CN209525238U - A kind of energy-saving temperature wet test case - Google Patents

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CN209525238U
CN209525238U CN201920152685.XU CN201920152685U CN209525238U CN 209525238 U CN209525238 U CN 209525238U CN 201920152685 U CN201920152685 U CN 201920152685U CN 209525238 U CN209525238 U CN 209525238U
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The utility model relates to environmental test equipment technical field, in particular to a kind of energy-saving temperature wet test case, humidifier tube one end extend into the inner cavity of cabinet;The humidifier tube other end and connection have balance water replanishing device;The front surface of cabinet is provided with opening;The front door for seal case open end is provided on cabinet;The front surface of cabinet is fixed with control panel;The rear surface of cabinet is provided with unit back cover;The front surface of under casing is provided with drawer hole;Drawer is provided with drawer in hole;Drawer and the inner bottom wall in drawer hole are slidably connected;Water tank is fixed in drawer;Unit back cover is connected under casing.When the utility model is used, which can be adjusted the humidity and temperature of box house according to test requirements document, improve testing equipment whole work efficiency.

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A kind of energy-saving temperature wet test case
Technical field
The utility model relates to environmental test equipment technical field, in particular to a kind of energy-saving temperature wet test case.
Background technique
The large scale equipments such as vehicle, box air-conditioning need to carry out various high/low temperature hygrothermal environment weather conditions examinations by chamber It tests, by setting warming and humidifying device come the intracorporal temperature and humidity of control cabinet, thus change experimental enviroment, it is existing, still Existing testing equipment, consume energy it is larger, while experimental facilities overall operation is at high cost, water consumption,;Therefore constant temperature and humidity is resulted in The experimentation cost of testing equipment is higher.
Utility model content
The purpose of this utility model is that it is in view of the drawbacks of the prior art and insufficient, a kind of energy-saving temperature wet test is provided Case.
In order to achieve the above purposes, the technical solution adopted by the utility model is:
A kind of energy-saving temperature wet test case described in the utility model, it includes under casing, humidifier tube and is fixed under casing On cabinet;The inner cavity of the cabinet is provided with evaporator, heating wire and cycle blowing device;Described humidifier tube one end is extend into The inner cavity of cabinet;The humidifier tube other end and connection have balance water replanishing device;The front surface of the cabinet is provided with opening;The case The front door for seal case open end is provided on body;The front surface of the cabinet is fixed with control panel;The cabinet Rear surface be provided with unit back cover;The front surface of the under casing is provided with drawer hole;Drawer is provided in the drawer hole;Institute It states drawer and the inner bottom wall in drawer hole is slidably connected;Water tank is fixed in the drawer;The unit back cover is connected under casing.
Further, the bottom of the under casing is provided with air intake duct;The inside of the under casing is fixed with filter screen;The mistake Strainer is arranged between air intake duct and unit back cover.
Further, the balance water replanishing device includes water pump, wet bulb gauze, wet bulb water box, graded filter, water storage Cup, humidification bucket balance box, automatic water supplement humidification bucket and wet bulb gauze balance box;The water storage cup, humidification bucket balance box, automatic benefit Water humidification bucket and wet bulb gauze balance box are each attached to the inside of unit back cover;The wet bulb water box and wet bulb gauze balance box are equal It is arranged on identical horizontal plane;The humidification bucket balance box and automatic water supplement humidification bucket are arranged in identical horizontal plane On;The water storage cup, wet bulb gauze balance box and humidification bucket balance box are arranged successively from top to bottom along short transverse;The wet bulb Water box are connected with wet bulb gauze balance box;The humidification bucket balance box is connected with automatic water supplement humidification bucket;The automatic benefit Water humidification bucket is internally provided with heater;The humidifier tube turns on the inner cavity of automatic water supplement humidification bucket;Described water pump one end It is connected with water tank;The water pump other end and water storage cup;The bottom end of the water storage cup is connected with wet bulb gauze balance box;It is described wet The bottom end of ball gauze balance box is connected with humidification bucket balance box;Described graded filter one end is connected with cabinet bottom end;Institute The graded filter other end is stated to be connected with water tank;The bottom of the humidification bucket balance box is provided with drain valve;The wet bulb water Wet bulb gauze is provided in box;The inside of the wet bulb gauze is enclosed with humidity sensor;It is fixed on the inner sidewall of the cabinet There is temperature sensor.
Further, the cycle blowing device includes several motors for being fixed on top of the box;The motor Output end passes through the roof of cabinet from top to bottom;The output end of the motor is respectively and fixedly provided with wind wheel;The wind wheel is arranged in cabinet Inner cavity.
Further, the wind wheel, heating wire, the one end for extending into cabinet on humidifier tube and evaporator are along cabinet respectively Short transverse is arranged successively from top to bottom.
Further, motor protecting cover is provided at the top of the cabinet;The motor is arranged in motor protecting cover.
Further, observation window is provided on the front door.
Further, the drawer offers water level display channel.
After adopting the above structure, the utility model has the beneficial effect that the energy-saving warm and humid examination of one kind described in the utility model Tryoff, the inner cavity of cabinet are provided with evaporator, heating wire and cycle blowing device;Humidifier tube one end extend into the inner cavity of cabinet; The humidifier tube other end and connection have balance water replanishing device;The front surface of cabinet is provided with opening;It is provided on cabinet for sealing The front door of box opening end face;The front surface of cabinet is fixed with control panel;The rear surface of cabinet is provided with unit back cover;Under casing Front surface be provided with drawer hole;Drawer is provided with drawer in hole;Drawer and the inner bottom wall in drawer hole are slidably connected;It is solid in drawer Surely there is water tank;Unit back cover is connected under casing.When the utility model is used, operation button and behaviour are set on control panel Make display screen, the track by drawer along drawer hole pulls out, and so that water tank is pulled into the outside in drawer hole, water tank is facilitated to add water; Cycle blowing device makes the intracorporal gas circulating flow of case;Cabinets cavity is cooled down by evaporator, passes through heating wire pair Cabinets cavity is heated, and the temperature for carrying out control box house is used cooperatively by evaporator and heating wire;And balance moisturizing Device enters vapor in cabinet by humidifier tube for manufacturing vapor;The chamber can be wanted according to test The humidity and temperature that box house is adjusted are sought, testing equipment whole work efficiency is improved.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 be the utility model middle filter screen and drawer be drawn out after structural schematic diagram;
Fig. 2 is the top cross-sectional view of the utility model;
Fig. 3 is the main view sectional view of the utility model;
Fig. 4 is the structural schematic diagram for balancing water replanishing device;
Description of symbols:
1, cabinet;101, motor protecting cover;2, unit back cover;3, front door;301, observation window;
4, control panel;5, filter screen;6, water tank;7, drawer;701, water level display channel;
8, under casing;801, drawer hole;802, air intake duct;9, wind wheel;10, humidifier tube;
11, water pump;12, motor;13, evaporator;14, heating wire;15, wet bulb gauze;
16, wet bulb water box;17, graded filter;18, heater;19, water storage cup;
20, drain valve;21, humidification bucket balances box;22, automatic water supplement humidification bucket;
23, wet bulb gauze balances box.
Specific embodiment
The utility model will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
As shown in Figures 1 to 3, a kind of energy-saving temperature wet test case described in the utility model, it includes under casing 8, humidification Pipe 10 and the cabinet 1 being fixed under casing 8;The inner cavity of the cabinet 1 is provided with evaporator 13, heating wire 14 and circulation air-supply dress It sets;Described 10 one end of humidifier tube extend into the inner cavity of cabinet 1;10 other end of humidifier tube and connection have balance water replanishing device;It is described The front surface of cabinet 1 is provided with opening;The front door 3 for 1 open end of seal case is provided on the cabinet 1;The case The front surface of body 1 is fixed with control panel 4;The rear surface of the cabinet 1 is provided with unit back cover 2;The front surface of the under casing 8 It is provided with drawer hole 801;Drawer 7 is provided in the drawer hole 801;The inner bottom wall in the drawer 7 and drawer hole 801, which is slided, to be connected It connects;Water tank 6 is fixed in the drawer 7;The unit back cover 2 is connected under casing 8;Operation button is set on control panel 4 And operating display, the track by drawer 7 along drawer hole 801 pull out, and water tank 6 is made to pulled into the outside in drawer hole 801, Facilitate water tank 6 plus water;Cycle blowing device makes the gas circulating flow in cabinet 1;1 inner cavity of cabinet is carried out by evaporator 13 It is cooling, 1 inner cavity of cabinet is heated by heating wire 14, by evaporator 13 and heating wire 14 with the use of progress control cabinet Temperature inside body 1;And water replanishing device is balanced for manufacturing vapor, and vapor is made to enter cabinet by humidifier tube 10 In 1;The humidity and temperature of box house can be adjusted in the chamber according to test requirements document, imitate testing equipment overall work Rate improves.
As a kind of preferred embodiment of the utility model, the bottom of the under casing 8 is provided with air intake duct 802;The under casing 8 Inside be fixed with filter screen 5;The filter screen 5 is arranged between air intake duct 802 and unit back cover 2;The inside of unit back cover 2 It is provided with the channel for heat dissipation, air-flow first passes through filter screen 5 after the entrance of air intake duct 802, enters back into unit back cover 2, Prevent dust in 2 inner product of unit back cover.
As a kind of preferred embodiment of the utility model, balancing water replanishing device as described in Figure 4 includes water pump 11, wet bulb yarn Cloth 15, wet bulb water box 16, graded filter 17, water storage cup 19, humidification bucket balance box 21, automatic water supplement humidification bucket 22 and wet bulb yarn Cloth balances box 23;The water storage cup 19, humidification bucket balance box 21, automatic water supplement humidification bucket 22 and wet bulb gauze balance box 23 are solid It is scheduled on the inside of unit back cover 2;The wet bulb water box 16 and wet bulb gauze balance box 23 are arranged on identical horizontal plane;Institute It states humidification bucket balance box 21 and automatic water supplement humidification bucket 22 is arranged on identical horizontal plane;The water storage cup 19, wet bulb Gauze balance box 23 and humidification bucket balance box 21 are arranged successively from top to bottom along short transverse;The wet bulb water box 16 and wet bulb yarn Cloth balance box 23 is connected;The humidification bucket balance box 21 is connected with automatic water supplement humidification bucket 22;The automatic water supplement humidification Bucket 22 is internally provided with heater 18;The humidifier tube 10 turns on the inner cavity of automatic water supplement humidification bucket 22;The water pump 11 One end is connected with water tank 6;11 other end of water pump and water storage cup 19;The bottom end of the water storage cup 19 and wet bulb gauze balance box 23 It is connected;The bottom end of the wet bulb gauze balance box 23 is connected with humidification bucket balance box 21;Described 17 one end of graded filter It is connected with 1 bottom end of cabinet;17 other end of graded filter is connected with water tank 1;The bottom of the humidification bucket balance box 21 Portion is provided with drain valve 20;Wet bulb gauze 15 is provided in the wet bulb water box 16;The inside of the wet bulb gauze 15 is enclosed with Humidity sensor;Temperature sensor is fixed on the inner sidewall of the cabinet 1;Humidity sensor and temperature sensor are respectively used to The humidity and temperature inside cabinet 1 are detected, then feedback to external control element, is cooperated by evaporator 13 and heating wire 14 The temperature of cabinet 1 is controlled, water pump 11 is pumped into the water in water tank 6 in water storage cup 19, and it is floating that upper water level is arranged inside water storage cup 19 Ball switch and lower water level float switch, upper water level float switch and lower water level float switch, under the water level of water storage cup 19 is lower than Water pump 11 starts behind the contact of water level float switch, to 19 moisturizing of water storage cup, when water level reaches upper water level float switch, water Pump 11 stops;Water storage cup 19 is that humidification bucket balances box 21 and wet bulb gauze balances 23 moisturizing of box, and wet bulb water box 16 are wet bulb gauze 23 moisturizing of box is balanced, makes have enough water in wet bulb water box 16 always;Automatic water supplement humidification bucket 22 is internally provided with water level switch, It is automatically replenished for humidifying bucket balance box 21 for automatic water supplement humidification bucket 22, it is ensured that automatic water supplement humidification bucket 22 has enough water; The heating of heater 18 makes automatic water supplement humidification bucket 22 accelerate evaporation, enters in cabinet 1 and is humidified from humidifier tube 10;Cabinet 1 Interior extra moisture gathers and then leak into reenter after graded filter 17 filters in bottom forms water circulation in water tank 6, Recycle the water in chamber.
As a kind of preferred embodiment of the utility model, the cycle blowing device includes that several are fixed on cabinet 1 The motor 12 at top;The output end of the motor 12 passes through the roof of cabinet 1 from top to bottom;The output end of the motor 12 is solid Surely there is wind wheel 9;The inner cavity of cabinet 1 is arranged in the wind wheel 9;Motor 12 drives wind wheel 9 to move, and follows the fluid inside cabinet 1 Circulation is dynamic.
As a kind of preferred embodiment of the utility model, the wind wheel 9, heating wire 14 extend into cabinet 1 on humidifier tube 10 One end and evaporator 13 be arranged successively from top to bottom along the short transverse of cabinet 1 respectively.
As a kind of preferred embodiment of the utility model, the top of the cabinet 1 is provided with motor protecting cover 101;It is described Motor 12 is arranged in motor protecting cover 101.
As a kind of preferred embodiment of the utility model, observation window 301 is provided on the front door 3;Observation window 301 is Bright material is made, and observation window 301 for observing the situation inside cabinet 1 in real time.
As a kind of preferred embodiment of the utility model, the drawer 7 offers water level display channel 701.
When the utility model is used, operation button and operating display are set on control panel, by drawer along pumping The track in drawer hole pulls out, and so that water tank is pulled into the outside in drawer hole, water tank is facilitated to add water;Motor drives wind wheel movement, makes case Intracorporal gas circulating flow;Cabinets cavity is cooled down by evaporator, cabinets cavity is heated by heating wire, The temperature for carrying out control box house is used cooperatively by evaporator and heating wire;Humidity sensor and temperature sensor are used respectively In the humidity and temperature of detection box house, then feedback to external control element, passes through evaporator and heating wire cooperation control The temperature of cabinet processed, the water in pump handle water tank are pumped into water storage cup, be arranged inside water storage cup upper water level float switch and under Water level float switch, upper water level float switch and lower water level float switch, when the water level of water storage cup is lower than lower water level float switch Contact after water pump start, to water storage cup moisturizing, when water level reaches upper water level float switch, water pump stops;Water storage cup is It humidifies bucket balance box and wet bulb gauze balances box moisturizing, wet bulb water box are that wet bulb gauze balances box moisturizing, make to begin in wet bulb water box There is enough water eventually;Automatic water supplement humidification bucket is internally provided with water level switch, for humidifying bucket balance box as automatic water supplement humidification Bucket automatic water supplement, it is ensured that automatic water supplement humidification bucket has enough water;Heater heating makes automatic water supplement humidification bucket accelerate evaporation, from Humidifier tube is entered in cabinet and is humidified;Extra moisture gathers and then leaks into graded filter filtering in bottom in cabinet After reenter in water tank and form water circulation, recycle the water in chamber;The chamber can according to test requirements document into Row adjusts the humidity and temperature of box house, improves testing equipment whole work efficiency;Unit back cover is internally provided with use In the channel of heat dissipation, air-flow first passes through filter screen after air intake duct entrance, enters back into unit back cover, prevents in unit back cover The upper dust of portion's product.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, therefore all according to described in the utility model patent application range The equivalent change or modification done of structure, feature and principle, be included in the scope of the utility model patent application.

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1. a kind of energy-saving temperature wet test case, it is characterised in that: it includes under casing (8), humidifier tube (10) and is fixed under casing (8) cabinet (1) on;The inner cavity of the cabinet (1) is provided with evaporator (13), heating wire (14) and cycle blowing device;Institute State the inner cavity that humidifier tube (10) one end extend into cabinet (1);Humidifier tube (10) other end and connection have balance water replanishing device;It is described The front surface of cabinet (1) is provided with opening;The front door for seal case (1) open end is provided on the cabinet (1) (3);The front surface of the cabinet (1) is fixed with control panel (4);The rear surface of the cabinet (1) is provided with unit back cover (2);The front surface of the under casing (8) is provided with drawer hole (801);Drawer (7) are provided in the drawer hole (801);It is described Drawer (7) and the inner bottom wall of drawer hole (801) are slidably connected;Water tank (6) are fixed in the drawer (7);The unit back cover (2) it is connected under casing (8).
2. a kind of energy-saving temperature wet test case according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the bottom of the under casing (8) is set It is equipped with air intake duct (802);The inside of the under casing (8) is fixed with filter screen (5);The filter screen (5) is arranged in air intake duct (802) between unit back cover (2).
3. a kind of energy-saving temperature wet test case according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the balance water replanishing device includes There are water pump (11), wet bulb gauze (15), wet bulb water box (16), graded filter (17), water storage cup (19), humidification bucket balance box (21), automatic water supplement humidification bucket (22) and wet bulb gauze balance box (23);The water storage cup (19), humidification bucket balance box (21), Automatic water supplement humidification bucket (22) and wet bulb gauze balance box (23) are each attached to the inside of unit back cover (2);The wet bulb water box (16) it is arranged on identical horizontal plane with wet bulb gauze balance box (23);Humidification bucket balance box (21) and automatic water supplement Humidification bucket (22) is arranged on identical horizontal plane;The water storage cup (19), wet bulb gauze balance box (23) and humidification bucket are flat Weighing apparatus box (21) is arranged successively from top to bottom along short transverse;The wet bulb water box (16) connect with wet bulb gauze balance box (23) It is logical;Humidification bucket balance box (21) is connected with automatic water supplement humidification bucket (22);The automatic water supplement humidifies the interior of bucket (22) Having heaters (18) are arranged in portion;The humidifier tube (10) turns on the inner cavity of automatic water supplement humidification bucket (22);The water pump (11) One end is connected with water tank (6);Water pump (11) other end and water storage cup (19);The bottom end of the water storage cup (19) and wet bulb gauze Balance box (23) is connected;The bottom end of wet bulb gauze balance box (23) is connected with humidification bucket balance box (21);Described time Water filter (17) one end is connected with cabinet (1) bottom end;Graded filter (17) other end is connected with water tank (6); The bottom of humidification bucket balance box (21) is provided with drain valve (20);Wet bulb gauze is provided in the wet bulb water box (16) (15);The inside of the wet bulb gauze (15) is enclosed with humidity sensor;Temperature biography is fixed on the inner sidewall of the cabinet (1) Sensor.
4. a kind of energy-saving temperature wet test case according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the cycle blowing device includes The motor (12) for thering are several to be fixed at the top of cabinet (1);The output end of the motor (12) passes through cabinet (1) from top to bottom Roof;The output end of the motor (12) is respectively and fixedly provided with wind wheel (9);Inner cavity of wind wheel (9) setting in cabinet (1).
5. a kind of energy-saving temperature wet test case according to claim 4, it is characterised in that: the wind wheel (9), heating wire (14), extend on humidifier tube (10) cabinet (1) one end and evaporator (13) along respectively cabinet (1) short transverse from up to Under be arranged successively.
6. a kind of energy-saving temperature wet test case according to claim 4, it is characterised in that: set at the top of the cabinet (1) It is equipped with motor protecting cover (101);The motor (12) is arranged in motor protecting cover (101).
7. a kind of energy-saving temperature wet test case according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: be provided on the front door (3) Observation window (301).
8. a kind of energy-saving temperature wet test case according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the drawer (7) offers water Position display channel (701).
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