GB2288012A - Hot air deflector - Google Patents

Abstract

A hot air deflector is mountable on a wall behind a radiator to deflect hot air outwards and upwards. The deflector may be made of cast iron. The deflector may have an adjustable guiding part. <IMAGE>

Description

HEAT RECOVERY VENTILATOR.

This invention relates to a heat recovery ventilator.

It has been documented that between 60%-90$ of heat generated by conventional radiator units is lost in what can be described as invisible losses.The heat is lost into walls, cracks ,crevices, curtains etc. The traditional positioning of radiators in the home further encourages most of the heat loss to occur in the walls behind such radiators.Up until now the traditional method of limiting this loss has been to line the wall behind the radiator with aluminium/tin foil paper.The objective of this is to limit the amount of heat loss directly behind the radiator.

The limitation in this approach is that whereas heat generated is deflected upwards thermodynamically as exemplified in the movement of cigarette smoke,there is no control as to where and how such heat can be re-directed into the room.Eventually the heat is lost through the ceiling,windows and upper layers of the wall.

According to the present invention,there is provided,a cast-iron box-shaped body,thin enough to fit directly behind conventional radiators,with gaps in the front panel to take-in air from the back of radiators,Inside.It can be fitted with upward-facing vanes which apart from deflecting the stream of air upwards,also help to compress the air.The other version of the same invention is made from thermoclide material with perforated front and hung on detachable metal frame.At the top of the unit is an air ventilator capable of upward and sideways movements with which the air redistribution can be controlled.The whole panel is lined with aluminnium foil and the sides of the panel contain attachments for fixing the whole unit to the wall.

A specific embodiment of the invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawing in which: Figure 1 shows perspective of "SOUKI 2000A" Figure 2 shows a cross section through "SOUKI 2000A".

Figure 3 shows the positioning of the unit behind a conventional radiator.

Figure 4 shows perspective of "SOUKI 2000B"

Claims (3)

1. CLAIMS 1A heat recovery unit hereto referred to as "SOUKI 2000A" comprising of a cast-iron panel body with gaps in the front panel,means for reasonably securing the whole unit to the wall and equipped with adjustable air ventilator.
2. 2 A heat recovery unit hereto referred to as "SOUKI 2000B" comprising of a thermoclide body with perforated front ,means for reasonably attaching the body to brackets behind conventional radiators and a detachable metallic skeleton on which the body is suspended.It is also equipped with adjustable air ventilators.
3. 3. A heat recovery unit as described in Claim 1 with metallic vanes inside the embodiment for the compression and direction of heated air generated behind radiators.

   3 A heat recovery unit as described in Claim 1 with metal vanes inside the body for compression and direction of air.

   Amendments to the claims have been filed as follows CLAIMS 1. A heat recovery unit hereto referred to as 'SOUKI 2000A' comprising of a metallic embodiment and means for suspension on the brackets holding-up conventional panel radiators. At the top of the unit is a vent for the dispensation of recovered heated air back to the front of the radiator.

   2. A heat recovery unit hereto referred to as 'SOUKI 2000B' comprising of a thermoclide body with perforated frontage, means for reasonably suspension behind conventional radiators for example a metallic skeleton on which the material would be suspended. There is also the provision of vent at the top of the assembly for the dispensation of recovered heated air back to the front of the radiator.