Summary of the invention
The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of can utilize hot water carry out thermo-electric generation, can heat or freeze again multifunction cup, can be used to charge or power to audio-visual equipment such as the mobile phone of carrying, MP3, MP4, also can be used to heat or the interior material of water tumbler that freezes, easy to use and reliable.
To achieve these goals, the present invention comprises inner bag 2, the inner surface of thermo-electric generation material 1 and inner bag 2 thermo-contacts, the outer surface of thermo-electric generation material 1 and heat-dissipating casing 3 thermo-contacts, thermo-electric generation material 1 and reversing switch K
2And diode D series connection back is in parallel with output socket 10, diode D and K switch
1In parallel.
For available low-voltage dc power supply commonly used power supply cooling and warming and take into account thermo-electric generation, thermo-electric generation material 1 and reversing switch K
2Between also be in series with K switch
3, K switch
3Central contact meet reversing switch K
2, K switch
3Left and right sides contact connect the total output and the local output of thermo-electric generation material 1 respectively.
In order to store the electric energy of pouring hot water thermo-electric generation in the water tumbler at every turn, output socket 10 is in parallel with the circuit that rechargeable battery 9 and K switch are connected.
In order to carry out the conversion between thermo-electric generation function and the refrigeration and heat-production functions, K switch, K easily
1, K
3Constitute by a triac device.
In order to allow the user in time understand the thermo-electric generation present situation of water tumbler, output socket 10 is in parallel with voltage display circuit.The heat energy of hot water comes thermo-electric generation in the water tumbler in order to make full use of, and reduces the loss of heat energy, and the position, space between inner bag 2 and the heat-dissipating casing 3 has insulation material 6.In order to observe the temperature of water in the inner bag 2, inner bag 2 outsides are equipped with thermometer.
Because the present invention has installed the thermo-electric generation material in the inner bag outside of water tumbler, it is in parallel after the thermo-electric generation material is connected with diode with output socket and rechargeable battery, this just makes the heat energy major part of pouring hot water in the water tumbler into change into electric energy and stores in the rechargeable battery, and this power generation mode is that every day is regular, the thermo-electric generation electric energy of accumulation can supply with various with use such as mobile phone, little audio-visual equipment.The present invention make the daily water tumbler of people become a kind of can drink water have tea, again can green generating, can also be used for the device that heats or freeze, improve the use value of water tumbler, also solved the worry that people's whilst on tour can not in time charge for the small electric apparatus of carrying.On above-mentioned thermo-electric generation architecture basics, only increased by 2 switches very cheaply, just make thermo-electric generation and semiconductor heat or freeze and change quickly and easily, realized the multi-functional of water tumbler, made things convenient for people's life.Semiconductor heats and belongs to heat pump principle and heat, and electric conversion efficiency significantly is better than common heating wire heating much larger than 100%.
The specific embodiment
What describe in Fig. 1 is a kind of vertical view of thermo-electric generation water tumbler, and it is overlooked the face outside and is regular hexagon.The handle 7 of water tumbler (also can remove it) is fixed on the heat-dissipating casing 3, contains inner bag 2 tops of hot water the rim of a cup 8 (also can remove it) of a circle of being convenient to drink water also is installed, and the mounting means between inner bag 2 and the rim of a cup 8 is watertight structure.Thermo-electric generation material 1 is installed in the good hot joining touch of the outer surface of inner bag 2, another surface of thermo-electric generation material 1 and the inner surface thermo-contact of heat-dissipating casing 3, in order to improve heat exchange, the contact-making surface between thermo-electric generation material 1 and inner bag 2 and the heat-dissipating casing 3 scribbles heat-conducting silicone grease.In order to reduce the loss of heat as far as possible, also insulation material 6 is equipped with in the position, space between inner bag 2 and heat-dissipating casing 3.As for the bowl cover of thermo-electric generation water tumbler, available known various Drinking cup lids just but preferably are with one deck insulation material.
What describe in Fig. 2 then is the side view that has perspective relation of this kind thermo-electric generation water tumbler.Each face (totally 6 faces) at inner bag is all installed 2-3 thermo-electric generation material 1, total so total 12-18.Tighten together with screw between the base 11 of water tumbler and the heat-dissipating casing 3.Gap between inner bag 2 bottoms and base 11 is equipped with rechargeable battery 9 and heat-barrier material, so that the heat of inner bag 2 bottoms can not scatter and disappear by its bottom and be transmitted on the rechargeable battery 9 in a large number.Output socket 10 is installed on the base 11.
In Fig. 3.A plurality of thermo-electric generation materials 1 (i.e. those black little flat squares among the figure) (promptly the opposed polarity of two thermo-electric generation materials interconnects) back of just connecting mutually constitutes the high thermo-electric generation material 1 of output voltage.I am proof by experiment, length and width respectively are 4 centimetres common little semiconductor chilling plate, thermo-electric generation voltage when the temperature difference 50 is spent is up to (and internal resistance is only about 1 ohm) more than the 0.5V, with the total output voltage of 10 multi-discs with regard to (5V is above to give charging such as mobile phone, MP4 or power supply just in time) much of that.The total output and the K switch of thermo-electric generation material 1
3, reversing switch K
2, be connected in parallel on the output socket 10 after the diode D series connection, can be connected to its charging or power supply by small electric apparatus such as external line and mobile phones, the most handy one big one USB connecting line that little computer expert uses of this line, being user-friendly to, output socket 10 also will coincide with it certainly (with big USB standard socket).Diode D and K switch
1In parallel.Rechargeable battery 9 is with also in parallel with output socket 10 after K switch is connected.
Play K switch, the K of function transformation
1, K
3Be made of a triac device, its action is mechanical linkage, represents K switch, K with chain-dotted line among Fig. 3
1, K
3The three is three groups of switch mechanical linkages on the same triac device.K switch, K
1, K
3All push position, a left side and be thermo-electric generation function (reversing switch K
2Also to dial to upper), push right position and be refrigeration and heat-production functions (reversing switch K
2Dial to upper be heat, the next be refrigeration).This moment is because of K switch
3Connect right position, only give 2-3 the thermo-electric generation material cell series-fed on the right side, to reduce required cooling and warming operating voltage.DC voltage with 5-19V all can normally freeze or heat, made things convenient for the user to adopt power supply adaptor that the 5V-19V electronic equipment powered uses to the present invention's power supply (such as 5V, 9V direct-current switch power supply, notebook 17-19V power supply adaptor), save user's spending, also reduced go out belongings and weight.Because the adaptivity of semiconductor chilling plate is very strong, it is feasible to test such scheme through me, such as, with two lengths of a film and wide all be that 4 centimetres general semiconductor cooling piece is together in series, add the 5V direct current, operating current 0.8A, meet the requirements, certainly, high more electric current of voltage and cooling and warming power are big more.Reversing switch K
2Can change the electric power polarity of supplying with thermo-electric generation material 1, thereby control its refrigeration or heat, only just dial to the next refrigeration in summer, therefore, seldom moving this switch at ordinary times can be installed in the bottom of product.
Light emitting diode D
1, resistance R, light emitting diode D
2The series connection back constitutes voltage display circuit, and this circuit is also in parallel with output socket 10, is used to show the height of output voltage.When rechargeable battery 9 or thermo-electric generation material 1 total output voltage be higher than when setting value, light emitting diode D
1, D
2Conducting and luminous; When voltage is lower than setting value, light emitting diode D
1, D
2Not luminous, the expression electricity is not enough.Because the glow current of light emitting diode only needs several milliamperes,, do not influence generating or power supplying efficiency so power consumption is minimum.The machinery of the also available high internal resistance of the voltage display circuit of rechargeable battery 9, little power consumption or electronic voltmeter replace.The purpose of this circuit is to allow the user observe thermo-electric generation voltage height, so that carry out corresponding operating.Diode D can prevent under the situation of thermo-electric generation brownout, the generation of the back discharge phenomenon of 9 pairs of thermo-electric generation materials 1 of rechargeable battery.Diode D will be with the diode of germanium material, can make the voltage minimum (about 0.2V) that it gets when charging like this, helps improving the utilization rate of thermo-electric generation.
Temperature sensor 4 is mounted on inner bag 2 outer surfaces, and is in parallel with digital thermometer 5, because small-sized liquid crystal display digital thermometer 5 power consumptions are atomic little, gets final product with the button cell power supply.Digital thermometer 5 is in the water temperature of observing 2 li of inner bags, with user-friendly.The also available common non-electrical type of thermometer.Triac device, light emitting diode D
1, parts such as thermometer can be installed on heat-dissipating casing 3 or the base 11.
Present embodiment overall work process is as follows: when the needs thermo-electric generation, (be triac device K switch, K
1, K
3) dial position left, reversing switch K
2Dial to upper.In pouring inner bag 2 into behind the hot water, cover Drinking cup lid, cause the internal surface temperature of thermo-electric generation material 1 to raise, and thermo-electric generation material 1 outer surface and heat-dissipating casing 3 good thermo-contacts and dispel the heat, hull-skin temperature is reduced, so just produced the higher temperature difference and generate electricity at the surfaces externally and internally of thermo-electric generation material 1, the electric energy that sends is delivered to output socket 10, if the user plugs the USB connecting line at output socket 10, small electric apparatus power supply or chargings such as mobile phone, MP4 can be given in the other end of USB connecting line.Meanwhile, give the rechargeable battery in it 9 chargings, and whenever pour hot water into one time, charge about half an hour just can for rechargeable battery 9, the thermo-electric generation electric energy long preservation that in this battery, accumulates like this, can be at any time when hot water (also comprise in the water tumbler no) charge for small electric apparatus such as mobile phone, MP4 or powered.Light emitting diode D in the voltage display circuit
1Or D
2The height that can show supply voltage can disconnect K switch when not carrying out thermo-electric generation and not electricity consumption, avoids wasting of voltage display circuit.Digital thermometer can show the temperature of water water in the cup.Like this, just make the daily heat major part of at every turn pouring the hot water of water tumbler into of people be used for thermo-electric generation, environmental protection, and solved when people carry small electric apparatus and travel outdoors and can't in time charge (even and if hot water be can find everywhere ON TRAINS) a difficult problem.In the time need freezing summer, reversing switch K
2Dial to the next, triac device (is K switch, K
1, K
3) dial position to the right, can become the nice and cool water that is lower than environment temperature to the water in the water tumbler fast; When needs heat, reversing switch K
2Dial to upper, triac device (is K switch, K
1, K
3) still remaining on right position, the heat that send in the water tumbler this moment comes from external amount of heat and electric energy sum, and heating efficiency is much larger than the electrical heating of heating wire formula, energy-conserving and environment-protective.
Each components and parts reference value of present embodiment: rechargeable battery
Adopt the use of just connecting mutually again of the lithium battery of rated voltage 〉=5V or No. 7 rechargeable batteries of 4 joints.
Inner bag 2 will be with stainless.Thermo-
electric generation material 1 can all be 3-4 centimetre semiconductor chilling plate with common on the market length and width, and as good with special-purpose thermo-electric generation sheet, but its total output voltage will mate with rechargeable battery 9.Heat-insulation layer material everywhere is with the material of polyurethane foam plastics or other good heat preservation performance.Heat-dissipating
casing 3 usefulness have the stainless steel or the good material of other thermal conductivity of good heat radiating and make.Base 11 can constitute with bakelite or working of plastics injection mo(u)lding.All the other structural members copy known water tumbler material to get final product.Only connect those two lines of power supply all the other are just empty for big mouthful of socket of general USB on the
output socket 10 usefulness computers, powered for mobile phone and small electric apparatus such as MP3, MP4 with regard to available generic USB data wire like this, can also with two the usb data line and the grafting of computer USB socket of major part, power to multifunction cup and to freeze or heat, the user can be with a power supply less.For convenience the user with the 5-12V switch DC power supply of existing laptop adapter or small electric apparatus to the multifunction cup cooling and warming of powering, can be more general circular supply socket in parallel on
output socket 10, or add a round attaching plug switching USB plug line again.The current-limiting resistance R little fixed carbon resister of resistance 200-360 ohm.Light emitting diode D
1, D
2All use conducting luminous voltage 1.7-2V's.The diode of the germanium material that diode D is above with withstand voltage 6V, rated current 0.5A is above.Triac device small-sized triple-pole double throw toggle switch on the market, reversing switch K
2With small capacity double dpdt double-pole double-throw (DPDT) toggle switch, the rated current of switch is greater than 1A.
The 2nd embodiment of the present invention sees Fig. 4, is to have removed rechargeable battery 9 and associated components with the former difference, circuit reduction, but the hot water thermo-electric generation of at every turn pouring into can store, and can only be other small electric apparatus chargings immediately.
When the production and sales product, also can increase the supporting dc source that cooling and warming of the present invention is used, this dc source can be transformed into the rectifier power source of direct current 5-15V with common on the market 220V, needn't be with voltage stabilizing, and is with low cost.Good with Switching Power Supply, advantage is that weight reduces, and shortcoming is that cost improves.Its plug is supporting with output socket 10.
The invention is not restricted to the foregoing description: inner bag 2, heat-dissipating casing 3 or other structural members can be made other shapes; Insulation material 6 between inner bag 2 and the heat-dissipating casing 3 can remove, and directly uses air thermal preservation therebetween or the like.These variations all do not depart from essence of the present invention.