Thin-walled self-supporting cuboid vacuum container for sorption machines, especially adsorption machines

Abstract

The invention regards a self-supporting, substantially cuboid vacuum container which is particularly thin-walled, and the use thereof especially for adsorption devices.

1 . Self-supporting vacuum container for sorption machines with container walls and partition walls where appropriate,
 characterized in that   the vacuum container is cuboid and the container walls exhibit a thickness of less than 3 mm, preferably less than 2 mm and particularly preferably less than 1 mm.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 ,
 characterized in that   at least one stiffening means is attached exteriorly to at least one exterior side of the container wall.   
     
     
         3 . The device according to  claim 1 ,
 characterized in that   at least one stiffening means is attached interiorly to at least one interior side of the container wall.   
     
     
         4 . The device according to  claim 3 ,
 characterized in that   at least one stiffening means is attached to at least one partition wall.   
     
     
         5 . The device according to  claim 1 ,
 characterized in that   the vacuum container is stabilized additionally by interior stiffening means, preferably by a transverse strut and/or transverse frames, which are formed from brackets, sections, and/or square tubes.   
     
     
         6 . The device according to  claim 1 ,
 characterized in that   the reinforcing means are selected from the group comprising struts, rods, brackets, corrugations, tubes, welds and/or sections, in particular square tubes.   
     
     
         7 . The device according to  claim 1 ,
 characterized in that   at least one pressure-reducing element is integrated into at least one stiffening means.   
     
     
         8 . The device according to  claim 1 ,
 characterized in that   at least one steam valve, particularly preferably a return steam valve, is integrated into at least one stiffening means.   
     
     
         9 . The device according to  claim 8 ,
 characterized in that   the stiffening means are effected such that
 the constitute a fixing ability, especially a fixing ring, for a shell/cladding and/ 
 the feet of the device are integrated into the stiffening means and/or 
 the stiffening means are designed such that they are integrated into points of attachment for transporting or lifting devices and/or 
 the stiffening means are designed such as to permit the attachment of switch control boxes and/or 
 the stiffening means are designed so as to allow for lift truck capability 
   
     
     
         10 . Sorption machine, comprising at least one adsorber/desorber unit, at least one condenser, at least one evaporator, at least one condenser/evaporator unit and/or evaporator/condenser unit, whereby at least one of these building blocks is disposed in a self-supporting vacuum container according to  claim 1  and the sorption machine, preferably the adsorption chiller, exhibits connection and coupling elements and pipe ducts for hydraulic interconnection and operation. 
     
     
         11 . Sorption machine according to  claim 10 ,
 characterized in that   the adsorber/desorber unit is located in an inner or partial inner housing, the condenser/heat exchanger and the evaporator/heat exchanger are disposed at a distance from each other, and the inner housing, having the adsorber/desorber unit, is provided in the intermediate space between them; the separating surfaces of the inner housing directed toward the condenser/heat exchanger and toward the evaporator/heat exchanger exhibit steam valves.   
     
     
         12 . Sorption machine according to  claim 10 ,
 characterized in that   the self-supporting vacuum container is designed as a thin-walled casing that is not laid against the building blocks, so that the collapsive forces produced by a vacuum deform the vacuum container.   
     
     
         13 . Use of the device according to  claim 1  for sorption machines, particularly adsorption chillers. 
     
     
         14 . Use according to  claim 13   characterized in that   building blocks, selected from the group comprising an adsorber/desorber unit with heat exchanger and sorbent, a condenser/heat exchanger, an evaporator/heat exchanger, an evaporator/condenser unit and/or condenser/evaporator unit, are disposed in the vacuum container.   
     
     
         15 . Use of the device according to  claim 1  for the deformation of the vacuum container under vacuum impinging, preferably such that the stiffening means and the wall thickness are designed such that the vacuum container is not imploded.