Solar Tiles

摘要

The invention consists of a solar thermal tile. The tile comprises a transparent portion for permitting the entry of sunlight into a heating space below the tile, and a chassis formed separately from the transparent portion on which the transparent portion is mounted. The chassis has at least one protrusion for forming an overlapping relationship with a neighbouring tile. The chassis may be formed from plastic or sheet metal. The transparent portion may be formed from a polycarbonate laminate.