Water supply device
By designing a polygonal tank body and combining inner and outer shells, the problem of insufficient hot water tank capacity in water dispensers was solved, resulting in a water supply device with larger water capacity and better heat preservation effect.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520223946.8
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-02-12
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-30
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-02-12
AI Technical Summary
The existing water dispenser heating tank has a cylindrical structure and a small capacity, which cannot effectively utilize the internal space of the water dispenser, resulting in insufficient water capacity.
The design employs a polygonal tank body, such as a rectangular tank body, combined with an inner shell and an outer shell. The inner shell is formed by bending aluminum alloy sheet, while the outer shell is fitted with a reinforcing plate and insulated by an insulation frame plate. A vacuum cavity is formed between the inner and outer shells to enhance structural strength and insulation performance.
It improves the water capacity and heat preservation performance of the water dispenser's heating tank, has high structural strength, higher space utilization, and significantly improved heat preservation effect.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to drinking water machine technical field, concretely is a water supply device. BACKGROUND
[0002] The existing drinking water machine sets up the hot tank, and the hot tank structure of the existing drinking water machine equipment adopts the cylindrical tank body, and the cylindrical tank body capacity is less, in order to improve the hot tank capacity in the drinking water machine equipment, we propose a water supply device. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS
[0003] In view of the deficiency of prior art, the utility model provides a water supply device, and the tank body has high structural strength, can improve space utilization compared with the traditional cylindrical hot tank, and further improve the water capacity, thereby solving the problems in the background art.
[0004] To achieve the above object, the utility model realizes by the following technical scheme:
[0005] A water supply device, including device main body and the tank body for storing heat exchange medium that is arranged in device main body, the tank body is multiple shape edge, and the number of edges of the tank body is greater than or equal to 4;The tank body is connected with the extraction pipe for conveying heat exchange medium to the heat exchanger, and the tank body is connected with the backflow pipe for backflowing heat exchange medium to the heat exchanger.
[0006] Specifically, the shape of the tank body is rectangular, the tank body is provided with a mounting bracket outside, a rectangular mounting cavity is formed in the inside of the mounting bracket, the tank body is located in the inside of the rectangular mounting cavity, and the tank body is fixedly connected with the mounting bracket.
[0007] Specifically, the tank body includes an inner shell, a top plate and a bottom plate, the top plate is fixed to the top of the inner shell, and the bottom plate is fixed to the bottom of the inner shell.
[0008] Specifically, the tank body is provided with a round corner or a chamfer at the four corners.
[0009] Specifically, the top of the tank body is provided with a gas outlet, and a gas outlet pipe is mounted on the gas outlet.
[0010] Specifically, the tank body is provided with a heat preservation frame plate.
[0011] Specifically, the tank body includes an inner shell, the outer shell is provided with a plurality of reinforcing plates on the inner wall.
[0012] Specifically, a cavity is formed between the inner shell and the outer shell, and the cavity is a vacuum cavity.
[0013] Specifically, a plurality of communication vents are formed in the reinforcing plates.
[0014] Specifically, the can body is a metal can, or the outer side of the can body is coated with a heat insulation layer.
[0015] The utility model provides a water supply device. Compared with prior art, it has the following beneficial effects:
[0016] 1. The water supply device, the can body can be rectangular (square), including inner shell, top plate and bottom plate, the inner shell can be integrally formed, the structural strength is high, and the water capacity of the square structure inner shell is larger than that of the traditional cylindrical heat tank, after the inner shell is manufactured, the top plate is welded on the top of the inner shell, then the bottom plate is welded on the bottom of the inner shell, and the can body is formed.
[0017] 2. The water supply device, the heat preservation frame plate can be set up to the outside of the can body, the heat preservation frame plate is composed of three layers of heat preservation materials, and the heat preservation performance of the can body can be improved by the three layers of heat preservation materials.
[0018] 3. The water supply device, the outer shell is sleeved on the outer side of the inner shell, a plurality of reinforcing plates are fixedly welded on the inner wall of the outer shell, the reinforcing plates can improve the structural strength between the outer shell and the inner shell, a cavity is formed between the inner shell and the outer shell, and the heat preservation performance and the structural strength of the can body can be improved by this mode. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0019] Figure 1 It is a main body structure schematic view of the utility model embodiment one.
[0020] Figure 2 It is a main body split structure schematic view of the utility model embodiment one.
[0021] Figure 3 It is a waterway board structure schematic view of the utility model embodiment one.
[0022] Figure 4 It is a can body split structure schematic view of the utility model embodiment one.
[0023] Figure 5 It is a heat preservation frame plate structure schematic view of the utility model embodiment one.
[0024] Figure 6 It is the inner shell and outer shell connecting structure schematic view of the utility model embodiment two.
[0025] Figure 7 It is the inner shell and outer shell connecting structure split schematic view of the utility model embodiment two.
[0026] Figure 8 It is the Figure 7 It is the structure enlarged schematic view of the utility model embodiment one A place.
[0027] In the figure: 101, device body; 201, first side plate; 202, heat exchange installation shell; 203, shell; 204, second side plate; 301, installation support; 302, heat preservation frame plate; 303, tank body; 401, waterway plate; 3011, inner shell; 3021, second strip-shaped through port; 3022, bottom plate; 3023, first strip-shaped through port; 3033, top plate; 3044, first waterway through hole; 3055, gas outlet; 3066, fourth connecting through hole; 3077, second waterway through hole; 3088, third connecting through hole; 3099, bending part; 4011, extraction pipe; 4022, backflow pipe; 4033, internal electric heating coil; 5011, outer shell; 5021, top connecting frame; 5022, top side wall plate; 5031, bottom side wall plate; 5032, bottom connecting frame; 5033, reinforcing plate; 5044, communication air vent. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0028] In the utility model, the terms "arrange", "have", "connect" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be fixed connection, detachable connection, or integral structure, it can be mechanical connection, or electrical connection, it can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through intermediate medium, or internal communication between two devices, elements or components. For ordinary skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the utility model can be understood according to specific circumstances.
[0029] The orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "radial", "circumferential" are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, which is only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application.
[0030] In addition, the terms "first", "second" are only for description purpose, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features limited by "first", "second" can explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "multiple" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise specifically limited.
[0031] And, in addition to the above-mentioned part of the term can be used to indicate the orientation or position relationship, but also can be used to represent other meanings, for example, the term "upper" in some cases can also be used to represent a certain dependent relationship or connection relationship. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meaning of these terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.
[0032] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the present application more clear, the present application will be further described in detail below with reference to the drawings and examples. It should be understood that the specific examples described herein are only used to explain the present application and do not limit the present application.
[0033] Example one: please refer to Figures 1-6 The present application provides a technical scheme: a water supply device, comprising a device main body 101 and a tank body 303, the tank body 303 is arranged in the device main body 101, the tank body 303 is used for storing heat exchange medium, heat exchange medium. The tank body 303 is of a polygonal edge, and the number of edges of the tank body 303 is greater than or equal to 4. In this embodiment, the tank body 303 is rectangular (square). The water dispenser is generally rectangular, and when the tank body 303 is of a polygonal edge, such as a rectangle, it can reasonably utilize the space inside the water dispenser compared with the conventional circular tank body. In specific applications, the tank body 303 can be rectangular, and the four corners thereof can be provided with rounded corners or chamfers to increase stability and reliability. The tank body 303 is connected with a suction pipe 4011 for conveying the heat exchange medium to the heat exchanger, and the tank body 303 is connected with a return pipe 4022 for returning the heat exchange medium from the heat exchanger to the tank body 303, so as to heat the heat exchanger.
[0034] The tank body 303 is connected with heat exchange medium. The tank body 303 is of a rectangular shape, and the tank body 303 is provided with a mounting bracket 301 outside, a rectangular mounting cavity is formed in the inside of the mounting bracket 301, the tank body 303 is located in the inside of the rectangular mounting cavity, and the tank body 303 is fixedly connected with the mounting bracket 301, so that the structural strength is high. In some embodiments, the tank body 303 can also be hexagonal, octagonal or other structures suitable for polygonal edge mounting position.
[0035] The device body 101 comprises a shell 203, a heat exchange mounting shell 202, a first side plate 201, a second side plate 204, a mounting bracket 301, a waterway plate 401, a heat preservation frame plate 302 and a tank body 303, the tank body 303 comprises an inner shell 3011, a top plate 3033 and a bottom plate 3022, the top plate 3033 is fixedly welded on the top of the inner shell 3011, the bottom plate 3022 is fixedly welded on the bottom of the inner shell 3011, four bending parts 3099 are formed on the inner shell 3011, and the top of the top plate 3033 is provided with a first waterway through hole 3044, a second waterway through hole 3077, a third connecting through hole 3088 and a fourth connecting through hole 3066.
[0036] The tank body 303 in the device body 101 of the water dispenser comprises an inner shell 3011, a top plate 3033 and a bottom plate 3022, the inner shell 3011 is made of an aluminum alloy plate, four bending parts 3099 are formed by a bending machine, and then the aluminum alloy plate is welded at the head and tail to form a square inner shell 3011, the square inner shell 3011 is integrally formed and has high structural strength, and the square inner shell 3011 has a larger water capacity than a traditional cylindrical heat tank, after the inner shell 3011 is manufactured, the top plate 3033 is welded on the top of the inner shell 3011, and then the bottom plate 3022 is welded on the bottom of the inner shell 3011 to form the tank body 303, and the heat preservation frame plate 302 is arranged to heat the six surfaces of the tank body 303, which is beneficial to improve the resource saving.
[0037] Referring to Figure 1 and Figure 2 , the first side plate 201 is fixedly installed on one side of the shell 203 by screws, the second side plate 204 is fixedly installed on the side of the shell 203 away from the first side plate 201 by screws, the mounting bracket 301 is fixedly installed in the middle of the shell 203, the waterway plate 401 is fixedly installed on the top of the mounting bracket 301, the heat exchange mounting shell 202 is fixedly assembled in the shell 203, the tank body 303 is located in the mounting bracket 301, the tank body 303 is fixedly connected with the mounting bracket 301 by fasteners (screws) to strengthen the structural strength of the tank body 303, and the heat preservation frame plate 302 is sleeved outside the tank body 303.
[0038] In the assembly of the present application, first, the heat preservation frame plate 302 is sleeved on the tank body 303, then the tank body 303 is installed on the mounting bracket 301 by screws, then the mounting bracket 301 is fixedly connected with the waterway plate 401, then the mounting bracket 301 is installed in the shell 203, finally the first side plate 201 is installed on the left part of the shell 203, and the second side plate 204 is fixedly installed on the right part of the shell 203, thereby realizing the overall assembly of the present water dispenser.
[0039] With reference to Figure 3 , the tank body 303 is internally provided with an internal electric heating coil 4033, which is fixedly arranged on the third connecting through hole 3088 and the fourth connecting through hole 3066. The internal electric heating coil 4033 can heat the water in the tank body 303.
[0040] With reference to Figures 1-3 , the waterway plate 401 is provided with a circulating pump, one end of the circulating pump is fixedly communicated with a suction pipe 4011, the waterway plate 401 is fixedly provided with a return pipe 4022, and the waterway plate 401 is provided with a water supplement pipe for supplementing water into the tank body 303. The circulating pump is arranged to exchange heat between the heat exchange medium (such as water or oil) in the tank body 303 and the heat exchanger in the heat exchange installation shell 202. The heat-exchanged water is returned to the tank body 303. The water supplement pipe is used for supplementing water into the tank body 303. As an embodiment, the cold water exchanged by the heat exchanger can be supplemented into the tank body 303 after heat exchange. The tank body 303 can be provided with a heater inside or outside for heating the heat exchange medium. The tank body 303 can be a metal tank, or the outer side of the tank body 303 can be covered with a heat insulation layer. The tank body 303 can be made of composite material, the inner layer of which is metal and the outer layer of which is plastic.
[0041] With reference to Figure 4 , the top plate 3033 is provided with an air outlet 3055 on the top, and an air outlet pipe is arranged on the air outlet 3055. The air outlet pipe can maintain the stability of the air pressure in the tank body 303.
[0042] With reference to Figure 5 , the bottom of the heat preservation frame plate 302 is provided with a first strip-shaped through hole 3023 and a second strip-shaped through hole 3021. The heat preservation frame plate 302 is sequentially provided with a first heat preservation layer, a second heat preservation layer and a third heat preservation layer from inside to outside. The first heat preservation layer is made of rock wool material, the second heat preservation layer is made of polyurethane foam material, and the third heat preservation layer is made of polystyrene heat preservation material.
[0043] The outer part of the tank body 303 can be kept warm by the set heat preservation frame plate 302, which is composed of three layers of heat preservation materials. Specifically, the first heat preservation layer adopts rock wool material, which uses basalt and other ores as raw materials and is not flammable when exposed to open flames, has high fire resistance, and has good heat preservation performance. Rock wool belongs to a fiber structure and can absorb sound to avoid noise when the tank body 303 in the device is replenished with water, and rock wool has high corrosion resistance to prevent the heat preservation layer from aging. The second heat preservation layer adopts polyurethane foam material, which has a low thermal conductivity coefficient of about 0.025 and is one of the best materials for heat preservation, has good waterproof performance, high foam hole sealing rate of 95% to effectively prevent rainwater penetration, long service life of 30 years, good chemical stability, excellent wear resistance, good processability, and is suitable for various application scenarios. The third heat preservation layer adopts polystyrene heat preservation material, which has a very low thermal conductivity coefficient to effectively prevent heat conduction and provide excellent heat preservation effect. Polystyrene heat preservation material has high compressive strength and remains unchanged even after long-term water soaking, has good bearing capacity and impact resistance, and has excellent corrosion and aging resistance due to its tight closed-cell structure. Polystyrene heat preservation material is not water-absorbing, has excellent moisture and permeation resistance, is light and hard, easy to transport and install, has low construction cost and is convenient and fast, and is not easy to decompose and mildew, has no harmful substance volatilization, and is a high-quality environmentally friendly product. Therefore, the three layers of heat preservation materials can improve the heat preservation performance of the tank body 303.
[0044] In the embodiment, the outer part of the inner shell 3011 is sleeved with the outer shell 5011, the inner shell 3011 is integrally formed, the outer shell 5011 is integrally formed, then the outer shell 5011 is sleeved outside the inner shell 3011, the inner wall of the outer shell 5011 is fixedly welded with the reinforcing plates 5033, the reinforcing plates 5033 can improve the structural strength between the outer shell 5011 and the inner shell 3011, and after sleeving, in order to enhance the connecting strength between the reinforcing plates 5033 and the inner shell 3011, the reinforcing plates 5033 and the inner shell 3011 can be fixedly bonded by the metal adhesive, thereby the connecting strength between the reinforcing plates 5033 and the inner shell 3011 can be improved, the metal adhesive can be silicone, the silicone adhesive is also widely used in metal bonding, especially for occasions requiring anti-vibration and high temperature resistance, thereby the metal adhesive between the reinforcing plates 5033 and the inner shell 3011 can be prevented from being affected by the high temperature generated by the tank body 303; the top connecting frame 5021 is fixedly welded with the top of the inner shell 3011, the top side surrounding plate 5022 is fixedly welded with the outer shell 5011, the bottom connecting frame 5032 is fixedly welded with the bottom of the inner shell 3011, and the bottom side surrounding plate 5031 is fixedly welded with the outer surface of the outer shell 5011, after connection, the cavity is formed between the inner shell 3011 and the outer shell 5011, in order to improve the heat preservation performance, the formed cavity can be first vacuumized, when vacuumizing, the reinforcing plates 5033 arranged can avoid the shell from being concave due to negative pressure, in this way, the heat preservation performance and the structural strength of the tank body 303 can be improved, wherein the reinforcing plates 5033 are provided with a plurality of communication vents 5044, which facilitates vacuumizing.
[0045] In the embodiment, the outer part of the inner shell 3011 is sleeved with the outer shell 5011, the inner shell 3011 is integrally formed, the outer shell 5011 is integrally formed, then the outer shell 5011 is sleeved outside the inner shell 3011, the inner wall of the outer shell 5011 is fixedly welded with the reinforcing plates 5033, the reinforcing plates 5033 can improve the structural strength between the outer shell 5011 and the inner shell 3011, and after sleeving, in order to enhance the connecting strength between the reinforcing plates 5033 and the inner shell 3011, the reinforcing plates 5033 and the inner shell 3011 can be fixedly bonded by the metal adhesive, thereby the connecting strength between the reinforcing plates 5033 and the inner shell 3011 can be improved, the metal adhesive can be silicone, the silicone adhesive is also widely used in metal bonding, especially for occasions requiring anti-vibration and high temperature resistance, thereby the metal adhesive between the reinforcing plates 5033 and the inner shell 3011 can be prevented from being affected by the high temperature generated by the tank body 303; the top connecting frame 5021 is fixedly welded with the top of the inner shell 3011, the top side surrounding plate 5022 is fixedly welded with the outer shell 5011, the bottom connecting frame 5032 is fixedly welded with the bottom of the inner shell 3011, and the bottom side surrounding plate 5031 is fixedly welded with the outer surface of the outer shell 5011, after connection, the cavity is formed between the inner shell 3011 and the outer shell 5011, in order to improve the heat preservation performance, the formed cavity can be first vacuumized, when vacuumizing, the reinforcing plates 5033 arranged can avoid the shell from being concave due to negative pressure, in this way, the heat preservation performance and the structural strength of the tank body 303 can be improved, wherein the reinforcing plates 5033 are provided with a plurality of communication vents 5044, which facilitates vacuumizing.
[0046] And in order to further improve the structural strength and heat preservation of the tank body 303, the outer shell 5011 is sleeved outside the inner shell 3011, and the inner wall of the outer shell 5011 is fixedly welded with a plurality of reinforcing plates 5033, the reinforcing plates 5033 can improve the structural strength between the outer shell 5011 and the inner shell 3011, and in order to enhance the connection strength between the reinforcing plates 5033 and the inner shell 3011 after sleeving, the reinforcing plates 5033 and the inner shell 3011 can be fixedly bonded by a metal bonding agent, thereby the connection strength between the reinforcing plates 5033 and the inner shell 3011 can be improved, then the top connecting frame 5021 and the top of the inner shell 3011 are fixedly welded, the top side plate 5022 and the outer shell 5011 are fixedly welded, the bottom connecting frame 5032 and the bottom of the inner shell 3011 are fixedly welded, and the bottom side plate 5031 and the outer surface of the outer shell 5011 are fixedly welded, after connection, a cavity is formed between the inner shell 3011 and the outer shell 5011, thereby the heat preservation performance and the structural strength of the tank body 303 can be enhanced by this way.
[0047] It should be noted that in this document, the terms such as first and second are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply that there is any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "include", "contain" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that the process, method, article or equipment including a series of elements not only includes those elements, but also includes other elements not explicitly listed or inherent to such process, method, article or equipment.
[0048] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it can be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, replacements and variations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirits of the present application, and the scope of the present application is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A water supply device, characterized by: The device comprises a device body and a tank body (303) arranged in the device body, the tank body (303) is used for storing heat exchange medium, the tank body (303) is polygonal, the number of sides of the tank body (303) is greater than or equal to 4, the tank body (303) is connected with a pumping pipe (4011) used for conveying heat exchange medium to a heat exchanger, and the tank body (303) is connected with a return pipe (4022) used for returning heat exchange medium from the heat exchanger to the tank body (303).
2. A water supply device according to claim 1, characterised in that: The tank body (303) is rectangular in shape, the tank body (303) is provided with a mounting bracket (301) outside, a rectangular mounting cavity is formed in the mounting bracket (301), the tank body (303) is located in the rectangular mounting cavity, and the tank body (303) is fixedly connected with the mounting bracket (301).
3. A water supply device according to claim 2, wherein: The tank body (303) comprises an inner shell (3011), a top plate (3033) and a bottom plate (3022), the top plate (3033) is fixed to the top of the inner shell (3011), and the bottom plate (3022) is fixed to the bottom of the inner shell (3011).
4. A water supply device according to claim 3, wherein: The tank body (303) is provided with a round corner or a chamfer at four corners.
5. A water supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that: An air outlet (3055) is formed in the top of the tank body (303), and an air outlet pipe is arranged on the air outlet (3055).
6. A water supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: The tank body (303) is sleeved with a heat preservation frame plate (302).
7. A water supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: The tank body (303) comprises an inner shell (3011), the outer shell (5011) is sleeved with the outer shell (5011), and a plurality of reinforcing plates (5033) are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the outer shell (5011).
8. A water supply device according to claim 7, wherein: A cavity is formed between the inner shell (3011) and the outer shell (5011), and the cavity is a vacuum cavity.
9. A water supply device according to claim 8, wherein: A plurality of communication air vents (5044) are formed in the reinforcing plate (5033).
10. A water supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that: The tank body (303) is a metal tank, or the outer side of the tank body (303) is coated with a heat insulation layer.