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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2022
Applicant:
Kobe Steel, Ltd., Hyogo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
KOBE STEEL LTD., Hyogo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24S 10/70 (2018.01); F24S 30/425 (2018.01); F24S 50/80 (2018.01); F24S 80/00 (2018.01); F24S 80/60 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24S 10/70 (2018.05); F24S 30/425 (2018.05); F24S 50/80 (2018.05); F24S 80/60 (2018.05); F24S 2010/71 (2018.05); F24S 2080/05 (2018.05);
Abstract
A heat collector includes a body including a hollow portion extending from a first end to a second end of the body and being a metal-extruded body having a light-receiving surface to receive sunlight, a pair of lids adjacent to the first end and the second end and covering the hollow portion, an inlet located in one of the pair of lids to allow a heating medium to enter the hollow portion, and an outlet located in one of the pair of lids to allow the heating medium to exit the hollow portion.