Solar air conditioning device

A solar air conditioning device comprising:

• a solar collector assembly, comprising:
• a heat-absorbing set comprising a plurality of heat-absorbing units, the heat-absorbing units engaging with each other, each of the heat-absorbing units comprising two adjacent supporting members and a heat-absorbing plate sandwiched between and engaging with the two adjacent supporting members, a pair of opposite connecting members mounted at two outmost and opposite longitudinal sides of the heat-absorbing units, the connecting members engaging with corresponding heat-absorbing plates of the heat-absorbing units;
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• a transparent panel assembled to a top of the heat-absorbing set, an air channel defined between the transparent panel and the heat-absorbing set, and a heat-absorbing channel defined below the air channel and hermetically isolated from the air channel;
• an inlet assembly installed at an entrance of the solar collector assembly;
• and
• an outlet assembly installed at an exit of the solar collector assembly, wherein the inlet and outlet assemblies communicate with opposite ends of the heat-absorbing channel, respectively, whereby air can flow from the inlet assembly to the outlet assembly via the heat-absorbing channel and vice versa;
• wherein in a longitudinal direction, a distance between the inlet assembly and the outlet assembly is equal to a longitudinal length of the connecting members;
• wherein the heat-absorbing plate of each heat-absorbing unit forms a fixture and an opposite fastener, the fixture and the fastener extending along two longitudinal sides of the heat-absorbing plate, the fixture of the heat-absorbing plate configured for engaging with the fastener of an adjacent heat-absorbing plate;
• wherein the fixture is an elongated flange perpendicularly bent from one longitudinal side of the heat-absorbing plate, and the fastener is bent from the other longitudinal side of the heat-absorbing plate to form a U-shaped recess configured for receiving the fixture of an adjacent heat-absorbing plate;
• wherein each of the connecting members comprises a fixture and a fastener formed from two opposite sides thereof, the fixture of one of the connecting members engaging with the fasteners of the heat-absorbing plates located at one of two opposite longitudinal sides of the solar collector assembly, and the fastener of the other connecting member engaging with the fixtures of the heat-absorbing plates located at the other of the two opposite longitudinal sides of the solar collector assembly;
• wherein each of the supporting members comprises an upper supporting member located above the heat-absorbing plate and a lower supporting member located below the heat-absorbing plate, and a pair of parallel cantilevers formed between the upper and lower supporting members and being substantially perpendicular to the upper and lower supporting members;
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• wherein fixing holes are respectively defined in the cantilevers and the heat-absorbing plates for providing passage of screws to fix the heat-absorbing plates onto the cantilevers.

A solar air conditioning device comprising:

• a solar collector assembly, comprising:
• a heat-absorbing set comprising a plurality of heat-absorbing units, the heat-absorbing units engaging with each other, each of the heat-absorbing units comprising two adjacent supporting members and a heat-absorbing plate sandwiched between and engaging with the two adjacent supporting members, a pair of opposite connecting members mounted at two outmost and opposite longitudinal sides of the heat-absorbing units, the connecting members engaging with corresponding heat-absorbing plates of the heat-absorbing units;
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• a transparent panel assembled to a top of the heat-absorbing set, an air channel defined between the transparent panel and the heat-absorbing set, and a heat-absorbing channel defined below the air channel and hermetically isolated from the air channel;
• an inlet assembly installed at an entrance of the solar collector assembly;
• and
• an outlet assembly installed at an exit of the solar collector assembly, wherein the inlet and outlet assemblies communicate with opposite ends of the heat-absorbing channel, respectively, whereby air can flow from the inlet assembly to the outlet assembly via the heat-absorbing channel and vice versa;
• wherein in a longitudinal direction, a distance between the inlet assembly and the outlet assembly is equal to a longitudinal length of the connecting members;
• wherein the heat-absorbing plate of each heat-absorbing unit forms a fixture and an opposite fastener, the fixture and the fastener extending along two longitudinal sides of the heat-absorbing plate, the fixture of the heat-absorbing plate configured for engaging with the fastener of an adjacent heat-absorbing plate;
• wherein the fixture is an elongated flange perpendicularly bent from one longitudinal side of the heat-absorbing plate, and the fastener is bent from the other longitudinal side of the heat-absorbing plate to form a U-shaped recess configured for receiving the fixture of an adjacent heat-absorbing plate;
• wherein each of the connecting members comprises a fixture and a fastener formed from two opposite sides thereof, the fixture of one of the connecting members engaging with the fasteners of the heat-absorbing plates located at one of two opposite longitudinal sides of the solar collector assembly, and the fastener of the other connecting member engaging with the fixtures of the heat-absorbing plates located at the other of the two opposite longitudinal sides of the solar collector assembly;
• wherein each of the supporting members comprises an upper supporting member located above the heat-absorbing plate and a lower supporting member located below the heat-absorbing plate, and a pair of parallel cantilevers formed between the upper and lower supporting members and being substantially perpendicular to the upper and lower supporting members;
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• wherein a latching structure is formed at free ends of the pair of the cantilevers, the free ends are located at the same side of the supporting member, and the latching structure is configured for engaging with the fastener of the adjacent heat-absorbing plate.