CN205961654U - Heat dissipation bearing structure and robot - Google Patents
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The utility model provides a heat dissipation bearing structure and robot. The utility model provides a heat dissipation bearing structure, it is including being used for holding the casing in source of generating heat, the casing towards the wall in source of generating heat is the inner wall, deviating from of casing the wall in source of generating heat is the outer wall, generate heat the source and fix on the heat conduction parts, the heat conduction parts are fixed on the inner wall be equipped with the heat dissipation fin on the outer wall. The utility model provides a heat dissipation bearing structure, its casing is used for holding the source that generates heat, source and the heat conduction parts of generating heat are contained and support by the casing, the heat on the source of generating heat conducts the inner wall of casing through the heat conduction parts, the final heat dissipation fin that sets up on the casing outer wall is dispersed in the air in the casing outside, thereby form three -dimensional heat dissipation, make full use of cubical space dispel the heat, the effectual heat radiating area that has increased, the heat dissipation fin that sets up on the casing outer wall can play the effect of strengthening rib simultaneously, thereby also can strengthen structural strength in the reinforcing radiating efficiency.
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Technical field
This utility model is related to radiator structure, more particularly, to radiating supporting construction and robot.
Background technology
With scientific and technological development, robot is just gradually entering into the life of ordinary citizen, therefore, it can with people carry out interaction,
The robot that can be used in social activity becomes a developing direction of following domestic robot.Such robot typically requires to be had
One head personalizing, this head typically requires deployment, and some such as can show or movable electronic unit, and is used for
The IC chip calculating or controlling.
During stating technical scheme in realization, inventor finds that in prior art, at least there are the following problems:
In order that the head of robot is compact, such robot head may require that the high integrated level of comparison, and this just gives
The heat dissipation problem of robot head brings challenge.But current most of radiator, it is with individually in heating position laminating
, come radiated, this radiating mode is more single, build is big, utilization rate is low for the mode of fin, is unsuitable for so intensive
Spend higher occasion.In addition, existing radiator does not possess the effect of support frame yet, function only as the effect radiated, and machine
Device head part does not only have radiating requirements, also requires total design more to optimize, for example robot head has radiating requirements
Also need to be supported it is clear that existing radiator does not possess the effect of support frame yet simultaneously.
Utility model content
This utility model purpose is to provide a kind of radiating supporting construction that can simultaneously play radiating and support frame effect, and
A kind of robot comprising this radiating supporting construction is correspondingly provided.
To achieve these goals, this utility model provides a kind of radiating supporting construction, and it is included for accommodating heating
The housing in source, the wall towards described pyrotoxin of described housing is inwall, the wall deviating from described pyrotoxin of described housing
For outer wall, described pyrotoxin is fixed on conducting-heat elements, and described conducting-heat elements are fixed on described inwall, set on described outer wall
There is heat radiating fin.
Preferably, described housing includes bottom shell, the left side shell being connected to described bottom shell left end and is connected to described bottom
The right side shell of portion's shell right-hand member, described pyrotoxin and described conducting-heat elements are located between described left side shell and described right side shell, described
Inwall includes the left surface of the upper side of described bottom shell, the right flank of described left side shell and described right side shell, described outer wall bag
Include the right flank of the downside, the left surface of described left side shell and described right side shell of described bottom shell.
Further, described conducting-heat elements include heat-conducting plate, and described heat-conducting plate is laid on the upper side of described bottom shell,
Described pyrotoxin is fitted with the upper surface of described heat-conducting plate.
Preferably, described conducting-heat elements include U-shaped heat pipe, and described U-shaped heat pipe includes base section, left part and right side
Part, described base section is fitted with the upper side of described bottom shell, the right flank patch of described left part and described left side shell
Close, described right part is fitted with the left surface of described right side shell, and described pyrotoxin is fitted with described base section.
Preferably, described left side shell and/or described right side shell are provided with cable-through hole, described cable-through hole is used for wearing and institute
State the wire of pyrotoxin connection.
Preferably, described heat radiating fin and described housing are integrated casting.
Preferably, described heat radiating fin includes needle-like heat radiating fin and/or lamellar heat radiating fin.
Preferably, some described heat radiating fin of wherein at least on described outer wall be in parallel arrangement, circumference arrangement or from
Dissipate arrangement.
This utility model additionally provides a kind of robot, and it includes arbitrary above-mentioned radiating supporting construction, and described housing is also
For accommodating display device, described display device is rotatably connected on the inwall of described housing, and the outer wall of described housing is even
It is connected on support, described support is connected on robot chassis.
Preferably, described robot chassis includes dynamic balancing car, and described bottom shell connects on the bracket, described display
Device is located between described left side shell and described right side shell, and described display device is rotatably connected to described left side shell and described
On the shell of right side.
Mainly the having the beneficial effects that of above-mentioned radiating supporting construction that this utility model provides, its housing is used for accommodating heating
Source, the wall towards pyrotoxin of housing is inwall, and the wall deviating from pyrotoxin of housing is outer wall, and pyrotoxin passes through heat-conducting part
Part is fixed on the inwall of housing, and therefore pyrotoxin and conducting-heat elements are contained and supported by housing, and the heat on pyrotoxin is through leading
Thermal part is transmitted to the inwall of housing, and finally the heat radiating fin through setting on housing exterior walls diffuses to the in the air of hull outside, from
And form three-dimensional radiating, take full advantage of parcel profile and solid space is radiated, effectively increase area of dissipation.Separately
Outward, housing and heat radiating fin, in addition to possessing thermolysis, are also provided simultaneously with the effect of support frame, setting on housing exterior walls
Heat radiating fin can play the effect of reinforcement simultaneously, thus also being capable of enhancing structure intensity while strengthening radiating efficiency.
The advantage of above-mentioned radiating supporting construction can be accepted by the above-mentioned robot that this utility model provides, and housing is as display dress
The support frame put, has contained pyrotoxin and display device simultaneously, has both solved the problems, such as to strengthen radiating efficiency, can strengthen again
Structural strength.
Brief description
Fig. 1 is the schematic perspective view of the radiating supporting construction of this utility model embodiment one;
Fig. 2 is the axonometric chart at the first visual angle of the housing of this utility model embodiment one and heat radiating fin;
Fig. 3 is the axonometric chart at the second visual angle of the housing of this utility model embodiment one and heat radiating fin;
Fig. 4 is the schematic perspective view of the radiating supporting construction of this utility model embodiment two;
Fig. 5 is the schematic perspective view of the robot of this utility model embodiment three.
Drawing reference numeral explanation:
1- housing;11- heat radiating fin;12- cable-through hole;101- bottom shell;Shell on the left of 102-;Shell on the right side of 103-;2- pyrotoxin;
3- conducting-heat elements;31- heat-conducting plate;32-U type heat pipe;4- display device;5- support.
Specific embodiment
Below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings the radiating supporting construction and robot of this utility model embodiment is described in detail.
Embodiment one
As shown in Figure 1 to Figure 3, wherein Fig. 1 is the schematic perspective view of the radiating supporting construction of this utility model embodiment one,
Fig. 2 is the axonometric chart at the first visual angle of the housing of this utility model embodiment one and heat radiating fin, and Fig. 3 is this utility model embodiment
The axonometric chart at the second visual angle of one housing and heat radiating fin, the radiating supporting construction of the present embodiment, it is included for accommodating heating
The housing 1 in source 2, the wall towards (close in other words) pyrotoxin 2 of housing 1 is inwall, the deviating from of housing 1 (in other words away from)
The wall of pyrotoxin 2 is outer wall, and pyrotoxin 2 is fixed on conducting-heat elements 3, and conducting-heat elements 3 are fixed on inwall, set on the outer wall
There is heat radiating fin 11.
The radiating supporting construction that the present embodiment provides, its housing 1 is used for accommodating pyrotoxin 2, housing 1 towards pyrotoxin 2
Wall be inwall, the wall deviating from pyrotoxin 2 of housing 1 is outer wall, and pyrotoxin 2 is fixed on housing 1 by conducting-heat elements 3
On inwall, therefore pyrotoxin 2 and conducting-heat elements 3 are contained and supported by housings 1, and the heat on pyrotoxin 2 conducts through conducting-heat elements
To the inwall of housing, finally the heat radiating fin 11 through setting on housing 1 outer wall diffuses to the in the air in housing 1 outside, thus being formed
Three-dimensional radiating, takes full advantage of parcel profile and solid space is radiated, and effectively increases area of dissipation.In addition, this
In housing 1 and heat radiating fin 11 in addition to possessing thermolysis, be also provided simultaneously with the effect of support frame, housing 1 outer wall set
The heat radiating fin 11 put can play the effect of reinforcement simultaneously, thus strengthen radiating efficiency while also can enhancing structure strong
Degree.
The present embodiment is specifically designed to the profile of housing 1, so that it is adapted as the support rib of robot head
Frame, the housing 1 of the present embodiment includes bottom shell 101, the left side shell 102 being connected to bottom shell 101 left end and is connected to bottom shell
The right side shell 103 of 101 right-hand members, pyrotoxin 2 and conducting-heat elements 3 are located between left side shell 102 and right side shell 103, the inwall of housing 1
Including the left surface of the upper side of bottom shell 101, the right flank of left side shell 102 and right side shell 103, the outer wall of housing 1 includes bottom
The right flank of the downside of portion's shell 101, the left surface of left side shell 102 and right side shell 103.The housing 1 of the present embodiment looks in U
Type, the housing 1 of U-shape structure is adapted as the support frame of robot head, left side shell 102 and right side shell with reference to heat radiating fin 11
103 can be as the support member accommodating and supporting robot head, so that robot head meets and supported and radiate simultaneously
Demand.Specifically, the present embodiment is in the right flank of the downside of bottom shell 101, the left surface of left side shell 102 and right side shell 103
It is equipped with heat radiating fin 11.Left side shell 102 and right side shell 103 are parallel to each other and are each perpendicular to bottom shell 101.
It is noted that described in the present embodiment " on " D score " left " " right " is for the ease of combining accompanying drawing to housing
1 shape is described, and does not represent it and necessarily be in such orientation when in use, and it when in use, can be with any
Attitude exists.
It is noted that for the ease of by circuit board be laid in left side shell 102 and right side shell 103 between, referring to Fig. 1,
Fig. 2 and Fig. 4, the upper side of bottom shell 101 in the present embodiment also is provided with a small amount of heat radiating fin, but the upside of bottom shell 101
On face, the Main Function of the heat radiating fin of setting is not radiating, and is easy for supporting the parts such as circuit board, and therefore it can also be with setting
Other structures on the upper side of bottom shell 101 for the meter substitute.
Specifically, the conducting-heat elements 3 of the present embodiment include heat-conducting plate 31, and heat-conducting plate 31 is laid on the upside of bottom shell 101
On face, pyrotoxin 2 is fitted with the upper surface of heat-conducting plate 31, and the heat of pyrotoxin 2 is transmitted to bottom shell 101 by heat-conducting plate 31,
The heat radiating fin 11 that a part of heat in bottom shell 101 passes through on bottom shell 101 and its downside diffuses in the air, bottom shell
Another part heat on 101 is transmitted to the heat on left side shell 102 and right side shell 103, on left side shell 102 and right side shell 103
Diffuse in the air each via left side shell 102 and right side shell 103 and heat radiating fin thereon 11.Here with heat-conducting plate 31 by heat
Amount is transmitted on shell 1, can make full use of the contact area on shell 1, improves radiating efficiency.Preferably, heat-conducting plate 31 can
Think copper coin or aluminium sheet.
The head of robot is generally electronic equipment, so pyrotoxin 2 is generally IC chip it is therefore desirable to useful
In the wire connecting circuit portions, referring to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, connect up for convenience, the present embodiment is in left side shell 101 and right side shell
102 are provided with cable-through hole 12, and cable-through hole 12 is used for wearing the wire (wire is not shown in figure) being connected with pyrotoxin 2.This reality
Apply example and be equipped with cable-through hole 12 on left side shell 101 and right side shell 102, the wire due to turnover can be from same Kong Zhongjin
Go out, cable-through hole 12 therefore can also only be arranged on left side shell 101 and right side shell 102 one of which.
Preferably, the heat radiating fin 11 in the present embodiment and housing 1 are integrated casting, and heat radiating fin 11 is directly in housing 1
Out, such heat radiating fin 11 can be directly as the reinforcement of housing 1 with housing 1, and the mode of integrally casting is compared in shell for upper casting
For welding heat radiating fin 11 on body 1, the switching performance between heat radiating fin 11 and housing 1 more preferably it is also possible to Simplified flowsheet, is casting
When for heat radiating fin 11 molding cavity be also beneficial to increase casting mobility.In addition, heat radiating fin 11 and housing 1 can also lead to
The mode crossing 3D printing is integrally formed.
The heat radiating fin 11 that the present embodiment adopts is mainly lamellar heat radiating fin, and its shape is mainly straight strip.In fact,
Lamellar heat radiating fin can also be without being straight strip, can be the list structure of bending, for example, it is possible on the outer wall of housing 1
The form of undulate, can the rounded, form such as arc, ellipse.In addition, heat radiating fin 11 can also be dissipated using needle-like
Hot fin, that is, heat radiating fin 11 can be the thinner column heat radiating fin perpendicular to the outer wall of housing 1 one by one.
In the present embodiment, heat radiating fin 11 is in mainly parallel arrangement on the outer wall of housing 1, and referring to Fig. 3, heat radiating fin 11 is in shell
Can also circumferentially arrange on the outer wall of body 1, arrange round and round.In addition, needle-like heat radiating fin can also be in housing 1
Outer wall on be in discrete arrangement.It can be seen that, arrangement mode on the outer wall of housing 1 for the heat radiating fin 11 is relatively flexible, as long as it is full
Sufficient foundry goods can the demoulding principle.For the ease of the demoulding, needle-like heat radiating fin or lamellar heat radiating fin can perpendicular to outer wall with
The part that this needle-like heat radiating fin or lamellar heat radiating fin are connected, specifically, what bottom shell 101 downside in the present embodiment connected dissipates
The heat radiating fin 11 that hot fin 11 connects in bottom shell 101, left part shell 102 left surface is perpendicular to left side shell 102, right side shell
The heat radiating fin 11 connecting on 103 right flanks is perpendicular to right side shell 103.
Embodiment two
As shown in figure 4, schematic perspective view, the present embodiment and the reality of the radiating supporting construction of its this utility model embodiment two
The difference applying example one is, the present embodiment employs different conducting-heat elements, and the conducting-heat elements of the present embodiment include U-shaped heat pipe
32, U-shaped heat pipe 32 includes base section, left part and right part, and base section is fitted with the upper side of bottom shell 101,
Left part is fitted with the right flank of left side shell 102, and right part is fitted with the left surface of right side shell 103, pyrotoxin 2 and bottom
Part is fitted, and can more rapidly the heat of pyrotoxin 2 be transmitted in addition to bottom shell 101 using U-shaped heat pipe 32 here
Left side shell 102 and right side shell 103, that is, be transmitted to whole housing 1, thus using the radiating on left side shell 102 and right side shell 103
Fin 11 improves radiating efficiency.
Above in conjunction with multiple embodiments, radiating supporting construction of the present utility model is described in detail, according to above
Illustrate to understand, the radiating supporting construction of above-described embodiment of the present utility model all employs such core concept:Including for
Accommodate the housing of pyrotoxin, the wall towards described pyrotoxin of described housing is inwall, described housing deviate from described heating
The wall in source is outer wall, and described pyrotoxin is fixed on conducting-heat elements, and described conducting-heat elements are fixed on described inwall, described
Outer wall is provided with heat radiating fin.
When applying above-mentioned core concept it is also possible to form embodiment unlike the embodiments above, for example, housing 1
Can be designed as other shapes, such as spherical, cylindrical shape, cuboid etc., as long as it can accommodate pyrotoxin 2 and heat conduction
Part 3.In addition, on the basis of embodiment one, the top edge of left side shell 102 and right side shell 103 can also pass through one
Upper case is connected, so that whole housing 1 looks and is rectangle.In addition, also can also be in housing 1 and heat radiating fin 11 enterprising
Step increases the active heat removal devices such as fan, thus improving radiating effect further.
Embodiment three
As shown in figure 5, it is the schematic perspective view of the robot of this utility model embodiment three, the machine of the present embodiment
People, it includes the radiating supporting construction of arbitrary above-described embodiment, and the housing 1 of this radiating supporting construction is also a housing for display device
4, display device 4 is rotatably connected on the inwall of described housing 1, and the outer wall of described housing 1 is connected on support 5, described
Support 5 is connected on robot chassis (robot chassis is not shown in figure).Here housing 1 is as the support of display device 4
Skeleton, has contained pyrotoxin 2 and display device 4 simultaneously, both solved the problems, such as strengthen radiating efficiency, again can enhancing structure strong
Degree.
Specifically, robot chassis can be various forms of static or moveable chassis, as long as it can play propping up
Prop up the effect of radiating supporting construction.The shape of support 5 and structure specifically can be designed using scene according to robot.
This robot both could be for placement in family interactive robot on the table or the movement that can use out of doors
Robot.
Preferably, robot chassis can be dynamic balancing car, and bottom shell 101 is connected on support 5, and display device 4 is located at
Between left side shell 102 and right side shell 103, display device 4 is rotatably connected on left side shell 102 and right side shell 103, borrows here
With dynamic balancing car as robot base plate, the activity of robot has more motility, and display device 4 is by left side shell 102 and right side
Shell 103 supports, and display device 4 can rotate between left side shell 102 and right side shell 103, so that display device 4 and shell 1 etc.
The overall structure of part is more compact.
Specifically, dynamic balancing car can be the dynamic balancing car with function of riding instead of walk, you can put down with carrying people the dynamic of movement
Weighing apparatus car, in addition, dynamic balancing car can also be the dynamic balancing car without function of riding instead of walk, and that is, it only serves the work of mobile chassis
With.
The above, specific embodiment only of the present utility model, but protection domain of the present utility model does not limit to
In this, any those familiar with the art, in the technical scope that this utility model discloses, can readily occur in change
Or replace, all should cover within protection domain of the present utility model.Therefore, protection domain of the present utility model should be with described power
The protection domain that profit requires is defined.
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1. a kind of radiating supporting construction is it is characterised in that include the housing for accommodating pyrotoxin, described housing towards described
The wall of pyrotoxin is inwall, and the wall deviating from described pyrotoxin of described housing is outer wall, and described pyrotoxin is fixed on heat conduction
On part, described conducting-heat elements are fixed on described inwall, are provided with heat radiating fin on described outer wall.
2. radiating supporting construction according to claim 1 is it is characterised in that described housing includes bottom shell, is connected to institute
The left side shell stating bottom shell left end and the right side shell being connected to described bottom shell right-hand member, described pyrotoxin and described conducting-heat elements position
Between described left side shell and described right side shell, described inwall includes the upper side of described bottom shell, the right side of described left side shell
Face and the left surface of described right side shell, described outer wall includes the downside of described bottom shell, the left surface of described left side shell and institute
State the right flank of right side shell.
3. radiating supporting construction according to claim 2 is it is characterised in that described conducting-heat elements include heat-conducting plate, described
Heat-conducting plate is laid on the upper side of described bottom shell, and described pyrotoxin is fitted with the upper surface of described heat-conducting plate.
4. radiating supporting construction according to claim 2 is it is characterised in that described conducting-heat elements include U-shaped heat pipe, described
U-shaped heat pipe includes base section, left part and right part, and described base section is fitted with the upper side of described bottom shell,
Described left part is fitted with the right flank of described left side shell, and described right part is fitted with the left surface of described right side shell, institute
State pyrotoxin to fit with described base section.
5. radiating supporting construction according to claim 2 is it is characterised in that in described left side shell and/or described right side shell
It is provided with cable-through hole, described cable-through hole is used for wearing the wire being connected with described pyrotoxin.
6. the radiating supporting construction according to any claim in claim 1 to 5 is it is characterised in that described heat radiating fin
It is integrated casting with described housing.
7. the radiating supporting construction according to any claim in claim 1 to 5 is it is characterised in that described heat radiating fin
Including needle-like heat radiating fin and/or lamellar heat radiating fin.
8. the radiating supporting construction according to any claim in claim 1 to 5 is it is characterised in that wherein at least has
A part of described heat radiating fin is in parallel arrangement, circumference arrangement or discrete arrangement on described outer wall.
9. a kind of robot is it is characterised in that include radiating supporting construction described in any claim in claim 1 to 8,
Described housing is also a housing for display device, and described display device is rotatably connected on the inwall of described housing, described shell
The outer wall of body is connected on support, and described support is connected on robot chassis.
10. robot according to claim 9 is it is characterised in that described robot chassis includes dynamic balancing car, described bottom
Portion's shell connects on the bracket, and described display device is located between described left side shell and described right side shell, described display device
It is rotatably connected on described left side shell and described right side shell.
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