CN208871688U - A kind of radiator structure - Google Patents

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CN208871688U
CN208871688U CN201821562464.1U CN201821562464U CN208871688U CN 208871688 U CN208871688 U CN 208871688U CN 201821562464 U CN201821562464 U CN 201821562464U CN 208871688 U CN208871688 U CN 208871688U
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丘守庆
陈劲锋
赵克芝
郑彦斌
刘飞
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The utility model relates to a kind of radiator structures, comprising: mainboard bracket comprising perpendicular support, the semi-surrounding bone for being connected to the perpendicular support lower part enclose bone with the fan fixation for being connected to the semi-surrounding bone;Control mainboard, installation to the perpendicular support;Bone is enclosed in fan, installation to fan fixation;And radiator, it is set to the side of the perpendicular support, and be located at the lower section of the control mainboard;The semi-surrounding bone is set to the other side of the perpendicular support;The semi-surrounding bone has wind pressure cavity, and the wind pressure cavity is connected to the side of the radiator.Radiator structure provided by the utility model forms 3 air ducts, has achieved the effect that carry out rapid cooling to the power component that needs radiate, has improved radiating efficiency, and small in size, structure is simple, is easily installed maintenance.

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A kind of radiator structure
Technical field
The utility model relates to technical field of heat dissipation, in particular to a kind of for electromagnetic heating control module in kitchen appliance field And the structure that coil radiates.
Background technique
Electromagnetic induction heating electric appliance generally includes upper cover, pedestal, coil panel and coil brace, automatically controlled mainboard, and radiator is interior Several parts such as pot.Wherein, the power device (such as IGBT) on automatically controlled mainboard (usually using PCB as form) at work, can generate A large amount of heat.In addition to power component, other electronic components on mainboard can also generate certain heat.In addition, electromagnetic induction adds Thermal modules are using alternating magnetic field caused by inductance coil disk, so that the magnetic conductivity object being placed in the magnetic field generates vortex, from And it generates heat.Therefore, when electromagnetic induction heating module works, the inductance coil disk being energized can also generate a large amount of heat, these If heat cannot be timely and effectively discharged to except electromagnetic induction heating module, it is excessively high to will lead to temperature in equipment, and then influence The normal work of device components, or even damage component.In the prior art, it will usually which wind groove formula is installed on automatically controlled mainboard Radiator, and a fan towards radiator is set, to realize the heat dissipation of automatically controlled mainboard, while the air-flow generated using fan, Take away the heat of coil sections disk generation.Currently, the radiating mode in kitchen appliance field for electromagnetic heating control module is adopted mostly Mounting means is stacked with simple fan, radiator is blowed to merely with the wind direction that fan itself generates and other needs to radiate Component.Aforesaid way does not form effective air duct, and distinguished and admirable at random, wind pressure is obviously insufficient, and radiating efficiency is lower, and structure Complexity, volume is larger to be unfavorable for production assembling.
For example 203693249 U of CN discloses the cooker body and electric cooker of a kind of electric cooker, the air-flow blown out upwards from fan After left side is stopped by wind deflector 73, coil panel is blowed to across radiator 50, although design can guarantee all air-flows all Coil panel is blowed to, but since the main thermal component of electric cooker is exactly radiator, the radiating airflow temperature produced by boasting from radiator Degree increases obviously, then blows to coil panel, it may appear that the case where being radiated using thermal current for heat generating components, and do not have above fan Effective wind pressure cavity is formed, it cannot effective hoisting wind pressure.
For example 203873542 U of CN discloses a kind of electric cooker, after the air-flow blown out from fan is stopped by wind deflector, wears Cross notch and blow to coil panel, although design can guarantee that most air-flow all blows to coil panel, still have part from The high temperature gas flow that radiator is produced by boasting can blow to coil panel, it may appear that the case where being radiated using thermal current for heat generating components, and Because open notch is very big, effective wind pressure cavity is not formed above fan, it cannot effective hoisting wind pressure.Most Afterwards it is exactly only seldom a part of by the air-flow of radiator, and due to the slant setting of fan, leads to this fraction not Be it is very stable, influence radiating efficiency.
For example CN 203987534U discloses a kind of electric pressure cooking saucepan, the air-flow of fan blowout is divided into two parts, a part Coil panel has not just been blowed to directly by the guidance of guide plate, after another part air-flow blows to radiator, but due to electric cooker Main thermal component is exactly radiator, and the radiating airflow temperature produced by boasting from radiator increases obviously, then blows to coil panel, meeting Occur using thermal current being the case where heat generating components radiates, and does not form effective wind pressure cavity above fan, it cannot Effective hoisting wind pressure.
For example CN 204335270U discloses a kind of electric cooker, the air-flow of fan blowout is divided into two parts, a part warp The guidance for crossing split-wind plate 4 directly blows to coil panel, and another part air-flow is vented directly to module-external after blowing to radiator, practical Upper only two-way air-flow, and effective wind pressure cavity is not formed above fan, cannot effective hoisting wind pressure, can not increase Add the air quantity and wind pressure into radiator.
For example CN 203647052U discloses a kind of electric cooker, the air-flow of fan blowout is divided into two parts, a part warp The guidance for crossing wind deflector 6 directly blows to coil panel, and another part air-flow is vented directly to module-external after blowing to radiator, practical Upper only two-way air-flow, and effective wind pressure cavity is not formed above fan, cannot effective hoisting wind pressure, can not increase Add the air quantity and wind pressure into radiator.
Summary of the invention
The technical problems to be solved in the utility model is in view of the above deficiencies, to provide one kind and add for electromagnetism in kitchen appliance field The radiator structure of thermal control module and coil.
The utility model is achieved through the following technical solutions:
A kind of radiator structure, comprising:
Mainboard bracket comprising perpendicular support is connected to the semi-surrounding bone of the perpendicular support lower part and is connected to described half and wraps Bone is enclosed in the fan fixation for enclosing bone;
Control mainboard, installation to the perpendicular support;
Bone is enclosed in fan, installation to fan fixation;With
Radiator is set to the side of the perpendicular support, and is located at the lower section of the control mainboard;
The semi-surrounding bone is set to the other side of the perpendicular support;The semi-surrounding bone has wind pressure cavity, and described Wind pressure cavity is connected to the side of the radiator.
Further, the semi-surrounding bone includes skew wall and side wall;Or including roof and side wall;It or is in cambered surface.
Further, central indentation is arranged in the lower end of the perpendicular support, and the radiator is set to the semi-surrounding bone The two sides of the central indentation, the radiator are connected to the internal cavities wind pressure cavity by central indentation.
Further, the radiator wind groove is open towards fan and wind pressure cavity.
Further, several air outlets are set on the semi-surrounding bone, and the air outlet is connected to the wind pressure cavity, phase Wind deflector is formed between the adjacent air outlet.
Further, the area of the air outlet is greater than the one third of the semi-surrounding bone area.
Further, the fan-radiator bottom wind groove forms the first air duct (A), the fan-wind pressure Cavity-the wind deflector-radiator side the wind groove forms the second air duct (B), and the fan-wind pressure cavity-is described Air outlet forms third air duct (C).
Further, the mainboard bracket is integrated.
Further, the bottom surface of the radiator and the top surface of fan distance are 0-10mm.
Further, the fan is with respect to the horizontal plane in 0-30 ° of angle installation.
The advantages of the utility model, is with effect:
1. radiator structure provided by the utility model be provided with semi-surrounding bone, and semi-surrounding bon e formation air outlet, go out Wind is carried out wind pressure enhancing and the control of distinguished and admirable path using the distinguished and admirable principle of fan by air port baffle and wind pressure cavity in wind pressure cavity System, forms 3 air ducts so that the directionality of radiating airflow is more accurate in radiator, increase the wind pressure for being blown into radiator and Air quantity more can use the adjustment carried out to each parameter in three air ducts, be precisely controlled the air quantity and wind pressure in each air duct, meet Various design requirements.While the power component to radiate to needs carries out accurate rapid cooling, coil panel, coil have been taken into account The heat dissipation of the components such as bracket, improves wind pressure and radiating efficiency.
2. radiator structure provided by the utility model is by mainboard bracket, (including perpendicular support, semi-surrounding bone and fan fixation are enclosed Bone) main assembly parts are used as, control mainboard, radiator, fan are disposed compactly on mainboard bracket, it is small in size, and structure letter It is single, it is easily installed maintenance, can be widely applied in the electromagnetic heating product in kitchen appliance field.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 shows the structural schematic diagram of radiator structure provided by the utility model;
Fig. 2 shows the structural schematic diagrams in the inside air duct of radiator structure provided by the utility model;
Fig. 3 shows the structural schematic diagram of the central indentation of radiator provided by the utility model.
Description of symbols: 1- mainboard bracket, 13- control mainboard, 11- central indentation, 2- perpendicular support, the fixation of 3- fan are enclosed Bone, 4- fan, 5- radiator, 6- semi-surrounding bone, the upper end of 61- semi-surrounding bone, the lower end of 62- semi-surrounding bone, 63- semi-surrounding bone Side wall, 64- air outlet, 65- wind pressure cavity, 66- wind deflector, 67- skew wall, the first air duct A-, the second air duct B-, C- third wind Road.
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To keep the purposes, technical schemes and advantages of the utility model implementation clearer, below with reference to the utility model reality The attached drawing in example is applied, the technical scheme in the embodiment of the utility model is further described in more detail.Described embodiment It is a part of the embodiment of the utility model, instead of all the embodiments.Below with reference to attached drawing description embodiment be Illustratively, it is intended to for explaining the utility model, and should not be understood as limiting the present invention.Based on the utility model In embodiment, those skilled in the art's every other embodiment obtained without creative efforts, all Belong to the range of the utility model protection.The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawing:
In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that term " center ", " longitudinal direction ", " transverse direction ", "front", "rear", The orientation or positional relationship of the instructions such as "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outside" is based on attached drawing institute The orientation or positional relationship shown, is merely for convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indication or suggestion is signified Device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, therefore should not be understood as to this is practical The limitation of novel protected range.
Fig. 1 shows the structural schematic diagram of radiator structure provided by the utility model.The radiator structure include mainboard bracket 1, Control mainboard 13, fan 4 and radiator 5.Mainboard bracket 1 includes perpendicular support 2, is connected to 6 He of semi-surrounding bone of 2 lower part of perpendicular support Bone 3 is enclosed in the fan fixation for being connected to semi-surrounding bone 6.Radiator structure is generally arranged at the side of coil panel (not shown), such wind The side lower part of coil panel can be partially arranged in fan and radiator, make full use of this segment space.1 (i.e. perpendicular support of mainboard bracket 2, bone 3 is enclosed in semi-surrounding bone 6 and fan fixation) it is preferably an integrated component, it is formed by mold integral molded plastic, was both improved Intensity, and connection structure has been saved, overall volume is available to be most accurately controlled.The fixed size shape base for enclosing bone 3 of fan The lower end court of this tubular corresponding with used fan, generally circular or rectangular, perpendicular support 2 (does not scheme with coil panel Showing) opposite direction extends downwardly outward, and the fixed position for enclosing bone of the terminal of extension substantially fan, it is solid that fan is fixed on fan Surely it encloses on bone, each wall portion of semi-surrounding bone 6 forms a relatively closed space, is equivalent to and is formed above fan One can increase the wind pressure chamber 65 of stream pressure.This is also important inventive point of the invention, utilizes this wind pressure chamber It has been completed at the same time the effect of pressurization and guidance airflow direction.Certainly, fan is fixed encloses bone 6 because there are certain air-flows to guide function Can, so its shape can relatively freely can be adjusted according to actual needs by designer, for example fan fixation encloses bone 6 simultaneously It is not necessarily intended to the lower than semi-surrounding bone 6 of setting.In addition, mainboard bracket 1 is used as main assembly parts, control mainboard 13, radiator 5, wind , design not high on the fixed structure on mainboard bracket, avoiding separation design assembly precision can be disposed compactly in fan 4 Defect at high cost.
Control mainboard 13 is installed to perpendicular support 2.Preferably, perpendicular support 2 is semi-surrounding frame structure, and control mainboard 13 is pacified Loaded in the frame structure, frame structure prevents dust, cockroach etc. from entering the weldering of control mainboard around sealing control mainboard periphery Junction and lead to short circuit.Certainly, perpendicular support 2 is also possible to common plate frame structure, even grid-like framework structure, equally It can complete the function of installation perpendicular support 2.Radiator structure can also be installed by the connection structure in perpendicular support 2 to electric cooker Outer housing.
Bone 3 is enclosed in the installation of fan 4 to fan fixation.Preferably, the fixed bone 3 that encloses of fan is tubular frame structure, due to same When play the role of water conservancy diversion, and fan is usually band frame fan, so the flabellum of fan 4 is partly installed in the frame structure, Other such as motor parts can be placed in the unrestricted position in other spaces of lower part.Preferably, the vertical projection of control mainboard 13 In the approximate centerline of fan 4, the not super 20mm of unidirectional maximum deviation, such fan can be by wind to the two sides of control mainboard.Wind Fan can pass through this setup, it may be convenient to adjust direction and the wind of air-flow with respect to the horizontal plane in 0-30 ° of angle installation Amount, such as, if it is desired to more air quantity blow to the coil panel in the middle part of electric cooker, so that it may tilt fan towards coil panel Certain angle.
Its side for being set to perpendicular support 2 (i.e. the direction of machine shell wall) of radiator 5, and be located under control mainboard 13 Side, positioned at the top of fan 4.Particularly, radiator 5 be dentation flute profile structured heat sink, radiator 5 wind groove opening to It is lower that towards fan 4, two sides are extended downwardly towards wind pressure cavity 65 and machine shell wall, tooth socket from top surface, air-flow can from dissipate The bottom of hot device 5 and side disengaging.Its top surface originates in the bottom end of perpendicular support, and the top surface distance of bottom surface and fan is 0- 10mm.The area that radiator is projected on fan surface is the 1/3 to 2/3 of fan area.Preferably, radiator 5 is horizontally set on The left and right (Fig. 1, the left and right directions in 2) of the lower part of control mainboard 13, notch faces semi-surrounding bone 6 and machine shell wall, i.e., Radiator is arranged perpendicular to semi-surrounding bone and machine shell wall.But notch direction may be other directions, such as vertically In the direction of semi-surrounding bone 6 and machine shell wall, it is parallel to the direction of semi-surrounding bone and machine shell wall, or is parallel to control master The horizontal direction that plate projects downwards, although at this point, the air quantity into 5 side wind groove mouth of radiator is reduced, due to dissipating The side wall of hot device has stopped most of air-flow, and more closed wind pressure chamber, increases and blow to line with semi-surrounding bon e formation Enclose the wind pressure and air quantity of disk air-flow.Also can complete the present invention using wind pressure chamber and semi-surrounding bone adjust airflow direction, air quantity and The effect of wind pressure.
Semi-surrounding bone 6 is set to the other side (i.e. the direction of coil panel) of the perpendicular support 2.Semi-surrounding bone has wind Cavity 65 is pressed, and the wind pressure cavity 65 is connected to the side of the radiator 5, and is located at the top of fan 4.That is radiator 5 The two sides of perpendicular support 2 are located at semi-surrounding bone 6, fan 4 blows to wind in radiator 5 and semi-surrounding bone 6 simultaneously.Semi-surrounding Bone 6 has wind pressure cavity 65, can increase the wind pressure for being blown into cavity air-flow, and wind pressure cavity 65 is connected to radiator 5, air-flow can To flow to radiator by cavity.
Particularly, semi-surrounding bone 6 can preferably can be there are many shape including skew wall 67 and side wall 63, such as attached drawing It is shown;Or roof and side wall;Or be in cambered surface, as long as semi-enclosed wind pressure chamber can be formed.The upper end of semi-surrounding bone The lower end of 61 connection perpendicular supports 2, the lower end 62 of semi-surrounding bone connect fan fixation and enclose bone 3, wall portion (the semi-surrounding bone of semi-surrounding bone Part between top and bottom) form semi-enclosed wind pressure cavity 65, naturally it is also possible to wind pressure chamber is collectively formed with perpendicular support 2 Body 65.Wind pressure cavity 65 is located at the top of fan 4, the side of radiator.Upper end 61 to the lower end 62 of semi-surrounding bone seamlessly transits, It can be in plane or cambered surface.Several air outlets 64 are set on semi-surrounding bone 6, and air outlet can be set on skew wall, also can be set On side wall.Air outlet 64 is connected to wind pressure cavity 65, wind deflector 66 is formed between adjacent air outlet, effect is by one Divide the side of air-flow guide radiator, shape can make different designs according to the demand of specific wind pressure and air quantity, preferably It is that the gross area of several air outlets is at least the 1/3 of the surface area of semi-surrounding bone.
Fig. 2 shows the structural schematic diagrams in the inside air duct of radiator structure provided by the utility model.Fan-radiator bottom Wind groove forms the first air duct A, and fan-semi-surrounding bone wind pressure cavity-wind deflector-radiator side wind groove forms the second air duct B, The outlet air of first air duct A and the second air duct B are for radiating to control mainboard.Fan-semi-surrounding bone wind pressure cavity-half wraps The air outlet for enclosing bone forms third air duct C, and third air duct C is for radiating to heat coil and magnetic stripe.This three air ducts it Between be a kind of shifting matching relationship, this is also core of the invention, and simple structure is utilized to form wind pressure chamber, Ke Yigen According to demand adjust adjustment fan position and tilt angle, the size of air outlet, the size of wind pressure cavity, the size of radiator and The parameters such as wind groove direction, the shape of semi-surrounding bone, size and tilt angle, to the airflow direction, air quantity and wind of entire electric cooker Pressure is designed for uniformity and adjusts.This is especially beneficial for the producer for producing modular member, can be by simply adjusting Some parameters meet the different demands of complete-system vendor, have saved cost, shorten the design cycle.
Further, Fig. 3 shows the structural schematic diagram of the central indentation of radiator provided by the utility model.Perpendicular support 2 Lower end central indentation 11 is set, radiator 5 and semi-surrounding bone 6 are set to the two sides of central indentation 11, radiator 5 and wind pressure chamber Body 65 is connected to by central indentation.Preferably, perpendicular support 2 is frame structure, and the frame structure is around sealing control mainboard week While including the peripheral portion of central indentation.
Above embodiments are only to illustrate the technical solution of the utility model, not are used to limit the implementation of the utility model Range.In every case it is practical new to be all deemed to fall this for done equivalence changes and modification within the protection scope of the present utility model In the protection scope of type.

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1. a kind of radiator structure characterized by comprising
Mainboard bracket (1) comprising perpendicular support (2) is connected to the semi-surrounding bone (6) of the perpendicular support (2) lower part and is connected to Bone (3) are enclosed in the fan fixation of the semi-surrounding bone (6);
Control mainboard (13), installation to the perpendicular support (2);
Bone (3) are enclosed in fan (4), installation to fan fixation;With
Radiator (5) is set to the side of the perpendicular support (2), and is located at the lower section of the control mainboard (13);
The semi-surrounding bone (6) is set to the other side of the perpendicular support (2);The semi-surrounding bone has wind pressure cavity (65), And the wind pressure cavity (65) is connected to the side of the radiator (5).
2. a kind of radiator structure according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the semi-surrounding bone (6) includes skew wall (67) With side wall (63);Or including roof and side wall;It or is in cambered surface.
3. a kind of radiator structure according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the lower end of the perpendicular support (2) is arranged intermediate Notch (11), the radiator (5) and the semi-surrounding bone (6) are set to the two sides of the central indentation (11), the heat dissipation Device (5) is connected to the internal cavities wind pressure cavity (65) by central indentation (11).
4. a kind of radiator structure according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the wind groove opening direction of the radiator (5) Fan (4) and wind pressure cavity (65).
5. a kind of radiator structure according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the semi-surrounding bone (6) if on be arranged and do Air port (64), the air outlet are connected to the wind pressure cavity (65), form wind deflector (66) between the adjacent air outlet.
6. a kind of radiator structure according to claim 5, which is characterized in that the area of the air outlet (64) is greater than described The one third of semi-surrounding bone (6) area.
7. a kind of radiator structure according to claim 5, which is characterized in that the fan (the 4)-radiator (5) bottom Portion's wind groove forms the first air duct (A), the fan (4)-wind pressure cavity (the 65)-wind deflector (66)-radiator (5) side leading wind slot forms the second air duct (B), and the fan (4)-wind pressure cavity (the 65)-air outlet (64) forms the Three air ducts (C).
8. a kind of radiator structure according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the mainboard bracket (1) is integrated.
9. a kind of radiator structure according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the bottom surface of the radiator (5) and the wind The top surface distance for fanning (4) is 0-10mm.
10. a kind of radiator structure according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the fan (4) is with respect to the horizontal plane in 0- 30 ° of angle installations.
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