Instantaneous water-heating dispensing device and heating module thereof
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F24H-001/10
H05B-003/78
H05B-003/26
H05B-003/46
F24H-001/12
F24H-009/00
출원번호
US-0014588
(2013-08-30)
등록번호
US-9803886
(2017-10-31)
발명자
/ 주소
Chang, Yun-Shan
출원인 / 주소
Chang, Yun-Shan
대리인 / 주소
Rosenberg, Klein & Lee
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초록▼
The present invention discloses a water dispensing device including a water tank and at least one heating module. Each heating module includes a body and a heating plate, the body includes a groove, an input terminal located one end of the groove and connected the water tank, an output terminal loca
The present invention discloses a water dispensing device including a water tank and at least one heating module. Each heating module includes a body and a heating plate, the body includes a groove, an input terminal located one end of the groove and connected the water tank, an output terminal located other end of the groove, and a plurality of ribs. The ribs formed on the bottom surface of the groove and the height is less than a depth of the groove, two arms of the ribs connect the sidewalls of the groove, and the density of the arrangement is decremented from the input terminal to the output terminal. The heating plate is covered the groove and doesn't contact the ribs, and the surface of the heating plate which is deviated from the groove has a plurality of heating units, be used to convert the power into the heat energy.
대표청구항▼
1. A heating module, electrically connected to an external power source, comprising: a body, including: a groove;an input terminal, positioned at one end of the groove;an output terminal, positioned at the other end of the groove; anda plurality of ribs, formed on the bottom face of the groove, wher
1. A heating module, electrically connected to an external power source, comprising: a body, including: a groove;an input terminal, positioned at one end of the groove;an output terminal, positioned at the other end of the groove; anda plurality of ribs, formed on the bottom face of the groove, wherein the height of protrusion of the ribs is smaller than the depth of the groove, two arms of each of the ribs are respectively connected to two side walls of the groove, and the arrangement density of the plurality of ribs decreases from the input terminal to the output terminal; anda heating plate, covering the opening of the groove and not in contact with the ribs, wherein the face of the heating plate facing away from the groove has a plurality of heating units, each of the heating units corresponds to a region between two of the neighboring ribs, and the heating units convert electrical power into heat for heating the water injected from a water tank. 2. The heating module according to claim 1, wherein the body includes a block disposed between the input terminal and the rib closest to the input terminal, and the direction of extension from the input terminal to the block intersects the midpoints of the ribs. 3. The heating module according to claim 1, wherein the groove includes a first liquid-guiding slope formed between the input terminal and the rib closest to the input terminal, and a second liquid guiding slope formed between the output terminal and the rib closest to the output terminal, a depth of the first liquid-guiding slope proximal to the input terminal is larger than depth of the first liquid-guiding slope distal from the input terminal, and a depth of the second liquid-guiding slope proximal to the output terminal is larger than a depth of the second liquid-guiding slope distal from the output terminal. 4. The heating module according to claim 1, wherein the ribs are V-shaped ribs, and the midpoint of each of the ribs is a pointed apex pointing towards the output terminal. 5. The heating module according to claim 4, wherein the included angle of the two arms of each of the ribs is 120 degrees. 6. The heating module according to claim 1, wherein the minimum distance between the plurality of ribs and the heating plate is a predetermined distance, the predetermined distance is directly proportional to the protruding height of the ribs and the electric power provided to each of the heating units by the external power source. 7. The heating module according to claim 1, wherein each of the heating units is formed by at least one wired resistor, and the arrangement density of the at least one wired resistors between two neighboring ribs proximal to the input terminal is higher than the arrangement density of the at least one wired resistors between two neighboring ribs proximal to the output terminal. 8. A water dispensing device for providing instantaneous heating, electrically connected to an external power source, comprising: a water tank; andat least one heating module, each of which includes: a body, including: a groove;an input terminal, positioned at one end of the groove;an output terminal, positioned at the other end of the groove; anda plurality of ribs, formed on the bottom face of the groove, wherein the height of protrusion of the ribs is smaller than the depth of the groove, two arms of each of the ribs are respectively connected to two side walls of the groove, and the arrangement density of the plurality of ribs decreases from the input terminal to the output terminal; anda heating plate, covering the opening of the groove and not in contact with the ribs, wherein the face of the heating plate facing away from the groove has a plurality of heating units, each of the heating units corresponds to a region between two of the neighboring ribs, and the heating units convert electrical power into heat for heating the water injected from the water tank;wherein when liquid flows through the region between two neighboring ribs and the heating plate, the liquid proximal to the heating plate is heated instantly and convective heat transfer is created therein, and a convection cell is created between the two neighboring ribs and the heating plate. 9. The water dispensing device for providing instantaneous heating according to claim 8, wherein the body includes a block disposed between the input terminal and the rib closest to the input terminal, the direction of extension from the input terminal to the block intersects the midpoints of the ribs, and the block creates breaking waves in a liquid before the liquid flows to the plurality of ribs and the heating plate. 10. The water dispensing device for providing instantaneous heating according to claim 8, wherein the groove includes a first liquid-guiding slope formed between the input terminal and the rib closest to the input terminal, and a second liquid guiding slope formed between the output terminal and the rib closest to the output terminal, a depth of the first liquid-guiding slope proximal to the input terminal is larger than a depth of the first liquid-guiding slope distal from the input terminal, and a depth of the second liquid-guiding slope proximal to the output terminal is larger than a depth of the second liquid-guiding slope distal from the output terminal, creating turbulence in the fluid flowing past the first liquid-guiding slope and the second liquid-guiding slope. 11. The water dispensing device for providing instantaneous heating according to claim 8, wherein the ribs are V-shaped ribs, and the midpoint of each of the ribs is a pointed apex pointing towards the output terminal. 12. The water dispensing device for providing instantaneous heating according to claim 11, wherein the included angle of the two arms of each of the ribs is 120 degrees. 13. The water device dispensing for providing instantaneous heating according to claim 8, wherein the minimum distance between the plurality of ribs and the heating plate is a predetermined distance, the predetermined distance is directly proportional to the protruding height of the ribs and the electric power provided to each of the heating units by the external power source. 14. The water dispensing device for providing instantaneous heating according to claim 8, wherein each of the heating units is formed by at least one wired resistor, and the arrangement density of the at least one wired resistors between two neighboring ribs proximal to the input terminal is higher than the arrangement density of the at least one wired resistors between two neighboring ribs proximal to the output terminal. 15. A body, comprising: a groove;an input terminal, positioned at one end of the groove;an output terminal, positioned at the other end of the groove; anda plurality of ribs, formed on the bottom face of the groove, wherein the height of protrusion of the ribs is smaller than the depth of the groove, two arms of each of the ribs are respectively connected to two side walls of the groove, and the arrangement density of the plurality of ribs decreases from the input terminal to the output terminal. 16. The block according to claim 15, further comprising a block disposed between the input terminal and the rib closest to the input terminal, and the direction of extension from the input terminal to the block intersects the midpoints of the ribs. 17. The block according to claim 15, wherein the groove includes a first liquid-guiding slope formed between the input terminal and the rib closest to the input terminal, and a second liquid guiding slope formed between the output terminal and the rib closest to the output terminal, a depth of the first liquid-guiding slope proximal to the input terminal is larger than a depth of the first liquid-guiding slope distal from the input terminal, and a depth of the second liquid-guiding slope proximal to the output terminal is larger than a depth of the second liquid-guiding slope distal from the output terminal. 18. The block according to claim 15, wherein the ribs are V-shaped ribs, and the midpoint of each of the ribs is a pointed apex pointing towards the output terminal. 19. The block according claim 18, wherein the included angle of the two arms of each of the ribs is 120 degrees.
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