Patent ID: 7251955
Filing Date: 2007-08-07
Classification: F25B,Y02A,Y02B

Abstract:
1. A solid sorption heat pump comprising: an adsorber/desorber unit having a heat exchanger and a solid sorption material; condenser/evaporator unit; a common housing in which the adsorber/desorber unit and the condenser/evaporator unit are arranged together, wherein the common housing is sealed against the ambient environment; and an adsorptive-permeable element for separating the adsorber/desorber unit and the condenser/evaporator unit, wherein the adsorber/desorber unit includes a heat-conductive absorbent body that is arranged in a heat-conductive connection with the heat exchanger, wherein the absorbent body receives the sorption material, wherein the absorbent body provides stability to the adsorber/desorber unit, and wherein the common housing has an inner unit that is subjected to a negative pressure and the common housing is arranged as a thin-walled sheet metal sheathing which is placed on the absorbent body so that collapsing forces produced by the negative pressure on a component selected from the group consisting of the absorbent body, the heat exchanger, the condenser/evaporator unit, and any combinations thereof, are carried off.