CN220162286U

CN220162286U - Liner positioning tool

Info

Publication number: CN220162286U
Application number: CN202320400329.1U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 马锦铭; 王飞; 邱瑾一; 张剑飞; 于涛; 王建飞
Original assignee: Qingdao Economic And Technology Development District Haier Water Heater Co ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Economic And Technology Development District Haier Water Heater Co ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-03-06
Filing date: 2023-03-06
Publication date: 2023-12-12
Anticipated expiration: 2033-03-06

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of water heaters, and discloses a liner positioning tool. The inner container positioning tool is used for positioning between the water heater shell and the inner container, the inner container positioning tool comprises a positioning piece, the periphery of the positioning piece is concentrically arranged with the inner wall of the water heater shell, a positioning groove is formed in one face of the positioning piece, facing the inner container, of the positioning piece, and an end cover of the inner container is arranged in the positioning groove. This inner bag location frock can prevent that the inner bag skew, guarantees that the heat preservation layer thickness is even to make the water heater have good heat preservation performance.

Description

Liner positioning tool

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of water heaters, in particular to a liner positioning tool.

Background

The water heater comprises an inner container and a water heater shell, foaming materials are filled between the inner container and the water heater shell, and the foaming materials form an insulating layer to play a role in heat preservation. The water heater assembly process is complicated, and the step is loaded down with trivial details, and especially in the installation of inner bag, the inner bag produces certain skew easily, and in addition, when producing the foaming, because the inflation of foaming material, it produces effort to the inner bag, leads to the inner bag to take place the skew in the water heater shell easily. The deflection of the liner can cause uneven thickness of the heat insulation layer, thereby directly affecting the heat insulation performance of the water heater.

In the prior art, the position of the liner is usually corrected after the hanger is assembled, and the phenomenon of liner offset cannot be avoided in the initial stage of assembly in the mode, so that the assembly efficiency is low, and the assembly process is complex.

Therefore, it is desirable to provide a liner positioning tool to solve the above-mentioned problems.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model aims to provide a liner positioning tool which can prevent the liner from shifting and ensure the uniform thickness of a heat preservation layer, so that a water heater has good heat preservation performance.

To achieve the purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

the inner bag location frock for location between water heater shell and the inner bag includes:

the periphery of the positioning piece is concentric with the inner wall of the water heater shell, and the end cover of the inner container is arranged in the positioning groove.

Optionally, the positioning piece is made of elastic material.

Optionally, a support is disposed on a surface of the positioning member facing away from the liner, the support extends along an axial direction of the water heater housing, and the support extends out of the water heater housing.

Optionally, the number of the struts is multiple, and the multiple struts are arranged in an annular array.

Optionally, the liner positioning tool further comprises a connecting rod, and two ends of the connecting rod are respectively connected with two different struts.

Optionally, the connecting rod is located outside the water heater housing.

Optionally, connecting rods are connected between every two adjacent struts, each connecting rod is an arc-shaped rod, a plurality of connecting rods form a ring, and the rings are concentric with the periphery of the positioning piece.

Optionally, the support is made of metal.

Optionally, an avoidance port is formed in the center of the positioning piece, and the avoidance port and an opening in the end cover are opposite to each other.

Optionally, the positioning piece is made of silica gel or foam.

The beneficial effects are that:

according to the liner positioning tool provided by the utility model, the water heater shell is sleeved on the periphery of the positioning piece, and the periphery of the positioning piece and the water heater shell are concentrically arranged, so that the position between the positioning piece and the water heater shell can be ensured to be relatively fixed. Through set up the constant head tank on the setting element, constant head tank and end cover cooperation set up to realize the position relative fixation between setting element and the inner bag. Therefore, the positions between the inner container and the water heater shell are relatively fixed, the inner container is prevented from being biased in the water heater shell, the inner container and the water heater shell are well assembled, and the uneven thickness of the heat insulation layer in the subsequent foaming process is avoided, so that the heat insulation performance of the water heater is prevented from being influenced.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a liner positioning tool according to a first embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an assembly structure of a liner positioning tool, a liner and a water heater housing according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram II of a liner positioning tool according to the first embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of an assembly structure of a liner positioning tool, a liner and a water heater housing according to an embodiment of the utility model.

In the figure:

100. an inner container; 110. an end cap; 200. a water heater housing; 300. positioning a liner tool; 320. a positioning piece; 321. a positioning groove; 322. an avoidance port; 330. a support post; 340. and (5) connecting a rod.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made apparent and fully in view of the accompanying drawings, in which some, but not all embodiments of the utility model are shown. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the utility model.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be noted that the directions or positional relationships indicated by the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of describing the present utility model and simplifying 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 utility model. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance. Wherein the terms "first location" and "second location" are two distinct locations and wherein the first feature is "above," "over" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is level above the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is less level than the second feature.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be noted that, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" 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 above terms in the present utility model will be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.

Embodiments of the present utility model are described in detail below, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to like or similar elements or elements having like or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are illustrative only and are not to be construed as limiting the utility model.

Example 1

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the present embodiment provides a liner positioning tool 300 for positioning between a water heater housing 200 and a liner 100, including a positioning member 320, wherein the outer periphery of the positioning member 320 is concentrically arranged with the inner wall of the water heater housing 200, a positioning groove 321 is disposed on one surface of the positioning member 320 facing the liner 100, and an end cover 110 of the liner 100 is disposed in the positioning groove 321.

By sleeving the water heater housing 200 on the outer circumference of the positioning member 320 and concentrically arranging the outer circumference of the positioning member 320 and the water heater housing 200, the position between the positioning member 320 and the water heater housing 200 can be ensured to be relatively fixed. By arranging the positioning groove 321 on the positioning piece 320, the positioning groove 321 and the end cover 110 are matched, so that the position between the positioning piece 320 and the liner 100 is relatively fixed. Therefore, the positions of the liner 100 and the water heater shell 200 are relatively fixed, so that the liner 100 is prevented from being biased in the water heater shell 200, the liner and the water heater shell are well assembled, and the uneven thickness of a heat insulation layer in the subsequent foaming process is avoided, and the heat insulation performance of the water heater is prevented from being influenced.

In this embodiment, the water heater housing 200 is cylindrical, the middle of the liner 100 is cylindrical, the end caps 110 at the two ends are approximately hemispherical, and the central axes of the water heater housing 200 and the liner 100 coincide. Therefore, in this embodiment, the positioning element 320 is configured as a cylinder, and the sidewall thereof has a certain height, so as to ensure that the radial direction of the positioning element 320 is perpendicular to the circumferential direction of the water heater housing 200, and avoid the positioning element 320 from tilting, which ultimately results in deviation between the positions of the liner 100 and the water heater housing 200. The distance between the outer circumference of the positioning member 320 and the water heater housing 200 is less than or equal to 2mm, thereby ensuring the relative position of the two

Further, since the water heater housing 200 and the inner container 100 are concentrically disposed in this embodiment, the positioning groove 321 of the positioning member 320 and the outer portion Zhou Tong of the positioning member 320 are concentrically disposed. The positioning groove 321 has a substantially disk shape according to the shape of the end cap 110. It can be appreciated that the shape of the positioning groove 321 should be set according to the shape of the end cover 110 to ensure that the two shapes are identical, so that the relative fixing of the positions of the liner 100 and the positioning member 320 can be realized, and further, the deviation of the positions of the water heater housing 200 and the liner 100 is avoided.

Optionally, the positioning member 320 is made of an elastic material. Optionally, the positioning element 320 is made of silica gel or foam. The elastic material can prevent the positioning piece 320 from scratching the inner wall of the water heater shell 200 or prevent the positioning piece 320 from impacting the liner 100 to cause the liner 100 to be broken and damaged, so as to influence the production qualification rate of the water heater, and can ensure that the positioning piece 320 is more matched with the end cover 110. Of course, in other embodiments, the positioning member 320 may be made of foam or other materials capable of preventing the inner container 100 from being damaged.

Further, a strut 330 is disposed on a side of the positioning member 320 facing away from the liner 100, the strut 330 is disposed along an axial direction of the water heater housing 200, and the strut 330 extends out of the water heater housing 200. The support posts 330 can facilitate the removal of the liner positioning fixture 300 from the water heater housing 200 or the placement of the liner positioning fixture 300 into the water heater housing 200. The support 330 and the positioning member 320 may be fixedly connected by gluing, or may be detachably connected by bolts. The length of the stay 330 is longer than the distance between the positioning member 320 and the water heater housing 200, thereby facilitating the user's taking.

Alternatively, the number of the struts 330 is plural, and the plurality of struts 330 are arranged in an annular array. In the present embodiment, the number of the struts 330 is four, and in other embodiments, the number of the struts 330 may be three, five, six, or the like, which is not particularly limited herein. Alternatively, the struts 330 are cylindrical, and the diameters of the struts 330 are set as desired. Of course, the struts 330 may be prismatic or other shapes.

Further, the liner positioning fixture 300 further includes a connecting rod 340, and two ends of the connecting rod 340 are respectively connected to two different struts 330. The setting of connecting rod 340 can play the supporting role to pillar 330, prevents pillar 330 slope, strengthens the holistic structural strength of inner bag location frock 300.

Optionally, after the liner positioning fixture 300 is assembled with the water heater housing 200 and the liner 100, the connecting rod 340 is located outside the water heater housing 200, so that a user can hold the connecting rod 340 conveniently and retract.

Further, connecting rods 340 are connected between two adjacent struts 330, the connecting rods 340 are arc-shaped rods, the plurality of connecting rods 340 form a ring shape, and the ring shape is concentric with the periphery of the positioning piece 320. In this embodiment, a connecting rod 340 is connected between each two struts 330, and in other embodiments, the position of the connecting rod 340 may be set according to specific use requirements. Of course, the connecting rod 340 may be linear, and the connecting rod 340 may be connected between two adjacent struts 330 or may be disposed in a crossing manner, and both ends of the connecting rod are connected to the struts 330. The connection rod 340 may be connected to the stay 330 by welding, or the connection rod 340 and the stay 330 may be connected by bolts or screws.

Further, the support 330 is made of metal. The support 330 may be made of metal such as stainless steel or aluminum. The support 330 is preferably made of a light metal material, so that excessive pressure on the liner 100 is avoided due to excessive weight, and the support 330 is light in weight and convenient to take. Similarly, the connecting rod 340 may be made of metal.

Further, referring to fig. 3 and 4, the positioning member 320 is provided with a relief opening 322 at the center, and the relief opening 322 is disposed opposite to the opening on the end cover 110. The opening in the end cap 110 is used for insertion of components. Optionally, the size of the avoiding opening 322 may be set according to the size of the opening on the end cover 110, so that when the liner positioning tool 300 and the liner 100 are assembled, the concentricity of the avoiding opening 322 and the opening is ensured, the end cover 110 is completely attached to the groove wall of the positioning groove 321, and the correct positions of the liner positioning tool 300 and the liner 100 can be ensured.

Example two

The same points of the present embodiment and the first embodiment will not be described in detail, and only the differences of the present embodiment and the first embodiment will be described below:

in this embodiment, the positioning member 320 is made of metal, the outer periphery of the positioning member 320 is concentric with the inner wall of the water heater housing 200, a positioning groove 321 is disposed on one surface of the positioning member 320 facing the liner 100, and the end cover 110 of the liner 100 is disposed in the positioning groove 321. The wall of the positioning groove 321 and the outer wall of the positioning member 320 are adhered with silica gel pads. The locating piece 320 is made of metal and is not easy to deform, good locating effect can be guaranteed, and the arrangement of the silica gel pad can prevent the locating piece 320 from scratching the side wall of the water heater shell 200 and the liner 100.

It is to be understood that the above examples of the present utility model are provided for clarity of illustration only and are not limiting of the embodiments of the present utility model. Various obvious changes, rearrangements and substitutions can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the utility model. It is not necessary here nor is it exhaustive of all embodiments. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. which come within the spirit and principles of the utility model are desired to be protected by the following claims.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a liner location frock for location between water heater shell (200) and liner (100), its characterized in that includes:

the positioning piece (320), the periphery of positioning piece (320) with the inner wall concentric setting of water heater shell (200), the one side of positioning piece (320) towards inner bag (100) is provided with positioning groove (321), end cover (110) of inner bag (100) set up in positioning groove (321).

2. The liner positioning tool as set forth in claim 1, wherein the positioning member (320) is made of an elastic material.

3. The liner positioning tool according to claim 1, wherein a side of the positioning member (320) facing away from the liner (100) is provided with a strut (330), the strut (330) extends along an axial direction of the water heater housing (200), and the strut (330) extends out of the water heater housing (200).

4. A liner positioning tool as set forth in claim 3, wherein the number of the struts (330) is plural, and the plurality of struts (330) are arranged in a circular array.

5. The liner positioning fixture of claim 4, wherein the liner positioning fixture (300) further comprises a connecting rod (340), and two ends of the connecting rod (340) are respectively connected to two different struts (330).

6. The liner positioning fixture of claim 5, wherein the connecting rod (340) is located outside of the water heater housing (200).

7. The liner positioning tool according to claim 4, wherein connecting rods (340) are connected between two adjacent struts (330), each connecting rod (340) is an arc-shaped rod, a plurality of connecting rods (340) form a ring shape, and the ring shape is concentric with the periphery of the positioning piece (320).

8. The liner positioning fixture of any of claims 3-7, wherein the support post (330) is a metallic material.

9. The liner positioning tool according to any one of claims 1-7, wherein an avoidance port (322) is provided in the center of the positioning member (320), and the avoidance port (322) is disposed opposite to an opening in the end cover (110).

10. The liner positioning tool according to any one of claims 1-7, wherein the positioning member (320) is made of silica gel or foam.