EP0603894A1 - Isolationssystem, insbesondere für zylindrische Heisswasserspeicher - Google Patents

Isolationssystem, insbesondere für zylindrische Heisswasserspeicher Download PDF

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EP0603894A1
EP0603894A1 EP93120818A EP93120818A EP0603894A1 EP 0603894 A1 EP0603894 A1 EP 0603894A1 EP 93120818 A EP93120818 A EP 93120818A EP 93120818 A EP93120818 A EP 93120818A EP 0603894 A1 EP0603894 A1 EP 0603894A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24H—FLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEAT-GENERATING MEANS, e.g. HEAT PUMPS, IN GENERAL
    • F24H1/00—Water heaters, e.g. boilers, continuous-flow heaters or water-storage heaters
    • F24H1/18—Water-storage heaters
    • F24H1/181—Construction of the tank
    • F24H1/182—Insulation

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  • the present invention relates to an insulating system particularly for cylindrical hot-water tanks.
  • insulating systems are fitted to cylindrical hot-water tanks and comprise an insulating structure which covers the tank in close contact therewith and also has a cylindrical shape.
  • the insulating structure is constituted by a flat polyvinyl chloride sheet which is curved during the covering stage so as to have an annular shape in section. Before the covering stage, a layer of glass wool is glued to the inner face of the sheet which will face the tank.
  • the insulating system described above has numerous disadvantages.
  • polyvinyl chloride is a material which, as well as having poor mechanical characteristics, is photosensitive.
  • polyvinyl chloride has a short working life in that it stiffens with time, losing its mechanical characteristics and elasticity.
  • the polyvinyl chloride sheet if subject to mechanical stress, may break (fragment) or become permanently deformed.
  • Polyvinyl chloride degrades if subjected to ultra-violet radiation and atmospheric agents and expands permanently if close to heat sources. If the glue used for fixing the glass wool has a chlorinated base, the polyvinyl chloride degrades since chlorides alter its molecular structure; for this reason it is necessary to use a suitable glue.
  • polyvinyl chloride cannot easily be broken down or recycled, with all the disadvantages resulting therefrom as regards environmental pollution.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide an insulating system which does not have the disadvantages mentioned above.
  • the present invention provides an insulating system for a cylindrical hot-water tank comprising an insulating structure of modular type which has a cylindrical peripheral wall and an upper closure wall, characterised in that the peripheral wall of the structure comprises a plurality of panels each of which includes at least two circular-arcuate, profiled metal sections arranged with their longitudinal axes horizontal, a sheet of metal fixed to the metal sections so as to determine its curvature, and a layer of thermally insulating material fixed to the inner face of the metal sheet.
  • FIG. 1 shows an insulating system applied to a cylindrical hot-water tank 1 commonly called a boiler.
  • the insulating system comprises an insulating structure 2 which covers the tank 1 and which, for this purpose, has a cylindrical shape which is adapted to the shape of the tank 1.
  • This structure 2 has a cylindrical shape with axis A and, in particular, is constituted by a cylindrical peripheral wall with axis A and an upper circular wall lying in a horizontal plane and sealing the structure 2.
  • the structure 2 is of modular type in that its peripheral wall is defined by a plurality of part-cylindrical panels 3 connected together.
  • Each panel 3 comprises a metal sheet 5 and a sheet 6 of thermally insulating material applied to the inner face of the sheet 5.
  • the layer 6 may be of glass wool, polyurethane, expanded polystyrene, polystyrene, phenolic resin or ureic resin.
  • the sheet 5 has a rectangular outline and thus has four edges, two horizontal and two vertical.
  • Two flanges 7 are formed along the vertical edges of the sheet 5 and are formed by inward bending of portions of the sheet 5 close to these edges.
  • the panel 3 has two profiled metal sections 8 the lengths of which lie on circular arcs and which are channel-shaped in section.
  • the sheet 5 is flat and is fitted and fixed to the profiled sections 8 so as to take up the curvature thereof.
  • Each profiled section 8 has, in cross-section, a central portion 11 which lies in a vertical plane and two parallel flanges 12 lying in respective horizontal planes.
  • the sheet 5 is welded to the outer faces of the portions 11 by welds 13.
  • the upper flange 12 of the upper profiled section 8 is at substantially the same level as the upper edge of the sheet 5 and, similarly, the lower flange 12 of the lower profiled section 8 is at substantially the same level as the lower edge of the sheet 5.
  • Naturally different means for fixing the sheet 5 to the profiled sections 8 may be used and, in particular, screws, upset rivets, or other equivalent systems.
  • the layer 6 may be fixed to the inner face of the sheet 5 by glue or by mechanical fixing systems such as those illustrated in Figure 2 which provide for the deposit of the layer 6 on the inner face of the sheet 5, with the profiled section 8 attached thereto so that an upper edge portion of the layer 6 is in correspondence with the edges of the flanges 12 of the upper profiled section 8 and, similarly, a lower edge portion of the layer 6 is in correspondence with the edges of the flanges 12 of the lower profiled section 8. Each edge portion of the layer 6 is pressed towards the corresponding flanges 12 by a respective plate 14.
  • a screw 15 with a threaded shank is passed in succession through a hole 16 in the sheet 5, a hole 17 formed in the portion 11, through the said edge portion of the layer 6 and is screwed into a threaded hole 18 in the plate 14.
  • the screwing of the shank of the screw 15 into the hole 18 draws the plate 14 towards the flanges 12 and hence compresses the said edge portion of the layer 6 between the plate 14 and the flanges 12, ensuring effective anchoring of the layer 6 to the sheet 5.
  • Several fixing points may be provided for each profiled section 8 with the use of several small plates 14 or a single plate 14 of semi-circular shape corresponding to that of the profiled section 8.
  • the upper wall of the structure 2 is constituted by a panel 21 comprising a metal sheet 22 and a layer of thermally insulating material 23 fixed to the inner face of the sheet 22.
  • the layer 23 remains in the space enclosed between the plates 14 while the diameter of the sheet 22 is substantially equal to the diameter of the peripheral wall of the structure 2.
  • the fixing of the layer 23 to the sheet 22 may be of the same type as the fixing of the layer 6 to the sheet 5.
  • the panel 21 is formed with a through hole 24 along the axis A engaged by a pin 24a projecting from the tank 1; this engagement centres the structure 2 on the tank 1.
  • the panels 3 In use, once the panels 3 have been formed, they are placed alongside each other so as to define the cylindrical peripheral wall of the structure 2. More particularly, the flanges 7 of adjacent sheets 5 come into contact with each other as shown in Figure 4. For this purpose, it should be stressed that it is possible to make use of the arrangement of the flanges 7 described above for fixing these flanges 7 together by screws, upset rivets, or welding and hence for fixing a panel 3 to the adjacent panel 3.
  • peripheral wall of the structure 2 is fitted onto the tank 1 which has L-shaped support brackets 25 on its own feet 26, which brackets are engaged by the lower edge of the peripheral wall of the structure 2.
  • panel 21 is installed on the upper edge of the peripheral wall of the structure 2. Due to the presence of the plates 14, the layer 23 remains compressed between these and between the upper regions of the layers 6 as is well illustrated in figure 2.
  • the peripheral ring of the sheet 22 which extends beyond the layer 23 rests on the upper edge of the peripheral wall of the structure 2 and on the flanges 12 of the upper profiled sections 8.
  • this fixing system comprises a plurality of screws 27 (of which only one is illustrated in Figure 2) with threaded shanks.
  • Each screw 27 passes through a respective hole 28 in the sheet 22 and is screwed into a corresponding hole 31 in the upper flange 12 of the upper profiled section 8.
  • An annular element 32 of inverted L-section is finally fitted onto the upper edge of the structure 2.
  • the inner diameter of the structure 2, that is, in essence, the thickness of the layers 6, is such as to cause this to contact the peripheral surface of the tank 1.
  • the thickness of the layer 23 is such that it contacts the upper part of the tank 1.
  • an insulating system in which the insulating structure includes insulating material supported by metal sheets which have mechanical properties and resistance to ultra-violet radiation, atmospheric agents and heat which are considerably better than those of polyvinyl chloride. Moreover the molecular structure of the metal sheets is not affected by the type of glue used whereby it is possible to use any type of glue including chlorinated compounds. With the use of metal sheets as the support for the thermally insulating material, it is possible to install this either by gluing or by mechanical fixing systems. In the latter case, the insulating system may fall within Class O of the Italian classification of insulating systems; Class O constitutes a clear improvement over Class 1 in which current insulating systems are classified.
  • both the panels and the insulating structure are easy to assemble and also the metal components in this structure can easily be separated from the plastics materials. All this results in an undoubted simplification, and inter alia lower costs, in the production of the various panels of the structure, and enables individual components to be recycled properly and effectively and also enables individual components to be replaced with significant economic advantages.
  • the insulating structure may have a different number of components from that illustrated and, in particular, there may be fewer or more of the panels 3 than the four illustrated.
  • the number and cross-sectional shape of the profiled sections 8 may be different from those illustrated.

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EP93120818A 1992-12-23 1993-12-23 Isolationssystem, insbesondere für zylindrische Heisswasserspeicher Withdrawn EP0603894A1 (de)

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ITBO920245U 1992-12-23
IT92BO000245U IT227979Y1 (it) 1992-12-23 1992-12-23 Sistema di coibentazione particolarmente per serbatoi cilindrici di acqua calda.

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AT510577A4 (de) * 2011-01-14 2012-05-15 Ecotherm Austria Gmbh Isolierdeckel

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CH522183A (fr) * 1971-02-03 1972-04-30 Ortlieb Jean Chauffe-eau démontable
EP0030930A1 (de) * 1979-11-29 1981-06-24 Semperit Aktiengesellschaft Wärmeisolationshülle für einen Heisswasserbehälter und Verfahren zu ihrer Herstellung
FR2548338A1 (fr) * 1983-07-01 1985-01-04 Gianola Productions Chauffe-eau a accumulation

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CH522183A (fr) * 1971-02-03 1972-04-30 Ortlieb Jean Chauffe-eau démontable
EP0030930A1 (de) * 1979-11-29 1981-06-24 Semperit Aktiengesellschaft Wärmeisolationshülle für einen Heisswasserbehälter und Verfahren zu ihrer Herstellung
FR2548338A1 (fr) * 1983-07-01 1985-01-04 Gianola Productions Chauffe-eau a accumulation

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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AT510577A4 (de) * 2011-01-14 2012-05-15 Ecotherm Austria Gmbh Isolierdeckel
AT510577B1 (de) * 2011-01-14 2012-05-15 Ecotherm Austria Gmbh Isolierdeckel

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