Steam generator and car washer with steam generator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11525572-B2
Application number	US-201816651166-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 3, 2018
Priority date	Dec 28, 2017
Publication date	Dec 13, 2022
Grant date	Dec 13, 2022

Abstract

Some embodiments of the disclosure provide a steam generator and a car washer with the steam generator. The steam generator includes: a boiler having a combustion chamber. The steam generator further includes: a windproof cover, at least a part of an ignition device of the steam generator being located in the windproof cover; an igniting cover, at least a part of the igniting cover being located in the combustion chamber, and an outlet of the windproof cover being located in the igniting cover; an air inlet grating, the air inlet grating being provided around the windproof cover and connected with the windproof cover, and the air inlet grating being located on an inner side of an air inlet of the igniting cover, to prevent airflow in the igniting cover from flowing out from the inlet of the igniting cover.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A steam generator, comprising: a boiler having a combustion chamber; wherein the steam generator further comprises:
a windproof cover, at least a part of an ignition device of the steam generator being located in the windproof cover;
an igniting cover, at least a part of the igniting cover being located in the combustion chamber, and an outlet of the windproof cover being located in the igniting cover; and
an air inlet grating, the air inlet grating being provided around the windproof cover and connected with the windproof cover, and the air inlet grating being located on an inner side of an air inlet of the igniting cover, to prevent airflow in the igniting cover from flowing out from an inlet of the igniting cover;
wherein an annular gap is formed between an outside edge of the air inlet grating and an inner wall of the igniting cover.

2. The steam generator as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an airflow through hole is provided on the air inlet grating, so that airflow entering from an inlet of the windproof cover flows towards a middle part of the igniting cover after passing through the airflow through hole.

3. The steam generator as claimed in claim 2 , wherein an extension direction of the airflow through hole is inclined to an axial direction of the boiler.

4. The steam generator as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the steam generator further comprises a plurality of airflow through holes, and the plurality of airflow through holes are provided around the windproof cover.

5. The steam generator as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the airflow through hole is a quadrangular hole.

6. The steam generator as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the air inlet grating is an annular plate; the air inlet grating is connected to an outlet end of the windproof cover and is provided around the outlet of the windproof cover.

7. The steam generator as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the steam generator further comprises an air inlet baffle provided at the air inlet of the igniting cover; wherein the air inlet baffle is connected with a side wall of the igniting cover and extends in a radial direction of the air inlet of the igniting cover; and the air inlet grating is located at a lower side of the air inlet baffle.

8. The steam generator as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
an air duct retainer ring; wherein an air inlet end of the air duct retainer ring is provided around an air outlet of the igniting cover and is connected with the igniting cover; an air outlet end of the air duct retainer ring is connected with an inner wall of the combustion chamber, so that the airflow in the igniting cover enters the combustion chamber after passing through the air duct retainer ring.

9. The steam generator as claimed in claim 8 , further comprising:
a mounting cover; wherein the mounting cover is located outside of the igniting cover and the air duct retainer ring; a top of the mounting cover is connected with the igniting cover, and a bottom of the mounting cover is connected with the air duct retainer ring, so as to support the igniting cover in the combustion chamber.

10. A car washer, comprising the steam generator as claimed in claim 1 .

11. The car washer as claimed in claim 10 , wherein an airflow through hole is provided on the air inlet grating, so that airflow entering from an inlet of the windproof cover flows towards a middle part of the igniting cover after passing through the airflow through hole.

12. The car washer as claimed in claim 11 , wherein an extension direction of the airflow through hole is inclined to an axial direction of the boiler.

13. The car washer as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the steam generator further comprises a plurality of airflow through holes, and the plurality of airflow through holes are arranged around the windproof cover.

14. The car washer as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the airflow through hole is a quadrangular hole.

15. The car washer as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the air inlet grating is an annular plate; the air inlet grating is connected to an outlet end of the windproof cover and is provided around the outlet of the windproof cover.

16. The car washer as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the steam generator further comprises an air inlet baffle provided at the air inlet of the igniting cover; wherein the air inlet baffle is connected with a side wall of the igniting cover and extends in a radial direction of the air inlet of the igniting cover; and the air inlet grating is located at a lower side of the air inlet baffle.

17. The car washer as claimed in claim 10 , wherein an annular gap is formed between an outside edge of the air inlet grating and an inner wall of the igniting cover.

18. The car washer as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the steam generator further comprises:
an air duct retainer ring; wherein an air inlet end of the air duct retainer ring is provided around an air outlet of the igniting cover and is connected with the igniting cover; an air outlet end of the air duct retainer ring is connected with an inner wall of the combustion chamber, so that the airflow in the igniting cover enters the combustion chamber after passing through the air duct retainer ring.

19. The car washer as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the steam generator further comprises:
a mounting cover; wherein the mounting cover is located outside of the igniting cover and the air duct retainer ring; a top of the mounting cover is connected with the igniting cover, and a bottom of the mounting cover is connected with the air duct retainer ring, so as to support the igniting cover in the combustion chamber.

Assignees

• Zhuhai Gree Intelligent Equipment Co Ltd
• Gree Electric Appliances Inc Zhuhai

Inventors

• Huang Jiafeng
• Xu Lihai

Classifications

• F23C7/002 Primary

  the air being submitted to a rotary or spinning motion (cyclonic combustion chamber F23C3/006) · CPC title

• F22B1/22 Primary

  using combustion under pressure substantially exceeding atmospheric pressure · CPC title

• F23L1/00

  Passages or apertures for delivering primary air for combustion  (baffles or deflectors in air inlets F23M9/02) · CPC title

• F23N3/00

  Regulating air supply or draught (conjointly with fuel supply F23N1/00) · CPC title

• F23C7/00 Primary

  Combustion apparatus characterised by arrangements for air supply (inlets for fluidisation air F23C10/20; baffles or shields with air supply passages F23M9/04) · CPC title