Expansion kettle capable of reducing scale accumulation

By incorporating a scraper and drive structure within the expansion tank, combined with elastic adjustment and magnetic cleaning, the problem of scale buildup is solved, enabling effective scraping and removal of scale, ensuring the fluidity of the coolant and extending the lifespan of the tank.

CN224107332UActive Publication Date: 2026-04-10NINGBO MAOXUAN VEHICLE PARTS CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
NINGBO MAOXUAN VEHICLE PARTS CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-05-16
Publication Date
2026-04-10

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Technical Problem

Over time, scale will accumulate on the inner wall of the expansion tank, leading to a reduction in volume and blockage of connecting pipes, which will affect the flow of coolant.

Method used

A scraper and a drive structure are installed inside the kettle. The scraper rotates along the length of the kettle and fits against the inner wall. An elastic adjustment structure ensures that the scraper is in close contact with the inner wall to remove scale. A magnetic attraction structure is used to clean the scale on the scraper, and finally the liquid is discharged through the outlet.

Benefits of technology

It effectively reduces scale buildup inside the tank, ensures smooth coolant flow, and extends the lifespan of the expansion tank.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of expansion kettles, and discloses an expansion kettle capable of reducing scale accumulation, which comprises a kettle body, and a scale removal structure for reducing scale accumulation is arranged in the kettle body. The scale removing structure comprises a scraping plate arranged in the kettle body in the length direction of the kettle body and a driving structure driving the scraping plate to rotate to scrape scale on the inner wall of the kettle body, the expansion kettle drives the scraping plate to rotate in the length direction of the kettle body through the driving structure, and the scraping plate is attached to the inner wall of the kettle body all the time in the rotating process. Scale accumulated on the inner wall of the kettle body is scraped, the scraped scale is discharged out of the kettle body, and accumulation of the scale in the kettle body is reduced.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of expansion water kettle, especially to reduce the expansion water kettle of scale accumulation. BACKGROUND

[0002] The expansion water kettle is a container for storing coolant in the automobile.

[0003] The Chinese patent with the application number 202022475926.X discloses a self-locking anti-loosening structure of a filling opening sealing cover of an automobile expansion water kettle, which comprises an automobile expansion water kettle body, a drain pipe communicated with the bottom of the right side of the automobile expansion water kettle body, a fixed plate fixedly connected with the top of the two sides of the automobile expansion water kettle body, a water filling pipe communicated with the right side of the top of the automobile expansion water kettle body, and a sealing cover threadedly connected in the water filling pipe.

[0004] The above-mentioned expansion water kettle will accumulate scale on the inner wall during long-term use, and the continuously stacked scale will reduce the volume of the expansion water kettle, hinder the flow of coolant, and even block various connecting pipelines. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0005] The utility model provides an expansion water kettle capable of reducing scale accumulation in view of the problem that the inner wall of the expansion water kettle will accumulate scale during long-term use in the prior art, which affects the use of the expansion water kettle.

[0006] In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problem, the utility model solves the problem through the following technical scheme:

[0007] The utility model provides an expansion water kettle capable of reducing scale accumulation, which comprises a kettle body, a scale removal structure for reducing scale accumulation arranged in the kettle body, the scale removal structure comprising a scraper arranged along the length direction of the kettle body and a driving structure for driving the scraper to rotate and scrape the scale on the inner wall of the kettle body.

[0008] The driving structure drives the scraper to rotate around the length direction of the kettle body, and the scraper is always attached to the inner wall of the kettle body during rotation, so that the scale accumulated on the inner wall of the kettle body is scraped off, and the scraped scale is discharged from the kettle body, thereby reducing the accumulation of scale in the kettle body.

[0009] Preferably, the driving structure comprises a rotating shaft arranged along the length direction of the kettle body and sealingly connected to the side wall of the kettle body, one end of the rotating shaft is located outside the kettle body, and the other end is inserted into the kettle body, and the scraper is arranged on the end of the rotating shaft located inside the kettle body.

[0010] The above-mentioned scheme can drive the scraper to rotate by rotating the end of the rotating shaft located outside the kettle body, so that the scale can be scraped off.

[0011] Preferably, an elastic adjusting structure is arranged between the rotating shaft and the scraper to control the elastic extension and contraction of the scraper along the vertical direction of the length of the kettle body when the rotating shaft rotates, so as to ensure that the scraper is in elastic abutment with the inner wall of the kettle body when the rotating shaft rotates, thereby scraping off the scale.

[0012] In actual application, the kettle body is not a regular cylinder, and therefore, the elastic adjusting structure is arranged between the rotating shaft and the scraper to enable the scraper to elastically extend and contract along the vertical direction of the length of the kettle body, so as to ensure the smooth rotation of the scraper in the kettle body and enable the scraper to abut against the inner wall of the kettle body during rotation to scrape off the scale.

[0013] Preferably, the elastic adjusting structure comprises a fixed rod arranged on the end of the rotating shaft away from the handle and perpendicular to the rotating shaft, and an extension rod arranged on the end of the fixed rod close to the scraper to elastically extend and contract along the length direction of the fixed rod, and the end of the extension rod away from the fixed rod is fixedly connected with the scraper.

[0014] When the rotating shaft rotates, the fixed rod, the extension rod and the scraper rotate synchronously. During the rotation of the scraper, if the distance between the inner wall of the kettle body and the end of the fixed rod where the extension rod is arranged decreases, the inner wall of the kettle body and the scraper are in extrusion and sliding cooperation, and the scraper and the extension rod are elastically retracted while the scale is scraped off; if the distance between the inner wall of the kettle body and the end of the fixed rod where the extension rod is arranged increases, the scraper and the extension rod elastically extend to abut against the inner wall of the kettle body.

[0015] Preferably, the scraper is provided with an auxiliary cleaning structure for scraping off the scale remaining on the scraper.

[0016] In the long-term use and after the scraper scrapes off the scale, part of the scale will accumulate or adhere to the scraper, and the auxiliary cleaning structure is arranged to clean the scraper.

[0017] Preferably, the auxiliary cleaning structure comprises a wiping plate arranged on the side walls of the scraper to slide along the length direction of the scraper to scrape off the scale on the two sides of the scraper, and a connecting scraping strip arranged between the two wiping plates to connect the two wiping plates and scrape off the scale on the side of the scraper away from the abutment with the inner wall of the kettle body, and the wiping plate and the connecting scraping strip are made of a metal material that can be magnetically attracted.

[0018] In the above scheme, the operator moves the magnet outside the kettle body, and the wiping plate and the connecting scraping strip are driven to slide along the length direction of the scraper by the magnetic attraction force of the magnet, so as to scrape off the scale adhering to the scraper, thereby achieving the cleaning of the scraper.

[0019] Preferably, a handle is arranged on the end of the rotating shaft outside the kettle body to facilitate the rotation of the rotating shaft.

[0020] In the above scheme, the handle is arranged to increase the force application point and facilitate the rotation of the rotating shaft.

[0021] The utility model discloses a kind of expansion water jugs of reducing scale accumulation, comprising: kettle body, scraper, rotating shaft, elastic adjusting structure and auxiliary cleaning structure, the kettle body is provided with liquid inlet and liquid outlet, the scraper is arranged in kettle body, the rotating shaft is arranged in kettle body, the elastic adjusting structure is arranged on the rotating shaft, and the auxiliary cleaning structure is arranged on the rotating shaft. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 is the axonometric view of an embodiment of the expansion water jug of reducing scale accumulation;

[0023] Figure 2 is the top view of an embodiment of the expansion water jug of reducing scale accumulation;

[0024] Figure 3 is the section view of A-A in Figure 2 ;

[0025] Figure 4 is the enlarged view of B in Figure 3 ;

[0026] Figure 5 is the local enlarged view of the abutment between scraper and kettle body inner top wall in an embodiment of the expansion water jug of reducing scale accumulation;

[0027] Figure 6 is the split view of an embodiment of the expansion water jug of reducing scale accumulation;

[0028] Figure 7 is the enlarged view of C in Figure 6 ;

[0029] The part names referred to by each number in the above drawings are as follows: 1, kettle body;2, liquid inlet;3, liquid outlet;4, scraper;5, rotating shaft;6, fixed rod;7, telescopic groove;8, telescopic rod;9, spring;10, wiping plate;11, connecting scraping strip;12, handle. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The utility model will be further described in detail in combination with drawings and embodiments.

[0031] Embodiment

[0032] An expansion water jug of reducing scale accumulation, referring to Figures 1 to 7, including the kettle body 1, the upper end face of the kettle body 1 is provided with the liquid inlet 2, the lower end face of the kettle body 1 is provided with the liquid outlet 3, the liquid inlet 2 and the liquid outlet 3 are respectively provided with sealing covers, the sealing cover, the sealing cover and the sealing connection mode of the liquid inlet 2 and the sealing connection mode of the sealing cover and the liquid outlet 3 are all common knowledge, and specific sealing plug-in or sealing threaded connection can be adopted, which is not shown in the figure and will not be described here.

[0033] The scraper 4 is arranged in the kettle body 1 along the length direction of the kettle body 1, and the side of the scraper 4 close to the inner wall of the kettle body 1 is attached to the inner wall of the kettle body 1. The side wall of the kettle body 1 perpendicular to the length direction of the kettle body 1 is sealingly and rotatably connected with the rotating shaft 5, and the axial direction of the rotating shaft 5 is consistent with the length direction of the kettle body 1. One end of the rotating shaft 5 is located outside the kettle body 1, and a handle 12 is arranged on the end located outside the kettle body 1; the other end of the rotating shaft 5 is located inside the kettle body 1, and a fixed rod 6 is arranged on the end located inside the kettle body 1, and the fixed rod 6 is arranged perpendicular to the axial direction of the rotating shaft 5.

[0034] The end of the fixed rod 6 close to the scraper 4 is recessed with an expansion slot 7 along the length direction of the fixed rod 6, and the expansion slot 7 further comprises an expansion rod 8, one end of the expansion rod 8 is inserted into the expansion slot 7 and is slidingly matched with the expansion slot 7, the end of the expansion rod 8 located outside the expansion slot 7 is fixedly connected with the scraper 4, and the expansion rod 8 is arranged perpendicular to the scraper 4. The expansion slot 7 is provided with a spring 9 along the expansion direction of the expansion rod 8, and the two ends of the spring 9 are respectively fixedly connected with the bottom of the expansion slot 7 and the side of the expansion rod 8 away from the scraper 4, and when the spring 9 is in the initial state, the distance between the scraper 4 and the fixed rod 6 is maximum.

[0035] The two side walls of the scraper 4 are provided with wiping plates 10, and the two wiping plates 10 are slidingly matched with the scraper 4 along the length direction of the scraper 4, and are used for scraping off the scale on the two side walls of the scraper 4. The side of the scraper 4 away from the attached surface of the inner wall of the kettle body 1 is provided with a connecting scraping strip 11, the connecting scraping strip 11 is fixedly connected with the two wiping plates 10, and when the wiping plate 10 slides along the length direction of the scraper 4, the connecting scraping strip 11 can scrape off the scale on the side of the scraper 4 away from the attached surface of the inner wall of the kettle body 1. The wiping plate 10 and the connecting scraping strip 11 are both made of metal material which can be magnetically attracted.

[0036] In use, the side of the scraper 4 close to the inner wall of the kettle 1 is attached to the inner wall of the kettle 1, and the rotation of the rotation shaft 5 drives the synchronous rotation of the fixed rod 6, the telescopic rod 8 and the scraper 4, and the scraper 4 scrapes the scale on the inner wall of the kettle 1, and in the process of rotation, if the distance between the inner wall of the kettle 1 and the end of the telescopic rod 8 arranged on the fixed rod 6 decreases, the inner wall of the kettle 1 and the scraper 4 are in extrusion and sliding cooperation, and the scraper 4 and the telescopic rod 8 are elastically retracted while scraping, and the spring 9 is extruded and deformed to generate a reset elastic force; if the distance between the inner wall of the kettle 1 and the end of the telescopic rod 8 arranged on the fixed rod 6 increases, the scraper 4 and the telescopic rod 8 are elastically extended under the action of the spring 9 to elastically abut against the inner wall of the kettle 1, so as to ensure the smooth rotation of the scraper 4 in the kettle 1 and the scraping of the inner wall of the kettle 1 during the rotation.

[0037] After the rotation of the rotation shaft 5 is stopped, the operator moves the magnet outside the kettle 1, and drives the sliding of the wiping plate 10 and the connected scraper 11 along the length direction of the scraper 4 through the magnetic attraction force of the magnet, so as to scrape off the scale adhered on the scraper 4, and realize the cleaning of the scraper 4. Finally, the scale can be discharged through the liquid outlet 3.

[0038] The above only describes the preferred embodiments of the present application, and the protection scope of the present application is not limited to the above embodiments. Any technical solution falling within the idea of the present application belongs to the protection scope of the present application. It should be noted that, for ordinary technical personnel in the technical field, some improvements and decorations without departing from the principle of the present application are also considered as the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An expanded water jug for reducing scale build-up comprising a jug body (1) characterised in that: The kettle body (1) is internally provided with a scale removal structure for reducing scale accumulation, which comprises a scraper (4) arranged along the length direction of the kettle body (1) and a driving structure for driving the scraper (4) to rotate and scrape the scale on the inner wall of the kettle body (1).

2. An expanded water jug for reducing scale build-up according to claim 1, wherein: The driving structure comprises a rotating shaft (5) arranged along the length direction of the kettle body (1) and sealingly connected to the side wall of the kettle body (1), one end of the rotating shaft (5) being located outside the kettle body (1) and the other end being inserted into the kettle body (1), and the scraper (4) being arranged on the end of the rotating shaft (5) located inside the kettle body (1).

3. An expanded water jug for reducing scale build-up according to claim 2, wherein: An elastic adjusting structure is arranged between the rotating shaft (5) and the scraper (4) to control the elastic expansion and contraction of the scraper (4) along the direction perpendicular to the length direction of the kettle body (1) when the rotating shaft (5) rotates, so as to ensure that the scraper (4) is always in elastic abutment with the inner wall of the kettle body (1) when rotating with the rotating shaft (5) to scrape the scale.

4. An expanded water jug for reducing scale build-up according to claim 3, wherein: The elastic adjusting structure comprises a fixed rod (6) fixedly arranged on the end of the rotating shaft (5) away from the handle (12) and perpendicular to the axial direction of the rotating shaft (5), and an expansion rod (8) elastically and expandably arranged along the length direction of the fixed rod (6) on the end of the fixed rod (6) close to the scraper (4), the end of the expansion rod (8) away from the fixed rod (6) being fixedly connected with the scraper (4).

5. The expansion kettle for reducing scale accumulation according to claim 1, wherein: The scraper (4) is provided with an auxiliary cleaning structure for scraping the scale remaining on the scraper (4).

6. An expandable kettle for reducing scale build-up according to claim 5, wherein: The auxiliary cleaning structure comprises a wiping plate (10) arranged on the side wall of the scraper (4) and sliding along the length direction of the scraper (4) to scrape the scale on the side of the scraper (4), and a connecting scraping strip (11) arranged between the two wiping plates (10) to connect the two wiping plates (10) and scrape the scale on the side of the scraper (4) away from the abutment with the inner wall of the kettle body (1), the wiping plate (10) and the connecting scraping strip (11) being made of a metal material that can be magnetically attracted.

7. The kettle according to claim 2, wherein: The end of the rotating shaft (5) located outside the kettle body (1) is provided with a handle (12) for facilitating the rotation of the rotating shaft (5).

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