CN215412504U

CN215412504U - Heating and bathing integrated electric water heater

Info

Publication number: CN215412504U
Application number: CN202121770181.8U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 艾穗江; 刘善增
Original assignee: Guangdong Macro Gas Appliance Co Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Macro Gas Appliance Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-07-30
Filing date: 2021-07-30
Publication date: 2022-01-04
Anticipated expiration: 2031-07-30

Abstract

The utility model discloses an integrated electric water heater for heating and bathing, which comprises an inner container of the electric water heater, a steam generator and a control unit, wherein the inner container of the electric water heater is connected with a water inlet waterway, a heating unit is arranged in the inner container of the electric water heater, the electric water heater also comprises the control unit, and the steam generator is connected with a steam outlet pipeline. The utility model has the advantages of simple structure, low cost, good safety and convenient use.

Description

Heating and bathing integrated electric water heater

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of electric water heaters, in particular to the technical field of an electric water heater integrating heating and bathing.

Background

In general, when a water heater is used in a low temperature environment such as winter, there is a cold feeling when the temperature in a bathroom does not rise, for this reason, an electric heating device such as a bathroom heater is used, which is a safety hazard, and it is thought that a heating device is additionally provided on the water heater, for example, a patent application No. 201721926579, X publication No. CN 208487771 discloses a water heater, which includes: a box body; the steam generator is arranged in the box body and used for generating steam; the water supply device is arranged in the box body, connected with a water inlet of the steam generator and used for supplying heated water; the reversing valve comprises a first port, a second port and a third port, the first port of the reversing valve is connected with the water supply device, and the second port of the reversing valve is connected with the gas outlet of the steam generator; and the controller is connected with the reversing valve and used for receiving a control instruction sent by a user and controlling the conduction of the second port of the reversing valve and the third port of the reversing valve according to the control instruction so as to enable the steam generated by the steam generator to be sprayed out through the second port and the third port of the reversing valve. The above-mentioned patent has the advantage that the water heater can provide steam for the bathroom heating according to user's demand to make the user can not feel cold when the bathing, improved user's use and experienced, except keeping certain temperature can also be used for the function for air humidification in dry season. However, there are also the following drawbacks.

1. The structure is complicated, the accessory is many, with high costs, and it needs special water supply installation, and the inside contains heater, check valve and water pump, and the water route is complicated, and the components and parts use more. The steam generator comprises a water storage tank and a water level detection device, the structure is complex, the number of additional sensors is large, and the manufacturing cost is high.

2. The safety is poor, and as known from the embodiment, water enters the steam generator through the heater, so that the safety hazard in the aspects of electric leakage or high temperature is inevitably generated; steam generator etc. set up in the inner bag, place in high temperature water for a long time, also must influence its life and also have the potential safety hazard of electric leakage.

3. The steam outlet and the bath water outlet are integrated, and heating and bathing can be performed by one of two methods, so that the use is inconvenient.

Therefore, it is necessary to provide an electric water heater with heating function, which has good safety, simple structure and low cost.

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

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

Aiming at the problems in the prior art, the utility model aims to provide an integrated heating and bathing electric water heater which has the advantages of simple structure, low cost, good safety and convenient use.

In order to achieve the purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme.

An electric water heater integrating heating and bathing is characterized in that the steam generator is communicated with a water path of the inner container of the electric water heater through a water supply path, a water supply valve is further arranged on the water supply path, the water supply valve and the steam generator are electrically connected with the control unit, and the heating function of the electric water heater is realized through linkage control among the control unit, the steam generator and the water supply valve.

As a further explanation of the above scheme, a water supply waterway of the steam generator is connected with a bath water outlet waterway of an inner container of the electric water heater to form a hot water outlet branch; or the water supply waterway of the steam generator can be connected with the water outlet waterway which is arranged independently of the liner of the electric water heater.

Furthermore, the water supply valve adopts an automatic water supply valve, namely an electronic water valve, and the linkage mode among the control unit, the steam generator and the water supply valve is as follows: the control unit receives a heating instruction, controls the automatic water supply valve to be opened, controls the steam generator to be opened after receiving a water signal of the steam generator, and controls the steam generator to be closed after receiving a water-free signal of the steam generator; or after the control unit receives a heating instruction, the control unit simultaneously controls the automatic water supply valve and the steam generator to be opened, the automatic water supply valve and the steam generator feed opening signals back to the control unit to be displayed, and the automatic water supply valve and the steam generator are also directly controlled and executed by the control unit to be closed.

Furthermore, the water supply valve adopts a manual water supply valve, namely a mechanical valve, and the linkage mode among the control unit, the steam generator and the water supply valve is as follows: and during heating, a mechanical valve switch is opened, the mechanical valve gives an electric signal to the control unit, the control unit directly controls the steam generator to be opened, the mechanical valve is closed, and the control unit directly closes the steam generator.

Or when the mechanical valve switch is opened, the mechanical valve controls the steam generator to be opened in a linkage manner, and the steam generator and the mechanical valve send display signals to the control unit; the mechanical valve is closed and the control unit directly shuts off the steam generator.

Or the control unit controls the steam generator to be started after receiving a water signal of the steam generator; and closing the mechanical valve, and controlling the steam generator to be closed by the control unit after receiving a water-free signal of the steam generator.

Furthermore, a container is added at the tail end of the steam generator, and a medicine bag beneficial to the body or disinfectant is added in the container, so that the disinfection of the medicated bath or bathroom environment can be realized.

The utility model has the beneficial effects.

1) The utility model fully utilizes the existing electric water heater platform, can realize the effect of integrating heating and bathing of the electric water heater only by adding a small number of accessories such as a steam generator, a water supply valve and the like which are communicated with the liner, does not need to change the existing platform, and has simple scheme and structure, low cost and strong applicability.

2) The utility model does not need to additionally adopt a heating device, obtains hot water evaporation through the communication with the inner container of the electric water heater, and has better safety.

3) The steam pipeline and the bathing water pipeline are relatively independent, the outlet of the steam pipeline is also an independent outlet, and the steam pipeline can be used simultaneously or independently, so that the steam pipeline is more convenient to use, simple in scheme and strong in applicability.

4) Can meet different use scenes of common bathing, sauna, medicated bath, bathroom disinfection and the like.

Drawings

The utility model is further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

Wherein: 1. the water heater comprises a steam generator, 2, a control unit, 3, an inner container 3-1 of the electric water heater, a heating unit, 4, a water inlet waterway of the water heater, 5, a water outlet waterway of the water heater, 6, a water supply valve, 7, a water supply waterway, 8 and a steam outlet pipeline.

Detailed Description

The following further describes the embodiments of the present invention, so that the technical solutions and the advantages thereof of the present invention are more clear and definite. The following described embodiments are exemplary and are intended to be illustrative of the utility model, but are not to be construed as limiting the utility model.

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout.

Examples are given.

As shown in figure 1, in the scheme schematic diagram of the heating and bathing integrated electric water heater of the utility model, the electric water heater includes an inner container 3 of the electric water heater, the inner container 3 of the electric water heater is connected with a water inlet waterway 4, a heating unit 3-1 is arranged in the inner container 3 of the electric water heater, the electric water heater also includes a control unit 2, on the basis of the existing electric water heater, a steam generator 1 is arranged outside the inner container, the steam generator 1 is communicated with the inner container 3 of the electric water heater through a water supply waterway 7, a water supply valve 6 is arranged on the communicated water supply waterway 7, the operation and control of the utility model is realized by the linkage mode among the three through the electric connection of the control unit 2, the steam generator 1 and the water supply valve 6, in the embodiment, the water supply waterway 7 is communicated with a water outlet waterway 5 of the water heater to form a water outlet branch to realize the communication with the inner container 3 of the electric water heater, the joint of the water outlet waterway 5 of the water heater and the water supply waterway 7 is connected through a three-way pipe, and the steam generator 1 is connected with a steam outlet pipeline 8; therefore, the water outlet waterway 5 of the water heater is divided into two waterways, one waterway is communicated with bath water, the other waterway is communicated with the water inlet of the water supply valve 6, the water outlet of the water supply valve 6 is connected with the water supply waterway 7, the water supply waterway 7 is connected with the water inlet of the steam generator 1, the air outlet of the steam generator 1 is connected with the steam outlet pipeline 8 to provide an air outlet channel, the steam outlet pipeline 8 adopts an independent steam outlet, and the steam outlet is an independent pipeline port or is integrally designed with the shell of the electric water heater or a control unit part, such as being attached to the shell outside the control unit, the shell of the electric water heater, and the like, so that the use independence can be realized.

The control unit 2 of the utility model is realized by adding a linkage control connection mode for the steam generator 1 and the water supply valve 6 on the basis of the original electric water heater controller, and in the existing electric water heater, the control unit 2 and the heating unit 3-1 are also in control connection.

In this embodiment, the water supply valve 6 may be a manual water supply valve, i.e., a mechanical valve, or an automatic water supply valve, i.e., an electronic water valve, which may be a valve body for realizing a constant amount of water. The water supply valve is electrically connected with the control unit 2, the automatic water supply valve can be controlled to be opened and closed by the control unit 2, an electric signal can be provided for the control unit 2 when the manual water supply valve is opened, the control unit 2 controls the steam generator 1 to be started and stopped when the water supply valve 6 is closed, the control unit 2 is used for providing a power supply and receiving an instruction to control the heating unit 3-1, the water supply valve 6, the steam generator 1 and other elements to work, other sensors do not need to be arranged, the cost is reduced, and safety factors are improved.

As another embodiment of the present invention, the water supply path 7 of the steam generator 1 can also be directly connected to the inner container 3 of the electric water heater by using a separate pipeline, without being connected to the water outlet path 5 of the water heater to form a branch pipeline; the water supply path 7 of the steam generator 1 is not limited to be connected to the water outlet path 5, but may be connected to the water inlet path 4 of the electric water heater liner 3, and when the water inlet path 4 of the electric water heater is closed, the water supply path 7 may also obtain hot water from the electric water heater liner 3.

The steam generator 1 of the present invention may be an ultrasonic steam generator, or may be another device for generating steam.

As another embodiment of the utility model, a container can be added at the tail end of the steam generator, various medicine bags beneficial to the body can be added in the container or disinfectant can be added in the container, and after the generated steam passes through the medicine bags or the disinfectant, the effect of disinfecting the environment of a medicated bath or a bathroom can be realized, thereby meeting different use scenes.

The working process of the utility model is as follows.

(1) And the heating process of the electric water heater: cold water enters the inner container 3 of the electric water heater from the water inlet pipeline 4 of the electric water heater to be stored. When the electric water heater receives a heating instruction, the control unit 2 starts the heating unit 3-1 to heat water in the inner container 3 of the electric water heater, and the electric water heater enters a return difference heat preservation state after being heated to a set temperature, which is a conventional mode of the existing electric water heater.

(2) And the water using process for bathing: the water mixing valve on the water outlet pipeline of the water heater is opened, the hot water in the inner container 3 of the electric water heater flows to the water mixing valve from the water outlet pipeline 5 of the water heater, and the hot water and the cold water are mixed in the water mixing valve to reach the proper bathing temperature to provide bathing water for a user, which is also the conventional mode of the existing electric water heater.

Heating process: when the user needs the heating, if when adopting the electron water valve, the control unit 2 receives the heating instruction, the control unit 2 sends and opens the instruction and give automatic feed water valve 6, start feed water valve 6, feed water valve 6 receives the hot water in the water heater inner bag 3 through the independent pipeline that water heater outlet pipe way 5 or be linked together with water heater inner bag 3, feed water valve 6 offers steam generator 1 with hot water through water supply water route 7 ration, when steam generator 1 senses water, control unit 2 control steam generator 1 opens, steam generator 1 carries out atomization process to hot water, steam after the atomizing passes through steam outlet pipe way 8 blowout, heat the environment, reach the heating effect. When the steam generator 1 does not sense water, the control unit 2 controls the steam generator 1 to stop working, thereby protecting elements and not generating a safety hazard.

The above-described coordinated control modes of the control unit 2, the steam generator 1, and the water supply valve 6 may be: after the control unit 2 receives the heating command, the control unit 2 controls the automatic water supply valve 6 and the steam generator 1 to be opened at the same time, the automatic water supply valve 6 and the steam generator 1 feed back opening signals to the control unit 1 for display, and the automatic water supply valve 6 and the steam generator 1 are also controlled and executed by the control unit 2 directly, and the closing can be controlled by time setting or can be operated manually.

If adopt manual feed water valve (mechanical valve), manual start feed water valve 6, feed water valve 6 receives the hot water in the water heater inner bag 3 through the independent pipeline that water heater outlet pipe way 5 or be linked together with water heater inner bag 3, feed water valve 6 provides steam generator 1 with hot water through water supply water route 7 ration, when steam generator 1 senses water, signal transmission gives control unit 2, control unit 2 control steam generator 1 opens, steam generator 1 carries out atomization process to hot water, steam after the atomizing passes through steam outlet pipe way 8 blowout. Or when the water supply valve 6 is manually started, the water supply valve 6 sends a signal to the control unit 2, the control unit 2 controls the steam generator 1 to be started again, the steam generator 1 atomizes hot water, atomized steam is sprayed out through the steam outlet pipeline 8, and when the water supply valve 6 is closed, the control unit 2 controls the steam generator 1 to stop working. In the above-mentioned linkage control mode of the control unit 2, the steam generator 1 and the water supply valve 6, the water supply valve 6 may be opened, the water supply valve 6 (mechanical valve) gives an electric signal to the control unit 2, the control unit 2 directly controls the steam generator 1 to be opened, the mechanical valve is closed, the control unit 2 directly closes the steam generator 1, and at this time, the control unit 2 may also close the steam generator 1 at regular time without linkage with the closing of the water supply valve 6.

Or when the mechanical valve switch is opened, the mechanical valve controls the steam generator 1 to be opened in a linkage manner, and the steam generator 1 and the mechanical valve send display signals to the control unit 2; the mechanical valve is closed and the control unit 2 directly shuts off the steam generator 1.

The heating process is an innovative use mode of the electric water heater.

As can be seen from the introduction, the water supply process and the heating process of the bathing device are two independent parts, can be used simultaneously or started independently, are not interfered with each other, and are more convenient to use compared with the use mode of one of bathing and heating in the prior art.

It should be noted that the control unit of the present invention is to add the control electric connection to the steam generator 1 and the water supply valve 6 on the basis of the control unit of the existing electric water heater, and in the linkage mode, the detection of whether there is water in the steam generator 1 is realized by the water level sensor. As regards the choice of the specific model of the water level sensor, the control unit and the design of the connection circuit between them, which is known to a person skilled in the art without any inventive effort, the applicant is not described in detail here.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", and the like, indicate orientations and positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are used only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be considered as limiting the present invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, "above" or "below" a first feature means that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact with each other via another feature therebetween. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the utility model. In this specification, schematic representations of the above-described terms should not be understood to necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, various embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by those skilled in the art.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and not to be construed as limiting the present invention, and that those skilled in the art may make changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations to the above embodiments within the scope of the present invention, the scope of which should be defined by the appended claims and their equivalents. The details not described in the detailed description are prior art or common general knowledge.

Claims

1. An electric water heater integrating heating and bathing comprises an inner container of the electric water heater, a steam generator and a control unit, wherein the inner container of the electric water heater is connected with a water inlet channel, a heating unit is arranged in the inner container of the electric water heater, the electric water heater also comprises the control unit, and the steam generator is connected with a steam outlet pipeline.

2. The heating and bathing integrated electric water heater according to claim 1, wherein a water supply path of the steam generator is connected with a bathing water outlet path of the inner container of the electric water heater to form a hot water outlet branch.

3. The heating and bathing integrated electric water heater according to claim 2, wherein the water supply waterway is connected with the bathing water outlet waterway through a three-way pipe.

4. The integrated heating and bathing electric water heater according to claim 1, wherein a water supply path of the steam generator is connected to a water outlet path of the inner container of the electric water heater, which is independently provided.

5. The integrated heating and bathing electric water heater according to any one of claims 1-4, wherein the water supply valve is an automatic water supply valve, i.e. an electronic water valve, and the linkage among the control unit, the steam generator and the water supply valve is as follows: the control unit receives a heating instruction, controls the automatic water supply valve to be opened, controls the steam generator to be opened after receiving a water signal of the steam generator, and controls the steam generator to be closed after receiving a water-free signal of the steam generator;

or after the control unit receives the heating instruction, the control unit controls the automatic water supply valve and the steam generator to be opened simultaneously, the automatic water supply valve and the steam generator feed back opening signals to the control unit for display, and the automatic water supply valve and the steam generator are also controlled and executed directly by the control unit to be closed.

6. The integrated heating and bathing electric water heater according to any one of claims 1-4, wherein the water supply valve is a manual water supply valve, i.e. a mechanical valve, and the linkage among the control unit, the steam generator and the water supply valve is as follows: and during heating, a mechanical valve switch is opened, the mechanical valve gives an electric signal to the control unit, the control unit directly controls the steam generator to be opened, the mechanical valve is closed, and the control unit directly closes the steam generator.

7. The integrated heating and bathing electric water heater according to any one of claims 1-4, wherein the water supply valve is a manual water supply valve, i.e. a mechanical valve, and the linkage among the control unit, the steam generator and the water supply valve is as follows: when the mechanical valve switch is opened, the mechanical valve is in linkage control to open the steam generator, and the steam generator and the mechanical valve send display signals to the control unit; the mechanical valve is closed and the control unit directly shuts off the steam generator.

8. The integrated heating and bathing electric water heater according to any one of claims 1-4, wherein the water supply valve is a manual water supply valve, i.e. a mechanical valve, and the linkage among the control unit, the steam generator and the water supply valve is as follows: the control unit controls the steam generator to be started after receiving a water signal of the steam generator; and closing the mechanical valve, and controlling the steam generator to be closed by the control unit after receiving a water-free signal of the steam generator.

9. The integrated heating and bathing electric water heater according to any one of claims 1-4, wherein the steam generator is an ultrasonic steam generator.

10. The integrated heating and bathing electric water heater as claimed in any one of claims 1-4, wherein a container is added at the end of the steam generator, and a medicine bag beneficial to the body or a disinfectant is added in the container.

11. The integrated heating and bathing electric water heater according to any one of claims 1-4, wherein the steam outlet pipeline is an independent steam outlet, and the steam outlet is an independent pipeline port or is designed integrally with the electric water heater shell or the control unit component.