Waterproof outdoor energy storage cabinet
By using fixed press-fit screws and sealing gaskets in the outdoor energy storage cabinet, combined with folded edges and transition sheet metal, an IP66 protection rating was achieved, solving the problems of easy screw disassembly and rusting, and improving protection performance and safety.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- CONTEMPORARY NEBULA TECH ENERGY CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-05-27
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-29
AI Technical Summary
The screws of outdoor energy storage cabinets are easy to disassemble and rust, resulting in insufficient protection and an inability to effectively prevent the intrusion of dust and water.
The design employs fixed press-fit screws and sealing gaskets, combined with folded edges and transition sheet metal. The cover is secured by tightening nuts, concealing bolt connection points, and sealing gaskets are placed between the folded edges to achieve an IP66 protection rating.
It effectively prevents the intrusion of dust and water, avoids easy disassembly and rusting of screws, and improves the safety and protection performance of outdoor energy storage cabinets.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of energy storage system technology, and in particular to a waterproof outdoor energy storage cabinet. Background Technology
[0002] With the development of battery technology, home energy storage is becoming increasingly popular, and more and more families are purchasing it. This has led to a wide variety of application environments for home energy storage, with the most severe environments often being outdoors. In such cases, the IP rating of energy storage products becomes particularly important.
[0003] Currently, the IP rating for outdoor energy storage is generally IP66. IP66 is a protection rating standard used to describe the ability of electrical equipment enclosures to protect against solid foreign objects (such as dust) and liquids (such as water). This standard was developed by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), specifically based on IEC 60529. The meaning of IP66: The first digit 6 indicates the protection level against solid foreign objects, meaning complete protection against dust ingress. While it cannot completely prevent dust intrusion, the amount of dust that enters will not affect the normal operation of the equipment. The second digit 6 indicates the protection level against liquids, meaning it can withstand powerful water jets without damage; that is, water sprayed from any direction by a powerful nozzle will not have a harmful effect on the equipment.
[0004] Currently, the IP66 sealing surface function is basically achieved by fixing the cover, gasket, and lower body together with bolts. The bolts are all front-mounted and exposed on the front of the cover, which makes the bolts easy to disassemble and rust visible at the screws. Utility Model Content
[0005] The technical problem to be solved by this utility model is to effectively make the installation screws of outdoor energy storage cabinets difficult to disassemble, while avoiding the problem of easy rusting on the front of the cabinet.
[0006] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the technical solution adopted by this utility model is: a waterproof outdoor energy storage cabinet, including a lower box, a sealing gasket and a box cover;
[0007] The lower box is a box structure with an opening on one side;
[0008] The lid is installed on the opening side of the lower box body by a fixed press-fit screw, and the edge of the lid is bent with a first fold towards the lower box body;
[0009] The sealing gasket is located between the lower housing and the housing cover.
[0010] Furthermore, the opening side edge of the lower housing has a second folded edge extending horizontally in all directions;
[0011] The second folded edge has a screw hole for the fixed press-fit screw to pass through. After the fixed press-fit screw passes through the screw hole, the cover is installed on the opening side of the lower box body by tightening the nut.
[0012] Furthermore, the screw holes are evenly spaced at the second folded edge;
[0013] The fixed rivet screws are fixed to the side of the box cover facing the lower box body, and the positions of the fixed rivet screws and the screw holes correspond one-to-one.
[0014] Furthermore, the screw hole is an edge-grooved hole.
[0015] Furthermore, a transition sheet metal is welded to the side of the box cover facing the lower box body, and the position of the transition sheet metal corresponds one-to-one with the position of the screw holes;
[0016] The fixed rivet screw is fixed at the position of the transition sheet metal facing the second fold.
[0017] Furthermore, the fixed rivet screws are fixed together with the transition sheet metal by a rivet machine.
[0018] Furthermore, the thickness of the transition sheet metal is 2-3 mm.
[0019] Furthermore, the sealing gasket is disposed between the first fold and the second fold, and the sealing gasket is located on the side of the transition sheet metal away from the first fold.
[0020] Furthermore, the thickness of the sealing gasket is greater than the thickness of the transition sheet metal.
[0021] Furthermore, the width of the first folded edge is at least 6 mm.
[0022] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: the cover is installed on the opening side of the lower box body by a fixed press-fit screw, and a first folded edge is set on the edge of the cover as a water-blocking structure. Combined with the arrangement of the sealing gasket, an IP66 protection level is achieved. This structural design can effectively prevent the intrusion of dust and water, while hiding the bolt connection points, making it difficult to disassemble the outdoor energy storage cabinet mounting screws, and avoiding the problem of easy rusting on the front of the cabinet, thus improving the safety of the outdoor energy storage cabinet. Attached Figure Description
[0023] Figure 1 This is an exploded view of the overall structure of a waterproof outdoor energy storage cabinet according to an embodiment of the present utility model;
[0024] Figure 2 This is a side sectional view of a waterproof outdoor energy storage cabinet according to an embodiment of the present utility model;
[0025] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A magnified view of a portion of point A in the middle.
[0026] Label Explanation:
[0027] 1. Lower housing; 11. Second folded edge; 12. Screw hole; 2. Sealing gasket; 3. Housing cover; 31. First folded edge; 32. Fixed press-fit screw; 33. Transition sheet metal; 4. Nut. Detailed Implementation
[0028] To explain in detail the technical content, objectives, and effects of this utility model, the following description is provided in conjunction with the embodiments and accompanying drawings.
[0029] Please refer to Figures 1 to 3 A waterproof outdoor energy storage cabinet includes a lower cabinet, a sealing gasket, and a cabinet cover;
[0030] The lower box is a box structure with an opening on one side;
[0031] The lid is installed on the opening side of the lower box body by a fixed press-fit screw, and the edge of the lid is bent with a first fold towards the lower box body;
[0032] The sealing gasket is located between the lower housing and the housing cover.
[0033] As can be seen from the above description, the beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: the cover is installed on the opening side of the lower box body by a fixed press-fit screw, and a first folded edge is set on the edge of the cover as a water-blocking structure. Combined with the arrangement of the sealing gasket, the IP66 protection level is achieved. This structural design can effectively prevent the intrusion of dust and water, while hiding the bolt connection points, making it difficult to disassemble the installation screws of the outdoor energy storage cabinet, and avoiding the problem of easy rusting on the front of the cabinet, thus improving the safety of the outdoor energy storage cabinet.
[0034] Furthermore, the opening side edge of the lower housing has a second folded edge extending horizontally in all directions;
[0035] The second folded edge has a screw hole for the fixed press-fit screw to pass through. After the fixed press-fit screw passes through the screw hole, the cover is installed on the opening side of the lower box body by tightening the nut.
[0036] As described above, by setting a second folded edge and opening screw holes on the opening side edge of the lower box, and using nuts to tighten and lock the box cover, the stability of the connection is ensured. This design not only simplifies the installation process, but also avoids the exposure of the installation screws, solving the problems of easy disassembly and visible rust in traditional designs.
[0037] Furthermore, the screw holes are evenly spaced at the second folded edge;
[0038] The fixed rivet screws are fixed to the side of the box cover facing the lower box body, and the positions of the fixed rivet screws and the screw holes correspond one-to-one.
[0039] As described above, the evenly spaced arrangement of screw holes and rivet screws ensures uniform force distribution between the cover and the lower casing, thereby improving the compression consistency of the sealing gasket and further enhancing the sealing effect and protective performance.
[0040] Furthermore, the screw hole is an edge-grooved hole.
[0041] As described above, the screw holes adopt an edge slotted design, which facilitates alignment adjustment during installation and provides greater tolerance for fixed press-fit screws, thereby improving assembly efficiency and reliability.
[0042] Furthermore, a transition sheet metal is welded to the side of the box cover facing the lower box body, and the position of the transition sheet metal corresponds one-to-one with the position of the screw holes;
[0043] The fixed rivet screw is positioned on the transition sheet metal facing the second fold.
[0044] Furthermore, the fixed rivet screws are fixed together with the transition sheet metal by a rivet machine.
[0045] As described above, by welding transition sheet metal to the edge of the cover to fix the rivet screws, the strength and durability of the connection point are enhanced; at the same time, the setting of transition sheet metal also ensures the precise positioning of the rivet screws and further optimizes the compression effect of the sealing gasket.
[0046] Furthermore, the thickness of the transition sheet metal is 2-3 mm.
[0047] As described above, the thickness of the transition sheet metal is limited to 2-3mm, which ensures structural strength while avoiding assembly difficulties or material waste caused by excessive thickness, thus achieving a balance between structural lightweighting and functionality.
[0048] Furthermore, the sealing gasket is disposed between the first fold and the second fold, and the sealing gasket is located on the side of the transition sheet metal away from the first fold.
[0049] Furthermore, the thickness of the sealing gasket is greater than the thickness of the transition sheet metal.
[0050] As described above, the sealing gasket is positioned between the first and second folds on the inner side of the transition sheet metal to ensure the waterproof performance of the outdoor energy storage cabinet. At the same time, the thickness of the sealing gasket must be greater than the thickness of the transition sheet metal so that the sealing gasket can provide sufficient elastic deformation after compression to ensure sealing performance and reliably meet the IP66 protection standard.
[0051] Furthermore, the width of the first folded edge is at least 6 mm.
[0052] As described above, the width of the first fold is at least 6mm, providing sufficient coverage to effectively shield the internal connecting structure, prevent the intrusion of external foreign objects, and enhance the rigidity of the overall structure.
[0053] This utility model discloses a waterproof outdoor energy storage cabinet, which is suitable for the construction of outdoor energy storage systems. Specific embodiments are provided below for illustration.
[0054] Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 Embodiment 1 of this utility model is as follows:
[0055] A waterproof outdoor energy storage cabinet, such as Figure 1 As shown, it includes a lower box body 1, a sealing gasket 2, and a box cover 3.
[0056] The lower box 1 is a box structure with an opening on one side, such as... Figure 2 As shown, the lid 3 is installed on the opening side of the lower box 1 by a fixed press-fit screw 32, and the edge of the lid 3 is bent with a first folded edge 31 towards the lower box 1; and as shown in the figure Figure 1 As shown, the sealing gasket 2 is located between the lower box body 1 and the box cover 3.
[0057] In this embodiment, the cover 3 is installed on the opening side of the lower housing 1 by a fixed rivet screw 32, and a first folded edge 31 is provided on the edge of the cover 3 as a water-blocking structure. Combined with the arrangement of the sealing gasket 2, an IP66 protection level is achieved. This structural design can effectively prevent the intrusion of dust and water, while hiding the bolt connection points, making it difficult to disassemble the installation screws of the outdoor energy storage cabinet, and avoiding the problem of easy rusting on the front of the cabinet, thus improving the safety of the outdoor energy storage cabinet.
[0058] Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 3 Embodiment two of this utility model is as follows:
[0059] A waterproof outdoor energy storage cabinet, based on the above embodiment one, in this embodiment, as follows: Figure 1As shown, the opening side edge of the lower box 1 extends horizontally in all directions with a second folded edge 11, and the second folded edge 11 has a screw hole 12 for the fixed press-fit screw 32 to pass through. Then, the box cover 3 is installed on the opening side of the lower box 1 by tightening the nut 4 after the fixed press-fit screw 32 passes through the screw hole 12.
[0060] In this embodiment, by setting a second folded edge 11 and opening screw holes 12 on the opening side edge of the lower housing 1, and using nuts 4 to tighten and lock the cover 3, the stability of the connection is ensured. This design not only simplifies the installation process, but also avoids the exposure of the installation screws, solving the problems of easy disassembly and visible rust in traditional designs.
[0061] In this embodiment, screw holes 12 are evenly spaced at the second folded edge 11, and fixed rivet screws 32 are fixed on the side of the cover 3 facing the lower housing 1. The positions of the fixed rivet screws 32 and screw holes 12 correspond one-to-one. The evenly spaced arrangement of screw holes 12 and rivet screws ensures uniform force distribution between the cover 3 and the lower housing 1, thereby improving the compression consistency of the sealing gasket 2 and further enhancing the sealing effect and protective performance. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the screw holes 12 are designed with edge slots, facilitating alignment adjustments during installation and providing greater tolerance for the fixed rivet screws 32, thus improving assembly efficiency and reliability.
[0062] Meanwhile, in this embodiment, such as Figure 3 As shown, a transition sheet metal 33 is welded to the side of the box cover 3 facing the lower box body 1, and the position of the transition sheet metal 33 corresponds one-to-one with the screw hole 12. The fixed press-fit screw 31 is fixed to the position of the transition sheet metal 33 facing the second fold 11 by the press-fit equipment. That is, the fixed press-fit screw 32 and the transition sheet metal 33 are fixed together by the press-fit equipment.
[0063] That is, by welding transition sheet metal 33 to the edge of the cover 3 to fix the rivet screw, the strength and durability of the connection point are enhanced; at the same time, the setting of transition sheet metal 33 also ensures the precise positioning of the rivet screw, further optimizing the compression effect of the sealing gasket 2.
[0064] Please refer to Figure 3 Embodiment three of this utility model is as follows:
[0065] A waterproof outdoor energy storage cabinet, based on the above-described Embodiment 1 or Embodiment 2, in this embodiment, the thickness of the transition sheet metal 33 is limited to 2-3mm. This ensures structural strength while avoiding assembly difficulties or material waste caused by excessive thickness, achieving a balance between lightweight structure and functionality. Simultaneously, to precisely control the compression of the sealing gasket 2 and ensure the achievement of IP66 protection while preventing damage to the sealing gasket 2 due to excessive compression, the thickness of the transition sheet metal 33 can be further limited to 2.5mm. In other equivalent embodiments, the thickness of the transition sheet metal 33 can be determined according to the actual scenario and industrial requirements.
[0066] Meanwhile, in this embodiment, such as Figure 3 As shown, the sealing gasket 2 is disposed between the first folded edge 31 and the second folded edge 11, and the sealing gasket 2 is located on the side of the transition sheet metal 33 away from the first folded edge 31. At the same time, the thickness of the sealing gasket 2 is greater than the thickness of the transition sheet metal 33. That is, the position of the sealing gasket 2 is set between the first folded edge 31 and the second folded edge 11 on the inner side of the transition sheet metal 33, thereby ensuring the waterproof performance of the outdoor energy storage cabinet. At the same time, the thickness of the sealing gasket 2 must be greater than the thickness of the transition sheet metal 33, so that the sealing gasket 2 can provide sufficient elastic deformation after compression, ensuring sealing performance and reliably achieving the IP66 protection standard.
[0067] In this embodiment, the thickness of the sealing gasket 2 can be limited to 4-6 mm, providing sufficient elastic deformation after compression to ensure sealing performance while avoiding sealing failure or assembly difficulties due to insufficient or excessive thickness. Furthermore, the thickness of the sealing gasket 2 can be specifically limited to 5 mm, allowing for precise compression in conjunction with the thickness of the transition sheet metal 33. For example, with a 2.5 mm transition sheet metal 33, a 5 mm sealing gasket 2 can be compressed to 2.5 mm, thus reliably meeting the IP66 protection standard. In other embodiments, the thickness of the sealing gasket 2 can be determined according to the actual scenario and industrial requirements.
[0068] In addition, in this embodiment, the width of the first folded edge 31 is limited to at least 6 mm to provide sufficient coverage, effectively shield the internal connection structure, prevent the intrusion of external foreign objects, and enhance the rigidity of the overall structure.
[0069] In summary, the waterproof outdoor energy storage cabinet provided by this utility model can effectively prevent the intrusion of dust and water, while concealing the bolt connection points, making the installation screws of the outdoor energy storage cabinet difficult to disassemble, and avoiding the problem of easy rusting on the front of the cabinet, thus improving the safety of the outdoor energy storage cabinet.
[0070] The above are merely embodiments of this utility model and do not limit the patent scope of this utility model. Any equivalent modifications made based on the content of this utility model specification and drawings, or direct or indirect applications in related technical fields, are similarly included within the patent protection scope of this utility model.
Claims
1. A waterproof outdoor energy storage cabinet, characterized in that, Includes the lower casing, sealing gasket, and casing lid; The lower box is a box structure with an opening on one side; The lid is installed on the opening side of the lower box body by a fixed press-fit screw, and the edge of the lid is bent with a first fold towards the lower box body; The sealing gasket is located between the lower housing and the housing cover.
2. The waterproof outdoor energy storage cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that, The opening side edge of the lower box body has a second folded edge extending horizontally in all directions; The second folded edge has a screw hole for the fixed press-fit screw to pass through. The cover is installed on the opening side of the lower box body by tightening a nut after the fixed press-fit screw passes through the screw hole.
3. A waterproof outdoor energy storage cabinet according to claim 2, characterized in that, The screw holes are evenly spaced at the second folded edge; The fixed rivet screws are fixed to the side of the box cover facing the lower box body, and the positions of the fixed rivet screws and the screw holes correspond one-to-one.
4. A waterproof outdoor energy storage cabinet according to claim 3, characterized in that, The screw hole is a slotted hole on the edge.
5. A waterproof outdoor energy storage cabinet according to claim 3, characterized in that, The box cover is welded with a transition sheet metal on the side facing the lower box body, and the position of the transition sheet metal corresponds one-to-one with the position of the screw holes; The fixed rivet screw is fixed at the position of the transition sheet metal facing the second fold.
6. A waterproof outdoor energy storage cabinet according to claim 5, characterized in that, The fixed rivet screws are fixed to the transition sheet metal as one unit by a rivet machine.
7. A waterproof outdoor energy storage cabinet according to claim 5, characterized in that, The thickness of the transition sheet metal is 2-3mm.
8. A waterproof outdoor energy storage cabinet according to claim 5, characterized in that, The sealing gasket is disposed between the first fold and the second fold, and the sealing gasket is located on the side of the transition sheet metal away from the first fold.
9. A waterproof outdoor energy storage cabinet according to claim 8, characterized in that, The thickness of the sealing gasket is greater than the thickness of the transition sheet metal.
10. A waterproof outdoor energy storage cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that, The width of the first fold is at least 6 mm.