CN202723549U - Heat storage type heat insulation type electric kettle with water outlet at top and long-acting heat insulation structure - Google Patents

Heat storage type heat insulation type electric kettle with water outlet at top and long-acting heat insulation structure Download PDF

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CN202723549U
CN202723549U CN 201220364636 CN201220364636U CN202723549U CN 202723549 U CN202723549 U CN 202723549U CN 201220364636 CN201220364636 CN 201220364636 CN 201220364636 U CN201220364636 U CN 201220364636U CN 202723549 U CN202723549 U CN 202723549U
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The utility model relates to a heat storage type heat insulation type electric kettle with a water outlet at top and a long-acting heat insulation structure. The heat storage type heat insulation type electric kettle comprises a kettle body and a kettle cover and is characterized in that the kettle body comprises a case and an inner liner arranged inside the case, the bottom of the kettle body is provided with an electric heater, a heating body of the electric heater is in tight contact with the inner liner, a sealed phase change heat storage layer is formed between the case and the inner liner, the inner liner and the sealed phase change heat storage layer form a 80-90 DEG C heat storage type heat insulation structure, the electric heater comprises the heater body and a heat storage body, the heat storage body is connected with the heating body through a plurality of connecting elements for forming a scattered connecting structure, heat conduction connecting points are arranged in partial connecting elements, the heat storage body and the inner liner form a point-shaped connecting structure, the water outlet communicated with an inner cavity of the inner liner is arranged on the kettle cover, and a sealing cover is arranged at the water outlet part. The heat storage type heat insulation type electric kettle has the advantages that the heat storage body has the self heat insulation characteristics, the heat energy of the heat storage body can heat the inner liner only through the heat conduction connecting points, so the heating of the heat storage body on the inner liner and the boiled water is slow and everlasting, and the beneficial effect of long-acting heat insulation is realized.

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The heat-storage heat-preserving formula electric kettle with long-acting thermal-insulating structure of top water outlet
Technical field
The utility model relates to the heat-storage heat-preserving formula electric kettle with long-acting thermal-insulating structure of a kind of top water outlet, and this electric kettle can boiling water and water temperature remained on required preference temperature for a long time, is useful in and water temperature is remained on 80 ℃~95 ℃ occasion.The electric heating appliance technical field that belongs to daily living article.
Background technology
At present, electric heater is the common tool of people's daily life, and electric water heater is because its to boil water fast, smokeless and odorless have the characteristics such as environmental protection, and is welcomed by the people.Particularly people have special requirement to the water quality water temperature when making tea, infuse coffee, brewing milk powder, lotus root starch or bubble kung fu tea.As brew the high-grade tea such as Dragon Well tea, high-quality green tea, normally 80~85 ℃ of boiling water optimums; Make coffee or rush milk powder, lotus root starch etc., normally require the boiling water more than 85 ℃; And when drinking kung fu tea, approximately need water temperature to keep about 95 ℃ in 20 minutes always, should not repeatedly heat again, boil and change " fresh " of water.But electric heater of the prior art does not have heat insulation function mostly, perhaps, although have certain heat insulation function, has unreasonable structure, the poor shortcoming of heat insulation effect, therefore, can not satisfy the daily life needs.And traditional device that is used for the boiling water insulation, such as thermos flask, it is to rely on the sealing that vacuumizes in the middle of the double-deck glass liner with bottle plug to reduce radiation loss and guarantee insulation effect, but these attemperators do not possess from heating and boiling water function, particularly in both, there is any one impaired its insulation effect just obviously to descend, roll also fast reducing of (opening) coolant-temperature gage, the glass inner flask is easy to again breakage.Therefore, these thermos flasks can not satisfy people's the needs of making tea, infuse coffee, brew milk powder, lotus root starch or bubble kung fu tea equally.
The utility model content
The purpose of this utility model is in order to address the above problem, the heat-storage heat-preserving formula electric kettle with long-acting thermal-insulating structure of a kind of top water outlet is provided, water in the kettle through boiled to 100 ℃ boiling water, this electric kettle can remain on required optimal temperature for a long time with water temperature, the boiling water temperature requirement of the high tealeaves such as Longjing tea, tippy tea can be satisfied, the boiling water temperature requirement when making coffee, rushing milk powder, lotus root starch or ordinary tea leaves can be satisfied again.
The purpose of this utility model can reach by following measure:
The heat-storage heat-preserving formula electric kettle with long-acting thermal-insulating structure of top water outlet comprises kettle body and pot lid, and its design feature is:
1) described kettle body comprises shell and the inner bag that is arranged at enclosure, bottom at the kettle body is provided with electric heater, the heater of electric heater and inner bag close contact, between shell and inner bag, be provided with closed cavity, in described closed cavity, fill up phase change heat-storing material, between shell and inner bag, form closed phase change heat storage layer; The phase transformation fusing point of described closed phase change heat storage layer is 80~95 ℃, consists of 80 ℃~95 ℃ heat storage type insulation constructions by inner bag and closed phase change heat storage layer;
2) electric heater comprises heater and thermal store, the heater of electric heater and inner bag close contact, thermal store be looped around heater around, thermal store is connected, forms the dispersion shape syndeton by some connectors with heater, in section connecting element, be provided with heat conduction tie point, closely be connected with inner bag by described heat conduction tie point, make thermal store and inner bag form the point-like syndeton;
3) described pot lid is provided with the delivery port that is communicated with the inner chamber of inner bag, is provided with capping at water outlet.
The purpose of this utility model can also reach by following measure:
A kind of Technological improvement plan of the present utility model is: thermal store is connected, forms the dispersion shape syndeton by six connectors with heater, respectively be provided with a heat conduction tie point in three connectors therein, closely be connected with inner bag by described heat conduction tie point, make thermal store and inner bag form the point-like syndeton.
A kind of Technological improvement plan of the present utility model is: the phase transformation fusing point of phase change heat storage layer is 80 ℃, 82 ℃, 83 ℃, 85 ℃, 86 ℃, 88 ℃, 90 ℃, 92 ℃ or 95 ℃.
A kind of Technological improvement plan of the present utility model is: form heat insulation cavity between the hot tank wall of described storage and the shell, establish foam layer in heat insulation cavity.Thereby greatly reduce the storage hot tank heat loss, the temperature remains within the normal range to make shell simultaneously.
A kind of Technological improvement plan of the present utility model is: be threaded connection between kettle body and the pot lid; Opening part at inner bag is provided with internal thread, and is corresponding with it, is provided with external screw thread in the lower end of pot lid; On pot lid, also be provided with the O RunddichtringO.
A kind of Technological improvement plan of the present utility model is: described shell be shaped as truncated cone, square, polygonal cylindricality or cydariform.
A kind of Technological improvement plan of the present utility model is: the sidewall of described shell is provided with handle.
The beneficial effects of the utility model are:
1, the utility model is owing to being provided with closed phase change heat storage layer, 80 ℃~95 ℃ heat storage type insulation constructions of formation, therefore with boiled after 100 ℃, water temperature remains on required optimal temperature (being phase transformation temperature points) always, the heating boiling water that needn't consume energy again, not only energy-conservation but also can avoid with the water heating for multiple times of making tea contribute trace element useful in the dehydration, " fresh " of the water that keeps making tea.Simultaneously, because the characteristic of thermal store self-heat conserving, the heat energy of thermal store storage can only conduct tie point by heat and heat to inner bag, therefore, thermal store to inner bag and the boiling water heating be slow and lasting, have the beneficial effect of long-acting thermal-insulating.Therefore with boiled after 100 ℃, water temperature remains on required optimal temperature (being phase transformation temperature points) always, the heating boiling water that needn't consume energy again, not only energy-conservation but also can avoid with the water heating for multiple times of making tea contribute trace element useful in the dehydration, " fresh " of the water that keeps making tea.
2, owing in the improvement technical scheme of the present utility model, forming heat insulation cavity between the hot tank wall of described storage and the shell, in heat insulation cavity, establish foam layer.Thereby greatly reduce the heat loss of the hot tank of storage, strengthen the heat insulation effect of kettle body when the temperature remains within the normal range at shell.
3, because in the improvement technical scheme of the present utility model, described pot lid is provided with the delivery port that is communicated with the inner chamber of inner bag, is provided with capping at water outlet.Not only much cleaner, heat insulation effect is also better.
4, the phase transformation fusing point of the employed phase change heat-storing material of the utility model is 80 ℃~95 ℃, can design the energy-saving type heat-preserving electric kettle of Multiple Type, the user can select according to actual needs, as when brewing Longjing tea, selects the energy-saving type heat-preserving electric kettle of 95 ℃ of series; When brewing tippy tea, can select 80 ℃, 82 ℃, 83 ℃, 85 ℃, 86 ℃, 88 ℃, 90 ℃, 92 ℃, 94 ℃ or 95 ℃ of any one thermal-insulation electric heating kettles; Rush coffee bubble coffee, when rushing milk powder or lotus root starch, can select as required 80~95 ℃ of thermal-insulation electric heating kettles that wait series.
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Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the utility model specific embodiment 1.
Fig. 2 is the electric heater structure schematic diagram of the utility model specific embodiment.
Fig. 3 is the structural representation of the utility model specific embodiment 2.
Fig. 4 is the structural representation of the utility model specific embodiment 3.
Fig. 5 is the structural representation of the utility model specific embodiment 5.
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Specific embodiment 1:
See figures.1.and.2, the present embodiment comprises kettle body 1 and pot lid 2, described kettle body 1 comprises shell 11 and is arranged at the inner bag 12 of enclosure, be provided with electric heater 3 in the bottom of kettle body 1, the heater of electric heater 3 and inner bag 12 close contacts, between shell 11 and inner bag 12, be provided with closed cavity, in described closed cavity, fill up phase change heat-storing material, between shell 11 and inner bag 12, form closed phase change heat storage layer 13; The phase transformation fusing point of described closed phase change heat storage layer 13 is 80~95 ℃, consists of 80 ℃~95 ℃ heat storage type insulation constructions by inner bag 12 and closed phase change heat storage layer 13; Electric heater 3 comprises heater 3-1 and thermal store 3-2, the heater 3-1 of electric heater 3 and inner bag 12 close contacts, thermal store 3-2 be looped around heater 3-1 around, thermal store 3-2 is connected, forms the dispersion shape syndeton by some connector 3-3 with heater 3-1, in section connecting element 3-3, be provided with heat conduction tie point 3-4, closely be connected with inner bag 12 by described heat conduction tie point 3-4, both form the point-like syndeton to make thermal store 3-2 and inner bag 12; Described pot lid 2 is provided with the delivery port 21 that is communicated with the inner chamber of inner bag 12, and 21 places are provided with capping 22 at delivery port.
Be threaded connection between kettle body 1 and the pot lid 2; Opening part at inner bag 12 is provided with internal thread, and is corresponding with it, is provided with external screw thread in the lower end of pot lid 2; On pot lid 2, also be provided with O RunddichtringO 24.Being shaped as of described shell 11 is cylindrical.
Pot lid 2 and O RunddichtringO 24 adopt approximately 130 ℃ of materials (for example polypropylene plastics) manufacturing of heatproof that meets the food security law regulation.
In the present embodiment:
The phase transformation fusing point of phase change heat storage layer 13 is 95 ℃, consists of the specialized teapot that brews kung fu tea.It is the stainless steel material of 0.2mm that inner bag 12 and shell 11 all adopt thickness.Because the composite phase-change heat-storing material that the present embodiment adopts is that chemical stability is good, latent heat of phase change large, nothing is crossed cold-peace phenomenon of phase separation, nontoxic, non-corrosive material, therefore, can guarantee can not damage electric kettle, water quality also can never be contaminated.
Thermal store 3-2 is connected, forms the dispersion shape syndeton by six connector 3-3 with heater 3-1, respectively be provided with a heat conduction tie point 3-4 among three connector 3-3 therein, closely be connected with inner bag 12 by described heat conduction tie point 3-4, both form the point-like syndeton to make thermal store 3-2 and inner bag 12.
In addition, can design the heat-storage heat-preserving formula electric kettle with long-acting thermal-insulating structure of the top water outlet of Multiple Type with reference to the present embodiment, the user can select according to actual needs, water temperature can be remained on always 95 ℃ of temperature of required optimum as during drinking kung fu tea, rolling (opening) kettle, the again heating water that needn't consume energy, not only energy-conservation but also can avoid with the water heating for multiple times of making tea contribute trace element useful in the dehydration, " fresh " of the water that keeps making tea; When brewing Longjing tea, select the heat-storage heat-preserving formula electric kettle with long-acting thermal-insulating structure of top water outlet of 85 ℃ of series the most desirable; When brewing tippy tea, can select the energy-saving type heat-preserving kettle of 80 ℃, 82 ℃ or 84 ℃ series the most desirable; Rush coffee bubble coffee, when rushing milk powder or lotus root starch, can select as required the heat-storage heat-preserving formula electric kettle with long-acting thermal-insulating structure of the top water outlet of the series such as 86~95 ℃.
The operation principle of the present embodiment is:
Energising is boiled after 100 ℃ with the water in the inner bag 12, the phase change heat storage layer 13 of solid state is after draw heat is warmed up to the phase transformation fusing point from 100 ℃ boiling water, by the solid state layer structure be melt into liquid condition and be full of inner bag and heat storage can between the space, heat just is housed in the liquid phase-change material, the bubble kung fu tea, Longjing tea or make coffee, rolling (opening) kettle during the milk powder can progressively discharge storage heat again, until the liquid phase-change material is transformed into solid state fully, becoming again solid-state process by solid-state-heat absorption liquefy-heat release, water temperature remains on required optimal temperature (being phase transformation temperature points) always.The storage heat is determined by the latent heat of phase change of phase-change material and the product of phase-change material amount.Heater is in to the inner bag heating, also thermal store is heated, when the water in being heated to inner bag seethes with excitement (100 ℃), the heater stopped heating, this moment, thermal store also was warming up to 100 ℃, because inner bag and boiling water drop in temperature wherein are very fast, so thermal store continues inner bag is heated by heat conduction tie point.Because because the characteristic of thermal store self-heat conserving, the heat energy of thermal store storage can only conduct tie point by heat and heat to inner bag, therefore, thermal store to inner bag and boiling water heating be slow and lasting, therefore with boiled after 100 ℃, water temperature remains on required optimal temperature (being phase transformation temperature points) always, the heating boiling water that needn't consume energy again, not only energy-conservation but also can avoid trace element useful in the water heating for multiple times loss water of making tea, " fresh " of the water that keeps making tea.
The heat-storage heat-preserving formula electric kettle with long-acting thermal-insulating structure of the present embodiment described top water outlet adopts following specifications and models:
The heat-storage heat-preserving formula electric kettle size table with long-acting thermal-insulating structure of the top water outlet that table one is not with handles
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Specific embodiment 2:
With reference to Fig. 3, the characteristics of the present embodiment are:
Between the outer wall of phase change heat storage layer 13 and shell 11, form heat insulation cavity, in this heat insulation cavity, establish foam layer 14.Thereby greatly reduce the storage hot tank heat loss, the temperature remains within the normal range to make shell simultaneously.
All the other are with specific embodiment 1.
Specific embodiment 3:
With reference to Fig. 4, the characteristics of the present embodiment are:
The characteristics of the present embodiment are: the sidewall at described shell 11 is provided with handle 25.Other are identical with specific embodiment 2.
The heat-storage heat-preserving formula electric kettle with long-acting thermal-insulating structure of the present embodiment described top water outlet adopts following specifications and models:
The heat-storage heat-preserving formula electric kettle size table with long-acting thermal-insulating structure of the top water outlet that table two is with handles
Figure BDA00001933450100042
Specific embodiment 4:
The characteristics of the present embodiment 4 are: the syndeton between kettle body 1 and the pot lid 2 is conventional electric hot water spring snap type syndeton, and namely the rear end of pot lid 2 and kettle body 1 are for rotary type is connected, and the front end of pot lid 2 is connected for the push type snap-on with kettle body 1.Other are identical with specific embodiment 1 to 3 arbitrary embodiment.
Specific embodiment 5:
With reference to Fig. 5, the utility model can also be made the heat-storage heat-preserving formula electric heating kettle with long-acting thermal-insulating structure of top water outlet, namely comprises pot body 6 and the pot cover 5 of electric heating kettle, is provided with the delivery port 51 that is communicated with the inner chamber of inner bag 62 at pot cover 5; 51 places are provided with capping 52 at delivery port, and delivery port 51 is covered fully.Pot body 6 is provided with carrying handle 4, forms closed phase change heat storage layer 63 between pot body 6 and inner bag 62.
Other embodiment:
The shape of described shell 11 can be square, polygonal cylindricality, cydariform or other shapes.The phase transformation fusing point of described phase change heat storage layer 13 is 80 ℃, 82 ℃, 83 ℃, 85 ℃, 86 ℃, 88 ℃, 90 ℃, 92 ℃ or 94 ℃.
The thin stainless steel material of kettle body and function of kettle is made, and shape has truncated cone, also can make other polygonal columns, drum type or other shapes.The water holding volume of kettle has 0.48~1.96L plurality of specifications.
The utility model is to be filled with the composite phase-change heat-storing material in wall and the cavity of storage between the hot tank outside the tank, to consist of composite phase-change storage thermosphere, the composite phase-change heat-storing material that is filled with in the cavity is that chemical stability is good, latent heat of phase change large, nothing is crossed cold-peace phenomenon of phase separation, nontoxic, non-corrosive material, and guaranteeing not damage kettle, water quality also can never be contaminated.
The above; it only is the better specific embodiment of the utility model; but protection domain of the present utility model is not limited to this; anyly be familiar with those skilled in the art in the scope that the utility model discloses; be equal to replacement or change according to the technical solution of the utility model and utility model design thereof, all belonged to protection domain of the present utility model.

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1. the heat-storage heat-preserving formula electric kettle with long-acting thermal-insulating structure of top water outlet comprises kettle body (1) and pot lid (2), it is characterized in that:
1) described kettle body (1) comprises shell (11) and is arranged at the inner bag (12) of enclosure, be provided with electric heater (3) in the bottom of kettle body (1), the heater of electric heater (3) and inner bag (12) close contact, between shell (11) and inner bag (12), be provided with closed cavity, in described closed cavity, fill up phase change heat-storing material, between shell (11) and inner bag (12), form closed phase change heat storage layer (13); The phase transformation fusing point of described closed phase change heat storage layer (13) is 80~95 ℃, consists of 80 ℃~95 ℃ heat storage type insulation constructions by inner bag (12) and closed phase change heat storage layer (13);
2) electric heater (3) comprises heater (3-1) and thermal store (3-2), the heater (3-1) of electric heater (3) and inner bag (12) close contact, thermal store (3-2) be looped around heater (3-1) around, thermal store (3-2) is connected with heater (3-1) by six connectors (3-3), form the dispersion shape syndeton, be provided with therein heat conduction tie point (3-4) in three connectors (3-3), closely be connected with inner bag (12) by described heat conduction tie point (3-4), both form the point-like syndeton to make thermal store (3-2) and inner bag (12);
3) described pot lid (2) is provided with the delivery port (21) that is communicated with the inner chamber of inner bag (12), locates to be provided with capping (22) at delivery port (21).
2. the heat-storage heat-preserving formula electric kettle with long-acting thermal-insulating structure of top water outlet according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: the phase transformation fusing point of phase change heat storage layer (13) is 80 ℃, 82 ℃, 83 ℃, 85 ℃, 86 ℃, 88 ℃, 90 ℃, 92 ℃ or 95 ℃.
3. the heat-storage heat-preserving formula electric kettle with long-acting thermal-insulating structure of top water outlet according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: between the outer wall of phase change heat storage layer (13) and shell (11) inwall, heat insulation cavity is set, in this heat insulation cavity, establishes foam layer (14).
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