US1721149A

US1721149A - Radiator

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Publication number: US1721149A
Application number: US197857A
Authority: US
Inventors: Gedeon Andrew; Gedeon Victor
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1927-06-10
Filing date: 1927-06-10
Publication date: 1929-07-16
Anticipated expiration: 1946-07-16

Description

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7 UNITED STATES ANDREW GEDEON AND VICTOR GEDEQN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

RADIATOR;

Application filed June 10,

The invention relates to radiators of that kind and'type which are commonly used in connection with a central heating plant to heat rooms in dwellings, oflice buildings etc. Such radiators are beingused in connection with steam heating plants and hot. water plants, but in general the appearance and construction of these radiators heretofore in use are practically the same. Each radiator consists usually of a plurality of heating units which are put together by means of flanges fitting onto each other. Between the adjacent units spaces are left so that air may get in touch with practically, all the outer surface of the units forming the radiator whereby a circulation of air may be created in the room to be heated. The radiators mentioned are usually set as near as possible to a wall but owing to construction of the radiator it must be set 3, 4t and 5 inches away from the wall and since the depth of a radiator is about 9 inches, each radiator takes up an appreaciable part of floor space when the modern tendency to build small flats and apartments is taken in consideration of the radiators. This is one disadvantage and until now, another disadvantage, is that it is practically impossible to clean the space underneath and about the radiator, so that dust and other dirt accumulating underneath and about the radiator will be carried upward with the current of air set up by the radiator during the heating season and said dust and dirt will then discolor and smudge the walls in the ne-igh borhood of the radiator.

The objects of the present invention therefore are to provide a radiator which will offer at. least as much surface of radiation asthe radiator used heretofore and which at the same time will not take up so. much floor space. a 1

A further object of the invention is to provide a radiator which can be built right into the wall thereby making it possibleto heat two rooms withone radiator. This was not possible with the radiators heretofore-in use on account of the spaces between adjacent heating units of the radiator. If an old radiator would be built into a wall an uncovered opening would exist connecting the two rooms. The radiator according to the present invention has a continuous mantle or wall so that it can be built into a wall separating two rooms without per- 1927. 'Serial No. 197,857.

ther object of the invention is to provide a radiator the longitudinal and side walls whereof are made of sheet metal and the tops and bottoms whereof are cast into said walls.

()ther objects not specifically mentioned will be easily understood and ascertained from the following descriptionv on hand of the accompanying drawings forming a part thereof. It is however to be understood that the invention is not to be limited or restricted to the exact construction described in the specification and shown on the drawings but that such changes and alterations may be madeas fall within the scope of the claims appended hereto.

In the drawings Fig. 1 is a vertical longitudinal section through the radiator according to the invention, said section being taken 011 line l1 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1. j j

Fig. 3 is a side view of radiator according to Figures 1 and 2. V

Fig. l is a front view of a slightly modified form of the radiator according to the invention.

Fig. 5 is a section on line 55 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a section on line 66of Figure 7 and Fig. 7 is a partial front view of another modified form of the invention.

Fig. 8 is a section on line 8-8 of Fig. 9 and Fig. 9 is a broken view of still another modified form of the invention.

lccording to the Figures 1, 2 and 3 the radiator has an outer wall 11 which is made from one continuous piece of sheet metal. The mantle has "two series of pipe shaped portions 12. The pipes of each series are arranged in regular intervals and extend vertically. j j

The two series are located at equal distances from the vertical center plane of the radiator. I The pipe like portions are not entirely closed On the outermost portion of the periphery a slot is provided extending over the whole height of'the -wall, so that airmay enter the-pipe like portions and get into contact with they inner surface of said portions. Adjacent pipe like portions are then connected by curved portions 13. The are of these pieces 13 is preferably taken in such a manner, that the center of said arcs 1s located on the vertical-center plane of the radiator. Adjacent the different pipe like portions 12 real pipes 14 are provided and are arranged so that their axes will substantially be located in the vertical center plane of the radiator. I These pipes are held by the top 15 and the bottom 16 of the radiator which are cast into the mantle 11 while the pipes 14 are held in position in anysuitable manner. In order to increase" the surface of radiation of the radiator still more, the metalforming the pipe like portions 12 i of the radiator may be bent toward the center I over the whole height of the radiator. In

case of the radiator being used in connection with a steam heating plant a pipe 20 leading from the boiler is connected by a three way valve 21

tothe feed pipes

22 and 23 respectively. The stiffener plate 19 which, as stated above, extends over the whole height of the radiator divides said radiator in two parts or portions. Said parts may be of equal size,

or as indicated in Fi 1 one art ma be greater or bigger than the other of said parts and the pipe in 23 in the other part. The feed pipe extends into the neighborhood of the top of the radiator. It is evident that by means of the three way valve 21 both parts of the radiator may be heated, or either one of said parts or none of said parts justas desired. In order to let the condensate water, which would collect in the radiator, return to the boiler, holes 24 are provided in the

feed pipes

22 and 23 adjacent the bottom 16 of the radiator and the legs 25 may be high enough to facilitate the cleaning underneath the radiator or, in case said radiator is to be set into a wall, to facilitate the building in of the radiator into, said wall.

The radiatoras described in connection with Figures 1, 2 and 3 has a mantle which, as

stated above, consists of one piece of sheet metal, so-that the wholeradiator really is one unit. It may however be desired to build up a radiator out of aplurality of units; This is provided for in the modification shown in Figures 4 and 5. In this case the whole construction and formation ofthe radiator is exactly the same as described above and shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3 with one exception: Instead of having closed end walls, as indicated at 26 in Fig. 2, the radiator is provided with an end wall formed with

side flanges

27 and 28 respectively and having a slot like opening 29 so that two such units may be placed alongside of each other and may then be connected in any suitable man ner. It is understood that theend unit of a radiator consisting of a plurality of units would be shaped on its outer end as indicated at 26 in Figure 2.

In Figures 6 and 7 and Figures 8 and 9 some other modifications of the radiator are shown which have as their object to provide aradiator which has not quite as big a radiation surface as shown and described heretofore. In addition to that the radiator as shown in Figures 6, 7, 8 and 9 may be set right up against a wall without injuring the wall through the heat radiated thereby. In Figure 6 only one series of pipe shaped portions 30 is indicated which in itself is exactly of the same construction as the pipe like portions 12 described heretofore. The main channel 31 of the radiator carries on the side opposite the pipe like portions channel ribs 32, and arranged oppositely of these channel ribs, other channels 33 which'are arranged in the wall of the pipe like portion 31. Strengthening plates 34 are then set into these opposite channel ribs whereby the mantle of the radiator is stiffened as indicated in Figure 6.

The radiator according to Figures 6 and-7 may be provided with end flanges 35 or it may be provided with closed wall as described above.

The radiator according to Figures 8 and 9 is practically the same as theradiator in Figures 6 and 7 with the exception that at one side a series of pipe like portions30 are provided and on the other side of the vertical centerplane of the radiator a series of portions 36 which are halfround and two adjacent halfround portions 36 are then connected with a flat channel piece 37. This gives a somewhat greater radiation surface than the radiator according to Figures 6 and 7 but somewhat less then the radiator according to Figures 1, 2,3, 4, and 5.

In Figure 9 is indicated how this radiator according to the invention may be used in connection with a hot water heating plant. In this case a feed pipe 38 leads from the boiler to the radiator and a drain pipe 39 leads the water back to the boiler.- This drain pipe 39 is connected by means of'a 3 inch valve 40 to the

drain pipes

41 and 42 respectively leading into the bottom portion of the radiator. This radiator may also be divided into the two heating units by means of a dividing plate 42. In this case however the dividing wall 43 must be provided with some openings adjacent the top thereof to permit the hot Water entering through the feed pipe 38 into the left side of the radiator to flow into the right hand side thereof.

The mantle of the radiator is to be made as stated above from, sheet metal and preferably 7 metal which will not be attacked by rust or the like caused by hot water and steam. In order to make it possible to use cheaper material such as sheet steel it would be necessary to line the mantle with a metal which will not corrode under the influence of water or steam for instance copper or copper alloys.

The above description and the drawings show very plainly that the pressure of the steam or the water on the walls of the different portions of the sheet metal mantle will act in such a manner that the pressure will for instance tend to flatten the pipe shaped portions. It is a well known fact that a pipe can withstand quite a high pressure before it gives way and for that reason the construction of the mantleaccording to the present invention will be strong enough even if it is only made from sheet metal.

\Vhat we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a radiator of the class described a sheet metal wall formed into a series of spaced apart pipe shaped portions, each portion having a slotlike opening on the out-side part of its periphery, said opening -extending over the whole height of the wall and each edge of such an opening being connected with the adjacent edge of the slot in the next pipe shaped portion by means of a portion of the sheet metal wall, a plurality of channel shaped ribs formed by the metal of the mantle of the pipe shaped portions and extending inwardly and radially of said portions, a cast metal top, and a cast metal bottom, said top and bottom being cast into the sheet metal wall thereby forming an integral unit.

2. In a radiator of the class described a sheet metal wall formed into a series of spaced apart pipe shaped portions, each portion having a slotlike opening on the outside part of its periphery, said opening extending over the whole height of the wall and each edge of such opening being connected with the adplate extending crosswise of the radiator and arranged in said corresponding ribs, a cast metal top and a cast metal bottom, said top and bottom being cast into said wall thereby forming an integral heating unit.

3. In a radiator of the class described a mantle consisting of a continuous sheet metal wall, a plurality of pipe shaped portions formed by the metal of said wall, a slotlike opening in the outside part of the periphery of each pipe shaped portion and extending over the whole height of the wall, each edge of such opening being connected by a part of the sheet metal wall with the adjacent edge of the slot in the next pipe shaped portion, a plurality of channel shaped ribs formed by I the metal of the continuous wall, the channels opening toward the inside of the radiator and some of the ribs of the front portion of the wall corresponding with some of the ribs of the rear portion of said wall, stiffener plates arranged in the corresponding pairs of ribs, one of said plates extending over the whole height of the wall, a cast metal top, and a cast metal bottom, said top and bottom beingcast into the Wall of the radiator thereby forming an integral heating unit.

In witness whereof we affix our signatures.

ANDREW GEDEON VICTOR GEDEON.