| 摘要 |
A movable solar collector structured to move between a first or solar collecting position and a second or storage position as desired by the user. The movable solar collector may be in the nature of a closure member adapted to close an entryway in the first position and open that entryway in the second position. One preferred form is an overhead door, e.g., a garage door, comprised of a plurality of door panels. Each door panel is structured to collect solar energy, and is hinged to adjacent door panels so that the panels can be moved between a generally vertical closure position where the collector is exposed to solar energy, and a generally horizontal open position where the collector is elevated above ground level. The plural door panels are structured to establish an integrated hollow collector unit when in the first position, the plural panels cooperating with a fluid that circulates interiorly thereof for absorbing solar energy into that fluid. One of the panels is connected with exterior piping in the collector's first position for transmitting solar energy received by the fluid to a remote use location.
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