Segmented Heat Transfer Profile for Adaptable Room Tempering
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing room tempering devices are limited in their ability to produce diverse profile forms for different applications while maintaining high performance and cost-effectiveness.
Innovation Solution
The device features an elongated heat transfer profile with a deck profile made from sheet metal via bending formation, allowing for the production of various profile forms using a single main profile and different deck profiles, enabling efficient heat transfer and radiation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If extruded aluminum profiles are used for heat transfer profiles, then manufacturing precision and structural stability are improved, but adaptability to produce different profile forms deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The heat transfer profile is divided into two separate components: a main profile (extruded aluminum profile) and a cover profile (sheet metal profile). The main profile provides structural stability and precise geometry, while the cover profile can be easily formed into different shapes using bending processes. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function while enabling variety in overall profile forms.
Solution Approach 2:
The profile combines two different materials with complementary properties: extruded aluminum for the main profile (providing precision and stability) and sheet metal for the cover profile (providing formability and adaptability). This composite approach allows the system to achieve both manufacturing precision and adaptability to different profile forms.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple extruded profiles with different geometries are produced, then adaptability for different applications is improved, but device complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
By separating the profile into a standard main profile and variable cover profiles, the system reduces manufacturing complexity. The main profile can be produced once using a single extrusion die, while different cover profiles are created through relatively simple bending processes. This eliminates the need for multiple complex extrusion dies while still providing application-specific variety.
Solution Approach 2:
The standardized main profile serves as a universal base component that can be combined with different cover profiles to create application-specific heat transfer profiles. This universal component approach simplifies manufacturing by maintaining a common platform while allowing customization through interchangeable cover profiles.
3Ease of manufacture
If sheet metal is used for the entire heat transfer profile, then ease of manufacture and adaptability are improved, but manufacturing precision and structural stability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The profile is segmented into a main profile made from precision-extruded aluminum and a cover profile made from formable sheet metal. This segmentation assigns each material to the function it performs best: the extruded profile provides precise geometry and structural stability, while the sheet metal cover provides ease of manufacture and adaptability for different shapes.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution enables the production of diverse profile forms for different purposes while maintaining high performance and cost-effectiveness, allowing for efficient heating and cooling of rooms.
Implementation Method 1
The pipe and the heat transfer profile are coupled in a heat-transferring manner
Implementation Method 2
The temperature is transferred from the heat transfer fluid to the room via the pipe and the heat transfer profile
Implementation Method 3
enabling efficient heat transfer and radiation
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AI summary
The invention relates to a device (1) for temperature control of a room, comprising • at least one elongated heat transfer profile (2) with a longitudinal axis (4) and • at least one pipe (3) for flow with a heat transfer fluid, the longitudinal axis (5) of which extends parallel to the longitudinal axis (4) of the heat transfer profile (2) and is coupled to the heat transfer profile (2) in a heat-transferring manner, wherein the heat transfer profile (2) has a main profile (6) which has a channel-shaped free space (22) for inserting the pipe (3) which has a longitudinal axis (39) that runs parallel to the longitudinal axis (5) of the pipe (3), wherein the heat transfer profile (2) has a cover profile (7) which, viewed in cross-section, has a central section (8), wherein the cover profile (7) is made of a sheet material by means of a bending process.In order to further develop a known device (2) for temperature control of a room, which allows the production of different profile shapes for different applications and is nevertheless cost-effective to manufacture, the invention provides that the main profile (6), viewed in cross-section, has a wing section (40) extending approximately perpendicular to the central section (8) of the cover profile (7).