CN212619345U - Water pipe assembly and water heater - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a water pipe assembly and water heater. Wherein, water pipe assembly includes: the lower end of the inner container water inlet pipe is provided with a first electricity-proof wall; the lower end of the inner container water outlet pipe is provided with a second electricity-proof wall; and the thermostatic valve comprises a valve body and an outflow pipe communicated with the valve body, the thermostatic valve is defined by the upper direction, the lower direction and the front and back direction of the thermostatic valve, which are arranged oppositely, the liner water inlet pipe and the liner water outlet pipe are positioned above the valve body, and the outflow pipe is arranged in front of or behind the valve body. The utility model discloses technical scheme reduces the whole height of water heater's shell, makes things convenient for the installation of water heater.

Description

Water pipe assembly and water heater

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to water pipe assembly and water heater.

Background

When the water heater in the related art is used, the inner container water inlet pipe and the inner container water outlet pipe guide water in the inner container of the water heater to the thermostatic valve to flow outwards, the water inlet pipe and the inner container water outlet pipe are connected to the lower ends of the inner container water inlet pipe and the inner container water outlet pipe through the thermostatic valve, and the outer flow pipe is vertically arranged downwards. Under the certain condition of inner bag size, the water pipe structure of so setting can make the vertical height increase of whole water heater shell, also needs more installation space just can install the water heater, so makes the installation of water heater comparatively inconvenient.

The above is only for the purpose of assisting understanding of the technical solutions of the present application, and does not represent an admission that the above is prior art.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to provide a water pipe assembly aims at reducing the whole height of the shell of water heater, makes things convenient for the installation of water heater.

In order to achieve the above object, the utility model provides a water pipe assembly is applied to the water heater, water pipe assembly includes:

the lower end of the inner container water inlet pipe is provided with a first electricity-proof wall;

the lower end of the inner container water outlet pipe is provided with a second electricity-proof wall; and

the thermostatic valve comprises a valve body, an external inflow pipe and an external outflow pipe, wherein the external inflow pipe and the external outflow pipe are communicated with the valve body, the thermostatic valve is defined in the vertical direction and the front-back direction in which the thermostatic valve is arranged relatively, the liner water inlet pipe and the liner water outlet pipe are located above the valve body, and the external inflow pipe and the external outflow pipe are arranged in front of or behind the valve body.

In one embodiment of the present application, the outer inflow pipe and the outer outflow pipe are provided at the same time in front of the valve body;

alternatively, the external inflow pipe and the external outflow pipe are provided at the same time behind the valve body.

In an embodiment of the application, the thermostatic valve further comprises a water inlet connecting pipe and a water outlet connecting pipe, one end of the water inlet connecting pipe is upwards connected to the first electricity-proof wall and is communicated with the inner container water inlet pipe, and the other end of the water inlet connecting pipe is bent backwards and is connected to the valve body; one end of the water outlet connecting pipe is upwards connected to the second electricity-proof wall and communicated with the inner container water inlet pipe, and the other end of the water outlet connecting pipe is backwards bent and connected to the valve body.

In an embodiment of the present application, the central axis of the external inflow pipe is perpendicular to the central axis of the inner container water inlet pipe, and the central axis of the external outflow pipe is perpendicular to the central axis of the inner container water outlet pipe.

In an embodiment of the present application, the length value H1 of the first electricity-proof wall ranges from: h1 is more than or equal to 10mm and less than or equal to 40mm,

and/or the length value H2 of the second electricity-proof wall ranges from: h2 is more than or equal to 10mm and less than or equal to 40 mm.

In an embodiment of the present application, the water pipe assembly further includes a filter member connected to the valve body and located between the external inflow pipe and the water path of the liner water inlet pipe.

In an embodiment of this application, filter the piece and include linkage segment and fillter section, the one end of linkage segment connect in the valve body, the fillter section connect in the linkage segment deviates from the one end of valve body, the fillter section extends the setting downwards, the fillter section can dismantle connect in the linkage segment.

The utility model discloses still provide a water heater, including the shell with install in the water pipe assembly of shell, water pipe assembly includes:

one end of the inner container water inlet pipe is provided with a first electricity-proof wall;

one end of the liner water outlet pipe is provided with a second electricity-proof wall; and

the thermostatic valve, the thermostatic valve include the valve body and communicate in the outflow pipe of valve body, the definition the relative upper and lower direction and the fore-and-aft direction that set up of thermostatic valve, the inner bag inlet tube with the inner bag outlet pipe is located the top of valve body, the outflow pipe is located the place ahead or the rear of valve body.

In an embodiment of this application, the shell includes the shell body and locates the installation shell of shell body downside, this internal inner bag that is equipped with of shell, the inner bag inlet tube with the upper end of inner bag outlet pipe stretches into to in the inner bag, first prevent electric wall and second prevent electric wall connect in the shell body, and be located in the installation shell, the thermostatic valve is located in the installation shell, at least partial structure of outside inflow pipe and at least partial structure of outside outflow pipe all stretch out the installation shell.

In one embodiment of the present application, when the water pipe assembly has a filter element, at least part of the structure of the filter element is located outside the mounting shell;

and/or, the thermostatic valve still includes the valve body regulating part, the valve body regulating part is located the valve body to downwardly extending sets up, at least part structure of valve body regulating part is located outside the installation shell.

The utility model discloses technical scheme sets up first electricity wall and second through the tip that adopts inner bag inlet tube and inner bag outlet pipe and prevents the electricity wall for the current attenuation in the rivers that flow into in the thermostatic valve via inner bag inlet tube and inner bag outlet pipe, thereby have safety protection's effect. Furthermore, the external inflow pipe and the external outflow pipe of the thermostatic valve are arranged in front or behind rather than directly below, so that the overall height of the shell of the water heater can be effectively shortened. Thereby reducing the overall height of the shell of the water heater and facilitating the installation of the water heater.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the structures shown in the drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a front view of an embodiment of the water heater of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a side view of an embodiment of the water heater of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the water heater of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 3 at A;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of the water heater with the mounting shell removed according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural view of the water heater with the mounting shell and the thermostatic valve removed according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of a thermostatic valve of a water heater according to the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of the liner water inlet pipe of the water heater of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of the liner outlet pipe of the water heater of the present invention.

The reference numbers illustrate:

reference numerals	Name (R)	Reference numerals	Name (R)
				100	Water heater	51	Valve body
10	Outer casing	511	External inflow pipe
				11	Shell body	513	External outflow tube
111	Inner container	515	Water inlet connecting pipe
				13	Mounting shell	517	Water outlet connecting pipe
31	Inner container water inlet pipe	53	Valve body regulating part
				311	First electricity-proof wall	55	Filter element
33	Water outlet pipe of inner container	551	Connecting segment
				331	Second electricity-proof wall	553	Filter segment
50	Thermostatic valve	515a	Inlet water temperature sensor
				70	Flow sensor	517a	Water outlet temperature sensor

The objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely 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 in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that all the directional indicators (such as upper, lower, left, right, front and rear … …) in the embodiment of the present invention are only used to explain the relative position relationship between the components, the motion situation, etc. in a specific posture (as shown in the drawings), and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indicator is changed accordingly.

In the present application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "connected" and "fixed" are to be construed broadly, e.g., "fixed" may be fixedly connected or detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected internally or in any other suitable relationship, unless expressly stated otherwise. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations by those skilled in the art.

In addition, descriptions in the present application as to "first", "second", and the like are for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicit to the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, the meaning of "and/or" appearing throughout is to include three juxtapositions, exemplified by "A and/or B," including either the A or B arrangement, or both A and B satisfied arrangement. In addition, the technical solutions in the embodiments may be combined with each other, but it must be based on the realization of those skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, the combination of the technical solutions should not be considered to exist, and is not within the protection scope of the present invention.

The utility model provides a water pipe assembly is applied to water heater 100 (can refer to fig. 1 to 3). The outer case 10 of the water heater 100 includes two parts, and the outer case 10 includes a case body 11 and a mounting case 13 provided at the lower side of the case body 11. The inner container 111 arranged in the shell body 11 is generally a standard component, and the mounting shell 13 is mainly used for mounting the water pipe assembly and preventing a user from contacting with the first electricity-proof wall 311 and the second electricity-proof wall 331. The present application reduces the overall height of the housing 10, primarily to reduce the height H3 of the mounting housing 13, and therefore, the following embodiments are primarily directed to improvements in the plumbing assembly located within the mounting housing 13.

Referring to fig. 1 to 7 in combination, in an embodiment, the water pipe assembly includes a liner water inlet pipe 31, a liner water outlet pipe 33 and a thermostatic valve 50, a first electricity-proof wall 311 is disposed at a lower end of the liner water inlet pipe 31, and a second electricity-proof wall 331 is disposed at a lower end of the liner water outlet pipe 33. The thermostatic valve 50 includes a valve body 51, and an external inflow pipe 511 and an external outflow pipe 513 which are communicated with the valve body 51 and define the up-down direction and the front-back direction of the thermostatic valve 50, the liner water inlet pipe 31 and the liner water outlet pipe 33 are located above the valve body 51, and the external inflow pipe 511 and the external outflow pipe 513 are located in front of or behind the valve body 51.

An external inflow pipe 511, which means a pipe communicating with an external water supply line, may be connected to a municipal tap water pipe 511. The external outlet pipe 513 is a pipe communicating with an external water outlet device, and may be a pipe connected to a shower head, for example. The water flow direction of an embodiment of the present application may be: the external water flows into the valve body 51 of the thermostatic valve 50 through the external inflow pipe 511, then flows into the liner water inlet pipe 31, enters the liner 111 for heating, then flows into the thermostatic valve 50 through the liner water outlet pipe 33, the thermostatic valve 50 is controlled by the internal valve core, the proportion of cold water and hot water is adjusted, and water with the water temperature suitable for a user flows out through the external outflow pipe 513.

The utility model discloses technical scheme sets up first electricity prevention wall 311 and second through the tip that adopts inner bag inlet tube 31 and inner bag outlet pipe 33 and prevents electricity wall 331 for the current attenuation in the rivers that flow into in the thermostatic valve 50 via inner bag inlet tube 31 and inner bag outlet pipe 33, thereby have safety protection's effect. Further, the external inflow pipe 511 and the external outflow pipe 513 of the thermostat valve 50 are disposed at the front or rear, not directly at the lower side, so that the overall height of the housing 10 of the water heater 100 can be effectively shortened. Thereby reducing the overall height of the housing 10 of the water heater 100 and facilitating installation of the water heater 100.

The first electricity-proof wall 311 and the second electricity-proof wall 331 are both insulating materials, such as plastics, ceramics or other composite insulating materials. The effect of attenuation type current reduction can be realized. The first electricity-proof wall 311 and the second electricity-proof wall 331 may also be configured as adapter structures, and have structures such as threads or buckles thereon, so as to fix the liner water inlet pipe 31 and the liner water outlet pipe 33.

When the outer inflow pipe 511 and the outer outflow pipe 513 are provided, they may be provided in different directions, for example: the external inflow pipe 511 is provided in front of the valve main body 51, and the external outflow pipe 513 is provided behind the valve main body 51. Or set as: the external inflow pipe 511 is provided at the rear of the valve body 51, and the external outflow pipe 513 is provided at the front of the valve body 51.

Of course, in order to further save the installation space in the front-rear direction, the external inflow pipe 511 and the external outflow pipe 513 may be provided in the same direction, for example: an external inflow pipe 511 and an external outflow pipe 513 are provided at the same time in front of the valve body 51; alternatively, the external inflow pipe 511 and the external outflow pipe 513 are provided at the same time behind the valve body 51.

Further, in order to facilitate the connection and fixation of the liner water inlet pipe 31 and the liner water outlet pipe 33 with the thermostatic valve 50, the thermostatic valve 50 further comprises a water inlet connecting pipe 515 and a water outlet connecting pipe 517, one end of the water inlet connecting pipe 515 is connected to the first electricity-proof wall 311 upwards and is communicated with the liner water inlet pipe 31, and the other end of the water inlet connecting pipe 515 is connected to the valve body 51 in a backward bending manner; one end of the water outlet connecting pipe 517 is connected to the second electricity-proof wall 331 upward and is communicated with the liner water inlet pipe 31, and the other end of the water outlet connecting pipe 517 is bent backward and is connected to the valve body 51.

Thus, the function of pipe connection can be realized by the water inlet connection pipe 515 and the water outlet connection pipe 517. The end parts of the water inlet connecting pipe 515 and the water outlet connecting pipe 517 can be provided with thread structures or buckle structures, so that the connection between the liner water inlet pipe 31 and the liner water outlet pipe 33 is more convenient. Of course, a sealing ring or a sealing strip can be arranged at the joint of the two, so that the joint sealing effect between the two is better realized.

The position adjacent to the water inlet connecting pipe 515 is also provided with a water inlet temperature sensor 515a, the position adjacent to the water outlet connecting pipe 517 is also provided with a water outlet temperature sensor 517a, and the water inlet temperature and the water outlet temperature can be accurately detected through the water inlet temperature sensor 515a and the water outlet temperature sensor 517a, so that intelligent temperature detection and control are realized. Meanwhile, the flow sensor 70 is arranged in the main flow path, the flow of the water path can be accurately detected through the flow sensor 70, and the flow control of the whole device can be realized.

Referring to fig. 7, in an embodiment of the present invention, the central axis of the external inflow pipe 511 is perpendicular to the central axis of the liner water inlet pipe 31, and the central axis of the external outflow pipe 513 is perpendicular to the central axis of the liner water outlet pipe 33.

That is, the external inflow pipe 511 and the external outflow pipe 513 are vertically connected to the valve body 51, so that it is possible to facilitate the processing and the water discharge, while further reducing the overall size in height of the water pipe assembly, and further reducing the overall height of the housing 10 of the water heater 100.

With reference to fig. 3, fig. 8 and fig. 9, in an embodiment of the present invention, the range of the length value H1 of the first electricity-proof wall 311 is: h1 is more than or equal to 10mm and less than or equal to 40 mm; and/or, the length value H2 of the second electricity-proof wall 331 is in the range of: h2 is more than or equal to 10mm and less than or equal to 40 mm.

The lengths of the first electricity preventing wall 311 and the second electricity preventing wall 331 can be set to be the same, thereby having the effect of convenient processing, and can also be set to be different, for example, the length of the second electricity preventing wall 331 of the liner water outlet pipe 33 is set to be longer than the length of the first electricity preventing wall 311 of the liner water inlet pipe 31, thereby making the electricity preventing effect at the liner water outlet pipe 33 better.

When the overall height of the housing 10 is set by shortening the lengths of the first electricity preventing wall 311 and the second electricity preventing wall 331, the lengths of the first electricity preventing wall 311 and the second electricity preventing wall 331 are reduced to 40mm or less, and the overall height H3 of the mounting case 13 at the existing place where the electricity preventing walls are mounted is reduced to 70mm or less. In this way, the overall height of the housing 10 of the water heater 100 can be further reduced. In consideration of the overall electricity-proof performance of the electricity-proof walls, the heights of the first electricity-proof wall 311 and the second electricity-proof wall 331 are each set to 10mm or more. Therefore, the length value of the first electricity-proof wall 311 is set at 10mm to 40mm, for example, set at 10mm, 15mm, 20mm, 30mm, 40 mm. The length values of the second electricity-proof wall 331 are set at 10mm to 40mm, for example, set at 10mm, 15mm, 20mm, 30mm, 40 mm.

Referring to fig. 1, 2, 4, 5 and 7, in an embodiment of the present invention, the water pipe assembly further includes a filter member 55, and the filter member 55 is connected to the valve body 51 and located between the external inflow pipe 511 and the water path of the liner inlet pipe 31.

By arranging the filtering member 55 at the thermostatic valve 50, the outside water flows into the valve body 51 through the external inflow pipe 511, and then flows into the inner container 111 of the water heater 100 through the inner container inlet pipe 31 after being filtered by the filtering member 55. Through the arrangement of the filter element 55, external water can be filtered and purified before entering the inner container 111 for heating, so that impurities and water scales in the pipeline and the inner container 111 are reduced.

With further reference to fig. 7, the filter member 55 includes a connecting segment 551 and a filtering segment 553, one end of the connecting segment 551 is connected to the valve body 51, the filtering segment 553 is connected to one end of the connecting segment 551 facing away from the valve body 51, and the filtering segment 553 extends downward.

By arranging the filter segment 553 and the connecting segment 551, the external water flows into the filter segment 553 after passing through two stages and flows out to the outer flow pipe. The connection segment 551 is provided with a filtering material capable of filtering impurities, such as activated carbon and filter cotton. It can be understood that the installation shell 13 mainly prevents electric shock caused by human hand contacting the first electricity-proof wall 311 and the second electricity-proof wall 331 when the pipeline assembly is covered. Therefore, at least a portion of the structure of the filter segment 553 may be located outside the mounting case 13 without affecting the overall height of the mounting case 13. And the downwardly extending filter segments 553 may also facilitate assembly.

To facilitate cleaning and maintenance of the filter segment 553, the filter segment 553 may also be provided as a removable device that removably attaches the filter segment 553 to the connector segment 551. The detachable connection mode can be a threaded connection in the figure or a snap connection.

With reference to fig. 1 to fig. 3, the present invention further provides a water heater 100, the water heater 100 includes a housing 10 and a water pipe assembly installed on the housing 10, the specific structure of the water pipe assembly refers to the above embodiments, and since the water heater 100 adopts all the technical solutions of all the above embodiments, all the beneficial effects brought by the technical solutions of the above embodiments are at least provided, which are not repeated herein.

Wherein, shell 10 includes shell body 11 and locates the installation shell 13 of shell body 11 downside, be equipped with inner bag 111 in the shell body 11, inner bag inlet tube 31 with the upper end of inner bag outlet pipe 33 stretches into in the inner bag 111, first electricity-proof wall 311 and second electricity-proof wall 331 connect in shell body 11, and be located in installation shell 13, thermostatic valve 50 locates in installation shell 13, the partial structure at least of outside inflow pipe 511 and the partial structure at least of outside outflow pipe 513 all stretch out installation shell 13.

The housing body 11 may be in the shape of a circular cylinder, and the lower mounting housing 13 covers a part of the lower surface of the housing body 11, or may not completely cover the entire lower surface of the housing body 11. As long as it can achieve the prevention of the user from touching the first electricity preventing wall 311 and the second electricity preventing wall 331. The mounting case 13 may be shaped as a box-like structure and is detachably connected to the case body 11. The detachable connection mode can be a screw connection or a snap connection.

With combined reference to fig. 1, 3 and 7, in an embodiment of the present application, the thermostatic valve 50 further includes a valve body adjusting member 53, the valve body adjusting member 53 is disposed on the valve body 51 and extends downward, and at least a part of the structure of the valve body adjusting member 53 is located outside the mounting shell 13.

The opening degree of the spool of the thermostat valve 50 is mainly adjusted by the valve body adjuster 53. Thereby controlling the ratio of cold water to hot water. The valve body adjuster 53 is a conventional adjuster and may be, for example, a knob type adjuster, or a ball valve type adjuster. The valve body adjuster 53 may be configured to extend downward similar to the filter stage 553, and may be configured to be at least partially outside the mounting housing 13 without affecting the overall height of the mounting housing 13. And the use of a downwardly extending valve body adjuster 53.

The above only is the preferred embodiment of the present invention, not limiting the scope of the present invention, all the equivalent structure changes made by the contents of the specification and the drawings under the inventive concept of the present invention, or the direct/indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A water pipe assembly for a water heater, the water pipe assembly comprising:

the lower end of the inner container water inlet pipe is provided with a first electricity-proof wall;

the lower end of the inner container water outlet pipe is provided with a second electricity-proof wall; and

the thermostatic valve comprises a valve body, an external inflow pipe and an external outflow pipe, wherein the external inflow pipe and the external outflow pipe are communicated with the valve body, the thermostatic valve is defined in the vertical direction and the front-back direction in which the thermostatic valve is arranged relatively, the liner water inlet pipe and the liner water outlet pipe are located above the valve body, and the external inflow pipe and the external outflow pipe are arranged in front of or behind the valve body.

2. The water tube assembly of claim 1, wherein the outer inlet tube and the outer outlet tube are disposed simultaneously in front of the valve body;

alternatively, the external inflow pipe and the external outflow pipe are provided at the same time behind the valve body.

3. The water pipe assembly of claim 1, wherein the thermostatic valve further comprises a water inlet connecting pipe and a water outlet connecting pipe, one end of the water inlet connecting pipe is connected to the first electricity-proof wall upwards and is communicated with the water inlet pipe of the liner, and the other end of the water inlet connecting pipe is connected to the valve body in a backward bending manner; one end of the water outlet connecting pipe is upwards connected to the second electricity-proof wall and communicated with the inner container water inlet pipe, and the other end of the water outlet connecting pipe is backwards bent and connected to the valve body.

4. The water tube assembly of claim 1, wherein the central axis of the outer inlet tube is perpendicular to the central axis of the liner inlet tube and the central axis of the outer outlet tube is perpendicular to the central axis of the liner outlet tube.

5. The water pipe assembly of claim 1, wherein the first electricity wall has a length value H1 in the range of: h1 is more than or equal to 10mm and less than or equal to 40mm,

and/or the length value H2 of the second electricity-proof wall ranges from: h2 is more than or equal to 10mm and less than or equal to 40 mm.

6. A water line assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 5 further including a filter element connected to the valve body and located between the external inlet line and the water path of the liner inlet line.

7. The water hose assembly according to claim 6, wherein the filter member includes a connection section and a filter section, the connection section is connected to the valve body at one end, the filter section is connected to an end of the connection section facing away from the valve body, the filter section extends downward, and the filter section is detachably connected to the connection section.

8. A water heater comprising a housing and a water tube assembly mounted to the housing, the water tube assembly being as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7.

9. The water heater as claimed in claim 8, wherein the outer shell includes a shell body and a mounting shell arranged on the lower side of the shell body, a liner is arranged in the shell body, the upper ends of the liner water inlet pipe and the liner water outlet pipe extend into the liner, the first electricity-proof wall and the second electricity-proof wall are connected to the shell body and are positioned in the mounting shell, the thermostatic valve is arranged in the mounting shell, and at least part of the structure of the external inflow pipe and at least part of the structure of the external outflow pipe both extend out of the mounting shell.

10. The water heater according to claim 9, wherein when the water tube assembly has a filter element, at least a portion of the filter element is located outside the mounting housing;

and/or, the thermostatic valve still includes the valve body regulating part, the valve body regulating part is located the valve body to downwardly extending sets up, at least part structure of valve body regulating part is located outside the installation shell.

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