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EP0972997A1
EP0972997A1 EP98305624A EP98305624A EP0972997A1 EP 0972997 A1 EP0972997 A1 EP 0972997A1 EP 98305624 A EP98305624 A EP 98305624A EP 98305624 A EP98305624 A EP 98305624A EP 0972997 A1 EP0972997 A1 EP 0972997A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24D—DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS THEREFOR
    • F24D19/00—Details
    • F24D19/0002—Means for connecting central heating radiators to circulation pipes
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24D—DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS THEREFOR
    • F24D19/00—Details
    • F24D19/0002—Means for connecting central heating radiators to circulation pipes
    • F24D19/0075—Valves for isolating the radiator from the system

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  • the invention relates to radiators for use in water-filled radiator space-heating systems.
  • each radiator comprises a main body, usually of metal, which is formed with internal chambers through which the hot water flows in use, an inlet port and an outlet port in the main body communicating with the internal chambers.
  • the pipework includes two control valves adjacent the inlet and outlet port respectively, and junction fittings are provided to connect each ofthe ports to the adjacent control valve.
  • the control valve connected to the inlet port usually comprise a manually and/or automatically operated valve, for adjusting the flow of hot water through the radiator, as required, to control the temperature of the radiator.
  • the control valve connected to the outlet port is usually preset, when the radiator is installed, to permit a certain flow through the radiator.
  • the two control valves at the inlet and outlet ports are both closed so as to isolate the radiator from the rest of the system.
  • the junction fittings are then detached from the control valves so that the radiator, with the fittings, may be removed.
  • each junction fitting is normally a simple tubular adaptor having coupling parts at its two ends.
  • it will normally have at one end an external screw thread which screws into an internal thread in the inlet or outlet port of the radiator.
  • the opposite end of the fitting then has part of a suitable detachable coupling for connecting the fitting to the associated control valve.
  • the coupling may be a compression fitting of the kind where a nut retained on one part screws on to an external screw-thread on the other part so as to compress an annular olive between the two parts and provide a watertight seal.
  • the radiator to be removed will normally be full of water. Consequently, when the fittings of the radiator are detached from the control valves this water is free to drain out of the radiator and must be collected in a suitable receptacle if flooding is to be avoided. It is usually necessary to place collecting receptacles under both junction fittings. This can be a difficult and inconvenient operation since the lower edge of the radiator, where the junction fittings are located, will often be only a very short distance from the floor and the wall, making it difficult to insert receptacles beneath the fittings. Also, the draining water has to be caught at the same moment as the fittings are being detached from the control valves which can be difficult to do, particularly if the radiator is being removed by one person.
  • the present invention sets out to overcome these difficulties by enabling the radiator to be sealed, so that the water it contains is retained, before it is detached from the control valves.
  • a radiator comprising a main body formed with internal chambers through which hot water flows in use, an inlet port and an outlet port in the main body communicating with said internal chambers, and two junction fittings for attachment to said ports in the main body, each of which junction fittings provides part of a coupling device for detachably connecting the radiator to a control valve which, in use, controls the flow of water through the radiator, characterised in that each of said junction fittings incorporates a manually operable normally-open stop valve which may be closed prior to detachment of the radiator from the control valves, when required, thereby to prevent escape of water from the radiator during such detachment.
  • the two stop valves in the junction fittings are first closed, the two control valves are then closed, as usual, and the junction fittings may then be disengaged from the control valves, allowing removal of the radiator, without drainage of water from the radiator.
  • the only water escaping will be the tiny quantity of water which is located between each control valve and the associated stop valve. This may easily be caught in a small receptacle, such as a cup, as each fitting is detached.
  • each port in the main body of the radiator is internally screw-threaded, and each junction fitting has an external screw-thread for engagement within the associated port.
  • At least one ofthe junction fittings may include a sealing surface for liquid-tight engagement with a mating sealing surface on the associated control valve, and a screw-threaded part for engagement with a cooperating screw-threaded part on the control valve to draw said sealing surfaces into liquid-tight mating engagement.
  • the junction fitting may include an internally threaded rotatable nut surrounding the sealing surface on the junction fitting and threadedly engageable with a mating external screw-thread on the control valve.
  • the nut may be rotatable on the control valve and engageable with a mating external screw-thread on the junction fitting.
  • junction fitting may be formed with an external smooth cylindrical surface which, in use, enters a mating cylindrical bore in the control valve, and is encircled by a compressible annular olive which may be compressed between the cylindrical surface and an annular surface on a compression nut which is in screw-threaded engagement with a part of the control valve.
  • each junction fitting may be formed with a through-bore across which extends a valve element which is manually rotatable between a closed position where it blocks the through-bore and an open position where it permits the passage of water along the through-bore.
  • valve element may be displaceable laterally of the bore between a closed position where it blocks the through-bore and an open position where it permits the passage of water along the through-bore.
  • valve element In the case where the valve element is rotatable, it may comprise a substantially spherical element which is rotatable about an axis extending transversely of the bore, and having passing through it a passage which in the closed position extends laterally of the bore and in the open position extends longitudinally of the bore.
  • Resilient sealing rings are preferably disposed between the surface of the substantially spherical valve element and the internal surface of the bore, to prevent leakage of water past the valve element when in its closed position.
  • a manipulating member may extend laterally through the wall of the bore from the exterior of the junction fitting so as operatively to engage the valve member.
  • the manipulating member may have a head portion exposed at the exterior of the junction fitting and having a formation, such as a transverse slot or other shaped recess, for engagement by a manipulating tool to rotate the manipulating member and hence the valve member.
  • the invention includes within its scope a junction fitting for use in a radiator of any ofthe kinds referred to above, the junction fitting having at one end a coupling part for attachment to the inlet or outlet port of a radiator, at the other end a coupling part for attachment to a control valve, and also having a through-bore across which extends a valve element which is manually adjustable between a closed position where it blocks the through-bore and an open position where it permits the passage of water along the through-bore.
  • radiator 10 shown dotted
  • inlet port 12 leading to a passage 14 which communicates, in known manner, with internal chambers within the radiator.
  • passage 14 which communicates, in known manner, with internal chambers within the radiator.
  • radiators for hot water space-heating systems can take many forms. The precise structure of the radiator does not form a part of the present invention and will not therefore be described in detail.
  • a manually and/or automatically operated control valve 16 is coupled to the inlet port 12 of the radiator by a junction fitting indicated generally at 18. Again, the precise nature of the control valve 16 does not form a part of the present invention and it will not therefore be described in detail.
  • the control valve 16 may be a simple manual screw-down valve or may incorporate an automatic thermostatically controlled valve, for controlling the temperature of the radiator.
  • Another junction fitting (not shown) connects the outlet of the radiator to a further control valve on the downstream side of the radiator.
  • This control valve will normally be a simple valve which is pre-set when the radiator system is first installed and will not normally be used to control the temperature of the radiator by controlling the flow of hot water through it.
  • each junction fitting In conventional arrangements used hitherto, the junction fitting between each control valve and the radiator normally has an unrestricted through-bore so that the interior of the radiator is in permanent communication with the control valve. When it is required to detach the radiator from the control valves, both control valves are closed and the junction fittings on the radiator are then detached from them. As previously explained, this allows water in the radiator to drain out through the junction fittings.
  • each junction fitting incorporates a separate stop valve, for example as shown in Figure 1.
  • the junction fitting 18 has at one end an external screw-thread 20 which can be screwed into the screw-thread in the inlet port 12 of the radiator.
  • the fitting has a through-bore 22 and at the opposite end to the screw-thread 20 is formed with a domed sealing surface 24 which mates with a similarly curved concave sealing surface 26 on the control valve 16.
  • An internally threaded nut 28 is retained on the junction fitting 18, around the sealing surface 24, by inter-engaging flanges 30 and 32 on the main body ofthe junction fitting and on the nut 28 respectively.
  • the internal screw-thread on the nut threadedly engages an external screw-thread on the part 34 of the control valve surrounding the sealing surface 26.
  • the sealing surfaces 24, 26 are urged firmly into sealing engagement.
  • the internal bore 22 of the fitting has an inwardly projecting flange 36 against which is disposed a manually operable valve assembly indicated generally at 38.
  • the valve assembly comprises a spherical valve element 40 which is retained in the bore 22 by two resilient sealing rings 42 and an annular retaining ring 44.
  • the upper part ofthe spherical valve element 40 is formed with an elongate slot 46 which is engaged by a corresponding elongate projection on the lower end of a manipulating member 48.
  • the manipulating member 48 passes through a circular aperture in the side wall of the fitting 18 where it is retained by a sealing ring 50.
  • the upper surface of the manipulating member 48 is formed with a transverse slot 52 so that the member may be rotated by a screwdriver, this causing corresponding rotation of the valve element 40.
  • the valve element 40 is formed with a central bore 54 which, in one rotational position of the valve, is in line with the bore 22 in the fitting 18 so that water can pass freely between the radiator and the control valve 16. However, by rotating the member 48 and valve element 40 through 90°, the bore 54 is brought to a position where it extends transversely across the bore 22 in the fitting 18, so as to close off the bore 22 and prevent the flow of water into or out of the radiator.
  • the valve 38 of each junction fitting is first closed by simply rotating the manipulating member 48 through 90°. This ensures that the water in the radiator is retained there and does not drain out through the fittings. Thus when the radiator is detached from the two control valves (which have also been closed) the only water which comes out of the system is the tiny amount located in the space between each valve element 40 and the corresponding closure element of the control valve 16.
  • FIG. 2 shows an alternative arrangement where the end of the fitting 56 at the opposite end from the radiator has a smooth cylindrical surface 58 surrounded by a conventional form of compressible annular olive 60.
  • An intemally threaded nut 62 encircles the surface 58 and has a shaped concave surface 64 which can bear on the olive 60.
  • the cylindrical portion of the fitting 56 enters a cylindrical bore 66 in the control valve and the nut 62 threadedly engages an external thread 68 on the control valve.
  • Figure 2 shows the spherical valve element 40 rotated to its closed position where the bore 54 extends transversely across the bore 22 in the fitting.
  • Figure 2 also shows the shape of the slot 46 in the valve element and the interengaging projection on the manipulating member 48.
  • valves shown in the drawings and the coupling arrangements for connecting the junction fittings to the radiator and control valve, are by way of example only and it will be appreciated that any other suitable form of manually operated valve may be used in the fitting, and any other suitable form of coupling may be used for connecting the fitting to the radiator and to the associated control valve.

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Cited By (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2003021157A1 (fr) * 2001-09-05 2003-03-13 Edward Lovatt Dispositif de regulation de debit de fluide
GB2457373A (en) * 2008-02-14 2009-08-19 Anthony Cardno Valve arrangement for isolating a radiator and central heating system
EP4001713A1 (fr) * 2020-11-24 2022-05-25 Inovative Plumbing Solutions Ltd Robinet de radiateur

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2229521A (en) * 1989-03-02 1990-09-26 Hao Tung Central heating radiators
GB2302147A (en) * 1995-06-03 1997-01-08 Jeremy Philip Fox A quck release stop valve system

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2229521A (en) * 1989-03-02 1990-09-26 Hao Tung Central heating radiators
GB2302147A (en) * 1995-06-03 1997-01-08 Jeremy Philip Fox A quck release stop valve system

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2003021157A1 (fr) * 2001-09-05 2003-03-13 Edward Lovatt Dispositif de regulation de debit de fluide
GB2457373A (en) * 2008-02-14 2009-08-19 Anthony Cardno Valve arrangement for isolating a radiator and central heating system
GB2457373B (en) * 2008-02-14 2012-07-11 Anthony Cardno Improvements in or relating to radiator assemblies
EP4001713A1 (fr) * 2020-11-24 2022-05-25 Inovative Plumbing Solutions Ltd Robinet de radiateur

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