Cooling tower with cleaning structure

By designing a built-in cleaning structure in the cooling tower, and using axial flow fans for backflushing and brush plate components to achieve automated cleaning, the problem of dust accumulation in the air-cooled system is solved, cleaning efficiency and safety are improved, and equipment maintenance costs are reduced.

CN223623475UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-02QINGDAO MINGZHIHENG ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202422992961.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-05
Publication Date
2025-12-02
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-05

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Technical Problem

Existing cooling towers in air-cooled systems tend to accumulate dust and other air pollutants, resulting in reduced heat dissipation area and decreased heat exchange efficiency. Conventional cleaning methods are time-consuming, costly, or pose safety risks.

Method used

Design a cooling tower with a self-cleaning structure, including a cleaning component and a receiving component. It uses an axial flow fan for backflushing and a brush plate component for manual cleaning, while dust enters the inside of the filter bag through the filter screen, thus achieving automated cleaning.

Benefits of technology

It effectively reduces the difficulty of cleaning, avoids dust pollution of the environment, improves cleaning efficiency and equipment maintenance safety, and reduces the operational complexity of equipment cleaning.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a cooling tower with a cleaning structure, which comprises a cooling tower body and a cleaning component, and the cleaning component used for cleaning is movably mounted in the upper end of the cooling tower body. The first brush plate and the third brush plate can brush and clean the inner wall of the front side and the inner wall of the rear side of the air chamber correspondingly, the third brush plate can brush and clean the upper side of the air chamber and the interior of the lower end of the axial flow fan, and cleaned dust and impurities fall down under the action of gravity and finally fall down through the multiple inverted-V-shaped through grooves in the bottom plate; the axial flow fan is started, back blowing is conducted towards the interior of the air chamber, brushed dust is blown downwards, before the axial flow fan is started, the bearing assembly is clamped at the lower end of the air chamber, and when the axial flow fan conducts back blowing, the dust can enter the cloth bag, so that the purpose of cleaning the interior of equipment is achieved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of cooling tower technology, and specifically relates to a cooling tower with a self-cleaning structure. Background Technology

[0002] The cleaning and maintenance of cooling towers in existing foam box production lines also presents several unique challenges. While air-cooled systems avoid scale buildup, they still suffer from the accumulation of airborne pollutants such as dust and lint on the internal surfaces of the cooling tower, easily reducing the heat dissipation area and consequently lowering heat exchange efficiency. Conventional cleaning methods include physical blowing, compressed air cleaning, and electronic cleaning. Physical methods, such as manual cleaning, are time-consuming and often incomplete. Compressed air can remove some floating dust, but its effectiveness against tightly adhered dirt is limited, and improper operation can damage the equipment's insulation. Electronic cleaning uses a high-voltage electric field to remove dust, which is relatively efficient, but the equipment and maintenance costs are high, and there are safety risks to operators. Therefore, we aim to design a cooling tower with a novel structure to address this problem. Summary of the Invention

[0003] In view of the shortcomings of the existing technology, the purpose of this utility model is to provide a cooling tower with a self-cleaning structure to solve the problems mentioned in the background art.

[0004] This utility model is achieved through the following technical solution: a cooling tower with a self-cleaning structure, comprising: a cooling tower body and a cleaning component, wherein a cleaning component for cleaning is movably installed inside the upper end of the cooling tower body, and the cooling tower body includes a mounting frame, a wind chamber and an axial flow fan;

[0005] The mounting frame has an air chamber on the front and rear sides of its upper end, and multiple axial flow fans are installed on the front and rear sides of its upper end. The axial flow fans are located at the upper end of the air chambers. The receiving component includes a cloth bag, a frame, and a plate. A plate is welded to the front and rear sides of the upper end of the frame, and a cloth bag is provided at the lower end of the frame.

[0006] The cleaning assembly includes a first brush plate, a fixing frame, a horizontal plate, and a second brush plate. A third brush plate is welded to the front side of the fixing frame, and a first brush plate is welded to the rear side of the fixing frame. A horizontal plate is welded between the upper ends of the first brush plate and the third brush plate, and a second brush plate is fixed to the upper side of the horizontal plate.

[0007] In a preferred embodiment, the bottom of the air chamber is provided with a base plate, the cross-section of which is an inverted V-shaped structure. The bottom of the air chamber is provided with a transition cavity, which is located directly below the base plate. The upper surface of the base plate extends downward to form multiple through slots with an inverted V-shaped structure. In actual use, a filter screen is movably mounted at the bottom of the transition cavity. The structure at the upper end of the filter screen is the same as the structure at the upper end of the frame, and the same mounting structure is used.

[0008] In a preferred embodiment, the specifications of the first brush plate are the same as those of the third brush plate. The first brush plate includes bristles and a plate body. The bristles are evenly arranged on the side of the plate body near the inner wall of the air chamber. The arrangement of the first brush plate, the second brush plate, and the third brush plate enables the cleaning of the interior of the air chamber.

[0009] In a preferred embodiment, the inclination of the first brush plate is the same as the inclination of the rear inner wall of the air chamber, and the inclination of the third brush plate is the same as the inclination of the front inner wall of the air chamber.

[0010] In a preferred embodiment, the cleaning assembly further includes a pull rod, with the middle of the fixing frame welded to the left end of the pull rod, the right end of the pull rod slidably connected to the right end of the air chamber, the right end of the pull rod extending to the right through the right end of the air chamber and extending outward, and the right end of the pull rod being provided with an anti-slip handle.

[0011] In a preferred embodiment, the brush plate two includes brush bristles two, plate body two, and connecting rod. The upper side of the plate body two is provided with evenly distributed brush bristles two, which are long plastic bristles. The lower end of the plate body two is fixedly connected to the upper side of the horizontal plate through the connecting rod.

[0012] After adopting the above technical solution, the beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: By setting up the cleaning components, the user can manually pull the lever located on the outer side of the right end of the air chamber. As the lever is pulled, the fixing frame drives the brush plate one, brush plate two, and brush plate three to move left and right inside the air chamber. Brush plate one and brush plate three can respectively brush and clean the inner wall of the front and rear sides of the air chamber. Brush plate three can brush and clean the upper side of the air chamber and the lower end of the axial flow fan. The cleaned dust and impurities fall downward under the action of gravity and finally fall down through multiple inverted V-shaped through slots on the bottom plate. At the same time, the axial flow fan starts and blows back into the air chamber, blowing the dust brushed up downward. Before starting the axial flow fan, the receiving component is first installed at the lower end of the air chamber. When the axial flow fan blows back, the dust can enter the inside of the cloth bag, thereby achieving the purpose of cleaning the inside of the equipment.

[0013] When cleaning the equipment, first remove the filter screen inside the transition chamber, and then fix the upper frame of the receiving component to the bottom of the air chamber in the same way as the filter screen. Then, start the axial flow fan to back-blow and pull the cleaning component to clean the inside of the equipment, avoiding the dust from falling and polluting the surrounding environment. No additional cleaning is required, which greatly reduces the difficulty of cleaning the equipment. Attached Figure Description

[0014] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0015] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of a cooling tower with a self-cleaning structure according to the present invention.

[0016] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of a cooling tower with a self-cleaning structure according to the present invention.

[0017] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the cleaning component structure of a cooling tower with a built-in cleaning structure according to the present invention.

[0018] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the receiving component of a cooling tower with a self-cleaning structure according to the present invention.

[0019] Figure 5 for Figure 2 An enlarged diagram of the area circled in the middle.

[0020] In the diagram, 100 is the cooling tower body, 110 is the mounting bracket, 120 is the air chamber, 121 is the base plate, 122 is the transition cavity, and 130 is the axial flow fan.

[0021] 200-Cleaning component, 210-Brush plate one, 220-Fixed frame, 230-Horizontal plate, 240-Brush plate two, 241-Brush bristles two, 242-Plate body two, 243-Connecting rod, 250-Brush plate three, 260-Pull rod;

[0022] 300-Receiving component, 310-Cloth bag, 320-Card frame, 330-Card plate. Detailed Implementation

[0023] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0024] Please see Figures 1 to 5The present invention provides a technical solution: a cooling tower with a self-cleaning structure, comprising: a cooling tower body 100 and a cleaning component 200, wherein the cleaning component 200 for cleaning is movably installed inside the upper end of the cooling tower body 100, and the cooling tower body 100 includes a mounting frame 110, a wind chamber 120 and an axial flow fan 130.

[0025] A wind chamber 120 is provided on the front and rear sides of the upper end of the mounting frame 110. Multiple axial flow fans 130 are installed on the front and rear sides of the upper end of the mounting frame 110. The axial flow fans 130 are located on the upper end of the wind chamber 120. The receiving component 300 includes a bag 310, a frame 320 and a plate 330. A plate 330 is welded on the front and rear sides of the upper end of the frame 320. A bag 310 is provided at the lower end of the frame 320.

[0026] The cleaning assembly 200 includes a first brush plate 210, a fixing frame 220, a horizontal plate 230, and a second brush plate 240. A third brush plate 250 is welded to the front side of the fixing frame 220, and a first brush plate 210 is welded to the rear side of the fixing frame 220. A horizontal plate 230 is welded between the upper ends of the first brush plate 210 and the third brush plate 250, and a second brush plate 240 is fixed to the upper side of the horizontal plate 230.

[0027] As the first embodiment of this utility model, in actual use, when cleaning the equipment, first remove the filter screen plate inside the transition chamber 122, and then fix the clip frame 320 at the upper end of the receiving component 300 to the bottom end of the air chamber 120 in the same way as the filter screen plate was installed (see the attached manual for details of the upper structure of the filter screen plate). Figure 4 Then, the axial flow fan 130 can be started to blow back and pull the cleaning component 200 to clean the inside of the equipment, avoiding the dust from falling into the surrounding environment and eliminating the need for additional cleaning, thus greatly reducing the difficulty of cleaning the equipment.

[0028] Please see Figures 1 to 5 The bottom of the air chamber 120 is provided with a base plate 121. The cross-section of the base plate 121 is an inverted V-shaped structure. The bottom of the air chamber 120 is provided with a transition cavity 122. The transition cavity 122 is located directly below the base plate 121. The upper surface of the base plate 121 extends downward to form multiple through slots with an inverted V-shaped structure. In actual use, a filter screen plate is movably clamped at the bottom of the transition cavity 122. The structure of the upper part of the filter screen plate is the same as the structure of the upper part of the frame 320, and the same clamping structure is used.

[0029] The specifications of brush plate 1 210 are the same as those of brush plate 3 250. Brush plate 1 210 includes bristles 1 and plate body 1. Bristles 1 are evenly arranged on the side of plate body 1 near the inner wall of air chamber 120. The arrangement of brush plate 1 210, brush plate 240 and brush plate 3 250 can clean the inside of air chamber 120.

[0030] The inclination of brush plate 210 is the same as the inclination of the rear inner wall of air chamber 120, and the inclination of brush plate 250 is the same as the inclination of the front inner wall of air chamber 120.

[0031] The cleaning component 200 also includes a pull rod 260, with the middle of the fixing bracket 220 welded to the left end of the pull rod 260. The right end of the pull rod 260 is slidably connected to the right end of the air chamber 120. The right end of the pull rod 260 extends to the right through the right end of the air chamber 120 and extends outward. The right end of the pull rod 260 is provided with an anti-slip handle.

[0032] The second brush plate 240 includes the second brush bristles 241, the second plate body 242, and the connecting rod 243. The upper side of the second plate body 242 is provided with evenly distributed brush bristles 241. The second brush bristles 241 are long plastic bristles (the length of the second brush bristles 241 needs to be selected according to the actual use requirements, so as to abut against the top of the air chamber). The lower end of the second plate body 242 is fixedly connected to the upper side of the horizontal plate 230 through the connecting rod 243.

[0033] As a second embodiment of this utility model, based on the first embodiment described above, in actual use, when it is necessary to clean the inside of the air chamber 120, the user manually pulls the lever 260 located on the outer side of the right end of the air chamber 120. As the lever 260 is pulled, the fixing frame 220 drives the brush plate 1 210, brush plate 240, and brush plate 3 250 to move left and right inside the air chamber 120. Brush plate 1 210 and brush plate 3 250 can respectively brush and clean the front inner wall and the rear inner wall of the air chamber 120. Brush plate 3 250 can clean the air chamber 120. The upper side of the axial flow fan 120 and the lower end of the axial flow fan 130 are brushed and cleaned. The dust and impurities cleaned are drawn down by gravity and eventually fall through multiple inverted V-shaped through slots on the bottom plate 121. At the same time, the axial flow fan 130 is started and blows back into the air chamber 120, blowing the dust brushed up downward. Before starting the axial flow fan 130, the receiving component 300 is first installed at the lower end of the air chamber 120. When the axial flow fan 130 blows back, the dust can enter the inside of the filter bag 310, thereby achieving the purpose of cleaning the inside of the equipment.

[0034] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the present utility model. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of the present utility model should be included within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A cooling tower with a self-cleaning structure, comprising: A cooling tower body (100), a receiving component (300), and a cleaning component (200) are characterized in that a cleaning component (200) for cleaning is movably installed inside the upper end of the cooling tower body (100), a receiving component (300) is movably installed at the bottom of the cooling tower, and the cooling tower body (100) includes a mounting frame (110), a wind chamber (120), and an axial flow fan (130). The mounting frame (110) has a wind chamber (120) on the front and rear sides of its upper end, and multiple axial flow fans (130) are installed on the front and rear sides of its upper end. The axial flow fans (130) are located at the upper end of the wind chamber (120). The receiving component (300) includes a cloth bag (310), a card frame (320) and a card plate (330). A card plate (330) is welded on the front and rear sides of the upper end of the card frame (320), and a cloth bag (310) is provided at the lower end of the card frame (320). The cleaning assembly (200) includes a first brush plate (210), a fixing frame (220), a horizontal plate (230), and a second brush plate (240). A third brush plate (250) is welded to the front side of the fixing frame (220), and a first brush plate (210) is welded to the rear side of the fixing frame (220). A horizontal plate (230) is welded between the upper ends of the first brush plate (210) and the third brush plate (250), and a second brush plate (240) is fixed to the upper side of the horizontal plate (230).

2. A cooling tower with a self-cleaning structure as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the air chamber (120) is provided with a base plate (121), the cross-section of the base plate (121) is an inverted V-shaped structure, the bottom of the air chamber (120) is provided with a transition cavity (122), the transition cavity (122) is located directly below the base plate (121), and the upper surface of the base plate (121) forms multiple through grooves with an inverted V-shaped structure extending downwards.

3. A cooling tower with a self-cleaning structure as described in claim 2, characterized in that: The specifications of the brush plate one (210) are the same as those of the brush plate three (250). The brush plate one (210) includes brush bristles one and plate body one. The brush bristles one are evenly arranged on the side of the plate body one near the inner wall of the air chamber (120).

4. A cooling tower with a self-cleaning structure as described in claim 3, characterized in that: The inclination of the first brush plate (210) is the same as the inclination of the rear inner wall of the air chamber (120), and the inclination of the third brush plate (250) is the same as the inclination of the front inner wall of the air chamber (120).

5. A cooling tower with a self-cleaning structure as described in claim 4, characterized in that: The cleaning component (200) also includes a pull rod (260), the middle of the fixing frame (220) is welded to the left end of the pull rod (260), the right end of the pull rod (260) is slidably connected to the right end of the air chamber (120), the right end of the pull rod (260) passes through the right end of the air chamber (120) to the right and extends outward, and the right end of the pull rod (260) is provided with an anti-slip handle.

6. A cooling tower with a self-cleaning structure as described in claim 5, characterized in that: The second brush plate (240) includes a second brush bristle (241), a second plate body (242), and a connecting rod (243). The second plate body (242) is provided with evenly distributed second brush bristles (241), which are long plastic bristles. The lower end of the second plate body (242) is fixedly connected to the upper side of the horizontal plate (230) through the connecting rod (243).