EP0773414A2 - Construction d'un boîtier pour refroidisseur d'air - Google Patents

Construction d'un boîtier pour refroidisseur d'air Download PDF

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EP0773414A2
EP0773414A2 EP96660068A EP96660068A EP0773414A2 EP 0773414 A2 EP0773414 A2 EP 0773414A2 EP 96660068 A EP96660068 A EP 96660068A EP 96660068 A EP96660068 A EP 96660068A EP 0773414 A2 EP0773414 A2 EP 0773414A2
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tray
frame
supports
drip water
support members
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Seppo Kahila
Kari Mielonen
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Fincoil Teollisuus Oy
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F13/00—Details common to, or for air-conditioning, air-humidification, ventilation or use of air currents for screening
    • F24F13/22—Means for preventing condensation or evacuating condensate
    • F24F13/222—Means for preventing condensation or evacuating condensate for evacuating condensate
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F13/00—Details common to, or for air-conditioning, air-humidification, ventilation or use of air currents for screening
    • F24F13/20—Casings or covers

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  • the present invention relates to an enclosure structure for an air cooler, said structure comprising a frame housing at least one cooler element, a drip water collecting tray detachably fixed underneath said cooler element(s), at least one locking element for fixing said drip water tray to said frame, support members formed to said drip water tray and supports placed to the sides of said frame and having a shape cooperating with said support members.
  • Air coolers and particularly lamellar fin elements with fan-assisted air circulation, require a drip water collecting tray for drainage of condensate water formed in the cooler apparatus.
  • the drip water tray is sealed from the exterior in order to prevent air leaks.
  • the air cooler element and its drip water tray must be cleaned at certain intervals, which is important to the function of the equipment and even mandatory when using cooler equipment in spaces intended for handling foodstuffs.
  • Different types of locking and fixing mechanisms are known in the art suitable for detachable fixing of the drip water tray to its support frame.
  • the tray is fixed by, e.g., hinges, chains or other similar means.
  • Prior-art embodiments are, however, characterized by having the tray pivotally attached at one edge of the tray, whereby the tray can be detached only by its other edge. When detached, the tray remains in a tilted position making the cleaning of the cooler equipment and the tray awkward, because in its tilted position the tray will not any more pass water away. Thence, cleaning of The cooler equipment and the tray with water is clumsy, since the water will overflow to the surroundings.
  • a further disadvantage of conventional drip water trays is that their dismantling needs cooperation of two persons.
  • the detachment of the trays requires simultaneous use of a tool and upward supporting of the tray.
  • the tray may drop while being detached, unless two persons are attending the operation.
  • Some types of refrigeration equipment use drip water trays having projecting support members, whereby the tray is supported by the projecting members on a frame. Such drip water trays are removed by pulling them horizontally off from the support frame and respectively are installed in place by pushing them into the support frame.
  • the supports are arranged to project outward from the frame, and the support members of the tray are formed to the upward bent walls of the tray and shaped projecting inward, whereby the tray can be lowered in its detached position to rest on the supports of the frame.
  • the drip water tray stays horizontal and permits easy cleaning of the tray using water, for instance.
  • a still further benefit of the structure is that such a drip water tray may be readily removed by pushing the tray toward one of its supported sides. By virtue of proper dimensioning of the support members, the support members of one side of the tray can be slipped off from the supports, after which also the other side of the tray can be detached easily.
  • the structure of the supports may be varied.
  • the support may be designed into, e.g., a lever-like, bar-like or other functional element.
  • the supports are comprised of essentially planar support lips formed to project outward at opposite sides of the support frame.
  • the drip water tray shown therein comprises a support frame 1 with a drip water tray 2 placed thereunder.
  • the drip water tray 2 is attached by conventional locking means 3 to the edges of the support frame 1.
  • the locking means are locking screws placed to the lower part of the frame.
  • support members 4 herein formed by the edges of the end sides of the tray, bent inward so as to project inward essentially horizontally.
  • the outermost tip of the edges acting as the load-bearing support members is additionally bent downward orthogonally to the main part of the support member.
  • the supports 5 are dimensioned and shaped so that the distance between the outer ends of the supports is larger than the distance between the inward projecting tips of the support members.
  • the supports 5 are made so wide as to support the drip water tray even when the tray is opened on one side only. Thus, the tray can be readily opened without using any tools, because the supports prevent inadvertent dropping of the tray. Water drain from the tray can be arranged at a point facilitating the lowering of the tray. In practice, drip water is drained via a flexible hose or a quick-connect tap arrangement. Thus, water can be drained during equipment servicing with the help of, e.g., a detachable hose and collecting vessel.
  • FIG. 1 therein the enclosure structure of an air cooler is shown in its normal operating position. Inside the support frame 1 is placed one or a greater number of cooler elements (not shown in the diagrams), through which the air to be cooled is circulated.
  • the drip water tray 2 is attached under the element(s) with the help of screws 3 acting as locking means.
  • the locking means 3 are shown detached on one side of the drip water tray 2 and the tray is still hanging by its other side locked to the support frame.
  • the drip water tray is in a tilted position and its support members 4 are partially resting on the supports 5.
  • the locking means of the other side of the tray are opened, the drip water tray can be lowered into the position shown in Fig. 3. In this position, the support members rest on the supports and the drip water tray is horizontal lowered by a certain amount below the frame.
  • the support frame and the drip water tray can be readily cleaned.
  • Figs. 4 - 6 is shown the removal of the drip water tray from the support frame.
  • the tray is first moved toward its one side. Then, the support members farthest in the direction of this lateral movement can be shipped off from the supports and that end of the tray may be tilted downward into the position shown in Fig. 5. From this position, the tray is easily removed by laterally shifting it in the opposite direction so as to slip also the other support members off from their respective supports.
  • the drip water tray is shown entirely removed from the frame. The insertion of the tray into its place in the frame occurs through reversing the above steps.
EP19960660068 1995-10-13 1996-10-10 Construction d'un boítier pour refroidisseur d'air Expired - Lifetime EP0773414B1 (fr)

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FI954869A FI103692B1 (fi) 1995-10-13 1995-10-13 Ilmanjäähdyttimen kotelorakenne

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EP0773414A3 (fr) 2000-03-01
DE69625776T2 (de) 2003-11-20
DK0773414T3 (da) 2003-04-07
FI954869A0 (fi) 1995-10-13
FI954869A (fi) 1997-04-14
FI103692B1 (fi) 1999-08-13
EP0773414B1 (fr) 2003-01-15
DE69625776D1 (de) 2003-02-20

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