U.S. patent application number 12/726511 was filed with the patent office on 2011-09-22 for ventilating unit and ventilating top construction for building.
Invention is credited to Hung-Sen Chang.
Application Number | 20110225907 12/726511 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 44646091 |
Filed Date | 2011-09-22 |
United States Patent
Application |
20110225907 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Chang; Hung-Sen |
September 22, 2011 |
Ventilating Unit and Ventilating Top Construction for Building
Abstract
A ventilating unit for a building includes an upper board, two
lower boards located under the upper board and a ventilating board
mounted between the upper board and the lower boards. The upper
board has two opposite sides each provided with an oblique portion.
Each of the lower boards has two opposite sides each provided with
an oblique section and has an inner portion provided with a
draining channel. The ventilating board has a surface provided with
a plurality of vent holes. Thus, the hot air in the building is
rapidly drained outward from the upper board through the vent holes
of the ventilating board so that the ventilating unit provides a
heat radiating effect to the building to lower down the temperature
in the building.
Inventors: |
Chang; Hung-Sen; (Taoyuan
City, TW) |
Family ID: |
44646091 |
Appl. No.: |
12/726511 |
Filed: |
March 18, 2010 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
52/198 ;
52/302.1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
E04D 3/30 20130101; E04D
13/174 20130101; E04D 13/17 20130101; E04D 3/40 20130101; E04D
3/365 20130101; E04D 3/366 20130101; F24F 7/02 20130101; F24F
13/222 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
52/198 ;
52/302.1 |
International
Class: |
E04F 17/04 20060101
E04F017/04; E04B 1/70 20060101 E04B001/70 |
Claims
1. A ventilating unit, comprising: an upper board; two lower boards
located under the upper board; a ventilating board mounted between
the upper board and the two lower boards; wherein the upper board
has two opposite sides each provided with an oblique portion
extending downward; the two lower boards are located under the two
opposite sides of the upper board respectively; each of the two
lower boards has two opposite sides each provided with an oblique
section extending upward; each of the two lower boards has an inner
portion provided with a draining channel located between the
oblique sections at the two opposite sides of each of the two lower
boards; the ventilating board has a surface provided with a
plurality of vent holes.
2. The ventilating unit of claim 1, wherein the upper board is an
elongate sheet plate.
3. The ventilating unit of claim 1, wherein the upper board has a
substantially triangular cross-sectional profile.
4. The ventilating unit of claim 1, wherein the upper board has a
substantially arc-shaped cross-sectional profile.
5. The ventilating unit of claim 1, wherein the ventilating board
has two opposite sides each provided with an extension abutting the
respective oblique portion of the upper board; the extension of the
ventilating board is combined with an inner face of the respective
oblique portion of the upper board.
6. The ventilating unit of claim 1, wherein the ventilating board
has two opposite sides each provided with an extension abutting the
respective oblique portion of the upper board; the extension of the
ventilating board is integrally formed on an inner face of the
respective oblique portion of the upper board.
7. The ventilating unit of claim 1, wherein the upper board has a
substantially inverted U-shaped cross-sectional profile; each of
the two lower boards is an elongate sheet plate and has a
substantially U-shaped cross-sectional profile; the draining
channel of each of the two lower boards faces upward and is
connected to the respective oblique portion of the upper board.
8. The ventilating unit of claim 1, wherein some of the vent holes
of the ventilating board are connected between the upper board and
each of the two lower boards; some of the vent holes of the
ventilating board are connected between the upper board and a gap
defined between the two lower boards.
9. A ventilating top construction, comprising: two roof assemblies;
a plurality of support beams located under the two roof assemblies
to support the two roof assemblies; wherein each of the roof
assemblies is disposed in an inclined manner and includes a
plurality of ventilating units adjoining each other; each of the
ventilating units of each of the roof assemblies comprises: an
upper board; two lower boards located under the upper board; a
ventilating board mounted between the upper board and the two lower
boards; the upper board has two opposite sides each provided with
an oblique portion extending downward; the two lower boards are
located under the two opposite sides of the upper board
respectively; each of the two lower boards has two opposite sides
each provided with an oblique section extending upward; each of the
two lower boards has an inner portion provided with a draining
channel located between the oblique sections at the two opposite
sides of each of the two lower boards; the ventilating board has a
surface provided with a plurality of vent holes.
10. The ventilating top construction of claim 9, wherein the
ventilating top construction further comprises: a ridge assembly
mounted between the two roof assemblies; the ridge assembly
includes: a base mounted between the two roof assemblies; an upper
cover plate located above the base; a ventilating plate mounted
between the base and the upper cover plate; the base of the ridge
assembly includes: two oblique plates; two end caps each mounted
between the two oblique plates; each of the two oblique plates has
two opposite ends located between the two end caps; the base of the
ridge assembly has a gap defining between the two oblique plates;
the upper cover plate of the ridge assembly has two opposite sides
each provided with an oblique part extending downward; the
ventilating plate of the ridge assembly has a surface provided with
a plurality of vent bores.
11. The ventilating top construction of claim 9, wherein the
ventilating top construction further comprises: two collecting
devices each mounted on a lower portion of a respective one of the
roof assemblies; each of the collecting devices includes: a
collecting channel connected to the ventilating, units of a
respective one of the roof assemblies; two drain pipes mounted on
and connected to two opposite ends of the collecting channel
respectively.
12. The ventilating top construction of claim 9, wherein the upper
board of at least one of the ventilating units of each of the roof
assemblies has a surface provided with a plurality of mounting
holes for mounting a plurality of light permeable panels
respectively.
13. The ventilating top construction of claim 9, wherein the upper
board of at least one of the ventilating units of each of the roof
assemblies has a surface provided with a plurality of mounting
bores for mounting a plurality of photovoltaic panels
respectively.
14. The ventilating top construction of claim 9, wherein the two
roof assemblies are juxtaposed to each other to form a
substantially inverted V-shaped profile;
15. The ventilating top construction of claim 10, wherein the vent
bores of the ventilating plate are connected between the upper
cover plate and the gap of the base.
16. The ventilating top construction of claim 9, wherein the upper
board of each of the ventilating units is an elongate sheet plate;
each of the two lower boards of each of the ventilating units is an
elongate sheet plate
17. The ventilating top construction of claim 9, wherein the upper
board of each of the ventilating units has a substantially inverted
U-shaped cross-sectional profile; each of the two lower boards of
each of the ventilating units has a substantially U-shaped
cross-sectional profile.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a ventilating apparatus
and, more particularly, to a ventilating unit and a ventilating top
construction for a building, such as a factory and the like.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] A conventional ventilating apparatus comprises a plurality
of motor fans mounted on the roof of a building to carry away the
hot air in the building so as to lower down the temperature in the
building. However, the motor fans consume a lot of electric power,
thereby increasing the cost of the ventilating apparatus. In
addition, the motor fans project outward from the building, thereby
decreasing the aesthetic quality of the building. Another
conventional ventilating apparatus comprises a plurality of
sprinklers mounted on the roof of a building to provide a heat
dissipation effect to the building so as to lower down the
temperature in the building. However, the sprinklers consume a lot
of electric power, thereby increasing the cost of the ventilating
apparatus. In addition, the sprinklers project outward from the
building, thereby decreasing the aesthetic quality of the
building.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] The primary objective of the present invention is to provide
a ventilating unit and a ventilating top construction for a
building.
[0006] According to the primary objective of the present invention,
the hot air in the building is rapidly drained outward from the
upper board through the vent holes of the ventilating board of each
of the ventilating units so that each of the ventilating units of
each of the roof assemblies provides a heat radiating effect to the
building to lower down the temperature in the building.
[0007] According to another objective of the present invention, the
hot air in the building rises to pass through the gap of the base
and the vent bores of the ventilating plate into the upper cover
plate and is carried outward from the upper cover plate by a heat
convection so that the hot air is rapidly drained outward from the
vent bores of the ventilating plate of the ridge assembly to lower
down the temperature in the building.
[0008] Further benefits and advantages of the present invention
will become apparent after a careful reading of the detailed
description with appropriate reference to the accompanying
drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)
[0009] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a ventilating unit in
accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present
invention.
[0010] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the ventilating
unit as shown in FIG. 1.
[0011] FIG. 3 is a side cross-sectional view of the ventilating
unit as shown in FIG. 1.
[0012] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a ventilating unit in
accordance with another preferred embodiment of the present
invention.
[0013] FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the ventilating
unit as shown in FIG. 4.
[0014] FIG. 6 is a side cross-sectional view of the ventilating
unit as shown in FIG. 4.
[0015] FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a ventilating unit in
accordance with another preferred embodiment of the present
invention.
[0016] FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the ventilating
unit as shown in FIG. 7.
[0017] FIG. 9 is a side cross-sectional view of the ventilating
unit as shown in FIG. 7.
[0018] FIG. 10 is a partially exploded perspective view of a
ventilating top construction in accordance with the preferred
embodiment of the present invention.
[0019] FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of a ridge assembly
of the ventilating top construction as shown in FIG. 10.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0020] Referring to the drawings and initially to FIGS. 1-3, a
ventilating unit for a building in accordance with the preferred
embodiment of the present invention comprises an upper board 1, two
lower boards 2 located under the upper board 1, and a ventilating
board 3 mounted between the upper board 1 and the two lower boards
2.
[0021] The upper board 1 has two opposite sides each provided with
an oblique portion 10 extending downward. Preferably, the upper
board 1 is an elongate sheet plate and has a substantially inverted
U-shaped cross-sectional profile.
[0022] The two lower boards 2 are located under the two opposite
sides of the upper board 1 respectively. Each of the two lower
boards 2 has two opposite sides each provided with an oblique
section 20 extending upward.
[0023] Each of the two lower boards 2 has an inner portion provided
with a draining channel 21 located between the oblique sections 20
at the two opposite sides of each of the two lower boards 2. The
draining channel 21 of each of the two lower boards 2 faces upward
and is connected to the respective oblique portion 10 of the upper
board 1. Preferably, each of the two lower boards 2 is an elongate
sheet plate and has a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional
profile.
[0024] The ventilating board 3 has two opposite sides each provided
with an extension 31 abutting the respective oblique portion 10 of
the upper board 1. The extension 31 of the ventilating board 3 is
combined with an inner face of the respective oblique portion 10 of
the upper board 1. The ventilating board 3 has a surface provided
with a plurality of vent holes 30. Some of the vent holes 30 of the
ventilating board 3 are connected between the upper board 1 and
each of the two lower boards 2, and some of the vent holes 30 of
the ventilating board 3 are connected between the upper board 1 and
a gap 22 defined between the two lower boards 2. Preferably, the
ventilating board 3 is an elongate sheet plate and has a
substantially U-shaped cross-sectional profile.
[0025] When in use, the hot air under the two lower boards 2 rises
to pass through some of the vent holes 30 of the ventilating board
3 into the upper board 1. Then, the hot air passes through some of
the vent holes 30 of the ventilating board 3 and is carried and
drained outward from the upper board 1 by a heat convection. Thus,
the hot air is rapidly drained outward from the upper board 1
through the vent holes 30 of the ventilating board 3 so that the
ventilating unit provides a heat radiating effect to the building
to lower down the temperature in the building. At this time, the
rain or water on the upper board 1 passes the respective oblique
portion 10 of the upper board 1 into the draining channel 21 of
each of the two lower boards 2 and is drained outward from the
draining channel 21 of each of the two lower boards 2.
[0026] Referring to FIGS. 4-6, the upper board 1 has a
substantially triangular cross-sectional profile. The extension 31
of the ventilating board 3 is integrally formed on an inner face of
the respective oblique portion 10 of the upper board 1.
[0027] Referring to FIGS. 7-9, the upper board 1 has a
substantially arc-shaped cross-sectional profile.
[0028] Referring to FIGS. 10 and 11 with reference to FIGS. 1-3, a
ventilating top construction for a building in accordance with the
preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises two roof
assemblies 9 and a plurality of support beams 4 located under the
two roof assemblies 9 to support the two roof assemblies 9. The two
roof assemblies 9 are juxtaposed to each other to form a
substantially inverted V-shaped profile. Each of the roof
assemblies 9 is disposed in an inclined manner and includes a
plurality of ventilating units 90 adjoining each other.
[0029] Each of the ventilating units 90 of each of the roof
assemblies 9 comprises an upper board 1, two lower boards 2 located
under the upper board 1, and a ventilating board 3 mounted between
the upper board 1 and the two lower boards 2. In assembly, each of
the two lower boards 2 of any two adjacent ventilating units 90 are
combined together so that any two adjacent ventilating units 90
have the same lower board 2.
[0030] The upper board 1 of each of the ventilating units 90 has
two opposite sides each provided with an oblique portion 10
extending downward. Preferably, the upper board 1 is an elongate
sheet plate and has a substantially inverted U-shaped
cross-sectional profile.
[0031] The upper board 1 of at least one of the ventilating units
90 of each of the roof assemblies 9 has a surface provided with a
plurality of mounting holes 7 for mounting a plurality of light
permeable panels 70 respectively to provide an illumination to the
building.
[0032] The upper board 1 of at least one of the ventilating units
90 of each of the roof assemblies 9 has a surface provided with a
plurality of mounting bores 8 for mounting a plurality of
photovoltaic panels 80 respectively to provide an electric power to
the building. Preferably, each of the photovoltaic panels 80 is a
solar collector.
[0033] The two lower boards 2 of each of the ventilating units 90
are located under the two opposite sides of the upper board 1
respectively. Each of the two lower boards 2 of each of the
ventilating units 90 has two opposite sides each provided with an
oblique section 20 extending upward. Each of the two lower boards 2
has an inner portion provided with a draining channel 21 located
between the oblique sections 20 at the two opposite sides of each
of the two lower boards 2. The draining channel 21 of each of the
two lower boards 2 faces upward and is connected to the respective
oblique portion 10 of the upper board 1. Preferably, each of the
two lower boards 2 is an elongate sheet plate and has a
substantially U-shaped cross-sectional profile.
[0034] The ventilating board 3 of each of the ventilating units 90
has two opposite sides each provided with an extension 31 abutting
the respective oblique portion 10 of the upper board 1. The
extension 31 of the ventilating board 3 is combined with an inner
face of the respective oblique portion 10 of the upper board 1. The
ventilating board 3 of each of the ventilating units 90 has a
surface provided with a plurality of vent holes 30. Some of the
vent holes 30 of the ventilating board 3 are connected between the
upper board 1 and each of the two lower boards 2, and some of the
vent holes 30 of the ventilating board 3 are connected between the
upper board 1 and a gap 22 defined between the two lower boards 2.
Preferably, the ventilating board 3 is an elongate sheet plate and
has a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional profile.
[0035] The ventilating top construction further comprises a ridge
assembly 5 mounted between the two roof assemblies 9, and two
collecting devices 6 each mounted on a lower portion of a
respective one of the roof assemblies 9.
[0036] The ridge assembly 5 includes a base 50 mounted between the
two roof assemblies 9, an upper cover plate 54 located above the
base 50, and a ventilating plate 56 mounted between the base 50 and
the upper cover plate 54. The base 50 of the ridge assembly 5
includes two oblique plates 51 and two end caps 53 each mounted
between the two oblique plates 51. Each of the two oblique plates
51 has two opposite ends located between the two end caps 53. The
base 50 of the ridge assembly 5 has a gap 52 defining between the
two oblique plates 51. The upper cover plate 54 of the ridge
assembly 5 has two opposite sides each provided with an oblique
part 55 extending downward. The ventilating plate 56 of the ridge
assembly 5 has a surface provided with a plurality of vent bores 57
which are connected between the upper cover plate 54 and the gap 52
of the base 50.
[0037] When in use, the hot air in the building rises to pass
through the gap 52 of the base 50 and the vent bores 57 of the
ventilating plate 56 into the upper cover plate 54 and is carried
and drained outward from the upper cover plate 54 by a heat
convection so that the hot air is rapidly drained outward from the
vent bores 57 of the ventilating plate 56 of the ridge assembly 5
to lower down the temperature in the building.
[0038] Each of the collecting devices 6 includes a collecting
channel 60 connected to the ventilating units 90 of a respective
one of the roof assemblies 9 and two drain pipes 61 mounted on and
connected to two opposite ends of the collecting channel 60
respectively. When in use, the water flows through the ventilating
units 90 of each of the roof assemblies 9 into the collecting
channel 60 of each of the collecting devices 6 and is drained
outward from the drain pipes 61 of each of the collecting devices
6.
[0039] Accordingly, the hot air in the building is rapidly drained
outward from the upper board 1 through the vent holes 30 of the
ventilating board 3 of each of the ventilating units 90 so that
each of the ventilating units 90 of each of the roof assemblies 9
provides a heat radiating effect to the building to lower down the
temperature in the building. In addition, the hot air in the
building rises to pass through the gap 52 of the base 50 and the
vent bores 57 of the ventilating plate 56 into the upper cover
plate 54 and is carried outward from the upper cover plate 54 by a
heat convection so that the hot air is rapidly drained outward from
the vent bores 57 of the ventilating plate 56 of the ridge assembly
5 to lower down the temperature in the building.
[0040] Although the invention has been explained in relation to its
preferred embodiment(s) as mentioned above, it is to be understood
that many other possible modifications and variations can be made
without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is,
therefore, contemplated that the appended claim or claims will
cover such modifications and variations that fall within the true
scope of the invention.
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