Heat pump water heater and shell assembly thereof

By setting the installation port of the wired controller in the housing assembly of the heat pump water heater and adopting a split decorative part design, the problem of the wired controller being difficult to inspect and replace is solved, and a simple inspection and replacement process is achieved.

CN223460599UActive Publication Date: 2025-10-21GD MIDEA HEATING & VENTILATING EQUIP CO LTD +1
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422312164.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-09-20
Publication Date
2025-10-21
Estimated Expiration
2034-09-20

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Technical Problem

The existing wired controller of the heat pump water heater is arranged inside the head assembly, which is not conducive to maintenance and replacement.

Method used

A housing assembly is designed, in which a wire controller is arranged at the mounting opening. The wire controller can be disassembled and replaced through the split structure of the decorative part, which simplifies the inspection and replacement process.

Benefits of technology

It facilitates the maintenance and replacement of the wired controller, reducing operational complexity and mold opening costs.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a heat pump water heater and a shell assembly thereof. The housing assembly comprises: a first housing; the second shell is positioned at one end of the first shell and is connected with the first shell; one part of the decorating part is arranged on the side face of the first shell, and the other part of the decorating part is arranged on the side face of the second shell; according to the scheme, the wire controller can be overhauled and replaced by detaching the decorating part, and the operation process is simpler and more convenient.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to heat pump equipment technical field more particularly, relate to a kind of heat pump water heater and its shell assembly. BACKGROUND

[0002] The existing heat pump water heater, its wire controller is generally arranged in the inside of machine head subassembly, is not conducive to maintenance and replacement. INVENTION CONTENTS

[0003] The utility model embodiment provides a kind of shell assembly, comprising: first shell;Second shell, located in the one end of the first shell, and is connected with the first shell;With the installation port of decoration piece, part is located in the side of the first shell, another part is located in the side of the second shell;And wire controller, is located at the installation port.

[0004] In some example embodiments, the decoration piece includes: first decorative cover, located in the side of the first shell, and the installation port is located in the side of the first decorative cover;And second decorative cover, located in the side of the second shell, and the first decorative cover and the second decorative cover are connected.

[0005] In some example embodiments, the adjacent end of the first decorative cover and the second decorative cover is clamped connection, and the second decorative cover and the second shell are magnetically connected.

[0006] In some example embodiments, the first shell includes: first side wall;And second side wall, the circumferential two ends of which are connected with the circumferential two ends of the first side wall one by one, and the first decorative cover is located in the side of the first side wall away from the second side wall.

[0007] In some example embodiments, one of the first side wall and the second side wall is provided with clamping portion and screwing portion, and the other is provided with clamping matching portion and screwing matching portion, the clamping portion is clamped with the clamping matching portion, and the screwing portion is screwed with the screwing matching portion.

[0008] In some example embodiments, the side of the first shell is provided with matching hole, part of the decoration piece is located at the matching hole, and the installation port is opposite to the matching hole.

[0009] In some example embodiments, the shell assembly further includes: fixed plate, the wire controller is arranged on the decoration piece by the fixed plate.

[0010] The utility model embodiment further provides a kind of heat pump water heater, including the shell assembly described in any of the above embodiments.

[0011] In some example embodiments, the heat pump water heater further comprises: an inner container arranged in the second shell.

[0012] In some example embodiments, the heat pump water heater further comprises: a corrosion prevention module and an electric heating module, a side of the second shell is provided with a avoiding opening, the corrosion prevention module and the electric heating module are located in the avoiding opening and arranged at a side of the inner container, another part of the decoration piece is arranged at the avoiding opening and covers the corrosion prevention module and the electric heating module, the first decoration cover is an upper decoration cover, the second decoration cover is a lower decoration cover, the first side wall is a front side wall, and the second side wall is a rear side wall.

[0013] In some example embodiments, the heat pump water heater comprises a head assembly and a water tank assembly, the water tank assembly is arranged at a lower part of the head assembly, the head assembly comprises a first shell, and the water tank assembly comprises an inner container and an outer shell, and the outer shell is a second shell.

[0014] The shell assembly provided in the embodiment of the utility model, a part of the decoration piece is arranged at a side of the first shell, another part of the decoration piece is arranged at a side of the second shell, the decoration piece is provided with a mounting opening, and the wire controller is arranged at the mounting opening, so that the wire controller can be overhauled and replaced by disassembling the decoration piece, and the operation process is more convenient.

[0015] Other features and advantages of the utility model will be set forth in the subsequent description, and partially become obvious from the description, or be understood by implementing the utility model. The purpose and other advantages of the utility model can be realized and obtained by the structure specially pointed out in the description and the drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] The drawings are used to provide further understanding of the technical scheme of the utility model, and constitute a part of the description, and are used together with the embodiments of the application to explain the technical scheme of the utility model, and do not constitute the limitation to the technical scheme of the utility model.

[0017] Figure 1 The three-dimensional structure schematic diagram of the heat pump water heater provided in some embodiments of the utility model is shown in the figure;

[0018] Figure 2 The left view structure schematic diagram of the water tank assembly in the figure is shown in the figure; Figure 1 The left view structure schematic diagram of the water tank assembly in the figure is shown in the figure;

[0019] Figure 3 The left view structure schematic diagram of the water tank assembly in the figure is shown in the figure; Figure 1 The left view structure schematic diagram of the water tank assembly in the figure is shown in the figure;

[0020] Figure 4 The left view structure schematic diagram of the water tank assembly in the figure is shown in the figure;Figure 1 A partial schematic diagram of the main structure of the water tank assembly, the outer shell of the water tank assembly is not fully shown, and the adapter cable is not shown;

[0021] Figure 5 for Figure 1 A partial schematic diagram of the main structure of the water tank assembly, wherein the outer shell of the water tank assembly is not fully shown;

[0022] Figure 6 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the exploded structure of the front side view of the decorative parts, front side wall, fixing plate and wire controller;

[0023] Figure 7 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the exploded structure of the rear view of the decorative parts, front side wall, fixing plate and wire controller.

[0024] The corresponding relationship between the reference numerals and component names is as follows:

[0025] 100 Inner tank, 110 Circulating water interface, 120 Water inlet interface, 130 Water outlet interface, 140 Safety valve interface, 150 Upper cover, 200 Heat transfer medium liquid heat exchange tube, 210 Connection port, 300 Refrigerant heat exchange tube, 400 Anti-corrosion module, 410 Electronic magnesium rod, 420 Control box, 430 Adapter cable, 440 Ground wire, 450 First connecting cable, 460 Second connecting cable, 500 Electric heating module, 600 Temperature sensor, 700 Head assembly, 710 Front side wall, 711 Matching hole, 720 Rear side wall, 800 Decorative piece, 810 Upper decorative cover, 811 Mounting port, 820 Lower decorative cover, 821 First magnet, 830 Fixing plate, 900 Wire controller, 1000 Housing. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the present invention more clear, the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that, in the absence of conflict, the embodiments and features in the embodiments of the present application can be combined with each other in any way.

[0027] The heat pump water heater provided by the embodiment of the present utility model is as follows Figures 1 to 5 As shown, it includes: a water tank assembly with an inner tank 100, the inner tank 100 is used to hold water, and a circulating water interface 110, a water inlet interface 120, a water outlet interface 130 and a safety valve interface 140 are provided on the side of the inner tank 100; a heat transfer medium liquid heat exchange pipe 200, the heat transfer medium liquid heat exchange pipe 200 is provided in the inner tank 100, and a connecting port 210 is formed on the side of the inner tank 100, and the connecting port 210, the circulating water interface 110, the water inlet interface 120, the water outlet interface 130 and the safety valve interface 140 are located in the same row in the upper and lower directions.

[0028] The heat pump water heater, the heat-conducting medium liquid heat exchange pipe 200 is arranged in the inner container 100, and is arranged to be communicated with the heat exchange pipe of the solar panel through the connecting port 210 to form a circulating flow path, the circulating flow path is filled with heat-conducting medium liquid, the solar panel heats the heat-conducting medium liquid, the heat-conducting medium liquid flows along the circulating flow path, and heat exchange is carried out between the heat-conducting medium liquid and the water in the inner container 100 through the heat-conducting medium liquid heat exchange pipe 200, so that the water in the inner container 100 is heated by the solar energy; and the connecting port 210, the circulating water interface 110, the water inlet interface 120, the water outlet interface 130 and the safety valve interface 140 are located in the same column in the up-down direction, the connecting port 210, the circulating water interface 110, the water inlet interface 120, the water outlet interface 130 and the safety valve interface 140 are not easily blocked by the wall, and are more conducive to pipe connection.

[0029] As shown in Figure 3 , the heat-conducting medium liquid heat exchange pipe 200 is located in the inner container 100, the connecting port 210 is arranged in the side wall of the inner container 100, the water outlet interface 130, the safety valve interface 140, the circulating water interface 110, the connecting port 210 and the water inlet interface 120 are arranged in sequence from top to bottom. As shown in Figures 1 to 5 , the connecting port 210 includes two, one of the two connecting ports 210 is an inlet, and the other is an outlet. The heat-conducting medium liquid is an anti-freezing liquid. The heat-conducting medium liquid heat exchange pipe 200 is a spiral pipe, which can be a porcelain inner coil pipe. The porcelain inner coil pipe is less likely to be corroded and has a longer service life. The water tank assembly further includes an outer shell 1000 arranged outside the inner container as a decorative part. The water inlet interface 120 is used to connect a tap water source, the water outlet interface 130 is connected to the hot water interface of a hot and cold water faucet through a connecting water pipe, and the circulating water interface 110 is used to communicate with the connecting water pipe. The water outlet interface 130, the connecting water pipe, the circulating water interface 110 and the inner container 100 are communicated, and are used to ensure that the water in the connecting water pipe and the water in the inner container 100 have substantially the same temperature.

[0030] In some examples, as shown in Figure 2 , Figure 4 , Figure 5 , the heat pump water heater further comprises: a heat pump module having a refrigerant heat exchange pipe 300, the refrigerant heat exchange pipe 300 is arranged on the outer surface of the inner container 100, the heat pump module operates, the refrigerant in the refrigerant heat exchange pipe 300 is high-temperature refrigerant, the high-temperature refrigerant exchanges heat with the water in the inner container 100 through the refrigerant heat exchange pipe 300, and the water in the inner container 100 is heated. Among them, the refrigerant heat exchange pipe 300 is a spiral pipe extending along the circumference of the inner container 100 from bottom to top, and the refrigerant heat exchange pipe 300 is arranged on the outer side of the inner container 100.

[0031] In some examples, as shown in Figure 4 and Figure 5As shown, the water tank assembly further comprises an anticorrosion module 400 and an electric heating module 500, which are arranged on the side surface of the inner container 100, and the electric heating module 500 is located below the anticorrosion module 400. The water tank assembly further comprises a temperature sensing bag 600, which is arranged on the side surface of the inner container 100, and the temperature sensing bag 600, the anticorrosion module 400 and the electric heating module 500 are all arranged towards the front side of the inner container 100 and are arranged close to each other, thereby saving space and facilitating maintenance, and the connecting port 210, the circulating water interface 110, the water inlet interface 120, the water outlet interface 130 and the safety valve interface 140 are all arranged towards one of the left side and the right side of the inner container 100.

[0032] The temperature sensing bag 600, the anticorrosion module 400 and the electric heating module 500 are all arranged on the side surface of the inner container 100 and towards the front side of the inner container 100, i.e. the temperature sensing bag 600, the anticorrosion module 400 and the electric heating module 500 are all arranged on the front side surface of the inner container 100, thereby facilitating the disassembly and maintenance of the temperature sensing bag 600, the anticorrosion module 400 and the electric heating module 500. The connecting port 210, the circulating water interface 110, the water inlet interface 120, the water outlet interface 130 and the safety valve interface 140 are all arranged towards one of the left side and the right side of the inner container 100, thereby preventing the connecting port 210, the circulating water interface 110, the water inlet interface 120, the water outlet interface 130 and the safety valve interface 140 from being blocked by the wall, and the connecting port 210, the circulating water interface 110, the water inlet interface 120, the water outlet interface 130 and the safety valve interface 140 are all more conducive to pipe connection. The safety valve interface 140 is connected to a temperature and pressure safety valve.

[0033] The connecting port 210, the circulating water interface 110, the water inlet interface 120, the water outlet interface 130 and the safety valve interface 140 can all be arranged towards the left side of the inner container 100, i.e. the connecting port 210, the circulating water interface 110, the water inlet interface 120, the water outlet interface 130 and the safety valve interface 140 are all arranged on the left side surface of the inner container 100, or the connecting port 210, the circulating water interface 110, the water inlet interface 120, the water outlet interface 130 and the safety valve interface 140 can all be arranged towards the right side of the inner container 100, i.e. the connecting port 210, the circulating water interface 110, the water inlet interface 120, the water outlet interface 130 and the safety valve interface 140 are all arranged on the right side surface of the inner container 100, and the like. The above all can achieve the purpose of the present application, the design idea is not deviated from the design idea of the present application, and will not be described here again, and all should be within the protection scope of the present application.

[0034] In some embodiments, as Figure 4 and Figure 5As shown, the anti-corrosion module 400 includes the electronic magnesium rod 410 and the control box 420, the control box 420 is located above the electronic magnesium rod 410 and is electrically connected with the electronic magnesium rod 410. The heat pump water heater further includes: the head assembly 700, which is arranged at the upper portion of the water tank assembly; and the main control board, which is arranged in the head assembly 700 and is electrically connected with the electric heating module 500 and the control box 420. Wherein, the main control board is electrically connected with the control box 420 through the adapter wire 430 (the connecting line between the anti-corrosion module 400 and the main control board is a weak current line, which includes the adapter wire 430, the ground wire 440, the first connecting wire 450 and the second connecting wire 460), that is, one end of the adapter wire 430 is electrically connected with the control box 420, and the other end of the adapter wire 430 passes through the shared wall (such as the upper cover 150 of the outer shell 1000 of the water tank assembly, that is, the mounting piece) between the water tank assembly and the head assembly 700 and extends into the head assembly 100 and is electrically connected with the main control board. The service life of the electronic magnesium rod 410 (10-15 years) is longer than that of the physical magnesium rod (2-3 years). Wherein, the control box 420 is connected with the ground wire 440, the control box 420 is electrically connected with the electronic magnesium rod 410 through the first connecting wire 450, and the control box 420 further reserves the second connecting wire 460 for connecting the physical magnesium rod. In addition, the electric heating module 500 is electrically connected with the main control board through the third connecting wire (the connecting line between the electric heating module 500 and the main control board), and the third connecting wire also passes through the upper cover 150 and is a strong current line, which is arranged separately from the weak current line.

[0035] In some examples, as Figure 1 、 Figure 6 and Figure 7As shown, the head assembly 700 includes a first housing with a mating hole defined in the side of the first housing. The heat pump water heater also includes a decorative member 800 having a mounting opening 811, with the upper portion of the decorative member 800 disposed on the side of the first housing and the lower portion of the decorative member 800 disposed on the side of the housing 1000 (i.e., the second housing); and a wired controller 900, with the mounting hole 811 corresponding to the mating hole. The wired controller 900 is disposed at the mounting opening 811. The decorative member 800 includes an upper decorative cover 810 (i.e., the first decorative cover), which is disposed on the side of the first housing and has the mounting opening 811 located therein; and a lower decorative cover 820 (i.e., the second decorative cover), which is located below the upper decorative cover 810 and on the side of the housing 1000, with the lower end of the upper decorative cover 810 connected to the upper end of the lower decorative cover 820. The upper decorative cover 810 and lower decorative cover 820 are separate structures, and the wired controller 900 is assembled with the upper decorative cover 810. A fixing plate 830 is installed on the side of the upper decorative cover 810 facing the first housing. The wired controller 900 is located within the mounting opening 811 and mounted on the fixing plate 830. When the heat pump water heater needs to replace a different type of wired controller 900, only the corresponding type of wired controller 900, the upper decorative cover 810, and the fixing plate 830 that work with it need to be replaced. The lower decorative cover 820 does not need to be replaced. This simplifies the replacement and maintenance process of the wired controller 900 and reduces the mold making cost of the decorative component 800.

[0036] In some embodiments, the lower end of the upper decorative cover 810 and the upper end of the lower decorative cover 820 are snap-connected, and the lower end of the lower decorative cover 820 is magnetically connected to the water tank assembly. This fixing method of the lower decorative cover 820 is relatively simple and has better aesthetics.

[0037] Alternatively, a buckle may be provided at the lower end of the upper decorative cover 810 and a buckle position may be provided at the upper end of the lower decorative cover 820 , and the buckle and the buckle position may be snap-connected to realize the snap connection between the lower end of the upper decorative cover 810 and the upper end of the lower decorative cover 820 .

[0038] It can be, for example Figure 7 As shown, a first magnet 821 is provided at the lower end of the lower decorative cover 820, and a second magnet is provided on the front side of the housing 1000. The first magnet 821 is magnetically connected to the second magnet to achieve a magnetic connection between the lower end of the lower decorative cover 820 and the side of the housing 1000.

[0039] In some examples, such as Figure 1 、 Figures 5 to 7As shown, the first shell comprises: a semicircular front side wall 710 with an opening facing backward, and a matching hole located in the front side wall 710; and a semicircular rear side wall 720 with an opening facing forward, and two ends of the circumference of the rear side wall 720 are connected with the two ends of the circumference of the front side wall 710 one by one, the upper decorative cover 810 is arranged on the side of the front side wall 710 facing away from the rear side wall 720 and is arranged forwardly, the side of the shell 1000 is provided with a avoiding opening, the temperature sensing bag 600, the corrosion prevention module 400 and the electric heating module 500 are located in the avoiding opening, and the lower decorative cover 820 is installed at the avoiding opening and covers the temperature sensing bag 600, the corrosion prevention module 400 and the electric heating module 500, so that the appearance of the heat pump water heater is more beautiful.

[0040] In conclusion, the heat pump water heater provided by the embodiment of the present application is characterized in that the heat-conducting medium liquid heat exchange pipe is arranged in the inner container and is connected to the heat exchange pipe of the solar panel through the connecting port to form a circulating flow path, the circulating flow path is filled with the heat-conducting medium liquid, the solar panel heats the heat-conducting medium liquid, the heat-conducting medium liquid flows along the circulating flow path, and heat exchange is performed between the heat-conducting medium liquid and the water in the inner container through the heat-conducting medium liquid heat exchange pipe, so that the water in the inner container is heated by the solar energy.

[0041] In the description of the present application, it should be pointed out that the terms "upper", "lower", "one side", "the other side", "one end", "the other end", "edge", "opposite", "four corners", "perimeter", "mouth" structure" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the structure referred to has a specific orientation, is constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application.

[0042] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "connection", "direct connection", "indirect connection", "fixed connection", "installation", "assembly" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be fixed connection, or detachable connection, or integrally connected; the terms "installation", "connection", "fixed connection" can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or the communication between two elements. For ordinary skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0043] Although the disclosed embodiments of the present application are as above, the content described is only the adopted embodiments for facilitating the understanding of the present application, and is not used to limit the present application. Any person skilled in the art of the present application, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application disclosed, can make any modification and change in the implementation form and details, but the patent protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the definition of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A housing assembly, characterized by, The shell assembly comprises: a first shell; a second shell located at one end of the first shell and connected with the first shell; a decorative piece with a mounting port, one part of which is located at the side of the first shell and the other part is located at the side of the second shell; and a wire controller located at the mounting port. The decorative piece comprises:

2. The housing assembly of claim 1, wherein, a first decorative cover located at the side of the first shell, the mounting port being located at the side of the first decorative cover; and a second decorative cover located at the side of the second shell, the first decorative cover and the second decorative cover being connected. The adjacent ends of the first decorative cover and the second decorative cover are connected by clamping, and the second decorative cover and the second shell are connected by magnetic attraction.

3. The housing assembly of claim 2, wherein, The first shell comprises:

4. The housing assembly of claim 2, wherein, a first side wall; and a second side wall, the circumferential ends of which are connected with the circumferential ends of the first side wall one by one, and the first decorative cover is located at the side of the first side wall away from the second side wall. One of the first side wall and the second side wall is provided with a clamping portion and a screwing portion, and the other is provided with a clamping matching portion and a screwing matching portion, the clamping portion is clamped with the clamping matching portion, and the screwing portion is screwed with the screwing matching portion.

5. The housing assembly of claim 4, wherein, The side of the first shell is provided with a matching hole, one part of the decorative piece is located at the matching hole, and the mounting port is opposite to the matching hole.

6. The housing assembly of any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein, Further comprising:

7. The housing assembly of any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein, a fixing plate, the wire controller being located at the decorative piece through the fixing plate. The shell assembly comprises the shell assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

8. A heat pump water heater, characterized by, Further comprising:

9. The heat pump water heater of claim 8, wherein, an inner container located in the second shell. Further comprising:

10. The heat pump water heater of claim 9, wherein, a corrosion prevention module and an electric heating module, the side of the second shell is provided with a avoiding port, the corrosion prevention module and the electric heating module are located in the avoiding port and are located at the side of the inner container, and the other part of the decorative piece is located at the avoiding port and covers the corrosion prevention module and the electric heating module. ​