example in which the hot water storage pipe 8 as the hot water storage section is formed by the heat collector 7 itself has been described. However, the heat collector 7 and the hot water storage section can be variously modified. FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 show one example.
In another embodiment shown in this figure, the heat collector 7 is formed in a flat plate shape, and the plate-shaped heat collector 7 is arranged inside the vacuum double glazing P and held by the main body case C. ing. The space between the bottom of the main body case C and the heat collector 7 is vertically divided by a horizontally extending horizontal wall body 13 except for a lower end portion located on the left side in FIG. 6, and as shown in FIG. In addition, a plurality of vertical wall bodies 14 extending in the vertical direction are divided into a plurality of sections, and a plurality of sectioned hot water storage chambers 15 as hot water storage sections are formed.
A large number of branched water supply units 10a branched from the water supply unit 10 are connected to the lower hot water storage room 15, and a large number of branch water supply units 11a branched from the hot water supply unit 11 are connected to the upper hot water storage room 15. Then, the hot water in the hot water storage chamber 15 is configured to circulate in the direction indicated by the arrow.
[0027]
(3) In the embodiments described above, the example in which the inner plate glass 4 or the cover plate glass 12 constituting the vacuum insulated glass P is made of the Low-E glass has been described, but the use of the Low-E glass is not necessarily required. It is not indispensable and can be carried out without using Low-E glass. In addition, although an example in which the plate glasses 3 and 12 are used as the transparent plate is shown, a transparent glass is used instead of the plate glasses 3 and 12. It can also be carried out using an acrylic plate or the like.
Furthermore, at the time of actual construction, separately from the solar water heater, a hot water storage tank or the like having an excellent heat retaining effect is used, and the hot water storage tank and the hot water supply unit 11 of the solar water heater are connected by piping, and the hot water is heated. It is also possible to sequentially supply hot water to the hot water storage tank to store hot water, and there is no question about the piping structure for the solar water heater.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a vertical side view of a solar water heater. FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged vertical side view of a solar water heater. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional front view of a solar water heater. FIG. 4 is a vertical section of a solar water heater according to another embodiment. FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged longitudinal side view of a solar water heater according to another embodiment. FIG. 6 is a longitudinal side view of a solar water heater according to another embodiment. FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a solar water heater according to another embodiment. Cross-sectional front view [Description of symbols]
3, 12 Plate glass as a transparent plate 4 Plate glass 5 Vacuum layer 6 for heat insulation 6 Low-E treatment 7 Heat collector 8 Hot water storage tube 15 Hot water storage unit C Main body case P Vacuum insulated glass

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太陽光を吸収して昇温する集熱体が、本体ケースの表面側に配設された透明板体に沿って前記本体ケースに収納され、その集熱体によって前記本体ケースに収納された貯湯部内の湯水を加熱するように構成されている太陽熱温水器であって、
前記透明板体と集熱体との間のほぼ全面にわたって断熱用の真空層が設けられている太陽熱温水器。
A heat collector that absorbs sunlight and raises the temperature is stored in the main case along the transparent plate disposed on the surface side of the main case, and the hot water stored in the main case by the heat collector A solar water heater configured to heat hot water in the unit,
A solar water heater provided with a vacuum layer for heat insulation over substantially the entire surface between the transparent plate and the heat collector.
前記透明板体が、板ガラスであって、その板ガラスと対面する別の板ガラスが、前記本体ケースの内側に配設されて、それら両板ガラスが、両板ガラス間に間隙部を有する複層ガラスに構成されている請求項1に記載の太陽熱温水器。The transparent plate is a plate glass, another plate glass facing the plate glass is disposed inside the main body case, and both the plate glasses are formed into a double glazing having a gap between both the plate glasses. The solar water heater according to claim 1, wherein the solar water heater is provided. 前記複層ガラスが、前記間隙部を減圧状態に維持する真空複層ガラスであり、その真空複層ガラスの間隙部が、前記真空層として機能するように構成されている請求項2に記載の太陽熱温水器。3. The vacuum laminated glass according to claim 2, wherein the laminated glass is a vacuum laminated glass that maintains the gap in a reduced pressure state, and the gap of the vacuum laminated glass is configured to function as the vacuum layer. Solar water heater. 前記両板ガラスのうち、前記本体ケースの内側に配設された板ガラスが、前記間隙部と反対側の面にLow−E処理の施されたLow−Eガラスで構成されている請求項2または3に記載の太陽熱温水器。The plate glass disposed inside the main body case among the both plate glasses is made of Low-E glass having a surface opposite to the gap portion subjected to Low-E processing. The solar water heater according to 1. 前記透明板体が、板ガラスであって、その板ガラスの前記本体ケース内側の面にLow−E処理が施されている請求項1に記載の太陽熱温水器。2. The solar water heater according to claim 1, wherein the transparent plate is a sheet glass, and a surface of the sheet glass inside the main body case is subjected to a Low-E treatment. 3. 前記貯湯部が、管状の貯湯管により構成されて、その貯湯管が、前記集熱体により形成されている請求項1〜5のいずれか1項に記載の太陽熱温水器。The solar water heater according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the hot water storage section is configured by a tubular hot water storage pipe, and the hot water storage pipe is formed by the heat collector.
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