Heating or cooling element
AssigneeVidar Last Holding BV
InventorVidar Johan Last
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Abstract
The invention pertains to a heating or cooling element comprising a carrier mat. a first tube which is attached in meander or spiral form to the carrier mat, wherein the heating or cooling element can be rolled up; and wherein the carrier mat is made of polymer material, and the carrier mat is cut and bent around the first tube to connect the first tube to the carrier mat.
Claims15
A heating or cooling element comprising:
- a carrier mat;
- and
- a first tube which is attached in meander or spiral form to the carrier mat;
- wherein the heating or cooling element can be rolled up;
- wherein the carrier mat is made of polymer material;
- and
- wherein the polymer material is cut and bent around the first tube to connect the first tube to the carrier mat.
A machine for producing a pre-fabricated heating or cooling element comprising a carrier mat and a first tube provided in a pattern on the carrier mat, the machine comprising:
- a carrier mat supply line for supplying the carrier mat, wherein the carrier mat supply line is configured to transport the carrier mat in a longitudinal direction;
- a tube supply line for supplying the first tube;
- at least four first guides for positioning the first tube in meandering or spiral form relative to the carrier mat;
- and
- a binding apparatus for mechanically binding the first tube to the carrier mat in a meander-shaped or spiral-shaped pattern with binding means;
- wherein the first guides form pairs which are separately moveable along the same line arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal direction;
- and
- wherein the pairs are positioned along the longitudinal direction.
A process for preparing an in-plane heating or cooling element containing polymer and/or polymer laminate-containing tubes comprising:
- heating the heating or cooling element to a temperature of at least 50° C.;
- pressing the heating or cooling element to obtain an in-plane element;
- and
- cooling the heating or cooling element to a temperature of at most 30° C.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.