CN101480317B

CN101480317B - Steam providing apparatus

Info

Publication number: CN101480317B
Application number: CN2008100257439A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 蒋树彬
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2008-01-10
Filing date: 2008-01-10
Publication date: 2011-06-08
Anticipated expiration: 2028-01-10
Also published as: CN101480317A

Abstract

The invention discloses a steam supply device which comprises a cabinet body, an inner container contained in the cabinet body and used for containing drinking water, and a heating device which is arranged in the inner container and is used for heating the drinking water in the inner container and generates steam, wherein the inner container is provided with a water inlet which is used for leading the drinking water into the inner container and a steam outlet which is used for outputting the steam in the inner container. The steam supply device can effectively utilize the steam generated by the heating to steam equipment during the procedure of heating the drinking water, thereby reducing the energy waste and avoiding the use of a special steam generator with large volume.

Description

Steam providing apparatus

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of housed device, relate in particular to a kind of steam providing apparatus, be used for supplying simultaneously drinking water and steam.

Background technology

Current, the use of family's water dispenser in people's daily life is very general.The user only need order barreled drinking water, and barreled drinking water is placed on the water inlet of water dispenser, just can drink fresh water by the delivery port on the water dispenser.

In addition, existing water dispenser generally has heating function.The inner bag that is used for holding drinking water is installed and to the heater of the drinking water heating of inner bag, such as heating electrode in the water dispenser.The heater that is arranged in the water dispenser can heat the water that flows into inner tube of water bowl, thereby makes the user can drink hot water.Even some improved water dispenser be except can providing the hot water, can also be by refrigerating plant be set in water dispenser, and by refrigerating plant and with the water cooling in the inner bag, thereby analgesic in hot summer for the user provides refrigerant water.

When heater heated the water in the inner bag, water temperature was elevated to the water boiling temperature in when boiling gradually from normal temperature.In this heating process, produce a large amount of high-temperature steams in the inner bag, these carry high-octane steam and are discharged in the surrounding environment by the steam hole that is opened on the inner tube of water bowl, thereby cause serious energy dissipation.

On the other hand, in daily life, there is the equipment that moves by steam in a large number again, such as sauna equipment, steam chafing dish, vapour iron etc.These steaming plants often are equipped with special-purpose steam generator steam are provided.And these steam generator volumes are far longer than common water dispenser usually, therefore move inconvenience; And for the little occasion in space, bulky steam generator is difficult to place.

In view of above analysis, existing water dispenser is improved,, the steam that produces in the heating process can be supplied to steaming plant so that when hot water is provided, thereby the minimizing energy waste has avoided using bulky special-purpose steam generator to suit the requirements simultaneously.

Summary of the invention

The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of steam providing apparatus, it can be in the process of heating drinking water, and the steam that heating is produced is used for steaming plant effectively, thereby reduces energy waste, has overcome the use of bulky special-purpose steam generator simultaneously.

To achieve these goals, the invention provides a kind of steam providing apparatus, comprise cabinet, be contained in this cabinet and be used for holding the inner bag of drinking water and be placed in this inner bag and be used for the drinking water heating of inner bag and produce the heater of steam that this inner bag is provided with and is used for that drinking water introduced the water inlet of inner bag and is used for steam (vapor) outlet with the output of the steam in the inner bag.

The invention has the advantages that: owing on the inner bag of cabinet, be provided with steam (vapor) outlet, therefore in the process of heating drinking water, the steam that heating produces can be used for steaming plant effectively, rather than directly be discharged in the surrounding environment, thereby reduced energy waste, simultaneously again for steaming plant provides vapour source, thereby avoided using bulky special-purpose steam generator to supply steam as steaming plant.

Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, describe the present invention in detail by preferred embodiment.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the cutaway view of steam providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 is the plane of steam providing apparatus shown in Figure 1.

Fig. 3 is the cutaway view of steam providing apparatus in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.

The specific embodiment

Shown in Fig. 1-2, according to an embodiment, steam providing apparatus 100 comprises cabinet 10, be contained in the inner bag 30 in this cabinet 10 and be arranged on heater 36 in the inner bag 30.

Described cabinet 10 has roof 16, diapire 18, pair of sidewalls 13, rear wall 11 and front cabinet door 132, and they have defined the spatial accommodation that is used to hold inner bag 30 jointly.And this spatial accommodation can be opened by front cabinet door 132, thereby inner bag 30 and/or other member are installed in the spatial accommodation of cabinet 10.Have opening 12 on the roof 16, be used for watering and be communicated with inner bag 30 from bung 22, opening 12 and through water inlet pipe 14, thereby water is fed in the inner bag 30 such as the bucket 20 that drinking water is housed and be placed on the roof 16.Above-mentioned inner bag 30 is installed on the described diapire 18.It should be noted that: though in this embodiment, opening 12 is opened on the roof 16 of cabinet 10, yet, opening 12 also can be opened in other position of cabinet 10, such as being opened on rear wall 11 or the sidewall 13,, get final product such as bucket 20 connections that drinking water is housed as long as it is convenient to and the water source.

Described inner bag 30 is installed on the diapire 18 of cabinet 10.Inner bag 30 can be drum shape or other any suitable shape.Inner bag 30 has roof 303, the diapire 304 relative with this roof 303 and couples together so that surround the sidewall 305 of inner bag 30 with roof 303 and diapire 304 simultaneously.Inner bag 30 has water inlet 302, and it can be installed on the roof 303 or on the sidewall 305, the water in the bucket 20 flows in the inner bag 30 with water inlet 302 via bung 22, opening 12, water inlet pipe 14.Inner bag 30 further has steam (vapor) outlet 39, and it can be installed on the roof 303 or on the sidewall 305, be used for steam is outputed to the steaming plant that other relies on the steam operation, such as vapour iron, steam chafing dish or sauna equipment etc.In addition, inner bag 30 further has hot water outlet 34, and it can be installed on the diapire 304 or on the sidewall 305, be used for heated hot water output in the inner bag 30.Especially, hot water outlet 34 will be lower than the height of steam (vapor) outlet 39 with respect to inner bag diapire 304 with respect to the height of inner bag diapire 304, promptly this steam (vapor) outlet 39 position in cabinet 10 is higher than this position of hot water outlet 34 in cabinet 10, thereby guarantees that steam (vapor) outlet 39 can normally export steam.And preferably, above-mentioned steam (vapor) outlet 39 and/or hot water outlet 34 can be limited in the spatial accommodation of cabinet 10, thereby can be sealed by front cabinet door 132, have only when needing to use, just front cabinet door 132 is opened, thereby can be prevented that dust from entering in the spatial accommodation.

Above-mentioned heater 36 is arranged in the inner bag 30, such as being installed on the diapire 304, is used for the water in the inner bag 30 is heated.Heater 36 can be heating electrode.This is connected with attaching plug 31 by lead 38 heating electrode, thereby after attaching plug 31 was connected external power source, heating electrode can be worked.

When heating electrode 36 operations, be heated electrode 36 from bucket 20 inflow inner bags 30 interior water and heat gradually, finally reach needed temperature.Hot water is supplied to the user by hot water outlet 34, and the steam that heating produces then can be fed to outside steaming plant by steam (vapor) outlet 39, such as vapour iron, steam chafing dish or sauna equipment etc.

Owing on inner tube of water bowl, be provided with steam (vapor) outlet, therefore, heating so that provide for the user in the process of hot water, the steam that heating produces can be used for steaming plant effectively, rather than directly be discharged in the surrounding environment, thereby reduced energy waste,, thereby avoided the use of bulky special-purpose steam generator simultaneously again for steaming plant provides vapour source.

Preferably, in order to control heating-up temperature, temperature sensor 35 can be set in inner bag 30, this sensor 35 and controller connect such as wireless controller 33, and controller 33 then is connected with lead 38.When the water temperature in the inner bag 30 reached certain numerical value, controller 33 impelled heater 36 to stop by lead 38 or suspends heating.In addition, the user can operate with controller 33 and cooperate, and such as the remote controller that cooperates by wireless mode (figure does not show), thereby controls heating-up temperature, heat time heating time or startup/stop heating process etc. artificially.

With reference now to Fig. 3,, steam providing apparatus 200 and above-mentioned steam providing apparatus 100 according to another embodiment are similar, difference is: the water source, be not arranged on such as the bucket 20 that water is housed on the roof 16 of cabinet 10 (being cabinet 10 outsides), but be housed in cabinet 10 inside, and be placed on the diapire 18.At this moment, can via feed pipe (figure does not show) water in the bucket 20 be drawn in the inner bag 30 by the water pump 40 that is arranged on (between the bung 22 of described bucket 20 and the water inlet 302 of inner bag 30) between bucket 20 and the inner bag 30.Thereby except can obtaining above-mentioned benefit, can also reduce the volume of steam providing apparatus 200 significantly.

In another embodiment, can further have the steam generator (figure does not show) that is communicated with the bung 22 of described bucket 20 in the cabinet 10 (Fig. 1 or Fig. 3).This steam generator can comprise tank body and be arranged on the interior heating electrode of this tank body.In addition, can have steam outlet on this tank body.The steam deliverability that this extra steam generator can strengthen steam supply is set in cabinet.

Above disclosed only is the preferred embodiments of the present invention, can not limit the present invention's interest field certainly with this, and therefore the equivalent variations of being done according to the present patent application claim still belongs to the scope that the present invention is contained.

Claims

1. steam providing apparatus, comprise cabinet, be contained in this cabinet and be used for holding the inner bag of drinking water and be placed in this inner bag and be used for the drinking water heating of inner bag and produce the heater of steam that this inner bag is provided with and is used for that drinking water introduced the water inlet of inner bag and is used for steam (vapor) outlet with the output of the steam in the inner bag; It further comprises bucket with bung and the steam generator that is communicated with the bung of this bucket.

2. steam providing apparatus according to claim 1 is characterized in that: further be provided for the hot water outlet with the output of the hot water in the inner bag on this inner bag, and steam (vapor) outlet is higher than the position of this hot water outlet on inner bag in the position on the inner bag.

3. steam providing apparatus according to claim 2, it is characterized in that: this cabinet comprises roof, diapire, pair of sidewalls, rear wall and front cabinet door, it has defined jointly and has been used to the spatial accommodation that holds above-mentioned inner bag and can open by front cabinet door, and described inner bag is placed on this diapire.

4. steam providing apparatus according to claim 3 is characterized in that: further be provided with the temperature sensor that is used to detect water temperature in this inner bag in the spatial accommodation of this cabinet; And be connected so that control the controller of heat time heating time, heating-up temperature with this heater with this temperature sensor simultaneously.

5. steam providing apparatus according to claim 4 is characterized in that: described bucket is placed on this cabinet roof; Has opening on the roof of this cabinet; The sidewall that this inner bag has roof, the diapire relative with this roof and couples together with the roof and the diapire of inner bag simultaneously offers water inlet on the roof of this inner bag; This bucket is communicated with inner bag via the water inlet of the opening on its bung, this cabinet roof, this inner bag.

6. steam providing apparatus according to claim 4 is characterized in that: described bucket is placed on the diapire of cabinet; The sidewall that this inner bag has roof, the diapire relative with this roof and couples together with the roof and the diapire of inner bag simultaneously offers water inlet on the roof of this inner bag; Be provided with water pump and water pipe between the bung of described bucket and the water inlet of inner bag, this bucket is by being communicated with inner bag via the water pipe between the water inlet of its bung, water pump and this inner bag.

7. steam providing apparatus according to claim 3 is characterized in that: described steam (vapor) outlet and hot water outlet are positioned at the spatial accommodation of described cabinet, and are sealed by front cabinet door.

8. steam providing apparatus according to claim 1 is characterized in that: this steam generator comprises tank body and is arranged on the interior heating electrode of this tank body, has steam outlet on this tank body.