Patent ID: 6196216
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: B29C,B29D,B29L,F24S,Y02B,Y02E

Abstract:
A method of assembling a solar collector integrated into a roof of a structure, comprising the steps of:providing a cover layer made of a weather-resistant plastic roof covering foil;providing tubes for forming a tube system for carrying a liquid heat transfer medium;providing a form-stiff carrier layer defining recesses for receiving the tube system;integrating the carrier layer into the roof of the structure such that the carrier layer serves as a supporting roof structure for the roof of the structure;forming the tube system within the recesses defined by the carrier layer after the carrier layer is integrated into the roof of the structure;welding the cover layer fixedly to the tube system with a welding head moved at a chosen speed along contact surfaces between the cover layer and the tube system, such that the tube system is coupled to the cover layer; andpressing the contact surfaces together such that melting, pressing, fusing and cooling occur in succession and the cover layer is bonded to the tube system.