CN110332696B - Outdoor gas water heater - Google Patents

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CN110332696B
CN110332696B CN201910692728.8A CN201910692728A CN110332696B CN 110332696 B CN110332696 B CN 110332696B CN 201910692728 A CN201910692728 A CN 201910692728A CN 110332696 B CN110332696 B CN 110332696B
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罗志坚
张湘杰
黎志炎
陈志强
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23JREMOVAL OR TREATMENT OF COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OR COMBUSTION RESIDUES; FLUES 
    • F23J11/00Devices for conducting smoke or fumes, e.g. flues 
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24HFLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEAT-GENERATING MEANS, e.g. HEAT PUMPS, IN GENERAL
    • F24H1/00Water heaters, e.g. boilers, continuous-flow heaters or water-storage heaters
    • F24H1/06Portable or mobile, e.g. collapsible
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24HFLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEAT-GENERATING MEANS, e.g. HEAT PUMPS, IN GENERAL
    • F24H1/00Water heaters, e.g. boilers, continuous-flow heaters or water-storage heaters
    • F24H1/10Continuous-flow heaters, i.e. heaters in which heat is generated only while the water is flowing, e.g. with direct contact of the water with the heating medium
    • F24H1/12Continuous-flow heaters, i.e. heaters in which heat is generated only while the water is flowing, e.g. with direct contact of the water with the heating medium in which the water is kept separate from the heating medium
    • F24H1/124Continuous-flow heaters, i.e. heaters in which heat is generated only while the water is flowing, e.g. with direct contact of the water with the heating medium in which the water is kept separate from the heating medium using fluid fuel
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24HFLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEAT-GENERATING MEANS, e.g. HEAT PUMPS, IN GENERAL
    • F24H9/00Details
    • F24H9/0005Details for water heaters
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24HFLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEAT-GENERATING MEANS, e.g. HEAT PUMPS, IN GENERAL
    • F24H9/00Details
    • F24H9/18Arrangement or mounting of grates or heating means
    • F24H9/1809Arrangement or mounting of grates or heating means for water heaters
    • F24H9/1832Arrangement or mounting of combustion heating means, e.g. grates or burners
    • F24H9/1836Arrangement or mounting of combustion heating means, e.g. grates or burners using fluid fuel

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Abstract

The invention discloses an outdoor gas water heater which comprises a shell, a combustion heat exchange device, a smoke collecting cavity and a diffusion chamber, wherein an installation cavity is arranged in the shell, a first exhaust port communicated with the top of the installation cavity is arranged on the shell, the combustion heat exchange device, the smoke collecting cavity and the diffusion chamber are all arranged in the installation cavity, and the smoke collecting cavity is positioned above the combustion heat exchange device. The diffusion chamber is communicated with the side part of the smoke collecting cavity, and a second exhaust port communicated with the diffusion chamber is arranged in the installation cavity or on the outer side wall of the casing. When the first exhaust port is blocked, the flue gas can flow into the diffusion chamber and then flows out through the second exhaust port, so that the flue gas can flow, the accumulation of the flue gas is avoided, the exceeding of the flue gas concentration in the water heater is avoided, and meanwhile, the outside fresh air can flow into the installation cavity, so that the fuel can be fully combusted, and the generation of harmful substances is reduced.

Description

Outdoor gas water heater
Technical Field
The invention relates to water heating equipment, in particular to an outdoor gas water heater.
Background
Currently, more and more people like outdoor camping activities, and many people hope to generate hot water to wash hands, bathe and the like in cold weather, so that the outdoor gas water heater convenient to carry is designed according to the requirements. For outdoor gas water heater, its top is provided with the gas vent, and during operation, the flue gas that the burning produced is discharged through the gas vent. However, when the exhaust port is blocked, the smoke cannot be normally discharged, and the smoke is accumulated in the water heater, so that the concentration of the smoke in the water heater exceeds the standard. Because the flue gas can not flow and be discharged, external fresh air can not enter the water heater to assist combustion, the combustion of fuel is insufficient, more harmful substances can be generated, and the safety of the outdoor gas water heater is not high.
In addition, the outdoor environment is always winded, when the wind speed is high, the outside air can not smoothly flow into the water heater to assist combustion, the fuel in the water heater is not fully combusted, and more harmful substances can be generated.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to at least solve one of the technical problems in the prior art, and provides an outdoor gas water heater, which can reduce harmful substances generated during fuel combustion and avoid exceeding the standard of the concentration of flue gas in the water heater.
The scheme adopted by the invention is as follows: outdoor gas water heater, it includes
The device comprises a shell, wherein an installation cavity is arranged in the shell, and a first exhaust port communicated with the top of the installation cavity is arranged on the shell;
the combustion heat exchange device is arranged in the mounting cavity;
the smoke collecting cavity is arranged in the mounting cavity and is positioned above the combustion heat exchange device;
the diffusion chamber is arranged in the installation cavity and is communicated with the side part of the smoke collecting cavity, and a second exhaust port communicated with the diffusion chamber is arranged in the installation cavity or on the outer wall of the shell.
The scheme has the beneficial effects that: through the structure, when the first exhaust port is blocked, the smoke can flow into the diffusion chamber and then flows out through the second exhaust port, so that the smoke can flow, the accumulation of the smoke is avoided, the exceeding of the smoke concentration in the water heater is avoided, and meanwhile, the outside fresh air can flow into the installation cavity, so that the fuel can be fully combusted, and the generation of harmful substances is reduced.
According to the outdoor gas water heater, the second exhaust port is communicated with the bottom of the diffusion chamber.
According to the outdoor gas water heater disclosed by the invention, the smoke collecting hood is arranged in the mounting cavity, and the smoke collecting cavity is positioned in the smoke collecting hood.
According to the outdoor gas water heater disclosed by the invention, the diffusion cover is arranged on the side of the fume collecting hood, and the diffusion chamber is positioned in the diffusion cover.
According to the outdoor gas water heater disclosed by the invention, the first exhaust ports are arranged on two opposite sides of the shell.
According to the outdoor gas water heater disclosed by the invention, the top of the mounting cavity is provided with the wind shielding structure, the wind shielding structure comprises the mounting plate and the baffle, the mounting plate is rotatably arranged in the mounting cavity, the baffles are arranged on two sides of the mounting plate, and the baffles incline downwards.
According to the outdoor gas water heater disclosed by the invention, the first air inlets are respectively arranged on the two opposite sides of the shell, and the combustion heat exchange device is positioned between the first air inlets on the two sides of the shell.
According to the outdoor gas water heater disclosed by the invention, the bottom surface of the shell is provided with the second air inlet and the first downward extending baffle plate.
According to the outdoor gas water heater disclosed by the invention, the bottom of the first baffle plate is provided with the transversely arranged guide plates, the two sides of the guide plates are respectively provided with the second baffle plates extending downwards, and the second baffle plates at the two sides of the guide plates are staggered front and back.
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The invention is further described below with reference to the drawings and examples;
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an exploded view of an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a wind shielding structure according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.
Detailed Description
Reference will now be made in detail to the present embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein the accompanying drawings are used to supplement the description of the written description so that one can intuitively and intuitively understand each technical feature and overall technical scheme of the present invention, but not to limit the scope of the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that references to orientation descriptions such as upper, lower, front, rear, left, right, etc. are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of description of the present invention and to simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, a number means one or more, a number means two or more, and greater than, less than, exceeding, etc. are understood to not include the present number, and above, below, within, etc. are understood to include the present number. The description of the first and second is for the purpose of distinguishing between technical features only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated or implicitly indicating the precedence of the technical features indicated.
In the description of the present invention, unless explicitly defined otherwise, terms such as arrangement, installation, connection, etc. should be construed broadly and the specific meaning of the terms in the present invention can be reasonably determined by a person skilled in the art in combination with the specific contents of the technical scheme.
Referring to fig. 1 to 5, an outdoor gas water heater according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing 10, a combustion heat exchange device 20, a smoke collecting chamber 31, and a diffusion chamber 41.
A mounting chamber 11 is provided in the housing 10, and a first exhaust port 12 communicating with the top of the mounting chamber 11 is provided in the housing 10. Further, first air inlets 13 are provided at opposite sides of the cabinet 10, respectively. The combustion heat exchange device 20, the smoke collecting cavity 31 and the diffusion chamber 41 are all arranged in the installation cavity 11, the combustion heat exchange device 20 comprises a fire row 21 and a heat exchanger 22, and the fire row 21, the heat exchanger 22 and the smoke collecting cavity 31 are sequentially arranged from bottom to top. The diffusion chamber 41 communicates with the side of the smoke collecting chamber 31, and a second exhaust port 42 communicating with the diffusion chamber 41 is provided in the installation chamber 11, and the second exhaust port 42 communicates with the bottom of the diffusion chamber 41.
In normal operation, the flue gas flows upwardly through the heat exchanger 22 and the plenum 31 and then out through the first exhaust port 12, and since the flue gas is normally rising, little or no flue gas flows into the diffusion chamber 41. At the same time, the rising smoke can reduce the air pressure in the smoke collecting cavity 31 to suck the outside air into the mounting cavity 11. When the first exhaust port 12 is blocked, the smoke cannot flow out through the first exhaust port 12, and at this time, the smoke can flow into the diffusion chamber 41, and when the smoke in the diffusion chamber 41 is more, the smoke can flow out through the second exhaust port 42. Therefore, the flow of the smoke can be ensured, the accumulation of the smoke is avoided, and the exceeding of the smoke concentration in the water heater is avoided, so that the requirements of relevant authentication tests can be met when the smoke concentration test is carried out.
The flow of the flue gas enables the external fresh air to flow into the installation cavity 11 so that the fuel can be fully combusted, and the generation of harmful substances is reduced, so that the content of the harmful substances in the flue gas is ensured to be lower than the relevant standard.
When the water heater is just ignited and the flame is just extinguished, the fuel is not fully combusted, more harmful substances can be generated, the harmful substances in the smoke exceed the standard, the temperature of the smoke is low at the moment, the rising trend of the smoke is not obvious, the exceeding smoke can transversely escape into the diffusion chamber 41, part of exceeding smoke temporarily stays in the diffusion chamber 41, and a large amount of exceeding smoke is prevented from rapidly escaping to the outside.
In addition, an air flow sensor may be disposed at the top of the smoke collecting chamber 31, and a control system may be disposed on the casing 10, and the air flow sensor may be electrically connected to the control system. The shell 10 is also provided with an air inlet nozzle 15 for installing a fuel bottle, the air inlet nozzle 15 is communicated with a fire row 21 through an air inlet pipeline 16, the air inlet pipeline 16 is provided with an electromagnetic valve 17, and the electromagnetic valve 17 is also electrically connected with a control system. The electromagnetic valve 17 can control the on-off of the air inlet pipeline 16. When the first exhaust port 12 is clogged, the airflow speed detected by the airflow sensor becomes small, even zero. When the air flow rate is lower than a certain set value, the control system controls the electromagnetic valve 17 to operate, and cuts off the fuel supply to the fire grate 21 to stop combustion. Before stopping combustion, the flue gas generated by combustion may flow into the diffusion chamber 41.
Since the second exhaust port 42 is located in the installation cavity 11, external wind can be prevented from directly blowing to the second exhaust port 42 to inhibit the outflow of smoke during the wind-up.
Referring to fig. 3, a fume collecting hood 30 is provided in the installation chamber 11, and a fume collecting chamber 31 is provided in the fume collecting hood 30. A diffusion hood 40 is provided laterally of the fume collecting hood 30, and a diffusion chamber 41 is located in the diffusion hood 40. The second exhaust port 42 is provided on the diffusion cover 40.
In some embodiments, the diffusion hood 40 may be connected to the fume collection hood 30, i.e., the diffusion hood 40 and fume collection hood 30 together enclose a diffusion chamber 41.
Referring to fig. 3 and 4, first exhaust ports 12 are provided at opposite sides of the cabinet 10, a wind shielding structure 50 is provided at the top of the installation cavity 11, the wind shielding structure 50 includes a mounting plate 51 and a baffle plate 52, the mounting plate 51 is rotatably disposed in the installation cavity 11, the baffle plate 52 is provided at both sides of the mounting plate 51, and the baffle plate 52 is inclined downward.
When blowing wind, wind can be blown in from the first air outlet 12 on one side of the casing 10, the blown-in air flow drives the wind shielding structure 50 to rotate, the wind shielding structure 50 can shield the first air outlet 12 on the side, the condition that the outside air is filled into the smoke collecting cavity 31 to block the outflow of smoke is avoided, and meanwhile, the smoke in the smoke collecting cavity 31 can flow out through the first air outlet 12 on the other side of the casing 10. Therefore, by arranging the wind shielding structure 50, even when the wind blows, the smoke can be ensured to flow out, the accumulation of the smoke is avoided, and meanwhile, the outside fresh air can flow into the mounting cavity 11, so that the fuel can be fully combusted, and the generation of harmful substances is reduced.
The mounting plate 51 and the baffle plate 52 can be in an integrated structure, and during production, a sheet can be bent to form the mounting plate 51 and the baffle plate 52, so that the number of parts is reduced, and the production cost is reduced.
The combustion heat exchange device 20 is located between the first air inlets 13 on both sides of the casing 10. When the wind blows to one side of the casing 10, the air is shielded by the combustion heat exchange device 20, so that the air flow can be prevented from directly penetrating through the casing 10, and a part of air can be blown into the installation cavity 11 to assist combustion, and the condition of insufficient fuel combustion is avoided.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, a second air inlet 14 and a first baffle 61 extending downward are provided at the bottom surface of the cabinet 10, and the first baffle 61 has a cross-shaped cross section. During windy, the air flow passes through the lower part of the casing 10, and the first baffle 61 can prevent the air flow from directly flowing through the lower part of the casing 10, so that part of the air can enter the mounting cavity 11 through the second air inlet 14 to assist combustion, and insufficient fuel combustion is avoided.
Further, a guide plate 62 is disposed at the bottom of the first baffle plate 61, two sides of the guide plate 62 are respectively provided with a second baffle plate 63 extending downward, and the second baffle plates 63 at two sides of the guide plate 62 are staggered back and forth. When the wind blows to one side of the casing 10, the second deflector 63 can block the air flow, and prevent the air from directly flowing under the casing 10, so that part of the air can enter the installation cavity 11 through the second air inlet 14 to assist combustion. In addition, the second baffle plates 63 on two sides of the guide plate 62 are staggered back and forth, so that part of air bypasses the second baffle plates 63 to reach the other side of the casing 10, the flow rate of the air reaching the other side of the casing 10 is low, and the air at the other side of the casing 10 is not completely blown away, so that enough air is ensured to enter the installation cavity 11 from the other side of the casing 10 to assist combustion, and the condition of insufficient fuel combustion is avoided.
In some embodiments, the first baffle 61 may also be in-line or wavy in cross-section.
In some embodiments, the second exhaust port 42 may be provided on an outer sidewall of the cabinet 10. Accordingly, a downwardly extending windshield may be provided on the cabinet 10 such that the second exhaust port 42 faces downward, preventing the air flow direction from facing the second exhaust port 42 during a wind-up.
An anti-toppling switch (not shown in the drawings) is also provided in the housing 10, and is electrically connected to the control system, and detects the inclination of the housing 10, and cuts off the fuel supply by the solenoid valve 17 when the housing 10 topples, so as to stop combustion.
The embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various changes can be made within the knowledge of one of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

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1. An outdoor gas water heater, which is characterized by comprising
The device comprises a shell, wherein an installation cavity is arranged in the shell, and a first exhaust port communicated with the top of the installation cavity is arranged on the shell;
the combustion heat exchange device is arranged in the mounting cavity;
the smoke collecting cavity is arranged in the mounting cavity and is positioned above the combustion heat exchange device;
the diffusion chamber is arranged in the installation cavity and is communicated with the side part of the smoke collecting cavity, and a second exhaust port communicated with the diffusion chamber is arranged in the installation cavity or on the outer wall of the shell;
the second exhaust port is communicated with the bottom of the diffusion chamber;
a smoke collecting cover is arranged in the mounting cavity, and the smoke collecting cavity is positioned in the smoke collecting cover;
a diffusion cover is arranged on the side of the fume collecting hood, and the diffusion chamber is positioned in the diffusion cover;
the two opposite sides of the shell are respectively provided with a first air inlet, and the combustion heat exchange device is positioned between the first air inlets at the two sides of the shell;
the bottom surface of the shell is provided with a second air inlet and a first baffle plate extending downwards;
the bottom of the first baffle plate is provided with a transversely arranged guide plate, two sides of the guide plate are respectively provided with a second baffle plate extending downwards, and the second baffle plates at two sides of the guide plate are staggered front and back.
2. The outdoor gas water heater of claim 1, wherein said first exhaust ports are provided on opposite sides of said housing.
3. The outdoor gas water heater of claim 2, wherein the top of the mounting cavity is provided with a wind shielding structure comprising a mounting plate and a baffle, the mounting plate being rotatably disposed in the mounting cavity, the baffle being disposed on both sides of the mounting plate, the baffle being inclined downwardly.
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