Multi-element outlet direction room-level heat pipe air conditioner

Abstract

The utility model discloses a kind of room-level heat pipe air conditioners of multiple formula pipe direction, comprising, unit main body is connected with several liquid inlet pipes and several gas outlet pipes;First side door is connected in one side of unit main body, first side door is equipped with several liquid inlet pipe mounting holes and several gas outlet pipe mounting holes, liquid inlet pipe is connected in liquid inlet pipe mounting hole, gas outlet pipe is connected in gas outlet pipe mounting hole;Second side door is connected in the other side of unit main body;Wherein, first side door is detachably connected in left side or right side of unit main body;By changing the connecting side surface of first side door on unit main body, to change the pipe direction of liquid inlet pipe and gas outlet pipe, pipe direction can be adjusted according to actual needs in the process of installation, meet the demand of different field working condition, avoid the pipe routing problem caused by physical limit such as building layout in prior art.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of room-level heat pipe air conditioning, specifically a room-level heat pipe air conditioner with multiple outlet pipe directions. Background Technology

[0002] Heat pipe air conditioners achieve efficient heat transfer through heat pipe technology. Compared with traditional air conditioners, heat pipe air conditioners do not require a compressor to circulate refrigerant, resulting in lower energy consumption and noise. They are widely used in places such as laboratories and data centers that require efficient heating or cooling throughout the year.

[0003] Some data centers often use traditional server rooms, but with the rapid development of the data center industry, these old traditional server rooms can no longer meet market demands, thus requiring renovation. However, due to limitations in the original building structure, such as the need for the renovated pipes to avoid the building's load-bearing walls and beams, problems arise when installing heat pipe air conditioning systems, where the pipe routing does not match the air conditioning system design.

[0004] Traditional heat pipe air conditioners often use a fixed pipe outlet structure, such as a single left or right outlet, which cannot meet the needs of multi-directional pipe outlets. In retrofit projects, additional pipe connection components are required, which increases the cost of the piping and the complexity of the piping layout. Utility Model Content

[0005] To address the shortcomings of existing technologies, this utility model provides a room-level heat pipe air conditioner with a multi-directional outlet pipe design. By designing a first side door and a second side door with interchangeable positions, the outlet pipe direction is guided, enabling adjustment of the outlet pipe direction for the same device.

[0006] The present invention discloses a room-level heat pipe air conditioner with a multi-directional outlet pipe, comprising: a unit body connected to a plurality of liquid inlet pipes and a plurality of air outlet pipes; a first side door detachably connected to one side of the unit body, the first side door having a plurality of liquid inlet pipe mounting holes for installing the liquid inlet pipes and a plurality of air outlet pipe mounting holes for installing the air outlet pipes; and a second side door detachably connected to the other side of the unit body; the outlet pipe directions of the liquid inlet pipes and air outlet pipes can be changed by swapping the relative connection sides of the first side door and the second side door on the unit body.

[0007] The present invention addresses the aforementioned technical problems by designing the door panels on both sides of the unit as detachable structures. This allows the outlet direction of the liquid inlet pipe and the gas outlet pipe to be adjusted by changing the position of the first side door when arranging the pipes, according to actual needs. For example, if the liquid inlet pipe and the gas outlet pipe need to exit from the left side, the first side door can be installed on the left side of the chassis.

[0008] Furthermore, the first side door includes a first door panel assembly with a first semi-circular notch at the lower end, a second door panel assembly with a second semi-circular notch at the upper end to cooperate with the first semi-circular notch to form an inlet pipe mounting hole and a third semi-circular notch at the lower end, and a third door panel assembly with a fourth semi-circular notch at the upper end to cooperate with the third semi-circular notch to form an outlet pipe mounting hole.

[0009] Furthermore, the inlet pipe mounting hole and the outlet pipe mounting hole are pre-cut holes, and the pre-cut holes are provided with pre-pressed knockout pieces.

[0010] Furthermore, the first side door and the second side door are each provided with a number of wiring holes.

[0011] Furthermore, the second door panel assembly and the second side door are respectively provided with return air mesh.

[0012] Furthermore, the first side door and the second side door are each provided with a number of drainage holes.

[0013] Compared with the prior art, this utility model can achieve the following beneficial effects: 1. With the detachable first and second side doors, the pipe outlet direction can be adjusted according to actual needs during installation. One device provides two factory configurations to meet the needs of different on-site working conditions, avoiding the pipe routing problems caused by physical limitations such as load-bearing walls, columns, and existing layouts in the existing technology.

[0014] 2. It avoids the need for numerous additional pipes, elbows, adapters, and other materials to bypass obstacles; eliminates the need for expensive drilling into load-bearing walls or floors to change pipe routing; and eliminates the need to design and manufacture two different main unit models for "left-side pipe outlet" and "right-side pipe outlet" requirements. Only one universal main unit and several standard door panels need to be produced, which can be arranged and combined to meet all customer needs, greatly simplifying the complexity of production management, warehousing, and logistics.

[0015] 3. Significantly shortens the installation and modification cycle, reduces pipe welding points and unnecessary connectors, thereby reducing the risk of refrigerant leakage. Neat and standardized knockout holes also avoid problems such as metal debris contamination of the system that may be caused by on-site cutting.

[0016] 4. Facilitates future maintenance and reconfiguration, providing convenience for future adjustments to the data center. If the data center layout needs to be changed or the pipes need to be rerouted, simply replace the door panel and knock out the new holes; no large-scale pipe modifications are required again. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model.

[0018] Figure 2This is a structural schematic diagram from another perspective of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the first side door in this utility model.

[0020] Figure 4 for Figure 3 A magnified view of A in the middle.

[0021] Figure 5 This is a structural diagram of the present invention in a usage scenario.

[0022] Figure 6 This is a structural schematic diagram of the present invention in usage scenario two.

[0023] The diagram shows: 1. Unit body; 2. First side door; 201. Knock-off piece; 21. First door panel assembly; 211. Second semi-circular notch; 22. Second door panel assembly; 221. Second semi-circular notch; 222. Third semi-circular notch; 23. Third door panel assembly; 231. Fourth semi-circular notch; 3. Second side door; 4. Wiring hole; 5. Drainage hole; 6. Return air mesh. Detailed Implementation

[0024] The technical solution of this utility model will be further described in detail below with reference to the specific accompanying drawings. This utility model discloses a room-level heat pipe air conditioner with multiple outlet pipe directions, such as Figure 1-2 As shown, including, The main body of the unit 1 is connected to several liquid inlet pipes and several gas outlet pipes; The first side door 2 is detachably connected to one side of the unit body 1. The first side door 2 is provided with a plurality of liquid inlet pipe mounting holes for installing liquid inlet pipes and a plurality of gas outlet pipe mounting holes for installing gas outlet pipes. The second side door 3 is detachably connected to the other side of the unit body 1; The direction of the liquid inlet pipe and the gas outlet pipe can be changed by swapping the relative connecting sides of the first side door 2 and the second side door 3 on the main body 1 of the unit.

[0025] The core concept of this embodiment lies in designing the second side door 3 and the first side door 2 with interfaces as interchangeable and reconfigurable components. This allows for flexible changes in the direction of pipe outlet, enabling a standardized device to adapt to various on-site installation environments. The first side door 2 and the second side door 3 are detachably connected to the unit body 1, allowing for adaptive changes in their installation positions based on the site environment. Furthermore, since only the first side door 2 has inlet pipe and outlet pipe mounting holes, the unit body 1 remains isolated from the outside environment even after connecting the inlet and outlet pipes. In the renovation of old computer rooms or deployments in space-constrained computer rooms, fixed obstacles such as load-bearing walls, columns, and other cabinets often obstruct the pre-designed pipe routing. Traditional air conditioning pipe outlet directions are fixed, requiring complex methods such as adding bends and extending pipes to avoid these obstacles, which is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and inefficient. The solution provided in this embodiment enables the device to have "adaptive" capabilities. Regardless of whether the obstacle is on the left or the right, it can avoid it by selecting the corresponding outlet pipe direction, thereby achieving the shortest, straightest, and most efficient pipeline route.

[0026] In addition to the aforementioned benefits, this example demonstrates that in actual production, to meet the different left and right tube output requirements of various customers, manufacturers typically need to produce two models of products (L-type and R-type) or accept high-cost customized orders, resulting in complex production lines, difficult inventory management, and long delivery cycles. This solution achieves dual-purpose functionality, covers multiple scenarios, and reduces the overall costs of manufacturing, warehousing, and management.

[0027] As one embodiment of this utility model, such as Figure 3 As shown, the first side door 2 includes a first door panel assembly 21 with a first semi-circular notch 211 at the lower end, a second door panel assembly 22 with a second semi-circular notch 221 at the upper end to cooperate with the first semi-circular notch 211 to form an inlet pipe mounting hole and a third semi-circular notch 222 at the lower end, and a third door panel assembly 23 with a fourth semi-circular notch 231 at the upper end to cooperate with the third semi-circular notch 222 to form an outlet pipe mounting hole.

[0028] The second door panel assembly 22, located between the first door panel assembly 21 and the third door panel assembly 23, can be designed as a universal component. This component has semi-circular notches at both the top and bottom, and theoretically, there is no strict distinction between the top and bottom. The same part can be used in configurations that require liquid outlet at the top and gas outlet at the bottom, as well as in other configurations, or it can be rotated for use in other models, which greatly increases the versatility of the parts and reduces the complexity of production management.

[0029] As one embodiment of this utility model, such as Figure 4 As shown, the inlet pipe mounting hole and the outlet pipe mounting hole are pre-cut holes, and a pre-pressed knockout piece 201 is provided in the pre-cut hole.

[0030] During production, the first side door 2 of this utility model is formed by stamping into a closed outline with a specific shape (such as a circle, square, or ellipse). Most of the material on this outline has been cut off, but a few tiny, incompletely cut connection points are intentionally left. The plate material surrounded by the outline forms the knockout piece 201 attached to the first side door 2 and can be easily removed. During installation, after determining the installation direction and the outlet pipe direction, some of the knockout pieces 201 are knocked off as needed, so that the main body of the unit is connected through the liquid inlet pipe installation hole and the air outlet pipe installation hole, thereby allowing the liquid inlet pipe and the air outlet pipe to exit under the guidance of the liquid inlet pipe installation hole and the air outlet pipe installation hole.

[0031] In actual production, multiple pre-cut holes of different specifications and positions can be pre-made on the first side door 2. Engineers can choose which hole to knock off and which hole to keep according to actual needs, thus adapting to more usage scenarios. Moreover, the design of the pre-cut holes can simplify the complex hole-opening work into a simple knocking operation, greatly improving work efficiency.

[0032] As one embodiment of this utility model, the first side door 2 and the second side door 3 are respectively provided with a plurality of wiring holes 4. This achieves separation of strong and weak currents, improves system safety and reliability, and effectively avoids electromagnetic interference problems that may be caused by messy wiring of power lines, signal lines, and communication cables. Through the preset, fixed-position wiring holes, the wiring paths of different types of cables can be planned and constrained. For example, strong power lines and weak signal lines can be assigned to different holes to pass through, achieving physical isolation, reducing interference risks, and ensuring the stable operation of the control system.

[0033] As one embodiment of this utility model, the second door panel assembly 22 and the second side door 3 are respectively provided with return air mesh holes 6. During operation, hot air (return air) needs to be drawn in from the machine room for cooling. The large-area return air mesh holes provide sufficient low-resistance air intake channels, ensuring sufficient return air volume and avoiding the problem of reduced unit efficiency or even fan overload caused by poor return air.

[0034] As one embodiment of this utility model, the first side door 2 and the second side door 3 are respectively provided with a plurality of drainage holes 5. To ensure smooth drainage and fundamentally eliminate the risk of water leakage, the drainage holes 5 in this embodiment are preferably designed as pre-compression holes, with the same structure as in the previous embodiments. The pre-compression forms a structure with a knock-out plate, which facilitates the opening during installation.

[0035] Application scenario 1 of this utility model: The traditional data center needs to be renovated, but the right side of the original unit's main structure is adjacent to a load-bearing wall, making it impossible to lay pipes. The building structure also restricts the pipes to exit from the left side. However, the equipment's default factory configuration is right-side pipe exit, so the equipment configuration needs to be changed to "left-side pipe exit" mode.

[0036] The operator installed the first side door 2 on the left side of the unit and the second side door 3 on the right side of the unit. The overall position of the pipe interface has been moved from the right side to the left side, forming a configuration as follows: Figure 5 The structure shown in the figure indicates the direction of the outlet pipe, as indicated by the arrow.

[0037] On the first side door, locate the corresponding pre-cut holes for the liquid inlet and gas outlet pipes, and use a tool to knock out the knockout pieces in these holes to form regular pipe holes.

[0038] The inlet and outlet pipes are passed through these holes and connected to the internal interfaces.

[0039] The pipe was successfully led out from the left side of the equipment, perfectly avoiding the load-bearing wall on the right side, and laid along the preset optimal path without the need for additional right-angle bends or any destructive openings to the wall.

[0040] Application scenario two of this utility model: Traditional data centers require capacity expansion or air conditioning replacement. Other conditions remain the same as in scenario one, except that the original main unit 1 is located adjacent to a load-bearing wall on the left, making pipe installation impossible. Operators install the first side door on the right and the second side door 3 on the left side of the main unit 1, thus relocating the entire pipe connection from the left to the right. The specific structure is as follows... Figure 6 As shown in the figure, the arrow points to the direction of the outlet pipe, and the remaining operating steps are the same as in usage scenario one.

[0041] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and does not limit the patent scope of the present utility model. Any equivalent structural transformations made based on the contents of the present utility model specification and drawings, or direct or indirect applications in other related technical fields, are similarly included within the patent protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A room-level heat pipe air conditioner with multi-directional outlet pipes, characterized in that, include, The main body of the unit (1) is connected to several liquid inlet pipes and several gas outlet pipes; The first side door (2) is detachably connected to one side of the main body (1) of the unit. The first side door (2) is provided with a number of inlet pipe mounting holes for installing inlet pipes and a number of outlet pipe mounting holes for installing outlet pipes. The second side door (3) is detachably connected to the other side of the main body of the unit (1); The direction of the liquid inlet pipe and the gas outlet pipe can be changed by swapping the relative connecting sides of the first side door (2) and the second side door (3) on the main body (1) of the unit.

2. A room-level heat pipe air conditioner with a multi-type outlet pipe direction according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first side door (2) includes, The first door panel assembly (21) has a first semi-circular notch (211) at its lower end. The second door panel assembly (22) has a second semi-circular notch (221) at the upper end to cooperate with the first semi-circular notch (211) to form a liquid inlet pipe mounting hole, and a third semi-circular notch (222) at the lower end. The third door panel assembly (23) has a fourth semi-circular notch (231) at its upper end to cooperate with the third semi-circular notch (222) to form an air vent mounting hole.

3. A room-level heat pipe air conditioner with a multi-type outlet pipe direction according to claim 1, characterized in that, The inlet pipe mounting hole and the outlet pipe mounting hole are pre-cut holes, and a pre-pressed knockout piece (201) is provided in the pre-cut hole.

4. A room-level heat pipe air conditioner with a multi-type outlet pipe direction according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first side door (2) and the second side door (3) are respectively provided with a number of wiring holes (4).

5. A room-level heat pipe air conditioner with a multi-type outlet pipe direction according to claim 2, characterized in that, The second door panel assembly (22) and the second side door (3) are respectively provided with return air mesh (6).

6. A room-level heat pipe air conditioner with a multi-element outlet pipe direction according to any one of claims 1-5, characterized in that, The first side door (2) and the second side door (3) are respectively provided with a number of drainage holes (5).

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