JP2007101167A - Water heater - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a water heater capable of dispensing with drainage equipment for discharging drain. <P>SOLUTION: In this water heater 1, drain generated in a sub-heat exchanger 10 is once stored in a drain tank 17, and then sucked by a drain pump 20 to be supplied to a nozzle 22. The drain supplied to the nozzle 22 is atomized and injected from the nozzle 22 in the outer direction of a device main body 2. Here, as the drain is scattered far away from the device main body 2 on the exhaust gas after recovering latent heat, the drainage equipment for discharging drain, and piping work and the like for the drainage equipment are unnecessary. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a water heater, and more particularly, to a water heater provided with a heat exchanger that recovers sensible heat and latent heat from combustion exhaust of a burner to heat water.

  Conventionally, a main heat exchanger mainly for the purpose of sensible heat recovery is provided upstream in the combustion exhaust passage, and a secondary heat exchanger mainly for the purpose of recovering latent heat is provided on the downstream side to achieve a high heat exchange rate. An obtained latent heat recovery type water heater is known (for example, see Patent Document 1). This type of water heater has, for example, a finned tube type auxiliary heat exchanger and a finned tube type main heat exchanger that are spaced apart in two upper and lower stages, and in the space between them, the latent heat is generated by the auxiliary heat exchanger. The drain receiving tray for receiving the drain (condensed water after the latent heat recovery) generated by the recovery is provided.

In such a latent heat recovery type water heater, first, the high-temperature combustion exhaust from the burner flows between the main fins of the main heat exchanger through the air supply fan, and heat is exchanged well. Further, the combustion exhaust whose temperature has decreased flows between the sub-fins of the sub-heat exchanger, and heat is exchanged well in the sub-heat exchanger, and is discharged outside the appliance through the exhaust hood. On the other hand, the drain generated by the latent heat recovery in the auxiliary heat exchanger placed above is collected in the drain pan, processed in the neutralizer through the drain discharge pipe, and then discharged to drainage facilities such as sewers. The
JP 2002-267273 A

  However, in the water heater described in Patent Document 1, in order to discharge the drain collected in the drain tray, construction work such as piping of the drainage facility is required, and there is a problem that enormous cost is required.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a water heater that does not require a drainage facility for discharging drainage.

  In order to achieve the above object, a water heater according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a burner that burns fuel gas in a combustion chamber provided in an appliance, and a combustion air supply fan that supplies combustion air to the burner. A main heat exchanger for recovering sensible heat from the combustion exhaust of the burner to heat the water flow in the heat transfer tube, and recovering latent heat from the combustion exhaust that has passed through the main heat exchanger in the heat transfer tube In the water heater having a sub heat exchanger for heating the water flow of the water, and an exhaust port for discharging the combustion exhaust after the latent heat recovery by the sub heat exchanger toward the outside of the appliance, the sub heat exchange There is provided a miniaturized discharge means for minimizing and discharging the drain generated in the vessel.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect of the present invention, the miniaturized discharge means supplies the drain to the nozzle, and the nozzle that refines the drain and ejects the drain. And a pump.

  In addition to the configuration of the invention according to claim 2, the water heater of the invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the nozzle is provided at a downstream end of the exhaust port in the combustion exhaust discharge direction. To do.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the second aspect of the present invention, the appliance includes an air passage for exhausting air from the inside of the appliance to the outside, and air in the air passage. An air blower fan for blowing air is provided, and the nozzle is provided at a downstream end of the air passage in the air blowing direction.

  In addition to the configuration of the invention according to claim 1, the water heater of the invention according to claim 5 includes a nozzle for discharging the drain in the form of a mist, and a drain connected to the nozzle. A pipe and a pneumatic supply fan that supplies air pressure to the drain pipe, and the drain pipe includes a venturi section in a flow path of air supplied by the pneumatic supply fan.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect of the invention, the miniaturized discharge means includes an ultrasonic transducer.

  In addition to the configuration of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 6, the water heater of the invention according to claim 7 includes a tank for temporarily storing the drain, The drain stored in the tank is made fine and discharged.

In addition to the configuration of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 7, the water heater of the invention according to claim 8 includes, in addition to the drain generated by latent heat recovery in the auxiliary heat exchanger, in the appliance. A neutralizing means for performing a sum treatment is provided.

  In the hot water heater of the invention according to claim 1, since the fine discharge means refines the drain and discharges it outside the appliance, a drainage facility for discharging the drain becomes unnecessary. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the installation cost of the water heater, simplify the construction work for attaching the appliance, and reduce the burden on the installer. Moreover, compared with the case where drain is evaporated and discharged, energy for drain treatment can be reduced.

  Moreover, in the water heater of the invention which concerns on Claim 2, there exists an effect of the invention of Claim 1. Furthermore, the drain is supplied to the nozzle by the pump provided in the miniaturized discharge means, and the drain is refined by the nozzle and ejected to the outside of the water heater. Therefore, the drain is surely discharged to the outside of the water heater. be able to. Further, since the number of equipment constituting the miniaturized discharge means is small and the structure is simple, maintenance such as repair and replacement of equipment can be facilitated.

  Further, in the water heater of the invention according to claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 2, since the drain is ejected from the nozzle disposed inside the exhaust port, the drain is discharged from the exhaust port. You can fly far away on the exhaust. In addition, it is not necessary to provide an air blowing means for flying the drain far away, and it is possible to reduce the size of the instrument and reduce the material cost. Furthermore, since the nozzle is provided at the exhaust port at the downstream end in the exhaust direction of the combustion exhaust, the drain is reliably discharged outside without adhering to the inside of the exhaust port. Thereby, deterioration of an instrument can be prevented.

  In the water heater of the invention according to claim 4, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 2, the air passage discharges air from the inside of the appliance to the outside, and the air blower fan blows air to the air passage. Therefore, the drain discharged from the nozzle provided in the downstream end portion of the air passage in the air blowing direction can be discharged outside the instrument on the air supplied from the air blowing fan. Here, since the air supplied by the air blowing fan has a lower humidity than combustion exhaust gas or the like, the drain discharged from the nozzle is not easily exposed in or near the instrument. Thereby, the drain can be blown in a state of being diffused in the air, and the safety of the instrument can be improved. Furthermore, since the nozzle is provided at the downstream end of the air passage in the air blowing direction, the drain is reliably discharged outside without adhering to the inside of the air passage. Therefore, deterioration of the instrument can be prevented.

  Further, in the water heater of the invention according to claim 5, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1, the venturi part provided in the drain pipe sucks the drain and supplies it to the nozzle. Thus, in order to supply the drain to the nozzle using the Venturi effect, it is possible to reduce the output and size of the pump for supplying the drain to the nozzle, or to eliminate the need for the pump. Therefore, downsizing of the instrument and reduction of material cost can be achieved.

  In addition, in the water heater of the invention according to claim 6, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1, the ultrasonic vibrator refines the drain, so that the drain can be easily and finely refined. Therefore, the drain can be reliably discharged to the outside of the instrument.

  Further, in the water heater of the invention according to claim 7, in addition to the effect of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 6, since the tank temporarily stores the drain, the discharge of the drain is a constant amount in the tank. After the drain is accumulated, it may be performed at once. Thereby, it is not necessary to discharge the drain frequently, and the drain can be discharged efficiently. Furthermore, even when a large amount of drain is generated at a time, the drain can be reliably stored and discharged to the outside by the fine discharge means.

  Further, in the water heater of the invention according to claim 8, in addition to the effect of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 7, the neutralization means performs a neutralization treatment of the drain. There is no direct discharge outside the instrument. Therefore, safety to the surrounding environment can be improved.

  Hereinafter, water heaters according to first to fourth embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the water heater 1 which is 1st Embodiment is demonstrated with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a water heater 1 according to the first embodiment.

  In the water heater 1 according to the first embodiment, the drain generated in the auxiliary heat exchanger 10 is stored in the drain tank 17, the drain stored in the drain tank 17 is sucked up by the drain pump 20, and the appliance main body is discharged from the nozzle 22. 2 is ejected in the form of a mist toward the outside. The feature is that the mist-like drain ejected from the nozzle 22 can be blown away using the flow of combustion exhaust gas after the latent heat recovery exhausted from the exhaust hood 28.

  In the present invention, “draining the drain by making the drain fine” means that the drain is finely sprayed so as to be invisible, so that the drain is finely scattered in the air as in this embodiment. Shall be discharged as water droplets.

  First, the hot water heater 1 will be schematically described. As shown in FIG. 1, the water heater 1 includes an appliance main body 2, and a combustion chamber 3 is provided in the appliance main body 2. A combustion air supply fan 5 connected to the motor 4 is attached below the combustion chamber 3. Furthermore, an air supply port 6 for taking outside air as combustion air is provided at the lower part of the instrument body 2. On the other hand, a main body exhaust hole 7 for discharging combustion exhaust after the recovery of latent heat is provided in the upper front part of the instrument main body 2. The position of the air supply port 6 is not limited to this.

  Next, the internal structure of the combustion chamber 3 will be described. In the combustion chamber 3, in order from the bottom, a burner 8 that burns a mixed gas of fuel gas and primary air from the combustion air supply fan 5, and main heat that mainly recovers sensible heat in the combustion exhaust from the burner 8. An exchanger 9 and a secondary heat exchanger 10 that mainly recovers latent heat and generates drain are provided. The main heat exchanger 9 is a fin tube type composed of the main heat transfer tubes 9a and the main fins 9b, and it is preferable to use a copper-made one having excellent heat conductivity. The auxiliary heat exchanger 10 is a fin tube type provided with the auxiliary heat transfer tubes 10a and the auxiliary fins 10b, and it is preferable to use a stainless steel one having excellent corrosion resistance against drain.

  Furthermore, a combustion chamber exhaust hole 27 for discharging the combustion exhaust after heat exchange by the main heat exchanger 9 and the sub heat exchanger 10 to the outside of the combustion chamber 3 is opened at the upper part of the combustion chamber 3. A cylindrical exhaust hood 28 is provided approximately horizontally between the hole 27 and the main body exhaust hole 7. The exhaust hood 28 is provided so as to protrude outward from the instrument body 2, and an exhaust outlet 29 is formed at the downstream end thereof. In the water heater 1 of the present embodiment, the combustion exhaust after heat exchange is discharged to the outside of the instrument body 2 via the exhaust hood 28. The combustion exhaust passage in the exhaust hood 28 including the exhaust outlet 29 corresponds to the “exhaust port” in the present invention, and the vicinity of the exhaust outlet 29 in the exhaust hood 28 in the “exhaust port combustion exhaust discharge direction” in the present invention. Corresponds to the “downstream end of”.

  On the other hand, below the auxiliary heat exchanger 10, a flat plate-shaped drain tray 11 made of stainless steel for receiving the generated drain is inclined. A drain hole 12 for discharging the drain is opened at a contact portion between the drain tray 11 and the combustion chamber 3, and a drain exhaust pipe 13 is connected to the drain hole 12. Further, an S-shaped trap 14 is provided in the middle of the drain exhaust pipe 13, and when the drain accumulates in the S-shaped trap 14, the combustion exhaust gas returns to the instrument through the drain exhaust pipe 13. Is preventing.

  And the neutralizer 15 for neutralizing an acidic drain is connected to the downstream one end part of the drain discharge direction of the drain discharge pipe 13. Further, a drain outlet pipe 16 through which the drain after neutralization treatment flows is connected to the downstream outlet of the neutralizer 15. A drain tank 17 for storing the neutralized drain is disposed below the downstream end of the drain exhaust pipe 16. Further, a drain exhaust pipe 18 is connected to the lower portion of the drain tank 17. Furthermore, the drain exhaust pipe 18 extends toward the upper part of the instrument body 2, and a drain pump 20 is connected to one end portion on the downstream side. The drain pump 20 is connected to a controller 40 described later. The neutralizer 15 shown in FIG. 1 corresponds to “neutralizing means”.

  A drain discharge pipe 21 is connected to the downstream side of the drain pump 20 in the drain discharge direction. The drain exhaust pipe 21 extends from the drain pump 20 toward the upper portion of the instrument main body 2 through the lower surface of the exhaust hood 28 and is bent at a substantially right angle toward the exhaust outlet 29 in the exhaust hood 28. . That is, the drain exhaust pipe 21 is formed in an approximately L-shape that is inverted from the drain pump 20 toward the exhaust outlet 29.

  The drain discharge pipe 21 extends to the vicinity of the exhaust outlet 29, and a nozzle 22 is provided at the downstream end in the drain discharge direction. Therefore, the nozzle 22 is located at the downstream end in the exhaust direction of combustion exhaust in the exhaust hood 28.

  In addition, an inlet of a water supply pipe 30 to which tap water is supplied is provided at the bottom of the appliance main body 2, and a downstream end of the water supply pipe 30 is connected to a water inlet of the sub heat transfer pipe 10a. Furthermore, the water outlet of the sub heat transfer tube 10a is connected to the water inlet of the main heat transfer tube 9a. And the water outlet of the main heat exchanger tube 9a is connected to the winding tube (not shown). In addition, this winding pipe is arrange | positioned so that the outer periphery of the combustion chamber 3 may be wound, and the hot water discharge pipe 31 is connected to the downstream one end part. And the exit of the downstream one end part of the hot water extraction pipe 31 is arrange | positioned at the bottom part of the instrument main body 2. FIG. The water supply pipe 30 is provided with a water-side control unit 34 having a water flow sensor and a water governor, and the gas pipe 32 for supplying gas to the burner 8 is provided with a main electromagnetic valve 35 and a gas proportional valve 36. . Further, the water flow sensor in the water side control unit 34, the main electromagnetic valve 35, the gas proportional valve 36, the motor 4 and the like are arranged in the lower part of the appliance body 2, and a controller 40 for controlling the combustion operation of the water heater 1. Is electrically connected.

  Next, the operation of the water heater 1 having the above configuration will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, first, tap water flows through the water supply pipe 30 by opening a hot-water tap (not shown), and the controller 40 performs a hot water supply control operation based on a detection signal from a water amount sensor in the water-side control unit 34. Start. Then, a predetermined pre-purge is performed by the combustion air supply fan 5, and then the main electromagnetic valve 35 and the gas proportional valve 36 of the burner 8 are opened, gas is supplied to the burner 8, and an igniter (not shown) is used. The ignition operation of the burner 8 is performed.

  Next, when the ignition operation ends, the proportional control is started. In this proportional control, the gas proportional valve 36 is controlled in accordance with the difference between the hot water temperature detected by the hot water temperature thermistor (not shown) and the set temperature, whereby the amount of gas is continuously changed to change the heat exchanger. The outlet temperature can be kept constant. Further, the rotational speed of the combustion air supply fan 5 is also changed in accordance with the change in the gas amount by the gas proportional valve 36, and control is performed so that the gas amount and the air supply amount are always kept in a predetermined relationship.

  Further, in this water heater 1, since the main heat exchanger 9 is provided upstream of the exhaust passage and the auxiliary heat exchanger 10 is provided downstream of the exhaust passage, high-temperature combustion exhaust from the burner 8 is generated. The combustion air supply fan 5 flows between the main fins 9b of the main heat exchanger 9 to exchange heat well. Furthermore, the combustion exhaust gas whose temperature has decreased flows between the sub fins 10b of the sub heat exchanger 10 and is also exchanging heat well in the sub heat exchanger 10 and is discharged to the outside through the exhaust hood 28.

  On the other hand, the combustion exhaust discharged from the main heat exchanger 9 is discharged at a high temperature of about 150 ° C. in order to prevent partial drain generation in a local low temperature portion such as the main heat transfer tube 9a which is a water flow portion. Has been. On the other hand, the auxiliary heat exchanger 10 collects sensible heat that could not be recovered by the main heat exchanger 9, and drainage is generated when the combustion exhaust gas temperature becomes the dew point or lower, so that latent heat can also be recovered. The drain generated here is collected in the drain pan 11, passes through the drain discharge pipe 13, and is neutralized in the neutralizer 15. The drain neutralized by the neutralizer 15 is stored in the drain tank 17 via the drain exhaust pipe 16.

  Next, the drain discharge operation in the water heater 1 will be described. First, the drain pump 20 is driven by the control signal output from the controller 40. Then, the drain in the drain tank 17 is sucked and supplied to the nozzle 22 via the drain exhaust pipes 18 and 21. Thereby, since the infeed pressure of the drain by the drain pump 20 is applied to the nozzle 22, the drain is ejected from the nozzle 22 in a mist.

  Here, as described above, the nozzle 22 is disposed in the exhaust hood 28 at the downstream end in the combustion exhaust discharge direction. Therefore, there is no possibility that the mist-like drain ejected from the nozzle 22 adheres to the inside of the exhaust hood 28 and erodes the instrument. In addition, the drain can be blown farther from the instrument body 2 on the combustion exhaust flowing in the exhaust hood 28.

  As described above, in the water heater 1 of the first embodiment, the drain stored in the drain tank 17 is sucked by the drain pump 20 and supplied to the nozzle 22, so that the drain is atomized from the nozzle 22. Erupt. Here, since the drain is ejected from the nozzle 22 disposed at the downstream end portion in the exhaust direction of the exhaust gas in the exhaust hood 28 toward the outside of the instrument main body 2, the drained heat after flowing through the exhaust hood 28 is recovered. Drain can be blown away from the instrument body 2 on the combustion exhaust. Thereby, drainage for discharging the drain and piping work for the drainage are not required, and the cost can be saved and the burden on the installer can be reduced. Further, in order to fly the drain away from the instrument main body 2 using combustion exhaust, it is not necessary to provide a blower means for flying the drain far away, so that the instrument can be downsized and the material cost can be reduced. .

  Further, since the nozzle is provided at the downstream end of the exhaust port in the combustion exhaust discharge direction, the drain is reliably discharged outside without adhering to the inside of the exhaust port. Thereby, deterioration of an instrument can be prevented.

  Further, since the drain tank 17 temporarily stores the drain, the drain may be discharged at a time after a certain amount of drain is stored in the drain tank 17. Thereby, it is not necessary to drive the drain pump 20 frequently, and the drain can be discharged efficiently. Furthermore, even when a large amount of drain is generated at once, the drain can be reliably stored in the drain tank 17 and discharged to the outside.

  And since the neutralizer 15 performs the neutralization process of a drain, drain with high acidity is not discharged | emitted out of the hot water heater 1 as it is. Therefore, safety to the surrounding environment can be improved.

  Next, the water heater 100 which is 2nd Embodiment is demonstrated based on drawing. FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the water heater 100 according to the second embodiment.

  A water heater 100 according to the second embodiment is a modification of the water heater 1 according to the first embodiment, and includes a bypass channel 331 that bypasses a part of the air supply of the combustion air supply fan 5. The feature is that the nozzle 22 is provided at the downstream end of the bypass passage 331 in the air blowing direction. Therefore, in the following description, members common to the water heater 1 are described with the same reference numerals, and description of structural parts common to the water heater 1 is omitted.

  The bypass flow path 331 corresponds to the “venting passage” in the present invention, and the combustion air supply fan 5 corresponds to the “air blowing fan” in the present invention. In other words, in this embodiment, the air blowing fan is also used as the combustion air supply fan 5 for supplying combustion air to the burner 8 without providing a dedicated fan for sending air to the air passage.

  As shown in FIG. 2, between the combustion chamber exhaust hole 27 provided in the upper part of the combustion chamber 3 and the main body exhaust hole 7, a substantially cylindrical exhaust hood 128 is provided substantially horizontally, and the combustion is performed. One end on the downstream side in the exhaust discharge direction protrudes from the main body exhaust hole 7 toward the outside of the instrument main body 2.

  Inside the exhaust hood 128, a partition wall 48 for partitioning the inside of the hood up and down is provided substantially horizontally. Inside the exhaust hood 128, on the upper side partitioned by the partition wall 48, there is provided an exhaust passage 47 through which the combustion exhaust after the latent heat recovery in the auxiliary heat exchanger 10 flows toward the exhaust outlet 129. Is provided with an air flow path 50 through which air supplied from a bypass pipe 33 to be described later flows toward the air outlet 51.

  A recessed portion 128 a that is recessed toward the partition wall 48 is provided in the lower portion near the downstream end portion in the air blowing direction of the air flow path 50. The lower inner edge of the main body exhaust hole 7 is in contact with the outer surface of the recess 128a. Further, in the vicinity of one end portion on the downstream side of the partition wall 48, a concave portion 48a that is recessed downward is provided to face the concave portion 128a. The pair of recesses 128a and recesses 48a form a throat portion 428 in the vicinity of the downstream end of the air flow path 50 in the air blowing direction.

  On the upstream side of the air flow path 50, a partition wall 49 having a semicircular shape in front view that partitions the inside of the combustion chamber 3 and the air flow path 50 is provided substantially perpendicularly to the partition wall 48.

  On the other hand, an insertion hole 23 is provided in the lower part of the combustion chamber 3, and a bypass pipe 33 for drawing a part of the supply air of the combustion air supply fan 5 from the combustion chamber 3 into the air flow path 50 is provided in the insertion hole 23. One end of the upstream side is connected. Further, the bypass pipe 33 extends toward the lower side of the air flow path 50, and its downstream end is connected to an insertion hole 52 drilled in the lower part near the upstream end of the exhaust hood 128. Yes. As a result, the bypass flow path 33 a formed inside the bypass pipe 33 and the air flow path 50 in the exhaust hood 128 are connected via the insertion hole 52 to form a single bypass flow path 331. The bypass flow path 331 constituted by the bypass flow path 33a and the air flow path 50 corresponds to the “ventilation path” of the present invention.

  Further, the drain exhaust pipe 21 connected to the drain pump 20 extends toward the upper part of the instrument main body 2, and the downstream one end side thereof extends from the recess 128 a of the exhaust hood 128 into the air flow path 50 in the hood. And is bent at a substantially right angle toward the air outlet 51. As in the first embodiment, a nozzle 22 that ejects the drain in a mist form is provided at the downstream end of the drain exhaust pipe 21. Further, the nozzle 22 is disposed in the throat portion 428 in the air flow path 50 in the exhaust hood 128. Note that the vicinity of the air outlet 51 including the throat portion 428 in the air flow path 50 shown in FIG. 2 corresponds to the “downstream end portion of the air passage in the air blowing direction” in the present invention.

  Next, the drain discharge operation in the water heater 100 will be described. As with the water heater 1 of the first embodiment, the drain pump 20 is first driven by a control signal output from the controller 40. Then, the drain in the drain tank 17 is sucked and supplied to the nozzle 22 via the drain exhaust pipes 18 and 21. Thereby, since the infeed pressure of the drain by the drain pump 20 is applied to the nozzle 22, the drain is ejected from the nozzle 22 in the form of a mist.

  Here, as described above, the nozzle 22 is disposed in the throat portion 428 in the air flow path 50 in the exhaust hood 128. Since a part of the supply air of the combustion air supply fan 5 flows vigorously inside the throat portion 428, the drain sprayed from the nozzle 22 is put on the air in the air flow path 50, and the instrument body You can fly farther from 2.

  As described above, in the water heater 100 of the second embodiment, the nozzle 22 is disposed in the air flow path 50, and a part of the supply air from the combustion air supply fan 5 flows through the air flow path 50. Therefore, the mist-like drain ejected from the nozzle 22 can be put on the air flowing in the air flow path 50 and can be blown away from the instrument body 2.

  Since the air supplied by the combustion air supply fan 5 has lower humidity than combustion exhaust gas or the like, the drain discharged from the nozzle 22 is not exposed inside the appliance body 2 or in the vicinity of the water heater 100. . Therefore, in a state where the drain is diffused, it can be blown away from the appliance body 2 and the safety of the water heater 100 can be improved.

  In addition, since the nozzle 22 is disposed in the throat portion 428 where the flow velocity of air is the fastest in the air flow path 50, the drain 22 ejected from the nozzle 22 is placed on the air flowing in the air flow path 50. It is possible to fly further away from the main body 2.

  In the second embodiment, the position where the nozzle 22 is installed may be in the vicinity of the air outlet 51 in the air flow path 50 and is not limited to the throat portion 428. For example, when the nozzle 22 is installed closer to the air outlet 51 than in the present embodiment, the drain sprayed from the nozzle 22 can be more reliably discharged to the outside of the appliance body 2, and the water heater 100 Deterioration can be prevented. Further, the air flow path 50 may not be provided with the recesses 48a and 128a. In this case, the nozzle 22 may be installed close to the air outlet 51 or may be provided slightly inside the air outlet 51.

  Next, the water heater 150 which is 3rd Embodiment is demonstrated based on drawing. FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of a water heater 150 according to the third embodiment.

  A water heater 150 according to the third embodiment is a modification of the water heaters 1 and 100 according to the first and second embodiments, and includes an air supply fan 65 different from the combustion air supply fan 5. It is characterized in that the mist-like drain ejected from the nozzle 22 can be blown away using the air supply of the air supply fan 65. Therefore, in the following description, members common to the water heaters 1 and 100 are described with the same reference numerals, and description of structural parts common to the water heaters 1 and 100 is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 3, an exhaust hood 128 having the same structure as that of the water heater 100 of the second embodiment is provided between the combustion chamber exhaust hole 27 provided in the upper part of the combustion chamber 3 and the main body exhaust hole 7. Is installed approximately horizontally. Further, an air supply fan 65 different from the combustion air supply fan 5 is provided on the outer side surface of the combustion chamber 3. A motor 66 is coupled to the air supply fan 65, and the motor 66 is electrically connected to the controller 40.

  An air supply pipe 73 is connected to the air supply fan 65, and one end on the downstream side of the air supply pipe 73 is connected to an insertion hole 52 formed in the lower portion near the one end on the upstream side of the exhaust hood 128. . Thereby, the air flow path 73a formed inside the air supply pipe 73 and the air flow path 50 in the exhaust hood 128 are connected via the insertion hole 52, and one air flow path is formed. . A nozzle 22 is provided at the downstream end of the air flow path 50 in the air blowing direction, as in the second embodiment.

  The air flow path 73a and the air flow path 50 shown in FIG. 3 correspond to the “ventilation path” of the present invention, and the air supply fan 65 corresponds to the “air blower fan” of the present invention. That is, in the second embodiment, the air blowing fan that blows air to the air passage is also used as the combustion air supply fan 5, whereas in the third embodiment, a dedicated air blowing fan is provided. Yes.

  Next, the drain discharge operation in the water heater 150 will be described. As with the water heater 1 of the first embodiment, the drain pump 20 is first driven by a control signal output from the controller 40. Then, the drain in the drain tank 17 is sucked and supplied to the nozzle 22 via the drain exhaust pipes 18 and 21. Thereby, since the infeed pressure of the drain by the drain pump 20 is applied to the nozzle 22, the drain is ejected from the nozzle 22 in a mist.

  Since the air supplied from the air supply pipe 73, that is, the air supplied from the air supply fan 65 flows vigorously in the air flow path 50, the mist-like drain ejected from the nozzle 22 is removed from the air flow path 50. It is possible to fly away from the water heater 150 on the air flowing inside.

  As described above, in the water heater 150 according to the third embodiment, the drain pump 20 sucks the drain stored in the drain tank 17 in the same manner as the water heaters 1 and 150 according to the first and second embodiments. By supplying to the nozzle 22, the drain can be ejected from the nozzle 22 in the form of a mist. The nozzle 22 is disposed in the air flow path 50 of the exhaust hood 128 and ejects drain toward the air outlet 51.

  Here, since the air supply fan 65 is provided exclusively for supplying air to the air flow path 50, the output of the air supply fan 65 can be changed in accordance with the amount of drain to be discharged. As a result, the drain can be discharged to the outside of the water heater 150 more reliably.

  Further, since the air supplied by the air supply fan 65 has a lower humidity than the combustion exhaust gas or the like, the drain discharged from the nozzle 22 is not exposed inside the water heater 150 or in the vicinity of the water heater 150. . Therefore, it is possible to fly away from the water heater 150 in a state where the drain is diffused, and the safety of the water heater 150 can be further enhanced.

  Furthermore, since the nozzle 22 is disposed in the throat portion 428 where the flow velocity of air is the fastest in the air flow path 50, the mist-like drain ejected from the nozzle 22 is removed from the air flow path 50 of the exhaust hood 128. It is possible to fly further away from the water heater 150 on the air flowing through.

  Next, the water heater 200 which is 4th Embodiment is demonstrated based on drawing. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional side view of a water heater 200 according to the fourth embodiment.

  In addition, the water heater 200 which is 4th Embodiment is a modification of the water heater 1 which is 1st Embodiment, and is provided with the venturi part 120 which generate | occur | produces a venturi effect instead of the drain pump 20. FIG. A feature of the present invention is that the venturi section 120 generates a venturi effect to suck the drain in the drain tank 17 and supply it to the nozzle 122. Therefore, in the following description, members common to the water heater 1 are described with the same reference numerals, and description of structural parts common to the water heater 1 is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a drain hole (not shown) is opened on the bottom surface of the drain tank 17, and a drain exhaust pipe 88 is connected to the drain hole (not shown). Further, the drain exhaust pipe 88 is provided with an electromagnetic valve 89 that opens and closes the flow path of the drain exhaust pipe 88, and the electromagnetic valve 89 is connected to a controller 40 described later. A venturi section 120 for generating a venturi effect, sucking the drain stored in the drain tank 17 and supplying it to the nozzle 122 is connected to the downstream end of the drain exhaust pipe 88. .

  On the other hand, a drain air supply fan 85 is provided in the combustion chamber 3. The drain supply fan 85 is connected to a motor 86, and the motor 86 is electrically connected to the controller 40. Further, one end of the upstream side of the venturi unit 120 is connected to the downstream side of the drain air supply fan 85. A drain exhaust pipe 91 is connected to the downstream side of the venturi section 120. Further, the downstream end portion of the drain exhaust pipe 91 extends toward the lower portion of the exhaust hood 28, is adjacent to the lower portion of the exhaust hood 28, and is substantially horizontal from the main body exhaust hole 7 to the outside of the instrument main body 2. Is protruding. A nozzle 122 for ejecting the drain in a mist form is provided at one end on the downstream side of the drain exhaust pipe 91. The drain supply fan 85 shown in FIG. 4 corresponds to the “pneumatic supply fan” of the present invention.

  Next, the venturi unit 120 will be described. The pipe into which the air supplied from the drain air supply fan 85 of the venturi section 120 flows is narrowed toward the center of the venturi section 120, and the pipe through which the neutralized drain is sucked after that. Communicated with. Further, the pipe through which the mixed liquid of air and drain on the downstream side passes has a structure in which the inner diameter increases again toward the outlet side of the venturi section 120 and is connected to the drain exhaust pipe 91.

  When the supply air from the drain supply fan 85 flows toward the venturi portion 120 having such a structure, the central portion where the inner diameter of the pipe line is narrowed is pressurized and passes through the central portion of the venturi portion 120. Immediately after, air is pushed out at a stretch and gushes. At the same time as the ejection, a negative pressure due to the venturi effect is formed in the central portion of the venturi portion 120. Thus, the drain is sucked from the drain tank 17 through the drain exhaust pipe 88, mixed with air, and ejected vigorously toward the outlet of the venturi section 120. As described above, the drain exhaust pipe 88 is provided with the electromagnetic valve 89 that opens and closes under the control of the controller 40, so that the amount of drain inflow flowing into the venturi 120 can be adjusted.

  Next, the drain discharge operation in the water heater 200 will be described. First, the motor 86 is driven by the control signal output from the controller 40, and the drain air supply fan 85 is driven. Therefore, the air supplied by the drain air supply fan 85 is supplied to the venturi unit 120 as needed. A negative pressure is formed at the center of the venturi 120 due to the venturi effect. As a result, the drain is sucked from the drain tank 17 through the drain exhaust pipe 88 and mixed with air at the center thereof. And the liquid mixture of the air and drain produced | generated in the center part of the venturi part 120 is jetted from the nozzle 22 via the drain exhaust pipe 91, and is discharged | emitted in the air.

  As described above, in the water heater 200 according to the fourth embodiment, the venturi unit 120 generates the venturi effect by using the air supply from the drain air supply fan 85. And by the venturi effect, the drain stored in the drain tank 17 is sucked and supplied to the nozzle 122, so that the drain can be ejected from the nozzle 122 in the form of a mist and discharged into the air. Accordingly, the drain can be supplied to the nozzle 122 without using a corrosion-resistant drain pump that can withstand acidic drain.

  Needless to say, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications are possible.

  First, in the first to fourth embodiments, the drain pressure stored in the drain tank 17 is sucked by the drain pump 20 or the venturi unit 120 and supplied toward the nozzle 22 (or 122), whereby the infeed pressure is increased. The drain is ejected in the form of a mist from the nozzle 22 (or 122). For example, by using an ultrasonic vibrator (not shown), it is possible to make the drain into fine particles so as to be invisible. It is. In this case, since the specific surface area of the drain particles is large and is vaporized immediately after discharge, safety to the surrounding environment can be further improved.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the drain tank 17 which stores the drain which generate | occur | produced in the auxiliary heat exchanger 10 was provided, it is good also as a structure which does not provide the drain tank 17. FIG. In this case, a space for providing the drain tank 17 can be saved, and downsizing of the instrument can be achieved.

  Furthermore, in the said embodiment, although the neutralizer 15 was provided in order to neutralize acidic drain, the neutralizer 15 may be abbreviate | omitted depending on conditions.

  In the water heater 1 of the first embodiment, the nozzle 22 is disposed at the exhaust outlet 29. However, the nozzle 22 is disposed in the vicinity of the downstream end of the exhaust hood 28 including the exhaust outlet 29 in the combustion exhaust discharge direction. There is no limitation to the exhaust outlet 29. For example, when a throat portion that is gradually reduced in diameter radially inward is provided near the exhaust outlet 29 of the exhaust hood 28 and the nozzle 22 is disposed inside the throat portion, Using the suction action of the flowing combustion exhaust gas, the mist-like drain ejected from the nozzle 22 can be blown away from the instrument body 2.

  Further, in the second or third embodiment, the position where the nozzle 22 is installed may be in the vicinity of the air outlet 51 in the air flow path 50, and is not limited to the throat portion 428. For example, when the nozzle 22 is installed closer to the air outlet 51 than in the present embodiment, the drain sprayed from the nozzle 22 can be discharged more reliably to the outside of the water heater 100 or the water heater 150, Deterioration of the water heater 100 or the water heater 150 can be prevented.

  Moreover, about 2nd or 3rd embodiment, the structure which discharges | emits drain from the hood (exhaust hood 28,128) without a diameter reduction is also possible. Needless to say, even if such a configuration is adopted, it is possible to achieve an effect such that construction work is unnecessary.

  In the water heater 200 of the fourth embodiment, the venturi section 120 generates the venturi effect by using the air supply from the drain air supply fan 85. For example, the combustion air supply fan 5 It is also possible to generate a venturi effect by using a part of the supply air. That is, the air pressure supply fan of the present invention can also be used as the combustion air supply fan 5 without providing the dedicated drain air supply fan 85. As a specific configuration for that purpose, for example, an air pipe (not shown) for drawing a part of the supply air of the combustion air supply fan 5 to the outside of the combustion chamber 3 is connected to the lower portion of the combustion chamber 3. One end on the downstream side of the air pipe in the air blowing direction is connected to the venturi section 120. With this configuration, the drain air supply fan 85 becomes unnecessary, and the equipment cost can be saved.

  Furthermore, in the water heater 200 according to the fourth embodiment, the drain pump is not provided, but a drain pump may be provided. In this case, the drain can be reliably discharged from the nozzle 22 by both the power of the drain pump and the venturi effect. Moreover, since the power of the drain pump to be provided may be small, energy and equipment costs can be saved.

  The water heater of the present invention is applicable to a water heater in which drain is generated in a heat exchanger.

It is side view sectional drawing of the water heater 1 which is 1st Embodiment. It is side view sectional drawing of the water heater 100 which is 2nd Embodiment. It is side view sectional drawing of the water heater 150 which is 3rd Embodiment. It is side surface sectional drawing of the water heater 200 which is 4th Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Water heater 2 Appliance main body 3 Combustion chamber 5 Combustion air supply fan 7 Main body exhaust hole 8 Burner 9 Main heat exchanger 9a Main heat transfer pipe 10 Sub heat exchanger 10a Sub heat transfer pipe 15 Neutralizer 16 Drain exhaust pipe 17 Drain tank 18 Drain exhaust pipe 20 Drain pump 21 Drain exhaust pipe 22 Nozzle 28 Exhaust hood 29 Exhaust outlet 33 Bypass pipe 33a Bypass flow path 50 Air flow path 51 Air outlet 65 Air supply fan 73 Air supply pipe 73a Air flow path 85 Drain air supply fan 88 Drain piping 91 Drain piping 100 Water heater 120 Venturi section 122 Nozzle 150 Water heater 200 Water heater

Claims (8)

A burner for burning fuel gas in a combustion chamber provided in the instrument;
A combustion air supply fan for supplying combustion air to the burner;
A main heat exchanger for recovering sensible heat from the combustion exhaust of the burner and heating the water flow in the heat transfer tubes;
A sub heat exchanger for recovering latent heat from the combustion exhaust gas that has passed through the main heat exchanger and heating the water flow in the heat transfer tubes;
An exhaust port for discharging the combustion exhaust after latent heat recovery in the auxiliary heat exchanger toward the outside of the appliance;
A hot water heater comprising: a refined discharge means that refines and discharges the drain generated in the sub heat exchanger. The refined discharge means includes
A nozzle for finely draining the drain;
The water heater according to claim 1, further comprising a pump that supplies the drain to the nozzle.   The hot water heater according to claim 2, wherein the nozzle is provided at a downstream end portion of the exhaust port in a combustion exhaust discharge direction. The instrument includes
An air passage that exhausts air from the inside of the device to the outside;
An air blowing fan for blowing air to the air passage is provided,
The water heater according to claim 2, wherein the nozzle is provided at a downstream end of the air passage in the air blowing direction. The refined discharge means includes
A nozzle for discharging the drain in the form of a mist;
A drain pipe connected to the nozzle;
An air pressure supply fan for supplying air pressure to the drain pipe,
The hot water heater according to claim 1, wherein the drain pipe includes a venturi section in a flow path of air supplied by the air pressure supply fan. The refined discharge means includes
The water heater according to claim 1, further comprising an ultrasonic vibrator.   The hot water heater according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the refined discharge means includes a tank for temporarily storing the drain, and the drain stored in the tank is refined and discharged. The instrument includes
The water heater according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising neutralizing means for neutralizing drain generated by collecting latent heat in the auxiliary heat exchanger.

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