U.S. patent application number 14/784562 was filed with the patent office on 2016-03-10 for radiator heating device using vacuum spiral heat pipe.
The applicant listed for this patent is Young-nam KIM. Invention is credited to Young-nam KIM.
Application Number | 20160069589 14/784562 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 48998243 |
Filed Date | 2016-03-10 |
United States Patent
Application |
20160069589 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
KIM; Young-nam |
March 10, 2016 |
RADIATOR HEATING DEVICE USING VACUUM SPIRAL HEAT PIPE
Abstract
The present invention relates to a radiator heating device using
a vacuum spiral heat pipe which can maximize heating efficiency,
the radiator heating device comprising: a lower support (110)
having an air hole (11); a first heat pipe (120A) and a second heat
pipe (120B) provided standing in close contact with each other on
the lower support (110); a first radiating pipe having, on the
lower part thereof, a blower (40) for introducing outside air; a
second radiating pipe (140) having a plurality of heat release
nozzles formed on one side around the outer circumference thereof;
a connecting pipe (150); an outer case (160) having a plurality of
air contact protrusions (60) and having a discharge hole (62)
provided on one side thereof; and a cover (170) detachably provided
on the upper part of the outer case (160).
Inventors: |
KIM; Young-nam; (BUCHEON-SI,
KR) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
KIM; Young-nam |
Gyeonggi-do |
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KR |
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Family ID: |
48998243 |
Appl. No.: |
14/784562 |
Filed: |
April 16, 2014 |
PCT Filed: |
April 16, 2014 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/KR2014/003309 |
371 Date: |
October 14, 2015 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
392/358 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F24H 3/085 20130101;
F24H 3/004 20130101; F28D 15/0233 20130101; F24D 2220/07 20130101;
F24H 9/1863 20130101 |
International
Class: |
F24H 3/08 20060101
F24H003/08 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Apr 16, 2013 |
KR |
10-2013-0041718 |
Claims
1. A radiator heating device (100) using a vacuum spiral heat pipe,
comprising: a lower support (110) provided with an air hole (11)
for inducing external introduction air; a first heat pipe (120A)
and a second heat pipe (120B) as hollow pipes, each of which
incorporates a heating medium, and has upper and lower parts, which
are formed linearly, a spiral heat exchange part (10), which is
integrally formed in the shape of a coil spring between the upper
and lower parts, a plurality of circular radiating plates (12)
coupled to the outside circumference of the spiral heat exchange
part in close contact therewith, a vacuum pressure control valve
(20) provided to the upper end portion thereof, and a heater
heating part (30) incorporated in the lower end portion thereof
such that the heater heating part (30) is provided standing in
close contact with the lower support (110) each other; a first
radiating pipe (130) provided to the spiral inside of the first
heat pipe (120A) such that the outside circumference of the first
radiating pipe (130) comes into close contact with the spiral
inside of the first heat pipe (120A) so as to allow heat to be
conducted from the radiating plates (12), and having a blower (40)
provided at the lower part thereof so as to introduce external air;
a second radiating pipe (140) provided to the spiral inside of the
second heat pipe (120B) such that the outside circumference of the
second radiating pipe (140) comes into close contact with the
spiral inside of the second heat pipe (120B) so as to allow heat to
be conducted from the radiating plates (12), and having a plurality
of heat release nozzles (50) formed at one side of the outside
circumference thereof; a connecting pipe (150) for connecting the
upper parts of the first radiating pipe (130) and the second
radiating pipe (140) in the shape of .andgate. so as to move heated
air from the first radiating pipe (130) to the second radiating
pipe (140); an outer case (160) coupled to the upper part of the
lower support (110) in a shape, in which the outer case (160)
encompasses and protects the first heat pipe (120A) and the second
heat pipe (120B), and having a plurality of air contact protrusions
(60), which is formed with a triangular cross-section, on the
outside circumference thereof so as to widen a radiating area, and
a discharge hole (62), which is provided at one side of the outside
circumference so as to discharge heat, released from the heat
release nozzles (50) of the second radiating pipe (140), to the
outside; and a cover (170) detachably provided to the upper part of
the outer case (160).
2. A radiator heating device (100) using a vacuum spiral heat pipe,
comprising: a heat pipe (120C) as a hollow pipe, which incorporates
a heating medium, and has upper and lower parts, which are formed
linearly, a spiral heat exchange part (10), which is integrally
formed in the shape of a coil spring between the upper and lower
parts, a plurality of circular radiating plates (12) coupled to the
outside circumference of the spiral heat exchange part in close
contact therewith, a vacuum pressure control valve (20) provided to
the upper end portion thereof, and a heater heating part (30)
incorporated in the lower end portion thereof; a front case (160A)
and a rear case (160B), each of which is sealed at a lower part and
opened at an upper part, and has a plurality of air contact
protrusions (60), which is formed with a triangular cross-section,
on the outside circumference thereof so as to widen a radiating
area, and which are combined with each other in the back and forth
direction in a shape, in which the front case (160A) and the rear
case (160B) encompass the outside of the heat pipe (120C); and a
connection flange (180) detachably provided to the upper end
portions of the front case (160A) and the rear case (160B),
connected to the lower part of a seat (S) at the upper part
thereof, and having a plurality of heat release holes (80).
3. The radiator heating device (100) using a vacuum spiral heat
pipe according to claim 1, wherein the vacuum pressure control
valve (20) comprises: a support pipe member (21) having an
insertion part (21a), into which one side of the first heat pipe
(120A) or the second heat pipe (120B) is inserted from the distal
end thereof such that the outside end portion of the inserted heat
pipe is welded from the insertion part, a spring securing groove
(21b) formed in the center thereof and a through hole (21c) formed
in the center of the spring securing groove, a male screw part
(21d) formed on the outside circumference thereof, and an O-ring
support protrusion (21e) formed to be protruded at one side; a
piston (22) guided into the through hole (21c) of the support pipe
member (21) at one side, and having an O-ring insertion groove
(22a) and a spring support protrusion (22b), which are formed on
the outside circumference at the other side, and a female screw
part (22c), which is formed in the center at one side; a
compression spring (23) supported between the spring support
protrusion (22b) of the piston (22) and the spring securing groove
(21b) of the support pipe member (21) so as to apply elasticity to
the piston (22); a fixing cap (24) for accommodating the piston
(22), having a female screw part (24a) coupled to the male screw
part (21d) of the support pipe member (21), an O-ring insertion
groove (24b) formed at one side of the female screw part, and an
inclined hole (24c) formed in the center of the inside thereof and
a through hole (24d) extended from the inclined hole (24c) so as to
support the piston (22); a screw rod (25) coupled to the female
screw part (22c) of the piston (22) through the through hole (24d)
of the fixing cap (24) so as to control vacuum pressure formed in
the heat pipe; a nut(26) coupled to the screw rod (25) so as to
maintain a vacuum sealing state; and O-rings (27) guided and
provided to the O-ring insertion groove (24b)(22a) of the fixing
cap (24) and the piston (22).
4. The radiator heating device (100) using a vacuum spiral heat
pipe according to claim 1, wherein the vacuum pressure control
valve (20) comprises: a support pipe member (21') having an
insertion part (21f), into which one side of the first heat pipe
(120A) or the second heat pipe (120B) is inserted from the distal
end thereof such that the outside end portion of the inserted heat
pipe is welded from the insertion part (21f), a male screw part
(21g) formed on the outside circumference thereof at the opposite
side of the insertion part, a through hole (21h) formed in the
center thereof and a piston accommodation hole (21i) expanded and
extended from the through hole, an O-ring guide groove (21j) formed
at one side of the piston accommodation hole (21i), and a vacuum
pressure discharge pipe (21k) formed in the longitudinal direction
of the outside circumference thereof so as to control vacuum
pressure formed in the heat pipe (120) through the through hole
(21h); a piston(22') guided into the piston accommodation hole
(21i) of the support pipe member (21'), provided with a packing
(22c) for blocking the through hole (21h) at one side, and having a
male screw part (22d) formed at the opposite side of the packing; a
cover (28) penetrating the male screw part (22d) of the piston
(22') at one side of the support pipe member (21') and
accommodating the piston (22'); a fixing cap (24') coupled to the
male screw part (21g) of the support pipe member (21') through the
outside circumference of the cover (28); a handle (29) coupled to
one side of the male screw part (22d) of the piston (22') so as to
control the sliding of the piston (22') from the piston
accommodation hole (21i); and an O-ring(27') inserted into the
O-ring guide groove (21j) of the support pipe member (21') so as to
seal the outside of the piston (22').
5. The radiator heating device (100) using a vacuum spiral heat
pipe according to claim 1, wherein the heater heating part (30)
comprises: a heater insertion members (31) made of a copper
material and guided and welded to the distal ends of the first heat
pipe (120A) and the second heat pipe (120B) so as to insert the
rod-shaped heater (32); and a rod-shaped heater (32) fixed to the
end portion side of the heater insertion member (31) by a coupling
band (33).
6. The radiator heating device (100) using a vacuum spiral heat
pipe according to claim 2, wherein the vacuum pressure control
valve (20) comprises: a support pipe member (21) having an
insertion part (21a), into which one side of the heat pipe (120C)
is inserted from the distal end thereof such that the outside end
portion of the inserted heat pipe is welded from the insertion
part, a spring securing groove (21b) formed in the center thereof
and a through hole (21c) formed in the center of the spring
securing groove, a male screw part (21d) formed on the outside
circumference thereof, and an O-ring support protrusion (21e)
formed to be protruded at one side; a piston (22) guided into the
through hole (21c) of the support pipe member (21) at one side, and
having an O-ring insertion groove (22a) and a spring support
protrusion (22b), which are formed on the outside circumference at
the other side, and a female screw part (22c), which is formed in
the center at one side; a compression spring (23) supported between
the spring support protrusion (22b) of the piston (22) and the
spring securing groove (21b) of the support pipe member (21) so as
to apply elasticity to the piston (22); a fixing cap (24) for
accommodating the piston (22), having a female screw part (24a)
coupled to the male screw part (21d) of the support pipe member
(21), an O-ring insertion groove (24b) formed at one side of the
female screw part, and an inclined hole (24c) formed in the center
of the inside thereof and a through hole (24d) extended from the
inclined hole (24c) so as to support the piston (22); a screw rod
(25) coupled to the female screw part (22c) of the piston (22)
through the through hole (24d) of the fixing cap (24) so as to
control vacuum pressure formed in the heat pipe; a nut (26) coupled
to the screw rod (25) so as to maintain a vacuum sealing state; and
O-rings (27) guided and provided to the O-ring insertion groove
(24b)(22a) of the fixing cap (24) and the piston (22).
7. The radiator heating device (100) using a vacuum spiral heat
pipe according to claim 2, wherein the vacuum pressure control
valve (20) comprises: a support pipe member (21') having an
insertion part (21f), into which one side of the heat pipe (120C)
is inserted from the distal end thereof such that the outside end
portion of the inserted heat pipe is welded from the insertion part
(21f), a male screw part (21g) formed on the outside circumference
thereof at the opposite side of the insertion part, a through hole
(21h) formed in the center thereof and a piston accommodation hole
(21i) expanded and extended from the through hole, an O-ring guide
groove (21j) formed at one side of the piston accommodation hole
(21i), and a vacuum pressure discharge pipe (21k) formed in the
longitudinal direction of the outside circumference thereof so as
to control vacuum pressure formed in the heat pipe (120) through
the through hole (21h); a piston (22') guided into the piston
accommodation hole (21i) of the support pipe member (21'), provided
with a packing (22c) for blocking the through hole (21h) at one
side, and having a male screw part (22d) formed at the opposite
side of the packing; a cover (28) penetrating the male screw part
(22d) of the piston (22') at one side of the support pipe member
(21') and accommodating the piston (22'); a fixing cap (24')
coupled to the male screw part (21g) of the support pipe member
(21') through the outside circumference of the cover (28); a handle
(29) coupled to one side of the male screw part (22d) of the piston
(22') so as to control the sliding of the piston (22') from the
piston accommodation hole (21i); and an O-ring (27') inserted into
the O-ring guide groove (21j) of the support pipe member (21') so
as to seal the outside of the piston (22').
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to a radiator heating device
using a vacuum spiral heat pipe and, more specifically, to a
radiator heating device using a vacuum spiral heat pipe, wherein
the heat released through a heat pipe, of which vacuum state is
maintained, is maximized in proportion to the volume of a position,
in which the heat pipe is provided, such that efficient heating
effects can be achieved for not only each room but also metro
chairs, couches at home, vehicle seats and the like, on which
people seat, and the vacuum state of the heat pipe is re-controlled
such that the device can be semi-permanently available.
BACKGROUND ART
[0002] In general, a radiator is a heating device used for
releasing heat to the outside by operating a boiler, which
generates steam, so as to enable thus generated steam to move in
pipes, or by heating an electric heater so as to convert a medium
in the radiator into steam.
[0003] In the former case, the steam is generated by burning fossil
fuels, thereby causing the contamination of air environment, a fire
due to careless use and excessive fuel costs.
[0004] Further, in the latter case, it has been pointed out that
the electric heater type radiator still has drawbacks, wherein this
radiator uses heater heating such that harmful electromagnetic
waves are excessively generated even though pollutants are not
generated, and the power consumption is high.
[0005] Conventional radiators using heat pipes can use a method of
heating the heater heating part of the heat pipe by using the heat
sources of the former and the latter as described above, but still
have the problems of causing the environmental pollution and the
excessive energy consumption.
[0006] In addition, there are further problems that a plurality of
heat pipes is collected to release heat so that the consumption of
raw materials and production costs are excessively increased.
[0007] Further, the heat pipe radiator as described above has the
biggest drawback in that, if the internal vacuum state is exhausted
(lost) due to the fine structure of metal (loss), the heat
dissipation efficiency is remarkably decreased such that the
radiator cannot be used any more as a heating device.
[0008] Korean Patent No. 10-1125323 (title of the invention: heat
pipe heating device) of the present applicant discloses a heating
device for a floor body and a wall body, wherein the heating device
is provided to be buried in a space of a predetermined area.
Therefore, this heating device has a disadvantage that the heating
device cannot be moved to an indoor space of a transportation means
such as the metro, a train and a car. In addition, in order to
install this heating device in an existing building, reconstruction
of the building is inevitable, causing excessive installation
construction costs.
[0009] That is, there has been a demand for a heating device which
can be moved, is ready to carry out space setting and advantageous
in the re-vacuum setting of the heat pipes, and can maximize a
separate indoor space heating.
DISCLOSURE
[Technical Problem]
[0010] The present invention has been derived in order to solve the
problems of the prior art as described above, and it is an
objective of the present invention to provide a radiator heating
device using a vacuum spiral heat pipe, wherein the heat dissipated
through a heat pipe, of which vacuum state is maintained, is
maximized in proportion to the volume of a position, in which the
heat pipe is provided, such that efficient heating effects can be
achieved for not only each room but also metro chairs, couches at
home, and the like, on which people seat, and the vacuum state of
the heat pipe is re-controlled such that the device can be
semi-permanently available.
[Technical Solution]
[0011] In order to achieve the above objectives of the present
invention, there is provided a radiator heating device using a
vacuum spiral heat pipe, comprising: a lower support provided with
an air hole for inducing external introduction air; a first heat
pipe and a second heat pipe as hollow pipes, each of which
incorporates a heating medium, and has upper and lower parts, which
are formed linearly, a spiral heat exchange part, which is
integrally formed in the shape of a coil spring between the upper
and lower parts, a plurality of circular radiating plates coupled
to the outside circumference of the spiral heat exchange part in
close contact therewith, a vacuum pressure control valve provided
to the upper end portion thereof, and a heater heating part
incorporated in the lower end portion thereof such that the heater
heating part is provided standing in close contact with the lower
support each other; a first radiating pipe provided to the spiral
inside of the first heat pipe such that the outside circumference
of the first radiating pipe comes into close contact with the
spiral inside of the first heat pipe so as to allow heat to be
conducted from the radiating plates, and having a blower provided
at the lower part thereof so as to introduce external air; a second
radiating pipe provided to the spiral inside of the second heat
pipe such that the outside circumference of the second radiating
pipe comes into close contact with the spiral inside of the second
heat pipe so as to allow heat to be conducted from the radiating
plates, and having a plurality of heat release nozzles formed at
one side of the outside circumference thereof; a connecting pipe
for connecting the upper parts of the first radiating pipe and the
second radiating pipe in the shape of .andgate. so as to move
heated air from the first radiating pipe to the second radiating
pipe; an outer case coupled to the upper part of the lower support
in a shape, in which the outer case encompasses and protects the
first heat pipe and the second heat pipe, and having a plurality of
air contact protrusions, which is formed with a triangular
cross-section, on the outside circumference thereof so as to widen
a radiating area, and a discharge hole, which is provided at one
side of the outside circumference so as to discharge heat, released
from the heat release nozzles of the second radiating pipe, to the
outside; and a cover detachably provided to the upper part of the
outer case.
[0012] Further, the heating device according to the present
invention, is a hollow pipe, which incorporates a heating medium,
and has upper and lower parts, which are formed linearly, a spiral
heat exchange part, which is integrally formed in the shape of a
coil spring between the upper and lower parts, a plurality of
circular radiating plates coupled to the outside circumference of
the spiral heat exchange part in close contact therewith, a vacuum
pressure control valve provided to the upper end portion thereof,
and a heat pipe incorporated in the lower end portion thereof; a
front case and a rear case, each of which is sealed at a lower part
and opened at an upper part, and has a plurality of air contact
protrusions, which is formed with a triangular cross-section, on
the outside circumference thereof so as to widen a radiating area,
and which are combined with each other in the back and forth
direction in a shape, in which the front case and the rear case
encompass the outside of the heat pipe; and a connection flange
detachably provided to the upper end portions of the front case and
the rear case, connected to the lower part of a seat at the upper
part thereof, and having a plurality of heat release holes.
[Advantageous Effects]
[0013] According to the present invention, the radiator heating
device using a vacuum spiral heat pipe releases heat through spiral
first and second heat pipes and first and second radiating pipes
passing through the spiral inside portions of the first and second
heat pipes and connected thereto through a connecting pipe such
that the energy used in the volume range of the case of the heating
device is remarkably reduced while maximizing the heating
efficiency. Therefore, the radiator heating device using a vacuum
spiral heat pipe can be moved and used for the indoor space heating
of a bathroom, a janitor's room, a small workshop and the like, in
which any additional heating facility is not provided, or applied
to, for example, the lower part of a fixed chair seat in a
transportation means such as the metro, a train, a bus, a car and
the like so as to effectively carry out the heating of the seat as
well as the indoor space heating.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0014] FIG. 1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view illustrating a
radiator heating device according to the present invention,
[0015] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view, in which the heating
device of FIG. 1 is cut in the traversal direction,
[0016] FIG. 3 is a front view illustrating a first heat pipe and a
second heat pipe extracted from the heating device of FIG. 1,
[0017] FIG. 4 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view illustrating a
radiator heating device according to an embodiment of the present
invention,
[0018] FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view, in which the heating
device of FIG. 4 is cut in the traversal direction,
[0019] FIG. 6 is a front view illustrating a heat pipe extracted
from the heating device of FIG. 4,
[0020] FIG. 7 is a perspective view separately illustrating a
vacuum pressure control valve applied to the heat pipe according to
the present invention,
[0021] FIG. 8 is an expanded cross-sectional view illustrating a
screw-coupling re-vacuuming method of a vacuum pressure control
valve applied to the heat pipe according to the present
invention,
[0022] FIG. 9 is an expanded cross-sectional view illustrating a
re-vacuuming method in a coupler-coupling manner applied to the
heat pipe according to an embodiment of the present invention,
[0023] FIG. 10 is an expanded cross-sectional view illustrating a
vacuum pressure control valve applied to a heat pipe according to
another embodiment of the present invention, and
[0024] FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a heater
heating part applied and provided to a heater pipe according to the
present invention.
MODE FOR INVENTION
[0025] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in
detail with respect to the configuration thereof with reference to
accompanying drawings, which preferably illustrate the present
invention.
[0026] According to the present invention, in a radiator heating
device, the heating device (100), as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3,
includes: a lower support (110) provided with an air hole (11) for
inducing external introduction air; a first heat pipe (120A) and a
second heat pipe (120B) as hollow pipes, each of which incorporates
a heating medium, and has upper and lower parts, which are formed
linearly, a spiral heat exchange part (10), which is integrally
formed in the shape of a coil spring between the upper and lower
parts, a plurality of circular radiating plates (12) coupled to the
outside circumference of the spiral heat exchange part in close
contact therewith, a vacuum pressure control valve (20) provided to
the upper end portion thereof, and a heater heating part (30)
incorporated in the lower end portion thereof such that the heater
heating part (30) is provided standing in close contact with the
lower support (110) each other; a first radiating pipe (130)
provided to the spiral inside of the first heat pipe (120A) such
that the outside circumference of the first radiating pipe (130)
comes into close contact with the spiral inside of the first heat
pipe (120A) so as to allow heat to be conducted from the radiating
plates (12), and having a blower (40) provided at the lower part
thereof so as to introduce external air; a second radiating pipe
(140) provided to the spiral inside of the second heat pipe (120B)
such that the outside circumference of the second radiating pipe
(140) comes into close contact with the spiral inside of the second
heat pipe (120B) so as to allow heat to be conducted from the
radiating plates (12), and having a plurality of heat release
nozzles (50) formed at one side of the outside circumference
thereof; a connecting pipe (150) for connecting the upper parts of
the first radiating pipe (130) and the second radiating pipe (140)
in the shape of .andgate. so as to move heated air from the first
radiating pipe (130) to the second radiating pipe (140); an outer
case (160) coupled to the upper part of the lower support (110) in
a shape, in which the outer case (160) encompasses and protects the
first heat pipe (120A) and the second heat pipe (120B), and having
a plurality of air contact protrusions (60), which is formed with a
triangular cross-section, on the outside circumference thereof so
as to widen a radiating area, and a discharge hole (62), which is
provided at one side of the outside circumference so as to
discharge heat, released from the heat release nozzles (50) of the
second radiating pipe (140), to the outside; and a cover (170)
detachably provided to the upper part of the outer case (160).
[0027] The connecting pipe (150) is preferably formed with a
diameter smaller than the diameter of the first radiating pipe
(130) and the second radiating pipe (140) such that heated air can
flow with a stream velocity from the first radiating pipe to the
second radiating pipe.
[0028] Meanwhile, a heating device (100) according to another
embodiment of the present invention includes:
[0029] a heat pipe (120C) as a hollow pipe, which incorporates a
heating medium, and has upper and lower parts, which are formed
linearly, a spiral heat exchange part (10), which is integrally
formed in the shape of a coil spring between the upper and lower
parts, a plurality of circular radiating plates (12) coupled to the
outside circumference of the spiral heat exchange part in close
contact therewith, a vacuum pressure control valve (20) provided to
the upper end portion thereof, and a heater heating part (30)
incorporated in the lower end portion thereof; a front case (160A)
and a rear case (160B), each of which is sealed at a lower part and
opened at an upper part, and has a plurality of air contact
protrusions (60), which is formed with a triangular cross-section,
on the outside circumference thereof so as to widen a radiating
area, and which are combined with each other in the back and forth
direction in a shape, in which the front case (160A) and the rear
case (160B) encompass the outside of the heat pipe (120C); and a
connection flange (180) detachably provided to the upper end
portions of the front case (160A) and the rear case (160B),
connected to the lower part of a seat (S) at the upper part
thereof, and having a plurality of heat release holes (80).
[0030] In the heating device as described above, the vacuum
pressure control valve (20) is applied to the first heat pipe
(120A), the second heat pipe (120B) and the heat pipe (120), as
shown in FIG. 7 to FIG. 10.
[0031] The vacuum pressure control valve (20), as shown in FIG. 7
and FIG. 8, includes: a support pipe member (21) having an
insertion part (21a), into which one side of the first heat pipe
(120A) or the second heat pipe (120B) is inserted from the distal
end thereof such that the outside end portion of the inserted heat
pipe is welded from the insertion part, a spring securing groove
(21b) formed in the center thereof and a through hole (21c) formed
in the center of the spring securing groove, a male screw part
(21d) formed on the outside circumference thereof, and an O-ring
support protrusion (21e) formed to be protruded at one side; a
piston (22) guided into the through hole (21c) of the support pipe
member (21) at one side, and having an O-ring insertion groove
(22a) and a spring support protrusion (22b), which are formed on
the outside circumference at the other side, and a female screw
part (22c), which is formed in the center at one side; a
compression spring (23) supported between the spring support
protrusion (22b) of the piston (22) and the spring securing groove
(21b) of the support pipe member (21) so as to apply elasticity to
the piston (22); a fixing cap (24) for accommodating the piston
(22), having a female screw part (24a) coupled to the male screw
part (21d) of the support pipe member (21), an O-ring insertion
groove (24b) formed at one side of the female screw part, and an
inclined hole (24c) formed in the center of the inside thereof and
a through hole (24d) extended from the inclined hole (24c) so as to
support the piston (22); a screw rod (25) coupled to the female
screw part (22c) of the piston (22) through the through hole (24d)
of the fixing cap (24) so as to control vacuum pressure formed in
the heat pipe; a nut(26) coupled to the screw rod (25) so as to
maintain a vacuum sealing state; and O-rings (27) guided and
provided to the O-ring insertion groove (24b)(22a) of the fixing
cap (24) and the piston (22).
[0032] Further, the vacuum pressure control valve (20), as shown in
FIG. 10, according to another embodiment of the present invention,
includes:
[0033] a support pipe member (21') having an insertion part (21f),
into which one side of the first heat pipe (120A) or the second
heat pipe (120B) is inserted from the distal end thereof such that
the outside end portion of the inserted heat pipe is welded from
the insertion part (21f), a male screw part (21g) formed on the
outside circumference thereof at the opposite side of the insertion
part, a through hole (21h) formed in the center thereof and a
piston accommodation hole (21i) expanded and extended from the
through hole, an O-ring guide groove (21j) formed at one side of
the piston accommodation hole (21i), and a vacuum pressure
discharge pipe (21k) formed in the longitudinal direction of the
outside circumference thereof so as to control vacuum pressure
formed in the heat pipe (120) through the through hole (21h); a
piston (22') guided into the piston accommodation hole (21i) of the
support pipe member (21'), provided with a packing (22c) for
blocking the through hole (21h) at one side, and having a male
screw part (22d) formed at the opposite side of the packing; a
cover (28) penetrating the male screw part (22d) of the piston
(22') at one side of the support pipe member (21') and
accommodating the piston (22'); a fixing cap (24') coupled to the
male screw part (21g) of the support pipe member (21') through the
outside circumference of the cover (28); a handle (29) coupled to
one side of the male screw part (22d) of the piston (22') so as to
control the sliding of the piston (22') from the piston
accommodation hole (21i); and an O-ring (27') inserted into the
O-ring guide groove (21j) of the support pipe member (21') so as to
seal the outside of the piston (22').
[0034] For reference, in the heating device as described above, the
heater heating part and the blower of the first heat pipe, the
second heat pipe, the heat pipe are operated using a control unit,
which is mounted on the outside of an additional device, and a
power supply cord connected to the control unit. In addition, a
heating device disposed fixedly is wired to electric wiring so as
to operate.
[0035] In addition, as for a heating medium filled in the first
heat pipe, the second heat pipe and the heat pipe, distilled water
can be used alone or together with a mixture. In addition, any
material having low freezing point and high heat conductivity can
be used as such a heating medium. The heating medium to be filled
in each heat pipe is filled up to 15% to 20% with respect to the
internal volume of the heat pipe and then heated.
[0036] Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 11, the heater heating part (30)
includes a heater insertion members (31) made of a copper material
and guided and welded to the distal ends of the first heat pipe
(120A), the second heat pipe (120B) and the heat pipe (120C) so as
to insert the rod-shaped heater (32), and a rod-shaped heater (32)
fixed to the end portion side of the heater insertion member (31)
by a coupling band (33).
[0037] Hereinafter, the operations of the radiator heating device
for carrying out heating by using a vacuum spiral heat pipe
according to the present invention will be described.
[0038] First, the heating device according to the present invention
can be moved to a heating-required position in a room space so as
to be used therefor or can be used as a fixed stationary type
device. As shown in FIG. 1, the heating device according to the
present invention heats the heater heating parts (30) of the first
heat pipe (120A) and the second heat pipe (120B).
[0039] Since the heating medium filled in the first heat pipe
(120A) and the second heat pipe (120B) is maintained in a vacuum
state, the heating medium gasified through the heating moves from
the lower parts of the first heat pipe and the second heat pipe to
the upper parts thereof where the vacuum pressure control valves
(20) are placed, wherein the heat is intensively diffused and
released in the spiral heat exchange parts (10).
[0040] By the heating of the heating medium, a gas such as steam
heats the heat exchange parts (10) during the moving thereof and is
returned to water so as to move down to the lower end portions
again, wherein the water is re-heated through the heater heating
parts (30). Through the repetition of this re-heating, the heat
exchange parts (10) are heated up to a high temperature.
[0041] The first heat pipe (120A) and the second heat pipe (120B)
are formed in the spiral shape, as described above, so as to
maximize the heating space of the internal volume of the outer case
(160) which forms the heating device (100). Therefore, the heat
emission is carried out spirally, wherein the heat is emitted
through the plurality of circular radiating plates (12), which are
coupled to the outside circumferences of the first heat pipe (120A)
and the second heat pipe (120B).
[0042] This enables the heat to be conducted to the outer case
(160), which is in contact with the circular radiating plates (12)
of the first heat pipe (120A) and the second heat pipe (120B),
wherein the outer case (160) has the plurality of the air contact
protrusions (60), each of which is formed with the triangular
cross-section, on the outside circumference thereof such that the
heat conducted to the outer case (160) and released to the outside
in the arrow direction (shown in hidden lines), as shown in FIG. 1
and FIG. 2, warms room air up, thereby carrying out the
heating.
[0043] Meanwhile, the first radiating pipe (130), which is axially
mounted on the spiral inner diameter side of the first heat pipe
(120A), forcedly introduces indoor side external air through the
air hole (11) at the lower support (110) side by the blower (40)
provided to the lower part thereof. The external air moves upwards
by the blower (40) such that the heat generated from the first heat
pipe (120A) is conducted to the external air so as to convert the
external air to hot air, and thus the first radiating pipe (130)
induces the heated air towards the second radiating pipe (140)
through the connecting pipe (150) at the upper side of the first
radiating pipe (130), thereby providing the heated air stream.
[0044] In the above state, the connecting pipe (150), which
connects the first radiating pipe (130) and the second radiating
pipe (140), has a diameter smaller than the diameter of the first
radiating pipe (130) and the second radiating pipe (140) so as to
move the heat at a higher speed. In addition, the hot air
introduced to the inside of the second radiating pipe (140), to
which heat is transferred from the second heat pipe (120B), is
finally discharged through the heat release nozzles (50) and
through the discharge hole (62) at the outer case (160) side
directly to an indoor space, thereby carrying out the heating of
the indoor space.
[0045] That is, the discharge of the hot air through the outer case
owing to the contact heating of the first heat pipe (120A) and the
second heat pipe (120B), the first radiating pipe (130), the
connecting pipe (150) and the second radiating pipe (140) enables
the heating at a high temperature at a high speed in the vacuum
state maintained in the first heat pipe (120A) and the second heat
pipe (120B), thereby increasing a room temperature with speed.
[0046] Meanwhile, according to the heating device (100) according
to another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4,
the heating through the heater heating part (30) of the heat pipe
(120C) and the heat diffusion through the circular radiating plates
(12) are carried in the front case (160A) and the rear case (160B),
and the heat release to the outside is carried out through the
plurality of air contact protrusions (60), each of which is formed
with the triangular cross-section, on the outside circumferences of
the front case and the rear case, thereby realizing the indoor
space heating.
[0047] Further, the heat diffused in the front case (160A) and the
rear case (160B) through the heat pipe (120C) and the circular
radiating plates (12) moves upwards, and thus can warm up a seat
(S) of a chair up through the heat release holes (80) at the
connection flange (180) side, which is connected to the front case
and the rear case as well as the seat (S).
[0048] Conclusionally, it is possible to heat an indoor space as
well as to warm up a seat owing to the heat convection, and thus
the heating device in this type as described above can be optimally
used for heating the seats of chairs in the metro, a train, a car
or a couch at home.
[0049] Meanwhile, the heating efficiency can be lowered as the
internal vacuum degrees of the first heat pipe, the second heat
pipe and the heat pipe decrease in a long term use of the heating
device. Considering this problem, the vacuum pressure control
valves (20) applied to the first heat pipe (120A), the second heat
pipe (120B) and the heat pipe (120C) in the heating devices in the
above two types can prevent the heating efficiency decrease by
maintaining the same vacuum degree from the beginning by
re-controlling the vacuum pressure, as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG.
8.
[0050] First, in the movable type heating device (100)
(corresponding to FIG. 1), the cover (170) provided to the upper
part of the outer case (160) is detached and released from the
upper part of the outer case (160) so as to reveal the vacuum
pressure control valve (20), and thus revealed vacuum pressure
control valve (20) is controlled in this state. In the case of the
fixed type heating device (100) applied to the front case (160A)
and the rear case (160B) as shown in FIG. 4, the connection flange
(180) is detached from the seat (S) of a chair or the front case is
detached from the rear case according to the mounting position of
the vacuum pressure control valve (20), and then the vacuum
pressure control valve is controlled so as to recover the heat
conductivity of the heat pipe and then use the same.
[0051] As shown in FIG. 8, the vacuum pressure control of the
vacuum pressure control valve (20) is realized according to a
piston (22) clearance in the support pipe member (21), which is
controlled by releasing the nut (26) of the vacuum pressure control
valve (20) in some degree and coupling the screw rod (25) so as to
apply pressure.
[0052] As the fixing cap (24) forming the vacuum pressure control
valve (20) is released from the support pipe member (21), the
piston (22), the compression spring (23) and the O-ring (27)
mounted in the support pipe member (21) can be separated.
Therefore, such constituent elements can be advantageously
replaced, and thus the maintenance costs and the parts replacement
costs in the use of the heating device (100) can be remarkably
reduced.
[0053] In addition, as for the vacuum pressure control valve (20)
as shown in FIG. 9, the vacuum pressure can be controlled in the
same manner as described in the above example of FIG. 8( 7?).
However, the vacuum pressure control valve (20) of FIG. 9 is in a
coupler type, in which the attachment and detachment work is
simplified at the time of the re-control of the vacuum
pressure.
[0054] Meanwhile, the vacuum pressure control valve (20) shown in
FIG. 10 is illustrated as an embodiment, wherein the blocking
degree of the through hole (21h) of the support pipe member (21')
is adjusted by turning the handle (29) so as to turn the male screw
(21g) at the piston (22') side such that the vacuum pressure can be
controlled through the vacuum pressure discharge pipe (21k). In
this vacuum pressure control valve (20), it is also possible to
readily replace a corresponding part among the piston (22')
including the cover (28), and the packing (22c) and the O-ring
(27') at the piston (22)(22'?) side.
[0055] Therefore, the radiator heating device according to the
present invention can maximize the heat diffusion and release
effects using the spiral heat pipe and warm up the seat of a fixed
chair in the metro, a car and the like, thereby providing comfort
and warm feeling on the seat even in winter and realizing efficient
heating of an indoor space.
[0056] As described above, it would be understood that the present
invention is not limited to the forms described in the examplary
embodiments and the technical and protective scope of the present
invention shall be defined by the following claims. In addition, it
should be also understood that all modifications, changes and
equivalences within the technical scope of the present invention
defined by the following claims belong to the technical scope of
the present invention.
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