CN215571293U

CN215571293U - Water heater shell and gas water heater

Info

Publication number: CN215571293U
Application number: CN202121209273.9U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈树材; 牟明辉; 田海燕; 闫大伟
Original assignee: Haier Smart Home Co Ltd; Qingdao Economic and Technological Development Zone Haier Water Heater Co Ltd
Current assignee: Haier Smart Home Co Ltd; Qingdao Economic and Technological Development Zone Haier Water Heater Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-06-01
Filing date: 2021-06-01
Publication date: 2022-01-18
Anticipated expiration: 2031-06-01

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of water heaters, in particular to a water heater shell and a gas water heater. The water heater shell comprises a face shell and a cover plate, wherein the face shell comprises a first flange, the cover plate can slide to a mounting position along the length direction of the first flange and is fixed with the first flange, a first bulge is arranged on one of the first flange and the cover plate in a protruding mode, the first bulge can be in sliding contact with the other one of the first flange and the cover plate, and the first flange and the cover plate are separated; the other one of the first flanging and the cover plate is provided with a first avoidance hole for avoiding the first bulge. In the water heater shell, the first flanging and the cover plate are separated by the first bulge, so that the cover plate is prevented from being scratched by the first flanging; after the cover plate and the first flanging are assembled in place, the first protrusion corresponds to the first avoidance hole in position, and therefore the first protrusion is prevented from affecting the fixation of the first flanging and the cover plate.

Description

Water heater shell and gas water heater

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of water heaters, in particular to a water heater shell and a gas water heater.

Background

The existing gas water heater comprises a face shell and a cover plate, wherein the cover plate is assembled with the face shell in a sliding mode, and the problem that the cover plate is scratched by the face shell exists. The apron is fallen to powder easily behind the fish tail, causes appearance defects, has increased the apron to the rusty probability behind the user's house, influences user's use and experiences.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to provide a water heater shell and a gas water heater, which can solve the problem that a cover plate is scratched by a face shell and prevent the water heater shell from rusting, so that the use experience of a user is improved.

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

a water heater shell comprises a face shell and a cover plate, wherein the face shell comprises a first flange, the cover plate can slide to a mounting position along the length direction of the first flange and is fixed with the first flange, a first bulge is arranged on one of the first flange and the cover plate in a protruding mode, the first bulge can be in sliding contact with the other one of the first flange and the cover plate, and the first flange and the cover plate are separated; the other one of the first flanging and the cover plate is provided with a first avoidance hole for avoiding the first bulge.

As an alternative to the above water heater case, the surface of the first protrusion is a rounded surface.

As an alternative of the above water heater shell, the first protrusion is disposed on the first flange, and the first protrusion is disposed at an end of the first flange departing from the sliding direction of the cover plate.

As an alternative of the above water heater case, the first protrusion is provided on the cover plate, and the first protrusion is provided at an end of the cover plate facing the sliding direction of the cover plate.

As an alternative of the above water heater shell, the cover plate includes a plate body, a second flange extends from an edge of the plate body in a direction away from the first flange, and the plate body and the second flange are in smooth transition.

As an alternative of the above water heater shell, the face shell includes a front plate and two side plates respectively disposed on two opposite sides of the front plate, and the bottom ends of the side plates are connected with the first flanges.

As an alternative to the above water heater shell, the number of the cover plates is two, and the cover plates are connected to the top and the bottom of the face shell.

As an alternative to the above water heater housing, the water heater housing further comprises:

the back shell is arranged on the back of the face shell and comprises a back plate and a third flanging extending forwards from the edge of the back plate, the third flanging extends towards the front side, the rear side edge of the cover plate is connected with the corresponding third flanging, and a second protrusion is arranged on one of the cover plate and the third flanging in a protruding mode.

As an alternative to the above water heater case, the first protrusion is formed by punching the first flange or the cover plate.

A gas water heater comprises the water heater shell.

The utility model has the beneficial effects that:

in the water heater shell, when the cover plate is assembled with the face shell, the first flanging and the cover plate are separated by the first bulge, so that the first flanging is prevented from being directly contacted with the cover plate, and the cover plate is prevented from being scratched by the first flanging; after the cover plate and the first flanging are assembled in place, the first bulge corresponds to the first avoidance hole in position to ensure the laminating effect of the cover plate and the first flanging, and therefore the first bulge is prevented from influencing the fixation of the first flanging and the cover plate.

The gas water heater provided by the utility model adopts the water heater shell, and the cover plate can be prevented from being scratched and falling off, so that the gas water heater is prevented from rusting, and the use experience of a user is improved.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a water heater housing provided by the present invention from one perspective;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a face-piece provided by the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 2 at A;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a cover plate provided by the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the assembled face housing and cover plate of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a water heater housing provided by the present invention from another perspective;

FIG. 7 is a partial enlarged view at B in FIG. 5;

fig. 8 is a front view of a cover plate provided by the present invention.

In the figure:

1. a face shell; 11. a front plate; 12. a side plate; 121. a first flanging; 1211. a first protrusion; 1212. a through hole; 122. a fourth flanging; 123. fifthly, flanging; 2. a cover plate; 21. a plate body; 211. avoiding holes; 212. a threaded hole; 213. a second protrusion; 22. second flanging; 3. a back shell; 31. a back plate; 32. third flanging; 4. a wall hanging rack.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the utility model and are not limiting of the utility model. It should be further noted that, for the convenience of description, only some of the structures related to the present invention are shown in the drawings, not all of the structures.

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", etc. are used in an orientation or positional relationship based on that shown in the drawings only for convenience of description and simplicity of operation, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, 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.

The present embodiments provide a water heater housing that is a generally closed housing structure having a cavity formed therein for mounting functional components in a water heater. As shown in fig. 1, the water heater shell comprises a face shell 1, a cover plate 2 and a back shell, wherein the face shell 1, the cover plate 2 and the back shell 3 cooperate to enclose the cavity. The face shell 1 and the back shell 3 are enclosed to form a cylinder body with openings at the upper end and the lower end, and two cover plates 2 are arranged and are respectively arranged at the upper end and the lower end of the cylinder body to seal the openings at the two ends of the cylinder body.

The water heater shell further comprises a wall hanging frame 4, and the wall hanging frame 4 is arranged on the back shell 3 and used for fixing the water heater shell on a wall.

Specifically, the face shell 1 includes a first flange 121, the first flange 121 is horizontally disposed, the cover plate 2 can slide to the installation position along the length direction of the first flange 121, when the cover plate 2 is located at the installation position, the edge of the cover plate 2 is stacked on the first flange 121, and the cover plate 2 and the face shell 1 are fixed by fixing the cover plate 2 and the first flange 121.

In order to avoid the cover plate 2 to slide relative to the first flange 121, the cover plate 2 is scratched due to the contact between the cover plate 2 and the first flange 121, in this embodiment, as shown in fig. 2 and fig. 3, the first flange 121 is provided with a first protrusion 1211, the cover plate 2 is installed in a sliding manner relative to the first flange 121, the first protrusion 1211 can make sliding contact with the cover plate 2, and separate the first flange 121 and the cover plate 2, so as to avoid the direct contact between the first flange 121 and the cover plate 2, so as to avoid the cover plate 2 from being scratched by the first flange 121, avoid the cover plate 2 from falling powder, further prevent the cover plate 2 from rusting and corroding, and improve the service life of the water heater shell and the user experience.

In order to avoid the influence of the arrangement of the first protrusion 1211 on the fixing effect of the first plate and the cover plate 2, as shown in fig. 4, the cover plate 2 is provided with an avoiding hole 211 for avoiding the first protrusion 1211 at a position corresponding to the first protrusion 1211. When the cover plate 2 slides to the installation position, the first protrusion 1211 is opposite to the avoiding hole 211 and can extend into the avoiding hole 211, so that the edge of the cover plate 2 can be attached to the first flange 121, and the fixing effect of the cover plate 2 and the first flange 121 is ensured. In this embodiment, the cover plate 2 and the first flange 121 are fixed by screws, so that the structure is simple and the cost is low.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the face shell 1 includes a front plate 11 and two side plates 12 respectively disposed on two opposite sides of the front plate 11, the front plate 11 and the two side plates 12 form a U-shaped structure, the bottom end of the side plate 12 is connected with a first flange 121, and the first flange 121 extends toward the inside of the U-shaped structure. The cover plate 2 slides into the U-shaped structure from the rear side of the face shell 1, so that the two side edges of the cover plate 2 at the bottom of the face shell 1 are lapped on the corresponding first flanges 121 at the bottom ends of the side plates 12, thereby improving the stability of the cover plate 2 at the bottom. Similarly, the top end of the side plate 12 is connected with a first flange 121, and the cover plate 2 at the top end of the face shell 1 is fixedly connected with the first flange 121 at the top end of the face shell 1.

In this embodiment, the cover plate 2 located at the bottom is disposed above the first flange 121 at the bottom of the face shell 1, and the cover plate 2 located at the top is disposed below the first flange 121 at the top of the face shell 1, so that the edges of the two cover plates 2 are all shielded by the first flange 121, even if the edge of the cover plate 2 is scratched due to the cooperation with the first flange 121, the scratched position can be shielded by the first flange 121, and the water heater shell is more attractive.

Further, the top and the bottom of the front plate 11 are also connected with a fourth flange 122, the fourth flange 122 extends from the front plate 11 to the inside of the U-shaped structure, and the front edge of the cover plate 2 is fixed to the fourth flange 122, so as to further improve the fixing effect of the cover plate 2 and the face shell 1.

Further, in order to prevent the cover plate 2 from sliding into the U-shaped structure from the rear side of the panel shell 1, the rear side edge of the side plate 12 scratches the cover plate 2 or an assembler, the rear side edge of the side plate 12 is bent toward the front side to form a fifth flange 123, and the fifth flange 123 is folded at the inner side of the side plate 12, so that the rear end edge of the whole side plate 12 is smooth, and the cover plate 2 or the assembler is prevented from being scratched.

Further, in order to avoid the edge of the cover plate 2 from scratching the face shell 1 or an assembler, the cover plate 2 includes a plate body 21, the edge of the plate body 21 extends in a direction away from the first flange 121 to form a second flange 22, and the plate body 21 and the second flange 22 are in smooth transition. Through setting up second turn-ups 22 and making board body 21 and second turn-ups 22 smooth and sly pass through, can eliminate the edges and corners of apron 2 and face-piece 1 contact position department, avoid fish tail face-piece 1 or assembly personnel.

As shown in fig. 3, in order to prevent the first protrusion 1211 from scratching the cover plate 2, the surface of the first protrusion 1211 is smooth without sharp edges, so as to prevent the first protrusion 1211 from scratching the cover plate 2. Alternatively, the surface of the first projection 1211 may be a curved surface, or two adjacent surfaces of the first projection 1211 may be rounded to form a rounded surface.

It is understood that the first protrusion 1211 may be disposed on the cover plate 2, and correspondingly, the avoiding hole 211 is disposed on the first flange 121, which may also achieve the effect of separating the cover plate 2 from the first flange 121, so as to avoid the cover plate 2 from being scratched.

In order to better separate the cover plate 2 from the first protrusion 1211 during the sliding installation of the cover plate 2, in this embodiment, the first protrusion 1211 is disposed on the first flange 121, and the first protrusion 1211 is disposed on an end of the first flange 121 away from the sliding direction of the cover plate 2, that is, the first protrusion 1211 is disposed at a rear end of the first flange 121, and correspondingly, the avoiding hole 211 is disposed at a front end of the cover plate 2. When the cover plate 2 is slidably fitted from the rear side of the face housing 1, the first projection 1211 can contact with the front end of the cover plate 2 and slide from the front end toward the rear end with respect to the cover plate 2, and can separate the cover plate 2 and the first flange 121 at the initial fitting of the cover plate 2, thereby better preventing the cover plate 2 from being scratched.

In other embodiments, when the first protrusion 1211 is disposed on the cover plate 2, the first protrusion 1211 is disposed at one end of the cover plate 2 facing the sliding direction of the cover plate 2, that is, the first protrusion 1211 is disposed at the front end of the cover plate 2. When the cover plate 2 is slidably fitted from the rear side of the face housing 1, the first projection 1211 can contact the rear end of the first flange 121 and slide from the rear end toward the front end with respect to the first flange 121, and can separate the cover plate 2 and the first flange 121 at the initial fitting of the cover plate 2, so that the cover plate 2 can be prevented from being scratched.

In order to facilitate the fixing of the first flange 121 and the cover plate 2 by screws, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, a through hole 1212 is provided on the first flange 121, a threaded hole 212 is provided on the cover plate 2, and a screw passes through the through hole 1212 from the outside of the face shell 1 and then is engaged with the threaded hole 212, thereby fixing the first flange 121 and the cover plate 2. Because the first flange 121 is thin, the first flange 121 is not in threaded connection with a screw for machining the screw conveniently, and therefore, only the through hole 1212 needs to be formed in the first flange 121; in order to guarantee the thread fixing effect of the screw and the cover plate 2, a fixing column is arranged on the plate body, and the threaded hole 212 is formed in the fixing column so as to guarantee the thread connecting depth of the screw and the cover plate 2. As shown in fig. 5, after the face shell 1 is assembled with two cover plates 2, the edges of the cover plates 2 are blocked by the first flange 121 and the fourth flange 122.

In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 6, the back shell 3 is disposed on the back of the face shell 1, and the back shell 3 includes a back plate 31 and a third flange 32 extending forward from an edge of the back plate 31, and the third flange 32 extends toward the front side. The third flanges 32 at the top and bottom of the back plate 31 respectively cover the rear side edges of the corresponding cover plate 2 and are fixed with the cover plate 2, and the third flanges 32 at the left and right sides of the back plate 31 respectively cover the rear side edges of the corresponding side plates 12, so as to cooperate with the cover plate 2 and the face shell 1 to enclose a substantially closed cavity.

As shown in fig. 6, 7 and 8, the rear side edge of the cover plate 2 is connected with the corresponding third flange 32, the second protrusion 213 is arranged on the cover plate 2, the third flanges 32 at the top and the bottom of the back plate 31 are respectively abutted against the second protrusion 213, and the back shell 3 and the cover plate 2 can be tightly fitted to realize fixation, so that the structure is simple and the fixation is convenient.

In other embodiments, the second protrusion 213 may be disposed on the third flange 32, and may also achieve a tight fit between the back shell 3 and the cover plate 2.

In this embodiment, the first projection 1211 is formed by punching the first flange 121. It is understood that, when the first projection 1211 is provided on the cap plate 2, the first projection 1211 may be formed by punching the cap plate 2.

Also, the second protrusions 213 may be formed by punching the cover plate 2. It is understood that when the second protrusions 213 are provided on the third burring 32, the second protrusions 213 may be formed by punching the third burring 32.

The embodiment also provides a gas water heater, including foretell water heater casing, can prevent that apron 2 from being fallen the powder by the fish tail to avoid gas water heater to rust, improve user's use and experience.

It should be understood that the above-described embodiments of the present invention are merely examples for clearly illustrating the present invention, and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present invention. Numerous obvious variations, adaptations and substitutions will occur to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the utility model. And are neither required nor exhaustive of all embodiments. Any modification, equivalent replacement, and improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A water heater shell comprises a face shell (1) and a cover plate (2), wherein the face shell (1) comprises a first flange (121), the cover plate (2) can slide to a mounting position along the length direction of the first flange (121) and is fixed with the first flange (121), and the water heater shell is characterized in that a first protrusion (1211) is arranged on one of the first flange (121) and the cover plate (2) in a protruding mode, the first protrusion (1211) can be in sliding contact with the other one of the first flange (121) and the cover plate (2) and separates the first flange (121) and the cover plate (2); the other one of the first flanging (121) and the cover plate (2) is provided with a first avoidance hole (211) for avoiding the first bulge (1211).

2. The water heater housing according to claim 1, wherein a surface of the first projection (1211) is a rounded surface.

3. The water heater shell according to claim 1, characterized in that the first projection (1211) is arranged on the first flange (121), and the first projection (1211) is arranged at an end of the first flange (121) facing away from the sliding direction of the cover plate (2).

4. The water heater housing according to claim 1, characterized in that the first projection (1211) is provided on the cover plate (2), and the first projection (1211) is provided at an end of the cover plate (2) facing a sliding direction of the cover plate (2).

5. A water heater housing according to any one of claims 1-4, characterized in that the cover plate (2) comprises a plate body, the edge of which extends with a second flange (22) in a direction away from the first flange (121), the plate body being rounded off from the second flange (22).

6. The water heater shell according to any one of claims 1-4, wherein the face shell (1) comprises a front plate (11) and two side plates (12) respectively arranged at two opposite sides of the front plate (11), and the bottom ends of the side plates (12) are connected with the first flanging (121).

7. The water heater housing according to claim 6, wherein the number of the cover plates (2) is two, and the cover plates (2) are connected to both the top and the bottom of the face shell (1).

8. The water heater housing as recited in claim 7, further comprising:

the back shell is arranged on the back of the face shell (1), the back shell comprises a back plate (31) and a third flanging (32) extending forwards from the edge of the back plate (31), the third flanging (32) extends towards the front side, the rear side edge of the cover plate (2) is connected with the corresponding third flanging (32), and a second protrusion (213) is arranged on one of the cover plate (2) and the third flanging (32) in a protruding mode.

9. The water heater shell according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the first projection (1211) is formed by stamping the first flange (121) or the cover plate (2).

10. A gas water heater comprising a water heater housing as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9.