CN221080681U - Power equipment installation box - Google Patents

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CN221080681U
CN221080681U CN202322822572.5U CN202322822572U CN221080681U CN 221080681 U CN221080681 U CN 221080681U CN 202322822572 U CN202322822572 U CN 202322822572U CN 221080681 U CN221080681 U CN 221080681U
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The application discloses a power equipment mounting box, and relates to the technical field of power equipment. The application comprises the following steps: the box body is provided with a through hole, and a drying piece is arranged in the through hole and is used for drying air entering the box body; the rain shield is arranged on the box body and corresponds to the through hole; the fixing frame is arranged in the box body, and a fan corresponding to the through hole is arranged on the fixing frame; the radiating pipes are arranged on the box body and distributed in an array. According to the application, the traditional plurality of radiating grooves are abandoned, when the air conditioner is used, external air is introduced into the box body through the through holes by the fan, the air is dried by the drying piece, moisture in the air is removed, and then the dried air carries heat emitted by the power equipment when the power equipment operates and sequentially enters the air inlet pipe, the connecting pipe and the air outlet pipe, and the heat of the plurality of radiating pipes is emitted by the radiating piece, so that the air circulation in the box body is realized, and meanwhile, the power equipment is prevented from being damaged by moisture.

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Power equipment installation box
Technical Field
The application relates to the technical field of power equipment, in particular to a power equipment mounting box.
Background
The ocean platform is a structure for providing production and living facilities for activities such as drilling, oil extraction, gathering, observation, navigation and construction on the sea, the power equipment mainly comprises two major types of power equipment and power supply equipment, the power equipment mainly comprises a power station boiler, a steam turbine, a water turbine, a generator, a transformer and the like, the power supply equipment mainly comprises power transmission lines with various voltage levels, a transformer, a contactor and the like, the power equipment is usually concentrated in a mounting box, a plurality of radiating grooves are formed in the traditional mounting box so as to facilitate the heat emission of the power equipment during operation, but the ocean platform is on the sea for a long time, the moisture is large, and when the traditional mounting box is used on the ocean platform, the moisture enters the mounting box from the radiating grooves, so that the power equipment is easy to be affected with damp and damaged, the service life of the power equipment is reduced, and meanwhile, a certain potential safety hazard exists.
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The application aims at: in order to solve the technical problems that when the traditional installation box is used on an ocean platform, moisture can enter the installation box through a heat dissipation groove, so that the power equipment is easy to damage due to moisture, the service life of the power equipment is shortened, and meanwhile, certain potential safety hazards exist.
The application adopts the following technical scheme for realizing the purposes:
An electrical equipment mounting box comprising:
The box body is provided with a through hole, and a drying piece is arranged in the through hole and is used for drying air entering the box body;
the rain shield is arranged on the box body and corresponds to the through hole;
The fixing frame is arranged in the box body, and a fan corresponding to the through hole is arranged on the fixing frame;
The radiating pipes are arranged on the box body and distributed in an array manner, each radiating pipe comprises an air inlet pipe and an air outlet pipe which are arranged on the box body and distributed at intervals, the air inlet pipes and the air outlet pipes are communicated through connecting pipes, and one-way valves are arranged on the air outlet pipes;
And the radiating piece is arranged on the box body and used for radiating the heat of the radiating pipes.
Further, the drying piece is including dismantling the annular plate that sets up in the through-hole, be provided with interval distribution's sieve and fixed plate in the annular plate, form between sieve and the fixed plate and hold the chamber, hold the intracavity and fill the drier, set up a plurality of annular array distribution's on the fixed plate and wear the groove, be provided with the shutoff piece on the fixed plate, it is used for carrying out shutoff or unblock to a plurality of grooves that wear.
Further, a plurality of annular array distributed grooves are formed in the through hole, and positioning blocks which are the same in number with the grooves and are in one-to-one corresponding insertion fit are arranged on the annular plate.
Further, the shutoff piece is including setting up the dead lever on the fixed plate, it is provided with the link to rotate on the dead lever, be provided with on the link with wear the filter of groove quantity the same and one-to-one, the free end of dead lever is provided with the stopper, be provided with the torsion spring of cover on the dead lever between link and the stopper.
Further, a drainage plate which is inclined is arranged in the box body, and the free end of the air outlet pipe penetrates through the drainage plate.
Further, the connection pipe is constructed in a continuously bent S-shape.
Further, the heat dissipation piece comprises a heat insulation plate arranged on the box body, a heat conduction plate is arranged on the heat insulation plate, the heat insulation plate and the heat conduction plate are respectively located on the opposite sides of the connecting pipe, a filling cavity is formed in the heat conduction plate, heat conduction silicone grease is filled in the filling cavity, and a plurality of heat dissipation fins distributed at intervals are arranged on the heat conduction plate.
Further, trapezoid grooves are formed in the opposite sides of the radiating fins.
The beneficial effects of the application are as follows:
According to the application, the traditional plurality of radiating grooves are abandoned, when the electric power equipment is used, external air is introduced into the box body through the through holes by the fan, the air is dried by the drying piece, moisture in the air is removed, then the dried air carries heat emitted by the electric power equipment when in operation and sequentially enters the air inlet pipe, the connecting pipe and the air outlet pipe together, and the heat of the plurality of radiating pipes is emitted by the radiating piece, so that the air circulation in the box body is realized, meanwhile, the electric power equipment is prevented from being affected with damp and damaged, the service life of the electric power equipment is prolonged, and meanwhile, the potential safety hazard is eliminated, so that the electric power equipment has more practicability.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the structure of the present application;
FIG. 2 is a perspective cross-sectional view of the present application;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the application at A in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the application at B in FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the application at C in FIG. 2;
FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a portion of the construction of the present application;
Reference numerals: 1. a case; 2. a through hole; 3. a drying member; 301. an annular plate; 302. a sieve plate; 303. a fixing plate; 304. a receiving chamber; 305. penetrating a groove; 306. a blocking member; 30601. a fixed rod; 30602. a connecting frame; 30603. a filter plate; 30604. a limiting block; 30605. a torsion spring; 307. a positioning block; 4. a rain shield; 5. a fixing frame; 6. a blower; 7. a heat radiating pipe; 701. an air inlet pipe; 702. an air outlet pipe; 703. a connecting pipe; 704. a one-way valve; 8. a heat sink; 801. a heat insulating plate; 802. a heat conductive plate; 803. heat conductive silicone grease; 804. a heat radiation fin; 805. a trapezoid groove; 9. a groove; 10. and a drainage plate.
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In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application more clear, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application.
As shown in fig. 1 to 4, an electrical equipment installation box according to an embodiment of the present application includes:
The box body 1 is provided with a through hole 2, the box body 1 is in a vertical direction, the power equipment is intensively installed in the box body 1, the through hole 2 is positioned at the top of the box body 1, and a drying piece 3 is arranged in the through hole 2 and is used for drying air entering the box body 1;
the rain shield 4 is arranged on the box body 1 and corresponds to the through hole 2, the rain shield 4 is splayed in structure and is fixedly arranged at the top of the box body 1, rainwater can be prevented from entering the through hole 2 through the rain shield 4, and then the failure of the drying piece 3 is avoided;
the fixing frame 5 is arranged in the box body 1, the fixing frame 5 is in a horizontal direction and is fixedly arranged in the box body 1, and the fixing frame 5 is provided with a fan 6 corresponding to the through hole 2;
The heat dissipation pipes 7 are arranged on the box body 1 and distributed in an array manner, the heat dissipation pipes 7 are arranged at the bottom of the box body 1, the heat dissipation pipes 7 comprise an air inlet pipe 701 and an air outlet pipe 702 which are arranged on the box body 1 and distributed at intervals, the air inlet pipe 701 and the air outlet pipe 702 are in vertical directions and are fixedly arranged at the bottom of the box body 1, the air inlet pipe 701 and the air outlet pipe 702 are communicated through a connecting pipe 703, the connecting pipe 703 is in horizontal directions, a one-way valve 704 is arranged on the air outlet pipe 702, and one-way conduction of air flow is realized through the one-way valve 704, namely, the air flow can only enter the air inlet pipe 701, the connecting pipe 703 and the air outlet pipe 702 in sequence;
The radiating piece 8 is arranged on the box body 1 and used for radiating heat of the radiating pipes 7, and the radiating piece 8 is positioned at the bottom of the box body 1;
When the air conditioner is used, the fan 6 is opened, the fan 6 works, external air enters the box body 1 through the through hole 2, in the process, the air is dried through the drying piece 3, moisture in the air is removed, then the dried air carries heat emitted by the power equipment when the power equipment operates and sequentially enters the air inlet pipe 701, the connecting pipe 703 and the air outlet pipe 702, in the process, the heat of the plurality of radiating pipes 7 is emitted through the radiating piece 8, so that the air circulation in the box body 1 is realized, meanwhile, the occurrence of damp damage to the power equipment is avoided, the service life of the power equipment is prolonged, and meanwhile, the potential safety hazard is eliminated;
In summary, the present application eliminates the conventional heat dissipation slots, when in use, external air is introduced into the box 1 through the through hole 2 by the fan 6, the air is dried by the drying member 3 to remove moisture in the air, and then the dried air carries heat emitted by the electric power equipment during operation to enter the air inlet pipe 701, the connecting pipe 703 and the air outlet pipe 702 in sequence, and the heat of the heat dissipation pipes 7 is emitted by the heat dissipation member 8, so as to realize air circulation in the box 1, and meanwhile, prevent the electric power equipment from being damaged due to damp, improve the service life of the electric power equipment, and eliminate potential safety hazards, thereby having more practicability.
As shown in fig. 3, in some embodiments, the drying member 3 includes an annular plate 301 detachably disposed in the through hole 2, the annular plate 301 is in a horizontal direction, a screen plate 302 and a fixing plate 303 are disposed in the annular plate 301 at intervals, the fixing plate 303 and the screen plate 302 are both in a horizontal direction and are both fixedly disposed in the annular plate 301, the fixing plate 303 and the screen plate 302 are disposed at intervals up and down, a containing cavity 304 is formed between the screen plate 302 and the fixing plate 303, and a drying agent is filled in the containing cavity 304, in this embodiment, the drying agent is made of calcium chloride, the calcium chloride drying agent is an efficient adsorption material capable of absorbing 300% of its own weight, effectively improving drying effect, a plurality of through slots 305 distributed in an annular array are formed in the fixing plate 303, and blocking members 306 are disposed on the fixing plate 303 and are used for blocking or unblocking the plurality of through slots 305, after blocking the through slots 305, the air is not affected, and the drying agent is prevented from passing through the through slots 305;
Referring to the above, in the initial state, the drying member 3 is in the uninstalled state, the plugging member 306 plugs the plurality of through slots 305, and before use, the installation is required, concretely, the plugging member 306 unblocks the plurality of through slots 305, the drying agent is filled in the accommodating cavity 304, the plugging member 306 plugs the plurality of through slots 305, the annular plate 301 is then horizontally installed in the through hole 2, during use, the outside air sequentially passes through the through slots 305, the drying agent and the screen plate 302, in this process, moisture in the air is absorbed by the drying agent, and during practical use, the drying agent should be replaced periodically, concretely, the annular plate 301 is detached from the through hole 2, the plugging member 306 unblocks the plurality of through slots 305, the drying agent in the accommodating cavity 304 is poured out from the through slots 305, the drying agent is then refilled in the accommodating cavity 304, the plugging member 306 carries out the plurality of through slots 305, and finally the annular plate 301 is horizontally installed in the through hole 2.
As shown in fig. 3, in some embodiments, a plurality of grooves 9 distributed in an annular array are formed in the through hole 2, positioning blocks 307 which are the same in number as the grooves 9 and are in one-to-one corresponding insertion fit are arranged on the annular plate 301, the positioning blocks 307 are fixedly arranged on the outer surface of the annular plate 301, and when the positioning blocks 307 are completely positioned in the grooves 9, gaps are formed between the positioning blocks 307 so as to facilitate the positioning blocks 307 to be scratched out of the grooves 9;
Referring to the above, during installation, the annular plate 301 is made to be horizontal and corresponds to the through hole 2, the plurality of positioning blocks 307 respectively correspond to the plurality of grooves 9, then the annular plate 301 is made to move downwards until the annular plate 301 is completely located in the through hole 2, the plurality of positioning blocks 307 respectively are completely located in the plurality of grooves 9, and then the annular plate 301 can be installed, otherwise, during disassembly, the positioning blocks 307 are scratched out of the grooves 9, and the annular plate 301 is far away from the through hole 2.
As shown in fig. 3, in some embodiments, the blocking piece 306 includes a fixing rod 30401 disposed on the fixing plate 303, the fixing rod 30601 is in a vertical direction and is fixedly disposed on the fixing plate 303, a connecting frame 30602 is rotatably disposed on the fixing rod 30601, the connecting frame 30602 is in a horizontal direction, filter plates 30303 which are the same as the number of through slots 305 and are in one-to-one correspondence are disposed on the connecting frame 30602, the filter plates 30303 are in a horizontal direction and are fixedly disposed on the connecting frame 30602, a limiting block 30304 is disposed at a free end of the fixing rod 3061, the limiting block 30304 is in a horizontal direction and is fixedly disposed at a top end of the fixing rod 3067, a step structure is formed between the two, a torsion spring 30602 sleeved on the fixing rod 30601 is disposed between the connecting frame 30602 and the limiting block 30604, and two ends of the torsion spring 30602 are fixedly connected with the connecting frame 30602 and the limiting block 30604 respectively;
Referring to the above, in the initial state, the torsion spring 30305 is in the natural state, the plurality of filter plates 30303 respectively block the plurality of through slots 305, when the plurality of through slots 305 need to be unblocked, the connecting frame 30602 is rotated to drive the plurality of filter plates 30303 to rotate together, the plurality of filter plates 30303 are respectively staggered with the plurality of through slots 305, in this process, the torsion spring 30305 is extruded, otherwise, the connecting frame 30602 is loosened, the torsion spring 30305 is reset to the natural state due to extrusion, and the connecting frame 30602 and the plurality of filter plates 30303 are all rotated to the initial position together due to elastic potential energy.
As shown in fig. 5, in some embodiments, a drainage plate 10 with an inclined shape is arranged in the box 1, the drainage plate 10 is fixedly arranged at the inner bottom of the box 1, and the free end of the air outlet pipe 702 penetrates through the drainage plate 10;
Referring to the above, when in use, the air flow is guided and collected through the inclined drainage plate 10, thereby accelerating the circulation speed of the air flow and improving the heat dissipation effect to a certain extent.
As shown in fig. 4-6, in some embodiments, the connecting tube 703 is configured in a continuously bent S-shape;
Referring to the above, in use, the contact area with the heat sink 8 can be increased by the shape design of the connection pipe 703, thereby improving the heat dissipation efficiency and heat dissipation effect.
As shown in fig. 4-6, in some embodiments, the heat dissipation member 8 includes a heat insulation plate 801 disposed on the box 1, the heat insulation plate 801 is horizontally disposed and fixed on the bottom of the box 1, the heat insulation plate 801 is disposed with a heat conduction plate 802, the heat conduction plate 802 is horizontally disposed and fixed on the heat insulation plate 801, the heat insulation plate 801 and the heat conduction plate 802 are vertically spaced, the heat insulation plate 801 and the heat conduction plate 802 are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the connection pipe 703, a filling cavity is configured in the heat conduction plate 802, the filling cavity is filled with heat conduction silicone grease 803, the heat conduction silicone grease 803 is also called heat conduction paste or heat dissipation paste, is a heat conduction type organic silicone grease compound made by using organic silicone as a main raw material and adding a material with excellent heat resistance and heat conduction performance, is a high heat conduction insulation silicone material, and has excellent heat conduction performance, a plurality of heat dissipation fins 804 are disposed on the heat dissipation plate 802 at intervals, the heat dissipation fins 804 are vertically disposed and fixed on the bottom of the heat conduction plate 802, in this embodiment, the heat dissipation fins 802 and the heat dissipation fins 804 are both made of aluminum, aluminum and light in weight, and heat conduction silicone grease 803 are also called heat conduction grease or heat dissipation grease, and heat dissipation effect is reduced without affecting heat dissipation efficiency;
Referring to the above, when in use, the heat emitted when the dry air-borne power equipment operates enters the air inlet pipe 701, the connecting pipe 703 and the air outlet pipe 702 in sequence, in the process, the heat of the connecting pipe 703 is isolated by the heat insulating plate 801 and transferred to the box 1, the heat of the connecting pipe 703 is transferred to the plurality of heat radiating fins 804 by the heat conducting plate 802 and the heat conducting silicone grease 803 together, and then the heat carried by the plurality of heat radiating fins 804 is taken away by the wind power of sea wind, so as to realize the heat radiating effect.
As shown in fig. 4, in some embodiments, the opposite sides of the heat sink fin 804 are each provided with a trapezoidal groove 805;
Referring to the above, by the design of the trapezoid groove 805, the contact area of the sea wind and the heat radiating fin 804 can be increased, thereby further improving the heat radiating effect and heat radiating efficiency.
The previous description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present application. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the application. Thus, the present application is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

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1. An electrical equipment mounting box, comprising:
The box body (1) is provided with a through hole (2), and a drying piece (3) is arranged in the through hole (2) and is used for drying air entering the box body (1);
the rain shield (4) is arranged on the box body (1) and corresponds to the through hole (2);
The fixing frame (5) is arranged in the box body (1), and a fan (6) corresponding to the through hole (2) is arranged on the fixing frame (5);
The heat dissipation pipes (7) are arranged on the box body (1) and distributed in an array manner, the heat dissipation pipes (7) comprise air inlet pipes (701) and air outlet pipes (702) which are arranged on the box body (1) and distributed at intervals, the air inlet pipes (701) are communicated with the air outlet pipes (702) through connecting pipes (703), and one-way valves (704) are arranged on the air outlet pipes (702);
And the radiating piece (8) is arranged on the box body (1) and used for radiating heat of the radiating pipes (7).
2. The electric equipment mounting box according to claim 1, wherein the drying piece (3) comprises an annular plate (301) detachably arranged in the through hole (2), a sieve plate (302) and a fixing plate (303) which are distributed at intervals are arranged in the annular plate (301), a containing cavity (304) is formed between the sieve plate (302) and the fixing plate (303), drying agent is filled in the containing cavity (304), a plurality of penetrating grooves (305) distributed in an annular array are formed in the fixing plate (303), and a plugging piece (306) is arranged on the fixing plate (303) and used for plugging or unblocking the penetrating grooves (305).
3. The power equipment mounting box according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of annular array distributed grooves (9) are formed in the through hole (2), and positioning blocks (307) which are the same in number with the grooves (9) and are in one-to-one plug-in fit are arranged on the annular plate (301).
4. The electric equipment mounting box according to claim 2, characterized in that the plugging piece (306) comprises a fixed rod (30601) arranged on a fixed plate (303), a connecting frame (30602) is rotatably arranged on the fixed rod (30602), filter plates (30303) which are the same in number and in one-to-one correspondence with the through grooves (305) are arranged on the connecting frame (30602), a limiting block (30604) is arranged at the free end of the fixed rod (30601), and a torsion spring (30305) sleeved on the fixed rod (30401) is arranged between the connecting frame (30602) and the limiting block (30604).
5. The electric equipment installation box according to claim 1, characterized in that a flow guiding plate (10) which is inclined is arranged in the box body (1), and the free end of the air outlet pipe (702) penetrates through the flow guiding plate (10).
6. The electrical equipment mounting box according to claim 1, characterized in that the connecting tube (703) is constructed in a continuously bent S-shape.
7. The electric equipment mounting box according to claim 1, wherein the heat dissipation member (8) comprises a heat insulation board (801) arranged on the box body (1), a heat conduction plate (802) is arranged on the heat insulation board (801), the heat insulation board (801) and the heat conduction plate (802) are respectively positioned on opposite sides of the connecting pipe (703), a filling cavity is formed in the heat conduction plate (802), heat conduction silicone grease (803) is filled in the filling cavity, and a plurality of heat dissipation fins (804) distributed at intervals are arranged on the heat conduction plate (802).
8. The electrical equipment mounting box according to claim 7, wherein the heat radiating fins (804) are each provided with trapezoidal grooves (805) on opposite sides thereof.
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