Radiant heat barrier and method of using same
AssigneeEHV-Weidmann Industries, Inc.
InventorWilliam Ernst
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Abstract
A radiant heating system that includes a radiant heating element and a radiant heat barrier that cooperates with the heating element to heat a heated space of a building. The barrier is designed to be installed in a framing bay between adjacent framing members of the building. The barrier includes a rigid member that defines a concave surface that faces the heating element. The concave surface is thermally reflective so as to reflect radiant heat from the heating element back toward the heating element and the heated space.
Claims37
A radiant heating system for installation in a structure including a heated space and having at least one framing bay defined by a pair of adjacent framing members and having a first longitudinal axis, the radiant heating system comprising:
- (a) a radiant heating element configured to be located proximate to or within the at least one framing bay defined by the pair of adjacent framing members, said heating element designed to provide heat to the heated space when installed;
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- (b) a radiant heat barrier configured to be installed in the at least one framing bay, said radiant heat barrier comprising a substantially rigid member including, when installed in the at least one framing bay, a concave surface spaced from said heating element and facing said heating element and the heated space, said concave surface defining a concave region having a second longitudinal axis parallel to the first longitudinal axis of the at least one framing bay when installed therein.
A method of installing a radiant heat barrier in a radiant heating system of a structure having a heated space and that includes a framing bay having a longitudinal axis, the framing bay located between a pair of adjacent framing members having a clear spacing therebetween, the heating system including a radiant heating element configured to be located proximate to or within the at least one framing bay, the heating element designed to provide heat to the heated space, the method comprising:
- (a) providing a radiant heat barrier comprising a substantially rigid body having a concave surface that defines a concave region extending along said radiant heat barrier at least when said radiant heat barrier is installed;
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- (b) installing said radiant heat barrier in the framing bay so that said concave surface faces the heated space and the radiant heating element.
A radiant heat barrier for installation in a structure including a heated space and a radiant heating system for heating the heated space, the structure including at least one framing bay having a first longitudinal axis and being defined by a pair of adjacent framing members having a clear spacing therebetween, the radiant heating system comprising at least one radiant heat element for providing heat to the heated space, the radiant heat barrier comprising:
- a member having a length and being substantially flexurally stiff in a direction transverse to said length, said member having a configuration selected so that, at least when said member is installed in the at least one framing bay such that said length extends parallel to the first longitudinal axis of the framing bay, said member has a longitudinal concave surface extending along said length and facing the heating element and the heated space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.