JPH10317345A - Snow melting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To remove snow that accumulated around houses, etc., without using a shovel or snowplow and the like so that almost no labor is required, by making effective use of the heat of a snow melting device in warming the ground using the heat and melting the snow which accumulated on the ground. SOLUTION: A load heating tank is provided adjacent to a burner chamber A and a snow melting chamber B which constitute an embedded snow melting device M, and is filled with a heat-exchange liquid, and load heating pipes 8 (8a, 8b) embedded in a passage or garden are communicated to the load heating tank to allow circulation. The load heating tank is communicated by a pipe to a cooling water chamber 4 provided in the snow melting chamber B, and a cooling water return pump 6 is communicated to one end of the pipe to allow circulation.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a snow-covered area.
The present invention relates to a technique for melting snow accumulated around a house using a buried snow melting device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a technology relating to a buried type snow melting apparatus in which a snow melting machine is buried in the ground such as in a yard or a garage, and snow is removed, melted and discharged into the snow melting room. I have. In addition, snow accumulated on the passage from the entrance to the road was removed with a scoop or a snow blower.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned technique, when snow accumulated in a place distant from the position where the snow melting device is embedded is removed, the removed snow is removed to the position where the snow melting device is embedded. There was a problem that it had to be transported, which required a lot of labor. For example, when a snow melting device is buried in front of a yard or a garage to remove snow accumulated in front of an entrance that is far from the yard or the garage. In addition, in front of the entrance and in the garage, there are relatively many times of passage, and when snowfall occurs, it is necessary to remove snow again before passing.

[0004]

The problem to be solved by the present invention is as described above. Next, means for solving the problem will be described. That is, the road heating tank 10 is provided adjacent to the burner chamber A and the snow melting chamber B constituting the buried type snow melting apparatus M, and the road heating tank 10 is filled with the heat exchange liquid, and The tank 10 is circulated by connecting a road heating pipe 8 embedded in a passage or a garden to the tank 10.

In addition, the road heating tank 10
And a cooling water chamber 4 provided in the snow melting chamber B is connected by a pipe, and a cooling water return pump 6 is connected to one end of the pipe to circulate.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the present invention will be described. 1 is a side sectional view of an embedded snow melting apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the same, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along aa in FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along a line bb in FIG. It is the figure which extended the pipe for road heating to the front.

This will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 4. In the buried snow melting apparatus M in this embodiment, the inside of the main body frame 1 is separated into a burner room A and a snow melting room B by a burner mounting plate 11, and the burner 2 is arranged inside the burner room A. Inside the chamber B, a snow melting plate 3 is arranged. The burner 2 and the inside of the snow melting plate 3 are communicated with each other so as to penetrate the burner mounting plate 11.
The snow melting plate 3 is supported by supports 16 and 17 and is supported in a floating state. In addition, the buried snow melting device M
Can be closed by a lid (not shown).

The snow melting plate 3 is formed in a substantially pentagonal shape when viewed from the front, and a hot air hole 3 is formed on a slope (side surface) of the snow melting plate 3.
a, 3a, etc. are opened so that hot air from the burner 2 is blown obliquely upward to melt the snow put into the snow melting chamber B, and the snow contacting the slope of the snow melting plate 3 is also melted. And fall along the slope as water. The edge of the ridge 3b at the upper end of the snow melting plate 3 is joined by joining the ends of the steel plates as vertical sides, and a gap is provided on the joining surface with a spacer (not shown) interposed therebetween. The hot air is blown upwards as the hole 3c, and the hot air from the hot air hole 3c and the snow at the ridgeline portion 3b contact each other, so that the injected snow is pressed from above and solidified. It is cracked, falls along the slope by its own weight, and is melted by the snow melting plate 3.

A cooling water chamber 4 is provided on the front surface of the snow melting plate 3 in accordance with the extension of the snow melting plate 3.
The heat exchange liquid is supplied through the heat exchanger 8 so that the flame from the burner 2 does not deform the front surface of the snow melting plate 3. In addition, a cover 30 is provided above the cooling water chamber 4 so that the introduced snow does not mix with the heat exchange liquid.

A part of the water after being melted is discharged from a drain 12 opened at a lower portion of the snow melting chamber B to a pump chamber C formed at one corner of the main body frame 1, and a bottom face of the snow melting chamber B is cooled.
The snow melted in the snow melting chamber B is stored in the pump chamber C from the drain 12 by lowering the side. The drain 12 is covered with a net to remove dust and the like.

A shower pump 5 which automatically operates when a certain amount of water accumulates is disposed in the pump chamber C, and a shower pipe 15 is connected to a discharge port of the shower pump 5. Is piped upward along the wall surface of the snow melting room B so that the snow put into the snow melting room B does not adhere to the side plate (wall surface) and does not fall.

A load heating tank 10 is provided below the burner chamber A and the snow melting chamber B.
The load heating tank 10 is separated by a partition plate 20 provided in the middle of the main body frame 1 in the vertical direction, and the load heating tank 10 is filled with a heat exchange liquid made of an antifreeze. However, although the road heating tank 10 may be formed separately, it is in contact with the snow melting chamber B so that heat can be exchanged. Further, the load heating tank 10 is not limited to beneath the burner room A and the snow melting room B, but may be arranged on the side.

The cooling water return pump 6 and the load heating pump 7
Are connected to the control circuit 21.
A cooling water return pipe 1 is provided at a discharge port of the cooling water return pump 6.
The other end of the cooling water return pipe 18 is inserted into the cooling water chamber 4. The cooling water chamber 4 and the inside of the load heating tank 10 are communicated with each other by an overflow pipe 9.
Is located in the upper part of the cooling water chamber 4.

Therefore, when the cooling water return pump 6 is driven, the heat exchange liquid on the lower temperature side in the load heating tank 10 is sucked and sent to the cooling water chamber 4 through the cooling water return pipe 18. When the cooling water return pipe 18 is heated even when passing through the burner chamber A and the snow melting chamber B, it is further heated in the cooling water chamber 4 and the liquid level becomes higher than the upper end of the overflow pipe 9. The heat exchange liquid is returned from the overflow pipe 9 to the load heating tank 10 and is heated. In addition, burner room A, and
Heat is also transmitted from the partition plate 20 in contact with the snow melting chamber B, and the heat exchange liquid is warmed. However, the cooling water return pump 6 can be operated together with the operation of the burner 2, and when the burner 2 is stopped, the cooling water return pump 6 can be stopped. The sensor S may be arranged to operate only when the temperature reaches the set temperature set by the setting machine 22. When the temperature sensor S is arranged in the load heating tank 10 and the temperature rises to the set temperature, cooling is performed. The water return pump 6 may be stopped.

A load heating pipe 8 communicates with a discharge port of a load heating pump 7 disposed in the load heating tank 10, and the load heating pipe 8 includes a discharge side pipe 8a and a return side pipe 8b. , The road heating pipe 8 is as shown in FIG.
It is buried and extended under the ground near the surface of the yard, entrance, approach, walkway, etc., and away from the location where the snow melting device is buried, to the place where people, cars, etc. pass. By operating the load heating pump 7, the heat exchange liquid heated in the load heating pipe 8 is caused to flow, and the heat warms the ground to melt the snow accumulated on the ground. Then, the heat exchange liquid cooled by the heat exchange is returned to the load heating tank 10 through the load heating pipe 8.

The load heating pump 7 may be operated only while the burner 2 is operating.
It is also possible to provide a temperature sensor S in the load heating tank 10 so that the temperature sensor S operates until the temperature drops to the set temperature. Further, the road heating tank 10 is buried in the ground, and heat can be stored by attaching a heat insulating material around the tank. By operating the load heating pump 7 only when necessary, A timer T is connected to the circuit 21 so that the timer is turned on several hours before commuting or commuting in consideration of the time of snow melting, and the road heating pump 7 is operated to commute to commuting or commuting. At times, it is possible to set so that snow melts, and to melt snow in a passage or the like.

As shown in FIG. 5, the road heating pipe 8 is extended from the snow melting apparatus buried in front of the garage to the front of the entrance by the buried type snow melting apparatus M as shown in FIG. 7 by turning on the operation switch and passing the heat exchange liquid through the load heating pipe 8 to warm the ground in front of the entrance,
The snow accumulated on the ground can be melted, and it is not necessary to carry the snow-removed snow to the place where the snow-melting device is buried, which reduces the labor, and There is no need to leave snow in front of the entrance, so there is no interruption. Even when the snow melting device is not operated, the road heating pipe 8 is buried in the ground, and the heat exchange liquid is made of antifreeze, so that the road heating pipe 8 does not freeze and may burst the road heating pipe 8. Nor.

[0018]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. A road heating tank 10 is provided adjacent to the burner chamber A and the snow melting chamber B constituting the buried type snow melting apparatus M, and the road heating tank 10 is filled with a heat exchange liquid. The heat exchange liquid in the load heating tank 10 is heated by the heat from the burner chamber A and the snow melting chamber B, and is circulated through the road heating pipe 8 embedded in the passage or the garden. The heat exchange liquid is sent to the load heating pipe 8, and the heat warms the ground, and the snow accumulated on the ground can be effectively used. Can be melted, and snow can be removed with almost no labor without using a scoop or a snowplow.

The road heating tank 10
And the cooling water chamber 4 provided in the snow melting chamber B are connected by a pipe, and the cooling water return pump 6 is connected to one end of the pipe so as to circulate, so that the heat exchange liquid can be heated in the cooling water chamber. Then, the temperature is further increased and sent to the road heating pipe 8, so that the melting of snow can be promoted, and the snow melting efficiency can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of an embedded snow melting apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the same.

FIG. 3 is an aa front sectional view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front sectional view taken along line bb in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a diagram in which a road heating pipe is extended to the front of the entrance.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A Burner room B Snow melting room 1 Main frame 2 Burner 3 Snow melting plate 4 Cooling water room 6 Cooling water return pump 7 Road heating pump 8 Road heating pipe 9 Overflow pipe 10 Road heating tank

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A road heating tank 1 adjacent to a burner room A and a snow melting room B constituting an embedded snow melting apparatus M.
0, the heat exchange liquid is filled in the road heating tank 10 and the load heating tank 10
A road heating pipe 8 buried in a passageway or a garden. 2. The road heating tank 10 and a cooling water chamber 4 provided in the snow melting chamber B are connected by a pipe, and a cooling water return pump 6 is connected to one end of the pipe and circulated. The snow melting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein