KR102078975B1 - Air shaker - Google Patents

Abstract

An air shaker comprises: a cylindrical casing with an opened upper portion and lower portion; a ring-shaped foreign substance engagement plate fixed to an upper portion of the casing; a drive unit inserted into and fixed to an internal hole of the foreign substance engagement plate; an air blowing fan connected to a lower portion of the drive unit and configured to generate flow of air from the upper portion to the lower portion of the casing; a ring-shaped air flow guide plate fixed to the lower portion of the casing; and an air diffusion plate inserted into and fixed to an internal hole of the air flow guide plate. Accordingly, the air can be effectively shaken by using the air shaker. Moreover, heat radiation and insulation problems of the drive unit can be effectively solved.

Description

Air stirrer {AIR SHAKER}

Embodiments are directed to an air stirrer, and more particularly, when the air sucked from the upper side is discharged to the lower side, efficient air agitation is achieved by forming a special air flow through a discharge port having a predetermined pattern configured in the air diffusion plate. It relates to a technique related to an air stirrer that can be.

Generally, facilities such as a plastic house, a greenhouse, and a livestock house (hereinafter, also referred to as 'greenhouse') are provided with an air stirrer for mixing internal air. The air stirrer is used to circulate and mix the internal air in order to prevent damage caused by cold and high humidity caused by temperature difference between upper and lower air inside the house.

However, conventionally used air stirrer 1) when the air sucked from one side is discharged from the other side, due to the air diffusion structure of the discharge port, the vertical down of the air stirrer is a blind spot that does not reach the wind to cover the air diffusion structure And 2) there is no problem in that there is no separate provision for the problem of water infiltration into the motor built in the air stirrer, and 3) when installed and operated to hang on the house frame, the electric stirrer and the house frame are not insulated. There was a problem with the accident.

Utility Model Registration No. 20-0217109

According to an aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the formation of blind spots in the flow of air discharged through the air stirrer, and to provide an electrical accident by having a drive cap with both insulation and heat insulation, or insulated from the house frame An air stirrer that can be prevented can be provided.

Air stirrer according to an embodiment of the present invention, the upper and lower openings of the cylindrical casing, fixed to the upper portion of the casing, ring-shaped foreign matter stopping plate, the drive unit is inserted into the inner hole of the foreign matter stopping plate fixed A blower fan connected to a lower portion of the drive unit and configured to generate a flow of air from an upper portion of the casing to a lower portion, fixed to a lower portion of the casing, a ring-shaped airflow guide plate and an inner portion of the airflow guide plate; It may include an air diffusion plate is inserted into the hole and fixed.

The driving unit may further include a motor, a heat dissipation member housing an outer circumferential surface of a portion of the motor, and a motor cap covering the other part of the motor and coupled to the heat dissipation member, wherein the motor Another part of the condenser includes a condenser therein, and the motor cap includes a plurality of connecting parts extending downward to be coupled to the heat dissipation member, but the space between adjacent connecting parts may be empty.

In one embodiment, the width of the space between the adjacent connecting portion may be at least three times larger than the width of each connecting portion.

In one embodiment, the air diffusion plate is formed in the protruding portion is inserted into the inner hole of the air flow guide plate, a circular wind plate configured to be spaced apart from the air flow guide plate, a predetermined distance, the circular wind plate, It may comprise a plurality of discharge portions, arranged on the same circumference.

In one embodiment, each ejection portion is composed of a plurality of ejection openings, each ejection opening may have a rectangular shape.

In one embodiment, the air stirrer further comprises a chain that can be fastened to the foreign matter stopping plate to hang the house frame, the chain may be at least one portion of the insulating material.

In one embodiment, the upper portion of the casing has a shape in which the circumference gradually increases toward the upper portion, the circumference of the air diffusion plate may be larger than the circumference of the casing.

According to the air stirrer according to an aspect of the present invention, 1) when the air sucked from one side is discharged from the other side, the wind does not reach like a conventional air stirrer through the discharge port of the air flow guide plate and the air diffusion plate of a special pattern The blind spots can be prevented from occurring, and 2) the cap of the driving unit (motor) installed in the air stirrer selectively covers only the condenser portion of the driving unit and minimizes the heat dissipation member portion to maximize the insulation and heat dissipation effect. 3) It is possible to prevent the electric accident by constructing the connection between the house frame and the air agitation period with insulating material.

1 is a perspective view of an air stirrer according to one embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the air stirrer shown in FIG. 1.
3 is a cross-sectional view of the air stirrer shown in FIG. 1.
4 is an exploded perspective view of the air stirrer shown in FIG. 1.
5 is a conceptual diagram of a motor cap of an air stirrer according to an embodiment.
Figure 6 shows a vertical cross section of the discharge port according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 illustrates a state in which an air stirrer is installed in a house frame according to an embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Where a part is referred to herein as being "above" another part, it may be directly above another part or may be accompanied by another part in between. In contrast, when a part is mentioned as "directly above" another part, no other part is involved between them.

The terms first, second and third, etc., are used herein to describe various parts, components, regions, layers and / or sections, but are not limited to these. These terms are only used to distinguish one part, component, region, layer or section from another part, component, region, layer or section. Accordingly, the first portion, component, region, layer or section described below may be referred to as the second portion, component, region, layer or section without departing from the scope of the invention.

The terminology used herein is for reference only to specific embodiments and is not intended to limit the invention. As used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” include plural forms as well, unless the phrases clearly indicate the opposite. As used herein, the term "comprising" embodies a particular property, region, integer, step, operation, element, and / or component, and the presence of another property, region, integer, step, operation, element, and / or component, or It does not exclude the addition.

In the present specification, terms indicating relative spaces such as "below" and "above" may be used to more easily describe the relationship of one part to another part shown in the drawings. These terms are intended to include other meanings or operations of the device in use with the meanings intended in the figures. For example, turning the device in the figure upside down, some parts described as being "below" of the other parts are described as being "above" the other parts. Thus, the exemplary term "below" includes both up and down directions. The device can be rotated 90 degrees or at other angles, the terms representing relative space being interpreted accordingly.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms including technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. Commonly defined terms used are additionally interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the related technical literature and the presently disclosed contents, and are not interpreted as ideal or very formal meaning unless defined.

1 is a perspective view of an air stirrer according to one embodiment, FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the air stirrer shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the air stirrer shown in FIG. 1.

4 is an exploded perspective view of the air stirrer according to an embodiment. Hereinafter, each configuration of the air stirrer 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

1 to 4, the air stirrer 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a casing 110, a foreign matter stopping plate 120, a driving unit 130, a blowing fan 140, and an air flow guide plate. 150, and an air diffusion plate 160.

In one embodiment, the casing 110 may have a cylindrical shape with the top and bottom open. However, this is exemplary, and any structure that may have a fan therein may be in the form of a casing 110.

Referring to FIG. 3, the upper portion 111 of the casing 110 may have a shape in which the circumference gradually increases toward the upper portion. When the air is sucked into the casing from the upper portion, the circumference of the upper portion of the casing 110 is larger than the circumference of the casing 110, so that the flow of the sucked air is faster.

The foreign matter stopping plate 120 may be fixed to the upper portion of the casing 110. Here, the upper part of the casing may be the upper part 111 of the casing described above with reference to FIG. 3, or a lower part thereof (a part having a predetermined circumference).

The foreign matter stopping plate 120 may be screwed to the inner circumferential surface of the casing 110 or may be fastened through the fastening part. 1 to 3 illustrate an embodiment in which the screw is fixed, but this is merely exemplary.

Referring to FIG. 4, the foreign matter stopping plate 120 may be empty in its center in a ring shape (ie, an inner hole may be formed). The foreign matter stopping plate 120 may function to prevent foreign substances from entering the inside of the air stirrer 100. To this end, the foreign matter stopping plate 120 may have a mesh structure having a predetermined pattern. In the drawings, a pattern consisting of a plurality of concentric circles and a radial woven body is illustrated, but this is merely an example, and foreign matter stopping plates of various patterns are possible.

The driving unit 130 may be inserted into and fixed to the inner hole of the foreign matter stopping plate 120. As shown in FIG. 1, the driving unit 130 may be screwed with the foreign matter stopping plate 120, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

In one embodiment, the driving unit 130 covers a motor, a heat dissipation member 131 housing the outer circumferential surface of a part of the motor, and another part of the motor, and a motor cap 132 coupled to the heat dissipation member 131. It may include. The motor may include a rotor, a stator, a condenser, and the like.

Referring to FIG. 3 with respect to one part and the other part of the motor described above, 'one part' that the heat dissipation member 131 houses corresponds to an outer circumferential surface excluding the upper end of the motor, and 'other part' is heat dissipation. The member 131 corresponds to the upper end of the motor which is not housing.

In another embodiment, the other part of the motor may include a condenser C therein. In addition, the motor cap 132 is a cover portion (132a) and the motor cap 132 and the heat dissipation member 132 to cover (housing) the space between the motor portion and the heat dissipation member 131 that is not covered by the heat dissipation member 131. ) May include a plurality of connecting portions 132b extending downward from the cover portion 132a. Here, the space between the connecting portions 132b adjacent to each other may be empty.

The heat dissipation member 131 may discharge heat generated from the driving unit 130 and may function to protect the inside of the driving unit 130. In one embodiment, the heat dissipation member 131 may be configured to house an outer circumferential surface of at least a portion of the driving unit 130 as shown in FIG. 3. More specifically, the heat dissipation member 131 may be configured not to housing a portion (whole or one portion) in which the capacitor C is located, but to housing other portions.

The heat dissipation member 131 may prevent the external impact by housing the side surface of the driving unit. In addition, the heat dissipation member 131 may perform a heat dissipation function by being composed of a metal, a non-metal or a mixture thereof having low thermal conductivity.

On the other hand, the portion of the drive unit 130 that is not housed by the heat dissipation member 131 may be configured such that the above-described motor cap 132 is housed. The motor cap 132 may have a function of preventing moisture from penetrating into the driving unit.

In one embodiment, the motor cap 132 may be configured to cover the heat dissipation member 131 as a whole. Accordingly, penetration of moisture into the driving unit 130 may be prevented.

On the other hand, the motor cap (overly covering the heat dissipation member) according to the above embodiment may increase the problem of overheating of the driving unit by blocking the heat emitted from the heat dissipation member 131.

Motor cap 132 according to another embodiment may have a structure to minimize the portion overlapping with the heat radiating member 131. For example, from one connecting portion 132b extending downward from the cover portion 132a between the connecting portion 132b of the motor cap 132 to reach the other connecting portion 132b along the outer circumferential portion of the heat radiating member 131. The portion corresponding to the space up to may be empty so that the motor cap 132 is not configured.

5 is a view for explaining the structure of the connecting portion 132b of the motor cap 132 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The width d2 of the space between two adjacent connecting portions 132b shown in FIG. 5 may be three times or more larger than the width d1 of each connecting portion, but this is merely an example, and the motor cap on the heat dissipation member 131 is provided. In order to fix the 132, the connecting portion 132b may be configured to a minimum width capable of fixing the connecting portion 132 to a fixing member located at the center of the heat dissipation member 132. That is, in FIG. 5, the ratio of d1 and d2 may be 1: 3 or 1: 3 or more, but is not limited thereto.

In one embodiment, the motor cap 132 may have a connecting portion 132 that can be coupled to the heat radiation member 131 while housing the heat radiation member 131 with a minimum area. Meanwhile, in the present embodiment, the heat dissipation member 131 and the motor cap 132 have been described on the premise that the motor cap 132 is coupled and fixed through a fixing member located at the center of the heat dissipation member 131, but the present invention is limited thereto. It doesn't happen.

The motor cap 132 described above may selectively seal a portion (between the exposed motor portion and the heat radiating member) in which moisture may penetrate the motor, and maximize the exposed area of the heat radiating member 131 to overheat the motor. And it can be prevented, there is an advantage that can also reduce the weight of the overall drive.

The blowing fan 140 may be connected to the lower portion of the driving unit 130 and may rotate by receiving power from the driving unit 130. According to this rotation, the blowing fan 140 may be configured to generate a flow of air from the upper portion of the casing 110 to the lower portion. Meanwhile, although four blades of the blowing fan 140 are illustrated in the drawings, the present invention is not limited thereto.

The air flow guide plate 140 may be fixed to the lower portion of the casing 110 and may have a ring shape. The inside of the ring shape is configured in various patterns, it is possible to vary the direction and shape of the flow of air discharged to the lower portion of the air stirrer (100).

In one embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 4, the pattern of the air flow guide plate 140 may be a curved radial pattern. The air flow guide plate 140 may be fixed to the casing 110.

Meanwhile, in another embodiment, the air flow guide plate 140 is not fixed to the casing 110, and may be rotated by wind generated by the blowing fan 140.

In one embodiment, the air diffusion plate 160 may be configured to be inserted into and fixed to the inner hole of the air flow guide plate 150. The air diffusion plate 160 may perform a function of diffusing air so that the discharged air may spread to a large area. To this end, the circumference of the air diffusion plate 160 may be larger than the circumference of the casing.

Referring to FIG. 4, in one embodiment, the air diffusion plate 160 has a circular shape configured to be spaced apart from the protrusion 161 and the air flow guide plate 150 inserted into the inner hole of the air flow guide plate 150 by a predetermined distance. It may include a plurality of discharge parts 163 formed on the wind plate 162 and the circular wind plate 162 and disposed on the same circumference.

The protrusion 161 may perform a function for the air diffusion plate 160 to be coupled to the air flow guide plate 150.

Referring to FIG. 3, the distance g2 between the circular wind plate 162 and the air flow guide plate 150 may be determined according to the rotation speed of the blowing fan. For example, the shape of the air diffusion plate 160 may be determined such that the interval g2 increases as the number of revolutions of the blowing fan increases. Meanwhile, in one embodiment, the space g1 between the air flow guide plate 150 and the blowing fan 140 and the space g2 between the air flow guide plate 150 and the air diffusion plate 160 may be the same as or different from each other. Depending on the environment in which the air stirrer is operated, it may be determined in consideration of the size of the blowing fan, the number of revolutions.

A plurality of discharge parts 163 may be disposed on the same circumference. According to an embodiment, a plurality of discharge portions may be disposed on a plurality of circumferences, and the discharge portions disposed on the same circumference may have the same shape. However, depending on the position, the direction of each discharge portion may be different.

In one embodiment, the discharge unit 163 may be composed of a plurality of discharge ports. In a preferred embodiment, the discharge port may have a rectangular shape, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Here, the 'shape' of the discharge port is a shape on a plan view, and the vertical cross section may have various structures. In another embodiment, the shape of the discharge port may be a structure including various curved surfaces in addition to a rectangle. For example, it may be a half moon shape, a sphere, an ellipse, and the like.

In addition, in one embodiment, the size of the discharge portion 163 may be appropriately determined according to the use of the air stirrer. A portion of the air discharged to the lower portion of the air stirrer passes through the discharge portion 163 and is discharged vertically downward of the air stirrer 100, and thus, if the size of the discharge portion 163 is too large, it is located directly below the air stirrer 100. Crops may be damaged by strong winds. Therefore, the size of the discharge unit 163 may be determined to allow the wind to finely exit through the discharge unit 163 in consideration of the installation position of the air stirrer, the use, and the rotation speed of the blower fan 140. For example, the discharge part 163 may be an opening having a width of about several mm to several cm, but is not limited thereto.

Figure 6 shows a vertical cross section of the discharge port according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 6, the direction p corresponds to the direction p of FIG. 1. FIG. 6 (a) shows a case where the vertical cross section is rectangular, and FIG. 6 (b) shows a case where the vertical cross section is inclined in the same direction (parallel quadrangle), and FIG. 6 (c) shows opposite faces. It shows the case of a rectangle (parallel quadrangle) inclined in the direction. In the case of Figure 6 (c), the air discharged from the different discharge port may meet each other to form a strong vortex, thereby the advantage that the agitation of the air can be made in a variety of forms.

In FIG. 6, the vertical cross-section of the discharge port is illustrated as being flat, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and may include a concave or convex curved surface.

7 illustrates a state in which an air stirrer is installed in a house frame according to an embodiment. Referring to FIG. 7, in one embodiment, the air stirrer 100 may further include a chain 170 that may be fastened to the foreign matter stopping plate 120 to hang the air stirrer 100 on the house frame. On the other hand, the chain 170 may be fastened to other parts in addition to the foreign matter stopping plate 120.

At least one portion of the chain 170 may be made of an insulating material. For example, part of the chain 170 may be made of plastic. In order to prevent the current of the house frame flowing to the air stirrer 100, the portion of the chain 170 consisting of an insulating material is a chain between the unit chain connected to the air stirrer 100 and the unit chain connected to the house frame Can be.

According to the air stirrer of the present invention described above, when the air sucked from one side is discharged from the other side, a blind spot that does not reach the wind like a conventional air stirrer through the discharge port of the air flow guide plate and the air diffusion plate of a special pattern Can be prevented, and the motor cap of the drive unit installed in the stirrer selectively covers only the condenser portion of the motor, and minimizes the heat dissipation member portion, thereby maximizing insulation and heat dissipation effect. It is possible to prevent electric accidents by making the connection of the stirring period with insulating material.

Although the present invention described above has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations may be made therefrom. However, such modifications should be considered to be within the technical protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

Claims (7)

Cylindrical casings whose top and bottom are open;
A ring-shaped foreign material stopping plate fixed to an upper portion of the casing;
A driving part inserted into and fixed to an inner hole of the foreign matter stopping plate;
A blowing fan connected to a lower portion of the driving unit and configured to generate a flow of air from an upper portion of the casing to a lower portion;
A ring-shaped air flow guide plate fixed to the lower portion of the casing; And
An air diffusion plate inserted into and fixed to the inner hole of the air flow guide plate;
The drive unit,
motor;
A heat dissipation member housing an outer circumferential surface of a portion of the motor; And
Covering another portion of the motor located on the upper portion of the portion, further comprising a motor cap coupled to the heat dissipation member,
The heat dissipation member includes a heat dissipation projecting outward,
The other part of the motor includes a condenser therein,
The motor cap includes a plurality of connection parts extending downward along the outer circumference of the heat dissipation member to be coupled to the outer middle portion of the heat dissipation member, wherein the heat dissipation plate is located in the space between adjacent connection parts,
The air diffusion plate,
A protrusion inserted into an inner hole of the air flow guide plate;
A circular wind plate configured to be spaced apart from the air flow guide plate by a predetermined distance;
An air stirrer formed on the circular windshield and including a plurality of discharge portions disposed on the same circumference.
delete The method of claim 1,
An air stirrer, wherein the width of the space between the adjacent connecting portions is at least three times larger than the width of each connecting portion.
delete The method of claim 1,
Each discharge portion is composed of a plurality of discharge ports,
Each discharge port is rectangular in shape.
The method of claim 5,
Further comprising a chain that can be fastened to the foreign matter stopping plate to hang the air stirrer to the house frame,
Wherein said chain comprises at least a portion of an insulating material.
The method of claim 6,
The upper portion of the casing has a shape in which the circumference gradually increases toward the upper portion,
And an circumference of the air diffusion plate is larger than a circumference of the casing.

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