Solar energy conversion apparatus

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126445, 126430, F24J 302

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043668089

ABSTRACT:
Solar energy conversion apparatus including a housing portion, an energy absorbing portion, a fluid directing portion and a cover portion; the housing portion including a molded plastic pan member including a base section with upwardly extending spaced spacer sections, insulation covering the exposed surface of the base section to a depth less than the height of the spacer sections; the pan member including outwardly inclined sidewall sections having spaced inner and outer wall sections with a top section including an outwardly extending flange section and an inwardly extending slotted frame section; the energy absorbing portion including a conductive metal liner member positioned within the housing portion and resting on the upper surfaces of the spacer sections with flange sections extending outwardly from upper edges of liner sidewall sections and bearing on the top section of the pan member, conductive metal absorber members with spaced risers covering the bottom of the liner member; the fluid directing portion including a plurality of parallel spaced longitudinal baffle members arranged in a staggered relationship to provide a tortuous fluid path through the apparatus, an inlet opening and an outlet opening to the tortuous path, the baffle members extending upwardly from the liner bottom to a plane connecting the liner flange sections; the cover portion including transparent impact resistant flat and dome members, the edges of the flat member being secured to the top section through a peripheral frame section including a slot, the dome member being disposed over the flat member with its edges engaged with the flange section slots, the dome member including flat sections extending upwardly at an angle of 20.degree. to 30.degree. and a convex central section joining the flat sections.

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