CN215175944U - Water heater - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of household appliances, specifically disclose a water heater. The water heater comprises a water inlet pipeline, a heating device, a water outlet pipeline, a mixing tank, a first switch control valve, a second switch control valve, an air inlet pipeline, an air pump and a flow direction control valve, wherein the air pump and the flow direction control valve are arranged on the air inlet pipeline; the water outlet end of the water inlet pipeline is communicated with the heating device; the water outlet pipeline comprises a first pipeline and a second pipeline which are both communicated with the heating device, and the water outlet end of the first pipeline is communicated with the water outlet end of the second pipeline; the first switch control valve and the mixing tank are arranged on the second pipeline; the air inlet pipeline is connected to the part of the second pipeline, which is positioned between the first switch control valve and the mixing tank. The utility model discloses a have multiple play water effect and effectively improve user's water experience.

Description

Water heater

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of household appliances, especially, relate to a water heater.

Background

The water heater can heat cold water flowing through the water heater in a short time to reach the temperature required by a user, so that hot water can be provided for the user. The appearance of water heater satisfies people to a certain extent in daily life's needs to hot water, but current water heater can only provide ordinary hot water, and the function is more single. In order to enable a user to have more water consumption experiences, the micro-bubble generator is additionally arranged in a water heater pipeline in the prior art, so that the outlet water of the water heater has the function of micro-bubbles, but the micro-bubbles can be generated only by stopping the water flow of the water heater at intervals, and the user experience is poor due to the fact that the gas content in the hot water of the water heater is not high and the micro-bubble effect is poor. Therefore, it is necessary to provide a water heater with multiple functions.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model provides a purpose provides a water heater aims at solving current water heater function singleness, user's water experience not good scheduling problem.

In order to achieve the above object, the embodiment of the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

the water heater comprises a water inlet pipeline, a heating device, a water outlet pipeline, a mixing tank, a first switch control valve, a second switch control valve, an air inlet pipeline, an air pump and a flow direction control valve, wherein the air pump and the flow direction control valve are arranged on the air inlet pipeline;

the water outlet end of the water inlet pipeline is communicated with the heating device;

the water outlet pipeline comprises a first pipeline and a second pipeline, the water inlet end of the first pipeline and the water inlet end of the second pipeline are both communicated with the heating device, and the water outlet end of the first pipeline is communicated with the water outlet end of the second pipeline;

the first switch control valve and the mixing tank are arranged on the second pipeline along the water flow direction of the second pipeline;

the air inlet pipeline is connected to the part of the second pipeline, which is positioned between the first switch control valve and the mixing tank.

In a possible embodiment, the first pipeline comprises a first pipe section, a second pipe section and a third pipe section, the water inlet end of the first pipe section is communicated with the heating device, and the water inlet end of the second pipe section and the water inlet end of the second pipeline are communicated with the water outlet end of the first pipe section in an intersection manner; the water outlet end of the second pipe section and the water outlet end of the second pipeline are crossed and communicated with the water inlet end of the third pipe section, and at least one of the first pipe section, the second pipe section and the water inlet pipeline is provided with a second switch control valve.

In a possible embodiment, the water heater comprises a second on-off control valve, and the second on-off control valve is arranged on the first pipe section or the second pipe section or the water inlet pipeline; alternatively, the first and second electrodes may be,

the water heater comprises two second switch control valves, wherein one second switch control valve is arranged on the first pipe section or the water inlet pipeline, and the other second switch control valve is arranged on the second pipe section.

In a possible embodiment, the mixing tank has an inlet and an outlet, the second pipeline comprises a fourth pipeline section and a fifth pipeline section, the fourth pipeline section is connected between the first pipeline and the inlet, the first on-off control valve is arranged on the fourth pipeline section, the air inlet pipeline is connected to the fourth pipeline section between the first on-off control valve and the mixing tank, and the fifth pipeline section is connected to the outlet.

In one possible embodiment, the water outlet end of the fourth tube section passes through the inlet and extends from the inlet into the mixing tank; the water inlet end of the fifth pipe section penetrates through the outlet and extends into the mixing tank from the outlet.

In a possible embodiment, the fifth pipe section is provided with a first water flow cutting element, which covers the water inlet end of the fifth pipe section and has a first mesh for the passage of water and air bubbles.

In a possible embodiment, a second water flow cutting element is provided on the fourth tube section, covering the water outlet end of the fourth tube section, the second water flow cutting element having a second mesh for the passage of water and air bubbles.

In a possible embodiment, the first mesh openings have a diameter of between 0.2mm and 2.0mm, and/or the flow direction control valve is arranged in the air inlet line between the air pump and the second pipe.

In one possible embodiment, the flow direction control valve is a check valve or a shut-off valve.

The utility model has the advantages that:

the embodiment of the utility model provides a water heater, divide into two first pipelines and the second pipeline that are parallel with the outlet pipe way, be equipped with first on-off control valve and gas-liquid mixing arrangement on the second pipeline, and the second pipeline communicates with the intake pipe, be provided with flow direction control valve and air pump in the intake pipe, thereby can obtain the hot water that gas content such as air is higher at the outlet end of second pipeline through control, and the outlet end of first pipeline can obtain ordinary hot water, can mix the hot water that gas content such as air is higher with ordinary hot water after communicating the outlet end of first pipeline with the outlet end of second pipeline again, and obtain mixed hot water, multi-functional play water effect has been realized, through the rivers state of control first pipeline and second pipeline, make the play incessant, water flow does not change, the problem of not neglected heat can also not appear because of temporary outage, the water using experience of the user can be effectively improved.

Drawings

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

Fig. 1 is a simplified schematic diagram of a water heater according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a mixing tank according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic perspective view illustrating an assembly of a mixing tank and a second pipeline according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the plane of the central axis of the mixing tank and the central axis of the second pipe in FIG. 3;

fig. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a first water flow cutting member according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a simplified schematic diagram of a control system of a water heater according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a simplified schematic diagram of a water heater according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a simplified schematic diagram of a water heater according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a simplified schematic diagram of a water heater according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

100. a water heater;

1. a water inlet pipeline;

2. a heating device;

3. a water outlet pipeline; 31. a first conduit; 311. a first tube section; 312. a second tube section; 313. a third tube section; 32. a second conduit; 321. a fourth tube section; 322. a fifth pipe section;

4. a mixing tank; 41. an inlet; 42. an outlet;

5. an air intake line;

6. a first on-off control valve;

7. a second on-off control valve;

8. an air pump;

9. a flow direction control valve;

10. a first flow cutter; 101. a first mesh;

11. a second water stream cutting member; 111. a second mesh;

12. and (5) controlling the system.

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 some, not all, of the embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

Example one

Fig. 1 to fig. 6 are schematic structural diagrams of a water heater 100 and its components provided in this embodiment.

Referring to fig. 1, a water heater 100 of the present embodiment includes a water inlet pipeline 1, a heating device 2, a water outlet pipeline 3, a mixing tank 4, a gas inlet pipeline 5, a first on-off control valve 6, a second on-off control valve 7, an air pump 8, and a flow direction control valve 9. The water outlet end of the water inlet pipeline 1 is communicated with the heating device 2, the water outlet pipeline 3 comprises a first pipeline 31 and a second pipeline 32, the water inlet end of the first pipeline 31 and the water inlet end of the second pipeline 32 are both communicated with the heating device 2, and the water outlet end of the first pipeline 31 is communicated with the water outlet end of the second pipeline 32; the first on-off control valve 6 and the mixing tank 4 are arranged on the second pipeline 32 along the water flow direction of the second pipeline 32, the first on-off control valve 6 and the mixing tank 4 are arranged at intervals, and the second on-off control valve 7 is arranged on the first pipeline 31; the air inlet pipe 5 is connected with the second pipe 32, and the air inlet pipe 5 is connected with the second pipe 32 at a position between the first on-off control valve 6 and the mixing tank 4; the air pump 8 is arranged on the air inlet pipeline 5 and is used for pressurizing the mixing tank 4; a flow direction control valve 9 is provided on the inlet line 5 for controlling the direction of flow of the fluid in the inlet line 5. The structural design of the water heater 100 of the embodiment can obtain common hot water, hot water with high gas content and mixed hot water with gas content between the common hot water and the hot water with high gas content, can solve the problem of sudden cooling and sudden heating, and can effectively shorten the waiting time of water consumption. By additionally arranging the micro-nano bubble generating device at the water consumption point (such as a faucet, a shower head and the like) of the water heater 100, high-quality micro-nano bubble water and various water outlet effects can be obtained, and the water consumption experience of a user is greatly improved.

Referring to fig. 1, as an embodiment of the present embodiment, the first pipeline 31 includes a first pipeline segment 311, a second pipeline segment 312, and a third pipeline segment 313. The water inlet end of the first pipe section 311 is communicated with the heating device 2, the water inlet end of the second pipe section 312 and the water inlet end of the second pipe 32 are communicated with the water outlet end of the first pipe section 311 in an intersecting manner, the water outlet end of the second pipe section 312 and the water outlet end of the second pipe 32 are communicated with the water inlet end of the third pipe section 313 in an intersecting manner, and the second on-off control valve 7 is arranged on the second pipe section 312. In this embodiment, the first pipe section 311, the second pipe section 312, and the third pipe section 313 are separately provided, the water outlet end of the first pipe section 311, the water inlet end of the second pipe 32, and the water inlet end of the second pipe section 312 may implement intersection communication through interfaces such as a three-way interface, and the water outlet end of the second pipe section 312, the water outlet end of the second pipe 32, and the water inlet end of the third pipe section 313 may implement intersection communication through interfaces such as a three-way interface, but not limited to the three-way interface. In particular applications, as an alternative embodiment, first tube segment 311, second tube segment 312, and third tube segment 313 are an integrated pipeline structure.

Referring to fig. 1, 2, 3 and 4, in an embodiment of the present invention, the mixing tank 4 has an inlet 41 and an outlet 42, the inlet 41 can introduce the common hot water heated by the heating device 2 into the mixing tank 4, and can also introduce the air or other gas passing through the air inlet pipe 5 into the mixing tank 4, the mixing tank 4 is used for mixing the inflow hot water with the air or other gas flowing through the air inlet pipe 5, so that the hot water gas content in the mixing tank 4 is increased, and the outlet 42 can discharge the hot water with high gas content generated in the mixing tank 4 for the user. The second pipe 32 includes a fourth pipe section 321 and a fifth pipe section 322, wherein the fourth pipe section 321 is connected between the first pipe 31 and the inlet 41, the first on-off control valve 6 is disposed on the fourth pipe section 321, the fifth pipe section 322 is connected to the outlet 42, and the gas inlet pipe 5 is connected to a portion of the fourth pipe section 321 between the first on-off control valve 6 and the mixing tank 4.

As an alternative embodiment of this embodiment, both the first on-off control valve 6 and the second on-off control valve 7 may be solenoid valves or the like.

As an alternative embodiment of this embodiment, the flow direction control valve 9 is arranged at a position of the air intake pipe 5 between the air pump 8 and the second pipe 32 to prevent the normal hot water flowing into the second pipe 32 from reversely flowing into the air pump 8. In an alternative embodiment, the flow direction control valve 9 may be a stop valve or a check valve.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 2, fig. 3 and fig. 4, as an embodiment of the present embodiment, the water outlet end of the fourth pipe segment 321 passes through the inlet 41 and extends into the mixing tank 4 from the inlet 41; the water inlet end of the fifth pipe section 322 penetrates through the outlet 42 and extends into the mixing tank 4 from the outlet 42, and the water outlet end of the fourth pipe section 321 and the water inlet end of the fifth pipe section 322 are both arranged in the mixing tank 4, so that gases such as air in the mixing tank 4 can be fully mixed with common hot water, and the content of the gases in the hot water can be improved.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, as an embodiment of this embodiment, the fifth pipe section 322 is provided with a first water flow cutting member 10, and the first water flow cutting member 10 covers a water inlet end of the fifth pipe section 322, the first water flow cutting member 10 has a first mesh 101, the first mesh 101 is used for water and air bubbles to pass through, and in some alternative embodiments, the aperture of the first mesh 101 is between 0.2mm and 2.0 mm. The second water flow cutting member 11 is disposed in the fourth pipe segment 321, and the second water flow cutting member 11 covers the water outlet end of the fourth pipe segment 321, and in some alternative embodiments, the aperture of the second mesh 111 is between 0.2mm and 2.0 mm. Be equipped with first rivers cutting 10 and be equipped with second rivers cutting 11 in the fourth pipeline section 321 on the fifth pipeline section 322, can further improve the dissolved quantity of gas in blending tank 4 in ordinary hot water for the follow-up effect that generates micro-nano bubble is better.

Referring to fig. 6, as an implementation manner of the present embodiment, the water heater 100 further includes a control system 12, and the operation of the water heater 100 is controlled by the control system 12. Specifically, the control system 12 is connected to the first on-off control valve 6, the second control valve, the air pump 8 and the flow direction control valve 9, respectively, to control the operating states of the first on-off control valve 6, the second on-off control valve 7, the air pump 8 and the flow direction control valve 9, and finally to control the operating state of the water heater 100.

The operation of the water heater 100 of the present embodiment is described below with reference to fig. 1 to 6:

(a) when the first on-off control valve 6 is closed and the second on-off control valve 7 is opened, water enters from the water inlet pipeline 1 and flows through the heating device 2 to be heated, so that ordinary hot water is obtained;

(b) when the first on-off control valve 6 is intermittently opened and closed, the second on-off control valve 7 is closed, the flow direction control valve 9 is opened and the air pump 8 runs, air and other gases and the common hot water obtained by heating through the heating device 2 alternately enter the mixing tank 4, and the air and other gases and the common hot water are mixed in the mixing tank 4, so that the gas content of the common hot water is increased, and the hot water with high gas content is obtained;

(c) when the first on-off control valve 6 and the second on-off control valve 7 are opened simultaneously and the air pump 8 and the flow direction control valve 9 are operated, water enters from the water inlet pipeline 1, is heated by the heating device 2 and then is distributed into the first pipeline 31 and the second pipeline 32, air and other gases pumped by the air pump 8 and common hot water flowing in from the second pipeline 32 simultaneously flow into the mixing tank 4 to be mixed, and then are mixed with the common hot water flowing out from the first pipeline 31 at the water outlet end of the first pipeline 31, so that mixed hot water with high gas content can be obtained;

(d) when the cold-state starting device is started, the first switch control valve 6 is closed, the second switch control valve 7 is opened, the air pump 8 does not work, water flows in from the water inlet pipeline 1 and is heated by the heating device 2 to obtain ordinary hot water, the ordinary hot water directly flows out from the first pipeline 31 and does not pass through the mixing tank 4, the water outlet amount of cold water can be reduced, and the waiting time of the ordinary hot water is shortened; if the water heater 100 is used for turning off water and then boiling water temporarily, residual water in the water inlet pipeline 1 flows through the heating device 2, residual water flowing through the heating device 2 can be heated by waste heat, the temperature of the heated common hot water is higher than that of the common hot water obtained by normal heating, the second switch control valve 7 is closed at the moment, the first switch control valve 6 is opened, the common hot water with higher temperature enters the second pipeline 32 and is mixed with cold water or hot water with lower temperature in the mixing tank 4, so that the temperature of the common hot water with higher temperature is reduced, a user is prevented from being scalded by high-temperature water, meanwhile, the temperature of the common hot water with lower temperature in the mixing tank 4 is increased, and the user has good water use (such as bathing, fruit and vegetable cleaning and the like) experience.

Example two

Referring to fig. 7, the difference between the present embodiment and the first embodiment is mainly the position of the second on-off control valve 7. In the first embodiment, the second on-off control valve 7 is disposed on the second section 312 of the first pipeline 31, and in the present embodiment, the second on-off control valve 7 is disposed on the first section 311 of the first pipeline 31.

In addition to the above differences, the structure of the water heater 100 and the components thereof provided in the present embodiment can be optimally designed with reference to the first embodiment, and will not be described in detail herein.

EXAMPLE III

Referring to fig. 8, the difference between the present embodiment and the first and second embodiments is mainly the position of the second on-off control valve 7. In the first embodiment, the second on-off control valve 7 is disposed on the second section 312 of the first pipe 31, in the second embodiment, the second on-off control valve 7 is disposed on the first section 311 of the first pipe 31, and in the present embodiment, the second on-off control valve 7 is disposed on the water inlet pipe 1.

In addition to the above differences, the structure of the water heater 100 and the components thereof provided in the present embodiment can be optimally designed with reference to the first embodiment or the second embodiment, and will not be described in detail herein.

EXAMPLE III

Referring to fig. 9, the difference between the present embodiment and the first, second and third embodiments mainly lies in the number and the arrangement positions of the second on-off control valves 7. In the first embodiment, the second embodiment and the third embodiment, the number of the second on-off control valves 7 is one, the second on-off control valve 7 of the first embodiment is disposed on the second section 312 of the first pipeline 31, the second on-off control valve 7 of the second embodiment is disposed on the first section 311 of the first pipeline 31, and the second on-off control valve 7 of the third embodiment is disposed on the water inlet pipeline 1, whereas in the present embodiment, the number of the second on-off control valves 7 is two, and one of the second on-off control valves 7 is disposed on the first section 311 of the first pipeline 31, and the other second on-off control valve 7 is disposed on the second section 312 of the first pipeline 31.

In addition to the above differences, the structure of the water heater 100 and the components thereof provided in the present embodiment can be optimally designed with reference to the first embodiment, the second embodiment, or the third embodiment, and will not be described in detail herein.

The above is only a specific embodiment of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think of various equivalent modifications or replacements within the technical scope of the present invention, and these modifications or replacements should be covered within the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims (10)

1. The water heater, its characterized in that: the device comprises a water inlet pipeline, a heating device, a water outlet pipeline, a mixing tank, a first switch control valve, a second switch control valve, an air inlet pipeline, an air pump and a flow direction control valve, wherein the air pump and the flow direction control valve are arranged on the air inlet pipeline;

the water outlet end of the water inlet pipeline is communicated with the heating device;

the water outlet pipeline comprises a first pipeline and a second pipeline, the water inlet end of the first pipeline and the water inlet end of the second pipeline are both communicated with the heating device, and the water outlet end of the first pipeline is communicated with the water outlet end of the second pipeline;

the first switch control valve and the mixing tank are arranged on the second pipeline along the water flow direction of the second pipeline;

the air inlet pipeline is connected to the second pipeline at a position between the first switch control valve and the mixing tank.

2. The water heater as recited in claim 1, wherein: the first pipeline comprises a first pipe section, a second pipe section and a third pipe section, the water inlet end of the first pipe section is communicated with the heating device, and the water inlet end of the second pipe section and the water inlet end of the second pipeline are intersected and communicated with the water outlet end of the first pipe section; the water outlet end of the second pipe section and the water outlet end of the second pipeline are communicated with the water inlet end of the third pipe section, and at least one of the first pipe section, the second pipe section and the water inlet pipeline is provided with the second switch control valve.

3. The water heater as recited in claim 2, wherein: the water heater comprises a second on-off control valve, and the second on-off control valve is arranged on the first pipe section or the second pipe section or the water inlet pipeline; alternatively, the first and second electrodes may be,

the water heater comprises two second switch control valves, wherein one second switch control valve is arranged on the first pipe section or the water inlet pipeline, and the other second switch control valve is arranged on the second pipe section.

4. A water heater as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: the mixing tank is provided with an inlet and an outlet, the second pipeline comprises a fourth pipeline section and a fifth pipeline section, the fourth pipeline section is connected between the first pipeline and the inlet, the first switch control valve is arranged on the fourth pipeline section, the air inlet pipeline is connected to the position, located between the first switch control valve and the mixing tank, of the fourth pipeline section, and the fifth pipeline section is connected to the outlet.

5. The water heater as recited in claim 4, wherein: the water outlet end of the fourth pipe section penetrates through the inlet and extends into the mixing tank from the inlet; the water inlet end of the fifth pipe section penetrates through the outlet and extends into the mixing tank from the outlet.

6. The water heater as recited in claim 5, wherein: and a first water flow cutting piece is arranged on the fifth pipe section, covers the water inlet end of the fifth pipe section and is provided with a first mesh for water and air bubbles to pass through.

7. The water heater as recited in claim 6, wherein: and a second water flow cutting piece is arranged on the fourth pipe section, covers the water outlet end of the fourth pipe section and is provided with a second mesh for water supply and air bubbles to pass through.

8. The water heater as recited in claim 7, wherein: the aperture of the first mesh is between 0.2mm and 2.0 mm; and/or the aperture of the second mesh is between 0.2mm and 2.0 mm.

9. A water heater as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: the flow direction control valve is arranged at the part of the air inlet pipeline between the air pump and the second pipeline.

10. The water heater as recited in claim 9, wherein: the flow direction control valve is a one-way valve or a stop valve.

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