US20160377321A1 - Fan Device with a Preheat Circulation Channel - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24H—FLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEAT-GENERATING MEANS, e.g. HEAT PUMPS, IN GENERAL
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- F24H3/0405—Air heaters with forced circulation the air being in direct contact with the heating medium, e.g. electric heating element using electric energy supply, e.g. the heating medium being a resistive element; Heating by direct contact, i.e. with resistive elements, electrodes and fins being bonded together without additional element in-between
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- F24H3/0417—Air heaters with forced circulation the air being in direct contact with the heating medium, e.g. electric heating element using electric energy supply, e.g. the heating medium being a resistive element; Heating by direct contact, i.e. with resistive elements, electrodes and fins being bonded together without additional element in-between for domestic or space-heating systems portable or mobile
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- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
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- the disclosure relates to a fan device, more particularly to a fan device with a preheat circulation channel.
- An electrical appliance used for increasing ambient temperature is an electric heater.
- the most commonly seen electric heaters in the market can be classified according to the different heating principles into halogen types, ceramic types, vane types, etc.
- the conventional electric heaters mostly have a heating component capable of converting electrical energy into thermal energy. When cold air passes through the heating component and absorbs enough heat, the cold air becomes warm air, and when the warm air is continuously generated, the ambient temperature is increased.
- the conventional electric heater has a limited effect of warming the air.
- an object of this disclosure is to provide a fan device that has a preheat circulation channel and that is capable of enhancing the effect of warming air.
- a fan device comprises a base unit, a cover unit, a preheat inner tube, a fan unit and a heating unit.
- the base unit has at least one air inlet and includes an outer tube defining an accommodation space fluidly communicating with the at least one air inlet.
- the cover unit is disposed on the base unit and has a receiving chamber fluidly communicating with the accommodation space, and an air outlet fluidly communicating with the receiving chamber.
- the cover unit includes a lower seat.
- the lower seat includes an inner annular wall, an outer annular wall spaced apart from the inner annular wall, and a connecting wall interconnecting the inner and outer annular walls.
- the preheat inner tube is disposed in and divides the accommodation space into a heating chamber defined by the preheat inner tube and a preheat circulation channel that is defined cooperatively by the preheat inner tube, the connecting wall and the outer tube and that fluidly communicates with the heating chamber.
- the preheat inner tube has a top portion disposed in the inner annular wall of the lower seat.
- the fan unit is disposed in the receiving chamber.
- the heating unit includes at least one heating component disposed in the heating chamber. When the fan unit is activated, air flows from the air inlet into the preheat circulation channel, and from the preheat circulation channel, the air flows consecutively through the heating chamber and the receiving chamber and out into an external environment through the air outlet.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a fan device according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of one half of the first embodiment in an assembled state, illustrating a preheat inner tube dividing an accommodation space into a heating chamber and a preheat circulation channel;
- FIG. 3 is a top view of the first embodiment, illustrating the preheat inner tube surrounding a heating component
- FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the first embodiment, illustrating how air flows along the paths indicated by dotted-lined arrows when a fan unit is activated;
- FIG. 5 is a is a perspective view of one half of a fan device according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the second embodiment, illustrating two air inlets being formed in an outer tube and how air flows along the paths indicated by dotted-lined arrows when a fan unit is activated.
- a fan device according to the first embodiment of the disclosure is shown to include a base unit 1 , a cover unit 2 , a preheat inner tube 3 , a fan unit 4 and a heating unit 5 .
- the base unit 1 includes a base plate 12 , an outer tube 13 , a middle tube 14 and a plurality of leg poles 15 .
- the base plate 12 has a substantially circular cross section, and has a central plate portion 124 , an annular inner groove 122 surrounding the central plate portion 124 , an annular outer groove 121 spaced apart from the inner groove 122 , and an annular middle groove 123 between the inner and outer grooves 122 , 121 .
- Two air inlets 11 are respectively formed in two diametrically opposite sides of the base plate 12 between the middle and outer grooves 123 , 121
- the outer tube 13 defines an axis (L), and has a top end 132 , a bottom end 133 opposite to the top end 132 and engaged with the outer groove 121 , and an accommodation space 131 extending from the top end 132 to the bottom end 133 .
- the air inlets 11 fluidly communicate with the accommodation space 131 .
- the middle tube 14 has a top portion 142 , and a bottom portion 141 engaged with the middle groove 123 .
- leg poles 15 are disposed angularly spaced-apart from each other beneath the base plate 12 , and have bottom ends lower than a bottom end of the base plate 12 so as to have a height difference with respect to the bottom end of the base plate 12 (see FIG. 4 ).
- the number of the air inlet 11 may only be one.
- the purpose of permitting air to flow into the accommodation space 131 via the air inlet 11 maybe similarly achieved.
- the number of the leg pole 15 is not limited to four, and may be three.
- the three leg poles 15 may be similarly disposed angularly spaced apart from each other beneath the base plate 12 , and may similarly have bottom ends lower than the bottom end of the base plate 12 to have a height difference with respect to the same.
- the cover unit 2 is disposed on the base unit 1 , and includes a top cover 25 engaged to and covering the top end 132 of the outer tube 13 and defining a receiving chamber 21 that fluidly communicates with the accommodation space 131 , a lower seat 23 disposed in the accommodation space 131 , an upper seat 24 disposed above the lower seat 23 and located within the receiving chamber 21 , an air outlet 22 cooperatively defined by the upper and lower seats 24 , 23 and fluidly communicating with the receiving chamber 21 , and a handle 26 disposed on the top cover 25 to facilitate handling of the fan device of this disclosure.
- the lower seat 23 includes an outer annular wall 232 having an outer surface 236 abutting against an inner surface of the outer tube 13 in proximity to the top end 132 thereof, an inner annular wall 231 spaced apart from the outer annular wall 232 and proximate to the axis (L), a connecting wall 233 interconnecting the inner and outer annular walls 231 , 232 , a plurality of angularly spaced-apart studs 235 that protrude from a top end 234 of the outer annular wall 232 toward the upper seat 24 and that divide the air outlet 22 into a plurality of air outlet openings 221 , and a plurality of angularly spaced-apart rib plates 237 projecting downward from the connecting wall 233 and having bottom portions 2371 abutting against and surrounding the top portion 142 of the middle tube 14 .
- the inner annular wall 231 tapers from a top end to a bottom end thereof.
- the top cover 25 is formed with a plurality of ventilation windows 251 fluidly communicating with the air outlet openings 221 , respectively.
- Each ventilation window 251 is in the form of a palisade.
- the preheat inner tube 3 surrounds the axis (L), and has a top portion 31 disposed in the inner annular wall 231 , and a bottom portion 32 extending into the inner groove 122 . It is worth mentioning that the top portion 31 abuts tightly against the inner annular wall 231 to prevent leakage of air therebetween.
- the preheat inner tube 3 is disposed in and divides the accommodation space 131 into a heating chamber 134 defined by the preheat inner tube 3 and a preheat circulation channel 135 defined cooperatively by the preheat inner tube 3 , the connecting wall 233 and the outer tube 13 .
- the preheat circulation channel 135 fluidly communicates with the heating chamber 134 through a gap that is formed between the bottom portion 32 of the preheat inner tube 3 and a wall defining the annular inner groove 122 .
- the middle tube 14 is disposed between the preheat inner tube 3 and the outer tube 13 , and divides the preheat circulation channel 135 into an inner channel section 136 between the middle tube 14 and the preheat inner tube 3 and an outer channel section 137 between the middle and outer tubes 14 , 13 .
- the outer channel section 137 fluidly communicates with the inner channel section 136 through spaces formed between the rib plates 237 .
- the inner and outer channel sections 136 , 137 , the heating chamber 134 and the receiving chamber 21 all fluidly communicate with one another.
- the air inlets 11 are located between the middle and outer tubes 14 , and fluidly communicate with the outer channel section 137 .
- the fan unit 4 is disposed in the receiving chamber 21 , and is located above the lower seat 23 .
- the fan unit 4 includes a fan 41 disposed between the upper and lower seats 24 , 23 , a motor 42 that drives the fan 41 , and a fan control circuit board 43 disposed above the upper seat 24 and connected to the top cover 25 .
- the fan control circuit board 43 regulates the speed of the motor 42 to change the force of the wind generated by the fan 41 .
- the heating unit 5 includes two heating components 51 disposed in the heating chamber 134 , a reflective plate 52 disposed on the base plate 12 corresponding in position to the central plate portion 124 and located within the heating chamber 134 , six crossbars 53 (only three are visible in FIG. 3 ), and a heating control circuit board 54 .
- each heating component 51 is a U-shaped metal coil spring (see FIG. 3 ) for passing of an electric current therethrough.
- the heating principle is based on Joule's law which converts electrical energy into thermal energy.
- the reflective plate 52 may be made of a metal material with high heat reflectivity, or the surface of the reflective plate 52 may be coated with a layer of composite material with high heat reflectivity, so that the thermal energy generated by the heating components 51 can be concentrated and rapidly accumulated inside the heating chamber 134 .
- the reflective plate 52 is made of a metal material with high heat reflectivity, and has an inverted bowl shape with a peripheral wall 521 that tapers from a bottom end to a top end thereof away from the central plate portion 124 .
- Such a design can guide air to flow upward and to prevent air, which has not absorbed sufficient heat and which has a large density, from being retained in the heating chamber 34 , especially in the area proximate to the base plate 12 .
- the reflective plate 52 may be omitted, and the surface of the central plate portion 124 may be coated with a layer of composite material with high heat reflectivity. Similarly, the thermal energy generated by the heating components 51 can be rapidly accumulated inside the heating chamber 134 .
- the cross bars 53 are connected to two opposite sides of the preheat inner tube 3 , and extend across the heating chamber 134 above the reflective plate 52 .
- the cross bars 53 are arranged in two rows, one above the other. Each row includes three spaced-apart cross bars 53 that contact and support a corresponding one of the heating components 51 .
- the cross bars 53 can help conduct thermal energy to the preheat inner tube 3 .
- the heating components 51 can also transfer thermal energy to the preheat inner tube 3 by radiation.
- the preheat inner tube 3 that acquires the thermal energy will, in turn, transmit the thermal energy to the air in the preheat circulation channel 135 , so that the air in the preheat circulation channel 135 can be initially preheated.
- the present disclosure is more capable of enhancing the effect of warming air.
- each of the heating component 51 and the cross bar 53 may be one.
- the effect of initially preheating the air disposed in the preheat circulation channel 135 may similarly be achieved.
- the base unit 1 further includes an insulating shell 16 connected to the base plate 12 opposite to the reflective plate 52 and accommodating the heating control circuit board 54 .
- the heating control circuit board 54 is used to regulate the temperature of the heating components 51 .
- the heating components 51 follow the Joule's Law and convert electrical energy into thermal energy, and the heating chamber 134 becomes a high temperature region and sequentially transmits the thermal energy to the preheat inner tube 3 and the preheat circulation channel 135 .
- the fan unit 4 when the fan unit 4 is activated, air flows rapidly from the air inlets 11 into the outer and inner channel sections 137 , 136 of the preheat circulation channel 135 .
- the air in the preheat circulation channel 135 is initially preheated, after which it flows consecutively through the heating chamber 134 and the receiving chamber 21 , and out into the external environment via the air outlet openings 221 and the ventilation windows 251 .
- the flow paths of the air are indicated by dotted-lined arrows, as shown in FIG. 4 .
- the fan device of the present disclosure is designed with the preheat circulation channel 135 , it can prevent cold air from directly entering the heating chamber 134 , so that the air discharged from the heating chamber 134 is ensured to be warm air, but not cold air.
- the second embodiment of a fan device is shown to be generally identical to the first embodiment.
- the two air inlets 11 are respectively formed in two diametrically opposite sides of the outer tube 13 between the top and bottom ends 132 , 133 thereof or between the lower seat 23 and the base plate 12 .
- the middle tube 14 is omitted herein.
- the fan device of the present disclosure cold air is flowed into the preheat circulation channel 135 and is not in direct contact with the heating components 51 , so that the heating components 51 can effectively accumulate thermal energy. Furthermore, the thermal energy can be transmitted to the preheat inner tube 3 by radiation or through the cross bars 53 , and the preheat inner tube 3 , in turn, heats the air in the preheat circulation channel 135 . In comparison with the conventional electric heater, the present disclosure, not only can enhance the effect of warming air, but also can ensure the air flowing out into the external environment is warm air having a constant temperature, but not cold air. Therefore, the object of the present disclosure can be achieved.
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A fan device includes a base unit having at least one air inlet and an outer tube that defines an accommodation space fluidly communicating with the air inlet, and a cover unit having a receiving chamber fluidly communicating with the accommodation space, an air outlet fluidly communicating with the receiving chamber, and a lower seat including spaced apart inner and outer annular walls, and a connecting wall interconnecting the annular walls. A preheat inner tube divides the accommodation space into a heating chamber and a preheat circulation channel that fluidly communicates with each other. A fan unit is disposed in the receiving chamber. A heating unit includes a heating component disposed in the heating chamber.
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- The disclosure relates to a fan device, more particularly to a fan device with a preheat circulation channel.
- An electrical appliance used for increasing ambient temperature is an electric heater. The most commonly seen electric heaters in the market can be classified according to the different heating principles into halogen types, ceramic types, vane types, etc. The conventional electric heaters mostly have a heating component capable of converting electrical energy into thermal energy. When cold air passes through the heating component and absorbs enough heat, the cold air becomes warm air, and when the warm air is continuously generated, the ambient temperature is increased.
- However, in actual use of the conventional electric heater, because the cold air is in direct contact with the heating component and in large amount, heat generated by the heating component cannot be effectively and rapidly accumulated. It is often required to increase power consumption or time for the heating component to accumulate enough thermal energy and become a stable heat source. Since the heating component of the conventional electric heater directly contacts the cold air, for the heating component to become a stable heat source, a substantial amount of power and time must be consumed. In view of this, the conventional electric heater has a limited effect of warming the air.
- Therefore, an object of this disclosure is to provide a fan device that has a preheat circulation channel and that is capable of enhancing the effect of warming air.
- According to this disclosure, a fan device comprises a base unit, a cover unit, a preheat inner tube, a fan unit and a heating unit. The base unit has at least one air inlet and includes an outer tube defining an accommodation space fluidly communicating with the at least one air inlet. The cover unit is disposed on the base unit and has a receiving chamber fluidly communicating with the accommodation space, and an air outlet fluidly communicating with the receiving chamber. The cover unit includes a lower seat. The lower seat includes an inner annular wall, an outer annular wall spaced apart from the inner annular wall, and a connecting wall interconnecting the inner and outer annular walls.
- The preheat inner tube is disposed in and divides the accommodation space into a heating chamber defined by the preheat inner tube and a preheat circulation channel that is defined cooperatively by the preheat inner tube, the connecting wall and the outer tube and that fluidly communicates with the heating chamber. The preheat inner tube has a top portion disposed in the inner annular wall of the lower seat. The fan unit is disposed in the receiving chamber. The heating unit includes at least one heating component disposed in the heating chamber. When the fan unit is activated, air flows from the air inlet into the preheat circulation channel, and from the preheat circulation channel, the air flows consecutively through the heating chamber and the receiving chamber and out into an external environment through the air outlet.
- Other features and advantages of the disclosure will become apparent in the following detailed description of the embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, of which:
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FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a fan device according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of one half of the first embodiment in an assembled state, illustrating a preheat inner tube dividing an accommodation space into a heating chamber and a preheat circulation channel; -
FIG. 3 is a top view of the first embodiment, illustrating the preheat inner tube surrounding a heating component; -
FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the first embodiment, illustrating how air flows along the paths indicated by dotted-lined arrows when a fan unit is activated; -
FIG. 5 is a is a perspective view of one half of a fan device according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure; and -
FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the second embodiment, illustrating two air inlets being formed in an outer tube and how air flows along the paths indicated by dotted-lined arrows when a fan unit is activated. - Before the present disclosure is described in greater detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, it should be noted herein that like elements are denoted by the same reference numerals throughout the disclosure.
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FIGS. 1 to 4 , a fan device according to the first embodiment of the disclosure is shown to include abase unit 1, acover unit 2, a preheatinner tube 3, afan unit 4 and aheating unit 5. - The
base unit 1 includes abase plate 12, anouter tube 13, amiddle tube 14 and a plurality ofleg poles 15. Thebase plate 12 has a substantially circular cross section, and has acentral plate portion 124, an annularinner groove 122 surrounding thecentral plate portion 124, an annularouter groove 121 spaced apart from theinner groove 122, and anannular middle groove 123 between the inner andouter grooves air inlets 11 are respectively formed in two diametrically opposite sides of thebase plate 12 between the middle andouter grooves - The
outer tube 13 defines an axis (L), and has atop end 132, abottom end 133 opposite to thetop end 132 and engaged with theouter groove 121, and anaccommodation space 131 extending from thetop end 132 to thebottom end 133. Theair inlets 11 fluidly communicate with theaccommodation space 131. - The
middle tube 14 has atop portion 142, and abottom portion 141 engaged with themiddle groove 123. - In this embodiment, four leg poles 15 (only two are shown in
FIG. 4 ) are disposed angularly spaced-apart from each other beneath thebase plate 12, and have bottom ends lower than a bottom end of thebase plate 12 so as to have a height difference with respect to the bottom end of the base plate 12 (seeFIG. 4 ). - It is worth to mention that the number of the
air inlet 11 may only be one. The purpose of permitting air to flow into theaccommodation space 131 via theair inlet 11 maybe similarly achieved. Moreover, the number of theleg pole 15 is not limited to four, and may be three. In this case, the threeleg poles 15 may be similarly disposed angularly spaced apart from each other beneath thebase plate 12, and may similarly have bottom ends lower than the bottom end of thebase plate 12 to have a height difference with respect to the same. - The
cover unit 2 is disposed on thebase unit 1, and includes atop cover 25 engaged to and covering thetop end 132 of theouter tube 13 and defining areceiving chamber 21 that fluidly communicates with theaccommodation space 131, alower seat 23 disposed in theaccommodation space 131, anupper seat 24 disposed above thelower seat 23 and located within thereceiving chamber 21, anair outlet 22 cooperatively defined by the upper andlower seats receiving chamber 21, and ahandle 26 disposed on thetop cover 25 to facilitate handling of the fan device of this disclosure. - The
lower seat 23 includes an outerannular wall 232 having anouter surface 236 abutting against an inner surface of theouter tube 13 in proximity to thetop end 132 thereof, an innerannular wall 231 spaced apart from the outerannular wall 232 and proximate to the axis (L), a connectingwall 233 interconnecting the inner and outerannular walls apart studs 235 that protrude from atop end 234 of the outerannular wall 232 toward theupper seat 24 and that divide theair outlet 22 into a plurality ofair outlet openings 221, and a plurality of angularly spaced-apartrib plates 237 projecting downward from the connectingwall 233 and havingbottom portions 2371 abutting against and surrounding thetop portion 142 of themiddle tube 14. The innerannular wall 231 tapers from a top end to a bottom end thereof. - In this embodiment, the
top cover 25 is formed with a plurality ofventilation windows 251 fluidly communicating with theair outlet openings 221, respectively. Eachventilation window 251 is in the form of a palisade. When air flowing out of theair outlet openings 221 encounters the palisade-shaped ventilation windows 251, part of the air cannot flow through in certain areas but form a partial cyclone. Not only the mixing of the air can be assisted, but also the flow of the air cannot be limited to only a single horizontal direction. - The preheat
inner tube 3 surrounds the axis (L), and has atop portion 31 disposed in the innerannular wall 231, and abottom portion 32 extending into theinner groove 122. It is worth mentioning that thetop portion 31 abuts tightly against the innerannular wall 231 to prevent leakage of air therebetween. The preheatinner tube 3 is disposed in and divides theaccommodation space 131 into aheating chamber 134 defined by the preheatinner tube 3 and apreheat circulation channel 135 defined cooperatively by the preheatinner tube 3, the connectingwall 233 and theouter tube 13. Thepreheat circulation channel 135 fluidly communicates with theheating chamber 134 through a gap that is formed between thebottom portion 32 of the preheatinner tube 3 and a wall defining the annularinner groove 122. - The
middle tube 14 is disposed between the preheatinner tube 3 and theouter tube 13, and divides thepreheat circulation channel 135 into aninner channel section 136 between themiddle tube 14 and the preheatinner tube 3 and anouter channel section 137 between the middle andouter tubes outer channel section 137 fluidly communicates with theinner channel section 136 through spaces formed between therib plates 237. The inner andouter channel sections heating chamber 134 and thereceiving chamber 21 all fluidly communicate with one another. Theair inlets 11 are located between the middle andouter tubes 14, and fluidly communicate with theouter channel section 137. - The
fan unit 4 is disposed in thereceiving chamber 21, and is located above thelower seat 23. Thefan unit 4 includes afan 41 disposed between the upper andlower seats motor 42 that drives thefan 41, and a fancontrol circuit board 43 disposed above theupper seat 24 and connected to thetop cover 25. The fancontrol circuit board 43 regulates the speed of themotor 42 to change the force of the wind generated by thefan 41. - The
heating unit 5 includes twoheating components 51 disposed in theheating chamber 134, areflective plate 52 disposed on thebase plate 12 corresponding in position to thecentral plate portion 124 and located within theheating chamber 134, six crossbars 53 (only three are visible inFIG. 3 ), and a heatingcontrol circuit board 54. In this embodiment, eachheating component 51 is a U-shaped metal coil spring (seeFIG. 3 ) for passing of an electric current therethrough. The heating principle is based on Joule's law which converts electrical energy into thermal energy. - The
reflective plate 52 may be made of a metal material with high heat reflectivity, or the surface of thereflective plate 52 may be coated with a layer of composite material with high heat reflectivity, so that the thermal energy generated by theheating components 51 can be concentrated and rapidly accumulated inside theheating chamber 134. In this embodiment, thereflective plate 52 is made of a metal material with high heat reflectivity, and has an inverted bowl shape with aperipheral wall 521 that tapers from a bottom end to a top end thereof away from thecentral plate portion 124. Such a design can guide air to flow upward and to prevent air, which has not absorbed sufficient heat and which has a large density, from being retained in the heating chamber 34, especially in the area proximate to thebase plate 12. It should be noted that, in an alternative embodiment, thereflective plate 52 may be omitted, and the surface of thecentral plate portion 124 may be coated with a layer of composite material with high heat reflectivity. Similarly, the thermal energy generated by theheating components 51 can be rapidly accumulated inside theheating chamber 134. - The cross bars 53 are connected to two opposite sides of the preheat
inner tube 3, and extend across theheating chamber 134 above thereflective plate 52. In this embodiment, the cross bars 53 are arranged in two rows, one above the other. Each row includes three spaced-apart cross bars 53 that contact and support a corresponding one of theheating components 51. The cross bars 53 can help conduct thermal energy to the preheatinner tube 3. Further, theheating components 51 can also transfer thermal energy to the preheatinner tube 3 by radiation. The preheatinner tube 3 that acquires the thermal energy will, in turn, transmit the thermal energy to the air in thepreheat circulation channel 135, so that the air in thepreheat circulation channel 135 can be initially preheated. As such, cold air can be completely prevented from directly contacting theheating components 51 so that the heat generated by theheating components 51 can be effectively accumulated in theheating chamber 134, and theheating components 51 can rapidly become a stable high temperature heat source. That is, in the present disclosure, the time and the power consumption required for heating theheating components 51 can be significantly reduced. In comparison with the conventional electric heater, the present disclosure is more capable of enhancing the effect of warming air. - It is worth mentioning that the number of each of the
heating component 51 and thecross bar 53 may be one. The effect of initially preheating the air disposed in thepreheat circulation channel 135 may similarly be achieved. - In this embodiment, the
base unit 1 further includes an insulatingshell 16 connected to thebase plate 12 opposite to thereflective plate 52 and accommodating the heatingcontrol circuit board 54. The heatingcontrol circuit board 54 is used to regulate the temperature of theheating components 51. - Referring to
FIG. 4 , in operation, theheating components 51 follow the Joule's Law and convert electrical energy into thermal energy, and theheating chamber 134 becomes a high temperature region and sequentially transmits the thermal energy to the preheatinner tube 3 and thepreheat circulation channel 135. Further, when thefan unit 4 is activated, air flows rapidly from theair inlets 11 into the outer andinner channel sections preheat circulation channel 135. At this moment, the air in thepreheat circulation channel 135 is initially preheated, after which it flows consecutively through theheating chamber 134 and the receivingchamber 21, and out into the external environment via theair outlet openings 221 and theventilation windows 251. The flow paths of the air are indicated by dotted-lined arrows, as shown inFIG. 4 . - Because the fan device of the present disclosure is designed with the
preheat circulation channel 135, it can prevent cold air from directly entering theheating chamber 134, so that the air discharged from theheating chamber 134 is ensured to be warm air, but not cold air. - Referring to
FIGS. 5 to 6 , the second embodiment of a fan device according to the present disclosure is shown to be generally identical to the first embodiment. However, in this embodiment, the twoair inlets 11 are respectively formed in two diametrically opposite sides of theouter tube 13 between the top and bottom ends 132, 133 thereof or between thelower seat 23 and thebase plate 12. Furthermore, themiddle tube 14 is omitted herein. - When the
heating unit 5 and thefan unit 4 are activated together, air can rapidly flow from theair inlets 11 of theouter tube 13 into thepreheat circulation channel 135. At this moment, the air in thepreheat circulation channel 135 is initially preheated, after which it flows consecutively through theheating chamber 134 and the receivingchamber 21, and out into the external environment via theair outlet openings 221 and theventilation windows 251. The flow paths of the air are indicated by dotted-lined arrows, as shown inFIG. 6 . The purpose and efficiency of the first embodiment can be similarly achieved using the second embodiment. - In sum, in the fan device of the present disclosure, cold air is flowed into the
preheat circulation channel 135 and is not in direct contact with theheating components 51, so that theheating components 51 can effectively accumulate thermal energy. Furthermore, the thermal energy can be transmitted to the preheatinner tube 3 by radiation or through the cross bars 53, and the preheatinner tube 3, in turn, heats the air in thepreheat circulation channel 135. In comparison with the conventional electric heater, the present disclosure, not only can enhance the effect of warming air, but also can ensure the air flowing out into the external environment is warm air having a constant temperature, but not cold air. Therefore, the object of the present disclosure can be achieved. - While the disclosure has been described in connection with what are considered the most practical embodiments, it is understood that this disclosure is not limited to the disclosed embodiments but is intended to cover various arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and equivalent arrangements.
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1. A fan device comprising:
a base unit having at least one air inlet and including an outer tube that defines an accommodation space fluidly communicating with said at least one air inlet;
a cover unit disposed on said base unit and having a receiving chamber fluidly communicating with said accommodation space, and an air outlet fluidly communicating with said receiving chamber, said cover unit including a lower seat, said lower seat including an inner annular wall, an outer annular wall spaced apart from said inner annular wall, and a connecting wall interconnecting said inner and outer annular walls;
a preheat inner tube disposed in and dividing said accommodation space into a heating chamber defined by said preheat inner tube and a preheat circulation channel that is defined cooperatively by said preheat inner tube, said connecting wall and said outer tube and that fluidly communicates with said heating chamber, said preheat inner tube having a top portion disposed in said inner annular wall of said lower seat;
a fan unit disposed in said receiving chamber; and
a heating unit including at least one heating component disposed in said heating chamber;
wherein, when said fan unit is activated, air flows from said air inlet into said preheat circulation channel, and from said preheat circulation channel, the air flows consecutively through said heating chamber and said receiving chamber and out into an external environment through said air outlet.
2. The fan device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said base unit further includes a base plate having an annular outer groove, and said outer tube has a bottom end engaged with said annular outer groove.
3. The fan device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein said air inlet is formed in said outer tube and is located between said lower seat and said base plate.
4. The fan device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said air inlet is formed in said base plate between said preheat inner tube and said outer tube.
5. The fan device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein said base plate further has an annular inner groove spaced apart from said annular outer groove, and an annular middle groove between said annular inner and outer grooves, said base unit further including a middle tube that is disposed between said preheat inner tube and said outer tube and that divides said preheat circulation channel into an inner channel section between said middle tube and said preheat inner tube and an outer channel section between said middle and outer tubes, said middle tube having a bottom portion engaged with said middle groove, and wherein, said inner and outer channel sections, said heating chamber and said receiving chamber all fluidly communicate with one another, and said air inlet is located between said middle and outer tubes.
6. The fan device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said base plate further has a central plate portion surrounded by said annular inner groove, said heating unit further including a reflective plate disposed on said base plate corresponding in position to said central plate portion and located within said heating chamber, and at least one cross bar disposed in said heating chamber and contacting said at least one heating component.
7. The fan device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein said reflective plate has an inverted bowl shape with a peripheral wall that tapers from a bottom end to a top end thereof.
8. The fan device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said cover unit further includes an upper seat disposed above and cooperating with said lower seat to define said air outlet, said lower seat further including a plurality of angularly spaced-apart studs that protrude from a top end of said outer annular wall toward said upper seat and that divide said air outlet into a plurality of air outlet openings, said fan unit including a fan disposed between said upper and lower seats, and a motor that drives said fan.
9. The fan device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein said cover unit further includes a top cover disposed on and covering a top end of said outer tube, and a handle disposed on said top cover, said top cover being formed with a plurality of ventilation windows fluidly communicating with said air outlet openings, respectively.
10. The fan device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein said fan unit further includes a fan control circuit board disposed above said upper seat and connected to said top cover, said heating unit further including a heating control circuit board, said base unit further including an insulating shell connected to said base plate opposite to said reflective plate and accommodating said heating control circuit board.
11. The fan device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein said base unit further includes at least three leg poles disposed angularly spaced apart from each other beneath said base plate and having bottom ends lower than a bottom end of said base plate.
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