Apartment solar heating panel

A Solar Heating Panel that can be placed in a south facing window with the heat collecting fins facing outside, light will then hit the photovoltaic cells causing the fan to operate, air is drawn into the top of the panel by the fan which blows the air down into the panel and across the heat absorbing fins, as the air passes down across the heat collecting fins it will be heated, and will exit the panel at the bottom of said panel and into the room, thus heating it.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
1. Field of the Invention 
The invention pertains to the field of Solar Heating Panels. 2. Description 
of the Prior Art 
All past Solar Heating Panels needed to be mounted by bolts or brackets to 
the roof or side of the building, this is a major shortcoming as far as 
apartment dwellers are concerned, as landlords will not allow bolts or 
brackets connected to their buildings. 
The object of this invention is to provide a Solar Panel that does not need 
bolts, or brackets to be installed, and is light weight and can be easily 
installed and moved by one person. 
The Williams Solar Energy Collector, U.S. Pat. No. 4,100,914 has been 
designed to be mounted on the outside of the building, while mine is to be 
placed on the inside of the building. 
The Williams panel has the air output duct right on top of the air input 
duct. This is a big drawback, because a percentage of the air being 
exhausted out of the air output duct will be drawn back into the panel 
through the air input duct before it can circulate through a room, whereas 
my panel has the air input duct at the top of the panel and the air output 
duct at the bottom of the panel, which will prevent the reduced air 
circulation in the room as in Williams, also Williams uses a fan that 
needs an outside power supply to power the fan, my panel uses Photovoltaic 
Cells that are a part of the panel to supply power to the fan. The outside 
power supply in Williams panel renders the panel to an untrue Solar Panel, 
that is to say the fact that it needs an outside power supply to operate, 
means that it is drawing power from one source to supply heat to another, 
that in short is like borrowing from Peter to pay Paul!, therefore the 
Williams panel is only partly a Solar Panel because of the outside power 
supply, not to mention the fact that this reduces its energy saving 
capabilities!, whereas my panel uses Solar Energy as a power supply, this 
fact makes my panel a true Solar Panel. 
The Loth Flat Plate Solar Collector, U.S. Pat. No. 4,154,220 is similar to 
my panel, but it needs bolts, brackets, etc to be installed, mine does 
not, also in Williams, Loth requires an outside power supply, therefore 
the same facts as in Williams apply to Loth. 
The Telkes Solar Heating Method, U.S. Pat. No. 4,034,736 makes it clear as 
to what angle the heat collecting fins should be placed so that they will 
collect the maximum amount of heat in the winter and the minimum amount in 
the summer, may panels needs only to be placed in a south facing window in 
the winter and then removed in the summer to get the same effect as 
Telkes, also Telkes as in Williams and Loth needs bolts, brackets, etc to 
be installed, and as in Williams and Loth, Telkes also requires an outside 
power supply, therefore the same facts as in Williams and Loth apply to 
Telkes. 
The Williams, Loth, and Telkes Solar Panels, as well as other Solar Panels 
in the past have been designed to heat an entire dwelling, whereas my 
panel has been designed as a Solar Space Heater and is designed only to 
heat a part of the dwelling, that is to say its purpose is to supplement 
the existing heating system, not replace it, as all Solar Panels in the 
past have been designed to do. 
Solar Panels in the past have been designed to be installed on the outside 
of the building, on the other hand, my panel has been designed to be 
installed on the inside of the building. 
SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
The object of this invention is to provide Apartment Dwellers with a way by 
which they can utilize Solar Energy to heat their apartments. 
The panel is to be placed in a south facing window, when this is done, air 
will be drawn into the top of the panel by the fan, which is powered by 
Photovoltaic Cells, the air is then forced down into the panel and across 
the heating fins which are of Aluminum construction, painted flat black so 
as to absorb the maximum amount of solar heat, as the air passes over 
these fins it is heated and then exits at the bottom of the panel, thereby 
heating the room. 
Finally the front of the panel will be made of clear plastic so as to make 
an enclosed space around the fins, also connected to the front of the 
panel, inside of the panel, at the top and bottom of the panel are air 
ducts to insure that the air maintains a maximum efficient flow of air 
across the fins at all times, also these ducts will prevent a build up of 
back air presure. 
This panel enables Apartment Dwellers, Home Owners, Small Offices, etc., to 
make use of Solar Energy.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
With reference now to the drawings and more particularly to FIG. 1 thereof, 
there is shown a bottom view of the panel. The front, left, and right 
sides, 1, are made of a clear plastic and are so formed to create an 
enclosure around fins 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. The back of the panel 2, is 
made of aluminum, also 2, will be the base for fins 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 
9, said fins and base 2, shall be of one piece construction. Fin 9, shall 
be placed in the middle of base 2, and shall go from the top to the bottom 
of base 2. Fins 3, 4, and 5 shall be to the left of fin 9, and evenly 
spaced from one another, also fins 3, 4, and 5 shall be at an angle, said 
angle shall be away from fin 9. Fins 6, 7, and 8 shall be to the right of 
fin 9, and evenly spaced from one another, also fins 6, 7, and 8 shall be 
at an angle, said angle shall be away from fin 9. Fins 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 
8 shall also go from the top to the bottom of base 2. A stand 10, for the 
panel shall extend outward from the left, right, and back bottom of the 
panel. 
With reference now to FIG. 2 thereof, there is shown a back view of the 
panel. The air input duct 11, shall be at the top back of the panel, with 
air duct 14, on the inside of the panel and just below air input duct 11. 
The air output duct 12, shall be at the bottom of the panel, with the back 
2, stopping above the stand 10, to form the top edge of the air output 
duct 12, while fins 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 will continue down to the 
bottom of the panel. 
With reference now to FIG. 3 thereof, there is shown an embodiment of the 
panel from the left side. Photovoltaic Cells 18, shall be on the inside 
front of the panel, just above bracket 15. Bracket 15, shall be in the 
shape of a plus sign, with motor 16, mounted in the center of it. Fan 
blades 17, shall be connected to motor 16, by the motor's shaft, also fan 
blades 17, shall be in the center of air duct 14. Air duct 14, shall be of 
a cone type shape that starts at all of the inside sides and gets smaller 
as it goes down until it reaches the fan blades 17, at which time it gets 
bigger until it reaches all of the inside sides of the panel. Air 
deflector 13, shall start at the front of the panel at a point parallel to 
the top edge of the air output duct 12. Air deflector 13, shall go from 
the left to the right sides of the inside of the panel, also air deflector 
13, shall angle down until it reaches the stand 10. The arrows in FIG. 3 
indicate the direction of the air flow. 
With reference now to FIG. 4 thereof, there is shown an embodiment of the 
panel from the front. FIG. 4 does not contain any additional parts, but 
has been drawn to help give a better prospective of the panel, with 
relationship to FIGS. 1-3.