Heating convectors provided with gas heaters

Abstract

Heating convectors are provided which include a housing, a fan arranged inside the housing and a gas heater to heat air which is sucked in by the fan through a vertical conduit forming the housing of the gas heater. An upstream wall of the housing may include an inlet opening in the region where the conduit of the gas heater is connected to the housing so as to allow shifting between a closed normal-operation position, in which the gas heater closes off the inlet opening, and an open position, in which the gas heater allows access to the inside of the housing, and therefore to the fan, through the inlet opening. The conduit may be connected by a hinge device to the upstream wall of the housing, in such a way that the conduit and the housing are rotatable relative to each other about a hinge axis (y) between the closed position and the open position.

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         6 . A heating convector for convection heating of spaces comprising a housing, a fan arranged inside the housing and a gas heater to heat air which is sucked in by the fan through a conduit forming the housing of the gas heater,
 wherein an upstream wall of the housing has an inlet opening in the region of which the conduit of the gas heater is releasably connected to the housing, so as to allow shifting between a closed normal-operation position, in which the gas heater closes off the inlet opening, and an open position, in which the gas heater allows access to the inside of the housing, and therefore to the fan, through the inlet opening,   and wherein the conduit of the gas heater is connected by a hinge device to the upstream wall of the housing, in such a way that the conduit and the housing are rotatable relative to each other about a hinge axis (y) between said closed position and said open position.   
     
     
         7 . The heating convector of  claim 6 , wherein the conduit and the housing are freely rotatable relative to each other about the hinge axis (y), and wherein the heating convector further comprises a locking device designed to releasably lock the conduit and the housing in the closed position. 
     
     
         8 . The heating convector of  claim 7 , wherein the inlet opening comprises a circular opening and wherein the hinge device and the locking device are arranged on diametrically opposite sides of the inlet opening. 
     
     
         9 . The heating convector of  claim 7 , wherein the locking device comprises a first locking element rigidly fixed to the conduit, a second locking element rigidly fixed to the upstream wall of the housing and a locking pin configured to be inserted inside through-holes which are provided in the first and second locking elements and are aligned with each other in the aforementioned closed position. 
     
     
         10 . The heating convector of  claim 6 , wherein said upstream wall is a top wall of the housing and wherein the conduit is arranged with its axis directed vertically.