# US 4,392,483 A · Solar collector means

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- Number: US 4,392,483 A
- Document ID: US4392483A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 06/253,303
- Filed: 1981-04-13
- Granted: 1983-07-12
- Earliest claimed: 1981-04-13
- Inventors: Robert H. Koenig
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US4392483A

## CPC

- F24S 25/40: using plate-like mounting elements, e.g. profiled or corrugated plates; Plate-like module frames (extending in directions away from a supporting surface F24S25/10)
- F24S 10/502: {having conduits formed by paired plates and internal partition means}
- F24S 20/67: in the form of roof constructions (in the form of shingles or tiles F24S20/69)
- Y02B 10/20: Solar thermal
- Y02E 10/44: Heat exchange systems
- Y02E 10/47: Mountings or tracking
- F24S: SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS (for producing mechanical power from solar energy F03G6/00)
- Y02B: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
- Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

## Abstract

A hot roof solar collector. A narrow modular matrix structure having a web or plate portion and lower and upper support rails connected to the web portion. These narrow modules are placed side by side adjacently on an insulating surface. A clear sheet member is mounted on the upper support rails. The space between the clear sheet and the web form a trap whereby when the collector surface is struck by sunlight, the matrix web heats up and the air in the passage below the matrix web will be heated. Hot air will flow up the passage if it is inclined, and it may be drawn into the building by a fan.

## Claims

### Claim 1

Solar collector means comprising:
a modular rigid structure having a web portion,
lower support means connected to the web portion,
upper support means connected to the web portion,
a clear corrugated member mounted on the upper support members, the web portion, the upper support members and the clear member forming a trap, said structure being a unitary molded piece with said upper support means being chosen to nest with said clear corrugated fiberglass,
whereby when the structure is mounted on an inclined roof it forms an air passage between the web and the roof and with the clear member facing the sun, the air in the air passage below the web will be heated and flow up through the air passage.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

Apparatus as in claim 1 having insulation layer means mounted below the lower support means.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said structure is constructed of dark material to absorb the heat from the sun.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein the clear member is clear corrugated fiberglass.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein the clear member is plate glass.

### Claim 6 (depends on 3)

Apparatus as in claim 3 wherein the said structure is a unitary molded piece.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein the clear member is of flat clear plastic.