Radiator fan module connecting structure and radiator

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of radiators, in particular to a radiator fan module connecting structure and a radiator, which comprises a connecting component, and the connecting component comprises a first connecting part used for being connected with a fan module; the second connecting part is connected with the first connecting part and used for being clamped to water channel plates of the radiator body, the second connecting part comprises two clamping feet which are oppositely arranged in the first direction, the clamping feet have the elastic deformation capacity, and the two clamping feet are used for being inserted between the two water channel plates; the second connecting parts are clamped to the concave steps on the side walls of the opposite sides of the two water channel plates under the action of the elastic force of the second connecting parts so that the second connecting parts can be clamped to the radiator body. Compared with a traditional mode that the fan module is installed in a screw connection mode or a welding mode, whether the fan module is installed on the radiator body or detached from the radiator body is more convenient.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of radiators, in particular to a radiator fan module connection structure and a radiator. Background Art

[0002] Radiator, also known as radiator, is a commonly used heating equipment and is widely used in daily life.

[0003] In the related art, the radiator is mainly composed of two oppositely arranged waterway plates and heat dissipation fins arranged between the two waterway plates; during operation, hot water or steam flows through the waterways in the waterway plates, thereby dissipating heat through the waterway plates and the heat dissipation fins for heating.

[0004] In related technologies, a fan module is also provided at the bottom of some radiators to speed up the air flow inside the radiator, thereby improving the heat dissipation efficiency. Currently, the fan module is usually fixed to the bottom of the radiator by welding or screw connection. These connection methods of the fan module are relatively inconvenient whether it is assembled to the radiator or disassembled from the radiator, and therefore need to be improved. Utility Model Content

[0005] In order to solve at least one of the technical problems mentioned in the background technology, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a radiator fan module connection structure and a radiator.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

[0007] On the one hand, the utility model provides a radiator fan module connection structure for connecting a fan module to a radiator body, comprising a connection member, wherein the connection member comprises:

[0008] A first connecting portion, used for connecting to the fan module;

[0009] The second connecting part is connected to the first connecting part and is used to be clamped to the waterway plate of the radiator body. The second connecting part includes two clamping feet arranged opposite to each other along the first direction. The clamping feet have elastic deformation ability. The two clamping feet are used to be inserted between the two waterway plates and, under the action of their own elastic force, are respectively clamped to the concave steps on the opposite side walls of the two waterway plates to achieve the clamping connection between the second connecting part and the radiator body.

[0010] As an optional implementation of the present invention, the clamping foot includes a convex portion, and the clamping foot is clamped to the concave step of the waterway plate through the convex portion.

[0011] As an optional implementation of the present invention, at least a portion of the clamping foot is bent toward a side away from the other clamping foot to form a bent section, and the protrusion is formed on the bent section.

[0012] As an optional embodiment of the present invention, the connecting member also includes a third connecting portion, which is connected to the card pin or the first connecting portion, and is used to attach the probe of the temperature sensor to the waterway plate; the third connecting portion has a card slot for the probe to be snapped into, and in the assembled state, the probe snapped into the card slot is abutted against the inner wall of the waterway plate through the third connecting portion.

[0013] As an optional embodiment of the present invention, the third connecting portion includes a support arm, one end of the support arm is fixed to one of the two clamping feet, and the other end extends to a side away from the other clamping foot to form the clamping slot.

[0014] As an optional implementation of the present invention, the first connecting portion is detachably connected to the fan module.

[0015] As an optional embodiment of the present invention, the fan module includes a bracket for carrying a fan, and the first connecting part is provided with a slot for the end of the bracket to be inserted along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a plug is provided in the slot, and the bracket is provided with a jack, and the plug can be inserted into the jack along the second direction to achieve plug-in fit between the first connecting part and the bracket.

[0016] On the other hand, the utility model provides a radiator, comprising a radiator body and a fan module, wherein the fan module is connected to the bottom of two water channel plates through the above-mentioned radiator fan module connection structure.

[0017] As an optional embodiment of the present invention, the fan module includes a bracket and at least one fan, and the fan is connected to the bracket by sliding and plugging along the second direction; the connecting members include two, and the two connecting members are respectively plugged into the two ends of the bracket.

[0018] As an optional embodiment of the present invention, both sides of the bracket are provided with slide grooves extending along the second direction, and the two slide groove positions on both sides of the fan are respectively provided with convex edges that can be inserted into the slide grooves along the second direction; when the convex edges are inserted into the slide grooves, the fan remains positioned relative to the bracket in the third direction; the first direction, the second direction, and the third direction are perpendicular to each other.

[0019] Compared with the existing technology, the advantages of adopting this solution are:

[0020] In this solution, the fan module is installed on the radiator body by providing a connecting component, wherein the connecting component is connected to the radiator in a snap-on manner. Compared with the traditional method of installing the fan module by screw connection or welding, it is more convenient to install the fan module on the radiator body or remove it from the radiator body.

[0021] Moreover, in this solution, the connecting member is clamped on the concave step of the water channel plate of the radiator body, so there is no need to provide an additional clamping portion on the radiator body for the connecting member to be clamped. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 It is a structural diagram of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 2 It is a partial exploded view of the utility model;

[0024] Figure 3 This is an exploded view of the fan module of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 4 This is a structural diagram of the fan module of the utility model in an assembled state;

[0026] Figure 5 It is a partial cross-sectional view of the utility model;

[0027] Figure 6 This is an exploded view of the connecting member and the bracket of the utility model.

[0028] Description of reference numerals:

[0029] 1. Radiator body; 11. Waterway plate; 111. Concave step;

[0030] 2. Fan module; 21. Bracket; 211. Curled edge; 212. Slide; 22. Fan; 221. Clamp; 222. Slot; 223. Raised edge;

[0031] 3. Connecting member; 31. First connecting portion; 311. Slot; 312. Plug; 32. Second connecting portion; 321. Clamping foot; 322. Bend section; 323. Protrusion; 33. Support arm; 331. Clamp. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] The following is an explanation and description of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the drawings of the embodiments of the present invention, but the following embodiments are only preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not exhaustive. Based on the embodiments in the embodiments, other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work are all within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0033] In the following description, terms such as "inside", "outside", "up", "down", "left", "right", etc. that indicate directions or positional relationships are only used to facilitate the description of the embodiments and simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific direction, be constructed and operate in a specific direction. Therefore, they should not be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0034] Example 1

[0035] See also Figure 1-6 As shown, this embodiment provides a radiator fan module connection structure, the radiator, also known as a radiator, mainly includes a radiator body 1 and a fan module 2; wherein the radiator body 1 includes two oppositely arranged waterway plates 11, and the waterway plates 11 are provided with water channels for circulating hot fluids such as hot water or steam. When the hot fluid flows through the water channel, the heat can be transferred to the waterway plates 11, and then dissipated through the heat dissipation fins between the two waterway plates 11 to achieve heating.

[0036] The fan module 2 mainly accelerates the air circulation efficiency between the two water channel plates 11 through the operation of the fan 22 to improve the heat dissipation efficiency.

[0037] The connection structure provided in this embodiment is primarily used to connect the fan module 2 to the radiator body 1. It primarily includes a connection member 3, which includes a first connection portion 31 connected to a second connection portion 32. In some embodiments, the entire connection member 3 is an integrally formed structure. The first connection portion 31 and the second connection portion 32 are described separately below:

[0038] The first connecting portion 31 is used to connect to the fan module.

[0039] The second connecting portion 32 is connected to the first connecting portion 31 and is used for being snapped onto the water channel plate 11 of the radiator body 1 .

[0040] The second connection portion 32 includes two clamping feet 321 arranged opposite to each other along a first direction. The first direction here can be understood as the relative direction of the two waterway plates 11, or the thickness direction of the waterway plate 11.

[0041] The clamping foot 321 has elastic deformation capability. For example, the clamping foot 321 can be made of a plastic part or a metal part with a certain elastic force.

[0042] The two latching legs 321 are inserted between the two waterway plates 11 and, under their own elastic force, snap into the recessed steps 111 on the opposite sidewalls of the two waterway plates 11. Generally, the waterway plates 11 of existing radiator bodies 1 have several recessed areas formed on both the inside and outside of the radiator body 1. Thus, the end surfaces of the recessed areas form the recessed steps 111. Therefore, the connecting member 3 snaps into the recessed steps 111 of the radiator body 1, eliminating the need for additional snapping points on the radiator body 1 for the connecting member 3 to snap into.

[0043] The second connection part 32 is connected to the radiator body 1 by respectively snapping into the recessed steps 111 of the two water channel plates 11 through two snap-in feet 321; compared with the traditional method of installing the fan module by screw connection or welding, it is more convenient to install the fan module on the radiator body 1 or remove it from the radiator body 1.

[0044] The structures of the two locking pins 321 are basically the same, so this embodiment takes one of them as an example for description:

[0045] The clamping foot 321 includes a protrusion 323 , and the clamping foot 321 is clamped to the concave step 111 of the water channel plate 11 through the protrusion 323 .

[0046] During assembly, first connect the first connecting part 31 to the fan module, and then insert the second connecting part 32 from the bottom of the radiator upward between the two waterway plates 11. During the insertion process, the two clamping feet 321 are squeezed together by the waterway plates 11 until the protrusion 323 of the clamping foot 321 enters the position of the concave step 111. At this time, the two clamping feet 321 move away from each other under their own elastic force, so that the protrusion 323 is stuck in the concave step 111 to achieve clamping.

[0047] In some embodiments, the specific structure of the protrusion 323 is: the clamping foot 321 is at least partially bent toward the side away from the other clamping foot 321 to form a bending section 322, and the protrusion 323 is formed on the bending section 322. For example, the end of the bending section 322 is bent toward the clamping foot 321, and its bending position constitutes the protrusion 323.

[0048] In order to guide the clamping foot 321 to be inserted between the two water channel plates 11 , the surface of the bent section 322 away from the first connecting portion 31 is an inclined guiding surface.

[0049] In addition, in some fan modules, in order to monitor the temperature of the radiator, a temperature sensor for detecting the real-time temperature of the water channel plate 11 is generally provided; therefore, in some embodiments, in order to be able to fix the probe of the temperature sensor, the connecting member 3 also includes a third connecting portion.

[0050] The third connection portion is connected to the foot 321 or the first connection portion 31 and is used to attach the probe of the temperature sensor to the waterway plate 11 . This embodiment shows the situation where the third connection portion is connected to the foot 321 .

[0051] The third connecting portion includes a support arm 33 , which is substantially linear. The number of the support arms 33 can be determined according to the number of detection probes of the actual temperature sensor. Generally, one support arm 33 corresponds to one probe.

[0052] One end of the support arm 33 is fixed to one of the two clamping feet 321, and the other end extends to the side away from the other clamping foot 321 to form a clamping hole 331. The clamping hole 331 is used for the probe to be clamped in. During assembly, the probe is clamped into the clamping hole 331. When the entire connecting member 3 is clamped into the waterway plate 11, the support arm 33 presses the probe against the inner wall of the waterway plate 11 under its own elastic force to detect the temperature of the waterway plate 11, thereby fixing the probe.

[0053] In some embodiments, the first connecting portion 31 is detachably connected to the fan module. Specifically:

[0054] The fan module includes a bracket 21 for carrying a fan 22. The first connecting portion 31 is provided with a slot 311 for the end of the bracket 21 to be inserted along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. A plug 312 is provided in the slot 311; the bracket 21 is provided with a jack for the plug 312 to be inserted along the second direction.

[0055] The second direction here can be understood as the length direction of the fan module, or the thickness direction of the connecting member 3 .

[0056] The first connecting portion 31 and the slot 311 are provided with a socket on one and a plug 312 on the other. For example, as shown in this embodiment, the plug 312 can be inserted into the socket along the second direction to achieve plug-in fit between the first connecting portion 31 and the bracket 21, wherein the plug 312 is preferably inserted into the socket in an interference fit manner, thereby ensuring the stability of the connection between the two and preventing it from loosening.

[0057] During assembly, the end of the bracket 21 is inserted into the slot 311 of the first connecting portion 31 . During the insertion process, the plug 312 is simultaneously inserted into the socket to achieve plug-in engagement.

[0058] Example 2

[0059] This embodiment further provides a radiator based on the first embodiment, including a radiator body 1 and a fan module.

[0060] The radiator body 1 includes two oppositely arranged waterway plates 11, which are provided with waterways for the circulation of hot water, steam or other hot fluids. When the hot fluid flows through the waterway, the heat can be transferred to the waterway plates 11, and then dissipated through the heat dissipation fins between the two waterway plates 11 to achieve heating.

[0061] The fan module mainly accelerates the air circulation efficiency between the two water channel plates 11 through the operation of the fan 22 to improve the heat dissipation efficiency.

[0062] Among them, the fan module is connected to the bottom of the two waterway plates 11 through the radiator fan module connection structure provided in Example 1. Specifically, the fan module is installed on the radiator body 1 through the connecting component 3 in Example 1. The connecting component 3 can refer to the description of Example 1 and will not be repeated here.

[0063] The fan module is specifically constructed as follows: it includes a bracket 21 and at least one fan 22, preferably multiple fans 22, arranged sequentially along the length of the bracket 21. The bracket 21 is a hollow mesh structure. The two connecting members 3 are plugged into and mate with each end of the bracket 21.

[0064] The fan 22 is connected to the bracket 21 by sliding and inserting along the second direction. Specifically:

[0065] Both sides of the bracket 21 are provided with a sliding groove 212 extending along the second direction. The second direction here can also be understood as the length direction of the bracket 21.

[0066] The specific structure of the sliding groove 212 is as follows: the side edges on both sides of the bracket 21 are rolled up to form a rolled edge 211, and the sliding groove 212 is formed by surrounding the rolled edge 211.

[0067] The fan 22 is provided with convex edges 223 on both sides corresponding to the two slide grooves 212, which can be inserted into the slide grooves 212 along the second direction; when the convex edges 223 are inserted into the slide grooves 212, the fan 22 remains positioned relative to the bracket 21 in the third direction, that is, the fan 22 is locked relative to the bracket 21 in the third direction and cannot escape from the bracket 21 along the third direction; the first direction, the second direction, and the third direction are perpendicular to each other, and it can also be understood that the first direction, the second direction, and the third direction are the X, Y, and Z directions of the three-axis coordinate system.

[0068] Thus, the flanges 223 on both sides of the fan 22 are slid into the sliding grooves 212 on both sides along the second direction to achieve installation. Finally, the two connecting members 3 are assembled to both ends of the bracket 21 to prevent the fan 22 from sliding out of the bracket 21 along the second direction.

[0069] It can be understood that, in this embodiment, both ends of the slide groove 212 constitute the aforementioned jacks for the plug 312 of the connecting member 3 to be inserted into, so as to achieve the connection between the bracket 21 and the connecting member 3 .

[0070] In some embodiments, the fan 22 includes multiple fans, and the multiple fans 22 are spliced in sequence along the second direction to form a whole; specifically: among two adjacent fans 22, one of them is provided with a clamping head 221, and the other is provided with a slot 222 for the clamping head 221 to be inserted along the third direction; when the clamping head 221 is inserted into the slot 222, the two adjacent fans 22 maintain relative positioning in the first direction and the second direction to achieve the splicing of the two adjacent fans 22, for example, the clamping head 221 and the slot 222 are roughly T-shaped structures, so that after the two fans 22 are spliced together, the two fans 22 cannot be separated from each other along the first direction and the second direction, and can only be disassembled and separated along the third direction; and finally, after the fan 22 is installed on the bracket 21, the fan 22 will be restricted from moving along the third direction under the restriction of the bracket 21, so that all the fans 22 form an integral module.

[0071] It can be seen that in this solution, no screws are used in the assembly between the fan module 2 and the water channel plate 11, the connection between the fans 22, or the connection between the bracket 21 and the connecting member 3, thereby simplifying the assembly and disassembly operations.

[0072] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the details of the exemplary embodiments described above, and that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential features of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments should be considered in all respects as illustrative and non-restrictive, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, and it is intended that all variations that come within the meaning and range of equivalents of the claims be embraced within the present invention.

Claims

1. Radiator fan module connection structure, used to connect the fan module to the radiator body, characterized in that: The invention comprises a connecting member, wherein the connecting member comprises: A first connecting portion, used for connecting to the fan module; The second connecting part is connected to the first connecting part and is used to be clamped to the waterway plate of the radiator body. The second connecting part includes two clamping feet arranged opposite to each other along the first direction. The clamping feet have elastic deformation ability. The two clamping feet are used to be inserted between the two waterway plates and, under the action of their own elastic force, are respectively clamped to the concave steps on the opposite side walls of the two waterway plates to achieve the clamping connection between the second connecting part and the radiator body.

2. The radiator fan module connection structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping foot includes a convex portion, and the clamping foot is clamped to the concave step of the waterway plate through the convex portion.

3. The radiator fan module connection structure according to claim 2, characterized in that: At least a portion of the clamping leg is bent toward a side away from the other clamping leg to form a bent section, and the convex portion is formed on the bent section.

4. The radiator fan module connection structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The connecting member also includes a third connecting portion, which is connected to the card pin or the first connecting portion and is used to attach the probe of the temperature sensor to the waterway plate; the third connecting portion has a card slot for the probe to be snapped into, and in the assembled state, the probe snapped into the card slot is abutted against the inner wall of the waterway plate through the third connecting portion.

5. The radiator fan module connection structure according to claim 4, characterized in that: The third connecting portion includes a support arm, one end of which is fixed on one of the two clamping feet, and the other end of which extends to a side away from the other clamping foot to form the clamping slot.

6. The radiator fan module connection structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first connecting portion is detachably connected to the fan module.

7. The radiator fan module connection structure according to claim 6, characterized in that: The fan module includes a bracket for carrying a fan, and the first connecting part is provided with a slot for the bracket end to be inserted along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a plug is provided in the slot, and the bracket is provided with a jack, and the plug can be inserted into the jack along the second direction to achieve plug-in fit between the first connecting part and the bracket.

8. A radiator, characterized in that The radiator comprises a radiator body and a fan module, wherein the fan module is connected to the bottom of the two water channel plates through the radiator fan module connection structure according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

9. The radiator according to claim 8, characterized in that The fan module includes a bracket and at least one fan, and the fan is connected to the bracket by sliding and plugging along the second direction; the connecting components include two, and the two connecting components are respectively plugged and fitted to the two ends of the bracket.

10. The radiator according to claim 9, characterized in that Both sides of the bracket are provided with slide grooves extending along the second direction, and the two slide groove positions on both sides of the fan are respectively provided with convex edges that can be inserted into the slide grooves along the second direction; when the convex edges are inserted into the slide grooves, the fan remains positioned relative to the bracket in the third direction; the first direction, the second direction, and the third direction are perpendicular to each other.

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