CN119222791A

CN119222791A - Water collection box and gas water heater

Info

Publication number: CN119222791A
Application number: CN202310810097.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 熊晓俊; 刘文彪; 苟光明; 辛森森; 史晓煜
Original assignee: Wuhu Midea Smart Kitchen Appliance Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Wuhu Midea Smart Kitchen Appliance Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-06-30
Filing date: 2023-06-30
Publication date: 2024-12-31

Abstract

The present invention discloses a water collecting box and a gas water heater, wherein the water collecting box is used for a gas water heater with a condensed water outlet, the water collecting box comprises a box body and a module mounting portion, the box body has a water storage cavity and a water inlet connected to the water storage cavity, the water inlet is used to connect to the condensed water outlet; the module mounting portion is arranged on the box body, and the module mounting portion is used to integrate and install corresponding functional modules. The water collecting box proposed by the present invention is provided with a module mounting portion, so that different functional modules on the gas water heater can be integrated on the box body, and the space utilization rate is high. The water collecting box is suitable for being installed on different gas water heater models to collect condensed water without restriction.

Description

Water collecting box and gas water heater

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of gas water heaters, in particular to a water collecting box and a gas water heater.

Background

At present, the gas water heater becomes one of main hot water supply appliances in the market, and the gas water heater has 10% -15% higher energy efficiency than non-condensing type, and has good market potential in the aspects of energy conservation and emission reduction. The condensation type water heater can discharge condensed water in the use process, and the condensed water is formed after the water vapor in the flue gas is condensed. Because natural gas contains a certain amount of H ₂ S, SO3 and NO2 are generated after mixed combustion with air, condensed water is acidic, and the PH is about 3. Therefore, it is necessary to provide a separate dedicated condensate drain pipe to drain it off, or to provide a condensate collector to collect it for disposal.

However, the direct drainage of comdenstion water has caused the waste of water resource, and is equipped with the comdenstion water collector and when handling its collection, and gas heater receives the restriction of inner space, and the volume and the mounted position to the water catch bowl need be according to the gas heater of different models correspond the setting, and space utilization is low.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention mainly aims to provide a water collecting box and a gas water heater, and aims to solve the problem of low space utilization rate of the gas water heater in the prior art.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a water collecting box for a gas water heater having a condensed water discharge port, comprising:

The box body is provided with a water storage cavity and a water inlet communicated with the water storage cavity, the water inlet is used for communicating with a condensed water outlet, and

The module installation part is arranged on the box body and is used for integrally installing the corresponding functional module.

A water collection box for a gas water heater having a condensate drain, the water collection box comprising:

The module installation department, set up in on the box body, the module installation department is in order to be used for the integrated installation corresponding functional module.

Optionally, the box body includes lid and box body, the box body has one end open-ended storage tank, the lid is located the open end of box body is in order to form the water storage chamber, the water inlet set up in the lid.

Optionally, the module mounting portion includes at least one of a water pumping device mounting portion, an air exhausting device mounting portion, a filtering device mounting portion, and a liquid level detection device mounting portion.

Optionally, the pumping device mounting part comprises a first mounting groove for mounting and fixing the pumping device and a quick connection pipeline communicated with the first mounting groove, and the quick connection pipeline is provided with an outlet end and an inlet end;

The inlet end of the quick connection pipeline is arranged in the water storage cavity, and the outlet end of the quick connection pipeline is used for being connected with the water pumping device.

Optionally, the distance between the inlet end of the quick connection pipeline and the bottom of the water storage cavity is not less than 5mm.

Optionally, the water storage intracavity is provided with the baffle, the baffle ring is located connect the periphery of pipeline soon, the inner wall of baffle connect the outer wall cooperation of pipeline soon and form the space of drawing water, the baffle is seted up and is used for with draw water the filtration pore of space and aqua storage tank intercommunication.

Optionally, the liquid level detection device mounting portion includes a first through hole in communication with the water storage cavity.

Optionally, the first through hole set up in the lid, the periphery of first through hole is towards the water storage intracavity is protruding to be equipped with fixed part for supply liquid level detection device installation fixed.

Optionally, the water collection box further comprises a liquid level detection device, and the liquid level detection device is installed on the fixing part;

The liquid level detection device is provided with a low-level triggering liquid level and a high-level triggering liquid level;

the distance between the high-level triggering liquid level and the inlet end of the quick connection pipeline is not less than 5mm, and the high-level triggering liquid level is higher than the inlet end of the quick connection pipeline.

Optionally, the height of the baffle is greater than the height of the inlet end of the quick connect pipe and less than the height of the high trigger level.

Optionally, the exhaust mounting portion includes an exhaust port in communication with the water storage chamber.

Optionally, the exhaust port is disposed in the cover, and a first mounting portion is protruding from a peripheral edge of the exhaust port in a direction away from the cover.

Optionally, the water collection box further comprises a filtering device, the filtering device comprises:

the filter shell is arranged on the cover body and is provided with a second water inlet and a second water outlet, the filter shell comprises a filter cylinder and a filter cover, one end of the filter cylinder is opened, the other end of the filter cylinder is provided with the second water outlet, and the second water outlet is communicated with the water inlet of the box body;

the filter element is arranged in the filter shell, the second water inlet, the filter element and the second water outlet are sequentially communicated to form a main filter channel, and a bypass branch communicated with the second water inlet and the second water outlet is arranged between the filter element and the filter shell.

Optionally, the filter shell is provided with a liquid seal pipe extending into the water storage cavity, and the distance between the end surface of the liquid seal pipe, where one end of the cover body is far away, and the connecting surface of the cover body and the cover body is not less than 5mm and not more than 15mm.

Optionally, the filter shell and the cover body are integrally formed.

Optionally, a drain outlet communicated with the water storage cavity is formed in the bottom of the box body, and the water collection box further comprises a blocking cover for blocking the drain outlet.

The invention also provides a gas water heater, which comprises the water collecting box.

According to the technical scheme, condensed water of the gas water heater is input into the water storage cavity of the box body from the water inlet for collection and storage, and the box body is provided with the module installation part for integrally installing corresponding functional modules, so that different functional modules on the gas water heater can be integrated on the box body, the space utilization rate is high, and the water collection box is suitable for being installed on different gas water heater models for collecting the condensed water without limitation.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are required in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and other drawings may be obtained according to the structures shown in these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a first embodiment of a gas water heater according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a second embodiment of the gas water heater of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a third embodiment of a gas water heater according to the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a fourth embodiment of a gas water heater according to the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a fifth embodiment of a gas water heater according to the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a sixth embodiment of a gas water heater according to the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a seventh embodiment of a gas water heater according to the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of an eighth embodiment of a gas water heater according to the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a nine embodiment of the present invention gas heat Shui Qidi;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of a tenth embodiment of a gas water heater according to the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view showing the structure of an embodiment of a condensate recovery apparatus according to the present invention;

FIG. 12 is an exploded view of FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a schematic view of the structure of the filter device and the water collection cartridge of FIG. 11;

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of the view of FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a pump valve integrated system according to the present invention.

Reference numerals illustrate:

The achievement of the objects, functional features and advantages of the present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in conjunction with the embodiments.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present invention will be made clearly and fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is evident that the embodiments described are only some, but not all embodiments of the invention. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the invention.

In the case where a directional instruction is involved in the embodiment of the present invention, the directional instruction is merely used to explain the relative positional relationship, movement condition, etc. between the components in a specific posture, and if the specific posture is changed, the directional instruction is changed accordingly.

In addition, if there is a description of "first", "second", etc. in the embodiments of the present invention, the description of "first", "second", etc. is for descriptive purposes only and is not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, if the meaning of "and/or" is presented throughout this document, it is intended to include three schemes in parallel, taking "a and/or B" as an example, including a scheme, or B scheme, or a scheme where a and B meet simultaneously. In addition, the technical solutions of the embodiments may be combined with each other, but it is necessary to base that the technical solutions can be realized by those skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, the combination of the technical solutions should be considered to be absent and not within the scope of protection claimed in the present invention.

The gas water heater is also called as gas water heater, which uses gas as fuel to transfer heat to cold water flowing through heat exchanger by combustion heating mode to achieve the purpose of preparing hot water. The gas water heater mainly comprises a valve body assembly, a main burner, a small fire burner, a heat exchanger, a safety device and the like, and also comprises a flue type water heater flue and a forced-air device of the forced-air water heater. The valve body assembly controls the working procedure of the whole water heater and comprises a water valve, an air valve, a micro switch, an igniter and the like. When the water heater is installed, valves are installed on the water inlet pipe, the water outlet pipe and the gas pipe.

After the common gas water heater performs primary heat exchange, medium-temperature flue gas with the temperature of about 180 ℃ is usually generated, the content of CO ₂、NO_X in the medium-temperature flue gas is higher, and the medium-temperature flue gas has water vapor with higher heat energy content, if the medium-temperature flue gas is directly discharged, the environment is polluted, and a large amount of heat energy is lost. In order to avoid environmental pollution and waste of heat energy caused by direct discharge of flue gas, a condensing type gas water heater is generated. The condensing gas water heater adopts a condensing heat exchange device to perform secondary heat exchange, preheats water, recovers latent heat of medium-temperature flue gas, improves the utilization rate of gas, and simultaneously greatly reduces the temperature of flue gas discharged outside the gas water heater. As the water vapor in the medium-temperature flue gas can be condensed into liquid condensed water while releasing latent heat, and acid gases such as CO ₂、NO_X in the flue gas can be dissolved in the condensed water, so that the flue gas is corrosive. Therefore, condensing gas water heaters typically require a condensate drain to drain the acid condensate off-machine and use a neutralizer to remove the corrosive nature of the condensate prior to discharge. For the treatment of condensed water, a water container can be placed by a user for temporary storage and periodically poured out, or a drain pipe can be arranged for connecting to a sewer of the user's home. Therefore, the existence of the condensed water drain pipe and the discharge of condensed water bring a plurality of inconveniences to users, are quite unattractive, and can cause the waste of water resources due to the direct discharge of condensed water.

The invention provides a gas water heater, which is a condensing gas water heater.

In the embodiment of the invention, as shown in fig. 1 to 15, the gas water heater 1 comprises an equipment main body 20 and a condensate water recovery processing device 10, wherein the equipment main body 20 comprises a main heat exchanger 22 for carrying out primary heat exchange on the combusted smoke and a condensate heat exchanger 23 for carrying out secondary heat exchange on the primary heat exchange on the smoke, and the condensate water recovery processing device 10 is used for recovering condensate water generated by the condensate heat exchanger 23 and injecting the collected condensate water into the waterway system 21. Thus, by setting the condensed water recovery processing device 10, condensed water can be effectively injected into the waterway system 21 of the gas water heater 1, so that the condensed water is prevented from being directly discharged, the waste of water resources is avoided, and the inconvenience brought to users due to improper position of the direct discharge of the condensed water is also avoided.

The main body 20 of the device generally comprises a shell, a burner, a main heat exchanger 22, a condensing heat exchanger 23 and a waterway system 21, wherein the waterway system 21 is connected with an external water source, and the external water source exchanges heat through the main heat exchanger 22 and the condensing heat exchanger 23 after passing through the waterway system 21, so that hot water required by a user is output. The shell forms a combustion chamber and a flue gas heat exchange chamber which are communicated, and a smoke outlet and a condensate water outlet which are communicated with the flue gas heat exchange chamber, and the burner and the main heat exchanger 22 are arranged in the combustion chamber, that is, in this embodiment, the flue gas heat exchange chamber also has the function of collecting condensate water, and of course, in other embodiments, the flue gas heat exchange chamber can be an additionally arranged water receiving disc, and the water receiving disc is conveyed to the condensate water recovery processing device 10 after receiving water. In general, the main heat exchanger 22 is disposed above the burner for heating, the condensing heat exchanger 23 is disposed in the flue gas heat exchanging chamber, and the combustion chamber is communicated with the flue gas heat exchanging chamber, so that the flue gas generated by the burner flows into the flue gas heat exchanging chamber to perform secondary heat exchange with the condensing heat exchanger 23 after primary heat exchange between the combustion chamber and the main heat exchanger 22. Preferably, in order to improve the heat exchange efficiency of the secondary heat exchange, the water path system 21 generally exchanges heat with the condensation heat exchanger 23 and then exchanges heat with the main heat exchanger 22.

In this embodiment, the condensate water recovery processing apparatus 10 includes a water collecting box 100 and a water pumping device 200, wherein the water collecting box 100 is used for temporarily storing condensate water, and the water pumping device 200 is disposed in a connecting pipeline between the water collecting box 100 and the waterway system 21, so as to inject the condensate water in the water collecting box 100 into the waterway system 21. The pumping device 200 may be integrally mounted on the water collecting box 100, may be built in the water collecting box 100, or may be disposed outside the water collecting box 100.

Wherein the pumping device 200 may be integrally installed in the embodiment of the water collecting box 100, components of the condensate recovery processing device 10, particularly, installation components of the pumping device 200, may be reduced.

In the embodiment in which the pumping device 200 is disposed outside the water collecting box 100, the pumping operation is usually performed only after the air inside the pumping device 200 is exhausted by the exhaust device 700, so that the pumping device 200 is disposed inside the water collecting box 100, and the exhaust device 700 can be omitted, thereby simplifying the installation structure of the pumping device 200 and reducing the space occupied by the condensate recovery processing device 10 in the gas water heater 1 to a certain extent. In addition, the water pumping device 200 is arranged outside the water collecting box 100, so that a user can conveniently install the condensed water recovery processing device 10, the existing water pumping device 200 and the water collecting box 100 can be directly selected, and the water collecting box can be quickly landed.

In the embodiment in which the water pumping device 200 is built in the water collecting box 100, the installation structure of the water pumping device 200 can be simplified, and the space occupied by the condensed water recovery processing device 10 in the gas water heater 1 can be reduced to a certain extent.

It should be appreciated that the pumping device 200 may be a water pump or other negative pressure device, such as a negative pressure device comprising a pipe and an impeller, and in embodiments where the pumping device 200 is a water pump, the type of water pump may be selected according to its installation position with the water collection cartridge 100, for example, a diaphragm pump or a submersible pump.

The main function of the air exhaust device 700 is that in the embodiment where the water pumping device 200 is disposed outside the water collecting box 100, the air in the water pumping device 200 is exhausted completely and then the operation is performed. The outlet end of the pumping device 200 is connected to the water channel system 21 after the air in the pumping device 200 is exhausted, usually by connecting the outlet end of the pumping device 200 to the exhaust pipe before the condensed water is injected into the water channel system 21.

Illustratively, the exhaust device 700 includes a control valve and an exhaust pipe, the exhaust device 700 is electrically connected to the control device 500, and the control device 500 controls the exhaust device 700 to start or stop operating.

The control valve is configured to be communicated with the domestic water pipeline through the outlet of the pumping device 200 when the pumping device 200 starts to work and the pressure value of the connecting pipeline reaches a preset value, and to be disconnected with the domestic water pipeline through the outlet of the pumping device 200 and the water collecting box 100 through the exhaust pipeline when the pumping device 200 starts to work and the pressure value of the connecting pipeline does not reach the preset value.

Preferably, in order to avoid that the condensed water flows out from the exhaust pipeline due to improper control of the control valve, the exhaust pipeline can be communicated with the water storage cavity 101 of the water collecting box 100, so that air in the water pumping device 200 can be ensured to be exhausted, and the condensed water is prevented from flowing out from the exhaust pipeline to pollute the gas water heater 1. In this way, the time accuracy control requirements for the control valve can also be reduced.

The water collecting box 100 is mainly used for collecting condensed water, and the condensed water generated in the flue gas is collected through the water collecting box 100, so that an additional drain pipe is not required to be additionally arranged to drain the condensed water.

In an embodiment, the water collecting box 100 comprises a box body 110 and a module mounting part, wherein the box body 110 is provided with a water storage cavity 101 and a first water inlet 103 communicated with the water storage cavity 101, the first water inlet 103 is used for communicating with a condensed water outlet, and the module mounting part is arranged on the box body 110 and is used for integrally mounting corresponding functional modules.

It will be appreciated that when the water collection cartridge 100 is used to collect condensed water, different functional modules need to be configured accordingly. Taking the module installation part for installing and fixing the pumping device 200 as an example, the module installation part can be a groove which is arranged on the box body 110 and is matched with the pumping device 200, so that the pumping device 200 is installed and positioned on the box body 110, and the assembly of the pumping device 200 and the box body 110 is simpler and more convenient. And, when this water collecting box 100 is installed in gas heater 1, this pumping device 200 is in the same place with box body 110 at least, and the space that occupies between pumping device 200 and the box body 110 is little, and space utilization is high, so, all can install this water collecting box 100 on different gas water heater, and the adaptation scope is wider.

The functional modules may be specifically set according to the setting requirement, which is not limited herein. In this embodiment, the functional module may further include a liquid level detecting device 400, and correspondingly, a module mounting part for fixing the liquid level detecting device 400 is reserved on the box body 110, so as to integrate the liquid level detecting device 400 on the water collecting box 100.

In an exemplary embodiment, referring to fig. 11 to 15, the box body 110 includes a cover 111 and a box 112, the box 112 has a receiving groove with an opening at one end, the cover 111 is covered on the opening end of the box 112 to form the water storage cavity 101, and the water inlet is disposed on the cover 111.

Alternatively, to facilitate the processing of the cartridge body 110 and the module mounting portion mounted on the cartridge body 110, in this embodiment, the cartridge body 110 is divided into two parts, i.e., a cartridge body 112 and a cover body 111, and the cartridge body 110 may be configured in a rectangular, cylindrical or other irregular shape, and the shape thereof is not limited. In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 11 to 15, considering that the cartridge body 110 occupies as small an internal space of the gas water heater 1 as possible while having a large water storage space, the cartridge body 110 is provided as a rectangular body having a surface with a larger area for other module mounting portions to be mounted and fixed.

It can be appreciated that, the box body 110 is used for accommodating condensed water, and the box body 112 and the cover body 111 are formed by separate processing, and the condensed water may leak from the connecting end surfaces of the cover body 111 and the box body 112, so that the gas water heater 1 leaks. When the water collecting box 100 is installed in a gas water heater, the box body 112 is usually arranged below and the cover body 111 is arranged above. In this embodiment, the cover 111 and the box 112 are set up in the up-down direction as an example, that is, the box 112 has a containing groove with an open upper end, the cover 111 is set up in a plate shape, and is fixed on the upper end surface of the box 112 by welding, screwing or the like, and the containing groove is sealed to form the water storage cavity 101, so that after the condensed water in the water storage cavity 101 is fully stored, the condensed water may leak out from the connection gap between the cover 111 and the box 112, thereby improving the reliability thereof.

Further, the cover 111 is provided with an annular positioning protrusion adapted to the mounting groove in a protruding manner, so that the circumferential relative displacement of the cover 111 and the box 112 can be limited, and the structural stability of the cover is improved. In this embodiment, the water inlet is formed on the cover 111, so that the water collecting capacity of the water collecting box 100 is further improved.

In an embodiment, the module mounting portion includes at least one of a water pumping device mounting portion, an air exhausting device mounting portion, a filtering device mounting portion, and a liquid level detecting device mounting portion.

Alternatively, the water collecting box 100 may be fixed to the water pumping device 200 alone, or may be fixed to the air exhausting device 700, or may be fixed to the filter 300 or the liquid level detecting device 400, and the box body 110 is provided with a corresponding module mounting portion corresponding to each functional module, so that other functional modules can be quickly assembled with the box body 110, and the assembly efficiency is improved.

It should be noted that the case body 110 may also have two of the pumping device mounting portion, the air discharging device mounting portion, the filtering device mounting portion, and the liquid level detecting device mounting portion, for example, only the pumping device 200 and the air discharging device 700 may be integrated on the case body 110, or only the liquid level detecting device 400 and the filtering device 300 may be integrated on the case body 110, which is not limited herein. In this embodiment, the box body 110 is provided with a water pumping device mounting portion, an exhaust device mounting portion, a filtering device mounting portion and a liquid level detection device mounting portion, so that the functional modules matched with the water collection box 100 are all integrated on the box body 110, the occupied space of the water collection box 100 is further reduced, and the water collection box can be mounted on different positions of the gas water heater 1 according to use requirements, and the adaptation range is wider.

In one embodiment, the pumping device mounting part comprises a first mounting groove 107 for mounting and fixing the pumping device 200 and a quick connection pipeline 130 communicated with the first mounting groove 107, wherein the quick connection pipeline 130 is provided with an outlet end and an inlet end, the inlet end of the quick connection pipeline 130 is arranged in the water storage cavity 101, and the outlet end of the quick connection pipeline 130 is used for being connected with the pumping device 200.

In this embodiment, the water pumping device mounting portion is located on the cover 111, and compared with the water pumping device mounting portion disposed on the box 112, the box 112 does not need to be additionally provided with other supporting structures to fix the water pumping device 200, so that the structure of the water collecting box 100 is simplified, and the size of the water collecting box is reduced. The configuration of the first mounting groove 107 is adapted to the pumping device 200, and may be specifically determined according to the pumping device 200 selected. For example, when the pumping device 200 is a diaphragm pump, the first mounting groove 107 is shaped to fit the bottom end of the diaphragm pump for positioning the mounting position of the diaphragm pump and assembling with the diaphragm pump.

Further, the quick-connection pipe 130 may be a straight pipe, which is integrally formed with the cover 111, or may be fixed to the cover 111 by welding, flange connection, or the like, which is not limited herein. It will be appreciated that, in general, the length of the water suction port end of the diaphragm pump is fixed when the diaphragm pump is produced, and therefore, in order to enable the diaphragm pump to pump condensate water at a lower liquid level in the water storage cavity 101, an extension pipe needs to be connected to the water suction port end of the diaphragm pump, and the lower end of the extension pipe extends into the cavity bottom, so that the effect of draining the condensate water in the water storage cavity 101 is achieved, and the installation mode is inefficient. In this embodiment, by setting the quick connection pipe 130 and setting the size phase adaptation of the quick connection pipe 130 and the water suction port end of the diaphragm pump, when the diaphragm pump is installed in the first installation groove 107 of the box body 112, the water suction port end of the diaphragm pump is correspondingly inserted into the quick connection pipe 130, and by using the quick connection pipe 130, the effect of sucking out condensate water with a lower liquid level in the water storage cavity 101 can be achieved, and the assembly difficulty of the diaphragm pump and the box body 110 is greatly reduced. It should be noted that, the inner wall of the quick-connection pipe 130 is abutted against the outer wall of the water suction port end of the diaphragm pump, so that a better sealing effect can be achieved.

In an embodiment, the distance between the inlet end of the quick connection pipe 130 and the bottom of the water storage cavity 101 is not less than 5mm. A is defined as the distance between the inlet end of the quick-connection pipe 130 and the bottom of the water storage cavity 101, and A is greater than or equal to 5mm. It will be appreciated that the inlet end of the quick-connect pipe 130 corresponds to the suction inlet of the pump, and in order to drain the condensed water in the water storage chamber 101, in general, the inlet end of the quick-connect pipe 130 needs to be disposed close to the chamber, but if the inlet end of the quick-connect pipe 130 is too close to the bottom of the chamber, the bottom of the box 112 is easy to block the suction inlet of the diaphragm pump during the assembly and manufacturing process. Therefore, through repeated experiments and verification by the inventor, the distance between the inlet end of the quick-connection pipe 130 and the bottom of the water storage cavity 101 needs to be not less than 5mm.

In an embodiment, a baffle 160 is disposed in the water storage cavity 101, the baffle 160 is disposed around the periphery of the quick connection pipe 130, the inner wall of the baffle 160 and the outer wall of the quick connection pipe 130 cooperate to form a water pumping space, and the baffle 160 is provided with a filtering hole 161 for communicating the water pumping space with the water storage tank.

It should be noted that, after the water collection box 100 is used for a long period of time, some solid particles from the flue gas and the filter element 320 may collect in the water storage cavity 101, and the solid particles enter the pump, so that the blockage fault may be caused. Therefore, in this embodiment, the baffle 160 is disposed in the water storage chamber 101, and the baffle 160 mainly isolates a pumping space for the inlet end of the quick connection pipe 130, and a large number of filtering holes 161 are uniformly formed in the baffle 160, so that condensed water outside the baffle 160 can enter the pumping space through the filtering holes 161, and the liquid levels inside and outside the baffle 160 are kept consistent. By properly sizing the filter holes 161, solid particulates can be blocked out of the baffle 160, avoiding damage to the pumping device 200, and the reliability of the water collection cartridge 100 is higher.

Further, as shown in fig. 15, the baffle 160 is integrally formed with the case 112 to reduce the manufacturing process of the water collecting case 100. Specifically, the baffle 160 is protruding upward from the bottom of the water storage cavity 101 at a position corresponding to the quick connection pipe 130, the baffle 160 and the bottom of the water storage cavity 101 cooperate to form a groove with an open upper end, the inlet end of the quick connection pipe 130 is inserted into the groove, the baffle 160 is provided with a plurality of strip-shaped filter holes 161 along the vertical direction, the plurality of strip-shaped filter holes 161 are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the quick connection pipe 130, and when condensate water enters the pumping space, large particles are prevented from being sucked into the pump, and the pump is prevented from being blocked.

In an embodiment, the liquid level detection device mounting portion includes a first through hole 105 in communication with the water storage chamber 101.

Alternatively, the liquid level detecting device 400 for detecting the liquid level of the water storage cavity 101 may generally be a liquid level meter, a liquid level probe, etc., which needs to extend into the water storage cavity 101 to detect the liquid level of the water storage cavity 101. In this embodiment, the first through hole 105 provided in the case body 110 is provided in the liquid level detecting device mounting portion, and the position thereof is not limited herein, and only needs not to interfere with other module mounting portions. Thus, the water collection box 100 and the liquid level detection device 400 are installed without re-perforating the box body 110, so that the installation difficulty is reduced.

In an embodiment, the first through hole 105 is disposed on the cover 111, and a fixing portion 170 is protruding toward the water storage cavity 101 at a periphery of the first through hole 105 for fixing the liquid level detecting device 400.

Optionally, the first through hole 105 is mounted on the cover 111, so that condensed water in the water storage chamber 101 is prevented from leaking out of a connection gap between the first through hole 105 and the liquid level detecting device 400, and leakage of liquid is prevented. Further, the first protruding portion is cylindrically disposed, so, when the liquid level detecting device 400 is inserted into the water storage cavity 101 through the fixing portion 170, the contact area between the liquid level detecting device 400 and the protruding portion is increased, preventing the liquid level detecting device 400 from shaking, and improving the detection accuracy thereof.

In an embodiment, the water collection box 100 is further provided with a liquid level detection device 400, the liquid level detection device 400 is mounted on the fixing portion 170, a distance between the liquid level detection device 400 and the inlet end of the quick connection pipe 130 is not less than 5mm, and the liquid level detection device 400 is higher than the inlet end of the quick connection pipe 130.

Alternatively, in the present embodiment, the liquid level detecting device 400 is integrated on the cartridge body 110, so that the subsequent assembly of the liquid level detecting device 400 and the cartridge body 110 is not required, and the installation efficiency thereof is improved. In this embodiment, the liquid level detecting device 400 is a liquid level meter, and the number of the liquid level meters is not limited, and the number of the liquid level meters can be 1, 2 or more according to actual use. If a liquid level detecting device 400 is selected, the liquid level detecting device 400 can detect the high level and the low level in the water storage cavity 101, and the liquid level detecting device 400 can be a floating ball liquid level meter, a radar liquid level meter, an ultrasonic liquid level meter or the like.

But it is considered to be costly to use either a radar level gauge or an ultrasonic level gauge. In this embodiment, the common liquid level gauge is adopted, the two liquid level gauges are arranged at intervals, and are defined as a first liquid level gauge and a second liquid level gauge, wherein the first liquid level gauge is used for detecting the low liquid level in the water storage cavity 101, and the second liquid level gauge is used for detecting the high liquid level in the water storage cavity 101. When the condensed water in the gas water heater 1 is gradually accumulated in the water collecting box 100, the liquid level gradually rises to submerge the inlet end of the quick-connection pipeline 130, the water level continues to rise until reaching the second liquid level timing, a certain time is delayed, the water pumping device 200 starts to pump water, the pumping speed of the water pumping device 200 is higher than the condensed water generation speed, the liquid level gradually falls, when the liquid level falls to the first liquid level timing, the water pumping device 200 stops pumping water, and the condensed water is intermittently discharged from the water collecting box 100.

It should be noted that, the pump is generally selected as the pumping device 200, and the pump vibrates when working to drive the liquid level in the water storage cavity 101 to shake, if the height difference between the second level gauge and the pump inlet is small, the pump is frequently started and stopped, and is easy to be damaged. Therefore, in this embodiment, the distance between the height of the second liquid level gauge and the inlet end of the quick-connect pipe 130 is defined as B, and by setting the distance B between the height of the second liquid level gauge and the inlet end of the quick-connect pipe 130 to be 5mm or more, for example, setting B to be 5mm, 6mm, 7mm, 10mm, 20mm, etc., frequent start and stop of the pump are avoided.

In one embodiment, the upper edge of the baffle 160 is higher than the inlet end of the quick connect pipe 130 and lower than the liquid level detecting device 400.

It will be appreciated that the upper edge of the baffle 160 is higher than the inlet end of the quick connect port, avoiding large particulate impurities from entering the pumping space from the gap between the upper edge of the baffle 160 and the inlet end of the quick connect port and being pumped in, further avoiding pump clogging. Meanwhile, if the upper edge of the baffle 160 is higher than the liquid level detecting device 400, the detecting accuracy of the liquid level detecting device 400 is easily disturbed, resulting in unstable system.

In one embodiment, the exhaust mounting portion includes an exhaust port 104 in communication with the water storage chamber 101.

Optionally, the exhaust device mounting portion is provided as an exhaust port 104, which can be manufactured and machined together with the box body 110, so as to reduce the machining difficulty thereof and balance the air pressure inside and outside the water storage cavity 101.

Further, the air outlet 104 is provided in the cover 111, so as to prevent the liquid level in the water storage chamber 101 from being too high, and the condensed water seeps out from the air outlet 104. The periphery of the exhaust port 104 is provided with a first mounting part 140 in a protruding manner in a direction away from the body, and the first mounting part 140 is in a cylindrical shape, so that an external pipeline is conveniently communicated with the exhaust port 104.

In an embodiment, the water collection box 100 further includes a filtering device 300, the filtering device 300 includes a filter housing 310 and a filter element 320, the filter housing 310 is mounted in the cover 111, the filter housing 310 includes a second water inlet 301 and a second water outlet 302, the filter housing 310 includes a filter cartridge 311 and a filter cover 312, one end of the filter cartridge 311 is open, the other end of the filter cartridge 311 is provided with the second water outlet 302, the second water outlet 302 is communicated with the first water inlet 103 of the box body 110, the cover 111 is covered at the open end of the cylinder, the second water inlet 301 is disposed in the cover 111, the filter element 320 is disposed in the filter housing 310, the second water inlet 301, the filter element 320 and the second water outlet 302 are sequentially communicated to form a main filtering channel, and a bypass branch for communicating the second water inlet 301 and the second water outlet 302 is disposed between the filter element 320 and the filter housing 310.

It is to be appreciated that typically, a neutralizing agent is disposed within filter element 320, and one example of a neutralizing agent may be a particulate object comprising magnesium oxide.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the filtering device 300 is directly integrated on the box body 110, so that the condensed water discharged from the condensed water outlet of the gas water heater 1 into the water collecting box 100 in the water storage cavity 101 is filtered and neutralized by the filtering device 300 before entering the water storage cavity 101, and thus, there is no need to additionally install a filter on a pipeline between the water collecting box 100 and the condensed water outlet of the gas water heater 1 to process the condensed water.

Further, since the bypass branch is provided between the filter element 320 and the filter housing 310, even if the filter 300 is blocked during long-term use, condensed water can enter the water storage cavity 101 through the bypass branch, and cannot flow into the condensed water drain pipe, and even overflows from the smoke tube, so that the machine cannot work normally. So that the reliability of the gas water heater 1 to which the water collecting box 100 is applied is higher.

In an embodiment, the filter housing 310 is provided with a liquid seal pipe 180 extending into the water storage cavity 101, and a distance between an end surface of the liquid seal pipe 180, which is far away from the cover 111, and a connection surface between the cover 111 and the body is not less than 5mm, and not more than 15mm.

Optionally, the liquid seal pipe 180 is configured in a cylindrical shape, as shown in fig. 15, the end surface where one end of the liquid seal pipe 180 far away from the cover body 111 is the lower end surface of the liquid seal pipe 180, which defines that the distance between the end surface where one end of the liquid seal pipe 180 far away from the cover body 111 is C and the connection surface between the cover body 111 and the body is 5mm, 6mm, 7mm, 10mm, 15mm and any numerical value between them, so that the liquid level of the water storage cavity 101 continuously rises to the lower end surface position of the liquid seal pipe 180 when the pump fails and cannot pump water, at this time, the lower end surface of the cover body 111, the liquid seal pipe 180 and the liquid level form a closed container, the liquid level continuously flows into the water collection box 100, the gas in the closed container is compressed, the pressure of the closed container rises, the condensed water gradually rises in the liquid seal pipe 180 until the pressure generated by gravity in the liquid seal pipe 180 exceeds the pressure of the closed container, the liquid level in the liquid collection box 100 reaches the water collection box 100, and the risk of losing efficacy is further avoided when the liquid level in the water collection box is further reduced when the water is connected to the double seal box 100.

In one embodiment, the filter housing 310 and the cover 111 are integrally formed. Thus, the overall assembly difficulty of the water collecting box 100 is facilitated, and the assembly efficiency of the water collecting box 100 is improved.

In an embodiment, a drain outlet 106 communicating with the water storage cavity 101 is provided at the bottom of the box body 110, and the water collecting box 100 further includes a blocking cover for blocking the drain outlet 106. After the water collection box 100 is used for a long time, some solid particles from the smoke and the filter element 320 may be collected at the bottom of the water storage cavity 101, and the drain outlet 106 is opened, so that the collection of the sediment can be prevented, and the periodical cleaning effect is achieved. In addition, the drain outlet 106 can also be used as a complete machine process leak detection port, a certain amount of water is injected from the drain outlet 106, so that the liquid level reaches the position of the connecting surface of the cover 111 and the box 112, the tightness of the water collection box 100 is detected, and the water is discharged from the drain outlet 106 after the detection is finished. The periphery of drain 106 is protruding downwards to be equipped with the drain, and the periphery wall of drain has the external screw thread, and the blanking cover is the cap form, and the cover is located the drain, and with drain threaded connection to be convenient for shutoff or open the drain.

In view of the corrosiveness of the condensed water, the water collection cartridge 100 is generally required to have a certain corrosion resistance. In other embodiments, the first water inlet 103 may be further provided with the filtering device 300, so that the condensed water is neutralized by the filtering device 300 and then enters the water collecting box 100 for storage, so that a general material can be selected as the material of the water collecting box 100, and the condensed water neutralized by the filtering device 300 is injected into the waterway system 21, and the loss of the waterway system 21 caused by the condensed water can be reduced. Of course, in some embodiments, the filtering device 300 may be adapted to neutralize the condensed water prior to injecting the condensed water into the waterway system 21.

In order to reduce the manufacturing cost of the water collecting box 100, the water collecting box 100 for temporarily storing the condensed water by the condensed water recovery processing device 10 is arranged away from the main heat exchanger 22 and the condensing heat exchanger 23, that is, the water collecting box 100 is avoided from the high temperature area of the gas water heater 1, and the water collecting box 100 is prevented from using high temperature resistant materials, so that the manufacturing cost is increased, and the manufacturing cost of the gas water heater 1 is reduced to a certain extent.

Illustratively, the condensing heat exchanger 23 is located above the side of the main heat exchanger 22, and the water collection box 100 is located below the side of the main heat exchanger 22. Of course, a combustion port remote from the burner is also required. Preferably, in order to shorten the path of the condensed water into the water collection box 100, the condensation heat exchanger 23 and the water collection box 100 are located on the same side of the main heat exchanger 22.

In an embodiment, a mounting seat 150 for mounting the exhaust device 700 is formed on one side of the water collecting box 100, and the mounting seat 150 and the water collecting box 100 are integrally formed.

In another preferred embodiment, in order to avoid the waste of electricity caused by the idle running of the pumping device 200, the condensed water recovery processing device 10 includes a liquid level detecting device 400 and a control device 500 electrically connected to the liquid level detecting device 400, where the liquid level detecting device 400 is configured to detect the liquid level of the water collecting box 100 and output a liquid level detecting signal, the control device 500 is configured to start the pumping device 200 when the liquid level value corresponding to the liquid level detecting signal reaches a first preset liquid level value, and close the pumping device 200 when the liquid level value corresponding to the liquid level detecting signal reaches a second preset liquid level value, where the second preset liquid level value is smaller than the first preset liquid level.

The liquid level detecting device 400 may be a liquid level probe or a liquid level sensor. The second preset liquid level value and the specific value of the first preset liquid level need to be defined according to the amount of condensed water and the size of the water collection box 100.

In a further preferred embodiment, in order to prevent water in the waterway system 21 from flowing back to the water collection box 100, the condensate recovery processing apparatus 10 includes a check valve 600, and the check valve 600 is disposed on a connection line between the water collection box 100 and the waterway system 21. It should be appreciated that in this embodiment, the orientation of one-way valve 600 is such that only cartridge 100 is permitted to flow to waterway system 21.

The invention also provides a pump valve integrated system 2 for the gas water heater 1, wherein the gas water heater 1 is provided with a waterway system 21, and the pump valve integrated system 2 is used for recovering condensed water generated by the gas water heater 1, so that the condensed water is directly discharged without adding a water pipe.

In the embodiment of the invention, the pump valve integrated system 2 is used for the gas water heater 1, the gas water heater 1 is provided with a waterway system 21, the water heater comprises a water collecting box 100 and a water pumping device 200, the water collecting box 100 is provided with a water storage cavity 101, the water device is arranged on the water collecting box 100, and a liquid inlet 201 of the water pumping device 200 is communicated with the water storage cavity 101 and is used for conveying condensed water in the water storage cavity 101 to the waterway system 21.

In this embodiment, when the water pumping device 200 is directly installed and fixed on the water collecting box 100, the liquid inlet 201 of the water pumping device is communicated with the liquid storage cavity, and the outlet end of the water pumping device 200 is communicated with the waterway system 21, so that when the water pumping device 200 is started, cooling water stored in the liquid storage cavity can be directly discharged into the waterway system 21 of the gas water heater 1 for recovery, the gas water heater 1 can discharge condensed water without adding a water pipe, and the produced condensed water can be discharged into the waterway system 21 through a pump, so that the recovery and the utilization of the condensed water are realized.

According to the technical scheme, the water pumping device 200 is integrated on the water collecting box 100, the liquid inlet 201 of the water pumping device 200 is communicated with the water storage cavity 101 and is used for conveying condensed water in the water storage cavity 101 to the waterway system 21, so that the condensed water generated by the gas water heater 1 can be recovered to the waterway system 21, the water pumping device 200 is integrated on the water collecting box 100, the components are mutually connected, the space utilization rate is high, and the system is suitable for being installed on different gas water heater 1 models according to the installation mode without limitation.

In an embodiment, the pump valve integrated system 2 further includes a pressure relief pipe 800, one end of the pressure relief pipe 800 is communicated with the water storage cavity 101, and the other end is communicated with the outlet end of the pumping device 200.

It will be appreciated that when the condensed water in the water storage chamber 101 is pumped into the waterway system 21 by the pumping device 200, the pumping device 200 stops working when the liquid level in the water storage chamber 101 is lowered to a predetermined low level, so as to avoid the pumping device 200 from being pumped out. The pumping device 200 is generally a pump or other negative pressure device, and the suction and discharge of the conveying medium are realized by controlling the pressure difference between the inlet end and the outlet end of the pumping device 200. When the pumping device 200 stops working, the outlet end of the pump valve integrated system 2 for recycling condensed water is communicated with the tap water channel to have certain back pressure, so that the pressure boost in the pumping device 200 cannot be released in time. Long-term operation can have an impact on the performance and life of the pump assembly 200. Therefore, in this embodiment, by adding the pressure relief pipe 800, when the pumping device 200 stops working, the outlet end of the pumping device 200 is communicated with the inlet end of the pumping device 200 through the pressure relief pipe 800, so that the internal pressure of the pumping device 200 is released, the pressure balance between the outlet end of the pumping device 200 and the inlet end of the pumping device 200 is ensured, the performance loss of the pumping device 200 is ensured, and the working life of the pumping device is prolonged.

In an embodiment, the pump valve integrated system 2 further includes a control valve, where the control valve is connected to the pressure relief pipe 800, and is used to control on-off of the pressure relief pipe 800.

Optionally, by setting the control valve, when the pumping device 200 stops working, the control valve can be controlled by the control component to conduct the pressure relief pipe 800, so as to realize automatic pressure relief and reduce labor cost. Meanwhile, when the water pumping device 200 works, the pressure relief pipe 800 is disconnected when the control valve is closed, so that the condensed water in the water storage cavity 101 is discharged by the water pumping device 200.

In one embodiment, the control valve is integrally mounted to the water collection cartridge 100. So set up, control valve, pumping device 200 and water collection box 100 are integrated into an integral piece, and space utilization is high, and the equipment is convenient, has further improved its suitability.

In one embodiment, the control valve is disposed on one side of the outlet end of the pump 200.

So set up, the distance between the exit end of controlling valve and pumping device 200 is relatively nearer, need not to arrange long pipeline and communicate the exit end of controlling valve and pumping device 200, and this pump valve integrated system 2's pipe connection is shorter, and is simpler convenient, has further reduced its equipment degree of difficulty.

Further, the control valve may be a two-position three-way solenoid valve, and the three ports thereof are respectively used for communicating with the outlet of the pumping device 200, the pressure relief pipe 800, and the waterway system 21.

In one embodiment, the control valve is configured as a solenoid valve, and the outlet end of the pumping device 200 is connected with a three-way joint, one end of the three-way joint is used for communicating with the waterway system 21, and the other end of the three-way joint is communicated with the solenoid valve.

In this embodiment, the solenoid valve is a one-position one-way solenoid valve, and the inlet end and the outlet end of the solenoid valve are vertically arranged. The water pumping device 200 is installed at the upper end of the water collecting box 100, the water outlet of the water pumping device 200 faces to the left, the electromagnetic valve is installed at the left side of the water collecting box 100 and is arranged below the three-way joint, preferably, one end of the three-way joint is just opposite to the inlet end of the electromagnetic valve, and on the pipeline layout, the pipeline between the electromagnetic valve and the outlet end of the water absorbing device is shortest, and the wiring difficulty is reduced.

In an embodiment, the water collection box 100 is provided with the air outlet 104, a first mounting portion 140 is protruding from a periphery of the air outlet 104 towards a direction away from the water collection box 100, and an end of the pressure release pipe 800 away from the water outlet device is connected with the first mounting portion 140.

Optionally, the first mounting portion 140 is configured as a cylinder, a groove is formed in an outer peripheral wall of the first mounting portion, the size of the groove is matched with that of the pressure relief tube 800, and one end of the pressure relief tube 800 is sleeved on the first mounting portion 140, so that the pressure relief tube can be communicated with the water storage cavity 101. The sealing connection between the pressure relief tube 800 and the first mounting portion 140 may be achieved by an external tie or by an interference fit between the pressure relief tube 800 and the first mounting portion 140. Thus, both ends of the pressure relief pipe 800 can be disassembled and arranged, so that the pressure relief pipe is convenient to install and replace.

In an embodiment, the water collection box 100 includes a cover 111 and a box 112, the box 112 has a receiving groove with an opening at one end, and the cover 111 is covered at the opening end of the body to form the water storage cavity 101.

Alternatively, in order to facilitate the processing of the water collecting cartridge 100 and the module mounting part mounted on the water collecting cartridge 100, in this embodiment, the water collecting cartridge 100 is divided into two parts of a cartridge body 112 and a cover body 111, and the water collecting cartridge 100 may be provided in a rectangular, cylindrical or other irregular shape, and the shape thereof is not limited. In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 11 to 15, considering that the water collecting box 100 occupies as small an internal space as possible of the gas water heater 1 while having a large water storage space, the water collecting box 100 is provided as a rectangular body having a surface with a larger area for other module mounting parts to be mounted and fixed.

It can be appreciated that the water collecting box 100 is used for accommodating condensed water, and the condensed water may leak out from the connecting end surfaces of the cover 111 and the box body 112 due to the split processing of the box body 112 and the cover 111 and the later assembly, so that the gas water heater 1 leaks. When the water collecting box 100 is installed in a gas water heater, the box body 112 is usually arranged below and the cover body 111 is arranged above. In this embodiment, the cover 111 and the case 112 are disposed in the up-down direction, that is, the case 112 has a receiving groove with an open upper end, the cover 111 is disposed in a plate shape, and is fixed on the upper end surface of the case 112 by welding, screwing, or the like, and the receiving groove is sealed to form the water storage chamber 101.

In an embodiment, the water inlet is disposed at the cover 111, the pumping device 200 is disposed at the cover 111 and disposed at one side of the cover 111 and disposed at the water inlet, and/or the water outlet 102 is disposed at the cover 111.

It will be appreciated that, in general, when the water collection cartridge 100 is installed in the gas water heater 1, the cartridge body 112 is a supporting end, and the cover 111 is disposed at an upper end of the cover 111. Thus, when the pumping device 200 is mounted on the cover 111, the inlet end of the pumping device 200 can extend into the water storage chamber 101 in the vertical direction, and the pipe length of the inlet end of the pumping device 200 is relatively low, thereby simplifying the pipe length of the pump valve integrated system 2.

In an embodiment, the water collecting box 100 further comprises a quick connector 120, the first mounting portion 140 is provided with a quick connector 120, and/or the outlet end of the control valve is provided with a quick connector 120.

Optionally, one end of the first mounting portion 140, far away from the cover 111, is fixedly connected with the quick connector 120, the other end of the quick connector 120 is used for realizing quick assembly disassembly with the pressure release pipe 800, and further, the outlet end of the control valve is fixedly connected with the quick connector 120, so that the two ends of the pressure release pipe 800 can be quickly assembled and disassembled, the pressure release pipe 800 is not required to be mounted in the pump valve integrated system 2 in advance, and the pump valve integrated system 2 can be mounted in the gas water heater 1 and then the pressure release pipe 800 is communicated with the two quick connectors 120.

In an embodiment, the cover 111 is formed with a first mounting groove 107 for mounting the pumping device 200, the cover 111 is formed with a drain outlet 102 at the first mounting groove 107, which communicates with the first mounting groove 107 and the water storage chamber 101, and when the pumping device 200 is mounted in the first mounting groove 107, a liquid inlet 201 of the pumping device 200 communicates with the drain outlet 102.

Further, the water outlet 102 is coaxially disposed with the water inlet 201 of the water pumping device 200, so that when the water pumping device 200 is fixed to the first mounting groove 107 by means of screws or the like, the water inlet 201 of the water pumping device 200 communicates directly with the water storage chamber 101 through the water outlet 102 to pump water.

In one embodiment, the periphery of the drain opening 102 protrudes downward to form a quick connection pipe 130, and when the pumping device 200 is installed at the installation position, the inlet end of the pumping device 200 is inserted into the quick connection pipe 130 and is connected with the inner wall of the quick connection pipe 130 in a sealing manner.

Alternatively, the quick-connect pipe 130 may be integrally formed with the cover 111, or may be welded, flanged, or otherwise fixed to the cover 111, which is not limited herein. It will be appreciated that, in general, the length of the water suction port end of the diaphragm pump is fixed when the diaphragm pump is produced, and therefore, in order to enable the diaphragm pump to pump condensate water at a lower liquid level in the water storage cavity 101, an extension pipe needs to be connected to the water suction port end of the diaphragm pump, and the lower end of the extension pipe extends into the cavity bottom, so that the effect of draining the condensate water in the water storage cavity 101 is achieved, and the installation mode is inefficient. In this embodiment, by setting the quick connection pipe 130 and setting the size phase adaptation of the quick connection pipe 130 and the water suction port end of the water pumping device 200, so, when the water pumping device 200 is installed in the first installation groove 107 of the box body 112, the water suction port end of the diaphragm pump is correspondingly inserted into the quick connection pipe 130, and the effect of sucking out condensate water with a lower liquid level in the water storage cavity 101 can be achieved through the quick connection pipe 130, so that the assembly difficulty of the diaphragm pump and the box body 110 is further reduced. It should be noted that, the inner wall of the quick-connection pipe 130 is abutted against the outer wall of the water suction port end of the diaphragm pump, so that a better sealing effect can be achieved.

In an embodiment, the distance between the lower end of the quick connection pipe 130 and the bottom of the water storage cavity 101 is not less than 5mm.

It will be appreciated that the inlet end of the quick-connect pipe 130 corresponds to the suction inlet of the pump, and in order to drain the condensed water in the water storage chamber 101, in general, the inlet end of the quick-connect pipe 130 needs to be disposed close to the chamber, but if the inlet end of the quick-connect pipe 130 is too close to the bottom of the chamber, the bottom of the box 112 is easy to block the suction inlet of the diaphragm pump during the assembly and manufacturing process. Therefore, through repeated experiments and verification by the inventor, the distance between the inlet end of the quick-connection pipe 130 and the bottom of the water storage cavity 101 needs to be not less than 5mm.

The foregoing description is only of the optional embodiments of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, and all the equivalent structural changes made by the description of the present invention and the accompanying drawings or the direct/indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A water collection box for a gas water heater having a condensate drain, the water collection box comprising:

2. The water collecting box according to claim 1, wherein the box body comprises a cover body and a box body, the box body is provided with a containing groove with one end open, the cover body is covered on the open end of the box body to form the water storage cavity, and the water inlet is formed in the cover body.

3. The water collection cartridge of claim 2, wherein the module mounting portion comprises at least one of a water pumping device mounting portion, an air exhaust device mounting portion, a filter device mounting portion, and a liquid level detection device mounting portion.

4. The water collection cartridge of claim 3, wherein the pumping device mounting portion comprises a first mounting groove for mounting and securing the pumping device and a quick connect conduit in communication with the first mounting groove, the quick connect conduit having an outlet end and an inlet end;

5. The water collection box of claim 4, wherein the distance between the inlet end of the quick-connection pipe and the bottom of the water storage cavity is not less than 5mm.

6. The water collecting box according to claim 5, wherein a baffle is arranged in the water storage cavity, the baffle is arranged on the periphery of the quick-connection pipeline in a surrounding mode, the inner wall of the baffle and the outer wall of the quick-connection pipeline are matched to form a water pumping space, and the baffle is provided with a filtering hole used for communicating the water pumping space with the water storage tank.

7. The water collection cartridge of claim 6, wherein the level detection device mounting portion comprises a first through hole in communication with the water storage chamber.

8. The water collecting box according to claim 7, wherein the first through hole is formed in the cover body, and a fixing portion is protruding towards the water storage cavity from the periphery of the first through hole and is used for fixing the liquid level detection device.

9. The water collecting box according to claim 8, further comprising a liquid level detecting device mounted to the fixing portion;

10. The water collection cassette of claim 9, wherein the height of the baffle is greater than the height of the inlet end of the quick connect conduit and less than the height of the high trigger level.

11. A water collection cartridge as claimed in claim 3 wherein the vent means mounting portion comprises a vent in communication with the water storage chamber.

12. The water collecting cartridge of claim 11, wherein the air outlet is provided in the cover, and a first mounting portion is protruded toward a direction away from the cartridge body at a peripheral edge of the air outlet.

13. The water collection box according to claim 2, wherein, the water collection box further comprises a filtering device, and the filtering device comprises:

14. The water collecting box according to claim 13, wherein the filter housing is provided with a liquid seal pipe extending into the water storage cavity, and a distance between an end surface of the liquid seal pipe, which is far away from the cover body, and a connecting surface of the cover body and the box body is not less than 5mm and not more than 15mm.

15. The water collection kit of claim 14, wherein the filter housing and the cover are integrally formed.

16. The water collection cartridge of claim 1, wherein a drain port in communication with the water storage chamber is provided at a bottom of the cartridge body, and the water collection cartridge further comprises a blocking cover for blocking the drain port.

17. A gas water heater comprising a water collection box as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 16.