Solar heating shingle roof structure
First Claim
1. A solar heating shingle roof structure, comprising:
- a plurality of parallel rows of longitudinally interconnected and laterally overlapping fluid conducting shingles having means for attachment to a roof structure,each shingle comprising a hollow body of substantially rectangular, thin, flat configuration, having an upper sheet defining an upper surface, a lower sheet defining a lower surface, laterally spaced side walls defining side surfaces, an upper transverse edge and a lower transverse edge, said upper and lower sheets and said side walls being spaced apart and defining a fluid flow passage therebetween,each shingle having at least one fluid inlet defined by socket means adjacent the upper edge having substantially the same width as said fluid flow passage and at least one fluid outlet defined by plug means adjacent the lower edge thereof communicating with said flow passage,and said plug and socket means interconnecting the inlets and outlets of longitudinally adjacent overlapping shingles.
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Abstract
A solar heating roof shingle roof structure which combines the functions of a roof and a fluid conducting solar heating panel. Each shingle is a hollow body of the general size and configuration of a conventional shingle, and is provided with a fluid inlet socket at the upper end and a fluid outlet plug at the lower end with a skirt at the lower end overlapping the plug. Shingles are assembled in an overlapping array to cover a roof structure, with interconnections between the inlets and outlets of successive longitudinally positioned shingles to provide fluid paths through the complete array. An inlet manifold is positioned at the upper end of the array or in the alternative contained in a cap used at the peak of the roof and an outlet manifold is connected to the outlet of the lowest row of shingles.
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24 Claims
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1. A solar heating shingle roof structure, comprising:
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a plurality of parallel rows of longitudinally interconnected and laterally overlapping fluid conducting shingles having means for attachment to a roof structure, each shingle comprising a hollow body of substantially rectangular, thin, flat configuration, having an upper sheet defining an upper surface, a lower sheet defining a lower surface, laterally spaced side walls defining side surfaces, an upper transverse edge and a lower transverse edge, said upper and lower sheets and said side walls being spaced apart and defining a fluid flow passage therebetween, each shingle having at least one fluid inlet defined by socket means adjacent the upper edge having substantially the same width as said fluid flow passage and at least one fluid outlet defined by plug means adjacent the lower edge thereof communicating with said flow passage, and said plug and socket means interconnecting the inlets and outlets of longitudinally adjacent overlapping shingles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A solar heating shingle roof structure, comprising:
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a plurality of parallel rows of longitudinally interconnected and laterally overlapping fluid conducting shingles having means for attachment to a roof structure, each shingle comprising a hollow body of substantially rectangular, thin, flat configuration, having an upper sheet defining an upper surface, a lower sheet defining a lower surface, an upper transverse edge and a lower transverse edge, said upper and lower sheets being spaced apart and defining a flow passage therebetween, each shingle having at least one fluid inlet defined by socket means adjacent the upper edge and at least one fluid outlet defined by plug means adjacent the lower edge thereof communicating with said flow passage, and said plug and socket means for interconnecting the inlets and outlets of longitudinally adjacent overlapping shingles, an inlet manifold connected to the inlets of the row of shingles at the upper edge of the structure, and an outlet manifold connected to the outlets of the row of shingles at the other edge of the structure, said inlet manifold comprising an upwardly opening channel, a conduit supported by said channel above the opening thereof, and at least one opening in the wall of said conduit communicating with said opening. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A solar heating roof shingle adapted for longitudinal fluid interconnection with a like shingle, comprising:
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a hollow body of substantially rectangular, thin, flat configuration having an upper surface defined by an upper sheet, a lower surface defined by a lower sheet, side surfaces defined by longitudinally extending side walls, an upper end, and a lower end, and a fluid passageway defined between said upper, lower, and side surfaces and extending between said ends, said body having at least one fluid inlet defined by a longitudinally extending socket in the upper end having substantially the same width of said fluid passageway, and at least one fluid outlet defined by a longitudinally extending plug in the lower end thereof, and means in said body for attachment to a roof structure. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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