CN220038817U - Gas collector, gas collecting tube assembly and air conditioning equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The disclosure relates to the technical field of air conditioners, in particular to a gas collector, a gas collecting tube assembly and air conditioning equipment. The gas collector comprises a pipe body, wherein the pipe body is provided with a first end and a second end, the first end of the pipe body is used for being connected with a capillary tube, and the second end of the pipe body is used for being connected with a main gas collecting pipe; the position of the pipe body, which is close to the second end, is provided with an annular contraction section, the annular contraction section is formed by inwards sinking the outer peripheral wall of the pipe body along the radial direction of the pipe body, the inner diameter of the annular contraction section is smaller than that of the pipe body, and the end face of the annular contraction section, which is close to the second end, is used for being abutted with the main gas collecting pipe. Because the position that is close to the second end of body is provided with annular shrink section, the internal diameter of annular shrink section is less than the internal diameter of body for the terminal surface that is close to the second end of annular shrink section can with the one end butt that is located the body of main gas collecting channel, thereby effectively spacing main gas collecting channel, be convenient for weld main gas collecting channel and gas collector, simultaneously, annular shrink section is difficult to by breaking down, has reduced the possibility of scrapping.

Description

Gas collector, gas collecting tube assembly and air conditioning equipment

Technical Field

The disclosure relates to the technical field of air conditioners, in particular to a gas collector, a gas collecting tube assembly and air conditioning equipment.

Background

In the related art, a gas collecting tube assembly generally includes a main gas collecting tube and a gas collector connected to one end of the main gas collecting tube, wherein the gas collector is used for shunting fluid medium in the main gas collecting tube. Under normal conditions, one end of the main gas collecting tube is inserted into the gas collector and welded with the gas collector, and two positioning concave bubbles are symmetrically arranged on the side wall of the gas collector along the radial direction so as to limit the main gas collecting tube.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model aims at providing a gas collector, gas collecting tube subassembly and air conditioning equipment, when guaranteeing to carry out spacing to main gas collecting tube, reduce the possibility of scrapping.

In view of the above, the present disclosure provides a gas collector comprising a tube having a first end for connection with a capillary tube and a second end for connection with a main gas collector; the position of the pipe body, which is close to the second end, is provided with an annular contraction section, the annular contraction section is formed by inwards sinking the outer peripheral wall of the pipe body along the radial direction of the pipe body, the inner diameter of the annular contraction section is smaller than the inner diameter of other parts of the pipe body, and the end face of the annular contraction section, which is close to the second end, is used for being abutted with a main gas collecting pipe.

In one embodiment of the disclosure, the gas collector further comprises a filter screen assembly, the filter screen assembly comprises a filter screen and a supporting seat, the filter screen is mounted on the supporting seat, along the axial direction of the pipe body, the surface of the supporting seat, which is close to the filter screen, is abutted with the end face, close to the second end, of the annular contraction section, and the surface, which is far away from the filter screen, of the supporting seat is used for being abutted with the main gas collecting pipe.

In one embodiment of the disclosure, the filter screen is a mesh enclosure in the shape of a hollow truncated cone, and an inlet end of the mesh enclosure faces the second end of the tube body.

In one embodiment of the disclosure, the supporting seat is in an annular cylindrical structure, and the outer diameter of the supporting seat is matched with the inner diameter of the pipe body; and/or the material of the supporting seat is brass, and the material of the filter screen is stainless steel.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the mesh number of the filter screen is 80 to 120 mesh.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, an angle formed between an end face of the annular constriction proximate the second end and an inner wall of the tube body is greater than or equal to 90 ° and less than 180 °.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the annular constriction is formed by spin forming the tube or the annular constriction is formed by reducing the tube.

Based on the above purpose, the present disclosure also provides a gas collecting tube assembly, including main gas collecting tube and gas collector, main gas collecting tube inserts in the body, main gas collecting tube with the terminal surface butt of annular shrink section near the second end.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the header assembly further comprises a capillary tube welded to an inner wall of the first end of the tube body.

Based on the above purpose, the present disclosure further provides an air conditioning apparatus, including the gas collecting tube assembly.

The beneficial effects of the present disclosure mainly lie in:

the gas collector comprises a pipe body, wherein the pipe body is provided with a first end and a second end, the first end of the pipe body is used for being connected with a capillary tube, and the second end of the pipe body is used for being connected with a main gas collecting pipe; the position of the pipe body, which is close to the second end, is provided with an annular contraction section, the inner diameter of the annular contraction section is smaller than that of the pipe body, and the end face of the annular contraction section, which is close to the second end, is used for being abutted to the main gas collecting tube.

Based on this structure, the gas collector that this disclosure provided, when using, insert the one end of main gas collecting channel from the second end of body, owing to the position that is close to the second end of body has annular shrink section, radially along the body, annular shrink section inwards sunken formation from the periphery wall of body, the internal diameter of annular shrink section is less than the internal diameter of other parts of body for the terminal surface that is close to the second end of annular shrink section can with the one end butt that is located the body of main gas collecting channel, thereby effectively spacing to main gas collecting channel, be convenient for weld main gas collecting channel and gas collector, simultaneously, annular shrink section is difficult to be broken down, the possibility of scrapping has been reduced.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present disclosure or the prior art, the drawings that are required in the detailed description or the prior art will be briefly described, it will be apparent that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present disclosure, and other drawings may be obtained according to the drawings without inventive effort for a person of ordinary skill in the art.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a gas collector provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a top view of a gas collector provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of another configuration of a gas collector provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 5 is a schematic view of an internal structure of a gas collecting tube assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 6 is a schematic view of another internal structure of a header assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The reference numerals are explained as follows:

100-tube body; 101-a first end; 1011-interface; 102-a second end; 103-an annular constriction; 1031-end face; 200-a screen assembly; 201-a filter screen; 202-a supporting seat; 300-a main gas collecting tube; 400-capillary.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions of the present disclosure will be clearly and completely described below in connection with embodiments, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present disclosure, but not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this disclosure, all other embodiments that a person of ordinary skill in the art would obtain without making any inventive effort are within the scope of protection of this disclosure.

In the description of the present disclosure, it should be noted that, as terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", and the like are used, their indicated orientations or positional relationships are based on those shown in the drawings, merely to facilitate description of the present disclosure and simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present disclosure. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," "third," and the like, as used herein, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying any relative importance.

In the description of the present disclosure, it should be noted that unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" as used herein are to be construed broadly, and may be either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, for example; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the terms in this disclosure will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art in the specific context.

Referring to fig. 1 to 6, the present embodiment provides a gas collector, including a tube body 100, the tube body 100 having a first end 101 and a second end 102, the first end 101 of the tube body 100 being configured to be connected to a capillary tube 400, the second end 102 of the tube body 100 being configured to be connected to a main gas collector 300; the position of the pipe body 100 near the second end 102 is provided with an annular contraction section 103, the annular contraction section 103 is formed by inwards sinking from the outer peripheral wall of the pipe body 100 along the radial direction of the pipe body 100, the inner diameter of the annular contraction section 103 is smaller than the inner diameter of other parts of the pipe body 100, and the end face of the annular contraction section 103 near the second end 102 is used for being abutted with the main gas collecting pipe 300.

Based on this structure, the gas collector that this embodiment provided, when using, insert the one end of main gas collecting tube 300 from the second end 102 of body 100, because the position that is close to second end 102 of body 100 has annular constriction section 103, the internal diameter of annular constriction section 103 is less than the internal diameter of other parts of body 100 for the terminal surface that is close to second end 102 of annular constriction section 103 can with the one end butt that is located body 100 of main gas collecting tube 300, thereby effectively spacing to main gas collecting tube 300, be convenient for weld main gas collecting tube 300 and gas collector, simultaneously, the annular constriction section is difficult to break down, has reduced the possibility of scrapping.

It should be understood that the end surface of the annular constriction 103 near the second end 102 may directly abut against the main header 300 or may indirectly abut against the main header.

Referring to fig. 1, an annular constriction 103 is integrally formed with the tube body 100. Illustratively, the annular constriction 103 is formed by spin forming the tube 100. The annular contraction section 103 is formed by spinning the set position of the pipe body 100, the processing process is simple and easy, and compared with the processing positioning concave bubbles, the method is beneficial to reducing the breakdown risk.

In other embodiments, the annular constriction 103 may also be formed by necking the tube 100, after which an annular groove is formed in the outer surface of the tube 100, while the inner surface of the tube 100 forms the annular constriction 103 for abutting against the main header 300.

It should be noted that the spinning process and the necking process are both prior art, and will not be described in detail herein.

Referring to fig. 3, an angle α is formed between an end surface 1031 of the annular constriction 103 near the second end 102 and an inner wall of the tube body 100, and if the angle α formed between the end surface of the annular constriction 103 near the second end 102 and the inner wall of the tube body 100 is too small, an interference may be formed with the installation of the main header 300; if the angle α formed between the end surface of the annular constriction 103 near the second end 102 and the inner wall of the tube body 100 is too large, it may result in the end of the main header 300 sliding over the annular constriction 103 when the main header 300 is inserted into the tube body 100, resulting in a failure of the limiting function.

Thus, in the present embodiment, the angle α formed between the end surface of the annular constriction 103 near the second end 102 and the inner wall of the tube body 100 is 90 ° or more and 180 ° or less.

Illustratively, the angle of the angle α between the end surface of the annular constriction 103 proximate the second end 102 and the inner wall of the tube body 100 may be, but is not limited to, 90 °, 95 °, 100 °, 105 °, 110 °, 115 °, 120 °, 125 °, 130 °, 135 °, 140 °, 145 °, 150 °, 155 °, 160 °, or 170 °.

When the angle α formed between the end surface of the annular constriction 103 near the second end 102 and the inner wall of the tube body 100 is equal to 90 °, the contact area between the end surface 1031 of the annular constriction 103 near the second end 102 and the main header 300 can be increased, further enhancing the limiting effect.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 4, the gas collector further includes a filter screen assembly 200, where the filter screen assembly 200 includes a filter screen 201 and a support base 202, the filter screen 201 is mounted on the support base 202, and along the axial direction of the pipe body 100, a surface of the support base 202 near the filter screen 201 abuts against an end surface of the annular constriction section 103 near the second end 102, and a surface of the support base 202 far from the filter screen 201 is used for abutting against the main gas collector 300.

By providing the screen assembly 200, impurities within the fluid entering the tubular body 100 can be filtered.

Due to the provision of the screen assembly 200, after one end of the main header 300 is inserted into the pipe body 100, the main header 300 indirectly abuts against the end face of the annular constriction section 103 near the second end 102 through the support base 202.

Illustratively, the filter screen 201 is fixedly connected with the supporting seat 202, the supporting seat 202 is in an annular cylindrical structure, an opening is formed in the bottom of the cylinder and communicated with the nozzle, and the outer diameter of the supporting seat 202 is matched with the inner diameter of the part of the pipe body 100 between the annular shrinkage section 103 and the second end 102, so that a good limiting and fixing effect can be achieved on the filter screen assembly 200, and abnormal noise caused by shaking of the filter screen assembly 200 in the use process is prevented.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 4, the filter screen 201 is a mesh enclosure in the shape of a hollow truncated cone with the inlet end of the mesh enclosure facing the second end 102 of the tube 100.

Along the axial direction of the pipe body 100, the diameter of the inlet end of the mesh enclosure is larger than the diameter of the bottom end of the mesh enclosure far away from the inlet end, so that the fluid can be ensured to completely pass through the filter screen 201, and the fluid can flow out from the bottom end of the mesh enclosure and the circumferential surface of the mesh enclosure conveniently.

In one embodiment, the material of the supporting seat 202 is brass, and the material of the filter mesh 201 is stainless steel.

In this embodiment, the supporting seat 202 has an annular cylindrical structure, and the outer diameter of the supporting seat 202 is adapted to the inner diameter of the portion of the tube body 100 located between the annular constriction section 103 and the second end 102; the material of the supporting seat 202 is brass, and the material of the filter screen 201 is stainless steel.

In one embodiment, the mesh size of filter mesh 201 is 80-120 mesh. This allows filtering impurities in the fluid entering the tube 100.

Referring to fig. 5, this embodiment further provides a gas collecting tube assembly, which includes a main gas collecting tube 300 and the gas collector provided in this embodiment, the main gas collecting tube 300 is inserted into the tube body 100, and the main gas collecting tube 300 abuts against an end surface of the annular constriction section 103 near the second end 102.

The gas collector that this embodiment provided owing to used the gas collector that this embodiment provided, after inserting the one end of main gas collector 300 from the second pipe of body 100, owing to the position that is close to second end 102 of body 100 is provided with annular constriction section 103, the internal diameter of annular constriction section 103 is less than the internal diameter of body 100 for the terminal surface that is close to second end 102 of annular constriction section 103 can with the one end butt that is located body 100 of main gas collector 300, thereby carry out effective spacing to main gas collector 300, be convenient for weld main gas collector 300 and gas collector, improved the product quality and the life of gas collector assembly.

In one embodiment, the header assembly further includes a capillary tube 400, the capillary tube 400 being welded to the inner wall of the first end 101 of the tube body 100.

Referring to fig. 2 and 5, the first end 101 of the tube body 100 has two ports 1011, each port 1011 is plugged with a capillary 400, and the capillary 400 is soldered to the inner wall of the port 1011 into which it is plugged.

Referring to fig. 6, the gas collector in the gas collecting tube assembly provided in this embodiment includes a filter screen assembly 200. The main gas collecting tube 300 indirectly abuts against the end face, close to the second end 102, of the annular contraction section 103 through the supporting seat 202.

During production and processing, the filter screen assembly 200 is firstly installed in the pipe body, and then the main gas collecting pipe 300 is inserted until the main gas collecting pipe 300 is abutted with the supporting seat 202, and the supporting seat 202 is abutted with the end face, close to the second end 102, of the annular contraction section 103, at the moment, the main gas collecting pipe 300 is welded on the inner wall of the pipe body, so that limiting and fixing of the filter screen assembly are achieved.

By way of example, the inner diameter of the collector tube 100 is typically 9mm or 9.52mm, and the inner diameter of the capillary tube is typically 5mm, by providing a screen assembly, flow anomalies due to clogging of the capillary tube with impurities in the fluid can be prevented.

The embodiment also provides air conditioning equipment, which comprises the gas collecting tube assembly provided by the embodiment.

According to the air conditioning equipment provided by the embodiment, due to the fact that the gas collecting tube assembly provided by the embodiment is used, the safety and the service life of the air conditioning equipment are improved.

It should be noted that, the air conditioning equipment provided in this embodiment further includes structures such as a compressor, an evaporator, and a condenser, and the above structures and the working principle of the air conditioning equipment are all in the prior art, which are not described herein again.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical solution of the present disclosure, and not for limiting the same; although the present disclosure has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical scheme described in the foregoing embodiments can be modified or some or all of the technical features thereof can be replaced by equivalents; such modifications and substitutions do not depart from the spirit of the corresponding technical solutions from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

Claims (10)

1. The gas collector is characterized by comprising a pipe body, wherein the pipe body is provided with a first end and a second end, the first end of the pipe body is used for being connected with a capillary tube, and the second end of the pipe body is used for being connected with a main gas collecting pipe; the position of the pipe body, which is close to the second end, is provided with an annular contraction section, the annular contraction section is formed by inwards sinking the outer peripheral wall of the pipe body along the radial direction of the pipe body, the inner diameter of the annular contraction section is smaller than the inner diameter of other parts of the pipe body, and the end face of the annular contraction section, which is close to the second end, is in butt joint with the main gas collecting tube.

2. The gas collector of claim 1, further comprising a screen assembly comprising a screen and a support base, the screen being mounted to the support base, the surface of the support base adjacent to the screen being in abutment with an end face of the annular constriction section adjacent to the second end in an axial direction of the tube, the surface of the support base remote from the screen being in abutment with the main gas collector.

3. The gas collector of claim 2 wherein said filter screen is a hollow cone-shaped screen with an inlet end of said screen facing said second end of said tube.

4. The gas collector of claim 2, wherein the support seat is in an annular cylindrical structure, and the outer diameter of the support seat is matched with the inner diameter of the pipe body; and/or the material of the supporting seat is brass, and the material of the filter screen is stainless steel.

5. A gas collector as claimed in claim 2, wherein the mesh number of the filter screen is 80-120 mesh.

6. A gas collector as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5 wherein the angle of the end face of the annular constriction adjacent the second end to the inner wall of the tube is greater than or equal to 90 ° and less than 180 °.

7. A gas collector as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5 wherein the annular constriction is formed by spin forming the tube or the annular constriction is formed by reducing the tube.

8. A gas collector assembly comprising a main gas collector and a gas collector as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, the main gas collector being inserted into the body, the main gas collector being in abutment with an end face of the annular constriction adjacent the second end.

9. The header assembly of claim 8, further comprising a capillary tube welded to an inner wall of the first end of the tube body.

10. An air conditioning apparatus comprising the header assembly of claim 8 or 9.