Method and apparatus for producing solar collector panels
US4231505A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 11, 1978 |
| Grant date | Nov 4, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/44
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of and apparatus for fabricating a solar collector panel including providing a thermal conductive, heat absorbing plate having a plurality of grooves therein, feeding discrete lengths of solder strips having transverse curvatures into said grooves, respectively, placing a tube assembly having a plurality of conduits into said grooves of said plate in superimposed relation on said solder strips, holding said loose assembly together, and heating the loose assembly to melt the solder and effect a thermal conductive bond between said tube assembly and said plate.
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