WO2009157008A1

WO2009157008A1 - Ian integrated light weight natural stone heating panel

Info

Publication number: WO2009157008A1
Application number: PCT/IN2008/000601
Authority: WO
Inventors: George Jacob
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2008-06-25
Filing date: 2008-09-22
Publication date: 2009-12-30
Anticipated expiration: 2010-12-25

Abstract

An integrated light weight natural stone heating panel includes a top layer (102) (e.g., may be a ceramic and a heat conductive surface), a middle layer (104) (e.g., may be the heating area) and a bottom layer (106) (e.g., may be used for strengthening the top layer and the middle layer for providing a thermal insulation).

Description

AN INTEGRATED LIGHT WEIGHT NATURAL STONE HEATING PANEL

CLAIMS OF PRIORITY

[0001] This patent application claims priority from Patent Application No. 2140/CHE/2008 filed on 1st September 2008 which is a co-pending Patent Application No. 1540/CHE/2008 which is the complete specification and claims the priority from the provisional patent application No.1540/CHE/2008 dated 25^th June 2008.

FIELD OF TECHNOLOGY

[0001] This disclosure relates generally to technical fields of heating through electrical system, and in one embodiment to an integrated light weight natural stone heating panel.

BACKGROUND

[0002] Natural stones (e.g., granite, marble, etc.) may be used for decorative purposes (e.g., especially in construction industry). The natural stone has a property of absorbing the environment temperature (e.g., surrounding temperature which may be hot or cold) and retaining the absorbed temperature for limited amount of time. This natural stone gets cooled down and remains cool when temperature drops during cold whether. In cold places like cold countries (e.g., Alaska, Greenland, Russia, etc.) the temperature may remain cool most of the time (e.g., especially during winter). This property of the natural stones of retaining low temperature during cold seasons may not be favorable for various usages (e.g., use as a decorative material) for users (e.g., in residences, pets, in hospitals, etc.). Hence its usage may become limited. [0003] The natural stone that may be used for decorative purposes, construction works, etc. may be heavy in nature. Due to this heavy weight, it may be difficult to handle, it may require a skilled worker/ machineries for construction (e.g., laying them on wall, transportation, etc.).

[0004] The natural stone may be brittle in nature. They may disintegrate instantly when subjected to shocks (e.g., accidental falls, impacts, etc.). The natural stones are costly in markets. Hence they may require careful handling/ skilled workers. SUMMARY

[0005] A method, system, and apparatus of an integrated light weight natural stone heating panel are disclosed. In one aspect, an integrated light weight natural stone heating panel includes a top layer (e.g., may be a ceramic and a heat conductive surface), a middle layer (e.g., may be the heating area) and a bottom layer (e.g., may be used for strengthening the top layer and the middle layer as well as to provide a thermal insulation).

[0006] The top layer (e.g., may be a natural stone) may be heated by the middle layer (e.g., through the heating material). The bottom layer (e.g., insulator) may prevent heat flow towards the bottom layer. The middle layer may warm up on input by a power supply. The heating area may be made up of thin heat inducing material (e.g., carbon resistors, etc.). The heat inducing material may not be more than 3mm thick. The heating area implementation may have different designs. [0007] The bottom layer may be made of an insulating material. The bottom layer may also be a heat resistant material & electrical resistant. The top layer may warm up (e.g., by receiving heat from the middle layer) and further may also warm up surrounding environment. The middle layer may be warmed by supplying power to the heating inducing material. The natural stone may be made light by reducing thickness of the natural stone to facilitate addition of the middle layer (e.g., which may be of light weight) and the bottom layer. The natural stone may be made shock resistant by addition of the bottom layer (e.g., the bottom layer may act as a shock absorbing pad).

[0008] The methods, systems, and apparatuses disclosed herein may be implemented in any means for achieving various aspects, and may be executed in a form of a machine-readable medium embodying a set of instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform any of the operations disclosed herein. Other features will be apparent from the accompanying drawings and from the detailed description that follows.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0009] Example embodiments are illustrated by way of example and not limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings, in which like references indicate similar elements and in which: [0010] Figure 1 is a structural view of an integrated light weight natural stone heating panel illustrating different layers, according to one embodiment.

[0011] Figure 2 is a frontal view of the integrated light weight natural stone heating panel illustrating a blow out/breakup of different layers, according to one embodiment.

[0012] Figure 3 illustrates a middle layer of the integrated light weight natural stone heating panel, according to one embodiment.

[0013] Other features of the present embodiments will be apparent from the accompanying drawings and from the detailed description that follows.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0014] A method, system, and apparatus of an integrated light weight natural stone heating panel are disclosed. Although the present embodiments have been described with reference to specific example embodiments, it will be evident that various modifications and changes may be made to these embodiments without departing from the broader spirit and scope of the various embodiments.

[0015] Figure l is a structural view of an integrated light weight natural stone heating panel illustrating different layers, according to one embodiment. Particularly,

Figure 1 illustrates a top layer 102, a middle layer 104 and a bottom layer 106 according to one embodiment.

[0016] The top layer 102 may be a natural stone (e.g., the granite, the marble, the tarventine, the sandstone, etc.) that may be the decorative material which may be usually cut down to the required size (may be 2, 3, 4cms etc.). The middle layer 104 may be the heating panel (e.g., that may include heat inducing material like carbon resistors, etc.) that may be sandwiched between the top layer 102 and the bottom layer

106 (e.g., may be the supportive part of the integrated light weight natural stone heating panel) which may provide heat to the top layer 102.

[0017] The bottom layer 106 (e.g., may be the insulator) may be the insulating layer

(e.g., may be the means to strengthen the integrated light weight natural stone heating panel) that may prevent heat to move downwards and may make the integrated light weight natural stone heating panel of light weight.

[0018] In example embodiment, the top layer (e.g., may be a ceramic and a heat conductive flooring surface), the middle layer (e.g., may be the heating area) and the bottom layer (e.g., may be used for strengthening the top layer and the middle layer as well as to provide a thermal insulation) may be the blocks of the integrated light weight natural stone heating panel. The middle layer 104 may be sandwiched between the top 'layer 102 and the bottom layer 106.

[0019] In one embodiment, the integrated light weight natural stone heating panel includes a top layer (e.g., the top layer 102 of Figure 1) a middle layer (e.g., the middle layer 104 of Figure 1) and a bottom layer (e.g., the bottom layer 106 of

Figure 1)

[0020] The top layer 102 (e.g., may be a ceramic and a heat conductive flooring surface) may be heated by the middle layer 104. The bottom layer 106 may prevent heat loss towards the bottom layer 106 (e.g., may be used for strengthening the top layer 102 and the middle layer 104 as well as to provide a thermal insulation). The bottom layer 106 may be an insulating material.

[0021] The bottom layer 106 may also be a heat resistant material & electrical resistant. The top layer 102 may warm up and further may also warm up surrounding , environment. The natural stone may be made light by reducing thickness of the natural stone to facilitate addition of the middle layer 104 which may be light weight and the bottom layer 106. The natural stone may be made shock resistant by addition of the bottom layer 106.

[0022] Figure 2 is a frontal view of an integrated light weight natural stone heating panel illustrating a blow out/breakup of different layers, according to one embodiment. The Figure 2 illustrates each of the layers from the front view.

[0023] Figure 3 illustrates a middle layer of the integrated light weight natural stone heating panel, according to one embodiment. Particularly, Figure 3 illustrates the middle layer 104, a power contact area 302, and a heat inducing material 304, according to one embodiment.

[0024] The power contact area 302 may convert different forms of energy (e.g., the solar energy, wind energy, etc.) to the electrical energy. The heat inducing material

304 (e.g., may be carbon resistor that may be a simple electrical resistor containing carbon granules in a binder) may have the ability to act as a transmitter of electricity that may conduct heat and transfer the heat to the natural stone of the integrated light weight natural stone heating panel.

[0025] In one embodiment, the middle layer 104 (e.g., may be the heating area) may warm up on input to it by a power (e.g., may be the power contact area 302) supply.

The heating area may be made up of thin heat inducing material 304. The heat inducing material 304 may not be more than 3 mm thick. The heating area implementation may have different designs. The middle layer 104 may be warmed by supplying power (e.g., may be the power contact area 302) to the heat inducing material 304.

[0026] The top layer 102 of the integrated light weight natural stone heating panel may consist of the natural stone (e.g., may be the granite, marble, tarventine, sandstone, etc) may be used as a decorative face. The natural stone may be cut to a required size (e.g., may be 2, 3, 4 cm). A means of heating (e.g., the middle layer) may be sandwiched between the decorative face (e.g., the top layer 102) and the supportive part (e.g., the bottom layer 106) of the integrated light weight natural stone heating panel. The bottom layer 106 (e.g., the supportive layer, insulative layer, etc.) may provide a strengthening feature to the decorative layer (e.g., the top layer 102). The bottom layer 106 may act as the insulator that may prevent the heat to move downwards. The bottom layer 106 may also act as a means to radiate heat towards the top layer 102 (e.g., the decorative layer). The bottom layer 106 may also strengthen the integrated light weight natural stone heating panel and make it light weight.

[0027] The bottom layer may also provide means to supply energy to the heating layer. This energy may be in the form of electricity in which the electric contact points may be provided. The materials used for the bottom layer may be plastic, plywood panel metal honeycomb, fiber glass or any material that may accomplish the purpose as the supportive and/or the insulative layer.

[0028] The decorative stone (e.g., the top layer 102) which may be made of the natural stone may be cut using the specialized machinery. The supply points for the heating element may be attached to the element. Holes may be drilled through the supporting frame (e.g., the bottom layer 106) so that the heating elements supply points may pass through the support (e.g., bottom layer 106) easily. The decorative face (e.g., the top layer 102), the heating element (e.g., the middle layer 104) and the supporting frame (e.g., the bottom layer 106) may be attached together to form the integrated panel. They may be attached by the means of an industrial adhesive and may be not restricted to this means of attachment only. The power derived from the power contact area 502 may input power from various sources of energy (e.g., the wind energy, the solar energy, etc.). [0029] Other features of the present embodiments will be apparent from the accompanying drawings and from the detailed description that follows. In addition, it will be appreciated that the various operations, processes, and methods disclosed herein may be embodied in a machine-readable medium and/or a machine accessible medium compatible with a data processing system (e.g., a computer system), and may be performed in any order (e.g., including using means for achieving the various operations). Accordingly, the specification and drawings are to be regarded in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense.

Claims

I Claim:

1. An integrated light weight natural stone heating panel comprising: a top layer, a middle layer and a bottom layer; wherein the top layer is the natural stone, a ceramic and a heat conductive flooring surface; wherein the middle layer is a heating area; and wherein the bottom layer is for strengthening the top layer and the middle layer as well as to provide a thermal insulation.

2. The integrated light weight natural stone heating panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein the top layer is heated by the middle layer; and wherein the bottom layer will prevent heat loss towards the bottom layer.

3. The integrated light weight natural stone heating panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein the middle layer to warm up on input to it by a power supply.

4. The integrated light weight natural stone heating panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein the heating area is made up of thin heat inducing material; wherein the heat inducing material is not more than 3mm thick; and wherein the heating area implementation to have different designs.

5. The integrated light weight natural stone heating panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bottom layer is an insulating material; and wherein the bottom layer is a heat resistant material & electrical resistant.

6. The integrated light weight natural stone heating panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein the top layer to warm up and further to warm up surrounding environment.

7. The integrated light weight natural stone heating panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein the middle layer is warmed by supplying power to the heating inducing material.

8. The integrated light weight natural stone heating panel of claim 1, wherein the natural stone is made light by reducing thickness of the natural stone to facilitate addition of the middle layer which is light weight and the bottom layer.

9. The integrated light weight natural stone heating panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein the natural stone is made shock resistant by addition of the bottom layer.

Dated this 15^th day of September 2008

(KARUNA MADHU SONA) APPLICANT'S AGENT