CN215571229U

CN215571229U - Water heater

Info

Publication number: CN215571229U
Application number: CN202121593684.2U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 周瑞; 盛保敬; 蔡想周; 杨涛; 李志达; 王锦超
Original assignee: Qingdao Economic And Technology Development District Haier Water Heater Co ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Economic And Technology Development District Haier Water Heater Co ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-07-14
Filing date: 2021-07-14
Publication date: 2022-01-18
Anticipated expiration: 2031-07-14

Abstract

The utility model discloses a water heater, and relates to the technical field of household appliances. The water heater comprises a water inlet main pipeline, a water outlet main pipeline and a plurality of inner containers, wherein each inner container is selectively communicated with the water inlet main pipeline through a corresponding water inlet branch pipeline, and each inner container is selectively communicated with the water outlet main pipeline through a corresponding water outlet branch pipeline; the water quality in each inner container is different. The water heater provided by the utility model can meet the respective supply of water for common bath and special care bath, can also meet the mixed supply of bath water with different water qualities and different requirements, meets the requirements of users at different ages on bath water and the differential water requirements of the users, and improves the life quality of the users.

Description

Water heater

Technical Field

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

Background

The water heater can satisfy the demand that the user used hot water, and the water heater is heated normal atmospheric temperature water to more than 40 ℃ usually and need heat for a long time. When a user needs a large amount of hot water, the hot water amount of one inner container cannot meet the user requirement generally, and the user can continue to use the hot water after waiting for a long time.

At present, the water heater meets the requirement of a user for using a large amount of hot water by arranging the two inner containers, but the water inlet pipeline and the water outlet pipeline of the double-container water heater in the prior art are completely independent, and the hot water in the two inner containers can be used only by one selection. But also puts new requirements on the quality of the bathing water for users pursuing high-quality life. In a family, users at different ages have different requirements on water quality, and the existing double-liner water heater obviously cannot meet the requirements of the users on high-quality life.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to provide a water heater which can meet the requirements of users of different ages on bath water and the differential water requirements of the users.

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

a water heater comprises a water inlet main pipeline, a water outlet main pipeline and a plurality of inner containers, wherein each inner container is selectively communicated with the water inlet main pipeline through a water inlet branch pipeline corresponding to the inner container, and each inner container is selectively communicated with the water outlet main pipeline through a water outlet branch pipeline corresponding to the inner container; the water quality in each inner container is different.

As a preferred embodiment of the water heater, an on-off valve is provided in each of the water inlet branch lines and each of the water outlet branch lines.

As a preferred embodiment of the water heater, the switching valve includes a solenoid valve.

As a preferred embodiment of the water heater, the inner containers are made of different materials, so that the water quality in each inner container is different.

As a preferred embodiment of the water heater, the inner container is made of metal or plastic.

As a preferred embodiment of the water heater, the inner wall of each of the inner containers is coated with a different coating so that the water quality in each inner container is different.

As a preferred embodiment of the water heater, the different said coatings comprise enamel or mineral layers.

As a preferred embodiment of the water heater, the water heater comprises water quality treatment modules, each inner container is provided with the water quality treatment modules with different functions, and the water quality treatment modules are arranged in the inner containers or on the water inlet branch pipelines.

As a preferred embodiment of the water heater, the water quality treatment module comprises a sterilizing substance, a scale inhibiting substance, a purifying substance, strontium ore, aroma or essential oil.

As a preferred embodiment of the water heater, each inner container is internally provided with a heating component and a temperature sensor, the heating component is used for heating water in the inner container, the temperature sensor is used for detecting the temperature of the water in the inner container, and the heating components in different inner containers can be controlled independently.

The utility model has the beneficial effects that:

the water heater provided by the utility model comprises a plurality of inner containers so as to meet the requirement of a user on using a large amount of hot water. Each inner container is selectively communicated with the main water inlet pipeline through the corresponding branch water inlet pipeline, so that each inner container can independently feed water or simultaneously feed water. Each inner container is selectively communicated with the main water outlet pipeline through the corresponding branch water outlet pipeline, and the water quality in each inner container is different. The user can select one of the inner containers to discharge water or more than two inner containers to discharge water in a mixed manner according to the requirement. The water heater provided by the utility model can meet the respective supply of water for common bath and special care bath, can also meet the mixed supply of bath water with different water qualities and different requirements, meets the requirements of users at different ages on bath water and the differential water requirements of the users, and improves the life quality of the users.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a water heater according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure:

1. a first inner container; 2. a second inner container; 3. a water inlet main pipeline; 4. a main water outlet pipeline; 5. a first branch water inlet pipe; 6. a second branch water inlet pipe; 7. a first water outlet branch pipeline; 8. a second water outlet branch pipeline; 9. a first water inlet switch valve; 10. a second water inlet switch valve; 11. a first water outlet switch valve; 12. a second water outlet switch valve; 13. a housing; 14. a first heating assembly; 15. a second heating assembly; 16. a first water quality treatment module; 17. and the second water quality treatment module.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical problems solved, the technical solutions adopted and the technical effects achieved by the present invention clearer, the technical solutions of the present invention are further described below by way of specific embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the description of the present invention, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "connected," "connected," and "fixed" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning permanently connected, removably connected, or integral to one another; 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 in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

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 of the present embodiment, the terms "upper", "lower", "right", and the like are used in the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings only for convenience of description and simplicity of operation, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used only for descriptive purposes and are not intended to have a special meaning.

With the continuous pursuit of users for high-quality life, the water heater is continuously updated and iterated. In order to enable a user to meet bathing requirements of multiple users in one family at the same time without waiting for a long time, a double-container water heater or even a multi-container water heater is produced. In recent years, users of different ages have different requirements on bath water, some users need to soften water, some users need to purify water, and other users need to inhibit scale.

In order to meet the demand of users for differentiated water, the embodiment provides a water heater, as shown in fig. 1, the water heater includes a water inlet main pipeline 3, a water outlet main pipeline 4 and a plurality of inner containers, each inner container is selectively communicated with the water inlet main pipeline 3 through a corresponding water inlet branch pipeline, and each inner container is selectively communicated with the water outlet main pipeline 4 through a corresponding water outlet branch pipeline; the water quality in each inner container is different.

The water heater provided by the embodiment comprises a plurality of inner containers so as to meet the requirement of a user on using a large amount of hot water. Each inner container is selectively communicated with the water inlet main pipeline 3 through the corresponding water inlet branch pipeline, so that each inner container can independently feed water or simultaneously feed water. Each inner container is selectively communicated with the main water outlet pipeline 4 through a branch water outlet pipeline corresponding to the inner container, and the water quality in each inner container is different. The user can select one of the inner containers to discharge water or more than two inner containers to discharge water in a mixed manner according to the requirement. The water heater provided by the embodiment can meet the respective supply of common bathing water and special care bathing water, can also meet the mixed supply of the bathing water with different water qualities and multiple demands, meets the demands of users at different ages on the bathing water and the differentiated water demands of the users, and improves the life quality of the users.

In this embodiment, the water heater further includes a casing 13, a first liner 1 and a second liner 2 are provided in the casing 13, the first liner 1 is selectively communicated with the water inlet main pipeline 3 through a first water inlet branch pipeline 5, and the second liner 2 is selectively communicated with the water inlet main pipeline 3 through a second water inlet branch pipeline 6, so as to realize independent water inlet or simultaneous water inlet of the first liner 1 and the second liner 2. When only bathing water with the water quality of the first inner container 1 is needed, the first inner container 1 is controlled to feed water; when only the bathing water with the water quality of the second inner container 2 is needed, the water inlet of the second inner container 2 is controlled. When the water quality requirements of more than two users in a family on bath water are different, the first inner container 1 and the second inner container 2 are controlled to simultaneously feed water. The first inner container 1 is selectively communicated with the water outlet main pipeline 4 through a first water outlet branch pipeline 7, and the second inner container 2 is selectively communicated with the water outlet main pipeline 4 through a second water outlet branch pipeline 8. The user can select the bathing water in the first inner container 1, the bathing water in the second inner container 2 or the mixed water in the first inner container 1 and the second inner container 2 according to the requirement.

Optionally, a switch valve is provided in each of the water inlet branch lines and each of the water outlet branch lines. In the present embodiment, the first branch water inlet pipe 5 is provided with a first water inlet opening/closing valve 9, and the second branch water inlet pipe 6 is provided with a second water inlet opening/closing valve 10. The first outlet branch line 7 is provided with a first outlet on-off valve 11, and the second outlet branch line 8 is provided with a second outlet on-off valve 12.

In this embodiment, the water heater further includes a controller, and the first water inlet switch valve 9, the second water inlet switch valve 10, the first water outlet switch valve 11 and the second water outlet switch valve 12 are all electrically connected to the controller.

The controller controls the first water inlet switch valve 9 to be opened, so that the first inner container 1 can independently feed water; the second water inlet switch valve 10 is controlled to be opened, so that independent water inlet of the second inner container 2 can be realized; the first water inlet switch valve 9 and the second water inlet switch valve 10 are controlled to be opened simultaneously, so that the first inner container 1 and the second inner container 2 can be filled with water simultaneously.

Liquid level sensors are arranged at the lowest water level and the highest water level of the first inner container 1 and at the lowest water level and the highest water level of the second inner container 2, and all the liquid level sensors are electrically connected with the controller. The two liquid level sensors at the lowest water level are respectively used for detecting the lowest water level of the first inner container 1 and the lowest water level of the second inner container 2, when the water level of any one inner container is lower than the lowest water level, the liquid level sensor at the lowest water level corresponding to the liquid level sensor can send a signal to the controller, and after the controller receives the signal, the controller controls the water inlet switch valve corresponding to the controller to be opened to inject water into the inner container lower than the lowest water level. The two liquid level sensors located at the highest water level are used to detect the highest water level in the first liner 1 and the highest water level in the second liner 2, respectively. When the water in the inner container reaches the highest water level, the liquid level sensor at the highest water level sends a signal to the controller, and after the controller receives the signal, the controller controls the corresponding water inlet switch valve to be closed, and stops injecting water into the inner container reaching the highest water level.

When a user takes a bath, the first inner container 1 and the second inner container 2 can be selected to discharge water or the first inner container 1 and the second inner container 2 can discharge water at the same time according to requirements. The controller controls the first water outlet switch valve 11 to be opened, so that the water in the first inner container 1 can be used for bathing; the second water outlet switch valve 12 is controlled to be opened, and then the water in the second inner container 2 can be used for bathing; the first water outlet switch valve 11 and the second water outlet switch valve 12 are controlled to be opened simultaneously, and the mixed water in the first inner container 1 and the second inner container 2 can be used for bathing.

Optionally, the switching valve comprises a solenoid valve. In the present embodiment, the first water inlet switch valve 9, the second water inlet switch valve 10, the first water outlet switch valve 11 and the second water outlet switch valve 12 are all solenoid valves. Of course, in other embodiments, the switch valve is not limited to the solenoid valve, and may be a pneumatic switch valve.

Optionally, each inner container is provided with a heating assembly and a temperature sensor, the heating assembly is used for heating water in the inner container, the temperature sensor is used for detecting the temperature of the water in the inner container, and the heating assemblies in different inner containers can be controlled independently. In this embodiment, the first inner container 1 is provided with a first heating assembly 14 and a first temperature sensor, the second inner container 2 is provided with a second heating assembly 15 and a second temperature sensor, the first heating assembly 14 and the second heating assembly 15 are both electrically connected with the controller, and the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor are both in communication connection with the controller. The controller can independently control the first heating component 14 and the second heating component 15 to heat, so that the water temperatures in the first inner container 1 and the second inner container 2 are not interfered with each other, the heating efficiency is improved, and the energy consumption is reduced.

When the water heater works, when the first temperature sensor detects that the water temperature in the first inner container 1 is lower than the lowest water temperature, a signal is sent to the controller, and the controller controls the first heating assembly 14 to work to heat the water in the first inner container 1; when the first temperature sensor detects that the water temperature in the first inner container 1 reaches the maximum water temperature, a signal is sent to the controller, and the controller controls the first heating assembly 14 to stop working. Similarly, when the second temperature sensor detects that the water temperature in the second inner container 2 is lower than the lowest water temperature, a signal is sent to the controller, and the controller controls the second heating assembly 15 to work to heat the water in the second inner container 2; when the second temperature sensor detects that the water temperature in the second inner container 2 reaches the maximum water temperature, a signal is sent to the controller, and the controller controls the second heating assembly 15 to stop working. The lowest water temperature in the first inner container 1 and the lowest water temperature in the second inner container 2 can be the same or different and can be specifically set according to the requirements of different water qualities in the two inner containers; in the same way, the highest water temperature in the two inner containers can be the same or different.

It should be noted that the connection mode and the operation principle of the controller, each switching valve, each liquid level sensor, each heating assembly and each temperature sensor are already the prior art, and are not described herein again.

Thermal insulation fillers are arranged between the first inner container 1, the second inner container 2 and the shell 13, so that the loss of temperature in the inner containers can be effectively reduced. In the present embodiment, the volumes of the first and second liners 1 and 2 are not limited. The volumes of the first inner container 1 and the second inner container 2 can be the same or different, and are set according to the actual requirements of users.

Optionally, the water heater includes water quality treatment module, and every inner bag is provided with the water quality treatment module of different functions, and water quality treatment module sets up in the inner bag or on the inlet branch road. In order to meet the requirements of different users on water quality, a first water quality treatment module 16 is installed in the first inner container 1, and a second water quality treatment module 17 is installed in the second inner container 2. Of course, the first water treatment module 16 may be attached to the first intake branch pipe 5, and the second water treatment module 17 may be attached to the second intake branch pipe 6.

Optionally, the water quality treatment module comprises a bactericidal substance, a scale-inhibiting substance, a purifying substance, strontium ore, aromatherapy or essential oil. According to different functions to be realized, substances matched with the functions of the water quality treatment module are placed in the water quality treatment module. Exemplarily, a sterilizing substance is placed in the water quality treatment module, and the sterilizing substance releases sterilizing factors to the water in the liner, so as to remove bacteria, algae, microorganisms and the like in the water quality. And scale inhibiting substances are placed in the water quality treatment module and inhibit scale in the inner container. And (3) placing a purifying substance in the water quality treatment module, wherein the purifying substance releases purifying factors to the water in the liner to purify the water in the liner. Strontium is a widely distributed trace element in nature. Strontium is located in the second group of the fifth period of the periodic table, is one of alkaline earth metal elements, and has a strong function of absorbing X-ray radiation. Strontium ore is placed in the water quality treatment module, so that the water in the inner container contains the trace element strontium. The champignon or the essential oil is placed in the water quality treatment module, so that the water in the inner container has the effects of beautifying and building the body.

Of course, in other embodiments, different combinations of substances such as bactericidal substances, scale-inhibiting substances, purifying substances, strontium minerals, aromatherapy or essential oils can be placed in the water treatment modules in the first and second inner containers 1 and 2, so that the first and second inner containers 1 and 2 can provide water with multiple functions.

In another optional embodiment of the utility model, the material of each inner container is different, so that the water quality in each inner container is different. The first inner container 1 and the second inner container 2 are made of different materials, so that the water quality in the first inner container 1 is different from that in the second inner container 2.

Optionally, the inner container is made of metal or plastic. In other embodiments, the first liner 1 is made of metal and the second liner 2 is made of plastic. The first inner container 1 made of metal is generally provided with a magnesium rod for protection by the magnesium rod in consideration of corrosion prevention treatment, but the magnesium rod generally affects water quality. The second inner container 2 itself made of plastic has good corrosion resistance without corrosion resistance treatment, and therefore, the purification degree of the water quality in the second inner container 2 is superior to that in the first inner container 1.

In yet another alternative embodiment of the present invention, the inner wall of each inner container is coated with a different coating to make the water quality in each inner container different. The coating in the liner can also affect the water quality.

Optionally, the different coatings comprise enamel or mineral layers. The enamel is a composite material formed by fusing and condensing inorganic vitreous materials on base metal and firmly bonding the inorganic vitreous materials with the metal, and in other embodiments, the inner wall of the first inner container 1 can be coated with the enamel, so that the first inner container 1 is not easy to oxidize and corrode; the inner wall of the second inner container 2 is coated with a mineral layer which contains a plurality of mineral elements and can release the mineral elements into water to mineralize water quality. In the water heater, the first inner container 1 is of ordinary water quality, and the second inner container 2 is of water quality with mineral elements.

The heater provided by the utility model can be an electric heater or a gas heater.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, the present invention should not be limited by the description of the present invention, which should be interpreted as a limitation.

Claims

1. A water heater is characterized by comprising a water inlet main pipeline (3), a water outlet main pipeline (4) and a plurality of inner containers, wherein each inner container is selectively communicated with the water inlet main pipeline (3) through a corresponding water inlet branch pipeline, and each inner container is selectively communicated with the water outlet main pipeline (4) through a corresponding water outlet branch pipeline; the water quality in each inner container is different.

2. The water heater according to claim 1, wherein an on-off valve is provided in each of the water inlet branch lines and each of the water outlet branch lines.

3. The water heater according to claim 2, wherein the switching valve comprises a solenoid valve.

4. The water heater of claim 1, wherein each of the inner containers is made of a different material to provide a different quality of water in each inner container.

5. The water heater according to claim 4, wherein the inner bladder is made of metal or plastic.

6. The water heater of claim 1, wherein an inner wall of each of the inner containers is coated with a different coating to vary the quality of water in each inner container.

7. The water heater of claim 6, wherein the different coatings include enamel or mineral layers.

8. The water heater of claim 1, wherein the water heater comprises water quality treatment modules, each of the inner containers is provided with the water quality treatment modules with different functions, and the water quality treatment modules are arranged in the inner containers or the water inlet branch pipelines.

9. The water heater of claim 8, wherein the water quality treatment module comprises a sterilizing substance, a scale inhibiting substance, a purifying substance, strontium ore, aroma, or essential oil.

10. The water heater according to claim 1, wherein each inner container is provided with a heating assembly and a temperature sensor, the heating assembly is used for heating water in the inner container, the temperature sensor is used for detecting the temperature of the water in the inner container, and the heating assemblies in different inner containers can be controlled independently.