Foaming device for inner container of water heater

The cylinder demoulding and precision-machined automated foaming device solves the problems of complex manual operation and high maintenance costs in the foaming process of the water heater tank, achieving fast and precise foaming demoulding and reducing production costs.

CN223326817UActive Publication Date: 2025-09-12江苏和自兴智能设备制造有限公司
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202423195314.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-24
Publication Date
2025-09-12
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-24

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Technical Problem

In the existing water heater tank foaming process, manual mold operation is complicated, the manual workload is large, the product dimensional accuracy is not high, the mold life is short, the maintenance cost is high, and it is difficult to adapt to mass production.

Method used

The use of cylinder demoulding and precision-machined automated foaming devices, combined with inclined block components and quick clamping components, achieves rapid demoulding and precise clamping, reducing the need for manual maintenance.

Benefits of technology

It achieves fast and precise foaming demoulding, reduces manual workload and maintenance costs, improves product dimensional accuracy, and is suitable for mass production.

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Abstract

A foaming device for a water heater inner container comprises a frame structure, a foaming mold body and an automatic opening and closing mechanism, the foaming mold body is installed on the frame structure and comprises a bottom plate, a front plate, a rear plate, a right side plate, a left side plate and a top plate, and the top plate and the rear plate are connected into a whole. The bottom plate is fixedly connected with the top of the frame structure, and the front plate, the rear plate, the right side plate and the left side plate are movably connected with the bottom plate. The mold has the beneficial effects that firstly, quick demolding is realized, and the workload of personnel is reduced; 2, the size precision of a foaming product is improved; and thirdly, cleaning and maintenance are convenient, the easy degree of manual maintenance is improved, the maintenance cost is reduced, and the production cost is saved.
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Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of foaming and demoulding of household appliances, in particular to a foaming mold device for a water heater inner tank, which can realize automatic demoulding. Background Art

[0002] Currently, some water heater manufacturers require the inner tank of the water heater to be treated with an insulation layer. This insulation layer is generally added by foaming the water tank and adding a solid foam insulation layer. During the foaming process, manual molds are usually used for manual foaming. The utility model patent with announcement number CN 220179972 U provides a mold for a foaming machine that facilitates foaming and demolding. This method requires a large amount of positioning and tightening operations each time foaming is performed, which requires a large amount of manual labor and is not suitable for mass production. The accuracy of manual clamping of the mold cannot be guaranteed, and the dimensional deviation of the foamed product is large, resulting in low product quality. In addition, the mold life is short, and the mold needs to be maintained after a period of foaming, which results in high maintenance costs.

[0003] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a new technical solution to solve the above technical problems. Utility Model Content

[0004] The utility model provides a foaming device for the inner tank of a water heater. The utility model utilizes a cylinder demoulding operation to reduce the workload of personnel; the utility model adopts precision processing and auxiliary clamping to improve the dimensional accuracy of the foamed product; the utility model reduces manual maintenance, reduces maintenance costs, and saves production costs.

[0005] The solution is as follows: A foaming device for the inner tank of a water heater, comprising a frame structure 1, a foaming mold body, and an automatic opening and closing mechanism. The foaming mold body is installed on the frame structure 1, and the foaming mold body comprises a bottom plate 2, a front plate 3, a rear plate 4, a right side plate 5, a left side plate 6, and a top plate 7. The top plate 7 is connected to the rear plate 4 as a whole, the bottom plate 2 is fixedly connected to the top of the frame structure 1, and the front plate 3, the rear plate 4, the right side plate 5, and the left side plate 6 are movably connected to the bottom plate 2.

[0006] Preferably, the automatic opening and closing mechanism includes a cylinder assembly, which includes a cylinder rotating shaft seat 14, a side panel cylinder base 13, a side panel cylinder 12, and a fisheye joint. The cylinder rotating shaft seat 14 is fixedly connected to the frame structure 1, the side panel cylinder base 13 is movably connected to the cylinder rotating shaft seat 14, the side panel cylinder 12 is fixedly connected to the side panel cylinder base 13, and the fisheye joint is fixedly connected to the movable end of the side panel cylinder 12.

[0007] Preferably, the cylinder assembly includes a first cylinder assembly, a second cylinder assembly, and a third cylinder assembly. The first fisheye joint 15 of the first cylinder assembly is connected to the right side plate 5 through a first shaft seat 16, the second fisheye joint 151 of the second cylinder assembly is connected to the left side plate 6 through a second shaft seat 161, and the third fisheye joint 152 of the third cylinder assembly is connected to the top plate 7 through a pull rod 17.

[0008] Preferably, the water heater inner tank foaming device further includes a quick-clamp assembly 9 , one end of the quick-clamp assembly 9 is fixedly connected to the front plate 3 , and the other end is fixedly connected to the top plate 7 .

[0009] Preferably, the water heater inner tank foaming device further includes a handle 11 , and the handle 11 is fixed on the top plate 7 .

[0010] Preferably, casters 10 are installed at the bottom of the frame structure 1 .

[0011] Preferably, the water heater inner tank foaming device also includes an inclined block assembly, and the inclined block assemblies are divided into three groups, namely the first group of inclined block assemblies 81, the second group of inclined block assemblies 82, and the third group of inclined block assemblies 83. Each group of inclined block assemblies includes two corresponding inclined blocks. The two inclined blocks of the first group of inclined block assemblies 81 are respectively connected to the front panel 3 and the right side panel 5, the two inclined blocks of the second group of inclined block assemblies 82 are respectively connected to the front panel 3 and the left side panel 6, and the two inclined blocks of the third group of inclined block assemblies 83 are respectively connected to the front panel 3 and the top panel 7.

[0012] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: 1. The present invention utilizes three side plate cylinders 12 to perform demoulding operations. During demoulding, the three side plate cylinders 12 are opened simultaneously, thereby realizing rapid demoulding and reducing the workload of personnel; 2. The first group of inclined block assemblies 81, the second group of inclined block assemblies 82, and the third group of inclined block assemblies 83 are respectively composed of two parts matched by inclined surfaces, which form a clamping and limiting effect on the mold device, and adopt precision machining and auxiliary clamping to improve the dimensional accuracy of the foamed product; 3. Since the device is opened conveniently and quickly by the cylinder, the cleaning and maintenance of the device are also convenient, which improves the ease of manual maintenance, reduces maintenance costs, and saves production costs. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the foaming device for the inner tank of a water heater described in the utility model.

[0014] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 Exploded diagram. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0015] Figure 1 、 2The lead-out marks in the figure are as follows: frame structure 1, base plate 2, front plate 3, rear plate 4, right side plate 5, left side plate 6, top plate 7, first group of inclined block assemblies 81, second group of inclined block assemblies 82, third group of inclined block assemblies 83, quick clamp assembly 9, caster 10, handle 11, side plate cylinder 12, side plate cylinder base 13, cylinder rotating shaft seat 14, first fisheye joint 15, second fisheye joint 151, third fisheye joint 152, first shaft seat 16, second shaft seat 161, pull rod 17.

[0016] Embodiment: A foaming device for a water heater inner tank comprises a frame structure 1, a foaming mold body, and an automatic opening and closing mechanism. The foaming mold body is mounted on the frame structure 1 and comprises a bottom plate 2, a front plate 3, a rear plate 4, a right side plate 5, a left side plate 6, and a top plate 7. The top plate 7 is integrally connected to the rear plate 4 and is a bent member integrally connected to the rear plate 4. The bottom plate 2 is fixedly connected to the top of the frame structure 1 by bolts, and the front plate 3, rear plate 4, right side plate 5, and left side plate 6 are movably connected to the bottom plate 2 by hinges.

[0017] The automatic opening and closing mechanism includes a cylinder assembly, which includes a cylinder rotating shaft seat 14, a side panel cylinder base 13, a side panel cylinder 12, a first fisheye joint 15, a second fisheye joint 151, and a third fisheye joint 152. There are three side panel cylinders 12. The cylinder rotating shaft seat 14 is fixedly connected to the frame structure 1, the side panel cylinder base 13 is movably connected to the cylinder rotating shaft seat 14, the side panel cylinder 12 is fixedly connected to the side panel cylinder base 13, and the first fisheye joint 15, the second fisheye joint 151, and the third fisheye joint 152 are respectively fixedly connected to the movable ends of the three side panel cylinders 12.

[0018] The cylinder assembly includes a first cylinder assembly, a second cylinder assembly, and a third cylinder assembly. The first fisheye joint 15 of the first cylinder assembly is connected to the right side plate 5 via a first shaft seat 16. The second fisheye joint 151 of the second cylinder assembly is connected to the left side plate 6 via a second shaft seat 161. The third fisheye joint 152 of the third cylinder assembly is connected to the top plate 7 via a pull rod 17. In this way, the three side plate cylinders 12 respectively drive the opening and closing actions of the left, right, and rear positions of the device, realizing mechanized clamping and demolding.

[0019] The water heater inner tank foaming device further includes a quick-clamp assembly 9, one end of which is fixedly connected to the front plate 3, and the other end is fixedly connected to the top plate 7. Specifically, the buckle of the quick-clamp assembly 9 is mounted on the front plate 3, and the clamping piece of the quick-clamp assembly 9 is mounted on the front plate 3. The quick-clamp assembly 9 is a commonly used hardware accessory and consists of two parts: the buckle and the clamping piece.

[0020] The water heater inner tank foaming device further comprises a handle 11, which is fixed to the top plate 7. The handle 11 facilitates the auxiliary opening of the device and the removal of the foaming product in the device.

[0021] Casters 10 are installed at the bottom of the frame structure 1 to facilitate the transportation and movement of the device.

[0022] The water heater tank foaming device also includes an inclined block assembly, which is divided into three groups, namely a first group of inclined block assemblies 81, a second group of inclined block assemblies 82, and a third group of inclined block assemblies 83. Each group of inclined block assemblies includes two corresponding inclined blocks. The two inclined blocks of the first group of inclined block assemblies 81 are respectively connected to the front plate 3 and the right side plate 5, the two inclined blocks of the second group of inclined block assemblies 82 are respectively connected to the front plate 3 and the left side plate 6, and the two inclined blocks of the third group of inclined block assemblies 83 are respectively connected to the front plate 3 and the top plate 7. The first group of inclined block assemblies 81, the second group of inclined block assemblies 82, and the third group of inclined block assemblies 83 are respectively composed of two parts, which have a limiting effect on the mold device, ensuring consistency each time they are closed, and also ensuring the precision requirements of the mold.

[0023] The above is a specific description of the best implementation method of the present invention, but the invention of the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. Those skilled in the art can make various equivalent changes or substitutions without violating the spirit of the present invention. These equivalent changes or substitutions are all included in the scope defined by the claims of this application.

Claims

1. A foaming device for a water heater inner tank, comprising a frame structure (1), a foaming mold body, and an automatic opening and closing mechanism, wherein the foaming mold body is mounted on the frame structure (1), and is characterized in that: The foaming mold body comprises a bottom plate (2), a front plate (3), a rear plate (4), a right side plate (5), a left side plate (6), and a top plate (7); the top plate (7) and the rear plate (4) are connected as a whole; the bottom plate (2) is fixedly connected to the top of the frame structure (1); and the front plate (3), the rear plate (4), the right side plate (5), and the left side plate (6) are movably connected to the bottom plate (2); The automatic opening and closing mechanism includes a cylinder assembly, which includes a cylinder rotating shaft seat (14), a side plate cylinder base (13), a side plate cylinder (12), and a fisheye joint. The cylinder rotating shaft seat (14) is fixedly connected to the frame structure (1), the side plate cylinder base (13) is movably connected to the cylinder rotating shaft seat (14), the side plate cylinder (12) is fixedly connected to the side plate cylinder base (13), and the fisheye joint is fixedly connected to the movable end of the side plate cylinder (12); The cylinder assembly comprises a first cylinder assembly, a second cylinder assembly, and a third cylinder assembly. The first fisheye joint (15) of the first cylinder assembly is connected to the right side plate (5) via a first shaft seat (16), the second fisheye joint (151) of the second cylinder assembly is connected to the left side plate (6) via a second shaft seat (161), and the third fisheye joint (152) of the third cylinder assembly is connected to the top plate (7) via a pull rod (17).

2. A foaming device for a water heater tank according to claim 1, characterized in that: The water heater inner tank foaming device further comprises a quick-clamp assembly (9), one end of the quick-clamp assembly (9) being fixedly connected to the front plate (3), and the other end of the quick-clamp assembly (9) being fixedly connected to the top plate (7).

3. The foaming device for the inner tank of a water heater according to claim 1, characterized in that: The water heater inner tank foaming device further comprises a handle (11), and the handle (11) is fixed on the top plate (7).

4. The foaming device for the inner tank of a water heater according to claim 1, characterized in that: Casters (10) are installed at the bottom of the frame structure (1).

5. The foaming device for the inner tank of a water heater according to claim 1, characterized in that: The water heater inner tank foaming device further comprises an inclined block assembly, wherein the inclined block assembly comprises three groups, namely a first group of inclined block assemblies (81), a second group of inclined block assemblies (82), and a third group of inclined block assemblies (83). Each group of inclined block assemblies comprises two corresponding inclined blocks. The two inclined blocks of the first group of inclined block assemblies (81) are respectively connected to the front plate (3) and the right side plate (5), the two inclined blocks of the second group of inclined block assemblies (82) are respectively connected to the front plate (3) and the left side plate (6), and the two inclined blocks of the third group of inclined block assemblies (83) are respectively connected to the front plate (3) and the top plate (7).

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  • Foaming machine mold convenient for foaming demolding

    CN220179972U