Radiator

A radiator for mounting on a wall comprises a heating element and a front panel covering the heating element and fitted on the front side thereof. The front panel is displaceable relative to the heating element in that the opposed horizontal sides of said front panel are bent over in U- or V-shape for engagement with corresponding projections of the heating element. At least those projections of the heating element which engage one of the bent-over, U- or V-shaped sides of the front panel consist of spring-biased bodies.

The present invention relates to a radiator for mounting on a wall or like 
support, comprising a heating element and a front panel covering the 
heating element and fitted on the front side thereof, the opposed 
horizontal sides of said front panel being bent over in U- or V-shape to 
engage corresponding projections of the heating element so that the front 
panel will be displaceable relative to the heating element. Characteristic 
of the invention is that at least those projections of the heating element 
which engage one of the bent-over, U- or V-shaped sides of the front panel 
consist of spring-biased bodies. The invention highly simplifies mounting 
of the front panel to the heating element and it also facilitates carrying 
out adjustments and repairs since it will be easy to displace or remove 
the front panel so that the mounting connections normally provided in one 
end wall of the heating element for connecting said element to a heating 
system will be readily accessible. The spring-biased bodies further 
involve an essential advantage in that the front panel will become 
thoroughly fixed to the heating element so that the front panel cannot 
rattle in case of vibrations.

The radiator consists of the heating element 1 and the front panel 2 
arranged on the front side of the heating element 1. 
The heating element 1 includes a coil of tubing 3 and convector plates 4 
arranged thereon. The coil of tubing 3 is mounted at tubular frames 5 and 
6 which constitute the end walls of the heating element 1. The frame or 
end wall 5 is provided with mounting connections 7 and 8 for connecting 
the heating element 1 to a heating system which will normally consist of 
the pipelines of a closed hot-water system. Also provided on the frame 5 
is an air vessel 9 from which a deaerating pipe 10 extends to the frame 6, 
said pipe having a deaerating screw 11 on the outside of the frame 6. 
The front plate 2 is substantially longer than the heating element 1 so 
that it will thoroughly cover the connections 7 and 8 and the pipelines 
connected thereto. However, the front panel 2 is adapted to be 
displaceable on the front side of the heating element 1 in such a way that 
the mounting connections 7 and 8 are uncovered or at least freely 
accessible when the front panel 2 is in its laterally displaced position, 
and therefore all mounting work can in most cases be carried out without 
it being necessary to remove the front panel 2. 
The horizontal sides 12 and 13 of the front panel 2 are at least in 
principle bent over in U-form, whereby these U-shaped sides 12 and 13 or 
upper and lower horizontal edges, respectively, bent inwardly behind front 
panel 2 will serve as guides for the displacement of the front panel 2. 
Thus the free leg of the side 13 engages grooves 14 in the frames 5 and 6 
while a spring-biased body 15 at the top side of the frames 5 and 6 
engages the groove in the side 12. As may be readily seen in FIG. 2 upper 
edge 12 includes a downwardly directed portion and lower edge 13 includes 
an upwardly directed portion. The downwardly directed portion of upper 
edge 12 encloses abutment members 15 supported on tranversely offset 
tongue-like projections 17. Alternatively, it would be possible to make 
the sides 12 and 13 generally V-shaped. 
When the front panel 2 is to be mounted on the heating element 1 it is 
applied on the bodies 15 with its groove at the side 12, whereupon said 
panel is pressed down against the action of the springs 16 of the bodies 
15 so that the free leg, or upwardly directed portion at the side 13 can 
be swung inwardly under the frames 5 and 6 and engage the grooves 14 
therein. Dismantling is operated in a corresponding manner, i.e. the leg 
at the side 13 is swung from the frames 5 and 6 when the front panel 2 is 
pressed down against the action of the springs 16. 
As is best seen in FIG. 3 the central plane through the rectangular frames 
5 and 6 constitutes a symmetry plane for the heating element 1 so that the 
bodies 15, preferably consisting of plastics material, which are biased by 
the springs 16, and thus the front panel 2, can be mounted on one or the 
other side of the heating element 1. To permit mounting of the bodies 15, 
the frames 5 and 6 are provided transversely offset portions or 
punched-out tongues 17 which, together with the adjacent inner sides of 
the frames 5 and 6, form guides for the bodies 15. The tongues 17 engage 
slits 18 in the bodies 15. The bodies 15 which operate as abutment 
members, are also provided with bottom holes 19 for the springs 16 which 
are adapted to abut against the upper edge of the tongues 17. 
The frames 5 and 6 are provided with grooves 14 opposite each tongue 17. 
In the embodiment shown all the sides of the front panel 2 are bent over in 
U-shape, which provides stability for the front panel 2 at the same time 
as the vertical sides constitute natural stops for lateral displacement of 
the front panel 2. 
The radiator is designed for mounting on brackets on a wall, said brackets 
being adapted to engage recesses in the frames 5 and 6. 
The invention is not restricted to that which is described above and shown 
in the drawings but may be varied within the scope of the appended claims.