Radiator

Abstract

The invention relates to a radiator (1, 11) with a heating water duct system, within which heating water is able to be transported from a heating water intake (3, 15) to a heating water outlet (4, 16),

wherein the heating water duct system comprises: heating segments (5,6,12,13,14) with respectively an internal cavity for receiving heating water, which in a ready-to-operate state of the radiator (1, 11) are arranged over one another in gravitation direction, and which respectively have an inlet opening for the supply of heating water and an outlet opening for the removal of heating water; a connecting pipe (7, 17), which connects the outlet opening of a first heating segment (5, 12) with the inlet opening of a second heating segment (6, 13);

wherein the heating water inlet (3, 15) is connected to the inlet opening of the first heating segment (5, 12), and wherein the second heating segment (6, 13) in the ready-to-operate state of the radiator (1, 11), viewed in gravitation direction, is arranged above the first heating segment (5, 12).

Claims

1. A radiator (1, 11) with a heating water duct system, within which heating water is able to be transported from a heating water intake (3, 15) to a heating water outlet (4, 16), wherein the heating water duct system comprises: heating segments (5,6,12,13,14) with respectively an internal cavity for receiving heating water, which in a ready-to-operate state of the radiator (1, 11) are arranged over one another, viewed in gravitation direction, and which respectively have an inlet opening for the supply of heating water and an outlet opening for the removal of heating water; a connecting pipe (7, 17), which connects the outlet opening of a first heating segment (5, 12) with the inlet opening of a second heating segment (6, 13); wherein the heating water intake (3, 15) is connected to the inlet opening of the first heating segment (5, 12), and wherein the second heating segment (6, 13) in the ready-to-operate state of the radiator (1, 11), viewed in gravitation direction, is arranged above the first heating segment (5, 12).

2. The radiator according to claim 1, wherein the inlet opening of the first heating segment (5, 12) is constructed at an upper end of the first heating segment (5, 12), viewed in gravitation direction.

3. The radiator according to claim 1, wherein the outlet opening of the first heating segment (5, 12) is constructed at a lower end of the first heating segment (5, 12), viewed in gravitation direction.

4. The radiator according to claim 1, wherein the outlet opening of the heating segment (6, 13) arranged furthest at the top, viewed in gravitation direction, is connected to the heating water outlet (4, 16).

5. The radiator according to claim 1, wherein the first heating element (5, 12) is the lowermost heating element, viewed in gravitation direction.

6. The radiator according to claim 1, wherein the heating elements (5,6,12,13,14) respectively have the shape of a flat cuboid.

7. The radiator according to claim 1, further having a cover (2), which extends over all the heating elements (5,6,12,13,14) of the radiator (1, 11).

8. The radiator according to claim 1, with precisely two heating elements (5, 6).

9. The radiator according to claim 8, wherein: the inlet opening of the second heating element (6) is constructed at a lower end of the second heating segment (6), viewed in gravitation direction; and the outlet opening of the second heating element (6) is constructed at an upper end of the second heating segment (6), viewed in gravitation direction and is connected to the heating water outlet (4).

10. The radiator according to claim 1, with precisely three heating elements (12, 13, 14).

11. The radiator according to claim 10, wherein: the inlet opening of the second heating element (13) is constructed at an upper end of the second heating segment (13), viewed in gravitation direction; the outlet opening of the second heating element (13) is constructed at a lower end of the second heating segment (13), viewed in gravitation direction; the inlet opening of the third heating element (14) is constructed at a lower end of the third heating segment (14), viewed in gravitation direction; the outlet opening of the third heating element (14) is constructed at an upper end of the third heating segment (14), viewed in gravitation direction and is connected to the heating water outlet (16); a further connecting pipe (18) connects the outlet opening of the second heating segment (13) with the inlet opening of the third heating segment (14).

Description

[0019] The invention is further explained with the aid of example embodiments in the figures of the drawings. There are shown:

[0020] FIG. 1 a perspective front view of a first embodiment of a radiator;

[0021] FIG. 2 a perspective rear view of the radiator of FIG. 1;

[0022] FIG. 3 an enlarged detail view of the region A of FIG. 2;

[0023] FIG. 4 an enlarged detail view of the region B of FIG. 2;

[0024] FIG. 5 an enlarged detail view of the region C of FIG. 2; and

[0025] FIG. 6 a diagrammatic rear view of a second embodiment of a radiator.

[0026] FIG. 1 to FIG. 5 show a radiator 1. The front and the lateral faces of the radiator 1 are covered by a cover 2. Heating water can flow through a heating water intake (heating water inlet) 3 into a heating water duct system of the radiator 1 and can flow off again through a heating water outlet 4. Within the heating water duct system, heating water is therefore able to be transported from the heating water intake 3 to the heating water outlet 4.

[0027] Two heating segments 5 and 6 are concealed by the cover 2. Each of the heating segments 5, 6 has the shape of a flat cuboid and has an internal cavity for receiving heating water. Each heating segment 5, 6 has an inlet opening for the supply of heating water and an outlet opening for the removal of heating water. In the ready-to-operate state of the radiator 1 and in the figures of the drawings, the heating segments 5, 6 are arranged over one another.

[0028] The heating segment 5 is arranged beneath the heating segment 6. The heating element 5 therefore constitutes a first heating element, whilst the heating segment 6 constitutes a second heating element.

[0029] The inlet opening of the first heating segment 5 is constructed at the upper end of the first heating segment 5 and is connected with the heating water intake 3. The outlet opening of the first heating segment 5 is constructed at the lower end of the first heating segment 5 and is connected via a connecting pipe 7 with the inlet opening of the second heating element 6. The inlet opening of the second heating element 6 is constructed at the lower end of the second heating element 6. The outlet opening of the second heating element 6, in turn, is constructed at the upper end of the second heating element 6 and is connected with the heating water outlet 4.

[0030] Heating water with a high temperature, which is supplied via the heating water intake 3, therefore flows firstly through the inlet opening of the first heating segment 5 into the internal cavity of the first heating segment 5 and heats the heating segment 5 accordingly. Subsequently, the heating water flows via the outlet opening of the first heating element 5 into the connecting pipe 7 and from the connecting pipe 7 via the inlet opening of the second heating segment 6 into the internal cavity of the second heating segment 6 and heats the heating segment 6 accordingly. During the passage through the radiator 1, the temperature of the heating water gradually reduces through heat transmission. Finally, the (now correspondingly cooled) heating water flows off again via the outlet opening of the second heating segment 6 and the heating water outlet 4.

[0031] The first heating segment 5 is situated, viewed in gravitation direction, further below than the second heating segment 6 and is heated more than the second heating segment 6 situated further above. The radiator 1 therefore has a lower portion (first heating segment 5), which is warmer than an upper portion (second heating segment 6).

[0032] FIG. 6 shows a diagrammatic rear view of a second embodiment. The radiator 11 illustrated diagrammatically there has a total of three heating segments 12, 13 and 14.

[0033] Each of the heating segments 12, 13, 14 has the shape of a flat cuboid and has an internal cavity for receiving heating water. Each heating segment 12, 13, 14 has an inlet opening for the supply of heating water and an outlet opening for the removal of heating water. In the ready-to-operate state of the radiator 11 and in the figures of the drawings, the heating segments 12, 13, 14 are arranged over one another. The heating segment 12 here is the lowermost heating segment. The heating segment 13 adjoins the heating segment 12. The heating segment 14 is the uppermost heating segment.

[0034] Heating water can flow in through a heating water intake 15 and flow off again through a heating water outlet 16. The inlet opening of the heating segment 12 is constructed at the upper end of the heating segment 12 and is connected with the heating water intake 15. The outlet opening of the heating segment 12 is constructed at the lower end of the heating segment 12 and is connected with the inlet opening of the heating element 13 via a connecting pipe 17. The inlet opening of the heating element 13 is constructed at the upper end of the heating element 13. The outlet opening of the heating element 13 is constructed, in turn, at the lower end of the heating element 13 and is connected with the inlet opening of the heating element 14 via a further connecting pipe 18. The inlet opening of the heating element 14 is constructed at the lower end of the heating element 14. The outlet opening of the heating element 14, in turn, is constructed at the upper end of the heating element 14 and is connected with the heating water outlet 16. The heating element 14 therefore constitutes a first heating element, the heating segment 13 a second heating element and the heating element 14 a third heating element.

[0035] Heating water with high temperature, which is supplied via the heating water intake 15, therefore flows firstly through the inlet opening of the first heating segment 12 into the internal cavity of the first heating segment 12 and heats the heating segment 12 accordingly. The heating water subsequently flows via the outlet opening of the first heating element 12 into the connecting pipe 17 and from the connecting pipe 17 via the inlet opening of the second heating segment 13 into the internal cavity of the second heating segment 13, and heats the heating segment 13 accordingly. Thereupon, the heating water flows via the outlet opening of the second heating element 13 into the further connecting pipe 18 and from the connecting pipe 18 via the inlet opening of the third heating segment 14 into the internal cavity of the third heating segment 14 and heats the third heating segment 14 accordingly. During the passage through the radiator 11, the temperature of the heating water gradually reduces through heat transmission. Finally, the (now correspondingly cooled) heating water flows off again via the outlet opening of the third heating segment 14 and the heating water outlet 16.

[0036] The first heating segment 12 is situated, viewed in gravitation direction, further below than the second heating segment 13 and is heated more than the second heating segment 13 which is situated further above. The second heating segment 13, in turn, is situated, viewed in gravitation direction, further below than the third heating segment 14 and is heated more than the third heating segment 14.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

[0037] 1, 11 radiator

[0038] 2 cover

[0039] 3, 15 heating water intake

[0040] 4, 16 heating water outlet

[0041] 5,6,12,13,14 heating segment

[0042] 7, 17, 18 connecting pipe