Device for automatic control of temperature, system for automatic control of temperature, and method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11953224-B2
Application number	US-202217674083-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 17, 2022
Priority date	Aug 25, 2021
Publication date	Apr 9, 2024
Grant date	Apr 9, 2024

Abstract

A device providing automatic control of temperature for an environment of a working station includes an air box, a baffle member, and a driving assembly. The air box is coupled to a machine defining a working space which the working station is in. The air box defines an opening. The opening allows cooling air to be introduced into the working space. The baffle member is slidably coupled to the air box at the opening. The driving assembly coupled to the baffle member drives the baffle member to cover the opening completely, to cover the opening partially, or to leave the opening uncovered in accordance with a difference between a current temperature of the working space and a desired target temperature of the working space. A related system and method are also disclosed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device for controlling an environmental temperature of a working station, the device comprising:
an air box coupled to a machine defining a working space where the working station is located, the air box defining at least one opening, the at least one opening being configured to provide an opening for cooling air to be introduced into the working space;
a baffle member slidably coupled to the air box at the opening;
a driving assembly coupled to the baffle member, the driving assembly being configured to drive the baffle member to cover the opening completely, to cover the opening partially, or to not cover the opening via a difference between a current temperature of the working space and a desired target temperature of the working space;
wherein the air box comprises a casing and a first connecting member, the opening is defined in the casing, the first connecting member is coupled to the casing at the opening, a sliding groove is defined in the casing or the first connecting member, the sliding groove communicates with the opening, the baffle member is slidably coupled to the air box at the sliding groove;
the baffle member extending outside of the sliding groove defines a retreating gap, the retreating gap is configured to receive a sidewall of the casing forming the sliding groove or a sidewall of the first connecting member forming the sliding groove.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the driving assembly comprises a motor, a plurality of synchronous gears, and a synchronous belt, the motor is fixed to one of the plurality of synchronous gears, the synchronous belt is wound around the plurality of synchronous gears, the baffle member is coupled to one side of the synchronous belt, the motor is operatively to drive the synchronous belt to bring the baffle member to cover the opening completely, to cover the opening partially, or to not cover the opening.

3. The device according to claim 2 , further comprising a guiding assembly, wherein the guiding assembly comprises a sliding rail and a sliding block, the sliding block is slidably coupled to the sliding rail, the sliding block is coupled to the baffle member, and the baffle member is coupled to the one side of the synchronous belt via the sliding block.

4. The device according to claim 3 , further comprising a structural base, wherein the structural base comprises a first plate and a second plate, the first plate is fixed to the machine, the second plate is fixed to the first plate, the motor and the sliding rail are fixed to opposite surfaces of the second plate, the plurality of synchronous gears and the synchronous belt are arranged at a same side of the second plate, one of the plurality of synchronous gears is fixed to an output shaft of the motor, the rest of the plurality of synchronous gears is rotatably coupled to the second plate.

5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one opening comprises an air inlet opening and an air outlet opening, the baffle member is slidably coupled to the air box at the air inlet opening or the air outlet opening.

6. The device according to claim 1 further comprising a position detection unit, wherein the position detection unit is configured to detect a current position of the baffle member, the driving assembly is operatively to drive the baffle member to cover the opening completely, to cover the opening partially, or to not cover the opening via a difference between the current position of the baffle member and one of a plurality of target positions of the baffle member corresponding to the desired target temperature of the working space, each of the plurality of target positions of the baffle member corresponds to one of a plurality of the desired target temperatures of the working space.

7. A system for automatically controlling an environmental temperature of a working station, the system comprising:
an air box coupled to a machine defining a working space where the working station is located, the air box defining at least one opening, the at least one opening being configured to provide an opening for cooling air to be introduced into the working space;
a baffle member slidably coupled to the air box at the opening;
a driving assembly coupled to the baffle member;
a temperature detection unit configured to detect a current temperature of the working space;
a control device coupled to the driving assembly and the temperature detection unit, the control device being configured to control the driving assembly to drive the baffle member to cover the opening completely, to cover the opening partially, or to not cover the opening via a difference between the current temperature of the working space detected by the temperature detection unit and a desired target temperature of the working space;
wherein the air box comprises a casing and a first connecting member, the opening is defined in the casing, the first connecting member is coupled to the casing at the opening, a sliding groove is defined in the casing or the first connecting member, the sliding groove communicates with the opening, the baffle member is slidably coupled to the air box at the sliding groove;
the baffle member extending outside of the sliding groove defines a retreating gap, the retreating gap is configured to receive a sidewall of the casing forming the sliding groove or a sidewall of the first connecting member forming the sliding groove.

8. The system according to claim 7 , wherein the driving assembly comprises a motor, a plurality of synchronous gears, and a synchronous belt, the motor is fixed to one of the plurality of synchronous gears, the synchronous belt is wound around the plurality of synchronous gears, the baffle member is coupled to one side of the synchronous belt, the control device is configured to output a movement triggering signal to the motor to drive the synchronous belt to bring the baffle member to cover the opening completely, to cover the opening partially, or to not cover the opening.

9. The system according to claim 8 , further comprising a guiding assembly, wherein the guiding assembly comprises a sliding rail and a sliding block, the sliding block is slidably coupled to the sliding rail, the sliding block is coupled to the baffle member, and the baffle member is coupled to the one side of the synchronous belt via the sliding block.

10. The system according to claim 9 , further comprising a structural base, wherein the structural base comprises a first plate and a second plate, the first plate is fixed to the machine, the second plate is fixed to the first plate, the motor and the sliding rail are fixed to opposite surfaces of the second plate, the plurality of synchronous gears and the synchronous belt are arranged at a same side of the second plate, one of the plurality of synchronous gears is fixed to an output shaft of the motor, the rest of the plurality of synchronous gears is rotatably coupled to the second plate.

11. The system according to claim 7 , wherein the system further comprises a position detection unit, the position detection unit is configured to detect a current position of the baffle member, the motor is configured to control the driving assembly to drive the baffle member to cover the opening completely, to cover the opening partially, or to not cover the opening via a difference between the current position of the baffle member and one of a plurality of target positions of the baffle member corresponding to the desired target temperature of the working space, each of the plurality of target positions of the baffle member corresponds to one of a plurality of the desired target temperatures of the working space.

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Assignees

• Triple Win Tech Shenzhen Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhu Qi-Qi
• Tu Yu-Tsang
• Lin Yen-Sheng
• Zhao ying-quan

Classifications

• F24F11/76 Primary

  by means responsive to temperature, e.g. bimetal springs · CPC title

• F24F3/00

  Air-conditioning systems in which conditioned primary air is supplied from one or more central stations to distributing units in the rooms or spaces where it may receive secondary treatment; Apparatus specially designed for such systems (room units F24F1/00) · CPC title

• F24F13/12

  built up of sliding members · CPC title

• F24F11/74 Primary

  for controlling air flow rate or air velocity · CPC title

• F24F2110/10

  Temperature · CPC title