CN109539541A - A kind of energy saving heating device of single channel water heater - Google Patents

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CN109539541A
CN109539541A CN201910047330.9A CN201910047330A CN109539541A CN 109539541 A CN109539541 A CN 109539541A CN 201910047330 A CN201910047330 A CN 201910047330A CN 109539541 A CN109539541 A CN 109539541A
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Abstract

The invention discloses a kind of energy saving heating devices of single channel water heater, including shell, tap water inlet pipe, hot water outlet pipe and water tank, the tap water inlet pipe and hot water outlet pipe are mounted on the left end of shell, and the left end of shell is also equipped with water heater cold water water inlet and water heater hot-water water outlet;It further include the first three-way magnetic valve, the second three-way magnetic valve, the first reflux line, the second reflux line, third reflux line, the 4th reflux line and tee tube, first three-way magnetic valve and the second three-way magnetic valve have the first unidirectional outlet, the second unidirectional port and public passage mouth, the tee tube has the first port, the second port and third connectivity mouth;The present invention does not need to be transformed original pipeline, no longer exhausts the cold water waste in pipeline, so that it may which the circulating chilled water heating for realizing single channel water heater can save water source energy consumption, save transformation and decoration cost, environment-friendly high-efficiency.

Description

A kind of energy saving heating device of single channel water heater
Technical field
The present invention relates to appliance fields, more particularly, to a kind of energy saving heating device of single channel water heater.
Background technique
The pipeline that all single channel water heaters are laid at present when hot water is used all can be after water heater starting, by hot water The cooled water discharge left in the pipeline of device rear end is complete just to have hot water stream to go out to use, and can waste a large amount of water source in this way;Although now There is novel air energy water heater that immediate thermal function may be implemented, but premise must increase a return to carry out in pipeline Circulating chilled water heating, and price is high, takes up a large area, for the single channel hot water pipeline being laid with originally, has no idea to realize.
Summary of the invention
The present invention is to overcome above situation insufficient, it is desirable to provide a kind of technical solution that can solve the above problem.
A kind of energy saving heating device of single channel water heater, including shell, tap water inlet pipe, hot water outlet pipe and water Case, water tank are set in the housing, and the tap water inlet pipe is mounted on the left end of shell with hot water outlet pipe, and the left end of shell is also pacified Equipped with water heater cold water water inlet and water heater hot-water water outlet;
It further include the first three-way magnetic valve, the second three-way magnetic valve, the first reflux line, the second reflux line, third return pipe Road, the 4th reflux line and tee tube, first three-way magnetic valve and the second three-way magnetic valve have the first unidirectional outlet, Two unidirectional outlets and public passage mouth, the tee tube have the first port, the second port and third connectivity mouth;
The water heater hot-water water outlet is connect with one end of the first reflux line, the other end of first reflux line and First unidirectional outlet of one three-way magnetic valve connects, and the one of the public passage mouth of first three-way magnetic valve and hot water outlet pipe End connection, the other end of the hot water outlet pipe are also connected with exhaust valve, the second unidirectional outlet of first three-way magnetic valve It is connect with one end of the second reflux line, the other end of second reflux line and the first port of tee tube connect, described Second reflux line is equipped with pressure inductor, and the pressure inductor is mounted on the middle position of the second reflux line;
It further include electric water pump, one end of the third reflux line and the second port of tee tube connect, third reflux line The other end then pass through electric water pump and be communicated to the bottom of water tank, the side wall of the water tank upper end is equipped with control unit, institute It states control unit to connect with electric water pump signal, control unit also connects with the first three-way magnetic valve and the second three-way magnetic valve signal It connects, the pressure inductor is connect with control unit signal;
One end of the tap water inlet pipe is connected with water supply pipe, and the other end of tap water inlet pipe is then powered with the two or three First unidirectional outlet of magnet valve connects, and one end of the 4th reflux line and the public passage mouth of the second three-way magnetic valve connect It connects, it further includes communicating pipe that the other end of the 4th reflux line is connect with water heater cold water water inlet, before the communicating pipe Both ends are connect with the second unidirectional outlet of the third connectivity mouth of tee tube and the second three-way magnetic valve respectively afterwards.
Preferably, the specific type of the pressure inductor is pipeline pressure inductor.
Preferably, lower water level protective switch is installed, the lower water level protective switch is mounted on water tank bottom in the water tank The inner sidewall in portion, lower water level protective switch also have difference in height, lower water level protective switch and control unit signal with the bottom surface of water tank Connection.
Preferably, water level protection switch is also equipped in the water tank, the upper water level switch is mounted on water tank upper end Inner sidewall, upper water level protection switch also has difference in height with the top surface of water tank, and upper water level protection switch connects with control unit signal It connects.
Preferably, the right side wall of the water tank upper end is equipped with overflow valve, and overflow valve is connect with control unit signal.
Compared with prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are: the present invention does not need to be transformed original pipeline, no Again by pipeline cold water waste exhaust, so that it may realize single channel water heater circulating chilled water heating, can save water source energy consumption, Save transformation and decoration cost, environment-friendly high-efficiency.
Additional aspect and advantage of the invention will be set forth in part in the description, and will partially become from the following description Obviously, or practice through the invention is recognized.
Detailed description of the invention
In order to more clearly explain the embodiment of the invention or the technical proposal in the existing technology, to embodiment or will show below There is attached drawing needed in technical description to be briefly described, it should be apparent that, the accompanying drawings in the following description is only this Some embodiments of invention without any creative labor, may be used also for those of ordinary skill in the art To obtain other drawings based on these drawings.
Fig. 1 is a kind of structural schematic diagram of the energy saving heating device of single channel water heater of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is a kind of another structural schematic diagram of the energy saving heating device of single channel water heater of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the structural schematic diagram of tee tube in a kind of energy saving heating device of single channel water heater of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the structural schematic diagram of the first three-way magnetic valve in a kind of energy saving heating device of single channel water heater of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is the structural schematic diagram of the second three-way magnetic valve in a kind of energy saving heating device of single channel water heater of the present invention.
In figure: tap water inlet pipe 1, water heater cold water water inlet 2, water heater hot-water water outlet 3, the first reflux line 4, Hot water outlet pipe 5, the 4th reflux line 6, the first three-way magnetic valve 7, pressure inductor 8, the second reflux line 9, communicating pipe 10, Tee tube 11, the second triple valve 12, electric water pump 13, third reflux line 14, control unit 15, water tank 16, lower water level protection Switch 17, upper water level protection switch 18, overflow valve 19, the first port 20, the second port 21, third connectivity mouth 22, first unidirectionally go out Mouth the 23, second unidirectional outlet 24, public passage mouth 25, the first unidirectional outlet 23 ', the second unidirectional outlet 24 ', public passage mouth 25 ', shell 26, exhaust valve 27, water heater 28.
Specific embodiment
The technical scheme in the embodiments of the invention will be clearly and completely described below, it is clear that described implementation Example is only a part of the embodiment of the present invention, instead of all the embodiments.Based on the embodiments of the present invention, this field is common Technical staff's every other embodiment obtained without making creative work belongs to the model that the present invention protects It encloses.
Please refer to Fig. 1~5, in the embodiment of the present invention, a kind of energy saving heating device of single channel water heater, including shell 26, tap water inlet pipe 1, hot water outlet pipe 5 and water tank 16, water tank 16 are set in shell 26, the tap water inlet pipe 1 and heat Water outlet pipe 5 is mounted on the left end of shell 26, and the left end of shell 26 is also equipped with water heater cold water water inlet 2 and water heater hot-water Water outlet 3;
It further include the first three-way magnetic valve 7, the second three-way magnetic valve 12, the first reflux line 4, the second reflux line 9, third time Flow tube road 14, the 4th reflux line 6 and tee tube 11, first three-way magnetic valve 7 have the first unidirectional outlet 23, second single To outlet 24 and public passage mouth 25, second three-way magnetic valve 12 has the first unidirectional outlet 23 ', the second unidirectional outlet 24 ' have the first port 20, the second port 21 and third connectivity mouth 22 with public passage mouth 25 ', the tee tube;
The water heater hot-water water outlet 3 is connect with one end of the first reflux line 4, the other end of first reflux line 4 It is connect with the first unidirectional outlet 23 of the first three-way magnetic valve 7, the public passage mouth 25 and hot water of first three-way magnetic valve 7 One end of outlet pipe 5 connects, and the other end of the hot water outlet pipe 5 is also connected with exhaust valve 27, first three-way magnetic valve 7 The second unidirectional outlet 24 connect with one end of the second reflux line 9, the other end of second reflux line 9 and tee tube 11 The connection of the first port 20, second reflux line 9 is equipped with pressure inductor 8, and the pressure inductor 8 is mounted on second The middle position of reflux line 9;
It further include electric water pump 13, one end of the third reflux line 14 is connect with the second port 21 of tee tube 11, third The other end of reflux line 14 then passes through electric water pump 13 and is communicated to the bottom of water tank 16, the side wall peace of 16 upper end of water tank Equipped with control unit 15, described control unit 15 is connect with 13 signal of electric water pump, control unit 15 also with the first threeway electromagnetism Valve 7 is connected with 12 signal of the second three-way magnetic valve, and the pressure inductor 8 is connect with 15 signal of control unit;
One end of the tap water inlet pipe 1 is connected with water supply pipe, the other end of tap water inlet pipe 1 then with the second threeway First unidirectional outlet 23 ' of solenoid valve 12 connects, and one end of the 4th reflux line 6 is public with the second three-way magnetic valve 12 Passway 25 ' connects, and it further includes communicating pipe that the other end of the 4th reflux line 6 is connect with water heater cold water water inlet 2 10, the rear and front end of the communicating pipe 10 is single with the second of the third connectivity mouth 22 of tee tube 11 and the second three-way magnetic valve 12 respectively To 24 ' connection of outlet.
The specific type of the pressure inductor 8 is pipeline pressure inductor.
Lower water level protective switch 17 is installed, the lower water level protective switch 17 is mounted on 16 bottom of water tank in the water tank 16 The inner sidewall in portion, lower water level protective switch 17 also have difference in height with the bottom surface of water tank 16, and lower water level protective switch 17 and control are single First 15 signals connection.
Water level protection switch 18 is also equipped in the water tank 16, the upper water level switch 18 is mounted on 16 upper end of water tank Inner sidewall, upper water level protection switch 18 also has difference in height, upper water level protection switch 18 and control unit with the top surface of water tank 16 The connection of 15 signals.
The right side wall of 16 upper end of water tank is equipped with overflow valve 19, and overflow valve 19 is connect with 15 signal of control unit.
The working principle of the invention is: the water inlet water heater hot-water that water heater cold water water inlet 2 connects water heater 28 goes out The water outlet of the connection of the mouth of a river 3 water heater 28;By control unit 15 start electric water pump 13, the first of the first three-way magnetic valve 7 Unidirectional outlet 23 is closed, and the second unidirectional outlet 24 of the first three-way magnetic valve 7 is opened, and the second of the second three-way magnetic valve 12 is unidirectional Outlet 24 ' is closed, and the cold water in hot water outlet pipe 5 passes through the public passage mouth 25 of the first three-way magnetic valve 7, is powered from the one or three Second unidirectional outlet 24 of magnet valve 7 flows out, and by third reflux line 14 and electric water pump 13 and is flowed into water tank 16, this When the second reflux line 9 on pressure inductor 8 pressure it is normal;
When the cold water in hot water outlet pipe 5 is all flowed into water tank 16, the pressure of the pressure inductor 8 on the second reflux line 9 Power is abnormal, and signal occurs for pressure inductor 8 to control unit 15, and control unit 15 controls 13 inverted running of electric water pump and starts The heat function of water heater, while the first unidirectional outlet 23 of the first three-way magnetic valve 7 is opened, the second of the first three-way magnetic valve 7 Unidirectional outlet 24 is closed, and the second unidirectional outlet 24 ' of the second three-way magnetic valve 12 is opened, and the first of the second three-way magnetic valve 12 is single It is closed to outlet 23 ', the cold water in water tank 16 passes through electric water pump 13 by third reflux line 14, and from the of tee tube 11 Two ports 21 and third connectivity mouth 22 are flowed into the second unidirectional outlet 24 ' of the second three-way magnetic valve 12, and are powered from the two or three The public passage mouth 25 ' of magnet valve 12 flows out, and is flowed into water heater cold water water inlet 2 finally by the 4th reflux line 6, passes through It is flowed out after heating from water heater hot-water water outlet 3, by the first unidirectional outlet 23 of the first three-way magnetic valve 7, from the first threeway The public passage mouth 25 of solenoid valve 7 is flowed into hot water outlet pipe 5, and when hot water is supplied to hot water outlet pipe 5, hot water outlet pipe 5 Interior air is discharged by exhaust valve 27;
When the cold water in water tank 16 is finished, lower water level protective switch 17 transmits a signal to control unit 15, and electric water pump 13 stops Operation, while the second unidirectional outlet 24 ' of the second three-way magnetic valve 12 is closed, the first unidirectional outlet of the second three-way magnetic valve 12 23 ' open, and tap water is flowed into from tap water inlet pipe 1, and flow into from the first unidirectional outlet 23 ' of the second three-way magnetic valve 12, It is flowed out from the public passage mouth 25 ' of the second three-way magnetic valve 12, is flowed into water heater cold water water inlet 2 from the 4th reflux line 6 Continue heating of supplying water.
It is obvious to a person skilled in the art that invention is not limited to the details of the above exemplary embodiments, Er Qie In the case where without departing substantially from spirit or essential attributes of the invention, the present invention can be realized in other specific forms.Therefore, no matter From the point of view of which point, the present embodiments are to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive, and the scope of the present invention is by appended power Benefit requires rather than above description limits, it is intended that all by what is fallen within the meaning and scope of the equivalent elements of the claims Variation is included within the present invention.Any reference signs in the claims should not be construed as limiting the involved claims.

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1. a kind of energy saving heating device of single channel water heater, including shell, tap water inlet pipe, hot water outlet pipe and water tank, Water tank is set in the housing, and the tap water inlet pipe is mounted on the left end of shell with hot water outlet pipe, and the left end of shell is also installed There are water heater cold water water inlet and water heater hot-water water outlet;
It is characterized in that, further include the first three-way magnetic valve, the second three-way magnetic valve, the first reflux line, the second reflux line, Third reflux line, the 4th reflux line and tee tube, first three-way magnetic valve and the second three-way magnetic valve have first Unidirectional outlet, the second unidirectional outlet and public passage mouth, the tee tube have the first port, the second port and third connectivity mouth;
The water heater hot-water water outlet is connect with one end of the first reflux line, the other end of first reflux line and First unidirectional outlet of one three-way magnetic valve connects, and the one of the public passage mouth of first three-way magnetic valve and hot water outlet pipe End connection, the other end of the hot water outlet pipe are also connected with exhaust valve, the second unidirectional outlet of first three-way magnetic valve It is connect with one end of the second reflux line, the other end of second reflux line and the first port of tee tube connect, described Second reflux line is equipped with pressure inductor, and the pressure inductor is mounted on the middle position of the second reflux line;
It further include electric water pump, one end of the third reflux line and the second port of tee tube connect, third reflux line The other end then pass through electric water pump and be communicated to the bottom of water tank, the side wall of the water tank upper end is equipped with control unit, institute It states control unit to connect with electric water pump signal, control unit also connects with the first three-way magnetic valve and the second three-way magnetic valve signal It connects, the pressure inductor is connect with control unit signal;
One end of the tap water inlet pipe is connected with water supply pipe, and the other end of tap water inlet pipe is then powered with the two or three First unidirectional outlet of magnet valve connects, and one end of the 4th reflux line and the public passage mouth of the second three-way magnetic valve connect It connects, it further includes communicating pipe that the other end of the 4th reflux line is connect with water heater cold water water inlet, before the communicating pipe Both ends are connect with the second unidirectional outlet of the third connectivity mouth of tee tube and the second three-way magnetic valve respectively afterwards.
2. a kind of energy saving heating device of single channel water heater according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the feeling of stress The specific type for answering device is pipeline pressure inductor.
3. a kind of energy saving heating device of single channel water heater according to claim 1, which is characterized in that in the water tank Lower water level protective switch is installed, the lower water level protective switch is mounted on the inner sidewall of water tank bottom, lower water level protective switch Also there is difference in height with the bottom surface of water tank, lower water level protective switch is connect with control unit signal.
4. a kind of energy saving heating device of single channel water heater according to claim 1, which is characterized in that in the water tank It is also equipped with water level protection switch, the upper water level switch is mounted on the inner sidewall of water tank upper end, and upper water level protection switch is also There is difference in height with the top surface of water tank, upper water level protection switch is connect with control unit signal.
5. a kind of energy saving heating device of single channel water heater according to claim 1, which is characterized in that on the water tank The right side wall at end is equipped with overflow valve, and overflow valve is connect with control unit signal.
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