CN217082967U - Low-noise screw type water chilling unit - Google Patents
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The utility model belongs to the technical field of the cooling water set technique and specifically relates to a low noise screw cooling water set is related to, and it includes screw cooling water set body and mounting panel, and screw cooling water set body sets up on the mounting panel, and the mounting panel bottom is equipped with the mounting bracket, is equipped with the damping assembly that the multiunit is used for reducing the vibrations that screw cooling water set body produced between mounting bracket and the mounting panel, and the mounting bracket is provided with the sound-proof housing outward, and the sound-proof housing cover is established at screw cooling water set originally extrasomatic. The noise that this application has the cold quick-witted group of screw and produces can be alleviated the effect that causes noise pollution's problem to the environment.
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Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of the cooling water set technique and specifically relates to a low noise screw cooling water set is related to.
Background
The screw type water chilling unit is a water chilling unit taking various forms as a main machine. It is an assembled refrigerating device composed of screw-type refrigerating compressor, condenser, evaporator, oil separator, automatic control element and meter. The screw type water chilling unit is more and more widely applied in the field of refrigeration and air conditioning in China.
The cooling water set is usually through bolt direct mount on the base, passes through the bolt with the base again and installs on the workplace, and the cooling water set cools off the during operation, and the screw compressor can produce vibrations, takes the base to vibrate together, and then produces very big noise, and the huge noise that can send in the use causes noise pollution to operational environment.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
In order to alleviate the problem that the noise that the cold unit of screw produced causes noise pollution to the environment, this application provides low noise screw cooling water set.
The application provides a low noise screw cooling water set adopts following technical scheme:
the utility model provides a low noise screw cooling water set, includes screw cooling water set body and mounting panel, the screw cooling water set body sets up on the mounting panel, the mounting panel bottom is equipped with the mounting bracket, the mounting bracket with it is used for reducing to be equipped with the multiunit between the mounting panel the damper assembly of the vibrations that the screw cooling water set body produced, the mounting bracket is provided with the sound-proof housing outward, the sound-proof housing cover is established this is external to the screw cooling water set.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the setting up of sound-proof housing has reduced screw cooling water set body and external direct contact's possibility, has played the effect that gives sound insulation, and when the operator started screw cooling water set body, on the vibrations that screw cooling water set body produced transmitted the mounting panel, under damper assembly's effect, played the vibrations to the vibrations that screw cooling water set body produced and had played the effect, consequently, the noise that screw cooling water set produced can be alleviated to this application causes noise pollution's problem to the environment.
Optionally, damper assembly includes first pole, a first section of thick bamboo and damping spring, the vertical connection of one end of first pole is on the mounting bracket, and the other end is connected damping spring inserts in the first section of thick bamboo, the bobbin base of a first section of thick bamboo is connected on the diapire of mounting panel.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, during the use, when screw cooling water set body drove the mounting panel and shakes from top to bottom, drive first pole and first section of thick bamboo sliding fit, make a plurality of damping spring atress take place deformation, absorb the kinetic energy of vibrations at the in-process of deformation, and then played the effect of shock attenuation buffering.
Optionally, a supporting spring is sleeved outside the first rod, one end of the supporting spring is connected with the mounting frame, and the other end of the supporting spring is connected with the end face of the opening of the first cylinder.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, supporting spring can play more stable supporting role to first section of thick bamboo, and then makes the operation that the screw cooling water set body can be more stable to can further play the effect of buffering to the mounting panel.
Optionally, a first rubber pad is arranged on the side wall of the open end of the first cylinder, a first rubber ring is sleeved outside the first rod, the side wall of the inner ring of the first rubber ring is in contact with the side wall of the first rod, and the supporting spring is connected between the first rubber pad and the first rubber ring.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, when supporting spring atress produced deformation, first rubber ring and first rubber pad homoenergetic can receive the deformation power that comes from supporting spring, play the effect of buffering to supporting spring.
Optionally, be equipped with in the sound-proof housing and inhale the sound cotton, inhale the sound cotton with the connection can be dismantled to the sound-proof housing.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, inhale in the sound cotton by a plurality of air holes constitute, sound when conveying to inhale in the sound cotton, these holes can cushion the sound wave and absorb to effectively reach sound absorption effect, and, when inhaling the long-time use of sound cotton and taking place ageing, the operator can will inhale the sound cotton and dismantle down the change.
Optionally, the top of the sound-proof housing is provided with a heat dissipation hole, the heat dissipation hole is communicated with a silencing pipe, the silencing pipe is provided with a thermometer, and a measuring end of the thermometer extends into the silencing pipe.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the heat that screw cooling water set body produced can be through the louvre effluvium, guarantees the normal operating of machine, simultaneously, plays the effect that reduces through the noise of hush pipe to louvre department, and the operator can pass through the temperature in the thermometer real time monitoring sound-proof housing.
Optionally, a plugging cap is arranged at the top of the silencing pipe, the plugging cap comprises a cap top and a cap body, the cap top is arranged in a cone shape, the cap body is arranged in a tubular shape, a plurality of first through holes are formed in the side wall of the cap body, the cap body is inserted into the silencing pipe and is attached to the inner side wall of the silencing pipe, one end of the cap body is inserted into the sound-proof cover, the cap top covers the outlet of the silencing pipe, and a sliding assembly used for controlling the cap body and the silencing pipe in sliding fit is arranged in the sound-proof cover.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, screw cooling water set body during operation, the operator inserts the cap body in the amortization pipe and stretches into in the soundproof room, then the cap top shelters from the opening of amortization pipe, can reduce the possibility that the noise looses to external environment, when the high temperature, the operator starts sliding assembly, sliding assembly drives the cap body and amortization pipe sliding fit to with cap body rebound, make the first through-hole and the external intercommunication of cap body lateral wall, can outwards discharge the heat in the sound-proof housing.
Optionally, the sliding assembly comprises a plurality of fans, a plurality of air gathering pipes and a plastic ring, wherein the air gathering pipes and the plastic ring are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence manner, the fans are arranged on the supporting frame and are arranged upwards, the air outlet of each fan is communicated with the corresponding air outlet of each fan, the plastic ring is sleeved outside the cap body and above the screw type water chilling unit body, and the air outlets of the air gathering pipes face the plastic ring.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, during the use, the operator starts a plurality of fans simultaneously, and the fan upwards blows, and under the gathering of gathering the tuber pipe, the amount of wind is more concentrated, and the wind that the fan produced blows to the plastics ring for the plastics ring receives ascending wind-force, and plastics ring rebound drives the cap body and hush pipe sliding fit, makes the cap body rebound, has played the effect that drives the shutoff cap and reciprocate.
In summary, the present application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:
1. the mounting plate, the mounting frame, the shock absorption assembly and the sound insulation cover are arranged, the possibility that the screw type water chilling unit body is in direct contact with the outside is reduced due to the arrangement of the sound insulation cover, a sound insulation effect is achieved, when an operator starts the screw type water chilling unit body, vibration generated by the screw type water chilling unit body is transmitted to the mounting plate, and the vibration generated by the screw type water chilling unit body is absorbed under the action of the shock absorption assembly, so that the problem of noise pollution caused by noise generated by the screw type water chilling unit to the environment can be relieved;
2. this application is through setting up the shutoff cap, the operator inserts the cap body in the amortization pipe and stretches into in the soundproof room, then the cap top shelters from the opening of amortization pipe, can reduce the possibility that the noise loosed to external environment, when the high temperature, the operator starts sliding assembly, sliding assembly drives the cap body and amortization pipe sliding fit, and with the cap body rebound, make cap body lateral wall's first through-hole and external intercommunication, can outwards discharge the heat in the sound-proof housing, under the circumstances of guaranteeing equipment normal operating, alleviate the noise pollution to external environment.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a low-noise screw type water chilling unit according to the present application.
Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the internal structure of the soundproof cover in the embodiment of the present application.
Fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of the first rod and the first barrel in the embodiment of the present application.
Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the structure of the damper spring in the embodiment of the present application.
Fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of a cap body and a first through hole in an embodiment of the present application.
Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the structure of the first hole in the embodiment of the present application.
Description of reference numerals: 1. a screw type water chilling unit body; 2. mounting a plate; 3. a mounting frame; 4. a sound-proof housing; 5. an access door; 6. a first lever; 7. a first cartridge; 8. a damping spring; 9. a support spring; 10. a first rubber pad; 11. a first rubber ring; 12. magic tape; 13. sound-absorbing cotton; 14. heat dissipation holes; 15. a sound-deadening tube; 16. a first hole; 17. a crown; 18. a cap body; 19. a first through hole; 20. a thermometer; 21. a fan; 22. a wind gathering pipe; 23. a plastic ring; 24. a first tube.
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The present application is described in further detail below with reference to figures 1-6.
The embodiment of the application discloses low noise screw cooling water set. Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the low-noise screw type water chilling unit comprises a screw type water chilling unit body 1 and a mounting plate 2, the screw type water chilling unit body 1 is fixedly connected to the mounting plate 2, a mounting frame 3 is arranged at the bottom of the mounting plate 2, a plurality of groups of damping assemblies used for reducing vibration generated by the screw type water chilling unit body 1 are arranged between the mounting frame 3 and the mounting plate 2, and the plurality of damping assemblies are uniformly distributed between the mounting frame 3 and the mounting plate 2.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, mounting bracket 3 upper shield is equipped with sound-proof housing 4, and sound-proof housing 4 passes through the bolt to be connected with mounting panel 2, is provided with access door 5 on the sound-proof housing 4, makes things convenient for the operator to get into and overhauls in the sound-proof housing 4, and sound-proof housing 4 covers and establishes outside screw cooling water set body 1, has reduced screw cooling water set body 1 and external environment's direct contact's possibility.
Referring to fig. 2, 3 and 4, the damping assembly includes a first rod 6, a first cylinder 7 and a damping spring 8, the first rod 6 is vertically fixedly connected to the mounting frame 3, the first cylinder 7 is vertically fixedly connected to the bottom of the mounting plate 2, an opening of the first cylinder 7 is arranged downward, the damping spring 8 is fixedly connected to the top end of the first rod 6, the top end of the first rod 6 is inserted into the first cylinder 7, so that the damping spring 8 is located in the first cylinder 7, the outer side wall of the damping spring 8 is in contact with the inner side wall of the first cylinder 7, and the mounting plate 2 is supported by the damping springs 8.
Referring to fig. 2, 3 and 4, the first rod 6 is sleeved with a supporting spring 9, a first rubber pad 10 is fixedly connected to the side wall of the open end of the first cylinder 7, a first rubber ring 11 is sleeved on the first rod 6, and the first rubber ring 11 is fixedly connected to the mounting frame 3. The inner ring side wall of the first rubber ring 11 is in contact with the side wall of the first rod 6, one end of the supporting spring 9 is connected with the first rubber pad 10, and the other end is connected with the first rubber ring 11.
Refer to fig. 2, fig. 5 and fig. 6, can dismantle through magic subsides 12 on the inside wall of sound-proof housing 4 and be connected with and inhale sound cotton 13, louvre 14 has been seted up at the top of sound-proof housing 4, fixedly connected with hush pipe 15 on the sound-proof housing 4, hush pipe 15 and louvre 14 intercommunication, a plurality of first hole 16 have been seted up on hush pipe 15's the inside wall, first hole 16 is the blind hole, hush pipe 15's top is provided with the shutoff cap, the shutoff cap includes crown 17 and cap body 18, crown 17 is the setting of cone type, cap body 18 is the tubulose setting, a plurality of first through-hole 19 has been seted up to cap body 18's lateral wall, cap body 18 inserts in hush pipe 15 and with hush pipe 15's inside wall laminating, 18's one end inserts in the sound-proof housing cap body 4.
Referring to fig. 2, 5 and 6, the crown 17 covers the outlet of the muffler pipe 15, the thermometer 20 is provided on the crown 17, the measuring end of the thermometer 20 penetrates through the crown 17 and is inserted into the cap body 18, and extends into the soundproof cover 4, and the sliding assembly for controlling the sliding fit of the cap body 18 and the muffler pipe 15 is provided in the soundproof cover 4.
Referring to fig. 2, fig. 5 and fig. 6, the sliding assembly includes a plurality of fans 21, gather tuber pipe 22 and plastics ring 23 with the setting of a plurality of fans 21 one-to-one, the equal fixed connection of a plurality of fans 21 is on the support frame, the air intake and the external environment intercommunication of fan 21, the air outlet of fan 21 is vertical to be set up towards, it is the setting of four prismoid types to gather tuber pipe 22, both ends intercommunication, one end opening is big, the other end opening is little, the one end that the opening is big communicates with the air outlet of fan 21, the one end intercommunication that the opening is little has first pipe 24, the vertical setting of first pipe 24, plastics ring 23 cover is established and is located screw cooling water set body 1 top outside the cap body 18, the air outlet of a plurality of first pipe 24 all sets up towards plastics ring 23.
The implementation principle of the low-noise screw type water chilling unit in the embodiment of the application is as follows: when the screw type water chilling unit is used, an operator starts the screw type water chilling unit body 1, vibration generated by the screw type water chilling unit body 1 is transmitted to the mounting plate 2, the mounting plate 2 is driven to vibrate, the mounting plate 2 drives the first rod 6 to be in sliding fit with the first cylinder 7 in the up-and-down vibration process of the mounting plate 2, the damping springs 8 are stressed to deform, kinetic energy of vibration is absorbed in the deformation process, meanwhile, the supporting springs 9 are stressed and compressed in the moving process of the first cylinder 7 to the mounting frame 3, the buffering effect can be achieved, and noise generated by vibration of the screw type water chilling unit body 1 is reduced;
after screw cooling water set body 1 operation one end time, the operator observes thermometer 20, if when the temperature reaches predetermined threshold value, the operator starts fan 21, fan 21 upwards bloies, under the gathering of gathering tuber pipe 22, the amount of wind is more concentrated, the wind that fan 21 produced blows to plastic ring 23, make plastic ring 23 receive ascending wind-force, plastic ring 23 rebound, drive cap body 18 and hush pipe 15 sliding fit, make cap body 18 rebound, make the first through-hole 19 of cap body 18 lateral wall communicate with the external world, can outwards discharge the heat in the sound-proof housing 4, make screw cooling water set body 1 normal operating, after the temperature reduces, close fan 21 again, reduce the noise in the sound-proof housing 4 and spill.
The above embodiments are preferred embodiments of the present application, and the protection scope of the present application is not limited by the above embodiments, so: all equivalent changes made according to the structure, shape and principle of the present application shall be covered by the protection scope of the present application.
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1. The utility model provides a low noise screw cooling water set, includes screw cooling water set body (1) and mounting panel (2), screw cooling water set body (1) sets up on mounting panel (2), its characterized in that: mounting panel (2) bottom is equipped with mounting bracket (3), mounting bracket (3) with be equipped with the multiunit between mounting panel (2) and be used for reducing the damping component of the vibrations that screw cooling water set body (1) produced, mounting bracket (3) are provided with sound-proof housing (4) outward, sound-proof housing (4) cover is established outside screw cooling water set body (1).
2. The low noise screw chiller of claim 1, wherein: the damping assembly comprises a first rod (6), a first barrel (7) and a damping spring (8), one end of the first rod (6) is vertically connected onto the mounting frame (3), the other end of the first rod is connected with the damping spring (8) and inserted into the first barrel (7), and the barrel bottom of the first barrel (7) is connected onto the bottom wall of the mounting plate (2).
3. The low noise screw chiller of claim 2, wherein: first pole (6) overcoat is equipped with supporting spring (9), the one end of supporting spring (9) with mounting bracket (3) are connected, the other end with the terminal surface of first section of thick bamboo (7) opening part is connected.
4. The low noise screw chiller of claim 3, wherein: be equipped with first rubber pad (10) on the lateral wall of first section of thick bamboo (7) open end, first pole (6) overcoat is equipped with first rubber ring (11), the inner ring lateral wall of first rubber ring (11) with the lateral wall contact of first pole (6), supporting spring (9) are connected first rubber pad (10) with between first rubber ring (11).
5. The low noise screw chiller of claim 1, wherein: be equipped with in sound-proof housing (4) and inhale sound cotton (13), inhale sound cotton (13) with sound-proof housing (4) can dismantle the connection.
6. The low noise screw chiller of claim 1, wherein: the sound insulation cover is characterized in that a heat dissipation hole (14) is formed in the top of the sound insulation cover (4), a silencing pipe (15) is communicated with the heat dissipation hole (14), a thermometer (20) is arranged on the silencing pipe (15), and the measuring end of the thermometer (20) extends into the silencing pipe (15).
7. The low noise screw chiller of claim 6, wherein: the top of hush pipe (15) is equipped with the shutoff cap, the shutoff cap includes crown (17) and the cap body (18), crown (17) are the cone type setting, cap body (18) are the tubulose setting, a plurality of first through-holes (19) have been seted up to the lateral wall of the cap body (18), cap body (18) insert in hush pipe (15) and with the inside wall laminating of hush pipe (15), the one end of the cap body (18) is inserted in sound-proof housing (4), crown (17) shelter from the export of hush pipe (15), be equipped with in sound-proof housing (4) and be used for control the cap body (18) with hush pipe (15) sliding fit sliding component.
8. The low noise screw chiller of claim 7, wherein: the sliding assembly comprises a plurality of fans (21), a plurality of air gathering pipes (22) and plastic rings (23), wherein the air gathering pipes (22) and the plastic rings (23) are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence mode of the fans (21), the fans (21) are arranged on the mounting frame (3) in a plurality of mode, the air outlets of the fans (21) are arranged upwards, the air gathering pipes (22) are communicated with the corresponding air outlets of the fans (21), the plastic rings (23) are sleeved outside the cap body (18) and located above the screw type water chilling unit body (1), and the air outlets of the air gathering pipes (22) are arranged towards the plastic rings (23).
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