CN212457437U - Constant temperature gas water heater - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a constant temperature gas heater, gas heater communicates respectively on main water route has first bypass water route and second bypass water route, first bypass water route and second bypass water route water inlet between them set up respectively in the front position department of first stationary flow valve water inlet, first bypass water route and second bypass water route delivery port between them set up respectively in the rear position department of first stationary flow valve delivery port, be provided with the break-make of first ooff valve in order to be used for controlling first bypass water route on first bypass water route, be provided with the break-make of second ooff valve in order to be used for controlling second bypass water route on second bypass water route, thereby switch through controlling first ooff valve and second ooff valve is in order to make gas heater realize the switching of tertiary rivers gear. The water outlet valve is simple in structure, and can achieve the purpose of accurately controlling the water outlet temperature by switching water flow gears and adjusting the opening degree of a gas valve, so that the rapid constant-temperature water outlet is realized.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to a water heater technical field especially relates to a constant temperature gas heater.
Background
In the related art, most of gas water heaters open a hot water faucet and then flow out a section of cold water, and then flow out hot water, the time from the hot water faucet being opened to the time when comfortable hot water flows out usually exceeds 30 seconds, and a user needs to wait for the cold water to be discharged to use the hot water, so that a large amount of tap water is wasted. The heating time of the gas water heater is influenced by factors such as set temperature, tap water temperature, water supply flow and the like, and generally, the higher the set temperature is, the lower the tap water temperature is, the larger the water supply flow is, the longer the time for the outlet water temperature to reach the preset temperature is. Particularly, in winter, the preheating temperature of the gas water heater is higher, the tap water temperature is lower, and the heating time of the gas water heater is longer, so that a user can wait for hot water for a longer time, and the user is easy to catch cold and wastes more tap water.
Disclosure of Invention
The utility model discloses aim at solving one of the problems that exist among the prior correlation technique at least to a certain extent, for this reason, the utility model provides a constant temperature gas water heater, its simple structure is through the aperture that switches rivers gear and regulation gas valve to reach the purpose of accurate control leaving water temperature, and then realize quick constant temperature and go out water.
The above purpose is realized by the following technical scheme:
the utility model provides a constant temperature gas heater, include the water heater body, set up in heat exchanger and the connecting pipe of water heater body the inside, wherein the inlet end of water heater body is provided with the gas valve, the water heater body communicates respectively has inlet tube, outlet pipe, connecting pipe one end with the inlet tube intercommunication, the other end passes behind the heat exchanger with the outlet pipe intercommunication be provided with rivers induction system on the connecting pipe, the connecting pipe is being close to the one end of outlet pipe is provided with out water temperature detection device, still including setting up the current stabilizer on the connecting pipe, current stabilizer includes:
the water inlet end of the main water path is connected with the water inlet pipe, the water outlet end of the main water path is connected with the connecting pipe, and a first flow stabilizing valve is arranged on the main water path;
a water inlet of the first bypass water path is communicated with a water inlet of the first flow stabilizing valve, a water outlet of the first bypass water path is communicated with a water outlet of the first flow stabilizing valve, and first switch valves are respectively arranged on the first bypass water paths;
a water inlet of the second bypass water path is respectively communicated with a water inlet of the first flow stabilizing valve, a water outlet of the second bypass water path is respectively communicated with a water outlet of the first flow stabilizing valve, and a second switch valve is arranged on the second bypass water path;
and the control device is electrically connected with the first switch valve, the second switch valve, the gas valve, the water flow sensing device and the water outlet temperature detection device respectively.
In some embodiments, a second flow stabilizer valve is disposed on the first bypass water path.
In some embodiments, the flow limiting value of the first flow stabilizing valve is greater than the minimum flow of water through the water heater body, and the sum of the flow limiting value of the first flow stabilizing valve and the flow limiting value of the second flow stabilizing valve is less than or equal to the maximum flow of water through the water heater body.
In some embodiments, the water supply device further comprises a water inlet temperature detection device, and the water inlet temperature detection device is arranged on the connecting pipe and is electrically connected with the control device.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model discloses an at least including following beneficial effect:
1. the utility model discloses a constant temperature gas heater, its simple structure is through switching rivers gear and the aperture of adjusting the gas valve to reach the purpose of accurate control leaving water temperature, and then realize quick constant temperature and go out water.
2. The design is reasonable, and the waste of water resources can be effectively reduced to realize energy conservation and environmental protection.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a gas water heater in an embodiment of the present invention when a first water flow gear is preset;
fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the gas water heater in the embodiment of the present invention when the second water flow gear is preset;
fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the gas water heater in the embodiment of the present invention when the third water flow gear is preset;
fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a flow stabilizer in an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a flow chart of a thermostatic control method for a gas water heater according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 6 is a flowchart of a control method when the gas water heater is in the shower mode according to the embodiment of the present invention.
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In order to make the technical solution of the present invention better understood, the technical solution of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the scope of the claimed technical solution of the present invention.
The first embodiment is as follows:
as shown in fig. 1 to 4, this embodiment provides a constant temperature gas water heater, including water heater body 1, set up heat exchanger 2 and connecting pipe 3 in water heater body 1 the inside, wherein be provided with gas valve 4 at the inlet end of water heater body 1, water heater body 1 communicates respectively has inlet tube 5, outlet pipe 6, 3 one end of connecting pipe and inlet tube 5 intercommunication, the other end passes behind the heat exchanger 2 and communicates with outlet pipe 6, be provided with rivers induction system 31 on connecting pipe 3, connecting pipe 3 is provided with leaving water temperature detection device 32 in the one end that is close to outlet pipe 6, still including setting up the current stabilizer 7 on connecting pipe 3, current stabilizer 7 includes:
the water inlet end of the main water channel 71 is connected with the water inlet pipe 5, the water outlet end of the main water channel 71 is connected with the connecting pipe 3, and the main water channel 71 is provided with a first flow stabilizing valve 72;
a water inlet of the first bypass water path 73 is communicated with a water inlet of the first flow stabilizing valve 72, a water outlet of the first bypass water path 73 is communicated with a water outlet of the first flow stabilizing valve 72, and the first bypass water path 73 is respectively provided with a first switch valve 74;
a water inlet of the second bypass water path 75 is respectively communicated with a water inlet of the first flow stabilizing valve 72, a water outlet of the second bypass water path 75 is respectively communicated with a water outlet of the first flow stabilizing valve 72, and a second switch valve 76 is arranged on the second bypass water path 75;
and the control device is electrically connected with the first switch valve 74, the second switch valve 76, the gas valve 4, the water flow sensing device 31 and the outlet water temperature detection device 32 respectively.
In this embodiment, a flow stabilizer 7 is disposed at one end of a connecting pipe 3 of the gas water heater close to a water inlet pipe 5, two ends of a main water path 71 of the flow stabilizer 7 are respectively communicated with the water inlet pipe 5 and the connecting pipe 3, a first flow stabilizer 72 for limiting the flow of water is disposed on the main water path 71, a first bypass water path 73 and a second bypass water path 75 are respectively communicated with the main water path 71, water inlets of the first bypass water path 73 and the second bypass water path 75 are respectively disposed at the front end position of the water inlet of the first flow stabilizer 72, water outlets of the first bypass water path 73 and the second bypass water path 75 are respectively disposed at the rear end position of the water outlet of the first flow stabilizer 72, so as to realize the parallel intercommunication of the main water path 71, the first bypass water path 73 and the second bypass water path 75, a first switch valve 74 is disposed on the first bypass water path 73 for controlling the on-off of the first bypass water path 73, the second switch valve 76 is arranged on the second bypass water path 75 and used for controlling the on-off of the second bypass water path 75, so that the gas water heater can realize the switching of three-level water flow gears by controlling the on-off of the first switch valve 74 and the second switch valve 76, the structure is simple, and the purpose of accurately controlling the water outlet temperature is achieved by switching the water flow gears and adjusting the opening degree of the gas valve, so that the rapid constant-temperature water outlet is realized.
In the present embodiment, the first switch valve 74 and the second switch valve 76 are preferably solenoid valves, but are not limited to solenoid valves, and other more suitable switch valves may be selected according to actual needs to be more beneficial to control the on/off of the current water path.
Further, the second flow stabilizing valve 77 is provided in the first bypass water passage 73, and the design thereof is reasonable, so that the flow rate of the first bypass water passage 73 can be further limited.
Preferably, the flow limiting value of the first flow stabilizing valve 72 is greater than the minimum water flow value of the water heater body 1, and the sum of the flow limiting value of the first flow stabilizing valve 72 and the flow limiting value of the second flow stabilizing valve 77 is less than or equal to the maximum water flow value of the water heater body 1, which is reasonable in design.
Specifically, still including into water temperature-detecting device 33, into water temperature-detecting device 33 sets up on connecting pipe 3 and with controlling means electric connection, its simple structure can do benefit to real-time supervision gas heater's the temperature of intaking.
In the embodiment, the flow limiting value of the first flow stabilizing valve 72 is preferably 4L/min to 6L/min and is greater than the minimum water flow value of the gas water heater, the flow limiting value of the second flow stabilizing valve 77 is preferably greater than 2L/min, and may be the same as the flow limiting value of the first flow stabilizing valve 72, and the sum of the flow limiting values of the first flow stabilizing valve 72 and the second flow stabilizing valve 77 is less than the maximum water flow value of the gas water heater.
In this embodiment, the current limiting values of the first current stabilizing valve 72 and the second current stabilizing valve 77 are both 6L/min, as shown in fig. 1, when the gas water heater is in the preset first current gear, which is the minimum current gear, the first switch valve 74 and the second switch valve 76 are closed, so as to block the first bypass branch and the second bypass branch, after a user opens the hot water faucet, tap water enters the gas water heater, flows through the first current stabilizing valve 72 and is limited, and then the maximum current passing rate of the first current gear is preset to be the current limiting value of 6L/min of the first current stabilizing valve 72. As shown in fig. 2, when the gas water heater is in the preset second water flow gear, the second switch valve 76 is closed and the first switch valve 74 is opened, after a user opens the hot water faucet, tap water enters the flow stabilizer 7 of the gas water heater and can be divided to pass through the main water passage 71 and the first bypass branch, the divided water amount is limited by the first flow stabilizing valve 72 and the second flow stabilizing valve 77, and the maximum water flow rate of the preset second water flow gear is 12L/min of the sum of the current limiting values of the first flow stabilizing valve 72 and the second flow stabilizing valve 77. As shown in fig. 3, when the gas water heater is in the preset third water flow gear, the third water flow gear is the maximum water flow gear, the first switch valve 74 and the second switch valve 76 are opened at the same time, after a user opens the hot water tap, tap water enters the flow stabilizing device 7 of the gas water heater, and since the water path of the second bypass branch of the flow stabilizing device 7 is already conducted, the water flow rate of the flow stabilizing device 7 is not limited by the first flow stabilizing valve 72 and the second flow stabilizing valve 77, and the maximum water flow rate of the third water flow gear is preset to be the maximum water flow rate value 16L/min of the gas water heater.
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as shown in fig. 5 and 6, the present embodiment provides a thermostatic control method of a gas water heater, which is applied to a thermostatic gas water heater according to the first embodiment, and the thermostatic control method includes the following steps:
and S101, closing the first switch valve and the second switch valve by the gas water heater to enter a standby mode.
In this embodiment, the gas water heater is in the preset first water flow gear, namely, the minimum water flow gear, at the startup temperature rise stage, so that the water flow of the gas water heater is small, the hot water temperature rise speed is high, the hot water waiting time is shortened, and the purposes of quickly discharging hot water and reducing water waste can be achieved by limiting the water flow during startup.
Step S102, opening a hot water faucet, judging whether the actual water flow value is larger than or equal to a preset starting water flow value, if so, opening a gas valve to start a gas water heater to enter a shower mode; if not, the process returns to step S101 to enter the standby mode.
In this embodiment, after the user opens the hot water faucet, the first flow stabilizing valve limits the water flow not to exceed the flow limiting value of the preset first water flow gear.
And step S103, after entering a shower mode, adjusting the opening of the gas valve and outputting hot water according to a preset temperature value.
Step S104, judging whether the actual water outlet temperature value is less than or equal to a preset temperature value, determining whether to calculate the maximum hot water flow value according to the comparison result, and if so, judging whether the actual water flow value is less than the preset shutdown water flow value; if not, the maximum hot water flow value is calculated.
And step S1041, judging whether the actual water flow value is smaller than a preset shutdown water flow value, if so, closing the gas water heater and switching from the shower mode to the standby mode, otherwise, returning to the step S103 to continuously output hot water according to a preset temperature value.
In the present embodiment, the maximum hot water flow value is calculated by the following calculation formula:
vmax is V water production multiplied by 25/. DELTA.T, wherein V water production is the rated water production capacity of the gas water heater, 25 is a coefficient, DeltaT is V water production multiplied by 25/(T preset-T water intake), T is preset as a preset temperature value, and T water intake is a water intake temperature value.
And S105, comparing the current limiting value of the first current stabilizing valve and/or the sum of the current limiting values of the first current stabilizing valve and the second current stabilizing valve with the calculation result to output a corresponding water flow gear, and controlling the opening and closing of the first switch valve and/or the second switch valve according to the output water flow gear.
In this embodiment, if the maximum hot water flow value is smaller than the flow limiting value of the first flow stabilizing valve, outputting a preset first water flow gear;
if the maximum hot water flow value is larger than the flow limiting value of the first flow stabilizing valve and smaller than the sum of the flow limiting values of the first flow stabilizing valve and the second flow stabilizing valve, outputting a preset second water flow gear;
and if the maximum hot water flow value is larger than the sum of the flow limiting values of the first flow stabilizing valve and the second flow stabilizing valve, outputting a preset third water flow gear.
And step S106, adjusting the opening degree of the gas valve again and outputting hot water according to a preset temperature value.
In this embodiment, when the gas heater is in the shower mode, through switching rivers gear and the aperture of adjusting the gas valve to can accurate control hot water temperature, and then realize quick constant temperature.
The specific steps of regulating the opening degree of the gas valve again and outputting hot water according to the preset temperature value are as follows:
step S1061, judging whether the water temperature value is not equal to a preset temperature value, if so, judging whether the water temperature value is greater than the preset temperature value, and if not, keeping the opening degree of the gas valve and outputting hot water according to the preset temperature value;
step S1062, judging whether the water temperature value is greater than a preset temperature value, if so, judging whether the gas valve is in the minimum firepower opening degree, and if not, judging whether the water heater is in the maximum firepower opening degree.
In this embodiment, the reason that the outlet water temperature is lower than the preset temperature is mainly that the inlet water temperature is too low, the preset temperature is too high, or the air supply pressure is too low.
Step S10621, judging whether the gas valve is in the maximum fire opening degree, if so, judging whether the water heater is in a preset first water flow gear, and if not, adjusting the opening degree of the gas valve again and outputting hot water according to a preset temperature value;
and judging whether the water heater is in a preset first water flow gear, if so, keeping the opening of the current gas valve and outputting hot water according to a preset temperature value, otherwise, controlling the opening and closing of the first switch valve and/or the second switch valve to reduce water flow, and adjusting the opening of the gas valve again and outputting hot water according to the preset temperature value.
Step S10622, judging whether the gas valve is in the minimum firepower opening degree, if so, judging whether the water heater is in a preset third water flow gear, and if not, adjusting the opening degree of the gas valve again and outputting hot water according to a preset temperature value;
and judging whether the water heater is in a preset third water flow gear, if so, keeping the opening of the current gas valve and outputting hot water according to a preset temperature value, otherwise, controlling the opening and closing of the first switch valve and/or the second switch valve to increase water flow, and adjusting the opening of the gas valve again and outputting hot water according to the preset temperature value.
Step S107, judging whether the actual water flow value is smaller than a preset shutdown water flow value, if so, closing the gas water heater and switching to a standby mode; if not, keeping the opening of the current gas valve and outputting hot water according to a preset temperature value.
What has been described above are only some embodiments of the invention. For those skilled in the art, without departing from the inventive concept, several modifications and improvements can be made, which are within the scope of the invention.
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1. A constant temperature gas water heater comprises a water heater body (1), a heat exchanger (2) arranged in the water heater body (1) and a connecting pipe (3), wherein a gas valve (4) is arranged at the gas inlet end of the water heater body (1), the water heater body (1) is respectively communicated with a water inlet pipe (5) and a water outlet pipe (6), one end of the connecting pipe (3) is communicated with the water inlet pipe (5), the other end of the connecting pipe penetrates through the heat exchanger (2) and then is communicated with the water outlet pipe (6), a water flow sensing device (31) is arranged on the connecting pipe (3), a water outlet temperature detection device (32) is arranged at one end of the connecting pipe (3) close to the water outlet pipe (6), the device is characterized by further comprising a flow stabilizer (7) arranged on the connecting pipe (3), wherein the flow stabilizer (7) comprises:
the water inlet end of the main water path (71) is connected with the water inlet pipe (5), the water outlet end of the main water path (71) is connected with the connecting pipe (3), and a first flow stabilizing valve (72) is arranged on the main water path (71);
a water inlet of the first bypass water path (73) is communicated with a water inlet of the first flow stabilizing valve (72), a water outlet of the first bypass water path (73) is communicated with a water outlet of the first flow stabilizing valve (72), and the first bypass water path (73) is respectively provided with a first switch valve (74);
a water inlet of the second bypass water path (75) is respectively communicated with a water inlet of the first flow stabilizing valve (72), a water outlet of the second bypass water path (75) is respectively communicated with a water outlet of the first flow stabilizing valve (72), and a second switch valve (76) is arranged on the second bypass water path (75);
and the control device is respectively electrically connected with the first switch valve (74), the second switch valve (76), the gas valve (4), the water flow sensing device (31) and the effluent temperature detection device (32).
2. A thermostatic gas water heater according to claim 1, characterized in that a second flow stabilizer valve (77) is provided on the first bypass water circuit (73).
3. A thermostatic gas water heater according to claim 2, characterized in that the restriction value of the first flow stabilizer valve (72) is greater than the minimum water flow value of the water heater body (1) and the sum of the restriction value of the first flow stabilizer valve (72) and the restriction value of the second flow stabilizer valve (77) is less than or equal to the maximum water flow value of the water heater body (1).
4. A thermostatic gas water heater according to claim 3, characterized by further comprising a water inlet temperature detection device (33), said water inlet temperature detection device (33) being arranged on said connection pipe (3) and being electrically connected with said control device.
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