TWI612261B - Heater - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a heater comprising a cylinder, a heating device and a regulating valve. The inside of the cylinder is provided with a heating zone and a non-heating zone, and a heat flow conduit connecting the heating zone and the non-heating zone. The heating device is disposed in the barrel and extends into the heating zone. The regulating valve is disposed at the inlet end of the heat flow conduit at one of the heating zones, and the regulating valve selectively controls the size of the passage of the heating zone to communicate with the interior of the heat flow conduit.

Description

Heater

The invention relates to a heater.

According to the modern people's living standards, water heaters have become one of the necessary devices for every family. In order to solve the problem of water heaters not being hot and energy consumption, the conventional water heater has a heating zone and a non-heating zone. A heat flow conduit is connected between the two, the heating zone is provided with a heating element, and the liquid heated by the heating element is flowed from the heating zone to the non-heating zone via the heat flow conduit for use.

However, different water heaters may have different heating elements installed in different installation areas, and heating elements of different specifications have different heating efficiencies. Conventional water heater cylinders need to be equipped with heating elements to install different diameters. The heat flow conduit, which complicates the manufacturing process of the conventional water heater cylinder, leads to an increase in cost, and there is a drawback that needs to be improved.

Therefore, it is necessary to provide a novel and progressive heater to solve the above problems.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a heater including a regulating valve disposed at an inlet end of the heat flow conduit at one of the heating zones, the regulating valve selectively controlling the heating zone to communicate the heat flow The size of the passage inside the conduit.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a heater comprising a cylinder, a heating device and a regulating valve. The inside of the cylinder is provided with a heating zone and a non-heating zone, a heat flow conduit connecting the heating zone and the non-heating zone, and a cold flow channel connecting the heating zone and the non-heating zone, the cylinder body is further provided with the connection a water inlet and a water outlet inside the cylinder. The heating device is disposed in the barrel and extends into the heating zone. The regulating valve is disposed at the inlet end of the heat flow conduit at one of the heating zones, and the regulating valve selectively controls the size of the passage of the heating zone to communicate with the interior of the heat flow conduit.

1‧‧‧Cylinder

2‧‧‧heat flow conduit

3‧‧‧ heating device

4‧‧‧Regulator

5‧‧‧Insulation Department

42‧‧‧Fixed tablets

411‧‧‧First perforation

412‧‧‧ ear

413‧‧‧ feet

421‧‧‧Second perforation

11‧‧‧heating area

12‧‧‧Unheated zone

13‧‧‧Cold flow channel

14‧‧‧ Inlet

15‧‧‧Water outlet

21‧‧‧ entrance end

41‧‧‧ slides

422‧‧‧ Guide slot

423‧‧ ‧ chute

51‧‧‧ top board

52‧‧‧ side panels

53‧‧‧Baffle

54‧‧‧Open end

1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a side cross-sectional view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a partial exploded view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

4 to 6 are schematic views showing the operation of the regulating valve according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The following is a description of the possible embodiments of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention as claimed.

Referring to Figures 1 through 6, there is shown a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The heater of the present invention comprises a cylinder 1, a heating device 3 and a regulating valve 4.

The barrel 1 is internally provided with a heating zone 11 and a non-heating zone 12, a heat flow conduit 2 connecting the heating zone 11 and the non-heating zone 12, and a cold flow channel 13 connecting the heating zone 11 and the non-heating zone 12. The cylinder 1 is further provided with a water inlet 14 and a water outlet 15 that communicate with the inside of the cylinder 1.

The heating device 3 is disposed in the barrel 1 and extends into the heating zone 11.

The regulating valve 4 is disposed at the inlet end 21 of the heat flow conduit 2 at the heating zone 11, and the regulating valve 4 selectively controls the passage size of the heating zone 11 to communicate with the interior of the heat flow conduit 2.

In the embodiment, the heater further includes a heat insulating portion 5 which is laterally insulated from the inside of the cylindrical body 1 to define the heating zone 11 and the non-heating zone 12, and the heat flow conduit 2 is disposed through In the heat insulating portion 5, the water outlet 15 and the heating device 3 are located on opposite sides of the heat insulating portion 5, and the heat flow conduit 2 extends from the heating region 11 toward the water outlet 15.

The heat insulating portion 5 is a U-shaped long plate and is disposed transversely in the tubular body 1. The opening of the heat insulating portion 5 is opposite to the extending direction of the heat flow conduit 2, and the heat insulating portion 5 surrounds the heating region. 11.

The heat insulating portion 5 includes a top plate 51, two side plates 52 respectively disposed on opposite sides of the top plate 51, and a baffle 53 connected between the top plate 51 and the two side plates 52. The heat insulating portion 5 is opposite to the heat insulating portion 5 One end of the baffle 53 is an open end 54. The heating device 3 extends from the open end 54 into the thermal insulation portion 5, and the thermal insulation portion 5 does not completely block the cylindrical body 1 laterally. The flow passage 13 is provided on one side of the heat insulating portion 5 in the radial direction of the cylindrical body 1.

The adjusting valve 4 includes a sliding piece 41. The sliding piece 41 is slidably disposed at the inlet end 21 of the heat flow conduit 2 and movable between a first position and a second position to control the adjusting valve 4 to be shielded from the The size of the inlet end 21 of the heat flow conduit 2.

The sliding plate 41 is provided with a first through hole 411. The diameter of the first through hole 411 is smaller than the diameter of the inlet end 21 of the heat flow conduit 2 when the sliding piece 41 is located at the first position (as shown in FIG. 4). The first through hole 411 corresponds to the axial range of the inlet end 21 of the heat flow conduit 2, and when the sliding piece 41 is located at the second position (as shown in FIG. 6), the sliding piece 41 is not shielded. The inlet end 21 of the heat flow conduit 2, the passage of the heating zone 11 communicating with the interior of the heat flow conduit 2 is in a maximum state (i.e., equal to the inlet end 21 of the heat flow conduit 2). Therefore, the sliding end of the heat flow conduit 2 can be selectively shielded by sliding of the sliding plate 41 of the regulating valve 4, and the regulating valve 4 can be matched without changing the diameter of the heat flow conduit 2 and the size of the inlet end 21. The heating device 3 of different specifications is displaced to change the size of the passage of the heating zone 11 communicating with the inside of the heat flow conduit 2.

In detail, the adjusting valve 4 further includes a fixing piece 42 fixed to the heat insulating portion 5, the sliding piece 41 is slidably disposed on the fixing piece 42, and the fixing piece 42 includes a second through hole. 421. The aperture of the second through hole 421 is not smaller than the diameter of the inlet end 21 and corresponds to the inlet end 21. In the embodiment, the aperture of the second through hole 421 is equal to the diameter of the inlet end 21.

The sliding piece 41 is slidably disposed between the fixing piece 42 and the inlet end 21, and the fixing piece 42 is provided with a guiding groove 422 communicating with the second through hole 421, and the sliding piece 41 faces the same An ear piece 412 is disposed in the direction of the fixing piece 42. The ear piece 412 is slidably disposed on the guiding slot 422. The user can move the sliding piece 41 by holding the ear piece 412, and the sliding piece 41 can be limited. Sliding direction.

The side of the heat-dissipating tube 42 is a recessed portion, and the sliding piece 41 is slidably disposed at a recess of the fixing piece 42. The sliding piece 41 is respectively provided with a pin 413 on both sides of the sliding direction. The fixing piece 42 is further provided with two sliding grooves 423 extending along the sliding direction of the sliding piece 41. The two legs 413 are respectively disposed on the two sliding grooves 423, so that the sliding piece 41 can smoothly slide on the sliding piece 41. The fixing piece 42.

In summary, the heater of the present invention can selectively shield the inlet end of the heat flow conduit by sliding the slide of the regulating valve, and the regulating valve can be matched without changing the diameter of the heat flow conduit and the size of the inlet end. The heating device of different specifications and efficiency changes the size of the passage of the heating zone to communicate with the inside of the heat flow conduit.

1‧‧‧Cylinder

11‧‧‧heating area

2‧‧‧heat flow conduit

3‧‧‧ heating device

4‧‧‧Regulator

5‧‧‧Insulation Department

12‧‧‧Unheated zone

13‧‧‧Cold flow channel

14‧‧‧ Inlet

15‧‧‧Water outlet

Claims (9)

A heater comprising: a cylinder having a heating zone and a non-heating zone, a heat flow conduit connecting the heating zone and the non-heating zone, and a cold flow channel connecting the heating zone and the non-heating zone, The cylinder body further has a water inlet and a water outlet connected to the inside of the cylinder; a heat insulation portion including a top plate, the heat insulation portion is laterally insulated from the inside of the cylinder to define the heating And the non-heating zone, the heat flow conduit is disposed on the top plate of the heat insulation portion, the heat flow conduit extends from the heating zone toward the water outlet; a heating device is disposed on the cylinder body and extends into the heating zone The water outlet and the heating device are located on opposite sides of the heat insulating portion; a regulating valve is disposed at the inlet end of the heat flow conduit, the regulating valve selectively controlling the heating region to communicate with the The size of the passage inside the heat pipe. The heater according to claim 1, wherein the heat insulating portion is a U-shaped long plate and is disposed transversely in the cylindrical body, and the opening of the heat insulating portion is opposite to an extending direction of the heat flow conduit, the heat insulating portion The heating zone is enclosed. The heater of claim 2, wherein the heat insulating portion comprises two side plates respectively disposed on opposite sides of the top plate, and a baffle connected between the top plate and the two side plates, the heat insulating portion being opposite to the heat insulating portion One end of the baffle is an open end, and the heating device extends from the open end into the heat insulating portion, and the cold flow channel is disposed on one side of the heat insulating portion. The heater of claim 1, wherein the regulating valve comprises a sliding piece, the sliding piece is slidably disposed at an inlet end of the heat flow conduit and movable between a first position and a second position to control the The regulator valve shields an area of the inlet end of the heat flow conduit. The heater of claim 4, wherein the sliding piece is provided with a first perforation, the aperture of the first perforation is smaller than the diameter of the inlet end of the heat flow conduit, when the sliding piece is located at the first position, The first perforation corresponds to an axial extent of the inlet end of the heat flow conduit, and the slider does not shield the inlet end of the heat flow conduit when the slider is in the second position. The heater of claim 5, wherein the regulating valve further comprises a fixing piece, the fixing piece is fixed to the heat insulating portion, the sliding piece is slidably disposed on the fixing piece, and the fixing piece comprises a second perforating The aperture of the second through hole is not less than the diameter of the inlet end and corresponds to the inlet end. The heater of claim 6, wherein the sliding piece is slidably disposed between the fixing piece and the inlet end, and the fixing piece is provided with a guiding groove that communicates with the second perforating, the sliding An ear piece is protruded from the sheet in the direction of the fixing piece, and the ear piece is slidably disposed in the guiding groove. The heater according to claim 6, wherein the side of the fixing piece facing the heat flow conduit is a depression, and the sliding piece is slidably disposed at a recess of the fixing piece, and the sliding piece is laterally opposite to the sliding direction. A pin is disposed, and the fixing piece is further disposed with two sliding slots extending along a sliding direction of the sliding piece, and the two legs are respectively disposed in the two sliding slots. The heater of claim 3, wherein the regulating valve comprises a sliding piece, the sliding piece is slidably disposed at an inlet end of the heat flow conduit and movable between a first position and a second position to control the The adjusting valve is shielded from the area of the inlet end of the heat flow conduit; the sliding plate is provided with a first through hole, and the aperture of the first through hole is smaller than the diameter of the inlet end of the heat flow conduit, when the sliding piece is located at the first position The first perforation corresponds to an axial extent of the inlet end of the heat flow conduit, and the slider does not shield the inlet end of the heat flow conduit when the slider is in the second position; the regulating valve further includes a a fixing piece, the fixing piece is fixed to the heat insulating portion, the sliding piece is slidably disposed on the fixing piece, the fixing piece comprises a second through hole, and the second perforating hole has a diameter not less than a diameter of the inlet end and corresponding The sliding piece is slidably disposed between the fixing piece and the inlet end, and the fixing piece is provided with a guiding groove communicating with the second perforation, and the sliding piece is facing the fixing piece An ear piece is protruded in the direction, and the ear piece is slidably disposed in the guiding groove The side of the fixing piece facing the heat flow conduit is a depression, and the sliding piece is slidably disposed in the depression of the fixing piece. The two sliding legs are respectively disposed on the two sides of the sliding plate, and the two sliding legs are respectively disposed on the two sliding slots.