Highly insulated tile

Abstract

A tile for heat insulation has a body forming an enclosure. The body can be aluminum or aluminum alloy material. Inside the enclosure one or more panels of reflective material are disposed and divide the enclosure into two or more separate sub-chambers. The tile inhibits conduction, convection and radiation heat transfer therethrough. The tile can be a rectangular box (e.g., have planar surfaces) for insulating a home or building, or can be curved with a C-shape to allow the tile to conform to a curved surface, such as a vessel (e.g., tank, pipe) having a circular perimeter, or can have an S-shape to provide a roof tile.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A tile for heat insulation, the tile comprising:
 a tile body defining a shell having a pair of sidewalls and an end wall extending between and attached to the sidewalls;   a cover configured to couple to and close the shell to form a box with an enclosure inside the box; and   one or more spaced apart panels of infrared radiation reflective material disposed within the enclosure and extending across a width and length of the enclosure to divide the enclosure into two or more separate sub-chambers,   wherein the tile inhibits conduction heat transfer, convection heat transfer and radiation heat transfer therethrough.   
     
     
         2 . The tile of  claim 1 , wherein the cover is coupleable to the shell via an adhesive, one or more welds, or one or more fasteners. 
     
     
         3 . The tile of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more spaced apart panels comprise aluminum foil. 
     
     
         4 . The tile of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more spaced apart panels within the enclosure are three spaced apart panels. 
     
     
         5 . The tile of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more spaced apart panels are attached to a frame, an assembly of the one or more spaced apart panels and the frame configured to be disposed in the enclosure. 
     
     
         6 . The tile of  claim 5 , wherein the frame can be removably disposed within the enclosure. 
     
     
         7 . The tile of  claim 1 , wherein the box has planar surfaces. 
     
     
         8 . The tile of  claim 1 , wherein the box has an arc shape defined by a radius of curvature. 
     
     
         9 . The tile of  claim 1 , wherein the box has S-shaped surfaces. 
     
     
         10 . A tile for heat insulation, the tile comprising:
 a tile body at least partially defining an enclosure;   a cover configured to couple to and close the enclosure; and   one or more spaced apart panels of reflective material disposed within the enclosure and extending across a width and length of the enclosure to divide the enclosure into two or more separate sub-chambers,   wherein the tile inhibits conduction heat transfer, convection heat transfer and radiation heat transfer therethrough.   
     
     
         11 . The tile of  claim 10 , wherein the one or more spaced apart panels comprise aluminum foil. 
     
     
         12 . The tile of  claim 10 , wherein the one or more spaced apart panels are attached to a frame configured to be removably disposed in the enclosure. 
     
     
         13 . The tile of  claim 10 , wherein the tile body has planar surfaces or curved surfaces. 
     
     
         14 . The tile of  claim 13 , wherein the curved surfaces define an arc shape or a wavy shape. 
     
     
         15 . A tile for heat insulation, the tile comprising:
 a tile body at least partially defining an enclosure; and   one or more spaced apart panels of reflective material disposed within the enclosure and extending across a width and length of the enclosure to divide the enclosure into two or more separate sub-chambers,   wherein the tile inhibits conduction heat transfer, convection heat transfer and radiation heat transfer therethrough.   
     
     
         16 . The tile of  claim 15 , wherein the one or more spaced apart panels comprise aluminum foil. 
     
     
         17 . The tile of  claim 15 , wherein the one or more spaced apart panels are attached to a frame within the enclosure. 
     
     
         18 . The tile of  claim 15 , wherein the tile body has a planar shape or a curved shape. 
     
     
         19 . The tile of  claim 18 , wherein the curved shape defines an arc shape or a wavy shape. 
     
     
         20 . The tile of  claim 18 , wherein the one or more spaced apart panels have a same shape as the tile body.