CN1896607B - Brackets for wall mounting of radiators - Google Patents

Abstract

A bracket for mounting heat radiator on wall for radiating heat, especially for a special type of radiator. This type of radiator is provided with heat eleminating modules having an uuper area and a bottom area connected by manifolding pipes. This bracket comprises a plate (15) fixing on a wall, a cantalever (18) extending from upside (17) of the plate to stably support upper manifolding pipes (13) of the radiator (11). The bracket (10) also comprises a locking device (12) for locking bottom manifolding pipes (14) of the radiator, which has an upper approach grafting surface and at least a side approach grafting surface used for the upper part (14b) and the of the radiator utmost part of the bottom manifolding pipes (14) of the radiator (11). The two approach grafting surfaces are used for radiator to prevent movement along the upper direction and movement along the reverse direction as to the wall.

Description

Brackets for wall mounting of radiators

technical field

The invention relates to a wall mounting bracket for a radiator.

In particular, the present invention is conveniently applicable to radiators provided with a plurality of radiating modules connected to an upper header and a lower header.

Background technique

As is known, radiators are usually fixed to the wall and supported by support brackets.

Typically, said support bracket consists of a body fixed to the wall, for example by means of expansion plugs, from which protrudes a U-shaped portion on which the upper headers of the radiator can rest.

Traditional radiators have a certain mass and the pipes that feed and supply water into the radiator are rigid and particularly strong, so that the pipes also serve as a support for the radiator and as a means of stably fixing the radiator to the wall .

Numerous light-weight radiators are known, for example certain new designs, certain aluminum radiators, and other types of radiators, etc., in which the pipes for the input and supply of water are neither used for support nor to securely secure the radiator to the wall.

In particular, this situation occurs in radiators in which the water inlet and supply pipes are made of plastic.

Likewise, there are also radiators provided with resistance wires submerged in a heat transfer liquid, which do not require plumbing for the input and supply of water but only the connection of electrical wires.

In these described types, the radiators are practically supported only by the brackets, so that if struck hard they can displace and leave the receptacle formed by the brackets and can fall catastrophically to the ground , damage pipes and floors, and pose a danger to the safety of persons who happen to be in the vicinity of said radiator.

Contents of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide a bracket for radiators which solves the disadvantages indicated in the known types.

Within this aim, an object of the present invention is to provide a bracket for a radiator which can lock the radiator stably.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a bracket for a radiator which enables easy and quick mounting of the radiator.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a bracket for a radiator that is structurally simple.

Another object of the invention is to provide a bracket for a radiator which can be manufactured with known systems and techniques.

This object and the above and other objects will become more apparent hereinafter, they are achieved by a bracket mounted on the wall for radiators, especially for radiators of a special type, the type The radiator is provided with radiating modules (radiating modules) connected at an upper area and a lower area by headers, the bracket comprises a plate fixed to a wall, a cantilever portion protruding from an upper portion of the plate, In order to stably support the upper header of a radiator. The bracket is characterized in that it also comprises means for locking the lower header of the radiator, which means are formed with an upper abutment surface and at least one lateral abutment surface, respectively for the upper part and at least for the radiator The part of the lower header located farthest with respect to the wall, the two abutment surfaces are adapted to prevent movement of the radiator in the upward direction and at least in the opposite direction with respect to the wall.

Advantageously, the means for locking the radiator lower header comprises a hook which pivots to the lower part of said plate and which can be rotated from a disengaged position to the lower part of the radiator during installation of the radiator. A position in which the headers are stably engaged, said hook being arranged in said engaged position surrounding at least the upper part and the part of the radiator lower header which is farthest with respect to the wall, thus forming said upper abutment surface and at least A lateral abutment surface, means for preventing rotation from the engaged position to the disengaged position is connected to the hook body.

Description of drawings

Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will become clearer from the following detailed description of a preferred but not exclusive embodiment of the invention, shown by way of non-limiting example in the accompanying drawings, in which :

Figure 1 is a side view of a bracket according to the present invention showing the pivoted position of said hook for engaging and disengaging a lower header;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view seen from the right side of Fig. 1 bracket;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view viewed from the left side of the bracket of Fig. 1, showing an exploded view of the hook body;

Figure 4 is an enlarged view of a detail of the bracket of Figure 1, involving the pivoting of said hook;

Figure 5 is a side view of the bracket of Figure 1 during installation of the radiator; and

Fig. 6 is a side view of the bracket of Fig. 1 after the radiator is installed.

It should be noted that anything found to be known during the patent application process should be understood to be unclaimed and the subject of a disclaimer.

Detailed ways

Referring to the drawings, a bracket for a radiator according to the present invention is generally indicated at 10 .

Bracket 10 can be used to support and fix a radiator 11 (Figs. 5 and 6) to a wall, for example, said radiator 11 is a radiator of the type consisting of cooling modules in which heat transfer Liquid, these cooling modules are connected to each other hydraulically by means of an upper header 13 and a lower header 14, both headers are in a horizontal position.

The bracket 10 consists of a plate 15, which in this embodiment is substantially elongated in the vertical direction and is intended to be fixed to a wall; for fixing, the plate 15 is provided with a plurality of slotted holes 16, which Adapted for connection with expansion plugs inserted into corresponding holes in the wall.

From the upper portion of the plate 15, a cantilever portion 18 for stably supporting the upper header 13 of the radiator 11 protrudes.

Formed on the cantilever portion 18 is a concave receptacle 19 on which a portion of the upper header 13 rests; specifically, the concave receptacle 19 is formed on a housing 20 made of plastic, It covers the cantilevered part of the plate 15 .

Conveniently, the bracket 10 comprises means 12 for locking the lower header 14, adapted to prevent movement of the radiator in one upward direction and at least against movement in the opposite direction relative to the wall.

Advantageously, in this embodiment said means for locking the lower header 14 comprise a hook 22 pivoting on the lower part 21 of the plate 15 .

The hook 22 can be turned from a disengaged position to a position of stable engagement with the lower header 14 of the radiator 11 during installation of the radiator 11, which is clearly shown in FIGS. 1 , 5 and 6 .

Specifically, the pivoting areas of the cantilever portion 18 and the hook 22 are respectively located on the upper portion 17 and the lower portion 21 of the plate 15, which are formed at both ends of a rib 23 which Protrudes from one of the two vertical edges of the plate 15 which are perpendicular to each other.

The hook 22 pivots about a horizontal axis substantially parallel to the extension of the headers 13 and 14 .

Specifically, in this embodiment, the hook 22 has its cavity facing downward when the hook 22 is arranged in the engaged position on the lower header 14 ( FIG. 6 ), and when the hook 22 is arranged in the disengaged In position (FIG. 5) the cavity is oriented at least partially away from the plate 15 to allow insertion of the lower header 14 during radiator installation, as will be described in more detail below.

Specifically, the hook body 22 is made up of a pivot part 24 and a hook part, wherein: a pivot 25 protrudes from the pivot part 24, and the pivot part is inserted in a corresponding hinge seat 26; Formed by two mutually opposite wings, namely a first wing 27a and a second wing 27b respectively; the first wing 27a corresponds to the wing located furthest from the plate 15 in the engaged position.

The wings 27a and 27b in practice form a plurality of lateral abutment surfaces and an upper abutment surface respectively for the lateral part 14a and the upper part 14b of the lower header 14, which are adapted to prevent the radiator from moving in the upward direction and in the horizontal direction. Direction of motion towards and away from the wall.

In practice, the hook 22 can surround the lateral portion 14a and the upper portion 14b of the lower header 14 when it is in engaged position on said header.

In order to prevent the hook 22 from moving out of the lower header 24, means 28 for preventing rotation from the engaged position to the disengaged position are associated with said hook.

The means 28 preventing rotation consists in this embodiment of a shoulder 29 formed on the hook 22 and arranged on the abutment surface, which abuts against one of the ribs 23 when the hook is in the engaged position. The edge portion 30 on which the hook body 22 pivots; the edge portion 30 counteracts the turning of the hook body 22 towards the disengaged position so that the shoulder 29 abuts.

Specifically, the edge portion 30 of the rib 23 on which the hook body 22 pivots has a substantially vertical portion 31 and a substantially arc-shaped portion, and the edge portion 30 of the rib 23 corresponds substantially to the hook body 22. The arc portion; the substantially arc portion is composed of an upper area 32a and a lower area 32b.

The shoulder 29 is L-shaped, corresponding to the substantially vertical portion 31 when it is in abutment against the edge 30 and to the upper portion 32a of the arcuate portion.

In particular, the shoulder 29 is formed by a stepped portion formed on the face of the hook body 22 facing the rib 23, which divides said face into a pivot plane 34 from which the pivot shaft 25 protrudes. Conformable surfaces and a surface 35 which slides over the rib 23 when the hook 22 is in the disengaged position.

The hook body 22 is made of an elastically deformable material such as plastic. When the hook body 22 is in the disengaged position, it is the sliding surface 35 of the hook body 22 , and not the pivoting surface 34 arranged in contact with the rib 23 , that elastically deforms. The shoulder 29 protrudes above the rib 23 in this configuration.

When the hook body 22 is in the engaged position its pivot surface 34 is in contact with the rib 23 and the shoulder 29 is aligned with the edge portion 30 of the rib 23, which can be contrasted with the rotation towards the disengaged position.

The pivot 25 is formed by two semi-cylindrical parts 36 facing each other and spaced apart so as to allow it to bend; the ends of the semi-cylindrical parts 36 form a retaining tooth-shaped portion.

The hinge seat 26 consists of an open circular through hole, the width of which along an arc is substantially smaller than the diameter of the pivot shaft 25, leading to a tapered guide groove 37 formed at the edge of the rib 23.

Another shoulder 38 is provided on the second wing 27 b of the hook portion of the hook body 22 and protrudes from the pivot surface 34 of the hook body 22 in the longitudinal direction of the pivot shaft 25 . When the hook body 22 is in the engaged position, the additional shoulder 38 is arranged on the lower region 32b of the substantially arc-shaped portion of the edge portion 30 abutting against the rib 23, so that the hook body 22 has a rotational stroke The role of the limiter.

The operation of the present invention is as follows.

Fix at least one pair of brackets 10 to a wall at a suitable distance, for example by means of expansion plugs to lock the corresponding plates 15 .

In this configuration, the hook 22 is turned upwards so that there is a vertical "space" between the ends of the wings 27 and the sliding surface 35 of each first wing 27a is in contact with the rib 23 .

Resting the radiator on the bracket, the upper header 13 is placed on the receptacle 19; in this configuration, the radiator is now inclined with respect to the wall and its lower part is spaced from the lower part of the bracket 10 .

The radiator is moved closer to the lower part of the bracket 10 by pivoting on the upper header 13 .

Pushing the lower header 14 thereby against the end of the second wing 27b, the hook 22 is turned.

The hooks are rotated until the radiator assumes a vertical position where they surround the upper and sides of the lower header 14, preventing it from moving vertically and sideways.

Since the additional shoulder 38 protruding from the pivoting surface 34 adjoins the lower region 32b of the substantially circular portion of the edge portion 30 which abuts against the rib 23, the hook body 22 is no longer rotatable.

In this position, the shoulder 29 is arranged in alignment with the edge portion 30 of the rib 23, preventing the hook 22 from turning towards the disengaged position.

If it is desired to remove the radiator, it is sufficient to remove the radiator by deforming the turning hook, for example using a screwdriver, and turning it so as to disengage from the shoulder 30 .

In practice, it has been found that the invention described solves the problems indicated in known types of wall mounting brackets for radiators; in particular, the invention provides a stable locking radiator Brackets for wall mounting for radiators.

The use of the hook actually allows locking the movement of the radiator in the vertical direction, in the direction away from the wall, and also in the direction towards the wall with reference to the preferred embodiment.

Furthermore, the specific structure allows for an easy and quick installation of the radiator: in fact it is sufficient to rest the upper header on the cantilever part and allow it to turn by gravity on the header so as to Make the lower part of the radiator push against the hook to lock itself.

Since the hook can be deformed easily enough, it is not very difficult to dislodge or remove the radiator at any time.

Furthermore, the structure is extremely simple, highlighting the full advantage of low-cost production.

The invention thus conceived is susceptible to numerous modifications and variants, all of which fall within the scope of the appended claims, and all the details may be replaced by other technically equivalent elements.

In practice, the materials used as well as the dimensions can be chosen arbitrarily according to the requirements and the state of the art, as long as they are compatible with the particular application.

Claims (14)

1. A bracket for mounting on a wall for a special type of radiator provided with cooling modules connected by manifolds in an upper area and a lower area, the The bracket consists of a plate (15) fixed to a wall, from an upper portion (17) of which a cantilever portion (18) protrudes, in order to stably support the upper header (13) of a radiator (11), It is characterized in that it also comprises means (12) for locking the lower header (14) of the radiator, which means form an upper abutment surface and at least one lateral abutment surface, respectively for the upper part (14b) and at least for the part of the lower header (14) of the radiator (11) located farthest with respect to said wall, these two abutment surfaces are adapted to prevent the radiator from moving in the upward direction and at least along the Movement in the opposite direction of the wall. 2. Bracket according to claim 1, characterized in that said means (12) for locking the radiator lower header (14) comprises a hook (22) pivoted to said plate ( 15) of the lower part (21), and during the installation process of the radiator (11), it can be transferred from a disengaged position to a position stably engaged with the lower header (14) of the radiator (11), and the hook-shaped body (22) The part of the lower header (14) which is arranged in said engaged position which surrounds at least the upper part (14b) and the radiator (11) and which is furthest relative to said wall, thus forming said upper abutment surface and said at least one lateral abutment surface, means (28) for preventing rotation from an engaged position to a disengaged position are connected to said hook-shaped body (22). 3. Bracket according to claim 2, characterized in that said hook-shaped body (22) pivots about a horizontal axis substantially parallel to the extension of said manifold (13, 14), said hook The body (22) has its cavity facing downwards when the hook is arranged in the engaged position on said lower header (14), and facing at least partially when the hook is arranged in the disengaged position. away from said plate (15) to allow insertion of the lower header (14) during radiator (11) installation. 4. Bracket as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that said hook body (22) consists of a pivot part (24) from which a pivot (25) protrudes, the The pivoting part is inserted in a corresponding hinge seat (26), said insertion being through a hook-shaped part formed by two mutually opposite wings, respectively a first wing (27a) and a second wing (27b), said first wing (27a) corresponding to the wing positioned farthest from said plate (15) in the engaged position, said hook (22) when it is in the lower header (14 ) encloses the sides (14a) and upper (14b) of the lower header (14) to prevent the radiator from moving in the upward direction and in the horizontal direction. 5. The bracket according to any one of claims 2-4, characterized in that said upper part (17) and said lower part (21) of said plate (15) are respectively formed on a rib (23) The ribs protrude from said plate (15) at right angles at both ends. 6. Bracket according to claim 5, characterized in that said means (28) for preventing rotation from the engaged position to the disengaged position consist of a shoulder (29) formed on said shoulder said hook body (22) and arranged in the abutment surface, when said hook body (22) is in the engaged position it abuts against an edge portion (30) of said rib (23), said hook body ( 22) Pivoting on this rib (23), said edge portion (30) counteracts the rotation of said hook (22) towards the disengaged position, so that said shoulder (29) abuts against it. 7. Bracket according to claim 6, characterized in that said shoulder (29) is formed by a stepped portion formed on said hook (22) towards said rib (23) It divides said face into a surface corresponding to the pivot surface (34) from which said pivot (25) protrudes and another surface (35) when said hook (22) The other surface (35) can slide on the rib (23) when in the disengaged position, and the hook (22) is made of elastically deformable material, and when the hook (22) is in the disengaged position When the hook (22) is in the engaged position, it is elastically deformable because the shoulder (29) protrudes on the rib (23); contact, while the shoulder (29) is aligned with the edge (30) of the rib (23), which contrasts with its rotation towards the disengaged position. 8. The bracket according to claim 7, characterized in that said hook (22) pivots on an edge (30) of a rib (23), said edge (30) of said rib (23) Having a substantially vertical portion (31) and a substantially arcuate portion, the edge portion (30) of the rib (23) corresponds substantially to the arcuate portion of the hook body (22), said substantially arcuate The shaped part consists of an upper area (32a) and a lower area (32b). 9. Bracket according to claim 8, characterized in that said shoulder (29) is L-shaped, corresponding to a substantially vertical portion (31) when it abuts against an edge portion (30) and corresponding to In the upper area (32a) of the arc-shaped part. 10. Bracket according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that another shoulder (38) is provided on said second wing (27b) extending from said second wing (27b) in the longitudinal direction of said pivot (25) said pivot surface (34) of said hook body (22) protrudes; said additional shoulder (38) is arranged to abut against said rib (23) when said hook body (22) is in the engaged position. The lower region (32b) of the substantially arc-shaped portion of the edge portion (30) thus acts as a limiter of the rotational travel of the hook (22). 11. Bracket according to claim 4, characterized in that said pivot (25) is formed by two semi-cylindrical parts (36), which face each other and are spaced from each other so as to allow their bending; The end portion of said semi-cylindrical part (36) forms a retaining tooth-shaped part, and the hinge seat (26) is formed by a circular through hole opened on an arc, and its width along an arc is substantially smaller than that of the pivot (25 ), the hinge seat leads to a tapered guide groove (37) formed at the edge of said rib (23). 12. Bracket according to claim 1, characterized in that said cantilever portion (18) forms a recessed receptacle (19) on which a part of said upper header (13) rests. 13. Bracket according to claim 12, characterized in that said recessed receptacle (19) is formed on a housing (20) made of plastic, which covers the cantilevered part of the plate (15). 14. Bracket according to claim 1, characterized in that said plate (15) has a substantially vertical extension and is also provided with slotted holes (16).

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