Patent ID: 7967009

Claim:
A solar collector comprising: an absorber plate ( 3 a ), an insulating layer ( 2 ) beneath the absorber plate, a cover pane ( 4 ) arranged above the absorber plate and defining a space between said cover pane and said absorber plate, an outer frame ( 1 ) surrounding the periphery of the insulating layer, absorber tubing ( 3 b , 3 c ) attached to said absorber plate and connected to an supply header ( 15 ) and to an return header ( 16 ), the axis of the supply- and/or return header ( 15 , 16 ) being arranged at an angle to a plane coinciding with the cover pane ( 4 ) with the distance between the axis and the plane increasing along the axis in a direction leading away from the collector, characterized in that the supply- and/or return header ( 15 , 16 ) are mounted on a bracket ( 17 ) that is fastened to the outer frame ( 1 ) and includes a sloping surface with an aperture for receiving the supply- or return header therein, the cover pane ( 4 ), the outer frame ( 1 ) and the insulation layer with or without a backsheet form a casing and the supply- and/or return headers ( 15 , 16 ) are disposed close to the bottom of the casing, and the sloping surface is countersunk in the casing so that the portion of the supply- and/or return header projecting outwardly from the sloping surface does not protrude from the casing.