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US 6,598,601 B2Granted
Solar collector
AssigneeSchütz GmbH & Co. KGaA
InventorUdo Schütz
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Abstract
A solar collector has a distribution and collecting unit having a housing and a distribution channel and a connecting channel arranged in the housing. Collector tubes for heating a fluid medium are connected to the housing. The collector tubes have an adaptor, respectively, with a rotary closure for connecting the collector tubes to the distribution channel and the collecting channel of the housing. The adaptor is rotatably adjustable for aligning the collector tubes relative to the solar radiation in order to improve thermal output of the solar collector.
Claims11
A solar collector comprising:
- a distribution and collecting unit having a housing and a distribution channel and a connecting channel arranged in the housing;
- collector tubes for heating a fluid medium connected to the housing;
- wherein the collector tubes have an adaptor, respectively, with a rotary closure configured to connect the collector tubes to the distribution channel and the collecting channel of the housing and configured for rotary adjustability for aligning the collector tubes relative to solar radiation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.