Self-cooling component
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing self-cooling components for fireplaces pose a fire hazard when installed near combustible walls, limiting their placement options due to safety concerns.
Innovation Solution
A self-cooling component design featuring a body, cover, and cooling section that allows combustion gases to be routed through it, with a cooling section arranged on the outer surface of a wall, utilizing natural air flow and heat-conducting elements to dissipate heat without external fans, enabling safe installation on combustible walls.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the component is arranged directly on a combustible wall, then aesthetic and practical requirements are met, but fire hazard increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a cooling section as an intermediary between the component and the combustible wall. This cooling section contains a cooling path through which cooling air flows, acting as a thermal mediator that prevents direct heat transfer to the wall while allowing the component to be installed directly on the wall surface.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes pneumatic principles by introducing a cooling air flow through the cooling section. The cooling air is supplied via an inlet opening, flows through the cooling path in the cooling section, and exits via an outlet opening, using fluid dynamics to remove heat from the component's outer surface.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a cooling section is added to the component, then fire hazard is reduced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cooling section is merged with the component body as an integrated structure. The cooling section contains a cooling path that is formed as part of the component's outer surface, combining the structural and cooling functions into a single unified element rather than adding separate auxiliary systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The cooling section is designed to be self-sufficient, with cooling air being supplied from the environment through an inlet opening, flowing through the cooling path, and exiting through an outlet opening without requiring external control systems, fans, or complex regulation mechanisms.
3Temperature
If the ratio of inlet to outlet opening distance to component length is optimized, then cooling effectiveness is improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent optimizes the geometric parameters of the cooling section, specifically the ratio of the minimum distance between inlet and outlet openings to the overall component length. By adjusting this parameter within an optimal range, the cooling effectiveness is enhanced while maintaining manufacturability through standardized dimensional relationships.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The component achieves effective cooling and safe installation on combustible walls by dissipating heat through natural air flow, minimizing the risk of fire and providing a cost-effective solution for fireplace exhaust and insulation.
Implementation Method 1
The fluid flow, which is in particular self-rubbing, takes place between the inlet opening and the outlet opening of the cooling section, and is driven by the change in density of the working fluid, in particular air, caused by heating.
Implementation Method 2
the cooling section serves to cool the component. This is achieved by dissipating a flow of heat from the first outer surface of the body into a flow of fluid flowing through the cooling path.
Implementation Method 3
heat-conducting elements being arranged on the first inner surface. These heat-conducting elements serve to homogenize the temperature in the first wall.
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AI summary
A component (1), particularly for domestic use, extending along a longitudinal direction (L), comprising a body (2), a cover (4), and a cooling section (6), wherein the body (2) extends in the longitudinal direction (L) and, together with the cover (4), at least partially encloses an interior space (8), wherein the cover (4) is designed to allow the combustion gases of a fireplace (10) to pass through it directly or indirectly, wherein the cooling section (6) is arranged on a first outer surface (14) of a first wall (12) of the body (2), wherein the cooling section (6) comprises a partition (16), an inlet opening (18), and an outlet opening (20), wherein the partition (16) has a contact surface (22) designed to be arranged on a building wall (B) in order to delimit the interior space (24) of the cooling section (6) from the surroundings (U), wherein the inlet opening (18) is designed tothat air from the environment (U) enters the cooling section (6) directly or indirectly through this, wherein the at least one outlet opening (20) is designed to connect the environment (U) directly or indirectly with the interior (24) of the cooling section (6), wherein the inlet opening (18) is arranged below the outlet opening (20).