RADIATOR AND BASEPLATE ASSEMBLY THEREOF

Abstract

A radiator and a baseplate assembly thereof are disclosed. The baseplate assembly comprises: a baseplate comprising a strip plate and wheels mounted at two ends of the strip plate in a length direction, the strip plate having a through hole; a baseplate fixing plate fixedly connected between two radiating fins on a bottom of the radiator and having a threaded hole; and a bolt passing through the through hole and being screwed in an inner thread of the threaded hole so as to fixedly connect the baseplate onto the baseplate fixing plate. The radiator and the baseplate assembly thereof have simple structures and are convenient to install and transport.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

Priority is claimed on Chinese Patent Application No. 201320793997.1, filed Dec. 4, 2013, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This disclosure relates to a radiator, and more particularly to a baseplate assembly of a radiator and a radiator with the baseplate assembly.

BACKGROUND

A radiator is an important appliance in family lives. The radiator may be an oil-filled radiator or an oil-free radiator.

In some radiators, there are baseplate assemblies for facilitating movement of the radiators among different places when in use. However, parts of the baseplate assembly are dispersedly placed in a packing container during transport. The users have to assemble the baseplate assemblies by themselves after purchase.

FIG. 1 illustrates an oil-filled radiator as an example of radiators. The baseplate assembly of the oil-filled radiator includes a baseplate 2, a U-clamp 7, and a nut 4. The baseplate 2 shall be fixed to a radiator body 1 of the oil-filled radiator. Wheels 3 are provided on both ends of the baseplate 2. The baseplate 2 is locked on a pipe 6, which extends between oil-filled fins, by the U-clamp 7 shown in FIGS. 2-4 and the nut 4 shown in FIG. 1, so as to be fixed on the bottom of the radiator body 1.

Particularly, the U-clamp 7 may be of three forms as shown in FIGS. 2-4. The shape of U-clamp 7 may be a U-shape as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, or may be a substantial U-shape as shown in FIG. 4. An upper arc of the U-clamp 7, as shown in FIG. 4, is better to be locked onto the pipe 6. The U-clamp 7 may have a thread portion 9 and/or a hook portion 5 on both ends of the U-shape. FIG. 2 shows a case that there are thread portions 9 on both ends of the U-shape, and FIGS. 3 and 4 show a case that there are a thread portion 9 on one end and a hook portion 5 on the other end of the U-shape.

To install the baseplate 2, two holes through which the two U-shape ends of the U-clamp 7 may pass, are required to provide in the baseplate 2. In the case of the U-clamp 7 as shown in FIG. 2, after the U-clamp 7 is locked with the pipe 6, the two thread portions 9 may be passed through the above-mentioned holes in the baseplate 2, and then nuts 4 are screwed and tightened onto the thread portions 9. In the case as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, particularly FIG. 4, one end with the hook portion 5 is required to penetrate the hole in the baseplate 2, and the top arc of U-clamp 7 is locked with the pipe 6, and then the other end with the thread portion 9 penetrates the other hole on the baseplate 2, and the nut 4 is screwed and tightened onto the thread portion 9.

As mentioned above, the baseplate assemblies in the prior art are relatively complicated in structure and inconvenient during installation. Also, the U-clamps of the baseplate assemblies in the prior art occupy a certain space in the packing container during transport. The possibility of losing parts will be increased when there are many parts in the packing container. Moreover, since the installation site of the baseplate is flexible, the users are possible to make installation errors which may disadvantageously influence the usage.

SUMMARY

Aiming at the problem existing in the related art, an aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a baseplate assembly for radiator, in order to solve the problem in the related art, such as complicacy in structure, inconvenience during installation and transport and so on.

Another aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a radiator having the baseplate assembly according to the present disclosure.

The disclosure may be achieved by technical solutions hereinafter:

In an embodiment of the disclosure, a baseplate assembly for radiator includes: a baseplate including a strip plate and wheels mounted at two ends of the strip plate in a length direction, the strip plate having a through hole therein; a baseplate fixing plate, fixedly connected between two radiating fins on the bottom of the radiator, the baseplate fixing plate having a threaded hole thereon; and a bolt, passing through the through hole and screwing in an inner thread of the threaded hole, in order to fixedly connect the baseplate to the baseplate fixing plate.

According to a baseplate assembly in an embodiment of the present disclosure, for example, the strip plate has L-shaped flaps on both lateral sides. The flap may comprise a vertical portion vertically connected to the strip plate, and a flap portion connected to the vertical portion. A distance between a lower surface of the baseplate fixing plate and a bottom of the radiating fin is greater than a distance between an upper surface of the flap portion and the lower surface of the baseplate fixing plate.

According to a baseplate assembly in an embodiment of the present disclosure, for example, the bolt is a butterfly bolt.

According to a baseplate assembly in an embodiment of the present disclosure, for example, the through hole is disposed at the geometrical center of the strip plate; the threaded hole is disposed at the geometrical center of the baseplate fixing plate.

According to a baseplate assembly in an embodiment of the present disclosure, for example, there is one baseplate fixing plate. Two threaded holes may be provided on the fixing plate; the number of the threaded holes is equal to the number of the through holes.

According to a baseplate assembly in an embodiment of the present disclosure, for example, the baseplate fixing plate has edge folds on both sides perpendicular to the radiating fin; and the strip plate has through holes at positions corresponding to the edge folds so as to accommodate the edge folds.

According to a radiator in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the radiator may include a baseplate assembly of the present disclosure.

According to a radiator in an embodiment of the present disclosure, for example, the baseplate fixing plate is fixedly connected between two outermost adjacent radiating fins, and located at a middle position of the radiating fins in a width direction.

According to a radiator in an embodiment of the present disclosure, for example, the baseplate fixing plate is welded between the two adjacent radiating fins.

The disclosure may bring one or more of the following advantageous effects. The radiator and the baseplate assembly thereof in the present disclosure may only include a baseplate fixing plate and bolts in addition to the baseplate, and thusly have simple structures. The user may only need to align the through holes in the baseplate with the threaded holes in the baseplate fixing plate, and screw to tighten the bolts, thusly such installation is very convenient. Also, the baseplate fixing plate is pre-fixed onto the radiator, thereby during transport the space of the packing container is saved, the amount of the parts are reduced and the probability of losing parts is lowered. Moreover, since the baseplate fixing plate has been pre-fixed, the mounting location of the baseplate is fixed, for avoiding the installation errors and thereby the disadvantageous influence of usage.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating the installation of the baseplate assembly of the radiator in the related art;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating the first form of the U-clamp in the baseplate assembly in the related art;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating the second form of the U-clamp in the baseplate assembly in the related art;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating the third form of the U-clamp in the baseplate assembly in the related art;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a radiator according to an embodiment of the disclosure when no baseplate has been installed;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating an installation process of a baseplate of a radiator according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating a radiator according to an embodiment of this disclosure after a baseplate is installed; and

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating a radiator according to another embodiment of the disclosure after a baseplate is installed.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Exemplary embodiments indicating the characteristics and advantages of the present disclosure are described in detail in the following explanation. It should be understood that various variations and modifications can be made for this disclosure by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and the scope of this disclosure, and also, the explanation and the drawings thereof are illustrative, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure.

A radiator of an embodiment in the present disclosure has a baseplate assembly. A baseplate assembly in an embodiment in the present disclosure is applied on a radiator of an embodiment in the present disclosure.

In the context, “upper” and “lower” indicate “upper” and “lower” in a working state of a radiator.

A radiator in an embodiment of the disclosure is an oil-filled radiator, or an oil-free radiator, or the like. The oil-filled radiator may be, for example, an electric oil-filled radiator. Hereinafter, taking an electric oil-filled radiator as example, a radiator and a baseplate for radiator thereof in an embodiment of the disclosure are described.

As shown in FIG. 5, a radiator in an embodiment of the disclosure includes a radiator body 1. The radiator body 1 includes a plurality of oil-filled fins 10, i.e., radiating fins of the radiator. A baseplate assembly in an embodiment of the disclosure is fixed to a bottom of the radiator body 1.

As shown in FIG. 6, the baseplate assembly in an embodiment of the disclosure includes a baseplate 2, a baseplate fixing plate 11 and a bolt 12.

The baseplate 2 includes a strip plate 20 and wheels 3. The wheels 3 are disposed on the both ends of the strip plate 20. In an embodiment, the strip plate 20 is approximately rectangular, and a through hole 200 is disposed at the geometric center of the strip plate 20. For example, the through hole 200 is a smooth hole.

As shown in FIG. 5, the baseplate fixing plate 11 is fixedly connected to, for example welded to, the bottom of the radiator body 1. The baseplate fixing plate 11 may be approximately square. A threaded hole 110 is disposed at the geometric center of the baseplate fixing plate 11, and has an inner thread.

For example, the bolt 12 is a butterfly bolt, such as an M5 butterfly bolt. The advantage of such a bolt is that the bolt 12 may be screwed to tighten without special tools.

In the baseplate assembly in an embodiment of the disclosure, the baseplate fixing plate 11 may be fixedly connected between two outermost adjacent oil-filled fins 10 (or radiating fins), and be located at a middle position of the oil-filled fin 10 in a width direction. The “width direction” discussed herein is the same direction as the length direction of the strip plate 20 after the baseplate 2 has been installed. Moreover, the baseplate fixing plate 11 has been welded to the correct installation position on the baseplate 2 before being packaged in a packing container and transported. Since there are usually two sets of baseplate assemblies, the two sets of baseplate assemblies are respectively installed onto the both longitudinal ends of the radiator body 1.

As shown in FIGS. 5-7, in an embodiment, the strip plate 20 has an L-shaped flap 203 on either lateral end. The flap 203 includes a flap portion 202 and a vertical portion 201. The vertical portion 201 is vertically connected to the strip plate 20, and the flap portion 202 is connected to the vertical portion 201. The flap portion 202 may extend horizontally or extend slantingly upward. Also, the distance between the lower surface of the baseplate fixing plate 11 and the bottom 101 of the oil-filled fin 10 is larger than the distance between the upper surface of the flap portion 202 and the lower surface of the baseplate fixing plate 11. In this way, the flap 203, together with the bolt 12, functions as connection and position between the baseplate 2 and the baseplate fixing plate 11. Also, after the baseplate 2 has been installed, due to the distance relationship mentioned above, although there is still a gap between the upper surface of the strip plate 20 and the lower surface of the baseplate fixing plate 11, the two sets of baseplate assemblies are ensured to be installed at the same level, since the flap portion 202 has been stopped by the bottom 101 of the oil-filled fin 10. Thus, the convenience of height positioning is increased.

Accordingly, after purchase of the product, the user may open the packing container, align the threaded hole 110 with the through hole 200, and then screw up the bolt 12 to fasten. Thus, the baseplate 2 may be installed at the bottom of the radiator body 1.

Also, in order to fix the baseplate 2, as shown in FIG. 8, in another embodiment, edge folds 110 may be formed on two sides of the baseplate fixing plate 11 perpendicular to the radiating fin 10 (i.e., two sides of the baseplate fixing plate 11 without welding to the radiating fin 10), and oriented downwardly during work. Through holes 102 for accommodating the edge folds 110 are disposed at positions corresponding to the edge folds 110 on the strip plate 20 of the baseplate 2. When installing, the strip plate 20 allows the edge folds 110 of the baseplate fixing plate 11 to pass through the through holes 102, and then the bolt 12 is screwed.

Also, for fixing the baseplate 2, the approximately square baseplate fixing plate 11 may be replaced by a rectangular one. Two through holes 110 with inner threads are disposed on the baseplate fixing plate 11, and correspondingly, two through holes 200 are disposed on the strip plate 20 of the baseplate 2. The baseplate fixing plate 11 and the strip plate 20 are connected and fastened by means of two bolts 12.

In short, the radiator and the baseplate assembly thereof in the present disclosure only contain the baseplate fixing plate 11 and the bolts 12 in addition to the baseplate 2, and thusly have simple structures. When installing, the user only needs to align the through hole 200 in the baseplate 2 with the threaded hole 110 in the baseplate fixing plate 11, and screw and tighten the bolt 12, thusly the installation is very convenient. Also, since the baseplate fixing plate 11 is pre-fixed onto the radiator, during transport of the radiator, the space of the packing container is saved, the amount of the parts is reduced and the possibility of losing parts is lowered. Moreover, since the baseplate fixing plate 11 is pre-fixed in position before sale, the installation position of the baseplate is fixed, which would avoid the installation errors and thereby the disadvantageous influence of usage.

The technical solutions of the present disclosure are disclosed by embodiments as above. For those skilled in the art, it should be recognized there are various variations and modifications without departing from the spirit and the scope of this disclosure. Therefore, this disclosure intends to include these variations and modifications.

Claims

1. A baseplate assembly for radiator, comprising:

a baseplate including a strip plate provided with a through hole, and wheels mounted at two ends of the strip plate in a length direction;

a baseplate fixing plate fixedly connected between two radiating fins on a bottom of the radiator and provided with a threaded hole; and

a bolt passing through the through hole and screwing into an inner thread of the threaded hole so as to fix the baseplate onto the baseplate fixing plate.

2. The baseplate assembly according to claim 1, wherein the strip plate has an L-shaped flap on each of both lateral sides; the flap comprises a vertical portion vertically connected to the strip plate, and a flap portion is connected to the vertical portion; a distance between a lower surface of the baseplate fixing plate and a bottom of the radiating fin is greater than a distance between an upper surface of the flap portion and the lower surface of the baseplate fixing plate.

3. The baseplate assembly according to claim 2, wherein the bolt is a butterfly bolt.

4. The baseplate assembly according to claim 3, wherein the through hole is disposed at a geometrical center of the strip plate; the threaded hole is disposed at a geometrical center of the baseplate fixing plate.

5. The baseplate assembly according to claim 1, wherein the baseplate assembly comprises one baseplate fixing plate; two threaded holes are disposed on the baseplate fixing plate; the number of the threaded holes is equal to the number of the through holes.

6. The baseplate assembly according to claim 1, wherein the baseplate fixing plate has edge folds on both sides thereof perpendicular to the radiating fin;

the strip plate has through holes for accommodating the edge folds at positions corresponding to the edge folds.

7. A radiator comprising a baseplate assembly according to claim 1.

8. The radiator according to claim 7, wherein the baseplate fixing plate is fixedly connected between two outermost adjacent radiating fins, and is located at a middle position of the radiating fin in a width direction.

9. The radiator according to claim 8, wherein the baseplate fixing plate is welded between the two adjacent radiating fins.