Apparatus for distributing and controlling a heat carrier

Abstract

The invention relates to an apparatus for distributing and controlling a heat carrier which originates from a heat and/or cold source, in particular hot and/or cold water, which is supplied to heating and/or cooling bodies and/or surfaces in rooms of a building, wherein the feed of the heat and/or cold source issues into a feed chamber from which the feeds of the heating and/or cooling bodies and/or surfaces branch off, wherein the returns of the heating and/or cooling bodies and/or surfaces issue into a return chamber of the apparatus, from which return chamber the return of the heat and/or cold source emanates, and wherein in particular a controlled decentralized pump is in each case arranged in the feeds and/or returns of the heating and/or cooling bodies and/or surfaces.

1 . An apparatus for distributing and controlling a heat-exchange medium coming from a heater and/or cooler, wherein
 the intake line of the heater and/or cooler opens into an intake chamber from which the supply lines of the heating and/or cooling bodies and/or surfaces branch off,   the returns from the heating and/or cooling bodies and/or surfaces open into an output chamber of the apparatus into which the return from the heater and/or cooler opens, and   in particular respective controlled decentralized pumps are provided in the supply lines and/or returns of the heating and/or cooling bodies and/or surfaces.   
   
   
       2 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the pumps are provided inside the housing of the apparatus. 
   
   
       3 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the pumps are provided at the junction where the supply lines and/or return lines join the housing. 
   
   
       4 . The apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein the pumps are provided at the housing end of the supply lines and/or return lines. 
   
   
       5 . The apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein the pumps are provided in the area of the releasable coupling of the supply lines and/or return lines with the housing and/or the chambers. 
   
   
       6 . The apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein the pumps are provided on a side of the releasable coupling facing toward the intake chamber or output chamber. 
   
   
       7 . The apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein the pumps are provided in the supplies and/or returns, in particular in the supply lines and/or return lines. 
   
   
       8 . The apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein the pumps are provided on or inside the housing wall. 
   
   
       9 . The apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein the pumps are provided on an inside surface or outside surface of the housing wall. 
   
   
       10 . The apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein the intake chamber and output chamber are provided inside the same housing and/or body of the apparatus. 
   
   
       11 . The apparatus according to  claim 10  wherein the intake chamber and output chamber are formed by a housing in that a partition separates the intake chamber and output chamber from one another. 
   
   
       12 . The apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein check valves are provided in the return lines of the heating and/or cooling bodies and/or surfaces. 
   
   
       13 . The apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein a check valve is provided in the intake line from the heater and/or cooler. 
   
   
       14 . The apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein for adding cooler heat-exchange medium from the output chamber into the intake chamber, the two chambers being directly connected to one another via an opening in particular as a mixing compartment. 
   
   
       15 . The apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein a central pump or a mixing pump is provided inside the apparatus for pumping the heat-exchange medium coming from the intake line of the heater and/or cooler. 
   
   
       16 . The apparatus according to  claim 15  wherein the central pump or mixing pump pumps the heat-exchange medium into a mixing zone between the output chamber and the intake chamber in particular via an internal passage provided in the apparatus. 
   
   
       17 . The apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein a valve is provided inside the apparatus for controlling the intake line of the heater and/or cooler. 
   
   
       18 . The apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein it is divided into two or more modules in a modular manner, each module having an intake chamber, an output chamber, connections for the supply lines and return lines to the heating and/or cooling bodies and/or surfaces and in particular an internal passage to the mixing zone. 
   
   
       19 . The apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein it is divided into two or more modules in a modular manner, the intake line and output of the heater and/or cooler being connected to one of the modules. 
   
   
       20 . The apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein an electric component with electric connections and electronic parts for controlling the pumps is provided in or on the apparatus. 
   
   
       21 . The apparatus according to  claim 20  wherein temperature and/or pressure sensors are provided in and/or on the apparatus, which sensors are connected to the electric component. 
   
   
       22 . The apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein one apparatus for distribution and control is provided for each residential or office unit. 
   
   
       23 . The apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein the secondary circuits attached to the intake chamber are respectively connected to one, two or more heating and/or cooling bodies and/or surfaces of a room. 
   
   
       24 . The apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein the connections of the lines guiding the heat-exchange medium are detachable. 
   
   
       25 . The apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein at least one device for energy- or heat-quantity detection is provided. 
   
   
       26 . The apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein the decentralized pumps can be controlled separately from one another, according to demand at the heating and/or cooling bodies and/or surfaces.