A foldable solar collector

Abstract

The utility model discloses a foldable solar collector, comprising: front and rear ends of a heat collecting tube are fixedly connected to side arms at the upper ends of two fixing frames, the lower ends of the fixing frames are fixedly connected to the upper ends of a supporting base, and a triangular bracket is fixedly connected to the outer sides of the supporting base, the triangular bracket is composed of four connecting rods fixed by screws, the lower end of a left reflecting component is rotatably connected between two limiting connecting pieces on the left side of the lower end of the fixing frame, and the lower end of a right reflecting component is rotatably connected between two limiting connecting pieces on the right side of the lower end of the fixing frame, and the overall folding of the collector is achieved by arranging the left reflecting component and the right reflecting component, thereby reducing the lateral occupied area of ​​the collector for carrying work, and at the same time, a locking mechanism is used to ensure that the upper ends of the left reflecting component and the right reflecting component will not undergo frictional displacement after they are rotated and folded, thereby increasing the stability of the collector after folding.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the relevant field of solar thermal collectors, in particular to a foldable solar thermal collector. Background Art

[0002] A solar collector is a device that converts the sun's radiation energy into thermal energy. Since solar energy is relatively dispersed, we must try to concentrate it, so the collector is a key part of various solar energy devices. Due to different uses, collectors and their matching system types are divided into many types with different names, such as solar cookers for cooking, solar water heaters for producing hot water, solar dryers for drying items, solar furnaces for smelting metals, as well as solar houses, solar thermal power stations, solar desalination devices, etc.

[0003] Existing collectors are usually fixed by welding during installation. Although simple and durable, their large size makes them inconvenient to move again, and they are not suitable for disassembly, folding and transportation. There is room for improvement. Utility Model Content

[0004] Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned shortcomings, the utility model provides a foldable solar thermal collector.

[0005] The utility model is implemented by constructing a foldable solar collector, which comprises:

[0006] A heat collecting tube, wherein the front and rear ends of the heat collecting tube are fixedly connected to the upper side arms of two fixing frames;

[0007] The lower end of the fixing frame is fixedly connected to the upper end of the supporting base, and a triangular bracket is fixedly connected to the outer side of the supporting base, the triangular bracket is composed of four connecting rods fixed by screws, the bottoms of the two supporting bases are fixedly connected to the top surfaces of the front and rear ends of the fixed horizontal plate, and the left and right sides of the fixed horizontal plate are equidistantly embedded with three arc-shaped brackets, and the left and right sides of the lower end of the fixing frame are fixedly connected to the limited position connecting piece; it is characterized in that: it also includes:

[0008] A left reflective assembly, the lower end of which is rotatably connected between two limit connectors on the left side of the lower end of the fixing frame;

[0009] A right reflective assembly, wherein the lower end of the right reflective assembly is rotatably connected between two limit connectors on the right side of the lower end of the fixing frame.

[0010] Preferably, the left reflective assembly comprises:

[0011] A left reflector, wherein the front and rear ends of the left reflector are fixedly connected to a first arc-shaped frame;

[0012] Among them, the outer side of the lower end of the first arc-shaped frame is provided with a through hole and is rotatably connected to the inner end of the limiting connecting piece, and the left ends of the left reflector and the two first arc-shaped frames are fixedly connected to the inner side of the first mounting shell.

[0013] Preferably, the top surface of the first mounting shell is rotatably connected to a rotating plate, the top surface of the rotating plate is provided with thread grooves at equal intervals, and a plurality of return springs are provided between the back of the rotating plate and the top surface of the first mounting shell.

[0014] Preferably, the right reflective component comprises:

[0015] A right reflector, wherein the front and rear ends of the right reflector are fixedly connected to a second arc-shaped frame;

[0016] Among them, the outer side of the lower end of the second arc-shaped frame is through-hole and is rotatably connected to the inner end of the limiting connecting piece, the right end of the right reflector and the two second arc-shaped frames are fixedly connected to the inner side of the second mounting shell, and a locking mechanism is provided inside the second mounting shell.

[0017] Preferably, the locking mechanism comprises:

[0018] A rotating disk, the rotating disk being rotatably connected to the front side of the second mounting housing;

[0019] The back of the rotating disk is fixedly connected to the front end of the transmission long shaft, and the front end of the transmission long shaft penetrates and is rotatably connected to the front side of the second mounting shell.

[0020] Preferably, three worms are equidistantly arranged at the middle and rear ends of the transmission long shaft, the bottoms of the worms are meshed with worm wheels, the worm wheels have a through hole inside and are fixedly connected to the outer ends of the threaded rods.

[0021] Preferably, the outer end of the threaded rod is rotatably connected to the right side surface of the inner side of the second mounting shell, the inner end of the threaded rod passes through and is rotatably connected to the left side surface of the inner side of the second mounting shell, and the inner end of the threaded rod is exposed to the left side surface of the second mounting shell, the inner end surface of the threaded rod is provided with threads, and the outer end of the limiting connecting piece is in contact and connected with the bottom of the inner end of the left reflector and the bottom of the inner end of the right reflector.

[0022] The utility model has the following advantages: The utility model provides a foldable solar collector through improvement, which has the following improvements compared with the same type of equipment:

[0023] The utility model discloses a foldable solar energy collector, which realizes the overall folding of the collector by arranging a left reflective assembly and a right reflective assembly, thereby reducing the lateral occupied area of ​​the collector for carrying. At the same time, a locking mechanism is used to ensure that the upper ends of the left reflective assembly and the right reflective assembly will not undergo frictional displacement after they are rotated and folded, thereby increasing the stability of the collector after folding. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the utility model;

[0025] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the support structure of the utility model;

[0026] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the left reflective component of the utility model;

[0027] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the right reflective component of the utility model;

[0028] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the locking mechanism of the utility model from the left side back perspective.

[0029] Among them: heat collecting tube 101, fixing frame 102, supporting base 103, triangular bracket 104, fixing horizontal plate 105, arc bracket 106, limiting connector 107, left reflecting assembly 201, left reflecting mirror 202, first arc frame 203, first mounting shell 204, rotating plate 205, threaded groove 206, right reflecting assembly 301, right reflecting mirror 302, second arc frame 303, second mounting shell 304, locking mechanism 305, rotating disk 306, transmission long shaft 307, worm 308, worm wheel 309, threaded rod 310. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The following is combined with Figures 1 to 5 The principles and features of the present invention are described, and the examples given are only used to explain the present invention, and are not used to limit the scope of the present invention. The present invention is described in more detail in the following paragraphs by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings. The advantages and features of the present invention will become clearer according to the following description and claims. It should be noted that the drawings are all in a very simplified form and are not in precise proportions, and are only used to conveniently and clearly assist in explaining the purpose of the embodiments of the present invention.

[0031] It should be noted that when a component is referred to as being "fixed to" another component, it may be directly on the other component or there may also be a component centered. When a component is considered to be "connected to" another component, it may be directly connected to the other component or there may also be a component centered. When a component is considered to be "set on" another component, it may be directly set on the other component or there may also be a component centered. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "left", "right" and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only.

[0032] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as those commonly understood by those skilled in the art in the technical field of the present invention. The terms used herein in the specification of the present invention are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. The term "and / or" used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more related listed items.

[0033] See also Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 The utility model provides a foldable solar thermal collector, comprising:

[0034] The heat collecting tube 101, the front and rear ends of the heat collecting tube 101 are fixedly connected to the upper side arms of the two fixing frames 102, so that the heat collecting tube 101 is set at the concentrated point of sunlight reflection;

[0035] Among them, the lower end of the fixing frame 102 is fixedly connected to the upper end of the supporting base 103, and the outer side of the supporting base 103 is fixedly connected with a triangular bracket 104 to increase the stability of the collector after installation. The triangular bracket 104 is composed of four connecting rods fixed by screws for subsequent removal. The bottoms of the two supporting bases 103 are fixedly connected to the top surfaces of the front and rear ends of the fixed horizontal plate 105. Three arc brackets 106 are equidistantly embedded in the left and right sides of the fixed horizontal plate 105 to provide additional support for the left reflective assembly 201 and the right reflective assembly 301. The left and right sides of the lower end of the fixing frame 102 are fixedly connected to the limited connector 107;

[0036] A left reflective assembly 201, the lower end of which is rotatably connected between two limit connectors 107 on the left side of the lower end of the fixing frame 102;

[0037] The right reflective assembly 301 has a lower end that is rotatably connected between two limiting connectors 107 on the right side of the lower end of the fixing frame 102 .

[0038] The left reflective assembly 201 comprises:

[0039] A left reflector 202, wherein the front and rear ends of the left reflector 202 are fixedly connected with a first arc-shaped frame 203;

[0040] Among them, the outer through hole at the lower end of the first arc-shaped frame 203 is rotatably connected to the inner end of the limiting connecting piece 107, and a limiting groove and a limiting block are provided at the inner end of the limiting connecting piece 107 and the outer through hole at the lower end of the first arc-shaped frame 203 to prevent the left reflective assembly 201 from rotating downward after installation. The left reflector 202 and the left ends of the two first arc-shaped frames 203 are fixedly connected to the inner side of the first mounting shell 204, and the top surface of the first mounting shell 204 is rotatably connected to a rotating plate 205, and the top surface of the rotating plate 205 is equidistantly provided with threaded grooves 206, and a number of return springs are provided between the back of the rotating plate 205 and the top surface of the first mounting shell 204 to support the rotating plate 205 and the threaded rod 310 to form a nearly ninety-degree vertical position so that the threaded rod 310 can be embedded in the threaded groove 206.

[0041] The right reflective component 301 comprises:

[0042] A right reflector 302, wherein the front and rear ends of the right reflector 302 are fixedly connected with a second arc-shaped frame 303;

[0043] Among them, the outer through hole at the lower end of the second arc-shaped frame 303 is rotatably connected to the inner end of the limiting connecting piece 107, and a limiting groove and a limiting block are provided at the inner end of the limiting connecting piece 107 and the outer through hole at the lower end of the second arc-shaped frame 303 to prevent the second arc-shaped frame 303 from rotating downward after installation. The right end of the right reflector 302 and the two second arc-shaped frames 303 are fixedly connected to the inner side of the second installation shell 304, and a locking mechanism 305 is provided inside the second installation shell 304.

[0044] The locking mechanism 305 comprises:

[0045] A rotating disk 306 is rotatably connected to the front side of the second mounting housing 304 to facilitate the staff to perform locking and unlocking operations;

[0046] Among them, the back of the rotating disk 306 is fixedly connected to the front end of the transmission long shaft 307, the front end of the transmission long shaft 307 passes through and is rotatably connected to the front side of the second mounting shell 304, and three worm gears 308 are equidistantly arranged at the middle and rear ends of the transmission long shaft 307 so as to synchronously drive the three threaded rods 310 to rotate, the bottom of the worm gear 308 is meshed with the worm wheel 309, the worm wheel 309 has a through hole inside and is fixedly connected to the outer end of the threaded rod 310, the outer end of the threaded rod 310 is rotatably connected to the right side of the inner side of the second mounting shell 304, the inner end of the threaded rod 310 passes through and is rotatably connected to the left side of the inner side of the second mounting shell 304, and the inner end of the threaded rod 310 is exposed to the left side of the second mounting shell 304, the inner end surface of the threaded rod 310 is provided with a thread so as to be embedded in the inner side of the thread groove 206, and the outer end of the limiting connector 107 is in contact and connected with the inner end bottom of the left reflector 202 and the inner end bottom of the right reflector 302.

[0047] The working principle of a foldable solar collector based on the above implementation is:

[0048] The staff rotates the left reflective component 201 and the right reflective component 301 as a whole inward and upward with the limiting connector 107 as the rotation origin. Through several return springs on the top surface of the first mounting shell 204, the rotating plate 205 forms nearly ninety degrees vertical contact with the end of the inner end of the threaded rod 310 after displacement, and each end of the inner end of the threaded rod 310 corresponds to a thread groove 206. At the same time, by rotating the rotating disk 306, the transmission long shaft 307 and the three worm gears 308 are driven to rotate at the same time, and then the three worm wheels 309 are driven to rotate at the same time, and then the three threaded rods 310 are driven to rotate at the same time, so that the inner ends of the three threaded rods 310 rotate and embed into the thread grooves 206, and then the left reflective component 201 and the right reflective component 301 are fixed by self-locking of the worm gear 308 and the worm wheel 309 to ensure that the upper ends of the two will not undergo friction displacement, thereby increasing the stability of the collector after folding. Finally, the tripod bracket 104 is removed with a screwdriver for transportation.

[0049] The utility model provides a foldable solar collector through improvement. The overall folding of the collector is achieved by arranging a left reflective component 201 and a right reflective component 301, thereby reducing the lateral occupied area of ​​the collector for easy transportation. At the same time, a locking mechanism 305 is used to ensure that the upper ends of the left reflective component 201 and the right reflective component 301 will not undergo frictional displacement after they are rotated and folded, thereby increasing the stability of the collector after folding.

[0050] The above shows and describes the basic principle, main features and advantages of the utility model, and the standard parts used in the utility model can be purchased from the market, and special-shaped parts can be customized according to the description and the drawings. The specific connection methods of each part adopt mature conventional means such as bolts, rivets, welding, etc. in the prior art. Machinery, parts and equipment all adopt conventional models in the prior art, and the circuit connection adopts the conventional connection method in the prior art, which will not be described in detail here.

[0051] The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables those skilled in the art to implement or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention will not be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but will conform to the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A foldable solar thermal collector, comprising: A heat collecting tube (101), wherein the front and rear ends of the heat collecting tube (101) are fixedly connected to the upper side arms of two fixing frames (102); The lower end of the fixing frame (102) is fixedly connected to the upper end of the supporting base (103), and a triangular bracket (104) is fixedly connected to the outer side of the supporting base (103), and the triangular bracket (104) is composed of four connecting rods fixed by screws, and the bottoms of the two supporting bases (103) are fixedly connected to the top surfaces of the front and rear ends of the fixed horizontal plate (105), and the left and right sides of the fixed horizontal plate (105) are equidistantly and movably embedded with three arc-shaped brackets (106), and the left and right sides of the lower end of the fixing frame (102) are fixedly connected to the limited connection pieces (107); it is characterized in that: it also includes: A left reflective component (201), the lower end of which is rotatably connected between two limiting connectors (107) on the left side of the lower end of the fixing frame (102); A right reflective component (301), the lower end of which is rotatably connected between two limiting connectors (107) on the right side surface of the lower end of the fixing frame (102).

2. A foldable solar collector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The left reflective component (201) comprises: A left reflector (202), wherein the front and rear ends of the left reflector (202) are fixedly connected to a first arc-shaped frame (203); The lower end of the first arc-shaped frame (203) has an outer through hole and is rotatably connected to the inner end of the limiting connecting piece (107); the left ends of the left reflector (202) and the two first arc-shaped frames (203) are fixedly connected to the inner side of the first mounting shell (204).

3. A foldable solar collector according to claim 2, characterized in that: The top surface of the first installation shell (204) is rotatably connected to a rotating plate (205), the top surface of the rotating plate (205) is provided with thread grooves (206) at equal intervals, and a plurality of return springs are provided between the back of the rotating plate (205) and the top surface of the first installation shell (204).

4. A foldable solar collector according to claim 3, characterized in that: The right reflective component (301) comprises: A right reflector (302), wherein the front and rear ends of the right reflector (302) are fixedly connected to a second arc-shaped frame (303); The lower end of the second arc-shaped frame (303) has an outer through hole and is rotatably connected to the inner end of the limiting connecting piece (107); the right ends of the right reflector (302) and the two second arc-shaped frames (303) are fixedly connected to the inner side of the second mounting shell (304); and a locking mechanism (305) is provided inside the second mounting shell (304).

5. A foldable solar thermal collector according to claim 4, characterized in that: The locking mechanism (305) comprises: A rotating disk (306), the rotating disk (306) being rotatably connected to the front side of the second mounting housing (304); The back of the rotating disk (306) is fixedly connected to the front end of the transmission long shaft (307), and the front end of the transmission long shaft (307) penetrates and is rotatably connected to the front side of the second installation shell (304).

6. A foldable solar thermal collector according to claim 5, characterized in that: Three worms (308) are equidistantly arranged at the middle and rear ends of the transmission long shaft (307); the bottoms of the worms (308) are meshed with worm wheels (309); the worm wheels (309) have a through hole inside and are fixedly connected to the outer ends of the threaded rods (310).

7. A foldable solar thermal collector according to claim 6, characterized in that: The outer end of the threaded rod (310) is rotatably connected to the right side surface of the inner side of the second mounting shell (304), the inner end of the threaded rod (310) passes through and is rotatably connected to the left side surface of the inner side of the second mounting shell (304), and the inner end of the threaded rod (310) is exposed to the left side surface of the second mounting shell (304), the inner end surface of the threaded rod (310) is provided with threads, and the outer end of the limiting connector (107) is in contact with the inner end bottom of the left reflector (202) and the inner end bottom of the right reflector (302).

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