U.S. patent application number 14/864985 was filed with the patent office on 2016-03-31 for surface temperature-control system.
The applicant listed for this patent is UPONOR INNOVATION AB. Invention is credited to Werner Frieling.
Application Number | 20160091212 14/864985 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 54185864 |
Filed Date | 2016-03-31 |
United States Patent
Application |
20160091212 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Frieling; Werner |
March 31, 2016 |
SURFACE TEMPERATURE-CONTROL SYSTEM
Abstract
A surface temperature-control system for cooling or heating
ceilings, walls or floors of a building, includes an installation
board with first pipe routing ducts, having a first diameter. The
installation board also includes second pipe routing ducts, having
a second diameter differing from the first diameter. The first pipe
routing ducts are configured for receiving pipes having a first
pipe diameter, and the second pipe routing ducts are configured for
receiving pipes having a second pipe diameter differing from the
first pipe diameter.
Inventors: |
Frieling; Werner; (Rheine,
DE) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
UPONOR INNOVATION AB |
Virsbo |
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SE |
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Family ID: |
54185864 |
Appl. No.: |
14/864985 |
Filed: |
September 25, 2015 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
165/49 ;
165/54 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F24D 3/142 20130101;
F24D 3/141 20130101; F24F 5/0089 20130101; F24D 3/148 20130101;
Y02B 30/24 20130101; Y02B 30/00 20130101 |
International
Class: |
F24D 3/14 20060101
F24D003/14; F24F 5/00 20060101 F24F005/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Sep 26, 2014 |
DE |
202014104621.6 |
Claims
1. A surface temperature-control system for cooling or heating
ceilings, walls or floors of a building, having an installation
board in which first pipe routing ducts, having a first diameter,
and second pipe routing ducts, having a second diameter differing
from the first diameter, are incorporated, wherein the first pipe
routing ducts are configured for receiving pipes having a first
pipe diameter, and the second pipe routing ducts are configured for
receiving pipes having a second pipe diameter differing from the
first pipe diameter.
2. The surface temperature-control system according to claim 1,
wherein the first pipe routing ducts run so as to be offset in
parallel with the second pipe routing ducts.
3. The surface temperature-control system according to claim 1,
wherein the first pipe routing ducts and the second pipe routing
ducts at least partially intersect, in particular at an angle of
about 90.degree..
4. The surface temperature-control system according to claim 1,
wherein the installation board has one or a plurality of
identification markings for differentiating the first pipe routing
ducts and the second pipe routing ducts.
5. The surface temperature-control system according to claim 1,
having a flexible receptacle element, which is disposed in a first
pipe routing duct or a second pipe routing duct and which is
adapted so as to secure pipes of two different pipe diameters to
the installation board within the corresponding pipe routing
duct.
6. The surface temperature-control system according to claim 1,
having a thermally conducting fastening board having a duct which
has a first internal diameter for receiving pipes having the first
pipe diameter, or a second internal diameter for receiving pipes
having the second pipe diameter, wherein the fastening board is
connectable to the installation board by securing a wall of the
duct in a first pipe routing duct or in a second pipe routing
duct.
7. The surface temperature-control system according to claim 6,
having at least one flexible receptacle element which is disposed
in a first pipe routing duct or a second pipe routing duct and
which is adapted so as to secure the fastening board to the duct
within the corresponding pipe routing duct.
8. The surface temperature-control system according to claim 6,
having at least one flexible receptacle element which is disposed
in the duct of the fastening board and which is adapted so as to
secure pipes of two different pipe diameters to the fastening board
within the duct.
9. The surface temperature-control system according to claim 1,
which is configured for dry installation, in particular by way of a
dry screed.
10. The surface temperature-control system according to claim 1, in
which the installation board is designed as a foamed plastics
board, in particular of polystyrene, of expanded polystyrene, or of
foamed polyethylene, as a mineral-fibre board, or as a wood-fibre
board.
11. The surface temperature-control system according to claim 1,
wherein the first and second pipe routing ducts are designed as
semi-cylindrical clearances in the installation board.
12. The surface temperature-control system for cooling or heating
ceilings, walls or floors of a building, having an installation
board in which first pipe routing ducts having a first diameter,
and second pipe routing ducts having the first diameter are
incorporated, having at least one flexible receptacle element which
is disposed in a first pipe routing duct or a second pipe routing
duct and which is adapted so as to secure pipes of two different
pipe diameters to the installation plate within the corresponding
pipe routing duct.
13. The surface temperature-control system according to claim 12,
which is configured for dry installation, in particular by way of a
dry screed.
14. The surface temperature-control system according to claim 12,
in which the installation board is designed as a foamed plastics
board, in particular of polystyrene, of expanded polystyrene, or of
foamed polyethylene, as a mineral-fibre board, or as a wood-fibre
board.
15. The surface temperature-control system according to claim 12,
wherein the first and second pipe routing ducts are designed as
semi-cylindrical clearances in the installation board.
16. A surface temperature-control system for cooling or heating
ceilings, walls or floors of a building, having an installation
board in which first pipe routing ducts having a first diameter and
second pipe routing ducts having the first diameter are
incorporated, having at least one first flexible receptacle element
which is disposed in a first pipe routing duct or a second pipe
routing duct and a thermally conducting fastening board having a
duct which has a first internal diameter for receiving pipes having
the first pipe diameter, or a second internal diameter for
receiving pipes having the second pipe diameter, wherein the
fastening board is connectable to the installation board by
securing a wall of the duct in a first pipe routing duct or in a
second pipe routing duct, wherein the at least one first flexible
receptacle element is adapted so as to secure the fastening board
to the duct within the corresponding pipe routing duct.
17. The surface temperature-control system according to claim 16,
having at least one second flexible receptacle element which is
disposed in the duct of the fastening board and which is adapted so
as to secure pipes of two different pipe diameters to the fastening
board within the duct.
18. The surface temperature-control system according to claim 16,
which is configured for dry installation, in particular by way of a
dry screed.
19. The surface temperature-control system according to claim 16,
in which the installation board is designed as a foamed plastics
board, in particular of polystyrene, of expanded polystyrene, or of
foamed polyethylene, as a mineral-fibre board, or as a wood-fibre
board.
20. The surface temperature-control system according to claim 16,
wherein the first and second pipe routing ducts are designed as
semi-cylindrical clearances in the installation board.
Description
RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] Under 35 USC 119, this application claims the benefit of the
priority date of German Application No. 202014104621.6, filed on
Sep. 26, 2014, the contents of which are herein incorporated by
reference.
FIELD OF INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to a surface
temperature-control system for cooling or heating ceilings, walls
or floors of a building.
BACKGROUND
[0003] As opposed to conventional systems, surface
temperature-control systems allow for surfaces of rooms and
buildings, such as floors, walls and ceilings, to be utilized for
both heating as well as cooling. On account of such systems it is
possible for a room to be heated in winter and to be cooled in
summer, for example. The substantially identical technology is used
here. To this end, surface temperature-control systems utilize
water-bearing pipelines made from flexible and mostly cross-linked
polyethylene, for example, for thermal transmission.
[0004] Besides this potential for dual use, surface
temperature-control systems have further advantages. Fitting
surface temperature-control systems allows efficient utilization of
rooms, because the entire system is integrated in floors, walls or
ceilings. This permits artistic freedom in planning and designing
of rooms.
[0005] While various systems which enable heating and cooling
systems to be built into new buildings are available on the market,
there is often also a desire for retrofitting in existing
buildings. In the case of new buildings, built-in heating and
cooling systems can be already planned at an early stage. By
contrast, a certain spatial geometry is already predefined from the
outset in existing buildings and thus greatly limits the use of
surface temperature-control systems. This in turn requires the
systems to be particularly flexible, so as to fundamentally enable
them to be built into existing buildings. One particular
stipulation lies in achieving as little added height as possible.
Moreover, it may be meaningful for a heating circuit and a cooling
circuit to be separately implemented. Moreover, it is particularly
significant in the case of retrofitting in existing buildings that
heating and cooling systems can be built in as fast as possible, so
that the affected rooms may be re-used and re-entered as soon as
possible.
SUMMARY
[0006] It is an object of the present invention to describe a
surface temperature-control system for cooling or heating of
ceilings, walls or floors of a building that is as flexible as
possible and easy to fit.
[0007] According to the invention, the surface temperature-control
system for cooling or heating ceilings, walls or floors of a
building comprises an installation board in which first pipe
routing ducts and second pipe routing ducts are incorporated. The
first pipe routing ducts are configured for receiving pipes having
a first pipe diameter, and the second pipe routing ducts are
configured for receiving pipes having a second pipe diameter.
[0008] Preferably, the installation board having the pipe routing
ducts is laid out on the floor in a room, for example as a
dry-installation system in an insulation layer. The routing pattern
of the pipes as used in a heating and cooling system is predefined
with the aid of the pipe routing ducts. The installation board may
have various materials or combinations thereof. Said materials
comprise, for instance, wood, plastics, and composite materials.
The installation board preferably also has an insulation material
and/or water-repellant layers. The first pipe routing ducts and the
second pipe routing ducts are in each case configured as quasi
semi-cylindrical depressions in the installation board. The pipes
are secured without tools in the pipe routing ducts. For example,
the pipes may be latched in the pipe routing ducts or may be
clampable therein.
[0009] In a first group of design embodiments of the invention,
which will be described hereunder, the first pipe routing ducts
have a first diameter, and the second pipe routing ducts have a
second diameter. The first and the second diameter differ from one
another.
[0010] On account of the fact that the first pipe routing ducts and
the second pipe routing ducts are differently sized, flexible pipes
having two different diameters may be used with one and the same
installation board. On account thereof, various performance grades
may be implemented, for example. This means that more or less
thermal energy may be transmitted, depending on the choice of the
pipe diameter. This increases the flexibility of the surface
temperature-control system. By way of the selected construction,
the surface temperature-control system may be used as a dry system
and by means of dry screeds may be set up in a correspondingly fast
manner. Only one type of installation board has to be manufactured
in order for different pipe diameters to be used. On account
thereof, it is possible for fewer components to be stocked, saving
manufacturing costs as well as storage costs.
[0011] According to one design embodiment, the first pipe routing
ducts run so as to be offset in parallel with the second pipe
routing ducts. On account thereof, it is possible for pipes having
different diameters to be simultaneously inserted into the
installation board, for example.
[0012] According to one further design embodiment, the first pipe
routing ducts and the second pipe routing ducts at least partially
intersect, in particular at an angle of about 90.degree.. On
account thereof, either the first pipe routing ducts or the second
pipe routing ducts may be used. Typically, a plurality of
installation boards are fitted in one surface temperature-control
system. During assembly, an installation board has only to be
rotated such that either the first pipe routing ducts or the second
pipe routing ducts may be used. A plurality of installation boards
of the described type may thus readily be combined to form a
surface, wherein the first or second pipe routing ducts lie so as
to be mutually aligned.
[0013] According to one further design embodiment, the installation
board has one or a plurality of identification markings for
differentiating the first pipe routing ducts and the second pipe
routing ducts. The term identification markings is understood to
mean any symbols or signs which are suitable for differentiating
the first pipe routing ducts and the second pipe routing ducts.
Alternatively or additionally, it is also conceivable for different
colours to be used for highlighting the various pipe routing ducts.
This enables a technician to rapidly identify the required pipe
routing ducts during installation of the board and during
subsequent setting up of the pipes in the installation board.
[0014] According to one further design embodiment, the surface
temperature-control system has a thermally conducting fastening
board having a duct, wherein the duct has a first internal diameter
for receiving pipes having the first pipe diameter, or a second
internal diameter for receiving pipes having the second pipe
diameter. The fastening board is connectable to the installation
board by securing a wall of the duct in a first pipe routing duct
or in a second pipe routing duct. The fastening board is placed
into a pipe routing duct and fastened therein. For example, the
fastening board is press-fitted into a corresponding pipe routing
duct and/or latched thereto by way of the wall of the duct. The
wall of the duct in terms of an external diameter is adapted to the
first pipe routing ducts or second pipe routing ducts such that the
fastening board is securable on the installation board in a
mechanically secure manner, so as not to fall out thereof in the
case of assembly on a wall or a ceiling. The pipes are not directly
connected in the installation board, but connected to the
installation board by way of the fastening board. The duct of the
fastening board is preferably configured such that the former is
capable of securing the corresponding pipes having the first or
second pipe diameter, respectively.
[0015] The fastening board is thus a further and modular element of
the surface temperature-control system. In this way, pipes having
the first pipe diameter or having the second pipe diameter may be
set up by way of selecting different fastening boards in the
surface temperature-control system. To this end, only different
fastening boards have to be made and offered as modular
elements.
[0016] In one design embodiment, the fastening board has thermally
conducting fins. The thermally conducting fins are in thermally
conducting contact with the pipes and thus allow heat radiation or
a cooling effect of the surface temperature-control system across
the surface, respectively. Preferably, the fastening board has a
material with high thermal conductivity. Suitable materials include
inter alia metals.
[0017] According to a second group of design embodiments, the first
pipe routing ducts and the second pipe routing ducts are identical
in terms of their diameters.
[0018] According to one further design embodiment, the surface
temperature-control system has a flexible receptacle element which
is disposed in a first pipe routing duct or a second pipe routing
duct and which is adapted so as to secure pipes of two different
pipe diameters to the installation board within the corresponding
pipe routing duct. Pipes of two different diameters, for example of
the first and second pipe diameters, may be securely fixed in the
installation board by means of the receptacle element. Fixing the
pipes may be performed directly by depressing or clamping the
pipes. Alternatively, the flexible receptacle element may also be
disposed outside the first pipe routing ducts or the second pipe
routing ducts, respectively, so as to fasten the pipes along the
corresponding pipe routing duct.
[0019] According to one further design embodiment, the surface
temperature-control system has a flexible receptacle element which
is disposed in a first pipe routing duct or a second pipe routing
duct and which is adapted so as to secure the fastening board to
the duct within the corresponding pipe routing duct. Here, one wall
of the duct is configured with a view to securing being performed
within the corresponding pipe routing duct by means of the flexible
receptacle element. This may be effected, for example, by adapting
an external diameter of the duct.
[0020] According to one further design embodiment, the surface
temperature-control system has a flexible receptacle element which
is disposed in the duct of the fastening board and which is adapted
so as to secure pipes of two different diameters to the fastening
board within the duct. In an analogous manner to the above, the
receptacle element serves for securely fixing the pipes in a
corresponding pipe routing duct. On account thereof, one single
fastening board may be used for setting up pipes having different
pipe diameters. On account thereof, further flexibility is enabled
when setting up the surface temperature-control system.
[0021] In one design embodiment, the flexible receptacle element
has a longitudinal axis along which burls extend. With the aid of
the burls pipes having at least two different pipe diameters may be
securely fastened to the installation board or the fastening board,
respectively. Alternatively or in addition, the fastening board may
be fastened in a corresponding pipe routing duct by means of the
burls. The burls may be connected as a separate element to the
receptacle element, or in the form of a material thickening may be
a structural feature of the receptacle element itself.
[0022] In one design embodiment, in each case two burls lie so as
to be opposite one another along the longitudinal axis of the
flexible receptacle element.
[0023] In one design embodiment, in each case two burls lie so as
to be opposite one another along the longitudinal axis of the
flexible receptacle element in such a manner that said burls are
disposed in gaps in an alternating manner.
[0024] In one design embodiment, in each case two burls lie so as
to be opposite one another along the longitudinal axis of the
flexible receptacle element in such a manner that said burls are
disposed along a connection axis.
[0025] In one design embodiment, the flexible receptacle element,
along the longitudinal axis thereof, has a continuous and partial
thickening which is adapted for fastening the pipe. Preferably,
this thickening in its cross section is designed so as to be
similar to a Greek omega, and has a first region for receiving a
pipe or a duct, and a second region which is constricted in the
shape of a throat. The pipe or the duct is pressed through the
constricted second region in the receptacle element and then
retained.
[0026] In one design embodiment, the burls have a flexible plastic.
The flexible plastic is selected such that the burls slightly yield
when a pipe is set up. On account of this flexibility of the
material, in particular pipes having different pipe diameters may
be set up. The usable diameters are thus only dependent on the
choice of material.
[0027] In one design embodiment, the fastening board has clearances
or holes. The clearances or holes here are designed such that they
in each case engage in one burl of the installation board.
Additional fastening of the fastening board to the installation
board is enabled by means of the clearances or holes.
[0028] In addition, various pipe diameters may be used with the
surface temperature-control system.
[0029] In one design embodiment, the flexible receptacle element is
configured as an indentation in the fastening board or in the pipe
routing ducts. An indentation represents an element which is
fixedly connected to the receptacle element and which may be made
by punching or pressing the receptacle element at suitable points,
for example. To this end, the receptacle element preferably has a
metallic material, such as a sheet-metal panel, for instance, which
is punched or pressed at certain points. In a way which is similar
to the burls mentioned, the points may lie opposite one another. It
is furthermore also provided for the indentation in its cross
section to be designed so as to be similar to the partial
thickening.
[0030] In one design embodiment, the flexible receptacle element is
designed as a separate element. Designing the flexible receptacle
element as a separate element permits further flexibility. In a
certain sense, the separate element here is a further module which
may be built into the surface temperature-control system. In
particular, the flexible receptacle element may be applied as foam
in the form of a plastic in the fastening board or in the pipe
routing ducts of the installation board.
[0031] In one design embodiment, the flexible receptacle element
comprises at least two claddings for receiving the respective first
or the second pipe diameter, said claddings being placeable into
the fastening board or the installation board. The placeable
claddings preferably have an external diameter which allows
assembly in the duct of the fastening board or in one of the pipe
routing ducts of the installation board. Here, the internal
diameter of cladding for receiving a pipe is designed to then
receive a pipe having the first pipe diameter or having the second
pipe diameter. Alternatively, a duct of the fastening board may
again be received.
[0032] In one design embodiment, the flexible receptacle element
has a rectangular, curved, or zigzag-shaped cross section. The
specific choice of the cross section of the receptacle element
depends on the use of the latter as a ceiling, wall or floor
element. The stipulation here is that, for example when the surface
temperature-control system is used as a wall element, one pipe or
one fastening board has to be fastened such that the latter cannot
fall out under the influence of gravity.
[0033] It should be pointed out at this juncture that the group of
the first design embodiments may also be combined with the group of
the second design embodiments. The diameters of the first and
second pipe routing ducts here may be different.
[0034] Further advantages and functions are described in the
dependent claims and in the following and detailed description of
exemplary embodiments. The exemplary embodiments will be described
hereunder with the aid of the appended figures.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0035] FIG. 1 shows a schematic illustration of an exemplary
embodiment of an installation board;
[0036] FIG. 2 shows a schematic illustration of an exemplary
embodiment of a fastening board for the installation board;
[0037] FIG. 3 shows a perspective illustration of a surface
temperature-control system;
[0038] FIGS. 4A to 4C show schematic illustrations of further
exemplary embodiments of installation boards having various
flexible receptacle elements;
[0039] FIGS. 5A and 5B show schematic illustrations of further
exemplary embodiments of fastening boards having various flexible
receptacle elements; and
[0040] FIG. 6 shows a schematic illustration of an exemplary
embodiment of a fastening board having a placeable and flexible
receptacle element.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0041] FIG. 1 schematically shows an installation board 1 in a plan
view from above. The installation board 1 is manufactured from
foamed plastic, for example PS (polystyrene) or EPS (expanded
polystyrene). Alternatively, other materials such as foamed
polyethylene and mineral-fibre or wool-fibre boards may be
considered. First pipe routing ducts 10A and second pipe routing
ducts 10B are incorporated in the installation board 1. The pipe
routing ducts 10A and 10B define a routing for pipes which for
heating or cooling are perfused by a medium, in particular water.
The pipe routing ducts 10A and 10B are semi-cylindrical clearances.
The first pipe routing ducts 10A extend so as to be parallel with a
first direction of extent 15 which coincides with a longitudinal
direction of the installation board 1.
[0042] The second pipe routing ducts 10B run so as to be parallel
with a second direction of extent 16 which coincides with a
transverse direction of the installation board 1. The two
directions of extent 15 and 16 are mutually oriented at an angle of
about 90.degree., such that the pipe routing ducts 10A and 10B are
mutually intersecting. The first pipe routing ducts 10A have a
first diameter 17, while the second pipe routing ducts 10B have a
second diameter 18. The first diameter 17 is smaller than the
second diameter 18.
[0043] Either pipes having a first pipe diameter which corresponds
to the first diameter 17, or pipes having a second pipe diameter
which corresponds to the second diameter 18, may thus be received
by means of the installation board 1. In this exemplary embodiment,
the pipes are not fastened directly to the installation board 1 but
by means of fastening boards 4, one of which is schematically
illustrated in FIG. 2.
[0044] The fastening board 4 is made from a sheet-metal panel and
has thermally conducting fins. The fastening board 4 has high
thermal conductivity. A duct 40 is formed in the fastening board 4.
The duct 40 is adapted in terms of an external diameter such that
the former in terms of the wall thereof may be fastened in a first
pipe routing duct 10A. The duct 40 furthermore has a first internal
diameter which is suitable for receiving pipes having a first pipe
diameter. Alternatively, the duct 40 is adapted in terms of the
external diameter thereof for fastening in a second pipe routing
duct 10B, and has a second internal diameter which is suitable for
receiving pipes having a first pipe diameter. The duct 40 is in
each case configured such that a corresponding pipe may be fastened
therein in a clamping or latching manner.
[0045] By way of the installation board 1 it is now possible for
fastening boards 4 having the first or the second internal diameter
of the duct 40 to be used, so as to use pipes having the first pipe
diameter or pipes having the second pipe diameter. Pipes having
different pipe diameters, for example 14 mm and 16 mm, may thus be
readily secured by means of an installation board 1.
[0046] FIG. 3 shows in a perspective manner a surface
temperature-control system 20 having a plurality of installation
boards 1 and fastening boards 4 of the type described above. The
installation boards 1 are disposed so as to be mutually aligned,
the fastening boards 4 being securely placed in first pipe routing
ducts 10A. In regions without fastening boards 4, connections 11
which interconnect two or a plurality of pipe routing ducts 10A or
10B are provided in the installation boards 1. Heating or cooling
circuits may thus be formed. Pipes 3 having the first pipe diameter
are securely placed in the ducts 40. There is the possibility for
routings of the pipe routing ducts 10A and 10B to be adapted by
means of cutting tools, so as to establish further or other
connections 11. Once the pipes 3 have been installed, the assembled
surface temperature-control system 20 is sealed by way of a screed.
A dry screed is preferably used here.
[0047] In one alternative exemplary embodiment (not illustrated),
the pipes 3 are installed directly in the installation boards 1
without fastening boards 4, according to the exemplary embodiment
which is shown in FIG. 1. Said pipes 3 are latched or clamped in
the corresponding pipe routing ducts 10A or 10B of the installation
board 1, such that the former are captively fastened. Again, a
plurality of installation boards 1 may be combined and be sealed
with screed after assembly.
[0048] FIGS. 4A, 4B and 4C show in each case schematic details of
further exemplary embodiments of installation boards 1 having pipe
routing ducts 10. The pipe routing duct 10 shown corresponds to a
first pipe routing duct 10A, or alternatively to a second pipe
routing duct 10B, according to FIG. 1. The pipe routing ducts 10
here have in each case one flexible receptacle element 2. On
account of the flexibility of the receptacle element 2, it is
possible for a pipe to be fastened in the pipe routing duct by
being pressed thereinto. Alternatively, the receptacle element 2
enables a pipe having two different pipe diameters, for example
having the first or second pipe diameter, to be secured in one and
the same pipe routing duct 10.
[0049] The flexible receptacle element 2 in the form of mutually
opposite burls 21 is implemented in FIG. 4A. These burls 21 are
disposed along a pipe routing duct 10 and lie so as to be opposite
one another along the longitudinal axis of the pipe routing duct
10. Alternatively, the flexible receptacle element 2 may also be
provided on the base of the pipe routing duct 10, for example by
applying a foamed plastic. The burls 21 are preferably made from a
flexible material such as a plastic.
[0050] FIG. 4B shows a detail of a further installation board 1
having a pipe routing duct 10, wherein however, departing from the
exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 4A, burls 21 of the flexible
receptacle element 2 are disposed along the longitudinal axis of
the pipe routing duct 10 such that said burls 21 are disposed in a
mutually offset manner to be opposite respective gaps.
[0051] FIG. 4C shows a detail of a further installation board 1
having a flexible receptacle element 2 which has a partial
thickening 22 along the longitudinal axis of the pipe routing duct
10. The partial thickening 22 is implemented such that it increases
towards the base of the pipe routing duct 10, while tapering off in
the shape of a horse shoe towards the open ends on the surface of
the installation board 1. However, the pipe routing duct 10 may
also be substantially U-shaped and have the partial thickening on
the legs of the U-shape. The partial thickening is preferably
achieved by applying a suitable foamed material, for example a foam
material or a polymer. It is thus possible for a pipe to be
fastened by a clamping effect. The partial thickening 22 likewise
preferably comprises a flexible plastic, such that pipes of
different diameters may also be fastened.
[0052] Installation boards 1 having a flexible receptacle element 2
as described above do not only have to serve for receiving pipes
but may also serve for receiving fastening boards 4, as has already
been described by means of FIGS. 1 to 3. For example, a fastening
board 4 according to FIG. 2, or one of the fastening boards 4
according to FIG. 5A, 5B or 6, which will be described hereunder,
may be secured.
[0053] FIGS. 5A and 5B schematically show further exemplary
embodiments of fastening boards 4 having a duct 40.
[0054] The fastening board 4 as per FIG. 5 has a structure which is
similar to the partial thickening 22 shown in FIG. 4C. The partial
thickening 22 in this case is implemented by a shape which is
similar to the Greek letter Q, for example.
[0055] By contrast, the duct 40 of the fastening board 4 in FIG. 5B
has the receptacle element 2, this having burls 21 in a manner
similar to the exemplary embodiments according to FIGS. 4A and 4B.
Again, the burls 21 are shown so as to be mutually offset in
opposite respective gaps. Alternatively, however, said burls 21 may
also lie directly opposite one another.
[0056] FIG. 6 shows a further embodiment of a fastening board 4
having a duct 40. An external pipe diameter is predefined by the
U-shaped duct 40. Various separate claddings 23 may be placed and
fastened in this external pipe diameter. These claddings 23, as a
separate element or module, have various internal diameters and are
thus suitable for receiving pipes of different pipe diameters. The
external diameter of a cladding 23 here is preferably selected such
that the latter fits into the diameter of the duct 40 and can be
secured therein.
[0057] By means of the modules, or of the various claddings 23,
respectively, different pipes having at least the first and second
pipe diameters are also usable in one fastening board 4.
LIST OF REFERENCE SIGNS
[0058] 1 Installation board [0059] 2 Receptacle element [0060] 3
Pipe [0061] 4 Fastening board [0062] 10, 10A, 10B Pipe routing duct
[0063] 11 Connection [0064] 12 First diameter [0065] 13 Second
diameter [0066] 15 First direction of extent [0067] 16 Second
direction of extent [0068] 17 First diameter [0069] 18 Second
diameter [0070] 20 Surface temperature-control system [0071] 21
Burl [0072] 22 Partial thickening [0073] 23 Cladding [0074] 40
Duct
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