CN216199145U - Dry-type transformer crossflow cooling fan with good heat dissipation effect - Google Patents
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The utility model relates to a cross-flow type cooling fan of a dry-type transformer with a good heat dissipation effect, belonging to the technical field of cooling fans; the damping plates are embedded in the movable grooves on the left side wall and the right side wall of the shell, and the damping plates are connected with the two ends of the roll shaft in a rotating mode through bearings; the driving motor is fixed on the right side wall of the right damping plate; the damping springs are fixed on the upper side wall and the lower side wall of the damping plate, and the other ends of the damping springs are fixedly connected with the inner wall of the movable groove on the shell; the guide rod is inserted in the damping spring; the cooling box is fixed on the front side wall of the shell, and vent holes are formed in the front side wall and the rear side wall of the shell; the cover plate is arranged on the upper side of the cooling box, the rear side of the cover plate is connected with the front outer wall of the shell in a screwing mode through a hinge, and the front side of the cover plate is connected with the front outer wall of the cooling box through a hasp; the cooling mechanism is arranged in the cooling box; the exhaust frame is fixed on the rear outer wall of the shell; exhaust mechanism sets up in the inside of exhaust frame, has shock-absorbing function, has avoided the phenomenon that fan noise is big, and the radiating effect is good to long service life.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of cooling fans, in particular to a cross-flow type cooling fan with a good heat dissipation effect for a dry-type transformer.
Background
The existing dry type transformer cooling fan utilizes a common induced draft fan and is provided with a volute fan shell, the side surface of the volute fan shell is an axial air inlet, an air outlet is arranged in the tangential direction of the shell, a plate-shaped blade is arranged in the shell and connected with a motor shaft, and a blade bearing is supported on the shell.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model aims to overcome the defects and shortcomings of the prior art, and provides the dry-type transformer cross-flow cooling fan which is reasonable in design, convenient to use and good in heat dissipation effect, has a damping function, avoids the phenomenon of high noise of the fan, and is good in heat dissipation effect, so that the service life is long.
In order to achieve the purpose, the utility model adopts the technical scheme that: it contains plate-like blade, backup pad, roller, shell and driving motor, the upside of shell be uncovered formula structure, be equipped with driving motor on the right side wall of shell, behind the right side wall that this driving motor's output shaft passed the shell, with the right-hand member fixed connection of roller, the left end of roller and the left side wall connection of shell, the both ends of roller are all overlapped and are established and are fixed with the backup pad, fillets such as the outside of roller are equipped with several plate-like blade, the both ends of plate-like blade are inserted respectively and are established in the backup pad of both sides, it still contains:
the two damping plates are movably embedded in movable grooves in the left side wall and the right side wall of the shell respectively, and the damping plates are connected with the two ends of the roll shaft in a rotating mode through bearings respectively; the driving motor is fixed on the right side wall of the right damping plate;
the damping springs are a plurality of, the plurality of damping springs are equally and equidistantly fixed on the upper side wall and the lower side wall of the damping plate, and the other ends of the damping springs are respectively and fixedly connected with the inner wall of the movable groove on the shell;
the damping plate comprises a damping plate, a plurality of guide rods, a plurality of damping springs and a plurality of guide rods, wherein the plurality of guide rods are respectively inserted into the damping springs in a one-to-one correspondence manner;
the cooling box is fixed on the front side wall of the shell, the rear side and the upper side of the cooling box are both open structures, the front side wall and the rear side wall of the shell are both provided with vent holes in a matrix form, and the rear sides of the vent holes are both arranged in a downward inclined manner;
the cover plate is arranged on the upper side of the cooling box, the rear side of the cover plate is screwed with the front outer wall of the shell through a hinge, and the front side of the cover plate is connected with the front outer wall of the cooling box through a hasp;
the cooling mechanism is arranged in the cooling box;
the exhaust frame is fixed on the rear outer wall of the shell, and the vent hole on the rear side is arranged in the exhaust frame;
and the exhaust mechanism is arranged in the exhaust frame.
Preferably, the cooling mechanism comprises:
the rotary rods are arranged in the cooling box at equal intervals from left to right; the lower ends of the rotating rods are connected with the lower side wall of the cooling box in a screwing mode through bearings;
the square pipe is sleeved at the upper end of the rotating rod and is screwed through a bearing, and the upper end of the square pipe is movably inserted in the cover plate;
the refrigerating pieces are a plurality of and are fixed on the outer ring wall of the rotating rod in an equal quantity and equal angle;
the air pump is fixed on the outer side wall of the front side of the cooling box and is connected with an external power supply;
the driving tube, the driving tube be the several, and it inserts from a left side to the right equidistance and establishes on the preceding lateral wall of cooler bin, the inner one-to-one of driving tube hangs and establishes on the left refrigeration piece of several bull stick.
Preferably, the exhaust mechanism comprises:
the rotating shafts are arranged in the exhaust frame at equal intervals from left to right, the upper ends and the lower ends of the rotating shafts are respectively connected with the upper side wall and the lower side wall of the exhaust frame in a rotating mode through bearings, and the rotating shafts are connected through rotating wheel pairs;
the rotating motor is fixed on the outer side wall of the upper side of the exhaust frame and is connected with an external power supply, and an output shaft of the rotating motor is inserted into the upper side wall of the exhaust frame and is connected with one rotating wheel in the rotating wheel pair;
the wind blades are a plurality of and are fixed on the outer ring walls of the rotating shafts in an equal quantity and equal angles.
Preferably, the left side and the right side of the upper surface of the cover plate are both fixed with handles.
Preferably, the shell left and right inner walls are provided with slots, screen plates are inserted into the slots, the outer sides of the screen plates are respectively suspended at the left and right sides above the platy blades, the lower parts of adjacent sides of the two screen plates are connected through hinges in a rotating mode, and the upper parts of adjacent sides of the two screen plates are connected through hasps.
Preferably, the front and rear side walls of the mesh plate are fixed with sealing gaskets, and the other side wall of each sealing gasket is in contact with the inner wall of the shell.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that: the dry-type transformer cross-flow cooling fan with good heat dissipation effect has the advantages of being reasonable in arrangement, low in manufacturing cost and the like, having a shock absorption function, avoiding the phenomenon of large noise of the fan, and being good in heat dissipation effect and long in service life.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along line a-a in fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along line B-B in fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is a schematic view of the internal structure of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the structure of the rotating rod and the square tube of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a structure of a mesh plate according to the present invention.
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the device comprises plate-shaped blades 1, a supporting plate 2, a roll shaft 3, a shell 4, a driving motor 5, a damping plate 6, a damping spring 7, a guide rod 8, a cooling box 9, a vent hole 10, a cover plate 11, a cooling mechanism 12, a rotating rod 12-1, a square pipe 12-2, a refrigerating sheet 12-3, an air suction pump 12-4, a driving pipe 12-5, an exhaust frame 13, an exhaust mechanism 14, a rotating shaft 14-1, a rotating motor 14-2, wind blades 14-3, a handle 15, slots 16, a screen plate 17 and a sealing gasket 18.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 1-6, the following technical solutions are adopted in the present embodiment: it contains platelike blade 1, backup pad 2, roller 3, shell 4 and driving motor 5, the upside of shell 4 be uncovered formula structure, be equipped with driving motor 5 on the right side wall of shell 4, after the output shaft of this driving motor 5 passed the right side wall of shell 4, with the right-hand member riveting of roller 3, the left end of roller 3 and the left side wall connection of shell 4, the both ends of roller 3 are all overlapped and are established and riveting is fixed with backup pad 2, fillets such as the outside of roller 3 are equipped with several platelike blade 1, the both ends of platelike blade 1 are inserted respectively and are established in the backup pad 2 of both sides, it still contains:
the number of the damping plates 6 is two, the two damping plates 6 are respectively movably embedded in movable grooves on the left side wall and the right side wall of the shell 4, and the damping plates 6 are respectively screwed with the two ends of the roll shaft 3 through bearings; the driving motor 5 is fixed on the right side wall of the right damping plate 6 through a bolt;
the damping plates 6 are fixedly connected with the shell 4 through the movable grooves, the damping plates 7 are arranged on the upper side wall and the lower side wall of the shell 4, the damping springs 7 are arranged on the lower side wall of the shell, the damping plates 7 are arranged on the upper side wall and the lower side wall of the shell, and the damping plates 7 are arranged on the lower side wall of the shell;
the guide rods 8 are provided with a plurality of guide rods 8, the guide rods 8 are respectively inserted into the damping springs 7 in a one-to-one correspondence manner, one end of each guide rod 8 is fixedly riveted with one side wall of the damping plate 6, and the other end of each guide rod 8 is movably inserted into the shell 4;
the cooling box 9 is welded and fixed on the front side wall of the shell 4, the rear side and the upper side of the cooling box 9 are both of an open structure, vent holes 10 are formed in the front side wall and the rear side wall of the shell 4 in a matrix manner, and the rear sides of the vent holes 10 are both inclined downwards;
the cover plate 11 is arranged on the upper side of the cooling box 9, the rear side of the cover plate 11 is screwed with the front outer wall of the shell 4 through a hinge, and the front side of the cover plate 11 is connected with the front outer wall of the cooling box 9 through a buckle;
a cooling mechanism 12, wherein the cooling mechanism 12 is arranged in the cooling box 9;
the exhaust frame 13 is welded and fixed on the rear outer wall of the shell 4, and the vent hole 10 at the rear side is arranged in the exhaust frame 13;
and an exhaust mechanism 14, wherein the exhaust mechanism 14 is arranged inside the exhaust frame 13.
Preferably, the cooling mechanism 12 further includes:
the number of the rotating rods 12-1 is a plurality of the rotating rods 12-1, and the rotating rods 12-1 are equidistantly arranged in the cooling box 9 from left to right; the lower ends of the rotating rods 12-1 are connected with the lower side wall of the cooling box 9 in a screwing mode through bearings;
the square pipe 12-2 is sleeved at the upper end of the rotating rod 12-1 and is in screwed connection through a bearing, and the upper end of the square pipe 12-2 is movably inserted in the cover plate 11;
the refrigerating pieces 12-3 are provided in number, and the refrigerating pieces 12-3 are welded and fixed on the outer ring wall of the rotating rod 12-1 in equal quantity and equal angle;
the air pump 12-4 is fixed on the outer side wall of the front side of the cooling box 9 through bolts, and the air pump 12-4 is connected with an external power supply;
the refrigerating device comprises a plurality of driving pipes 12-5, wherein the driving pipes 12-5 are inserted on the front side wall of the cooling box 9 at equal intervals from left to right, and the inner ends of the driving pipes 12-5 are correspondingly suspended on the refrigerating sheets 12-3 on the left side of the rotating rods 12-1 one by one.
Preferably, the exhaust mechanism 14 further includes:
the rotating shafts 14-1 are provided with a plurality of rotating shafts 14-1, the rotating shafts 14-1 are arranged in the exhaust frame 13 at equal intervals from left to right, the upper end and the lower end of each rotating shaft 14-1 are respectively connected with the upper side wall and the lower side wall of the exhaust frame 13 in a rotating mode through bearings, and the rotating shafts 14-1 are connected through rotating wheel pairs;
the rotary motor 14-2 is fixed on the outer side wall of the upper side of the exhaust frame 13 through a bolt, the rotary motor 14-2 is connected with an external power supply, and an output shaft of the rotary motor 14-2 is inserted into the upper side wall of the exhaust frame 13 and is connected with one rotary wheel in the rotary wheel pair;
the wind blades 14-3 are provided in a plurality of numbers, and the wind blades 14-3 are welded and fixed on the outer ring wall of the rotating shafts 14-1 in an equal and equiangular manner.
Preferably, the handle 15 is fixed to both left and right sides of the upper surface of the cover plate 11 by bolts.
Preferably, the left and right inner walls of the housing 4 are both provided with slots 16, the slots 16 are both provided with mesh plates 17, the outer sides of the mesh plates 17 are respectively suspended at the left and right sides above the plate-shaped blades 1, the lower parts of the adjacent sides of the two mesh plates 17 are screwed through hinges, and the upper parts of the adjacent sides of the two mesh plates 17 are connected through buckles.
Preferably, a gasket 18 is adhered and fixed on both the front and rear side walls of the mesh plate 17, and the other side wall of the gasket 18 is in contact with the inner wall of the housing 4.
The working principle of the specific embodiment is as follows: when the dry type transformer is installed, an opening on the shell 4 is opposite to the dry type transformer, when the dry type transformer is used, the air pump 12-4 is started, the air pump 12-4 pumps air into the cooling box 9, the refrigerating sheets 12-3 are pushed by the driving pipes 12-5, the refrigerating sheets 12-3 are rotated, the rotating rod 12-1 is rotated, the air sprayed on the refrigerating sheets 12-3 is subjected to heat exchange with the refrigerating sheets 12-3, the air passing through the refrigerating sheets 12-3 is cooled, the cooled air enters the shell 4 through the air holes 10 on the front side of the shell 4, the temperature of the air entering the shell 4 is ensured to be low, then the cold air is sent to the position of the dry type transformer through the plate-shaped blades 1 to cool the dry type transformer, the hot air on the dry type transformer after the heat exchange with the cold air is discharged from the air holes 10 on the rear side of the shell 4, and at this moment, the rotating motor 14-2 is started, the rotating motor 14-2 drives the rotating shaft 14-1 to rotate through the rotating wheel pair, the rotating shaft 14-1 drives the wind blades 14-3 to rotate, the wind blades 14-3 accelerate the discharge speed of hot gas, the heat exchange between the hot gas and cold gas just entering the shell 4 is avoided, the heat dissipation effect is reduced, the central roll shaft 3 of the plate-shaped blade 1 is in screwed connection with the damping plate 6 through a bearing in the working process, the damping is carried out through the damping spring 7, and the generation of large noise in the working process is avoided.
Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the embodiment are as follows:
1. the damping plates 6 at the two ends of the roll shaft 3 are connected with the movable grooves on the shell 4 through damping springs 7, so that a damping effect can be achieved in the working process, and the phenomenon of overlarge noise is avoided;
2. a cooling box 9 is arranged on the front side of the shell 4, and a refrigerating mechanism in the cooling box 9 can cool air, so that the cooling effect is improved;
3. the rear side of the shell 4 is provided with an exhaust frame 13, an exhaust mechanism 14 is arranged in the exhaust frame 13, the exhaust mechanism 14 can accelerate the exhaust of hot gas in the shell 4, and the heat exchange between the hot gas and cold gas just entering the shell 4 is avoided, so that the heat dissipation effect is reduced.
Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes in the embodiments and/or modifications of the utility model can be made, and equivalents and modifications of some features of the utility model can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model.
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1. The utility model provides a dry-type transformer crossflow cooling blower that radiating effect is good, it contains platelike blade (1), backup pad (2), roller (3), shell (4) and driving motor (5), the upside of shell (4) be uncovered formula structure, be equipped with driving motor (5) on the right side wall of shell (4), the output shaft of this driving motor (5) passes behind the right side wall of shell (4), with the right-hand member fixed connection of roller (3), the left end of roller (3) and the left side wall connection of shell (4), the both ends of roller (3) are all overlapped and are established and are fixed with backup pad (2), fillets such as the outside of roller (3) are equipped with several platelike blade (1), the both ends of platelike blade (1) are inserted respectively and are established in backup pad (2) of both sides, a serial communication port, it still contains:
the two damping plates (6) are movably embedded in the movable grooves on the left side wall and the right side wall of the shell (4) respectively, and the damping plates (6) are connected with the two ends of the roll shaft (3) in a rotating mode through bearings respectively; the driving motor (5) is fixed on the right side wall of the right damping plate (6);
the damping plates (6) are fixed on the upper side wall and the lower side wall of the shell (4) respectively, and the damping plates (7) are fixed on the upper side wall and the lower side wall of the shell (4) respectively;
the damping device comprises a plurality of guide rods (8), wherein the guide rods (8) are respectively inserted into the damping springs (7) in a one-to-one correspondence manner, one end of each guide rod (8) is fixedly connected with one side wall of the damping plate (6), and the other end of each guide rod (8) is movably inserted into the shell (4);
the cooling box (9) is fixed on the front side wall of the shell (4), the rear side and the upper side of the cooling box (9) are both of an open structure, the front side wall and the rear side wall of the shell (4) are respectively provided with vent holes (10) in a matrix manner, and the rear sides of the vent holes (10) are both arranged in a downward inclined manner;
the cover plate (11) is arranged on the upper side of the cooling box (9), the rear side of the cover plate (11) is screwed with the front outer wall of the shell (4) through a hinge, and the front side of the cover plate (11) is connected with the front outer wall of the cooling box (9) through a hasp;
the cooling mechanism (12), the said cooling mechanism (12) is set up in the cooling tank (9);
the exhaust frame (13), the exhaust frame (13) is fixed on the rear outer wall of the shell (4), and the vent hole (10) at the rear side is arranged in the exhaust frame (13);
and the exhaust mechanism (14), wherein the exhaust mechanism (14) is arranged inside the exhaust frame (13).
2. The cross-flow cooling fan of the dry type transformer with good heat dissipation effect as recited in claim 1, wherein: the cooling mechanism (12) comprises:
the number of the rotating rods (12-1) is several, and the rotating rods (12-1) are arranged in the cooling box (9) at equal intervals from left to right; the lower ends of the rotating rods (12-1) are connected with the lower side wall of the cooling box (9) in a screwing way through bearings;
the square pipe (12-2) is sleeved at the upper end of the rotating rod (12-1) and is screwed through a bearing, and the upper end of the square pipe (12-2) is movably inserted in the cover plate (11);
the refrigerating plates (12-3) are provided in plurality, and the refrigerating plates (12-3) are fixed on the outer ring wall of the rotating rod (12-1) in equal quantity and equal angle;
the air pump (12-4), the air pump (12-4) is fixed on the outer side wall of the front side of the cooling box (9), and the air pump (12-4) is connected with an external power supply;
the refrigerating device comprises a plurality of driving pipes (12-5), the driving pipes (12-5) are inserted on the front side wall of the cooling box (9) at equal intervals from left to right, and the inner ends of the driving pipes (12-5) are correspondingly suspended on the refrigerating sheets (12-3) on the left sides of the rotating rods (12-1) one by one.
3. The cross-flow cooling fan of the dry type transformer with good heat dissipation effect as recited in claim 1, wherein: the exhaust mechanism (14) includes:
the rotating shafts (14-1) are arranged in the exhaust frame (13) at equal intervals from left to right, the upper ends and the lower ends of the rotating shafts (14-1) are respectively connected with the upper side wall and the lower side wall of the exhaust frame (13) in a rotating mode through bearings, and the rotating shafts (14-1) are connected through rotating wheel pairs;
the rotary motor (14-2), the said rotary motor (14-2) is fixed on the lateral wall of the upside of the exhaust frame (13), the rotary motor (14-2) is connected with external power, the output shaft of the rotary motor (14-2) is inserted and set up in the upside wall of the exhaust frame (13), and connect with a rotating wheel in the rotating wheel pair;
the wind blades (14-3) are a plurality of wind blades (14-3), and the wind blades (14-3) are fixed on the outer ring wall of the rotating shafts (14-1) in an equal and equiangular mode.
4. The cross-flow cooling fan of the dry type transformer with good heat dissipation effect as recited in claim 1, wherein: handles (15) are fixed on the left side and the right side of the upper surface of the cover plate (11).
5. The cross-flow cooling fan of the dry type transformer with good heat dissipation effect as recited in claim 1, wherein: all be equipped with slot (16) on two inner walls about shell (4), all insert in slot (16) and be equipped with otter board (17), the left and right sides in platelike blade (1) top is hung respectively in the outside of otter board (17), and the below of two adjacent one sides of otter board (17) connects soon through the hinge, the top of two adjacent one sides of otter board (17) is through hasp connection.
6. The cross-flow cooling fan of the dry type transformer with good heat dissipation effect as recited in claim 5, wherein: sealing gaskets (18) are fixed on the front side wall and the rear side wall of the mesh plate (17), and the other side wall of each sealing gasket (18) is in contact with the inner wall of the shell (4).
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