Solar collector assembly and kit

Patent · Tue Nov 17 04:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:5859727

Matzkanin, R L

A solar collector water heater assembly is described comprising a rectangular insulation board serving as a base; a solar absorber plate mounted on the insulation board and including a heat exchanger with couplings for connection to a tank; a water tank having main water inlet and outlet means and means connected to the couplings of the heat exchanger; a main frame assembled onto the insulation board about the solar absorber plate including a front rail, a rear rail, side rails and cornerkeys joining adjacent ones of the rails at their ends to form corners of the frame; a tank bed attached within the frame and mounting the tank; and at least one glazing panel having a top surface including a pair of legs inwardly disposed therefrom and a sheet of transparent material stretched onto the glazing panel. One of the legs is insertably received and retained by a first depression formed in one of the rail members; another of the legs is insertably received and retained by a second depression formed in a glazing rim; and the top surface of one of the glazing panels is cooperatively retained adjacent to one of the rail members by a side cap and also retained adjacent to the glazing rim by an upper cap so that the glazing panel is securely retained within the assembly.

• Assignee: Alternative Energy Resources, El Paso, TX
• Patent Number(s): US 4706650
• OSTI ID: 5859727
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140907* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Water Heating
141000 -- Solar Collectors & Concentrators
APPLIANCES
COATINGS
CONTAINERS
DESIGN
EQUIPMENT
GLAZES
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HEATERS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SOLAR ABSORBERS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR WATER HEATERS
TANKS
THERMAL INSULATION
WATER
WATER HEATERS