CN217031331U

CN217031331U - Electric heater

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Publication number: CN217031331U
Application number: CN202220046767.8U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李曙光; 谢瑞良; 刘陈; 郭驷
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2022-01-07
Filing date: 2022-01-07
Publication date: 2022-07-22
Anticipated expiration: 2032-01-07

Abstract

The utility model provides an electric heater. The electric heater comprises a main shell, a heating assembly and a humidifying assembly. The main shell is internally provided with a heating space and a humidifying space which are relatively independent, the main shell is provided with a heating return air inlet and a heating air outlet which are communicated with the heating space, and the main shell is also provided with a humidifying return air inlet and a humidifying air outlet which are communicated with the humidifying space. The heating assembly is arranged in the main shell, and the humidifying assembly is arranged in the humidifying space. By applying the technical scheme of the utility model, the heating space and the humidifying space are relatively independent, so that the heating component and the humidifying component which are respectively arranged in the two spaces work relatively independently, and the service life or the electrical safety of the heating component can not be influenced by the work of the humidifying component. Moreover, when only a certain function is needed, the function of single heating or single humidification can be realized through control without mutual influence.

Description

Electric heater

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of electric heating, in particular to an electric heater.

Background

Along with the improvement of the comfort of people to the living environment, the electric heater with single function can not meet the use requirements in daily life. When singly using the electric heater in the lower environment of temperature, cause the room in humidity too low easily, in dry environment for a long time, produce uncomfortable sense easily, so need heat the temperature rise in messenger's room, humidity also risees simultaneously, when temperature and humidity reach ideal state simultaneously, it is more comfortable to live in.

In the prior art, some electric heaters with humidifying function are provided for heating the room price temperature and preventing the indoor from appearing dry. In these prior art, generally be some humidification modules of integration in the electric heater, humidification module and heating module sharing wind channel use for a long time can lead to the steam of humidification module to lead to the fact the influence to heating module, endangers heating module's life, leads to electrical hazard even.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The embodiment of the utility model provides an electric heater, which aims to solve the technical problem that a humidifying module of the electric heater in the prior art easily influences the service life of a heating module.

An embodiment of the present invention provides an electric heater, including: the main shell is internally provided with a heating space and a humidifying space which are relatively independent, the main shell is provided with a heating air return inlet and a heating air outlet which are communicated with the heating space, and the main shell is also provided with a humidifying air return inlet and a humidifying air outlet which are communicated with the humidifying space; a heating assembly mounted within the main housing; and the humidifying assembly is arranged in the humidifying space.

In one embodiment, the main housing further comprises an air outlet baffle, the air outlet baffle is disposed between the heating space and the humidifying space, and the air outlet baffle is made of a heat conductive material.

In one embodiment, the outlet baffle protrudes from the humidifying space to the heating space, and the air flow blown out from the heating return air inlet toward the heating air outlet passes through the outlet baffle.

In one embodiment, the air outlet baffle is positioned above the heating assembly.

In one embodiment, the top of the main housing is provided with a main outlet, the heating outlet forming part of the main outlet and the humidifying outlet forming another part of the main outlet.

In one embodiment, the heating space and the humidifying space are arranged side by side in a horizontal direction.

In one embodiment, the heated return air inlet is located at the bottom of the heating space and the heated air outlet is located at the top of the heating space.

In one embodiment, the humidifying air return opening is located at the side of the humidifying space, and the humidifying air outlet opening is located at the top of the humidifying space.

In one embodiment, the heating assembly is electrical heating.

In one embodiment, a humidifying assembly comprises: the wind power component is arranged between the humidifying air return opening and the humidifying air outlet and is used for generating air flow between the humidifying air return opening and the humidifying air outlet; and the humidifying component is arranged between the humidifying air return opening and the humidifying air outlet and is used for humidifying the air flow.

In one embodiment, the humidifying component includes: the wet curtain is arranged between the humidifying air return opening and the humidifying air outlet; and the water tank is used for storing water and adding water to the wet curtain.

In one embodiment, the water tank is installed below the wet curtain, and the humidifying part further includes a water pump and a water pipe, and the water pump is connected between the water tank and the wet curtain through the water pipe.

In one embodiment, the arc of the air outlet baffle is 4-6 degrees.

In one embodiment, the bottom end of the air outlet baffle is lower than the bottom end of the humidifying air return inlet.

In one embodiment, the upper part of the air outlet baffle is provided with a vent hole, and the vent hole is used for leading the airflow in the humidifying space into the heating space to be mixed with the airflow in the heating space.

In one embodiment, the length of the humidifying air outlet is 1/5-1/3 of the length of the heating air outlet, and the width of the humidifying air outlet is 3/5-4/5 of the width of the heating air outlet.

In the above embodiment, the heating space and the humidifying space are relatively independent, so that the operation of the heating assembly and the operation of the humidifying assembly which are respectively installed in the two spaces are also relatively independent, and the service life or the electrical safety of the heating assembly cannot be influenced by the operation of the humidifying assembly. Moreover, when only a certain function is needed, the function of single heating or single humidifying can be realized through control without mutual influence.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate an embodiment of the utility model and, together with the description, serve to explain the utility model and not to limit the utility model. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is an overall structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of an electric heater according to the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional structure view of the electric heater of fig. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the airflow flow of the electric heater of FIG. 2;

fig. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a humidifying assembly of the electric heater of fig. 1;

fig. 5 is a mechanism diagram of two states of a water tank of the electric heater of fig. 2.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the following embodiments and accompanying drawings. The exemplary embodiments and descriptions of the present invention are provided to explain the present invention, but not to limit the present invention.

Fig. 1, 2 and 3 show an embodiment of the electric heater of the present invention, which includes a main housing 10, a heating assembly 20 and a humidifying assembly 30. A relatively independent heating space a and a humidifying space b are formed in the main casing 10, a heating air return opening and a heating air outlet 11 which are communicated with the heating space a are formed in the main casing 10, and a humidifying air return opening 12 and a humidifying air outlet 13 which are communicated with the humidifying space b are formed in the main casing 10. The heating module 20 is installed in the main casing 10, and the humidifying module 30 is installed in the humidifying space b.

By applying the technical scheme of the utility model, the heating space a and the humidifying space b are relatively independent, so that the heating component 20 and the humidifying component 30 which are respectively arranged in the two spaces work relatively independently, and the service life or the electrical safety of the heating component 20 cannot be influenced by the work of the humidifying component 30. Moreover, when only a certain function is needed, the function of single heating or single humidifying can be realized through control without mutual influence.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, in the technical solution of the present embodiment, the main casing 10 further includes an air outlet baffle 14, the air outlet baffle 14 is disposed between the heating space a and the humidifying space b, and the air outlet baffle 14 is made of a heat conducting material. Therefore, the air flow in the humidifying space b can be heated by heat transfer of the air outlet baffle 14, and cold air from the humidifying air outlet 13 and hot air from the heating air outlet 11 are avoided.

More preferably, in the technical solution of this embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the air outlet baffle 14 protrudes from the humidifying space b to the heating space a, and the air flow blown out from the heating air return port toward the heating air outlet 11 passes through the air outlet baffle 14, so as to heat the air outlet baffle 14, which is helpful for heating the air flow in the humidifying space b.

More preferably, as shown in fig. 2, the air outlet baffle 14 is located above the heating assembly 20, and the air outlet baffle 14 is disposed above the heating assembly 20 to further facilitate heating of the air outlet baffle 14 in consideration of the rising effect and the heat radiation effect of the hot air.

As shown in fig. 1, in the solution of the present embodiment, a main air outlet 15 is provided at the top of the main casing 10, the heating air outlet 11 constitutes a part of the main air outlet 15, and the humidifying air outlet 13 constitutes another part of the main air outlet 15. The structural design of main air outlet 15 lets the wholeness of electric heater better.

As an alternative embodiment, the heating space a and the humidifying space b are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction, so that the influence of the humidifying assembly 30 on the heating assembly 20 can be avoided to the maximum extent.

Preferably, in the technical solution of this embodiment, the heating air return opening is located at the bottom of the heating space a, and the heating air outlet 11 is located at the top of the heating space a. In this way, the heating space a can be made to have a chimney effect, which is helpful for realizing self-circulation flow of air.

As an alternative embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the humidifying air return opening 12 is located at the side of the humidifying space b, and the humidifying air outlet opening 13 is located at the top of the humidifying space b. As shown in fig. 3, since the heating space a occupies a larger proportion, the humidifying air return opening 12 is arranged at the side of the humidifying space b, which can ensure a larger air inlet area and is helpful for humidifying air.

As shown in fig. 3, in the solution of the present embodiment, the heating element 20 is electrically heated. As other alternative embodiments, the heating assembly 20 may also be heated by a refrigeration device.

In the technical solution of the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, fig. 4 and fig. 5, the humidifying assembly 30 includes a wind power component 31 and a humidifying component. Wherein, the wind power component 31 is installed between the humidifying air return opening 12 and the humidifying air outlet 13. The humidifying component is installed between the humidifying air return opening 12 and the humidifying air outlet 13. In use, the wind power component 31 is used to generate an airflow between the humidifying air return 12 and the humidifying air outlet 13, and the humidifying component is used to humidify the airflow. Optionally, the wind power component 31 is composed of a motor and an axial flow wind wheel.

As an optional implementation manner, in the technical solution of the present embodiment, the humidifying component includes a wet curtain 32, a water tank 33, a water pump 34, and a water pipe 35. Wherein, wet curtain 32 is installed between humidification return air inlet 12 and humidification air outlet 13, and water tank 33 is used for storing water and adding water to wet curtain 32, and water tank 33 is installed in the below of wet curtain 32, and water pump 34 passes through water pipe 35 and connects between water tank 33 and wet curtain 32.

After being energized, the heating assembly 20 heats up and the motor and water pump 34 operate simultaneously. The water pump 34 transfers the water in the water tank 33 to the wet curtain 32 through the water pipe 35, then flows to the wet curtain 32, wets the whole wet curtain 32 from top to bottom, and flows back to the water tank 33 through the overflow hole of the wet curtain 32 after the wet curtain 32 is saturated by water. After the wind wheel rotates, air enters from the outer side of the wet curtain 32, and dry air passes through the wet curtain 32 and becomes wet air. After heating element 20 generates heat, the hot-air rises, owing to installed air-out baffle 14, moist cold air can not direct mix with the hot-air that heating element 20 produced, can not reduce the temperature of air outlet. After the whole machine is operated, the humidification is realized while heating, so that the whole temperature and humidity in a room reach an ideal state. When a single function is needed, the heating function or the humidifying function can be turned off through the controller, so that the whole machine only has the humidifying or heating function.

As an alternative embodiment, the water pump 34 and water line 35 may be eliminated, and in this embodiment, the water tank 33 is mounted above the wet curtain 32, and gravity and flow control are used to allow water to wet the entire wet curtain 32.

As another alternative embodiment, the ultrasonic humidifying means may be used to humidify the object.

Optionally, the main housing 10 is manufactured and assembled by sheet metal parts, and is high-temperature resistant and high in heat conduction speed. The material of heating element 20's support is high temperature resistance insulating material, and air-out baffle 14 is installed between the sheet metal component.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the water tank 33 is empty, the water filling opening can be opened by pressing the water filling cover 333 on the upper cover of the water tank 33, and water can be filled from the water filling opening, after the water filling is completed, the water filling cover 333 is pressed back to the original position, and after the cover is in place, obvious pause feeling can be generated, and the user can know that the water filling cover is in place. The water tank 33 is provided with a water supply hole 331 connected to the water pipe 35 and an overflow hole 332 for receiving excess water supply.

As shown in fig. 2, in the technical solution of this embodiment, the arc of the shape of the air outlet baffle 14 is 4 to 6 ° so as to facilitate the guiding out of the humidified air flow. More preferably, the arc of the air outlet baffle 14 is 5 °.

Preferably, in the technical solution of this embodiment, the bottom end of the air-out baffle 14 is lower than the bottom end of the humidifying air-return opening 12. This ensures that the outlet baffle 14 guides all the air entering from the humidifying air return opening 12.

As another alternative embodiment not shown in the drawings, a vent hole is provided at the upper part of the air outlet baffle 14, and the vent hole is used for letting the airflow in the humidifying space b to enter the heating space a to be mixed with the airflow in the heating space a. Thus, a part of the wet airflow from the humidifying space b can be blown to the heating space a through the vent holes, mixed with the heated airflow and blown out through the upper heating air outlet 11, and another part of the wet airflow from the humidifying space b is blown out through the humidifying air outlet 13. Preferably, the ventilation holes are a plurality of and are uniformly distributed on the upper part of the air outlet baffle plate 14, so that the mechanical property of the air outlet baffle plate 14 is ensured. More preferably, the vent is located at 1/4 on the upper portion of the air outlet baffle 14.

As shown in fig. 2, in the technical solution of the present embodiment, the length of the humidifying air outlet 13 is 1/5-1/3 of the length of the heating air outlet 11, and the width of the humidifying air outlet 13 is 3/5-4/5 of the width of the heating air outlet 11. Preferably, the length of the humidifying vent 13 is 1/4 of the length of the heating vent 11, and the width of the humidifying vent 13 is 3/4 of the width of the heating vent 11.

From the above, the electric heater of the utility model realizes the heating and the humidifying functions at the same time, and realizes the ideal state of the temperature and the humidity in the room, meanwhile, the humidifying mode is pollution-free, and impurities in water and the like can be remained on the wet curtain 32 and can not be diffused into the air after flowing through the wet curtain 32. In the use, promote the room in the room temperature, promote the room in humidity, temperature and humidity all reach the ideal state, and it is more comfortable to live in to only need an electrical apparatus can realize above-mentioned two kinds of functions. The utility model solves the problem that the humidity cannot be changed while the temperature is raised, solves the problem of single function of the electric heater, and solves the problem of low hot air temperature when the humidifying electric heater is used for humidifying simultaneously.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made to the embodiment of the present invention by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An electric heater, comprising:

the humidifier comprises a main shell (10), wherein a heating space (a) and a humidifying space (b) which are relatively independent are formed in the main shell (10), a heating air return opening and a heating air outlet (11) which are communicated with the heating space (a) are formed in the main shell (10), and a humidifying air return opening (12) and a humidifying air outlet (13) which are communicated with the humidifying space (b) are also formed in the main shell (10);

a heating assembly (20) mounted within the main housing (10);

a humidifying assembly (30) installed in the humidifying space (b).

2. The electric heater according to claim 1, characterized in that the main housing (10) further comprises an air outlet baffle (14), the air outlet baffle (14) is arranged between the heating space (a) and the humidifying space (b), and the air outlet baffle (14) is made of a heat conducting material.

3. The electric heater according to claim 2, characterised in that the air outlet baffle (14) protrudes from the humidifying space (b) to the heating space (a), and the air flow blown out from the heating return air inlet towards the heating air outlet (11) passes through the air outlet baffle (14).

4. The electric heater according to claim 3, characterised in that the air outlet baffle (14) is located above the heating assembly (20).

5. The electric heater according to claim 1, characterised in that the top of the main casing (10) is provided with a main air outlet (15), the heating air outlet (11) constituting a part of the main air outlet (15), and the humidifying air outlet (13) constituting another part of the main air outlet (15).

6. The electric heater of claim 1, wherein the heating space (a) and the humidifying space (b) are arranged side by side in a horizontal direction.

7. The electric heater according to claim 6, characterised in that the heating return air inlet is located at the bottom of the heating space (a) and the heating outlet opening (11) is located at the top of the heating space (a).

8. The electric heater according to claim 6, characterized in that the humidifying return air inlet (12) is located at the side of the humidifying space (b) and the humidifying air outlet (13) is located at the top of the humidifying space (b).

9. The electric heater according to claim 1, characterised in that the heating assembly (20) is an electric heater.

10. The electric heater according to claim 1, characterised in that the humidifying assembly (30) comprises:

a wind power component (31) arranged between the humidifying air return opening (12) and the humidifying air outlet (13) and used for generating air flow between the humidifying air return opening (12) and the humidifying air outlet (13);

and the humidifying component is arranged between the humidifying air return opening (12) and the humidifying air outlet (13) and is used for humidifying air flow.

11. The electric heater of claim 10, wherein the humidifying component comprises:

the wet curtain (32) is arranged between the humidifying air return opening (12) and the humidifying air outlet (13);

and the water tank (33) is used for storing water and adding water to the wet curtain (32).

12. The electric heater according to claim 11, characterized in that the water tank (33) is installed below the wet curtain (32), and the humidifying component further comprises a water pump (34) and a water pipe (35), wherein the water pump (34) is connected between the water tank (33) and the wet curtain (32) through the water pipe (35).

13. The electric heater according to claim 2, wherein the arc of the air outlet baffle (14) is 4-6 °.

14. The electric heater according to claim 13, characterized in that the bottom end of the wind-out baffle (14) is lower than the bottom end of the humidifying air return opening (12).

15. The electric heater according to claim 2, characterised in that the upper part of the air outlet baffle (14) is provided with a vent hole, and the vent hole is used for letting the air flow in the humidifying space (b) into the heating space (a) to be mixed with the air flow in the heating space (a).

16. The electric heater according to claim 1, wherein the length of the humidifying air outlet (13) is 1/5-1/3 of the length of the heating air outlet (11), and the width of the humidifying air outlet (13) is 3/5-4/5 of the width of the heating air outlet (11).