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Solar energy collector and a panel for use with such a collector

16 December 1981

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Patentamt a i s c h e Patent

J E u r o p European s Office Publication number: 0 039 3 7 9 Office europeen des brevets A3

EUROPEAN PATENT A P P L I C A T I O N

Application number: 80303682.1 Int. CI.3: F 24 J 3 / 0 2

Priority: 05.05.80 US 146434 Applicant: Figge, Irving E. 11209 Susan Drive

Sandy, Utah 84070(US) Date of publication of application:

11.11.81 Bulletin 81/45 Inventor: Figge, Irving E. 11209 Susan Drive Date of deferred publication of search report: 16.12.81 Sandy, Utah 84070(US) Designated Contracting States: Representative: Allen, Oliver John Richard AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE Lloyd Wise, Tregear& Co. Norman House 105-109 Strand

London, WC2R0AEIGB)

Solar energy collector and a panel for use with such a collector.

A solar energy collector having as its basic component, a moulded multi-pocketed collector panel (10), the pockets (20) of which are modified polyhedral or tetrahedral shapes, to increase exposed surface and heat transfer areas. This panel (10) having various polyhedral pockets in combination with glazing (30) and a back cover (34) providing an overall, structurally sound collector which may have degrees of curvature ranging from flat to compound to spherical. A throughwindow ventilation receptacle (40) may be used to supportthe collector, and may also serve as a plenum, if desired, to facilitate intake and distribution of room air.

Croydon Printing Company Ltd.

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European Patent Application number J ) EUROPEAN SEARCH REPORT EP 80 30 3 6 8 2 Office

DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED TO BE RELEVANT CLASSIFICATION OF THE APPLICATION (Int. Cl.»)

Category Citation of document with indication, where appropriate, of relevant Relevant passages to claim

Us - a - a 141 338 (lof) 1-5,7,8

Us - a - 4 078 548 (kapany) 1,4,8

Technical fields

SEARCHED (Int. Cl.a)

Fr - a - 2 350 559 (sunlife) 10

* page 7, lines 30-35; figure 12 *

Gb - a - 1 524 961 (p0stgate) 1,11

Category of

Cited documents

X: particularly relevant

A: technological background

O: non-written disclosure

P: intermediate document

T: theory or principle underlying the invention

E: conflicting application

D: document cited in the application

L: citation for other reasons

&: member of the same patent

The present search report has been drawn up for all claims family, corresponding document

Place of search Date of completion of the search Examiner The H a g u e 18-09-1981 SMETS

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Assignee
Irving E. Figge
Published
1981-12-16