Method for insulating against heat and/or cold and/or sound and /or fire, and device for carrying out said method

Abstract

The walls ( 5, 29, 25 ) are covered with one or several insulating bodies ( 1 ) according to this method for insulating against heat and/or cold and/or sound and/or fire wherein each insulating body ( 1 ) comprises two plates ( 2 ) disposed at the distance from each other, wherein the intermediate space ( 4 ) of the plates ( 2 ) is filled with insulating material, is airtight closed toward the outside and is evacuated. The air contents or, respectively, the vacuum in the intermediate space ( 4 ) offering the insulating body ( 1 ) or the insulating bodies ( 1 ) and therewith the thermal or sound conductivity of the insulating body ( 1 ) is changed depending on the surrounding temperature, the inner temperature and/or the outside temperature or the prevailing sound level in the region or room ( 7, 8, 21, 32, 34 ) to be insulated. (FIG. 2 ). The damming and insulating effect of the insulation tender therewith to be increased and adapted to the respective requirements, the insulation can also be made transparent for employing the ambient temperature as required. Upon employment as a fire protection, the intermediate space ( 4 ) of the insulating body ( 1 ) or of the insulating bodies ( 1 ) can be additionally flooded with a noncombustible gas, for example halon gas, triggered by a fire alarm.

Patent claims  
     
         1 . Methods for insulating against heat and/or cold and/or sound and/or fire, wherein a wall or walls are covered with one or several insulating bodies ( 1 ), wherein each of the insulating bodies ( 1 ) comprises two plates ( 2 ) disposed at a distance, wherein the intermediate space ( 4 ) of the plates ( 2 ) is filled with insulating material, sealed airtight toward the outside and evacuated, characterized in that the air contents or, respectively, the vacuum in the intermediate space ( 4 ) of the insulating body ( 1 ) or of the insulating bodies ( 1 ) and there this is the heat conductivity or sound conductivity of the intermediate space ( 4 ) is changed depending on the surrounding temperature, the inner temperature and/or the outside temperature or of the prevailing sound level in the area or room ( 7 ,  8 ,  21 ,  32 ,  34 ) to be insulated.  
     
     
         2 . Method according to  claim 1  characterized in that the intermediate space ( 4 ) of the insulating body ( 1 ) or of the insulating bodies ( 1 ) is evacuated or ventilated as required controlled by a program depending on the surrounding temperature, the inner temperature and/or the outside temperature or the prevailing sound level in the region or room ( 7 ,  8 ,  21 ,  32 ,  34 ) to be insulated.  
     
     
         3 . Method according to  claim 2  characterized in that the inner temperature of a room ( 7 ,  8 ,  21 ) to be insulated is automatically controlled by an automatic controller ( 13 ) to a set point value preselected in the automatic controller ( 13 ) by evacuating and ventilating of the intermediate space ( 4 ) of the insulating body ( 1 ) or of the insulating bodies ( 1 ).  
     
     
         4 . Method according to  claim 3  characterized in that the air contents or, respectively, the vacuum in the intermediate space ( 4 ) of the insulating body ( 1 ) or of the insulating bodies ( 1 ) is controlled by the automatic controller ( 13 ) depending on the difference between the set point value of the inner temperature of the room ( 7 ,  8 ,  21 ) to be insulated and the outside temperature.  
     
     
         5 . Method according to  claim 1  characterized in that the air contents or, respectively, the vacuum in the intermediate space ( 4 ) of the insulating body ( 1 ) or of the insulating bodies ( 1 ) are controlled depending on a measured sound level.  
     
     
         6 . Method according to  claim 1  characterized in that the air contents or, respectively, the vacuum in the intermediate space ( 4 ) of the insulating body ( 1 ) or of the insulating bodies ( 1 ) is controlled depending on time.  
     
     
         7 . Method according to  claim 1  characterized in that the intermediate space ( 4 ) of the insulating body ( 1 ) or of the insulating bodies ( 1 ) is flooded with a noncombustible gas, for example a halon gas upon responding of a fire alarm.  
     
     
         8 . Device for performing the method according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the intermediate space ( 4 ) of one insulating body ( 1 ) or of several insulating bodies ( 1 ) on the one hand is connected to the suction connector of a vacuum pump ( 11 ) and on the other hand is connected to a connector offered ventilation wealth ( 12 ), wherein the vacuum pump ( 11 ) and the ventilation valve ( 12 ) are connected through in each case a control connection to the output connectors of an automatic controller ( 13 ), wherein a first measurement sensor ( 14 ) measuring the internal temperature of the room ( 7 ,  8 ,  21 ) to be insulated and a second measurement sensor ( 15 ) measuring the outside temperature at the room ( 7 ,  8 ,  21 ) to be insulated are connected to the inputs of the automatic controller ( 13 ) and wherein the operation of the vacuum pump ( 11 ) and the opening and closing of the ventilation wealth ( 12 ) are programmed controlled by the automatic controller ( 13 ) depending on the measured internal temperature and/or outside temperature of the room ( 7 ,  8 ,  21 ) to be insulated.  
     
     
         9 . Device for the performing of the method according to  claim 1  characterized in that the intermediate space ( 4 ) of one insulating body ( 1 ) or several insulating bodies ( 1 ) is connected on the one hand to the suction connector of a vacuum pump ( 11 ) and on the air and to a connector offered ventilation valve ( 12 ), wherein the vacuum farm ( 11 ) and the ventilation wealth ( 12 ) are connected to the output connectors of a control device through in each case a control connector, wherein a measurement sensor ( 14 ) measuring the sound level of a region to be monitored is connected to the inputs of the control device and wherein the operation of the vacuum pump ( 11 ) and the opening and closing of the ventilation valve ( 12 ) are programmed controlled by the control device depending on the measured sound level.  
     
     
         10 . Device for the performing of the method according to  claim 1  characterized in that the intermediate space ( 4 ) of one insulating body ( 1 ) or of several insulating bodies ( 1 ) is connected on the one hand to a suction connection of a vacuum pump ( 11 ) and on the other hand to the connector of the gas pressure container ( 26 ) through a valve ( 25 ) closed in its starting position, wherein the gas pressure container ( 26 ) is filled with a noncombustible gas and wherein the valve ( 25 ) is controllable by a control device upon responding of a fire alarm for flooding of the intermediate space ( 4 ) or of the intermediate spaces ( 4 ) with the non-combustible gas.  
     
     
         11 . Device according to one of the claims  8  through  10 , characterized in that the intermediate space ( 4 ) of one insulating body ( 1 ) or of several insulating bodies ( 1 ) is connected to the vacuum pump ( 11 ) and to the ventilation valve ( 12 ) through a pneumatic buffer ( 10 ).  
     
     
         12 . Device according to  claim 11  characterized in that an insulating valve ( 37 ) controllable by the temperature controller ( 13 ) is incorporated between the intermediate space ( 4 ) or the intermediate spaces ( 4 ) of one or several insulating bodies ( 1 ) and the pneumatic buffer ( 10 ), wherein the insulating valve ( 37 ) cooperates with an automatic pressure controller ( 38 ) inserted between the intermediate space ( 4 ) or the intermediate spaces ( 4 ) and the temperature controller ( 13 ).  
     
     
         13 . Device according to one of the claims  8  through  12  characterized in that several insulating bodies ( 1 ) are composed like modules for covering or jacketing of a wall ( 5 ,  29 ,  30 ) of one room ( 7 ,  8 ,  21 ,  32 ) to be insulated, wherein the intermediate spaces ( 4 ) of the module like composed insulating bodies ( 1 ) are connected to each other and form a common intermediate space ( 4 ).  
     
     
         14 . Device according to one of the claims  8  through  12  characterized in that several insulating bodies ( 1 ) for covering or jacketing of a wall ( 5 ,  29 ,  30 ) of a room ( 7 ,  8 ,  21 ,  32 ) to be insulated or of a firewall are composed like modules, wherein the intermediate spaces ( 4 ) of the insulating bodies ( 1 ) composed like modules are sealed airtight against each other and wherein the air contents or, respectively, the vacuum is differently controllable in these intermediate spaces ( 4 ).  
     
     
         15 . Device according to  claim 14  characterized in that a measurement point ( 23 ) is furnished at each of the intermediate spaces ( 4 ) airtight sealed against each other, wherein the air pressure in the intermediate space ( 4 ) can be measured at the measurement point ( 23 ).  
     
     
         16 . Device for the performing of the method according to  claim 1  characterized in that one insulating body ( 1 ) or several insulating bodies ( 1 ) are inserted into the firewall ( 24 ) of a building.  
     
     
         17 . Device for performing the method according to  claim 1  characterized in that the noise protection wall ( 35 ) is covered with one insulating body ( 1 ) or several insulating bodies ( 1 ) between the region ( 33 ) to be shielded against the sound and a sound source ( 24 ) on the side disposed toward the sound source ( 34 ) and wherein the plates ( 2 ′) of the insulating body ( 1 ) or of the insulating bodies ( 1 ) disposed toward the sound source ( 34 ) is rounded toward the sound source ( 24 ).  
     
     
         18 . Device according to  claim 17  characterized in that the intermediate space ( 4 ) expanding toward the top by the rounding of the one plate ( 2 ′) of the insulating body ( 1 ) is stiffened and reinforced by way of permeable intermediate walls ( 36 ).  
     
     
         19 . Device for performing the method according to  claim 1  characterized in that the insulating body ( 1 ) comprises two plastic plates ( 2 ) disposed at a distance, wherein he the intermediate space ( 4 ) closed airtight toward the outside is filled with comminuted or shredded plastic wastes.  
     
     
         20 . Device for performing the method according to  claim 1  characterized in that the plastic plates ( 2 ) are connected to each other at the distance by support braces ( 3 ).  
     
     
         21 . Device for performing the method according to  claim 1  characterized in that the insulating body ( 1 ) is adapted in its shape to the surface of the wall of a room ( 7 ,  8 ,  21 ,  32 ) to be insulated or of an object.