JP6468589B2 - Electrode parts for combustion equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a combustion apparatus comprising a combustion housing incorporating a burner, and a heat shield plate that covers an inner surface of the outer wall plate of the combustion housing and defines an air passage for flowing cooling air between the outer wall plate and the outer wall. The present invention relates to an electrode component such as a spark plug or a frame rod that is mounted so as to penetrate the plate and the heat shield plate.

  This type of electrode component includes an electrode and an insulator through which the electrode is inserted and fixed. Conventionally, the insulator of the electrode component is an insulator that extends outward from a flange portion that penetrates the outer wall plate and the heat shield plate of the combustion housing and contacts the inner half of the insulator and the outer surface of the outer wall plate. The outer diameter of the outer half is substantially equal (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  By the way, if the outer diameter of the insulator is small, it is necessary to increase the length of the inner half of the insulator in order to secure the creeping distance. However, in this case, the protrusion length of the insulator from the heat shielding plate becomes long, the amount of heating of the insulator by the burner combustion gas increases, and the insulator is overheated.

  Therefore, the outer diameter of the inner half of the insulator should be larger than the outer diameter of the outer half of the insulator so that the creepage distance can be secured without increasing the length of the inner half of the insulator. Can be considered. However, in this case, the insulator becomes an obstacle in the portion directly above the insulator of the air passage, and the air does not sufficiently flow, resulting in insufficient cooling of the portion of the heat shield plate that matches the portion directly above the insulator.

JP 2001-132946 A

  In view of the above, the present invention provides an electrode component for a combustion apparatus that prevents overheating of the insulator and avoids insufficient cooling of the portion of the heat shield plate that matches the portion directly above the insulator. Is the issue.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a heat shield plate that defines a combustion housing that contains a burner and an air passage that covers the inner surface of the outer wall plate of the combustion housing and allows cooling air to flow between the outer wall plate. An electrode component that is attached to a combustion device including an outer wall plate and a heat shield plate, and includes an electrode and an insulator through which the electrode is inserted and fixed. The outer diameter of the inner half of the insulator extending inward through the flange is made larger than the outer diameter of the outer half of the insulator extending outward from the flange portion contacting the outer surface of the outer wall plate. A small diameter part with a smaller outer diameter than the other part of the inner half part is formed in the part located in the air passage of the inner half part, and the inner part adjacent to the heat shield plate side with respect to the small diameter part The outer diameter of the side half is equal to or greater than the diameter of the insulator insertion hole formed in the heat shield .

  According to the present invention, by making the inner half of the insulator large in diameter, the creepage distance can be secured without increasing the length of the inner half, and overheating of the insulator can be prevented. Furthermore, since the small diameter part is formed in the part located in the air passage on the inner half of the insulator, the flow of air to the part directly above the insulator of the air passage is not hindered so much and it matches the part directly above the insulator. Insufficient cooling of the portion of the heat shield that can be avoided.

Further, according to the present invention, the outer diameter of the inner half portion adjacent to the heat shield plate side with respect to the small diameter portion is equal to or larger than the diameter of the insulator insertion hole formed in the heat shield plate as described above . It is possible to suppress the cooling air from coming out of the air passage through the insulator insertion hole or the combustion gas entering the air passage.

The perspective view of a combustion apparatus provided with the electrode component of embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2 is a cut side view taken along line II-II in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is an enlarged cut plan view of a main part cut along line III-III in FIG. 2.

  Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a combustion casing that constitutes a combustion apparatus that includes a hot water supply heat source unit. The upper surface of the combustion casing 1 is open, and a hot water supply heat exchanger (not shown) is installed on the combustion casing 1 as an object to be heated. In the combustion housing 1, a partition plate 4 that partitions the space in the combustion housing 1 into a combustion chamber 2 and an air supply chamber 3 below the combustion chamber 2 is provided. In the combustion chamber 2, a plurality of longitudinal burners 5 having a flame port 51 at the upper end in the front-rear direction are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction.

  A combustion fan (not shown) is connected to the bottom surface of the air supply chamber 3, and air is supplied from the combustion fan to the air supply chamber 3. A number of distribution holes 41 are formed in the partition plate 4 so that air supplied to the air supply chamber 3 is supplied as secondary air to the combustion chamber 2 through these distribution holes 41.

  Further, an upright plate portion 42 bent upward and an upper plate portion 43 bent forward from the upper end of the upright plate portion 42 to reach the outer wall plate 11 on the front surface of the combustion housing 1 are provided at the front end of the partition plate 4. It has been. A primary air chamber 31 that rises so as to reach the upper plate portion 43 on the front side of the upright plate portion 42 is provided at the front end portion of the air supply chamber 3. In the standing plate part 42, each opening 44 is formed so as to face the inflow port 52 a at the upstream end of the mixing pipe part 52 below each burner 5, and the front surface of the primary air chamber 31 is closed by the gas manifold 6. The gas manifold 6 is provided with nozzles 61 facing the openings 44, and the fuel gas is supplied from the nozzles 61 to the openings 44, that is, the mixing pipe portions 52 of the burners 5, and the primary air chambers are provided. Primary air is supplied from 31. Further, a frame rod 7 and a spark plug 8 are disposed on the front side of the combustion housing 1.

  Further, the outer wall plate portion above the upper end of the burner 5 of the combustion housing 1 is strongly heated by the combustion of the burner 5. Therefore, in order to ensure the heat resistance of the combustion housing 1, the inner surface of the upper portion of the outer wall plate 11 on the front surface of the combustion housing 1, the outer wall plate 12 on the rear surface, and the outer wall plate 13 on each of the left and right side surfaces above the upper end of the burner 5 The heat shield plates 14, 15, and 16 are provided on the front side, the rear side, and the left and right sides of the burner 5. Further, a burner presser plate 17 that contacts the rear edge of the burner 5 is provided in the combustion housing 1. . Then, air rising from the primary air chamber 31 is allowed to flow as cooling air between the front outer wall plate 11 and the front heat shield plate 14 through a through hole 45 formed in the upper plate portion 43 of the partition plate 4. The air passage 14a is defined, and the air rising from between the rear outer wall plate 12 and the burner pressing plate 17 is also used as cooling air between the rear outer wall plate 12 and the rear heat shield plate 15. A flowing air passage 15a is defined.

  The lower end of the front heat shield 14 is slightly lower than the upper end of the burner 5, and the upper front end of each burner 5 is engaged with the flange 141 bent backward at the lower end. In addition to forming a notch to be cut, a notch that engages with the upper rear end of each burner 5 is also formed in the flange portion 171 bent forward at the upper end of the burner pressing plate 17. Are positioned laterally. Further, the inner surface of the lower end portion of the rear heat shield plate 15 is brought into contact with the upper outer surface of the burner presser plate 17 at a position lower than the upper end of the burner 5, and is raised from between the outer wall plate 12 and the burner presser plate 17 on the rear surface. The air to be efficiently flows into the air passage 15a.

  2 and 3, the frame rod 7 and the spark plug 8 as electrode parts are mounted so as to penetrate through the outer wall plate 11 on the front surface of the combustion housing 1 and the heat shield plate 14 on the front side. Electrodes 71 and 81 and insulators 72 and 82 for inserting and fixing the electrodes 71 and 81 are provided. Further, the insulators 72 and 82 pass through the outer wall plate 11 and the heat shield plate 14, that is, through the respective insulator insertion holes 111 formed in the outer wall plate 11 and the respective insulator insertion holes 142 formed in the heat shield plate 14. Inner side halves 721 and 821 extending toward the outer side, flanges 722 and 822 contacting the outer surface of the outer wall plate 11 so as to close the respective insulator insertion holes 111, and outer portions extending outward from the flanges 722 and 822 And side half portions 723 and 823. Then, the mounting plate 18 is fastened to the outer surface of the outer wall plate 11 via the packing 181 that overlaps the flange portions 722 and 822 of the insulators 72 and 82 of the frame rod 7 and the spark plug 8, whereby the frame rod 7 and the spark plug 8. Is fixed.

  Here, when the outer diameters of the inner half portions 721 and 821 of the insulators 72 and 82 are relatively small diameters comparable to the outer half portions 723 and 823, the inner side It is necessary to make the lengths of the halves 721 and 821 as long as the outer halves 723 and 823. However, in this case, the protrusion length of the insulators 72 and 82 from the heat shield plate 14 is increased, the heating amount of the insulators 72 and 82 by the combustion gas of the burner 5 is increased, and the insulators 72 and 82 are overheated. End up.

  Therefore, the outer diameters of the inner halves 721 and 821 are set to the outer halves 723 so that the creepage distance can be secured without increasing the length of the inner halves 721 and 821 of the insulators 72 and 82. It is desirable to make it larger than the outer diameter of 823. However, if the outer diameters of the inner side half portions 721 and 821 are simply increased, the insulators 72 and 82 interfere with the portions directly above the insulators 72 and 82 of the air passage 14a between the outer wall plate 11 and the heat shield plate 14. As a result, the air does not flow sufficiently, resulting in insufficient cooling of the portion of the heat shield 14 that matches the portion directly above the insulators 72 and 82.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the outer diameters of the inner halves 721 and 821 of the insulators 72 and 82 are made larger than the outer diameters of the outer halves 723 and 823 and the air in the inner halves 721 and 821 is increased. Small diameter portions 721a and 821a having outer diameters smaller than the other portions of the inner half portions 721 and 821 are formed in the portion located in the passage 14a. According to this, since the air flows from the periphery of the small diameter portions 721a and 821a to the upper part thereof, the air flow to the portion directly above the insulators 72 and 82 of the air passage 14a is not hindered so much, and directly above the insulators 72 and 82. Insufficient cooling of the portion of the heat shield 14 that matches the portion can be avoided.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the outer diameters of the inner half portions 721 and 821 adjacent to the heat shield plate 14 with respect to the small diameter portions 721a and 821a are made equal to the diameter of the insulator insertion hole 142 of the heat shield plate 14. ing. Thereby, it can suppress that the cooling air escapes from the air passage 14a through the insulator insertion hole 142, or the combustion gas enters the air passage 14a. The outer diameters of the inner half portions 721 and 821 adjacent to the heat shield plate 14 with respect to the small diameter portions 721a and 821a may be larger than the diameter of the insulator insertion hole 142.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Combustion housing, 11 ... Outer wall board, 14 ... Heat shield, 14a ... Air passage, 142 ... Insulator insertion hole, 5 ... Burner, 7 ... Frame rod (electrode part), 8 ... Spark plug (electrode part), 71 , 81 ... Electrodes, 72, 82 ... Insulator, 721, 821 ... Inner half of the insulator, 721a, 821a ... Small diameter part, 722, 822 ... Insulator flange, 723, 823 ... Outer half of the insulator .

Claims (1)

A combustion apparatus comprising a combustion housing containing a burner and a heat shielding plate that covers an inner surface of the outer wall plate of the combustion housing and defines an air passage for flowing cooling air between the outer wall plate and the heat shielding plate. In an electrode component that is mounted so as to penetrate the plate, the electrode component and the insulator that is inserted and fixed through the electrode,
The outer diameter of the inner half of the insulator that extends inward through the outer wall plate and the heat shield is larger than the outer diameter of the outer half of the insulator that extends outward from the flange portion that contacts the outer surface of the outer wall plate. A small-diameter portion having a smaller outer diameter than the other portions of the inner half is formed in the portion located in the air passage in the inner half of the insulator, and a heat shield plate for the small diameter portion The outer diameter of the inner half part adjacent to the side is equal to or greater than the diameter of the insulator insertion hole formed in the heat shield plate .

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