Water supply device for air cooler

By designing an automatic wall scraping and linkage cleaning component, and using the flow of cooling water to drive the wall scraping component to rotate, the problem of blockage in the air cooler's water supply pipes was solved, achieving automated and low-cost cleaning, and ensuring the cooling efficiency and lifespan of the air cooler.

CN121346591APending Publication Date: 2026-01-16SICHUAN HUANENG TAIPING YI HYDROPOWER CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202511696159.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-11-19
Publication Date
2026-01-16

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Technical Problem

The existing air cooler water supply pipes are prone to blockage, leading to production interruptions and high maintenance costs. Existing cleaning methods are cumbersome or require additional power systems, and the cleaning is not thorough.

Method used

Design a water supply device that includes a rotating component and a wall scraping component. The wall scraping component is rotated by the flow of cooling water to automatically scrape off impurities from the inner wall of the pipe. The filter frame is automatically cleaned through a linkage design, avoiding the need for additional power.

Benefits of technology

It enables automatic cleaning of impurities on the inner wall of water supply pipes without additional power, reducing downtime, lowering maintenance costs, ensuring stable cooling water flow, extending equipment life, and improving cleaning efficiency.

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Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of air cooler cleaning, in particular to a water supply device for an air cooler, which comprises a bearing assembly, and the bearing assembly comprises an air cooler and a water supply pipeline arranged at one end of the air cooler; the rotating assembly is arranged in the water supply pipeline; the wall scraping assembly comprises a mounting ring arranged on the outer side of the rotating assembly, the water supply pipeline is arranged at one end of the air cooler in an array mode, the rotating assembly comprises a mounting shaft arranged on the inner side of the water supply pipeline, blades are arranged on the outer side of the mounting shaft, and the blades are arranged on the outer side of the mounting shaft in a circumferential array mode. The wall scraping assembly further comprises a wall scraping plate arranged on the outer side of the mounting ring, and the circumferential array is arranged on the outer side of the mounting ring. Cooling water makes contact with the rotating assembly at the flowing speed, so that the rotating assembly drives the wall scraping assembly to rotate, and after the wall scraping assembly rotates, the wall scraping assembly makes contact with the inner wall of the water supply pipeline, and impurities on the inner wall are scraped away.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of air cooler cleaning, in particular to a water supply device for air cooler. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the field of industrial production, air cooler is a key equipment for realizing the cooling of high-temperature process fluid or equipment by using air as cooling medium, and is widely used in petroleum chemical industry, electric power, metallurgy and other industries. In order to ensure the cooling efficiency of air cooler, a special water supply device is usually configured to deliver cooling water to the heat dissipation elements (such as finned tubes) of air cooler; at the same time, in order to prevent impurities (such as silt, suspended matter, etc.) in water from entering the water supply pipeline and blocking the heat dissipation elements, a filter frame is generally arranged in the water supply pipeline to pre-filter the cooling water.

[0003] In the prior art, there are mainly two ways to clean the filter frame of the air cooler water supply pipeline: one is manual cleaning, that is, when the filter frame is blocked to a certain extent, the water supply pipeline needs to be stopped and disassembled, and the filter frame is manually taken out for cleaning or replacement. This method not only interrupts the normal operation of the air cooler, affecting the production efficiency, but also has the problems of complicated operation and high labor intensity; the other is semi-automatic cleaning, that is, a brush, scraper or other cleaning component is arranged beside the filter frame, and a motor, air cylinder or other additional driving component is used to realize regular cleaning. However, this method needs to additionally configure a power system, which not only increases the structural complexity and manufacturing cost of the water supply device, but also needs to be regularly maintained, has high subsequent use cost, and some structures still have the problem of incomplete cleaning due to insufficient adhesion of the cleaning component to the filter frame. SUMMARY

[0004] The present application aims to provide a water supply device for air cooler, which aims to solve the problem of air cooler water supply pipeline blockage The above technical problem is solved by the following technical scheme: the present application proposes the following technical scheme: a water supply device for air cooler, comprising a bearing assembly, the bearing assembly comprising an air cooler and a water supply pipeline arranged at one end of the air cooler; and, a rotating assembly arranged inside the water supply pipeline; and, a wall scraping assembly comprising a mounting ring arranged outside the rotating assembly.

[0005] As a preferred embodiment of the water supply device for air cooler of the present application: the water supply pipeline array is arranged at one end of the air cooler.

[0006] As a preferred embodiment of the water supply device for air cooler of the present application: the rotating assembly comprises a mounting shaft arranged inside the water supply pipeline, and the outer side of the mounting shaft is provided with blades, and the blades are circumferentially arranged outside the mounting shaft.

[0007] As a preferred embodiment of the water supply device for the air cooler, the wall scraping assembly further comprises a support rod arranged outside the mounting ring, the support rod is arranged in a circumferential array outside the mounting ring, an adjusting ring is arranged outside the support rod, and a sliding groove is arranged inside the adjusting ring.

[0008] As a preferred embodiment of the water supply device for the air cooler, a support block is arranged inside the sliding groove, an arc-shaped seat is arranged above the support block, a first connecting block is arranged above the arc-shaped seat, a connecting rod is arranged above the first connecting block, a second connecting block is arranged above the connecting rod, a bearing seat is arranged above the second connecting block, and a scraper is arranged above the bearing seat.

[0009] As a preferred embodiment of the water supply device for the air cooler, a fixed block is arranged below the bearing seat, a sleeve rod is arranged at one end of the fixed block, and a first elastic member is arranged outside the sleeve rod.

[0010] As a preferred embodiment of the water supply device for the air cooler, the water supply device further comprises a cleaning assembly, the cleaning assembly comprises a filter frame arranged inside the water supply pipeline, an arc-shaped groove is arranged inside the filter frame, a rotating shaft is arranged inside the filter frame, and a cam is arranged outside the rotating shaft.

[0011] As a preferred embodiment of the water supply device for the air cooler, a sliding rod is arranged inside the cam, a brush plate is arranged at one end of the sliding rod, a connecting frame is arranged inside the water supply pipeline, a second elastic member is arranged inside the connecting frame, a first sliding plate is arranged inside the connecting frame, the second elastic member is connected with the first sliding plate, a connecting long plate is arranged at one end of the first sliding plate, an operating rod is arranged at one end of the first sliding plate, and an operating plate is arranged outside the operating rod.

[0012] As a preferred embodiment of the water supply device for the air cooler, a second sliding plate is arranged at one end of the operating plate, and the second sliding plate is connected with the sliding rod.

[0013] As a preferred embodiment of the water supply device for the air cooler, a sliding groove is arranged at one end of the connecting frame.

[0014] The water supply device for the air cooler has the following beneficial effects: when cooling water enters the water supply pipeline, the rotating assembly is contacted by the flow rate of the cooling water, so that the rotating assembly drives the wall scraping assembly to rotate, and after the wall scraping assembly rotates, the wall scraping assembly is contacted with the inner wall of the water supply pipeline, and the impurities on the inner wall are scraped off. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0015] In order to make the technical solution of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the drawings of the embodiments of the present application will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described in the following description only relate to some embodiments of the present application, but not limit the present application.

[0016] Figure 1 The overall assembly of the present application is shown in the figure.

[0017] Figure 2 The rotating assembly of the present application is shown in the figure.

[0018] Figure 3 The wall scraping assembly of the present application is shown in the figure.

[0019] Figure 4 The cleaning assembly of the present application is shown in the figure.

[0020] Figure 5 The local view of the cleaning assembly of the present application is shown in the figure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] In order to make the technical solution of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the drawings of the embodiments of the present application will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described in the following description only relate to some embodiments of the present application, but not limit the present application.

[0022] The terms used in the present application are those general terms currently widely used in the art in consideration of the functions about the present application, but these terms can be changed according to the intention of those skilled in the art, precedents, or new technologies in the art. In addition, specific terms can be selected by the applicant, and in this case, the detailed meaning thereof will be described in the detailed description of the present application. Therefore, the terms used in the specification should not be understood as simple names, but based on the meaning of the terms and the overall description of the present application.

[0023] REFERENCE Figure 1 The present embodiment provides a water supply device for an air cooler, which comprises a bearing assembly 1, the bearing assembly 1 comprising an air cooler 11 and a water supply pipeline 12 arranged at one end of the air cooler 11; and, a rotating assembly 2 arranged inside the water supply pipeline 12; and, a wall scraping assembly 3 comprising a mounting ring 31 arranged outside the rotating assembly 2, the wall scraping assembly 3 being driven without additional power, and only relying on the flow rate of the cooling water to drive the rotating assembly 2 to operate, realizing the linkage effect of "water flow driving + automatic scraping", reducing the energy consumption of the device, and avoiding the risk of failure caused by external power components such as motors.

[0024] The water supply pipeline 12 is arranged at one end of the air cooler 11 in an array, The real-time contact scraping of the wall scraping assembly 3 with the inner wall of the water supply pipeline 12 can effectively prevent the formation of stubborn dirt layer on the inner wall of the pipeline, avoid the attenuation of the cooling water flow caused by the reduction of the inner diameter of the pipeline, ensure the stability of the water inlet pressure and flow of the air cooler 11, and then maintain the cooling efficiency of the air cooler 11, thereby reducing the frequency of shutdown cleaning caused by pipeline blockage, reducing the maintenance cost of manual disassembly of the pipeline, avoiding damage to the inner wall of the pipeline caused by mechanical polishing during cleaning, and prolonging the overall service life of the water supply pipeline 12 and the air cooler 11.

[0025] Use process: when the air cooler 11 works for a long time, a large amount of impurities will adhere to the inner wall of the water supply pipeline 12 installed at one end of the air cooler 11. When the cooling water enters the water supply pipeline 12, the cooling water flows at a speed and contacts the rotating assembly 2, so that the rotating assembly 2 drives the wall scraping assembly 3 to rotate. After the wall scraping assembly 3 rotates, the wall scraping assembly 3 contacts the inner wall of the water supply pipeline 12 and scrapes the impurities on the inner wall.

[0026] Embodiment 2, refer to Figures 1-5 The second embodiment of the present application is different from the previous embodiment in that the rotating assembly 2 further comprises a mounting shaft 21 arranged on the inner side of the water supply pipeline 12, and the outer side of the mounting shaft 21 is provided with a plurality of blades 22 arranged in a circular array on the outer side of the mounting shaft 21. The circular array design of the blades 22 uniformly distributes the water flow force on the outer side of the mounting shaft 21, ensures the stable rotation of the rotating assembly 2, avoids the shaking of the wall scraping assembly 3 caused by uneven water flow impact, and further ensures the uniform cleaning of the inner wall of the pipeline by the scraper 37, preventing local impurity accumulation.

[0027] The wall scraping assembly 3 further comprises a support rod 311 arranged on the outer side of the mounting ring 31, and the support rod 311 is arranged in a circular array on the outer side of the mounting ring 31. The outer side of the support rod 311 is provided with an adjusting ring 32, and the inner side of the adjusting ring 32 is provided with a sliding groove 321.

[0028] The inner side of the sliding groove 321 is provided with a support block 331, the upper side of the support block 331 is provided with an arc-shaped seat 33, the upper side of the arc-shaped seat 33 is provided with a first connecting block 34, the upper side of the first connecting block 34 is provided with a connecting rod 341, the upper side of the connecting rod 341 is provided with a second connecting block 342, the upper side of the second connecting block 342 is provided with a bearing seat 36, the upper side of the bearing seat 36 is provided with a scraper 37, and the adjusting ring 32 and the sliding groove 321 are matched to make the transmission of the support block 331, the arc-shaped seat 33 and other components more smooth, avoid the interruption of cleaning caused by the jamming of the components, and ensure the stable operation of the device under high load working conditions.

[0029] The lower part of the bearing seat 36 is provided with a fixed block 35, one end of the fixed block 35 is provided with a sleeve rod 351, the outer side of the sleeve rod 351 is sleeved with a first elastic member 352, the buffering effect of the first elastic member 352 can reduce the hard friction between the scraper 37 and the inner wall of the pipeline, avoid excessive wear of the scraper blade, prevent scratches on the inner wall of the pipeline caused by scraping, and prolong the service life of the scraper 37 and the pipeline, Further, the triangular design of the wall scraping assembly 3 improves the overall structural stability, and cooperates with the elastic potential energy of the first elastic member 352, so that the scraper 37 can be self-adapted to the inner wall of the pipeline. When there is a slight protrusion or depression on the inner wall of the pipeline, the first elastic member 352 can adjust the position of the bearing seat 36 by extruding the fixed block 35, so that the scraper 37 is always tightly attached to the inner wall, and the sticky impurities or stubborn dirt embedded in the depression can be completely scraped off.

[0030] Wherein, the wall scraping assembly 3 is triangular design, and when the scraper 37 is cleaning the inner wall of the water supply pipeline 12, the elastic potential energy of the first elastic member 352 on the outer side of the sleeve rod 351 extrudes the fixed block 35, so that the fixed block 35 at both ends extrudes the bearing seat 36 outward, and the bearing seat 36 after being extruded drives the scraper 37 to tightly adhere to the inner wall of the water supply pipeline 12, and generates a pushing force, thereby more effectively cleaning.

[0031] Use process: when the cooling water enters the water supply pipeline 12, when the flow rate of the water flow contacts the blade 22, the water flow will drive the blade 22 to rotate with the mounting shaft 21. When the mounting shaft 21 rotates, the mounting shaft 21 will drive the outer mounting ring 31 to rotate. In the process of rotating the mounting ring 31, the mounting ring 31 will drive the adjusting ring 32 to rotate through the support rod 311. At this time, the adjusting ring 32 drives the support block 331 in the sliding groove 321 and the arc-shaped seat 33 to rotate. In the process of rotating, the arc-shaped seat 33 drives the first connecting block 34, the connecting rod 341 and the second connecting block 342 at one end to rotate. Finally, the second connecting block 342 drives the upper bearing seat 36 and the scraper 37 on the bearing seat 36 to rotate. When the scraper 37 rotates, the scraper 37 will contact the inner wall of the water supply pipeline 12 and scrape off the impurities attached to the inner wall of the water supply pipeline 12, thereby cleaning it.

[0032] Embodiment 3, refer to Figures 1-5For the third embodiment of the present application, unlike the previous embodiment, it further comprises a cleaning assembly 4, which comprises a filter frame 41 arranged inside the water supply pipeline 12, an arc-shaped groove 411 is formed in the inside of the filter frame 41, a rotating shaft 42 is arranged inside the filter frame 41, a cam 421 is arranged on the outside of the rotating shaft 42, the cleaning assembly 4 is connected with the rotating assembly 2 in a linkage manner, so as to realize the synchronous operation of "pipeline wall scraping + filter frame 41 cleaning": without the need of additional power source, the rotation of the mounting shaft 21 can drive the rotating shaft 42 and the cam 421 to operate, so as to complete the automatic cleaning of the filter frame 41, avoid the blockage of the filter frame 41, and improve the overall operation efficiency.

[0033] The cam 421 is internally provided with a sliding rod 461, one end of the sliding rod 461 is provided with a brush plate 47, the inside of the water supply pipeline 12 is provided with a connecting frame 43, the inside of the connecting frame 43 is provided with a second elastic member 431, the inside of the connecting frame 43 is provided with a first sliding plate 44, the second elastic member 431 is connected with the first sliding plate 44, one end of the first sliding plate 44 is provided with a connecting long plate 441, one end of the first sliding plate 44 is provided with an operating rod 442, the outside of the operating rod 442 is provided with an operating plate 45, the structure that the cam 421 drives the brush plate 47 to slide along the arc-shaped groove 411 makes the brush plate 47 cover the arc-shaped surface of the filter frame 41, especially the dead angle of the arc-shaped groove 411 of the filter frame 41, so that the attached algae and impurities can be completely cleaned, preventing the algae from blocking the filter holes to cause the cooling water flow to decrease, ensuring the smooth water inlet of the water supply pipeline 12, indirectly maintaining the heat exchange efficiency of the air cooler 11, and the cooperation of the second elastic member 431 and the first sliding plate 44 can buffer the extrusion force of the cam 421 on the connecting long plate 441, ensuring the smooth movement of the operating rod 442, the second sliding plate 46 and other components, avoiding the violent impact of the brush plate 47 caused by the speed fluctuation of the cam 421, and prolonging the service life of the cleaning assembly.

[0034] One end of the operating plate 45 is provided with a second sliding plate 46, the second sliding plate 46 is connected with the sliding rod 461, so that when the operating plate 45 extrudes the second sliding plate 46, the sliding rod 461 drives the operating plate 45 to slide along the track of the arc-shaped groove 411.

[0035] One end of the connecting frame 43 is provided with a sliding groove, the sliding groove starts at the front end of the connecting frame 43, and the size of the sliding groove matches the outside of the operating rod 442, so that the first sliding plate 44 can drive the operating rod 442 to move in the sliding groove, the size matching design of the sliding groove of the connecting frame 43 and the operating rod 442 prevents the operating rod 442 from deviating or being stuck during movement, ensures the accurate sliding of the brush plate 47 along the track of the arc-shaped groove 411, ensures that each area of the filter frame 41 can be effectively cleaned, and avoids the secondary pollution caused by local algae residues.

[0036] Use process: when the installation shaft 21 rotates, the rotating shaft 42 at one end is driven to rotate by the installation shaft 21, the outer cam 421 is driven to rotate by the rotating shaft 42, when the cam 421 rotates, the cam 421 extrudes the connecting long plate 441, so that the connecting long plate 441 moves to both sides, the first sliding plate 44 drives the operating rod 442 to move to both sides, in the process of moving, the operating rod 442 drives the operating plate 45, the second sliding plate 46 and the sliding rod 461 to slide along the arc-shaped groove 411 in the arc trajectory, then the brush plate 47 is driven to slide by the sliding rod 461, the surface of the filter frame 41 is cleaned by the brush plate 47, so that the algae growing on the filter frame 41 is cleaned after the condensate pump is used for a long time.

[0037] It should finally be noted that the methods and devices described in detail above are merely embodiments, which the person skilled in the art can modify in different ways, without departing from the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A water supply device for an air cooler, characterized by: The utility model relates to a bearing assembly (1) which comprises an air cooler (11) and a water supply pipeline (12) arranged at one end of the air cooler (11), a rotating assembly (2) arranged inside the water supply pipeline (12), and a wall scraping assembly (3) comprising a mounting ring (31) arranged outside the rotating assembly (2). The water supply pipeline (12) is arranged at one end of the air cooler (11). The rotating assembly (2) comprises a mounting shaft (21) arranged inside the water supply pipeline (12), and a vane (22) arranged outside the mounting shaft (21), which is circumferentially arranged outside the mounting shaft (21). The wall scraping assembly (3) further comprises a support rod (311) arranged outside the mounting ring (31), which is circumferentially arranged outside the mounting ring (31), and an adjusting ring (32) arranged outside the support rod (311), which has a sliding groove (321) arranged inside.

2. The water supply device for an air cooler according to claim 1, characterized by: The sliding groove (321) has a support block (331) arranged inside, an arc-shaped seat (33) arranged above the support block (331), a first connecting block (34) arranged above the arc-shaped seat (33), a connecting rod (341) arranged above the first connecting block (34), a second connecting block (342) arranged above the connecting rod (341), a bearing seat (36) arranged above the second connecting block (342), and a scraper (37) arranged above the bearing seat (36).

3. The water supply device for an air cooler according to claim 2, characterized in that: The bearing seat (36) has a fixing block (35) arranged below, and the fixing block (35) has a sleeve rod (351) arranged at one end, and the sleeve rod (351) has a first elastic member (352) sleeved outside.

4. The water supply device for an air cooler according to claim 3, characterized in that: The utility model further comprises a cleaning assembly (4) which comprises a filter frame (41) arranged inside the water supply pipeline (12), an arc-shaped groove (411) arranged inside the filter frame (41), a rotating shaft (42) arranged inside the filter frame (41), and a cam (421) arranged outside the rotating shaft (42).

5. The water supply device for an air cooler according to claim 4, characterized in that: The cam (421) has a sliding rod (461) arranged inside, and the sliding rod (461) has a brush plate (47) arranged at one end.

6. The water supply device for an air cooler according to claim 5, characterized in that: The water supply pipeline (12) has a connecting frame (43) arranged inside, and the connecting frame (43) has a second elastic member (431) arranged inside, a first sliding plate (44) arranged inside, a connecting long plate (441) arranged at one end of the first sliding plate (44), an operating rod (442) arranged at one end of the first sliding plate (44), and an operating plate (45) arranged outside the operating rod (442).

7. The water supply device for an air cooler according to claim 6, characterized in that: The operating plate (45) has a second sliding plate (46) arranged at one end, and the second sliding plate (46) is connected with the sliding rod (461).

8. The water supply device for an air cooler according to claim 7, characterized in that: One end of the connecting frame (43) has a sliding groove arranged.

9. The water supply device for an air cooler according to claim 8, characterized in that: ​ 10. The water supply device for an air cooler according to claim 9, characterized in that: ​