A stretchable adjustable outdoor terminal box rain shed
By designing a stretchable and adjustable rainproof canopy, and utilizing rainwater buoyancy and a magnetic connection structure, automatic rainwater collection and evaporative heat dissipation are achieved, solving the problems of insufficient rain protection and heat dissipation in traditional outdoor terminal boxes, and improving the equipment's protection and heat dissipation efficiency.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- THREE GORGES JINSHAJIANG CHUANYUN HYDROPOWER DEV CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2023-07-14
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-19
AI Technical Summary
Traditional outdoor terminal boxes are inadequate in terms of rain protection and heat dissipation, and equipping them with fans for dehumidification would increase the load and make it impossible to effectively utilize rainwater.
Design a stretchable and adjustable rain shelter that uses rainwater buoyancy to float a waterproof board. Through a water collection trough, water collection pipe and liquid storage pipe system, rainwater is collected and evaporation is used to assist heat dissipation. Combined with a telescopic spring and magnetic connection structure, rainwater is automatically discharged and heat is transferred.
It effectively prevents rainwater accumulation from affecting electrical components, utilizes rainwater evaporation to remove heat, achieves auxiliary heat dissipation, reduces equipment load, and improves equipment protection.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This invention relates to the field of substation technology, and in particular to a stretchable and adjustable outdoor terminal box rainproof canopy. Background Technology
[0002] Traditional metal-cased terminal boxes have some drawbacks during on-site installation and operation: 1. Because the casing is made of metal, it is prone to leakage and liveness. In addition, because it is a metal structure, cutting, welding and grinding can easily cause perforation, allowing rainwater to enter the electrical live parts through the gaps and small holes at the top.
[0003] A patent document with publication number CN202363760U discloses an outdoor terminal box that forms an airflow channel by providing ventilation openings at the bottom and top of the box. To ensure suitable temperature and humidity inside the box, in addition to being equipped with a fan and an air conditioning forced dehumidification device, a unique "breathing channel" is designed. This channel can effectively achieve ventilation and convection, prevent rainwater from entering, prevent wind and sand from entering, and prevent small animals from entering.
[0004] However, while this outdoor terminal box serves the purposes of rain protection and heat dissipation, it cannot effectively utilize rainwater, and equipping it with a fan for dehumidification and heat dissipation would increase the load on the outdoor terminal box. Summary of the Invention
[0005] The purpose of this invention is to provide a stretchable and adjustable outdoor terminal box rainproof canopy to solve the above-mentioned problems. When water accumulates at the bottom of the terminal box, the buoyancy of the water causes the waterproof board to float on the water surface. The buoyancy of the water compresses the waterproof board, thereby causing the flexible spring to contract. When the height of the waterproof board is higher than the height of the drainage channel, the water accumulated at the bottom of the box will be discharged from the drainage channel, thereby preventing the water level from rising and affecting the electrical components inside the terminal box.
[0006] The present invention achieves the above objectives through the following technical solutions:
[0007] An adjustable outdoor terminal box rainproof canopy includes a terminal box, a base frame at the bottom of the terminal box, and a waterproof plate on the base frame; a box door and a lower box door are provided on the side wall on the same side of the terminal box;
[0008] The terminal box is equipped with a rainproof canopy on top;
[0009] The rainwater collection end of the rain shelter is equipped with a water collection trough, the bottom of the water collection trough is connected to several water collection pipes, the bottom of the water collection pipes is equipped with a telescopic spring, the top of the telescopic springs is equipped with a magnetic slider, and the lower part of the side wall of the water collection pipes is equipped with several drainage holes.
[0010] The bottom of the terminal box is provided with a sealing strip, and several springs are provided on the sealing strip. The other end of the springs is connected to the load-bearing frame, and the height of the load-bearing frame is slightly higher than the lower box door.
[0011] The terminal box is equipped with a mounting bracket on one side of the water collection tank. The mounting bracket is equipped with a partition plate, and the partition plate is equipped with a connecting box. The connecting box is equipped with a liquid storage pipe, which is connected to the cooling box through a connecting pipe. The top of the liquid storage pipe is equipped with a magnetic pressure block, and a movable magnetic ring is provided between the liquid storage pipe and the connecting box. The cooling box is equipped with metal heat sinks.
[0012] The water collection pipe is installed in close contact with the connecting box.
[0013] A further embodiment is that one side wall of the terminal box is provided with several heat dissipation channels, and a pull ring is provided at the lower part of the side wall on the same side as the heat dissipation channels, with drainage grooves on both sides of the pull ring.
[0014] A further solution is that, when there is no water in the water collection pipe, the height of the drain hole is less than the height of the telescopic spring.
[0015] A further embodiment is that the rain shelter has a front rain shield at one end facing the box door, and rain shelters are provided on both sides of the rain shelter near the box door. The rain shelter is fixedly mounted on a connecting plate. The connecting plate is threadedly connected to the lead screw via a lead screw nut. The lead screw is connected to a rocker arm via a bearing. The left and right ends of the lead screw have opposite thread directions. The lead screw is located in an adjustment groove, which is located below the rainwater collection end of the rain shelter.
[0016] A further embodiment is that the movable magnetic ring is slidably connected to the liquid storage tube and the connecting box.
[0017] A further embodiment is that the magnetic slider is slidably connected to the water collection pipe.
[0018] The beneficial effects of this invention are as follows:
[0019] 1. When rainwater accumulates, the evaporator is squeezed from the inside of the storage pipe into the interior of the cooling box and comes into contact with the metal heat sink. When the electrical components inside the terminal box are working, the heat generated will cause the evaporator to vaporize, thereby carrying away a large amount of heat and playing an auxiliary role in heat dissipation for the electrical components.
[0020] 2. When water accumulates at the bottom of the terminal box, the buoyancy of the water will cause the waterproof plate to float on the water surface. The buoyancy of the water will compress the waterproof plate, causing the flexible spring to contract. When the height of the waterproof plate is higher than the height of the drainage trough, the water accumulated at the bottom of the terminal box will be discharged from the drainage trough, thereby preventing the water level from rising and affecting the electrical components inside the terminal box.
[0021] 3. By rotating the rocker arm, the lead screw rotates inside the bearing. Because the threads at the left and right ends of the lead screw are in opposite directions and are threadedly connected to the lead screw nut, the rotation of the lead screw will cause the lead screw nut to move away from each other on the outer surface of the lead screw. This will cause the connecting plate and the canopy to extend out of the adjustment groove, allowing the canopy to increase the coverage area of the terminal box. After rotating the rocker arm in the opposite direction, the two lead screw nuts will move closer to each other on the outer surface of the lead screw, causing the connecting plate to pull the canopy into the interior of the terminal box. Attached Figure Description
[0022] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.
[0023] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the terminal box of the present invention;
[0024] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the bottom structure of the terminal box of the present invention;
[0025] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the terminal box of the present invention;
[0026] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the rear structure of the terminal box of the present invention;
[0027] Figure 5 This is a cross-sectional view of the water collection pipe of the present invention;
[0028] Figure 6 This is a cross-sectional view of the cooling box body of the present invention;
[0029] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the stretching structure of the present invention.
[0030] 1. Terminal box; 2. Box door; 3. Lower box door; 301. Drainage channel; 4. Rainproof canopy; 406. Front rainproof canopy; 407. Adjustment channel; 412. Rainproof canopy; 5. Heat dissipation channel; 6. Pull ring.
[0031] 302. Base frame; 303. Waterproof membrane.
[0032] 7. Load-bearing frame; 304. Sealing strip; 305. Spring; 101. Mounting bracket; 102. Divider plate; 103. Cooling box body.
[0033] 401. Water collection trough; 402. Water collection pipe; 403. Drain hole.
[0034] 404. Magnetic slider; 405. Telescopic spring.
[0035] 104. Connecting box; 105. Liquid storage pipe; 106. Movable magnetic ring; 107. Magnetic pressure block; 108. Connecting pipe; 109. Metal heat sink.
[0036] 408. Bearing; 409. Lead screw; 410. Lead screw nut; 411. Connecting plate; 413. Rocker arm. Detailed Implementation
[0037] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this invention clearer, the technical solutions of this invention will be described in detail below. Obviously, the described embodiments are merely some embodiments of this invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this invention, all other implementation methods obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this invention.
[0038] In any embodiment, such as Figure 1 As shown, an adjustable outdoor terminal box rainproof canopy of the present invention includes a terminal box 1, a base frame 302 at the bottom of the terminal box 1, a waterproof plate 303 on the base frame 302; a box door 2 and a lower box door 3 are provided on the side wall of the terminal box 1 on the same side;
[0039] The terminal box 1 is equipped with a rainproof canopy 4 on its top;
[0040] The rainproof canopy 4 has a rainwater collection trough 401 at the rainwater collection end. The bottom of the rainwater collection trough 401 is connected to several water collection pipes 402. The bottom of the water collection pipes 402 is provided with a telescopic spring 405. The top of the telescopic spring 405 is provided with a magnetic slider 404. The lower part of the side wall of the water collection pipes 402 is provided with several drainage holes 403.
[0041] The bottom of the terminal box 1 is provided with a sealing strip 304, and a number of springs 305 are provided on the sealing strip 304. The other end of the springs 305 is connected to the load-bearing frame 7. The height of the load-bearing frame 7 is slightly higher than the lower box door 3.
[0042] The terminal box 1 is equipped with a mounting bracket 101 located on one side of the water collection tank 401. The mounting bracket 101 is equipped with a partition plate 102, and the partition plate 102 is equipped with a connecting box 104. The connecting box 401 is equipped with a liquid storage pipe 105, which is connected to the cooling box 103 through a connecting pipe 108. The top of the liquid storage pipe 105 is equipped with a magnetic pressure block 107, and a movable magnetic ring 106 is provided between the liquid storage pipe 105 and the connecting box 104. The cooling box 103 is equipped with metal heat sinks 109.
[0043] The water collection pipe 402 is installed in close contact with the connecting box 103.
[0044] The terminal box 1 has several heat dissipation channels 5 on one side wall, and a pull ring 6 is provided on the lower part of the side wall on the same side as the heat dissipation channel 5. Drainage grooves 301 are provided on both sides of the pull ring 6.
[0045] When there is no water in the water collection pipe 402, the height of the drain hole 403 is less than the height of the extension spring 405.
[0046] The rain shelter 4 has a front rain shield 406 at one end facing the box door, and rain shelters 412 on both sides near the box door. The rain shelters 412 are fixedly mounted on the connecting plate 411. The connecting plate 411 is threadedly connected to the lead screw 409 through the lead screw nut 410. The lead screw 409 is connected to the rocker arm 413 through the bearing 408. The left and right ends of the lead screw 409 have opposite thread directions. The lead screw 409 is located in the adjustment groove 407, which is located below the rainwater collection end of the rain shelter 4.
[0047] The movable magnetic ring 106 is slidably connected to the liquid storage tube 105 and the connecting box 104.
[0048] The magnetic slider 404 is slidably connected to the water collection pipe 402.
[0049] The implementation process of this invention is as follows:
[0050] When rainwater drips onto the top of the rain shelter, due to the shape of the rain shelter, the rainwater flows to one side (rainwater collection end) along the upper surface of the rain shelter, thus collecting inside the water collection trough, and then flowing into the inside of the water collection pipe through the connecting hole. The rainwater accumulates on the top of the magnetic slider. When a lot of rainwater accumulates, the gravity of the rainwater will cause the magnetic slider to overcome the friction with the inner wall of the water collection pipe and slide downward inside the water collection pipe.
[0051] As the magnetic slider slides downwards, the movable magnetic ring attracts the side of the magnetic slider that is close to it, causing the movable magnetic ring to slide downwards on the outer surface of the liquid storage tube. Similarly, the magnetic pressure block attracts the side of the movable magnetic ring that is close to it, causing the magnetic pressure block to slide downwards inside the liquid storage tube. This forces the evaporator from inside the liquid storage tube into the interior of the cooling box, where it contacts the metal heat sink. When the electrical components inside the terminal box operate, the heat generated causes the evaporator to vaporize, carrying away a large amount of heat and providing auxiliary cooling for the electrical components.
[0052] When the magnetic slider descends to a height lower than the drain hole, rainwater inside the water collection pipe will be discharged from the drain hole. This causes the magnetic slider to rise under the restoring force of the extension spring, returning to a position higher than the drain hole. As the magnetic slider rises, it drives the movable magnetic ring to slide upward on the outer surface of the liquid storage tube. The movable magnetic ring drives the magnetic pressure block to slide upward inside the liquid storage tube. Under the action of air pressure inside the liquid storage tube, the vaporized liquid will enter the inside of the liquid storage tube through the connecting pipe. After the temperature of the electrical components drops, the liquid will liquefy inside the liquid storage tube due to the cooling effect, thus continuing to provide auxiliary heat dissipation for the electrical components inside the terminal box when rainwater accumulates again.
[0053] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any variations or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in the present invention should be included within the scope of protection of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention should be determined by the scope of the claims. It should also be noted that the various specific technical features described in the above embodiments can be combined in any suitable manner without contradiction. To avoid unnecessary repetition, the present invention will not describe the various possible combinations separately. Furthermore, various different embodiments of the present invention can also be arbitrarily combined, as long as they do not violate the spirit of the present invention, they should also be considered as the content disclosed in the present invention.
Claims
1. A stretchable and adjustable outdoor terminal box rainproof canopy, characterized in that, The terminal box includes a base frame at the bottom, and a waterproof plate on the base frame; a door and a lower door are provided on the side wall of the terminal box on the same side. The terminal box is equipped with a rainproof canopy on top; The rainwater collection end of the rain shelter is equipped with a water collection trough, the bottom of the water collection trough is connected to several water collection pipes, the bottom of the water collection pipes is equipped with a telescopic spring, the top of the telescopic springs is equipped with a magnetic slider, and the lower part of the side wall of the water collection pipes is equipped with several drainage holes. The bottom of the terminal box is provided with a sealing strip, and several springs are provided on the sealing strip. The other end of the springs is connected to the load-bearing frame, and the height of the load-bearing frame is slightly higher than the lower box door. The terminal box has a mounting bracket on one side of the water collection tank. The mounting bracket has a partition plate, and the partition plate has a connecting box. The connecting box contains a liquid storage pipe with evaporating liquid. The liquid storage pipe is connected to the cooling box through a connecting pipe. The top of the liquid storage pipe has a magnetic pressure block. A movable magnetic ring is provided between the liquid storage pipe and the connecting box. The movable magnetic ring and the side of the magnetic slider that are close to each other attract each other. The cooling box is equipped with metal heat sinks. The water collection pipe is installed in close contact with the connecting box.
2. The stretchable and adjustable outdoor terminal box rainproof canopy as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The terminal box has several heat dissipation channels on one side wall, and a pull ring is provided on the lower part of the side wall on the same side as the heat dissipation channels. Drainage grooves are provided on both sides of the pull ring.
3. The stretchable and adjustable outdoor terminal box rainproof canopy as described in claim 1, characterized in that, When there is no water in the water collection pipe, the height of the drain hole is lower than the height of the telescopic spring.
4. The stretchable and adjustable outdoor terminal box rainproof canopy as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The rain shelter has a front rain shield at one end facing the box door, and rain shelters on both sides near the box door. The rain shelter is fixedly mounted on a connecting plate. The connecting plate is threadedly connected to a lead screw and nut. The lead screw is connected to a rocker arm through a bearing. The left and right ends of the lead screw have opposite thread directions. The lead screw is located in an adjustment groove, which is located below the rainwater collection end of the rain shelter.
5. The stretchable and adjustable outdoor terminal box rainproof canopy as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The movable magnetic ring is slidably connected to the liquid storage pipe and the connecting box.
6. The stretchable and adjustable outdoor terminal box rainproof canopy as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The magnetic slider is slidably connected to the water collection pipe.