Energy-Saving Wind Box With Adjustable Slot Plates
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional glass cooling devices cannot adjust wind output region or motor speed according to the size and position of the glass, resulting in energy waste and unnecessary costs.
Innovation Solution
An energy-saving wind box with adjustable air outlets and a motor speed control system, featuring slot plates, driving components, and a lifting structure that can pivot and shield wind holes based on glass size and position, allowing for optimized wind power distribution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of energy
If the cooling device outputs wind in the whole wind output region every time, then the glass can be cooled down, but energy is wasted because the glass size varies each time
Solution Approach 1:
The wind box is divided into multiple independent wind output regions, each with its own controllable air outlets. This segmentation allows only the necessary regions to be activated based on glass size, preventing energy waste in unused areas while maintaining cooling effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The air outlets are made dynamically adjustable through driving components that can open or close them based on detected glass size and position. This dynamic adaptation enables the system to optimize energy consumption by activating only the required wind output regions for each glass piece.
2Loss of energy
If the motor operates at full speed, then sufficient wind power is generated for cooling, but unnecessary energy is consumed when glass size is small
Solution Approach 1:
A detection device detects glass size and position, and this information feeds back to the control device, which adjusts motor speed accordingly. This feedback mechanism ensures the motor operates at the minimum necessary speed to provide sufficient cooling power, avoiding unnecessary energy consumption while maintaining effective cooling.
Solution Approach 2:
The motor speed parameter is dynamically changed based on glass dimensions. The control device adjusts the motor rotating speed to match the cooling requirements of different glass sizes, optimizing the balance between power output and energy consumption.
3Productivity
If all air outlets remain open, then wind can reach all areas, but energy is wasted blowing wind to areas where glass is not present
Solution Approach 1:
The wind box is divided into multiple independent wind output regions with individually controllable air outlets. This segmentation enables precise targeting of wind flow to only those regions where glass is present, improving cooling efficiency while eliminating energy waste in empty areas.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of opening all air outlets, the system opens only the necessary portion corresponding to the glass position and size. This partial action approach maintains adequate cooling efficiency while significantly reducing energy waste from unnecessary wind output.
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 system adjusts wind output region and motor speed to match the glass dimensions, reducing energy consumption and costs by ensuring wind is only directed where needed, thereby enhancing the efficiency of the glass cooling process.
Implementation Method 1
the corresponding two slot plates are controlled by the driving component to pivot to close or open the two corresponding wind holes
Implementation Method 2
the shield plate is controlled by the lifting structure to rise or descend, so as to close the through holes in the upper row or the through holes in the lower row
Implementation Method 3
the motor adjusts a rotating speed according to a number of the opened wind holes of the energy-saving wind box, so as to control the air blower to generate a corresponding wind power
Implementation Method 4
When the motor of the cooling device operates, wind can be generated. The wind can then be passed through the wind outlet structure and blown to the glass on the rollers, so that the glass can be cooled down
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AI summary
The present disclosure illustrates an energy-saving wind box, a cooling device and an energy-saving cooling system. A wind box body of the present disclosure is installed with slot plates and driving components to movably shield wind holes, wherein an outer surface of the wind box body has air outlets arranged horizontally in an upper row and a lower row, and the air outlets in the upper row are respectively opposite to the air outlets in the lower row. Each air outlet has a wind hole. The slot plates are respectively disposed in the wind holes. Each driving component is connected to two corresponding slot plates in the upper and lower rows which are arranged opposite to each other. The two slot plates are controlled by the driving component to pivot to close or open the corresponding two wind holes.