Fan assembly and warmer

By designing an NTC bracket in the fan assembly and extending it to the fan inlet surface, the problems of complex NTC component installation and inaccurate detection are solved, enabling accurate detection and easy assembly of the fan inlet temperature.

CN223724913UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-26NINGBO SINGFUN ELECTRIC APPLIANCE
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Application Number
CN202423311257.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-31
Publication Date
2025-12-26
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-31

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Technical Problem

The current installation method of NTC components in heaters leads to reduced structural strength, complicated assembly, and inaccurate testing, making it impossible to accurately detect the fan intake temperature.

Method used

The design incorporates an NTC bracket in the fan assembly. The NTC bracket extends to the fan inlet surface and secures the NTC component via a clamping groove, enabling precise detection.

Benefits of technology

This improves the installation efficiency of NTC components and the accuracy of temperature detection, while reducing assembly costs and complexity.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a draught fan assembly and a warmer. The draught fan assembly comprises a draught fan and a draught fan support. The fan is arranged on the fan bracket; the fan support is further provided with an NTC support, and the NTC support is provided with an NTC element. According to the fan assembly provided by the invention, the NTC element is designed on the NTC bracket of the fan bracket, so that the NTC element is fixedly mounted, and the environment temperature of the fan assembly can be accurately detected.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The application relates to a fan assembly and a warmer. BACKGROUND

[0002] The NTC element, namely a negative temperature coefficient component, is a component for detecting temperature. The NTC element on the existing warmer is usually installed on the rear shell through a screw, which needs to punch a hole on the NTC element or the shell or increase an assembling part, so that the structure strength is reduced, the parts are increased, and the assembling process and cost are increased. In addition, since there is an assembling space between the rear shell and the fan air inlet, if the NTC element is installed on the rear shell far away from the fan air inlet, the NTC element cannot accurately detect the air inlet temperature of the fan.

[0003] In the prior art, the Chinese patent CN209540998U discloses a novel temperature control structure warmer, wherein the NTC temperature controller is arranged on the inner cavity of the shell body and located at the side of the PTC heating sheet; the NTC temperature controller is used for detecting the temperature of the PTC heating sheet and cannot be used for detecting the air inlet temperature of the fan.

[0004] How to design the fixing structure of the NTC element and accurately detect is a technical problem to be solved in the prior art. Content of the utility model

[0005] The application aims to design a fan assembly and a warmer, which solves the technical problems of inaccurate temperature measurement and complex assembly in the prior art by arranging an NTC bracket for installing an NTC element on a fan bracket.

[0006] The application relates to a fan assembly, which comprises a fan and a fan bracket; the fan is arranged on the fan bracket; an NTC bracket is further arranged on the fan bracket; and an NTC element is arranged on the NTC bracket.

[0007] The NTC bracket is arranged on the outer side of the side of the fan bracket; or the fan bracket is provided with a fan mounting surface; the NTC bracket is arranged on the fan mounting surface; the fan bracket is provided with a fan mounting surface; the fan is arranged on the fan mounting surface; the NTC bracket is provided with an NTC mounting structure; and the NTC element is arranged on the NTC mounting structure.

[0008] In some embodiments, the NTC mounting structure comprises a first clamping arm and a second clamping arm, a clamping groove is formed between the first clamping arm and the second clamping arm, and the NTC element is clamped in the clamping groove; the clamping groove is a U-shaped groove, the width N of the clamping groove satisfies: 1mm≤N≤25mm; the height M of the clamping groove satisfies: 1mm≤M≤25mm; the distance R between the NTC element and the air inlet surface of the fan satisfies: 1mm≤R≤25mm; a plurality of air guide blades are fixedly arranged in the air duct of the fan support; and the air outlet surface of the fan faces the air guide blades.

[0009] The application further provides a warmer comprising the fan assembly.

[0010] The fan assembly and the warmer provided by the application have the following technical advantages:

[0011] (1) The fan assembly provided by the application designs an independent NTC support on the fan support of the fan, and extends the NTC support to the temperature detection position of the air inlet surface of the fan; by mounting the NTC element on the NTC support, the ambient temperature of the air inlet surface of the fan can be accurately detected, and the detection of the NTC element is not affected by the distance between the rear shell and the fan, so that the temperature of the air inlet of the fan cannot be accurately detected.

[0012] (2) The fan assembly provided by the application designs the distance between the NTC support and the side edge of the fan support, and the distance between the NTC element and the air inlet surface of the fan, so that the NTC support and the NTC element do not interfere with the fan, the structure design is reasonable, the installation efficiency of the NTC element can be effectively improved, and accurate temperature detection can be realized.

[0013] (3) The fan assembly provided by the application designs a clamping groove on the NTC support, so as to clamp the NTC element, which is convenient to install, reduces the assembly cost, and improves the efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 FIG. 1 is a front side view of a fan assembly according to the application.

[0015] Figure 2 FIG. 2 is another view of the fan assembly according to the application.

[0016] Figure 3 FIG. 3 is a top view of the fan assembly according to the application.

[0017] Figure 4 FIG. 4 is a rear view of the fan support structure according to the application.

[0018] Figure 5 FIG. 5 is a top view of the fan support structure according to the application.

[0019] Figure 6is another embodiment of the fan support structure of the present application.

[0020] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the fan support mounting NTC element of the present application.

[0021] In the figure: 1, fan; 11, air inlet surface; 12, motor; 2, fan support; 21, NTC support; 22, NTC mounting structure; 221, first clamping arm; 222, second clamping arm; 23, clamping groove; 24, first side edge; 25, second side edge; 26, fan mounting surface; 27, air guide blade; 3, NTC element. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] To make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more clear and explicit, the embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments in the present application and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other arbitrarily without conflict. Those skilled in the art can understand that the fan assembly of the present application is particularly suitable for a warmer, especially an electric heater, to realize accurate temperature detection and convenient disassembly.

[0023] As shown in Figures 1-7 , the present application proposes a fan assembly, which comprises a fan 1 and a fan support 2. The fan 1 and the fan support 2 can be independent module structures respectively, so as to realize modular installation and improve assembly efficiency. Further, the fan 1 is arranged on the fan support 2 to form an integrated structure. The fan support 2 is further provided with an NTC support 21, which is an integrated structure with the fan support 2, so as to realize modular installation and improve assembly efficiency. Further, one end of the NTC support 21 extends to an air inlet surface 11 of the fan 1, and an NTC element 3 is arranged on the one end of the NTC support 21. The NTC element 3 is used for detecting the ambient temperature of the air inlet surface 11 of the fan 1. Further, an air inlet of the fan 1 is arranged on the air inlet surface 11. The fan assembly proposed by the present application realizes fixed installation of the NTC element 3 by arranging the NTC element 3 on the NTC support 21 of the fan support 2, so as to improve assembly efficiency. By extending the NTC support 21 to the air inlet surface 11 of the fan 1, the NTC element 3 can accurately detect the ambient temperature of the air inlet surface of the fan, so as to express the ambient temperature of the air inlet of the fan, and avoid that the NTC element 3 cannot accurately detect the temperature of the air inlet surface of the fan due to the influence of the distance between the rear shell and the fan 1. The fan assembly proposed by the present application has a reasonable NTC element mounting structure, which can effectively improve the accuracy of the fan ambient temperature detection.

[0024] As shown in Figure 4As shown in the drawings, in some embodiments, the fan support 2 is provided with a fan mounting surface 26, and a wind channel structure is formed in the fan mounting surface 26, which includes a plurality of wind guide blades 27. Further, the fan support 2 has a quadrilateral structure. Further, the NTC support 21 is integrally formed with the body of the fan support 2, and the NTC support 21 is arranged on the fan mounting surface 26. Specifically, one end of the NTC support 21 is arranged on the fan support 2, the other end of the NTC support 21 extends to the detection position of the air inlet surface of the fan, and the other end of the NTC support 21 is provided with an NTC mounting structure 22, so that the NTC element 3 can be conveniently mounted on the NTC mounting structure 22. Further, the NTC support 21 is arranged outside the first side edge 24 of the fan support 2, and the distance H between the NTC support 21 and the first side edge 24 is ≤30mm; or, the NTC support 21 is arranged on the fan mounting surface 26, and the distance H between the NTC support 21 and the first side edge 24 of the fan support 2 is ≤10mm. In the above scheme, by separately designing an integral NTC support 21 at the side edge position of the fan support 2, and designing an NTC mounting structure 22 on the NTC support 21, the NTC element 3 can be directly mounted, without increasing additional processes, and the NTC element 3 can effectively ensure accurate detection of the ambient temperature of the air inlet surface of the fan, thereby expressing the ambient temperature of the air inlet of the fan.

[0025] As shown in the drawings, Figure 4 In some embodiments, the fan support 2 is provided with a fan mounting surface 26, which is the air inlet surface of the fan support 2. Further, the NTC support 21 is arranged on the fan mounting surface 26, and the fan mounting surface 26 has a quadrilateral structure. The NTC support 21 is arranged outside the second side edge 25 of the fan support 2, and the distance h between the NTC support 21 and the second side edge 25 is ≤25mm; or, the distance h between the NTC support 21 and the second side edge 25 of the fan support 2 is ≤50mm. Specifically, the first side edge 24 and the second side edge 25 are two side edges connected to the fan support 2. In the above scheme, by designing the distance between the NTC support and the first side edge and the second side edge, the installation position of the NTC element is more reasonable, which can facilitate accurate detection of the ambient temperature of the air inlet surface of the fan, thereby expressing the ambient temperature of the air inlet of the fan.

[0026] As shown in the drawings, Figures 1 to 4As shown in the drawings, in some embodiments, the fan bracket 2 is provided with a fan mounting surface 26, and the fan 1 is arranged on the fan mounting surface 26. The NTC bracket 21 is arranged on the fan mounting surface 26 and located on one side of the fan 1 to avoid interference with the installation of the fan 1, while being able to extend to the temperature detection position of the fan 1. Further, the NTC mounting structure 22 is arranged on the NTC bracket 21 and located close to the air inlet surface 11 of the fan 1. Specifically, the NTC element 3 is arranged on the NTC mounting structure 22 and located at the air inlet surface of the fan 1, so as to be able to detect the ambient temperature of the air inlet surface of the fan 1. Specifically, the NTC mounting structure 22 is arranged at the end of the NTC bracket 21 and can be used to mount and fix the NTC element 3, so that the NTC element 3 can be installed close to the air inlet surface 11 of the fan 1 as needed to achieve accurate detection.

[0027] As shown in the drawings, Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 5 As shown in the drawings, in some embodiments, the NTC mounting structure 22 includes a first clamping arm 221 and a second clamping arm 222, and a clamping groove 23 is formed between the first clamping arm 221 and the second clamping arm 222, so that the NTC element 3 can be clamped in the clamping groove 23 to achieve quick installation. Preferably, the clamping groove 23 is a U-shaped groove, which can facilitate clamping and installing the NTC element 3 and improve installation efficiency. Further, inclined surfaces are formed on both sides of the opening of the clamping groove 23, which facilitates quick installation of the NTC element 3.

[0028] As shown in the drawings, Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 5 , Figure 7 As shown in the drawings, in some embodiments, the width N of the clamping groove 23 is designed to satisfy 1mm≤N≤25mm, and the width N is preferably designed to be 5mm, 8mm, 11mm, 15mm, or 20mm. Further, the height M of the clamping groove 23 is designed to satisfy 1mm≤M≤25mm, and the height M is preferably designed to be 4mm, 7mm, 10mm, 14mm, 18mm, or 21mm. According to actual research and design, the clamping groove 23 is designed with the above-mentioned sizes, which can effectively ensure that the NTC element 3 is clamped in the clamping groove 23 along a direction perpendicular to the NTC bracket 21 and avoids loosening to achieve accurate detection.

[0029] As shown in the drawings, Figures 1-3As shown in the drawings, in some embodiments, the NTC support 2 is designed at the side of the fan 1, and the NTC element 3 installed on the NTC support 2 is located on the air inlet face of the fan 1, so that the detection is more accurate. Specifically, the distance R between the NTC element 3 and the air inlet face 11 of the fan 1 satisfies: 1mm≤R≤25mm, and the distance R is preferably designed as 2mm, 5mm, 8mm, 12mm, 17mm, so that accurate detection of the ambient temperature of the air inlet face 11 of the fan 1 can be realized while meeting the assembly requirements.

[0030] As shown in the drawings, Figures 1-4 As shown in the drawings, in some embodiments, the air duct structure is arranged in the air duct of the fan support 2, and the air duct structure includes a plurality of air guide blades 27, which are uniformly fixed in the air duct to realize air guide and effectively improve the air speed. Further, the air outlet face of the fan 1 faces the air guide blades 27, so that the air blown out by the fan 1 can directly enter the air duct and be accelerated by the plurality of air guide blades 27.

[0031] The application further provides a warmer, which includes a fan assembly and a heating element, and the fan assembly is the above-mentioned fan assembly. Further, the heating element is arranged on the air outlet face of the fan support 2 to realize the heating function.

[0032] The fan assembly and the warmer provided by the application have the following technical advantages:

[0033] (1) The fan assembly provided by the application designs an independent NTC support on the fan support of the fan, and extends the NTC support to the temperature detection position of the air inlet face of the fan. By installing the NTC element on the NTC support, the ambient temperature of the fan assembly can be accurately detected, and the detection of the NTC element is not affected by the distance between the rear shell and the fan, so that the temperature of the air inlet of the fan cannot be accurately detected.

[0034] (2) The fan assembly provided by the application designs the distance between the NTC support and the side of the fan support, and the distance between the NTC element and the air inlet face of the fan, so that the NTC support and the NTC element do not interfere with the fan. The structure design is reasonable, the installation efficiency of the NTC element can be effectively improved, and accurate temperature detection can be realized.

[0035] (3) The fan assembly provided by the application designs a clamping groove on the NTC support, so as to clamp the NTC element. In this way, the installation is more convenient, the assembly cost is reduced, and the efficiency is improved.

[0036] Although the present application has been described with reference to the above embodiments, the contents described above are only the embodiments adopted for facilitating the understanding of the present application, and are not intended to limit the present application. Any modification and change in the form and details of the embodiments can be made by any person skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application, and the patent protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the scope defined by the claims.

Claims

1. A fan assembly comprising: The fan assembly comprises a fan (1) and a fan bracket (2); the fan (1) is arranged on the fan bracket (2); and an NTC bracket (21) is further arranged on the fan bracket (2), and an NTC element (3) is arranged on the NTC bracket (21). The NTC bracket (21) is arranged on the outer side of the side edge (24) of the fan bracket (2); or a fan mounting surface (26) is arranged on the fan bracket (2); and the NTC bracket (21) is arranged on the fan mounting surface (26).

2. The fan assembly of claim 1, wherein, An NTC mounting structure (22) is arranged on the NTC bracket (21), and the NTC element (3) is arranged on the NTC mounting structure (22).

3. The fan assembly of claim 2, wherein, The NTC mounting structure (22) comprises a first clamping arm (221) and a second clamping arm (222).

4. The fan assembly of claim 3, wherein, A clamping groove (23) is formed between the first clamping arm (221) and the second clamping arm (222), and the NTC element (3) is arranged in the clamping groove (23).

5. The fan assembly of claim 4, wherein, The clamping groove (23) is a U-shaped groove.

6. The fan assembly of claim 4, wherein, The width N of the clamping groove (23) satisfies 1mm≤N≤25mm; and the height M of the clamping groove (23) satisfies 1mm≤M≤25mm.

7. The fan assembly of any one of claims 1-6, wherein, The distance R between the NTC element (3) and the air inlet surface (11) of the fan (1) satisfies 1mm≤R≤25mm.

8. The fan assembly of any one of claims 1-6, wherein, A plurality of air guide blades are fixedly arranged in the air duct of the fan bracket; and the air outlet surface of the fan faces the air guide blades.

9. A warmer comprising a fan assembly; characterized by, The fan assembly is the fan assembly according to any one of claims 1-8.

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  • Novel warmer with temperature control structure

    CN209540998U