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US 4,049,195 AGranted
Solar heated building structure
OwnerRobert W. Rugensteininventor
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A solar-heated building structure comprising an exterior shell including a generally semi-spherical roof section comprising a plurality of light-transmitting panes of material providing a air and water-tight exterior surface therefor, horizontal floor means dividing the shell into a heat-insulated living compartment, and an attic compartment extending between the living compartment and the roof section to form a solar heat collector. Air in the attic compartment is heated by absorbed energy from sunlight passing through the light-transmitting panes of the roof section. Means are provided for circulating air into and out of the attic compartment to heat the same, and for circulating the thus heated air through the living compartment to maintain the living compartment at a desired temperature. Means are also provided in the shell for storing heat energy from the heated air for use to heat the living compartment when sunlight energy is unavailable.
A solar-heated building structure comprising an exterior shell including a generally semi-spherical roof section, said roof section having exterior light-transmitting surface means for admitting passage of sunlight into said shell, horizontal floor means within said shell dividing the interior of the shell into a living compartment and an attic compartment extending between said living compartment and said roof section for the storage of air to be heated by sunlight passing through said exterior surface means of said roof section, conduit means extending through said floor means and into said attic compartment for the passage of air into said attic compartment to be heated therein and for the passage of heated air out of said attic compartment, and means in said shell communicating with said conduit means for circulating the heated air through said living compartment and for returning air from said living compartment to said conduit means for reintroduction into said attic compartment to be heated therein.
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