US6182903B1
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Radiant floor wall and ceiling hydronic heating and/or cooling systems, using modular panels hinged together in sets of panels, staggering the positions of panels in the sets so that sets are interlocking
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1999-06-28
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Granted: 2001-02-06
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Expires: 2019-06-28
Abstract
Abstract In a hydronic radiant heating and/or cooling system modular panels each of a metal plate or sheet on a board or boards providing a slot into which tubing is inserted and held against the plate in intimate thermal contact therewith, so that the plate is heated/cooled by conduction of heat between the water in the tubing and the plate, the improvement in which two or more of said panels are hinged together, side by side to provide a hinged set of panels so that two or more of sets of hinged panels unfolded at their hinges and arranged end to end on a floor, wall or ceiling provide elongated spaces into which said tubing is inserted and held against said radiation plate a finished floor, wall or ceiling covering can be installed thereon and said system operated to heat or cool said room, the improvement wherein the panels of a set are arranged in a regular staggered relationship so that such sets unfolded and arranged end to end abutting each other interlock.
Inventors
- 👤 Joachim Fiedrich
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 18:12
CPC Classifications
F; F24; F24D; F24D3/00; F24D3/12; F24D3/16; F24D3/14; F24D3/141; F24D3/142; Y; Y02; Y02B; Y02B30/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
192 words
In a hydronic radiant heating and/or cooling system having a heating/cooling loop including a length of tubing that conducts water, mounted in a floor, wall or ceiling of a room heated/cooled by said system and modular panels each of a metal plate or sheet on a board or boards providing a tube holding space into which tubing is inserted and held against the plate in intimate thermal contact therewith, so that the plate is heated/cooled by conduction of heat between the water in the tubing and the plate, the improvement comprising, (a) two or more of said panels hinged together to provide a hinged set of panels, (b) said panels being hinged together along their sides in a regular staggered relationship, (c) whereby two or more of said sets of hinged panels unfolded at their hinges and arranged end to end on a floor, wall or ceiling interlock with each other and provide aligned elongated tube holding spaces into which said tubing is inserted and held against said radiation plate and a finished floor, wall or ceiling covering can be installed thereon and said system operated to heat or cool said room.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
192 words
In a hydronic radiant heating and/or cooling system having a heating/cooling loop including a length of tubing that conducts water, mounted in a floor, wall or ceiling of a room heated/cooled by said system and modular panels each of a metal plate or sheet on a board or boards providing a tube holding space into which tubing is inserted and held against the plate in intimate thermal contact therewith, so that the plate is heated/cooled by conduction of heat between the water in the tubing and the plate, the improvement comprising, (a) two or more of said panels hinged together to provide a hinged set of panels, (b) said panels being hinged together along their sides in a regular staggered relationship, (c) whereby two or more of said sets of hinged panels unfolded at their hinges and arranged end to end on a floor, wall or ceiling interlock with each other and provide aligned elongated tube holding spaces into which said tubing is inserted and held against said radiation plate and a finished floor, wall or ceiling covering can be installed thereon and said system operated to heat or cool said room.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A hydronic radiant heating and/or cooling system as in claim 1 , wherein, (a) said hinge is a strip of flexible material attached to the adjacent boards of the panels in the set.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
A hydronic radiant heating and/or cooling system as in claim 1 , wherein, (a) said hinge is a strip of flexible material attached to the plates of the panels in the set.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A hydronic radiant heating and/or cooling system as in claim 2 , wherein, (a) said strip of flexible material is attached on top of the adjacent boards.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
A hydronic radiant heating and/or cooling system as in claim 2 , wherein, (a) said strip of flexible material is attached on the bottom of the adjacent boards.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
A hydronic radiant heating and/or cooling system as in claim 3 , wherein, (a) said strip of flexible material is attached to the plates on top of the panels in the set.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
A hydronic radiant heating and/or cooling system as in claim 3 , wherein, (a) said strip of flexible material is attached to the plates on the bottom of the panels in the set.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
A hydronic radiant heating and/or cooling system as in claim 1 , wherein, (a) said hinge is a strip of flexible material that covers the entire bottom of both panels of the set.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
A hydronic radiant heating and/or cooling system as in claim 8 , wherein, (a) said strip of flexible material also provides a layer of thermal insulation.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
59 words
A hydronic radiant heating and/or cooling system as in claim 1 , wherein, (a) said modular panel consists of two evenly spaced apart boards and a flat metal plate or sheet attached to the boards across the space providing said tube holding space defined by the space between the boards and the part of the plate across the space.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
A hydronic radiant heating and/or cooling system as in claim 10 , wherein, (a) said hinge is a strip of flexible material attached to the adjacent boards of the panels in the set.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
52 words
A hydronic radiant heating and/or cooling system as in claim 1 , wherein, (a) said modular panel consists of two spaced apart boards and a metal plate or sheet that has a uniform longitudinal groove the length thereof attached to the boards with said groove projecting into the space between the boards.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
A hydronic radiant heating and/or cooling system as in claim 12 , wherein, (a) said hinge is a strip of flexible material attached to the adjacent boards of the panels in the set.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
A hydronic radiant heating and/or cooling system as in claim 12 , wherein, (a) said panels in the set are hinged together side by side.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
A hydronic radiant heating and/or cooling system as in claim 12 , wherein, (a) said panels in the set are hinged together end to end.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
30 words
A hydronic radiant heating and/or cooling system as in claim 1 , wherein, (a) said hinge has a pin that connects two parts attached to the panels in the set.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
199 words
In a hydronic radiant heating and/or cooling system having a heating/cooling loop including a length of tubing that conducts water, mounted in a floor, wall or ceiling of a room heated/cooled by said system and modular panels each of a metal plate or sheet on a board or boards providing an elongated tube holding space into which tubing is inserted and held against the plate in intimate thermal contact therewith, so that the plate is heated/cooled by conduction of heat between the water in the tubing and the plate, the method including the steps of: (a) providing two or more sets of said panels hinged together to provide two or more hinged sets of panels, (b) said panels of each set being hinged together along their sides in a regular staggered relationship, (c) unfolding said two or more sets of hinged panels at their hinges and arranging said unfolded sets end to end on a floor, wall or ceiling and (d) interlocking said unfolded sets that are end to end with each other, abutting each other, (e) whereby said elongated tube holding spaces of said panels of said sets into which said tubing is to be inserted are aligned.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
199 words
In a hydronic radiant heating and/or cooling system having a heating/cooling loop including a length of tubing that conducts water, mounted in a floor, wall or ceiling of a room heated/cooled by said system and modular panels each of a metal plate or sheet on a board or boards providing an elongated tube holding space into which tubing is inserted and held against the plate in intimate thermal contact therewith, so that the plate is heated/cooled by conduction of heat between the water in the tubing and the plate, the method including the steps of: (a) providing two or more sets of said panels hinged together to provide two or more hinged sets of panels, (b) said panels of each set being hinged together along their sides in a regular staggered relationship, (c) unfolding said two or more sets of hinged panels at their hinges and arranging said unfolded sets end to end on a floor, wall or ceiling and (d) interlocking said unfolded sets that are end to end with each other, abutting each other, (e) whereby said elongated tube holding spaces of said panels of said sets into which said tubing is to be inserted are aligned.
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