CN213631678U

CN213631678U - Surface cooler and air conditioner

Info

Publication number: CN213631678U
Application number: CN202022367977.0U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘欣锫; 杨经良; 张磊鹏
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2020-10-22
Filing date: 2020-10-22
Publication date: 2021-07-06
Anticipated expiration: 2030-10-22

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a surface type cooler and an air conditioner, including: at least two cooling monomers; each of the at least two cooling monomers is provided with a medium inlet pipe and a medium outlet pipe, and the medium inlet pipe and the medium outlet pipe are provided with quick-connect joints; the medium inlet pipes of at least two cooling monomers are respectively communicated through quick connectors, and the medium outlet pipes of at least two cooling monomers are respectively communicated through quick connectors. The surface cooler adopts a modular structure, and cooling monomers with different quantities are selected to be quickly assembled through quick connectors according to different refrigerating capacity requirements, so that the cooling monomers have the same structure, the structure is simple, the mass production and the automatic production are facilitated, and the production efficiency of a cooler production plant can be obviously improved. According to the demand to different refrigeration capacities, can be according to the nimble combination several cooling monomer in space, can satisfy the refrigeration capacity, can be according to the mode of space adjustment combination again, convenient to use.

Description

Surface cooler and air conditioner

Technical Field

The disclosure belongs to the technical field of heat exchange, and particularly relates to a surface cooler and an air conditioner.

Background

A surface cooler is characterized in that a heating medium or a cooling medium or a refrigerating medium flows through an inner cavity of a metal pipeline, and air to be treated flows through the outer wall of the metal pipeline to carry out heat exchange so as to achieve the purpose of heating or cooling the air.

The surface cooler products in the related art have fixed refrigerating capacity performance, can not meet the requirements of different refrigerating capacities, and are inconvenient for batch production of products in order to meet the customized production of different refrigerating capacities.

Disclosure of Invention

Therefore, the technical problem to be solved by the present disclosure is that the surface cooler in the related art cannot meet different cooling capacity requirements or is inconvenient for mass production of products, thereby providing a surface cooler and an air conditioner.

In order to solve the above problem, the present disclosure provides a surface cooler comprising:

at least two cooling monomers;

each of the at least two cooling monomers is provided with a medium inlet pipe and a medium outlet pipe, and the medium inlet pipe and the medium outlet pipe are provided with quick-connect joints;

the medium inlet pipes of at least two cooling monomers are respectively communicated through quick connectors, and the medium outlet pipes of at least two cooling monomers are respectively communicated through quick connectors.

The purpose of the present disclosure and the technical problems solved thereby can be further achieved by the following technical measures.

In some embodiments, the quick connector comprises a connector body, a medium cavity is arranged in the connector body, the medium cavity is provided with a first interface, a second interface and a third interface, the first interface and the third interface are matched in shape, and the second interface is communicated with the medium inlet pipe or the medium outlet pipe.

In some embodiments, the inner peripheral wall of the first interface is a tapered surface, and the outer peripheral wall of the third interface is a tapered surface, when any two cooling single bodies are connected, the first interface of the connector body of one cooling single body is in plug-in fit with the third interface of the connector body of the other cooling single body, or the third interface of the connector body of one cooling single body is in plug-in fit with the first interface of the connector body of the other cooling single body.

In some embodiments, the first port is disposed upstream in the medium flowing direction, the third port is disposed downstream in the medium flowing direction, and the second port is disposed between the first port and the third port, wherein when any two cooling cells are connected, the third port of the connector body of the cooling cell disposed upstream in the medium flowing direction is in plug-fit engagement with the first port of the connector body of the cooling cell disposed downstream in the medium flowing direction.

In some embodiments, each of the at least two cooling units is provided with a heat exchange tube, the heat exchange tube is communicated between the medium inlet tube and the medium outlet tube, a medium flows in through the medium inlet tube, and flows out through the medium outlet tube after flowing along the heat exchange tube for heat exchange; and/or the length of the medium inlet pipe is not equal to that of the medium outlet pipe.

In some embodiments, the number of the heat exchange tubes is at least two, at least two heat exchange tubes are arranged in parallel, and at least two heat exchange tubes are communicated through a bent tube.

In some embodiments, each of the at least two cooling cells is provided with a fin group, and the fin group is mounted on the heat exchange tube.

In some embodiments, each of the at least two cooling cells is provided with a frame structure configured to fix the heat exchange tube.

In some embodiments, the frame structure is further provided with a connection structure configured for interconnection of adjacent cooling cells.

An air conditioner adopts the surface cooler.

The surface cooler and the air conditioner provided by the disclosure have at least the following beneficial effects:

the surface cooler adopts a modular structure, and cooling monomers with different quantities are selected to be quickly assembled through quick connectors according to different refrigerating capacity requirements, so that the cooling monomers have the same structure, the structure is simple, the mass production and the automatic production are facilitated, and the production efficiency of a cooler production plant can be obviously improved. According to the demand to different refrigeration capacities, can be according to the nimble combination several cooling monomer in space, can satisfy the refrigeration capacity, can be according to the mode of space adjustment combination again, convenient to use.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of the structure of a cooling cell of an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a cooling cell according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional structural view of a quick connect coupling of an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the configuration of a surface cooler in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of a surface cooler according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The reference numerals are represented as:

1. cooling the monomer; 2. a medium inlet pipe; 3. a medium outlet pipe; 4. a quick-connect joint; 5. a connector body; 6. a media chamber; 7. a first interface; 8. a second interface; 9. a third interface; 10. a conical surface; 11. a heat exchange pipe; 12. a fin set; 13. a frame structure; 14. a connecting structure; 15. and (5) bending the pipe.

Detailed Description

To make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present disclosure more apparent, the following embodiments of the present disclosure will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood that the described embodiments are merely a subset of the disclosed embodiments and not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments disclosed herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 1 to 5, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a surface cooler, including: at least two cooling monomers 1; each cooling monomer 1 of the at least two cooling monomers 1 is provided with a medium inlet pipe 2 and a medium outlet pipe 3, and the medium inlet pipe 2 and the medium outlet pipe 3 are provided with quick joints 4; the medium inlet pipes 2 of at least two cooling single bodies 1 are respectively communicated through quick-joint joints 4, and the medium outlet pipes 3 of at least two cooling single bodies 1 are respectively communicated through the quick-joint joints 4.

The surface cooler disclosed in the embodiment adopts a modular structure, and according to different refrigerating capacity demands, the cooling units 1 with different quantities are selected to be rapidly assembled through the quick connectors 4, so that the cooling units 1 have the same structure, the structure is simple, the mass production and the automatic production are convenient, and the production efficiency of a cooler production plant can be obviously improved. According to the demand to different refrigeration capacities, can be according to the nimble combination several cooling monomer 1 in space, can satisfy the refrigeration capacity, can be according to the mode of space adjustment combination again, convenient to use.

In some embodiments, the quick connector 4 includes a connector body 5, a medium cavity 6 is provided in the connector body 5, the medium cavity 6 is provided with a first interface 7, a second interface 8, and a third interface 9, the shape of the first interface 7 matches that of the third interface 9, so that any two quick connectors 4 can complete quick connection and quick change by means of the cooperation of the first interface 7 and the third interface 9, and the second interface 8 is communicated with the medium inlet pipe 2 or the medium outlet pipe 3. The quick connector 4 of the embodiment has the advantages of simple structure, convenient and quick connection operation, and no influence on the medium inlet and outlet of the cooling monomer.

In this embodiment, the quick joints 4 may be made of steel material, and after any two quick joints 4 are inserted and matched, they may be sealed and fixed by welding.

In some embodiments, the inner peripheral wall of the first interface 7 is a tapered surface 10, and the outer peripheral wall of the third interface 9 is a tapered surface 10, when any two cooling single bodies 1 are connected, the first interface 7 of the connector body 5 of one cooling single body 1 is in plug-in fit with the third interface 9 of the connector body 5 of another cooling single body 1, or the third interface 9 of the connector body 5 of one cooling single body 1 is in plug-in fit with the first interface 7 of the connector body 5 of another cooling single body 1. The quick connector 4 adopts a double-conical surface structure, so that the combination and the insertion of a plurality of cooling monomers 1 are facilitated.

In some embodiments, the first port 7 is disposed upstream in the medium flowing direction, the third port 9 is disposed downstream in the medium flowing direction, and the second port 8 is disposed between the first port 7 and the third port 9, when any two cooling single units 1 are connected, wherein the third port 9 of the joint body 5 of the cooling single unit 1 near the upstream in the medium flowing direction is in plug fit with the first port 7 of the joint body 5 of the cooling single unit 1 near the downstream in the medium flowing direction, so that when the cooling single units 1 are assembled, the direction in which the quick-connect joint 4 is inserted is the same as the medium flowing direction, and leakage is not easily generated.

In some embodiments, each of the at least two cooling units 1 is provided with a heat exchange tube 11, the heat exchange tube 11 is communicated between a medium inlet tube 2 and a medium outlet tube 3, a medium flows in through the medium inlet tube 2, flows along the heat exchange tube 11 after heat exchange and flows out through the medium outlet tube 3, the medium inlet tube 2 is arranged at the lower part, the medium outlet tube 3 is arranged at the upper part, and flows along the heat exchange tube 11 after the medium flows in, while exchanging heat with outside air.

In some embodiments, the length of the medium inlet pipe 2 is different from the length of the medium outlet pipe 3, so as to distinguish the medium inlet and outlet ports, and the staggered structure facilitates the subsequent connection of external pipelines.

In some embodiments, at least two heat exchange tubes 11 are provided, at least two heat exchange tubes 11 are arranged in parallel, at least two heat exchange tubes 11 are communicated through an elbow 15, and at least one heat exchange channel for the unidirectional flow of the medium is formed in the cooling monomer 1.

In some embodiments, each of the at least two cooling units 1 is provided with a fin group 12, the fin group 12 is mounted on the heat exchange tube 11, and the fin group 12 can increase the heat exchange area of the heat exchange tube 11 and improve the heat exchange efficiency.

In some embodiments, each of the at least two cooling cells 1 is provided with a frame structure 13, the frame structure 13 being configured to fix the heat exchange tubes 11. The frame structure 13 is a quadrangular frame formed by four upper, lower, left and right frames, and facilitates the fixing of the heat exchange tubes 11 and the fin groups 12.

In some embodiments, the frame structure 13 is further provided with a connection structure 14, and the connection structure 14 is configured as a hole opened on the frame structure 13 for the interconnection between the cooling cells 1 adjacent to each other right and left and up and down.

The surface cooler of this embodiment has modular structure, can select arbitrary quantity to carry out fast assembly according to different refrigerating output demands, connects convenient operation swift, the dependable performance. The cooling monomer is simple in structure, convenient for batch production and beneficial to reducing production cost. The cooling monomer has various combination assembly modes, can realize the combination assembly of all-round about from top to bottom, and can satisfy different space requirements.

An air conditioner adopts the surface cooler.

It is readily understood by a person skilled in the art that the advantageous ways described above can be freely combined, superimposed without conflict.

The present disclosure is to be considered as limited only by the preferred embodiments and not limited to the specific embodiments described herein, and all changes, equivalents and modifications that come within the spirit and scope of the disclosure are desired to be protected. The foregoing is only a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, and it should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the technical principle of the present disclosure, and these improvements and modifications should also be considered as the protection scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A surface cooler, comprising:

at least two cooling monomers (1);

each cooling monomer (1) of the at least two cooling monomers (1) is provided with a medium inlet pipe (2) and a medium outlet pipe (3), and the medium inlet pipe (2) and the medium outlet pipe (3) are provided with quick-connect joints (4);

the medium inlet pipes (2) of the at least two cooling single bodies (1) are respectively communicated through the quick-joint connectors (4), and the medium outlet pipes (3) of the at least two cooling single bodies (1) are respectively communicated through the quick-joint connectors (4).

2. The surface cooler of claim 1, wherein the quick-connect joint (4) comprises a joint body (5), a medium cavity (6) is arranged in the joint body (5), the medium cavity (6) is provided with a first interface (7), a second interface (8) and a third interface (9), the first interface (7) is matched with the third interface (9) in shape, and the second interface (8) is communicated with the medium inlet pipe (2) or the medium outlet pipe (3).

3. A surface cooler according to claim 2, characterized in that the inner peripheral wall of the first port (7) is a conical surface (10), the outer peripheral wall of the third port (9) is a conical surface (10), and when any two cooling modules (1) are connected, the first port (7) of the connector body (5) of one cooling module (1) is in plug-in fit with the third port (9) of the connector body (5) of the other cooling module (1), or the third port (9) of the connector body (5) of one cooling module (1) is in plug-in fit with the first port (7) of the connector body (5) of the other cooling module (1).

4. A surface cooler according to claim 3, characterised in that the first connection (7) is arranged upstream in the direction of flow of the medium, the third connection (9) is arranged downstream in the direction of flow of the medium, and the second connection (8) is arranged between the first connection (7) and the third connection (9), wherein the third connection (9) of the connector body (5) of the cooling cell (1) which is closer to the upstream in the direction of flow of the medium is in plug-in engagement with the first connection (7) of the connector body (5) of the cooling cell (1) which is closer to the downstream in the direction of flow of the medium, when any two cooling cells (1) are connected.

5. A surface cooler according to any one of claims 1-4, characterized in that each cooling unit (1) of the at least two cooling units (1) is provided with a heat exchange tube (11), the heat exchange tube (11) is communicated between the medium inlet tube (2) and the medium outlet tube (3), the medium flows in through the medium inlet tube (2), flows along the heat exchange tube (11) for heat exchange and flows out through the medium outlet tube (3); and/or the length of the medium inlet pipe (2) is not equal to that of the medium outlet pipe (3).

6. A surface cooler according to claim 5, characterised in that the number of heat exchange tubes (11) is at least two, at least two of the heat exchange tubes (11) being arranged in parallel, at least two of the heat exchange tubes (11) being in communication via an elbow (15).

7. A surface cooler according to claim 5, characterised in that each cooling monobloc (1) of the at least two cooling monobloc (1) is provided with a fin group (12), the fin group (12) being mounted on the heat exchange tubes (11).

8. A surface cooler according to claim 6 or 7, characterised in that each cooling cell (1) of the at least two cooling cells (1) is provided with a frame structure (13), which frame structure (13) is configured to fix the heat exchange tubes (11).

9. A surface cooler according to claim 8, characterised in that the frame structure (13) is further provided with a connecting structure (14), which connecting structure (14) is configured for interconnection of adjacent cooling cells (1).

10. An air conditioner characterized by using the surface type cooler according to any one of claims 1 to 9.