阅读说明：本技术 热水器 (Water heater ) 是由 陈师师 李建平 朱湘 吕潮胜 于 2019-09-17 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明实施例提供一种热水器,包括壳体,壳体具有相对设置的第一面和第二面,以及相对设置的两个侧壁面,侧壁面连接第一面和第二面；第一面设置在壳体的前端,第一面上设置有操控面板；第二面设置在壳体的后端；其中,第一面的长度小于第一面的高度,第二面的长度小于第二面的高度,第一面和第二面的面积均小于侧壁面的面积。本申请实施例的技术方案由于壳体的第一面和第二面的长度小于自身的高度,第一面和第二面的面积小于侧壁面的面积,因此本申请的热水器在安装时可以有效节省热水器所占用的安装空间和使用空间。(The embodiment of the invention provides a water heater, which comprises a shell, a water inlet pipe, a water outlet pipe and a water outlet pipe, wherein the shell is provided with a first surface and a second surface which are oppositely arranged, and two side wall surfaces which are oppositely arranged, and the side wall surfaces are connected with the first surface and the second surface; the first surface is arranged at the front end of the shell, and a control panel is arranged on the first surface; the second surface is arranged at the rear end of the shell; the length of the first surface is smaller than the height of the first surface, the length of the second surface is smaller than the height of the second surface, and the areas of the first surface and the second surface are smaller than the area of the side wall surface. The technical scheme of this application embodiment is because the length of the first face of casing and second face is less than the height of self, and the area of first face and second face is less than the area of lateral wall face, consequently the water heater of this application can effectively save shared installation space and usage space of water heater when the installation.)

1. A water heater, comprising:

the shell is provided with a first surface, a second surface and two opposite side wall surfaces, wherein the first surface and the second surface are oppositely arranged, and the two opposite side wall surfaces are connected with the first surface and the second surface;

the first surface is arranged at the front end of the shell and is provided with an operation panel;

the second surface is arranged at the rear end of the shell;

the length of the first face is smaller than the height of the first face, the length of the second face is smaller than the height of the second face, and the areas of the first face and the second face are smaller than the area of the side wall face.

2. The water heater of claim 1, further comprising:

and the fixed seat is arranged on the second surface and/or the side wall surface and is used for fixing the shell.

3. The water heater of claim 1, further comprising:

the water inlet pipe and the outlet pipe, the inlet pipe with the outlet pipe runs through the bottom surface of casing, just the inlet pipe with the outlet pipe distance the horizontal distance of first face is greater than the distance the second facial horizontal distance.

4. The water heater according to claim 3, wherein the bottom surface defines a mounting hole at an end of the bottom surface adjacent to the second surface, the inlet section of the inlet pipe and the outlet section of the outlet pipe being inserted into the mounting hole.

5. The water heater according to claim 4, wherein the inlet tube has a first line located in the housing and connected to the inlet section of the inlet tube, and the outlet tube has a second line located in the housing and connected to the outlet section of the outlet tube;

wherein the first and second conduits extend from a rear end of the housing to a front end of the housing.

6. The water heater according to claim 3, further comprising an air inlet pipe extending through a bottom surface of the housing, wherein the air inlet pipe is spaced a greater horizontal distance from the first surface than the second surface.

7. The water heater according to claim 6, wherein the inlet section of the inlet pipe, the outlet section of the outlet pipe and the inlet section of the inlet pipe are inserted on the second face and are horizontally spaced along the length of the second face.

8. The water heater according to claim 7, wherein the air inlet pipe has a third pipe located in the housing and connected to the inlet section of the air inlet pipe, the third pipe extending from the rear end of the housing to the front end of the housing.

9. The water heater according to claim 1, wherein the housing is of a rectangular parallelepiped structure, and the length of the rectangular parallelepiped is smaller than the width and height of the rectangular parallelepiped;

the first surface and the second surface are formed by planes defined by the length and the height of the cuboid, and the side wall surfaces are formed by planes defined by the width and the height of the cuboid.

10. The water heater of claim 3, further comprising:

and the heat exchange device is arranged in the shell and is connected with the water inlet pipe and the water outlet pipe.

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of water treatment, in particular to a water heater.

Background

Since the use space of the home house is limited, the user may consider whether the size of the home appliance meets the use requirement of the home space when purchasing the home appliance, especially for a relatively small space area such as a kitchen and a toilet.

The conventional water heater generally uses two opposite end surfaces with the largest area as a mounting surface (the back surface of the water heater) fixed with an indoor wall and an operation surface (the front surface of the water heater) for a user to operate. Since the operation surface facing the user needs to be used by the user, an operation space for the user to stand on needs to be reserved in front of the front surface of the conventional water heater. No matter how the thickness of the water heater is optimized, the operation space required to be reserved in front of the water heater is not changed. Therefore, the traditional water heater structure design can cause great space waste.

This section is intended to provide a background or context to the embodiments of the invention that are recited in the claims. The description herein is not admitted to be prior art by inclusion in this section.

Disclosure of Invention

Embodiments of the present invention provide a water heater to solve or alleviate one or more technical problems in the prior art.

As one aspect of the embodiments of the present invention, an embodiment of the present invention provides a water heater, including:

the shell is provided with a first surface, a second surface and two opposite side wall surfaces, wherein the first surface and the second surface are oppositely arranged, and the two opposite side wall surfaces are connected with the first surface and the second surface;

the first surface is arranged at the front end of the shell and is provided with an operation panel;

a second surface disposed at a rear end of the housing;

the length of the first surface is smaller than the height of the first surface, the length of the second surface is smaller than the height of the second surface, and the areas of the first surface and the second surface are smaller than the area of the side wall surface.

In one embodiment, the method further comprises:

and the fixing seat is arranged on the second surface and/or the side wall surface and is used for fixing the shell.

In one embodiment, the method further comprises:

the water inlet pipe and the water outlet pipe penetrate through the bottom surface of the shell, and the horizontal distance between the water inlet pipe and the water outlet pipe and the first surface is larger than that between the water inlet pipe and the water outlet pipe and the second surface.

In one embodiment, the bottom surface is provided with a mounting hole, the mounting hole is positioned at one end of the bottom surface close to the second surface, and the inlet section of the water inlet pipe and the outlet section of the water outlet pipe are inserted into the mounting hole.

In one embodiment, the inlet pipe has a first conduit located in the housing and connected to the inlet section of the inlet pipe, and the outlet pipe has a second conduit located in the housing and connected to the outlet section of the outlet pipe;

the first pipeline and the second pipeline extend from the rear end of the shell to the front end of the shell.

In one embodiment, the air inlet pipe penetrates through the bottom surface of the shell, and the horizontal distance from the air inlet pipe to the first surface is larger than the horizontal distance from the air inlet pipe to the second surface.

In one embodiment, the inlet section of the water inlet pipe, the outlet section of the water outlet pipe and the inlet section of the air inlet pipe are inserted on the second face and are horizontally arranged at intervals along the length direction of the second face.

In one embodiment, the air inlet pipe has a third line located in the housing and connected to the inlet section of the air inlet pipe, the third line extending from the rear end of the housing to the front end of the housing.

In one embodiment, the housing is in a cuboid structure, and the length of the cuboid is smaller than the width and the height of the cuboid;

the plane that the length and the height of cuboid enclose forms first face and second face, and the plane that the width and the height of cuboid enclose forms the side wall face.

In one embodiment, the method further comprises:

and the heat exchange device is arranged in the shell and is connected with the water inlet pipe and the water outlet pipe.

By adopting the technical scheme, the embodiment of the invention can effectively save the installation space and the use space occupied by the water heater when the water heater is installed.

The foregoing summary is provided for the purpose of description only and is not intended to be limiting in any way. In addition to the illustrative aspects, embodiments, and features described above, further aspects, embodiments, and features of the present invention will be readily apparent by reference to the drawings and following detailed description.

Drawings

In the drawings, like reference numerals refer to the same or similar parts or elements throughout the several views unless otherwise specified. The figures are not necessarily to scale. It is appreciated that these drawings depict only some embodiments in accordance with the disclosure and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope.

Fig. 1 shows a front perspective view of a water heater according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a rear perspective view illustrating a water heater according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 shows an internal structure view of a water heater according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 shows an explosion diagram of a water heater according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 shows a layout structure diagram of a bottom water inlet pipe, an air inlet pipe and a water outlet pipe of a water heater according to an embodiment of the invention.

Description of reference numerals:

1-a shell; 11-a first side; 12-a second face;

13-side wall face; 14-a bottom surface; 3-water inlet pipe;

4, an air inlet pipe; 5-water outlet pipe; 31-inlet section of the inlet pipe;

41-inlet section of inlet pipe; 51-outlet section of the water outlet pipe; 32-a first conduit;

42-a third pipeline; 52-second conduit; 10-a fixed seat;

6-heat exchange device; 61-water heat exchange element; 62-a first housing;

7-a combustion device; 71-a direct current fan; 8-a proportional valve module;

9-smoke collecting cavity; 2-control means.

Detailed Description

In the following, only certain exemplary embodiments are briefly described. As those skilled in the art will recognize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the drawings and description are to be regarded as illustrative in nature, and not as restrictive.

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a water heater according to an embodiment of the invention. As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the water heater includes:

the housing 1 has a first surface 11 and a second surface 12 disposed opposite to each other. And has two oppositely disposed side wall surfaces 13, the side wall surfaces 13 connecting the first surface 11 and the second surface 12. The first surface 11, the second surface 12 and the two side wall surfaces 13 together enclose the outer side wall of the housing 1.

The first face 11 is provided at the front end of the housing 1. A control panel is arranged on the first surface 11. The control panel is used for clicking operation of a user, so that the water heater is controlled to work. The second face 12 is provided at the rear end of the housing 1.

Wherein, the length of the first surface 11 is less than the height of the first surface 11, and the length of the second surface 12 is less than the height of the second surface 12. The first face 11 and the second face 12 each have an area smaller than that of the side wall face 13.

It should be noted that the directional words describing the embodiments of the present application can be used as reference in fig. 1 and 2. Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of a housing 1 of a water heater, in particular a perspective view from the front end of the housing 1. That is, fig. 1 shows the front structure of the water heater. Fig. 2 shows another perspective view of the housing 1 of the water heater, in particular a perspective view from the rear end of the housing 1. That is, fig. 2 shows a rear structure of the water heater. The length of the first face 11 can be understood as the distance of the first face 11 between the two side wall faces 13. The height of the first face 11 is understood to be the distance of the first face 11 between the bottom face 14 of the housing 1 and the top face of the housing 1. The length of the second face 12 can be understood as the distance of the second face 12 between the two side wall faces 13. The height of the second side 12 can be understood as the distance of the second side 12 between the bottom side 14 of the housing 1 to the top side of the housing 1.

In one example, the first side 11 can be an operation side, and the operation space in front of the operation side is an operation space for a user to operate the water heater in a standing mode. The second side 12 and the side wall 13 may serve as mounting surfaces for securing the housing 1 to the environment. For example, the housing 1 is fixedly connected to a kitchen or toilet wall via a mounting surface.

In one example, the water heater comprises an inlet pipe 3 and an outlet pipe 5. The water inlet pipe 3 and the water outlet pipe 5 penetrate through the bottom 14 surface of the shell 1, and the horizontal distance between the water inlet pipe 3 and the water outlet pipe 5 and the first surface 11 is larger than the horizontal distance between the water inlet pipe 3 and the water outlet pipe 5 and the second surface 12.

In one example, the water heater comprises a water inlet pipe 3, an air inlet pipe 4 and a water outlet pipe 5. The water inlet pipe 3, the air inlet pipe 4 and the water outlet pipe 5 penetrate through the bottom 14 surface of the shell 1, and the horizontal distance from the water inlet pipe 3, the air inlet pipe 4 and the water outlet pipe 5 to the first surface 11 is larger than the horizontal distance from the water inlet pipe to the second surface 12.

In one embodiment, the bottom surface 14 of the housing 1 is provided with mounting holes at an end of the bottom surface 14 adjacent to the second surface 12. The inlet section of the water inlet pipe 3, the outlet section of the water outlet pipe 5 and/or the inlet section of the air inlet pipe 3 are inserted into the mounting holes.

The number of mounting holes can be selected as desired. For example, the inlet ends of the water inlet pipe 3, the air inlet pipe 4 and the water outlet pipe 5 may be inserted into one mounting hole, respectively, or may be inserted into the same mounting hole.

In one example, as shown in fig. 1-4, three mounting holes are provided on the bottom surface 14 of the housing 1. Three mounting holes are disposed at an end of the bottom surface 14 adjacent the second surface 12. The three mounting holes are respectively connected with the water inlet pipe 3, the air inlet pipe 4 and the water outlet pipe 5. Preferably, three mounting holes are spaced apart along the length of the second face 12.

Fig. 3 is an internal structural view of the water heater. The left direction of fig. 3 is the side of the front end first face 11 of the housing 1. The right orientation of fig. 3 is the side of the housing 1 on which the rear second face 12 is located.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, 5, the inlet conduit 3 has a first conduit 32 located in the housing 1 and connected to an inlet section 31 of the inlet conduit 3. The outlet pipe 5 has a second pipe 52 located in the housing 1 and connected to the outlet section 51 of the outlet pipe 5. The inlet pipe 4 has a third line 42 which is located in the housing 1 and is connected to the inlet section 41 of the inlet pipe 4.

The first, second and third pipelines 32, 52, 42 extend from the rear end of the housing 1 to the front end thereof.

In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the first, second and third conduits 32, 52, 42 are horizontally spaced.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the housing 1 has a rectangular parallelepiped structure. The length of the cuboid is smaller than the width and the height of the cuboid. The second surface 12 and the first surface 11 are formed by planes surrounded by the length and the height of the cuboid. The side wall surface 13 is formed by a plane surrounded by the width and height of the rectangular parallelepiped.

As shown in fig. 1, the length of the rectangular parallelepiped can be understood as the distance from the left side wall surface 13 to the right side wall surface 13 of the housing 1. The width of the cuboid is understood to be the distance from the first face 11 to the second face 12 of the housing 1. The height direction of the rectangular parallelepiped can be understood as the distance from the bottom face 14 of the housing 1 to the top face of the housing 1.

In one embodiment, the second face 12 and/or the side wall face 13 is provided with a fixing seat 10. The fixing seat 10 is used for connecting the shell 1 with a wall body, so that the water heater is installed and fixed.

In one example, when the mounting 10 is disposed on the second face 12, the water heater can be fixedly mounted to the wall through the second face 12. Since the areas of the second surface 12 and the first surface 11 are small, the installation space required is only the size of the space occupied by the first surface. The installation requirement of the water heater can be met by reserving a slender rectangular space structure on the wall surface. The space for the arms of the user to move is reserved in front of the air conditioner, so that the space occupied indoors is greatly saved. Compared with the traditional water heater, the water heater saves at least 50% of occupied space.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the heat exchanger 6 is further provided in the housing 1. The heat exchange device 6 is connected with the water inlet pipe 3 and the water outlet pipe 5. The heat exchange device 6 is used for heating the water flowing into the water inlet pipe 3.

In one example, the heat exchanging device 6 comprises a water heat exchanging element 61. The water heat exchange element 61 and the water outlet pipe 5. The water heat exchange element 61 is also connected to the inlet pipe 3 via the proportional valve module 8. The water heat-exchanging member 61 is externally fitted with a first housing 62.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the combustion device 7 is further included and is disposed in the housing 1. The combustion device 7 is connected with the air inlet pipe 4 and the heat exchange device 6. The combustion device 7 heats the water heat exchange device 61.

In one example, the combustion device 7 is connected to a direct current fan 71. The combustion device 7 is connected with the intake pipe 4 through a proportional valve module 8.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, a smoke collection chamber 9 is further included. The smoke collecting cavity 9 is arranged at the upper part of the heat exchange device 6 and is connected with the heat exchange device 6.

In one example, the control device 2 is further included, and the control device 2 is electrically connected with the heat exchanging device 6, the combustion device 7 and the control panel.

The configurations of the heat exchanging device 6 and the combustion device 7 of the above embodiments can be adopted in various technical solutions known to those skilled in the art now and in the future, and will not be described in detail here.

In one example, the water heater of the embodiments of the present application can be used as a gas water heater (e.g., a wall-mounted heating stove) or as an electric water heater (e.g., an electric wall-mounted heating stove), for example. When a gas water heater, it may comprise a water inlet pipe 3 and a water outlet pipe 5. When an electric water heater is used, it may include an inlet pipe 3, an inlet pipe 4 and an outlet pipe 5.

In the description of the present specification, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the invention and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element so referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are therefore not to be considered limiting of the invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; the connection can be mechanical connection, electrical connection or communication; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, "above" or "below" a first feature means that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact with each other via another feature therebetween. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser level than the second feature.

The above disclosure provides many different embodiments, or examples, for implementing different features of the invention. The components and arrangements of the specific examples are described above to simplify the present disclosure. Of course, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present invention. Furthermore, the present invention may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various examples, such repetition is for the purpose of simplicity and clarity and does not in itself dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or configurations discussed.

The above description is only for the specific embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily conceive various changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present invention, and these should be covered by the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the appended claims.