Noise reduction device and refrigeration device having the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023383888-A1
Application number	US-202118032803-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 19, 2021
Priority date	Oct 20, 2020
Publication date	Nov 30, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a noise reduction device. The noise reduction device includes an outer connecting tube, and the outer connecting tube includes a first end connected to a capillary tube and a second end connected to an evaporator, wherein a plurality of porous wire meshes arranged at an interval is disposed in the outer connecting tube, and side edges of the porous wire meshes abut against an inner wall surface of the outer connecting tube; and pore diameters of the plurality of porous wire meshes are gradually reduced from the first end to the second end.

First claim

1 . A noise reduction device, comprising: an outer connecting tube, wherein:
the outer connecting tube comprises a first end connected to a capillary tube and a second end connected to an evaporator, wherein a plurality of porous wire meshes arranged at an interval is disposed in the outer connecting tube, and side edges of the porous wire meshes abut against an inner wall surface of the outer connecting tube; and pore diameters of the plurality of porous wire meshes are gradually reduced from the first end to the second end.

2 . The noise reduction device according to claim 1 , wherein the porous wire meshes comprise a first porous wire mesh adjacent to the first end, a second porous wire mesh disposed in a middle of the outer connecting tube and a third porous wire mesh adjacent to the second end; and pore diameters of the first porous wire mesh, the second porous wire mesh and the third porous wire mesh are sequentially reduced.

3 . The noise reduction device according to claim 1 , wherein the outer connecting tube further sleeves a plurality of inner connecting tubes, and two adjacent inner connecting tubes abut against two opposite end surfaces of one of the porous wire meshes, respectively.

4 . The noise reduction device according to claim 3 , wherein the outer connecting tube and the inner connecting tube are flexible tubes, and an outer diameter of the inner connecting tube is equal to an inner diameter of the outer connecting tube.

5 . The noise reduction device according to claim 3 , wherein each of the first end and the second end further sleeves a connector, and the connector comprises a tubular fixing portion disposed inside the inner connecting tube and a flared connecting portion protruding from the inner connecting tube.

6 . The noise reduction device according to claim 5 , wherein the outer connecting tube is further sleeved with a locking device at an outer circumference corresponding to the fixing portion.

7 . The noise reduction device according to claim 6 , wherein each of the first end and the second end is further sleeved with a hollow bolt, and each of the capillary tube and the evaporator is provided with a nut sleeve matched with the hollow bolt, the hollow bolt abutting against the locking device to press the locking device inwards.

8 . The noise reduction device according to claim 7 , wherein an inner wall surface of the hollow bolt is cylinder-shaped; the locking device is a frustum cone-shaped and low-stiffness metal structural member of which side surface faces the hollow bolt, and comprises a first bottom surface and a second bottom surface opposite to each other, wherein the first bottom surface is close to the hollow bolt and has a diameter smaller than an inner diameter of the hollow bolt, and a diameter of the second bottom surface is larger than the inner diameter of the hollow bolt.

9 . The noise reduction device according to claim 7 , wherein the locking device is a hollow cylinder-shaped metal structural member and provided with a plurality of notches at an end facing the hollow bolt; an inner wall surface of the hollow bolt is frustum cone-shaped, and a side surface of the hollow bolt faces the locking device; and an inner diameter of an end of the hollow bolt close to the locking device is larger than an outer diameter of the locking device, and a diameter of an opposite end of the hollow bolt is smaller than the outer diameter of the locking device.

10 . A refrigeration device, comprising a capillary tube and an evaporator, wherein the refrigeration device further comprises the noise reduction device according to claim 1 , and the noise reduction device is connected to the capillary tube and the evaporator.

Assignees

• Chongqing Haier Refrigeration Electric Appliance Co Ltd
• Haier Smart Home Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yang Peng
• Zhang Kui
• Chen Jianquan
• Liu Jianru

Classifications

• F16L55/033 Primary

  Noise absorbers (F16L55/027 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F25B39/04

  Condensers · CPC title

• F25B2500/12

  Sound · CPC title

• F16L55/02745 Primary

  by passing through a mass of particles or a porous member · CPC title

• F16L55/0336

  by means of sound-absorbing materials · CPC title