Roof skin forming a heat sink
US4404960A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 17, 1980 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/44
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An absorber element for the absorption of solar energy, which serves also as a heat exchanger for ambient air and forms the skin of a roof, wherein the outside facing surface of the element is substantially identical in appearance with that of a conventional roof covered with tiles or slates, and wherein the absorber element is along two margins provided with overlap regions for smooth joining of the element with conventional tiles or slates.
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