Detachable low-environment-temperature anti-icing condensate water collecting and draining device
By designing a detachable low-ambient-temperature anti-icing condensate collection and drainage device, and using bolt connections and heating elements to prevent condensate from freezing, the problem of air conditioning condensate freezing and accumulating in low-temperature environments is solved, enabling convenient installation and maintenance and ensuring unit safety.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- DONGGUAN HAVI NEW ENERGY TECH CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-30
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-08
AI Technical Summary
The condensate from existing air conditioning heat pumps is prone to freezing and accumulating in low-temperature environments, leading to damage to the drip tray and safety hazards to the unit, and is also inconvenient to install and maintain.
A detachable low-ambient-temperature anti-icing condensate collection and drainage device was designed, including a water receiving tray body, a water collection tank and a heating element. The condensate is prevented from freezing by bolt connection and heating element. The water collection tank is a U-shaped trough structure composed of multiple trays. The heating element prevents the condensate from freezing at low temperatures. The water collection tank is detachable for easy maintenance.
It effectively prevents condensate from freezing and accumulating, ensuring normal operation of the unit, simplifying the installation and maintenance process, and reducing maintenance difficulty and safety risks.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of air conditioning technology, and in particular to a detachable low-ambient-temperature anti-icing condensate collection and drainage device. Background Technology
[0002] Existing air conditioning heat pumps use a drip tray where condensate is directly discharged and spilled around without being collected. This easily leads to ice buildup in the drip tray at low temperatures. Condensate may be discharged directly into the unit's structure or accumulate into ice piles, damaging the fan blades or causing the ice to expand and compress the copper tubes of the finned heat exchanger, leading to tube rupture and refrigerant leakage, thus posing a safety hazard. Furthermore, since the outdoor unit is located outside the building, installation requires personnel to be on-site. In high-rise buildings, this can leave installers semi-suspended outside, making maintenance inconvenient. Therefore, we propose a detachable, low-temperature, anti-ice-accumulation condensate collection and drainage device. Summary of the Invention
[0003] The purpose of this utility model is to provide a detachable low-ambient-temperature anti-icing condensate collection and drainage device; addressing the problems of non-removable water collection tanks, complex manufacturing processes, and troublesome installation, as well as the technical issues of existing technologies that cannot centrally collect condensate and cause ice buildup, affecting normal machine use and posing a risk of damage.
[0004] To achieve the above objectives, a detachable low-ambient-temperature anti-icing condensate collection and drainage device is provided, comprising: a water receiving tray body, a water collection tank, and a heating element;
[0005] The main body of the water receiving tray is provided with a baffle plate, and the main body of the water receiving tray is provided with a first water receiving tray frame, a second water receiving tray frame and a third water receiving tray frame. The baffle plate is connected with the second water receiving tray frame and the third water receiving tray frame to form a U-shaped water-blocking groove. An elliptical drainage hole is opened in the U-shaped water-blocking groove.
[0006] The main body of the water receiving tray is provided with a detachable water collection trough, which is fixed upward to the bottom of the main body of the water receiving tray by bolts.
[0007] The heating element is disposed in the water collection tank, and the main body of the water receiving tray is provided with a first water collection tank fixing screw hole and a second water collection tank fixing screw hole that match the water collection tank.
[0008] The water collection tank includes a first disc, a second disc, and a third disc;
[0009] The second end of the first disk body is connected to the first end of the third disk body in an L-shape, the second segment of the second disk body is connected to the second end of the third disk body in an L-shape, and the three disk bodies are connected in a U-shape.
[0010] The first end of the groove bottom wall of the first and second discs is higher than the second end, forming an inclined surface; the first end of the third disc is higher than the second end, forming an inclined surface.
[0011] The third plate is provided with a water collection tank drainage hole at the lowest point of the second end, and a right-angle drain pipe elbow is provided at the bottom of the water collection tank drainage hole.
[0012] The third disc has an overflow notch slope with a guiding slope on its side.
[0013] According to the aforementioned detachable low-ambient-temperature anti-icing condensate collection and drainage device, the length of the third disc is greater than that of the first disc and the second disc, while the lengths of the first disc and the second disc are the same.
[0014] According to the aforementioned detachable low ambient temperature anti-icing condensate collection and drainage device, the bottom wall of the first disc is inclined towards the first end of the third disc, and the bottom wall of the second disc is inclined towards the second end of the third disc; the first end of the bottom wall of the third disc is inclined towards the second end, and the inclination angle is greater than that of the first disc and the second disc.
[0015] According to the aforementioned detachable low ambient temperature anti-icing condensate collection and drainage device, the first and second discs are connected to the two ends of the third disc to form a U-shaped groove; a water collection groove drainage hole and a right-angle drain pipe elbow are provided at the bottom of the lowest end of the third disc.
[0016] According to the aforementioned detachable low-ambient-temperature anti-icing condensate collection and drainage device, the first disc, the second disc, the third disc, and the right-angle drain pipe elbow are connected by welding.
[0017] According to the aforementioned detachable low ambient temperature anti-icing condensate collection and drainage device, the heating element passes through the right-angle drain pipe elbow and the drain hole of the water collection tank, and is distributed along the second end of the bottom wall edge of the third plate of the water collection tank to the first end, then around to the other bottom wall edge of the first plate to the second end of the first plate, and distributed to the first end of the third plate, then extending to the second end of the third plate, then around to the second end of the second plate, extending to the first end, and then around to the second end of the second plate to form a back-and-forth distribution. The heating element is fixed to the inside of the water collection tank by a fixing clamp and passes through the drain hole of the water collection tank and the right-angle drain pipe elbow.
[0018] According to the aforementioned detachable low ambient temperature anti-icing condensate collection and drainage device, the water collection tank is fixed to the bottom of the water receiving tray body from bottom to top by fastening bolts.
[0019] According to the aforementioned detachable low ambient temperature anti-icing condensate collection and drainage device, a baffle plate is provided on the main body of the water receiving tray; the baffle plate, together with the frame of the first water receiving tray, the frame of the second water receiving tray, and the frame of the third water receiving tray, form a U-shaped water-blocking groove, and multiple elliptical drainage holes are provided in the U-shaped water-blocking groove.
[0020] According to the aforementioned detachable low ambient temperature anti-icing condensate collection and drainage device, the third plate body is provided with a condensate guiding overflow notch slope on its side.
[0021] The above solution has at least one of the following beneficial effects: A detachable low-ambient-temperature anti-icing condensate collection and drainage device, when the unit is running or defrosting and a large amount of condensate is generated, flows into the water-blocking trough, and flows through multiple elliptical drainage holes in the water-blocking trough into the water collection trough, converging along the inclined surface of the water collection trough and being discharged through the drainage holes of the water collection trough. When the ambient temperature is low, heating by a heating element can prevent the condensate from freezing and blocking the drainage holes of the water collection trough; the entire water collection trough consists of a first plate, a second plate, and a third plate forming a U-shaped inclined guide channel. The first end of the bottom wall of the first plate and the second plate is higher than the second end, and the second end is connected to the first end and the second end of the third plate, respectively. The bottom wall of the second end groove of the second plate is higher than the bottom walls of the first and second ends grooves of the third plate; the bottom wall of the first end groove of the third plate is higher than the bottom wall of the second end groove. The drain hole of the water collection tank is located at the lowest point of the second end of the third plate, which can guide the condensate to flow to the drain hole and discharge it, preventing the condensate from accumulating in the water collection tank due to low ambient temperature and forming ice. This effectively solves the problem of condensate accumulation, ice formation, and ice expansion affecting the normal operation of the unit in the existing technology. The water collection tank is fixed to the bottom of the water receiving pan body by bolts, which is convenient for disassembly. This effectively solves the problem of the inspection process and non-disassembly maintenance in the existing technology that relies on welding connections.
[0022] Additional aspects and advantages of this invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. Attached Figure Description
[0023] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments;
[0024] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;
[0025] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram showing the disassembled water receiving tray body and water collection trough of this utility model;
[0026] Figure 3 This is a top view of the main body of the water receiving tray of this utility model;
[0027] Figure 4This is a schematic diagram of the water collection tank of this utility model;
[0028] Figure 5 These are the front view, left view, and top view of the water collection tank of this utility model.
[0029] Legend:
[0030] 1. Water receiving tray body; 2. Water collection trough; 3. Heating element; 4. Water baffle; 5. First water receiving tray frame; 6. Second water receiving tray frame; 7. Third water receiving tray frame; 8. Oval drain hole; 9. First water collection trough fixing screw hole; 10. First tray body; 11. Second tray body; 12. Third tray body; 13. Overflow notch slope; 14. Fixing clamp; 15. Right angle drain pipe elbow; 16. Second water collection trough fixing screw hole; 17. Water collection trough drain hole. Detailed Implementation
[0031] This section will describe in detail the specific embodiments of the present utility model. The preferred embodiments of the present utility model are shown in the accompanying drawings. The purpose of the drawings is to supplement the textual description with graphics, so that people can intuitively and vividly understand each technical feature and the overall technical solution of the present utility model, but they should not be construed as limiting the scope of protection of the present utility model.
[0032] Reference Figures 1 to 5 This utility model provides a detachable low-ambient-temperature anti-icing condensate collection and drainage device, including a water receiving body 1; the water receiving body 1 is provided with multiple water collection troughs 2, with first water collection trough fixing screw holes 9 and second water collection trough fixing screw holes 16, and the water collection troughs 2 are connected to the bottom of the water receiving body 1 by bolts for easy assembly and disassembly; the heating element 3 is distributed in the water collection troughs 2, and is fixed to the bottom wall of the first plate 10, second plate 11 and third plate 13 of the water collection trough 2 by fixing clips 14 and passes through the water collection trough drainage hole 17 and right-angle drain pipe elbow 15;
[0033] The main body 1 of the water receiving tray includes a baffle plate 4, a first water receiving tray frame 5, a second water receiving tray frame 6, a third water receiving tray frame 7, and an oval drain hole 8.
[0034] A baffle plate 4 is provided on the main body of the water receiving tray. The two ends of the baffle plate 4 are welded to the first water receiving tray frame 5 and the second water receiving tray frame 6. The gap between the main body of the water receiving tray 1 and the baffle plate 4 is sealed with sealant. The baffle plate 4 and the frame of the main body of the water receiving tray form a U-shaped water baffle groove. Multiple elliptical drain holes 8 are opened inside the U-shaped water baffle groove, so that the condensate can quickly flow into the water collection groove 2 installed at the bottom of the main body of the water receiving tray through the elliptical drain holes 8.
[0035] The water collection tank 2 includes a first plate 10, a second plate 11, a third plate 13, an overflow notch slope 13, a fixing clamp 14, a right-angle drain pipe elbow 15, a second water collection tank fixing screw hole 16, and a water collection tank drain hole 17.
[0036] The water collection trough is welded from the second end of the first plate 10 to the first end of the third plate 12, and the second end of the second plate 11 is welded to the second end of the third plate 12; a fixing clamp 14 is welded to one side of the bottom wall of the first plate 10, the second plate 11, and the third plate 12; a water collection trough drainage hole 17 is opened at the lowest point of the second end of the third plate 12; a right-angle drain pipe elbow 15 is welded to the bottom of the water collection trough drainage hole 17;
[0037] Heating elements are installed on the bottom walls of the first plate 10, the second plate 11, and the third plate 12 of the water collection tank;
[0038] The heating element 3 passes through the right-angle drain pipe elbow 15 and the water collection tank drain hole 17, and is distributed along the second end of the bottom wall edge of the third plate 12 of the water collection tank to the first end, then around to the other bottom wall edge of the first end of the first plate 10 to the second end of the first plate 10, and then distributed to the first end of the third plate 12, and then extended to the second end of the third plate 12, then around to the second end of the second plate 11 and extended to the first end, and then around back to the second end of the second plate 11 to form a back-and-forth distribution. The heating element 3 is fixed to the inside of the water collection tank by the fixing clamp 14 and passes through the water collection tank drain hole 17 and the right-angle drain pipe elbow 15.
[0039] This invention utilizes a sloping inner wall to allow condensate from the first plate 10 and the second plate 11 to flow along the lowest points of the inner bottom walls of the first plate 10 and the second plate 11 to the third plate 12, where it merges with the condensate. The condensate in the third plate 12 then flows along the lowest point of its inner bottom wall to the drain hole 17 in the water collection trough at the lowest point of the third plate 12, and is discharged through a right-angle drain pipe elbow 15. When the ambient temperature is low, the heating element 3 in the water collection trough 2 heats the condensate, preventing it from freezing and accumulating, thus allowing it to drain quickly. When the drain is blocked due to some factor, preventing cold water from draining, the water collection trough has an overflow notch sloping surface 13 on the side wall of the third plate 12. When the accumulated cold water level exceeds the overflow notch sloping surface 13, it can drain through the overflow notch sloping surface 13, preventing ice buildup.
[0040] Working principle: This technical solution combines the main body 1 of the water receiving tray, the water collection tank 2, and the heating element to form a detachable low-ambient-temperature anti-icing condensate collection and drainage device. The heating element 3 is fixed in the water collection tank 3 by a single-sided welded fixing clamp 14, which is convenient for disassembly and installation and easy for later maintenance. The water collection tank 2 is fixed upward to the fixing screw hole 16 of the second water collection tank by bolts passing through it and locking it. This can make the water collection tank tightly and firmly fixed to the bottom of the main body 1 of the water receiving tray. At the same time, the water collection tank can be removed by loosening and tightening the fixing bolts. The installation is convenient.
[0041] The embodiments of the present utility model have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present utility model is not limited to the above embodiments. Within the scope of knowledge possessed by those skilled in the art, various changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present utility model.
Claims
1. A detachable low-ambient-temperature anti-icing condensate collection and drainage device, characterized in that, include: It includes a water receiving tray body (1), a water collection tank (2), and a heating element (3); The main body (1) of the water receiving tray is provided with a baffle plate (4), and the main body (1) of the water receiving tray is provided with a first water receiving tray frame (5), a second water receiving tray frame (6) and a third water receiving tray frame (7). The baffle plate (4) is connected with the second water receiving tray frame (6) and the third water receiving tray frame (7) to form a U-shaped water blocking groove. An elliptical drainage hole (8) is opened in the U-shaped water blocking groove. The main body (1) of the water receiving tray is provided with a detachable water collection trough (2) below it. The water collection trough (2) is fixed upward to the bottom of the main body (1) of the water receiving tray by bolt fixing. The heating element (3) is disposed in the water collection tank (2), and the main body (1) of the water receiving tray is provided with a first water collection tank fixing screw hole (9) and a second water collection tank fixing screw hole (16) that match the water collection tank (2). The water collection tank (2) includes a first disc (10), a second disc (11), and a third disc (12); The second end of the first disk (10) is connected to the first end of the third disk (12) in an L-shape, the second section of the second disk (11) is connected to the second end of the third disk (12) in an L-shape, and the three disks are connected in a U-shape. The first end of the bottom wall of the first disc (10) and the second disc (11) is higher than the second end, forming an inclined surface; the first end of the third disc (12) is higher than the second end, forming an inclined surface; The third plate (12) is provided with a water collection tank drainage hole (17) at the lowest point of the second end, and a right-angle drain pipe elbow (15) is provided at the bottom of the water collection tank drainage hole (17); The third disc (12) has an overflow notch slope (13) with a guiding slope on its side.
2. A detachable low-ambient-temperature anti-icing condensate collection and drainage device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The length of the third disk (12) is greater than that of the first disk (10) and the second disk (11), and the length of the first disk (10) is the same as that of the second disk (11).
3. A detachable low-ambient-temperature anti-icing condensate collection and drainage device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The bottom wall of the first disc (10) is inclined towards the first end of the third disc (12), and the bottom wall of the second disc (11) is inclined towards the second end of the third disc (12); the first end of the bottom wall of the third disc (12) is inclined towards the second end, and the inclination angle is greater than that of the first disc (10) and the second disc (11).
4. A detachable low-ambient-temperature anti-icing condensate collection and drainage device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first disc (10) and the second disc (11) are connected to the two ends of the third disc (12) to form a U-shaped groove; the bottom of the lowest end of the third disc (12) is provided with a water collection groove drainage hole (17) and a right-angle drain pipe elbow (15).
5. A detachable low-ambient-temperature anti-icing condensate collection and drainage device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first disc (10), the second disc (11), and the third disc (12), as well as the right-angle drain pipe elbow (15), are connected by welding.
6. A detachable low-ambient-temperature anti-icing condensate collection and drainage device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The heating element (3) passes through the right-angle drain pipe elbow (15) and the water collection tank drain hole (17), and is distributed along the second end of the bottom wall edge of the third plate (12) of the water collection tank to the first end, then around to the other bottom wall edge of the first plate (10) to the second end of the first plate (10) and distributed to the first end of the third plate (12), then extends to the second end of the third plate (12), then around to the second end of the second plate (11) and extends to the first end, then around to the second end of the second plate (11) to the first end, forming a back-and-forth distribution. The heating element (3) is fixed to the inside of the water collection tank by the fixing clamp (14) and passes through the water collection tank drain hole (17) and the right-angle drain pipe elbow (15).
7. A detachable low-ambient-temperature anti-icing condensate collection and drainage device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The water collection tank (2) is fixed to the bottom of the water receiving tray body (1) from bottom to top by fastening bolts.
8. A detachable low-ambient-temperature anti-icing condensate collection and drainage device according to claim 1, characterized in that, A baffle plate (4) is provided on the main body (1) of the water receiving tray; the baffle plate (4) and the first water receiving tray frame (5), the second water receiving tray frame (6) and the third water receiving tray frame (7) form a U-shaped water baffle groove, and a plurality of elliptical drainage holes (8) are provided in the U-shaped water baffle groove.
9. A detachable low-ambient-temperature anti-icing condensate collection and drainage device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The third plate (12) has a condensate-guiding overflow notch slope (13) on its side.