Heater module and modeling electric appliance using same

Abstract

The utility model discloses a heater module and a modeling electric appliance using the same, and relates to the technical field of life electric appliances. The single heaters form the heater module in at least one mode of parallel arrangement, stacking arrangement, end-to-end connection arrangement and staggered arrangement. The utility model mainly solves the problem of how to increase the surface area of the heater with a reasonable and efficient structure. According to the utility model, the surface area of the heater module is increased through a reasonable and efficient structure; the single heaters can be manufactured independently, the manufacturing efficiency is high, the manufacturing cost of the single heaters cannot be greatly improved, the single heaters can be driven by using an original driving circuit, and extra circuit research and development cost does not need to be input.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of household electrical appliances, in particular to a heater module and a modeling electrical appliance using the heater module. Background Art

[0002] The heater is one of the essential parts in many household electrical appliances (such as hair straighteners, hair dryers, hair curlers, air fryers, and some types of heaters and heat therapy devices).

[0003] When the heater is arranged in the air duct of a household appliance and the air outlet temperature of the household appliance needs to be increased, one of the more common methods is to increase the surface area of ​​the heater so that the heater has a larger wind receiving area, thereby increasing the air outlet temperature of the household appliance.

[0004] However, increasing the surface area of ​​the heater may cause a series of problems:

[0005] 1. The heater is usually made of a resistive heating wire wound on a winding bracket, or it may be directly formed by a honeycomb heating element. When the surface area of ​​the heater is increased, the manufacturing difficulty of a single heater will increase, thereby increasing the process cost of the heater.

[0006] 2. Increasing the surface area of ​​the heater may increase / decrease the resistance of the heater, which requires redesigning and manufacturing the heater's driving circuit, which obviously increases the overall R&D and manufacturing costs of household appliances.

[0007] In summary, how to increase the surface area of ​​the heater with a reasonable and efficient structure has become one of the problems to be solved urgently. Utility Model Content

[0008] The utility model aims to provide a heater module and a modeling appliance using the same, which can increase the surface area of ​​the heater with a reasonable and efficient structure.

[0009] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: a heater module, which includes a plurality of single heaters; each of the single heaters is arranged in parallel, stacked, end-to-end and staggered to form the heater module.

[0010] In the above technical solution, for any of the single heaters, it includes a heater body and a heater bracket, and the heater bracket is fixedly connected to the heater body to support the heater body on a structure.

[0011] In the above technical solution, the heater body includes a winding bracket and a heating wire wound on the winding bracket; the heater bracket is fixedly connected to the winding bracket of the heater body.

[0012] In the above technical solution, two connecting arms parallel to each other are formed at the end of the winding bracket of the heater body, and each of the connecting arms is provided with a first connecting hole; the heater bracket includes a bracket wall and a connecting frame connected to the bracket wall, and the connecting frame is provided with a second connecting hole; the connecting frame of the heater bracket is inserted between the two connecting arms of the heater body, and the first connecting hole of the heater body and the second connecting hole of the heater bracket are aligned with each other.

[0013] In the above technical solution, the heater brackets are provided at both ends of the heater body.

[0014] In the above technical scheme, for any one of the single-unit heaters, the bracket wall of the heater bracket is suitable for abutting against and fixedly connected with the bracket wall of the heater bracket of another single-unit heater, so that at least two of the single-unit heaters are suitable for forming the heater module in at least one of a parallel arrangement, a stacked arrangement, and an end-to-end arrangement.

[0015] In the above technical solution, an elastic pad is attached to one side of the connecting arm of the heater body.

[0016] A styling appliance comprises the above-mentioned heater module.

[0017] In the above technical solution, the styling appliance is formed with a hot air duct, and the heater module is arranged in the hot air duct of the styling appliance.

[0018] In the above technical solution, the extension direction of the heater module is perpendicular to the wind receiving direction; and the hot air duct of the styling appliance has: at least one of the extension direction of its air inlet, the extension direction of its air outlet and the air flow direction is the same as the extension direction of the heater module.

[0019] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows: the heater module of the utility model and the styling appliance using the same, the single heaters are arranged in at least one of parallel, stacked, end-to-end and staggered ways to form a heater module, thereby increasing the surface area of ​​the heater module with a reasonable and efficient structure; each single heater can be manufactured independently, with high manufacturing efficiency, and will not significantly increase the manufacturing cost of the single heater, and can use the original driving circuit to drive each single heater separately without investing additional circuit research and development costs. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional view of the heater module in the present invention.

[0021] Figure 2 This is a structural view of the heater module in the present invention.

[0022] Figure 3 This is a structural view of the modeling appliance in the utility model.

[0023] The accompanying drawings are marked as follows: 1. single heater; 11. heater body; 111. winding bracket; 1111. connecting arm; 1112. first connecting hole; 112. heating wire; 12. heater bracket; 121. bracket wall; 1211. buckle; 1212. buckle groove; 122. connecting frame; 1221. second connecting hole; 13. elastic pad; 2. styling appliance; 21. hot air duct; 211. air inlet; 212. air outlet; 22. fan module. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0025] Embodiment 1:

[0026] This embodiment provides a heater module, which can be used in household electrical appliances such as hair straighteners, hair dryers, hair curlers, and some types of air heaters and thermal therapy devices.

[0027] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2 The heater module of this embodiment includes a plurality of single heaters 1, and each single heater 1 is arranged in parallel, stacked, end-to-end, and staggered to form a heater module.

[0028] Specifically, any single heater 1 includes a heater body 11 and a heater bracket 2 , wherein the heater bracket 2 is fixedly connected to the heater body 11 to support the heater body 11 on a structure.

[0029] It should be noted that the structure is suitable for fixing a heater module composed of two or more single heaters 1, such as inside a housing of a household appliance, at a structural support of a household appliance, and in an air duct of a household appliance.

[0030] More specifically, the heater body 11 includes a winding bracket 111 and a heating wire 112 wound on the winding bracket 111; wherein the winding bracket 111 is a long metal bracket, and the heating wire 112 is a resistance wire heating wire 112 after enameling. In addition, the winding bracket 111 can also be a heat-resistant engineering plastic bracket, and the heating wire 112 can be a resistance wire heating wire 112 after enameling or a bare resistance wire heating wire 112; the heater bracket 2 is fixedly connected to the winding bracket 111 of the heater body 11.

[0031] See also Figure 2 Specifically, two parallel connecting arms 1111 are formed at the end of the winding bracket 111 of the heater body 11. In fact, the connecting arms 1111 are extended parts integrally formed at the end of the winding bracket 111. The two connecting arms 1111 form a caliper shape, and each connecting arm 1111 is provided with a first connecting hole 1112. The heater bracket 2 is a heat-resistant engineering plastic material component, and the heater bracket 2 includes a bracket wall 121 and a connecting frame 122 connected to the bracket wall 121, and A second connecting hole 1221 is provided on the connecting frame 122. In this embodiment, the bracket wall 121 of the heater bracket 2 has two sides, forming an L shape, and the connecting frame 122 is integrally formed on the inner side of the corner of the bracket wall 121; the connecting frame 122 of the heater bracket 2 is inserted between the two connecting arms 1111 of the heater body 11 (the two are interference fit), and the first connecting hole 1112 of the heater body 11 and the second connecting hole 1221 of the heater bracket 2 are aligned with each other for screws or other connecting parts to pass through.

[0032] Furthermore, heater brackets 2 are provided at both ends of the heater body 11 to support the two ends of the heater body 11 .

[0033] Furthermore, for any single heater 1, the bracket wall 121 of the heater bracket 2 is suitable for abutting against and fixedly connected with the bracket wall 121 of the heater bracket 2 of another single heater 1, so that at least two single heaters 1 are suitable for forming a heater module in at least one of a parallel arrangement, a stacked arrangement, and an end-to-end arrangement.

[0034] In the present embodiment, two single-unit heaters 1 are provided, and the bracket walls 121 of the heater bracket 2 of the two single-unit heaters 1 abut against each other, so that the two single-unit heaters 1 are arranged side by side; in the present embodiment, a buckle 1211 is formed at the bracket wall 121 of the heater bracket 2 of one of the single-unit heaters 1, and correspondingly, a buckle groove 1212 is formed at the bracket wall 121 of the heater bracket 2 of the other single-unit heater 1, so that the heater bracket 2 of the two single-unit heaters 1 are buckled together as one.

[0035] Furthermore, an elastic pad 13 is attached to one side of the connecting arm 1111 of the heater body 11. The elastic pad 13 is a square elastic rubber-plastic or elastic silicone material component, which is directly attached to the surface of the connecting arm 1111 of the heater body 11 to provide cushioning and heat insulation for the heater body 11.

[0036] Embodiment 2:

[0037] The present embodiment provides a styling appliance 2, such as a hair straightener, a hair dryer, and a hair curler. In the present embodiment, a hair straightener is taken as an example to illustrate the specific structure of the present utility model.

[0038] See also Figure 3 The styling appliance 2 of this embodiment includes the heater module described in the first embodiment.

[0039] Specifically, the styling appliance 2 is formed with a hot air duct 21, and the heater module is arranged in the hot air duct 21 of the styling appliance 2; in this embodiment, the hot air duct 21 is surrounded by the outer shell and the inner shell of the styling appliance 2, and the screws pass through the first connecting hole 1112 of the heater body 11 and the second connecting hole 1221 of the heater bracket 2 in turn, and are locked into the screw column located in the hot air duct 21, thereby fixing the heater module; a fan module 22 is arranged in the styling appliance 2, and the air outlet of the fan module 22 is connected to the air inlet 211 of the hot air duct 21, thereby providing airflow for the hot air duct 21.

[0040] Furthermore, the extension direction of the heater module is perpendicular to the wind receiving direction, that is, the four sides of the heater module are the wind receiving direction, and the airflow can be heated to form hot air after passing through the heater module from the side; and, the hot air duct 21 of the styling appliance 2 has: at least one of the extension direction of its air inlet 211, the extension direction of the air outlet 212 and the air flow direction is the same as the extension direction of the heater module; in this embodiment, the air inlet 211 is located at one end of the hot air duct 21 and is connected to the air outlet of the fan module 22, and the air outlet 212 is located on the side of the hot air duct 21 and is in the shape of a long strip of slit. Therefore, in this embodiment, the extension direction of the air outlet 212 is the same as the extension direction of the heater module, so that the airflow in the hot air duct 21 can pass through the heater module evenly from the side, thereby improving the heating efficiency of the heater module for the airflow.

[0041] The heater module of the present embodiment and the styling appliance 2 using the same, the single heater 1 is arranged in at least one of parallel, stacked, end-to-end and staggered to form a heater module, thereby increasing the surface area of ​​the heater module with a reasonable and efficient structure; each single heater 1 can be manufactured independently with high manufacturing efficiency, and will not significantly increase the manufacturing cost of the single heater 1, and can be driven separately by using the original driving circuit without investing additional circuit research and development costs.

[0042] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A heater module, characterized in that: It includes several single heaters; The individual heaters are arranged in parallel, stacked, end-to-end, and staggered to form the heater module; For any of the monomer heaters, there are: It includes a heater body and a heater bracket, wherein the heater bracket is fixedly connected to the heater body to support the heater body on a structure; The heater body comprises a winding bracket and a heating wire wound on the winding bracket; The heater bracket is fixedly connected to the winding bracket of the heater body; The end of the winding bracket of the heater body is formed with two parallel connecting arms, and each connecting arm is provided with a first connecting hole; The heater bracket comprises a bracket wall and a connecting frame connected to the bracket wall, and a second connecting hole is formed on the connecting frame; The connecting frame of the heater bracket is inserted between the two connecting arms of the heater body, and the first connecting hole of the heater body and the second connecting hole of the heater bracket are aligned with each other.

2. The heater module according to claim 1, characterized in that: The heater brackets are arranged at both ends of the heater body.

3. The heater module according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: For any of the monomer heaters, there are: The bracket wall of the heater bracket is suitable for abutting against and fixedly connected with the bracket wall of the heater bracket of another single heater, so that at least two of the single heaters are suitable for forming the heater module in at least one of a parallel arrangement, a stacked arrangement, and an end-to-end arrangement.

4. The heater module according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: An elastic pad is attached to one side of the connecting arm of the heater body.

5. A styling appliance, characterized in that: It comprises the heater module described in any one of claims 1-4.

6. The styling appliance according to claim 5, characterized in that: The styling appliance is formed with a hot air duct, and the heater module is arranged in the hot air duct of the styling appliance.

7. The styling appliance according to claim 6, characterized in that: The extension direction of the heater module is perpendicular to the wind receiving direction; Furthermore, the hot air duct of the styling appliance has: At least one of the extending direction of the air inlet, the extending direction of the air outlet and the airflow direction is the same as the extending direction of the heater module.

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