RADIATOR HEATING DEVICE USING VACUUM SPIRAL HEAT PIPE

The present invention relates to a radiator heating device using a vacuum spiral heat pipe which can maximize heating efficiency, the radiator heating device comprising: a lower support (110) having an air hole (11); a first heat pipe (120A) and a second heat pipe (120B) provided standing in close contact with each other on the lower support (110); a first radiating pipe having, on the lower part thereof, a blower (40) for introducing outside air; a second radiating pipe (140) having a plurality of heat release nozzles formed on one side around the outer circumference thereof; a connecting pipe (150); an outer case (160) having a plurality of air contact protrusions (60) and having a discharge hole (62) provided on one side thereof; and a cover (170) detachably provided on the upper part of the outer case (160).

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Description
TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a radiator heating device using a vacuum spiral heat pipe and, more specifically, to a radiator heating device using a vacuum spiral heat pipe, wherein the heat released through a heat pipe, of which vacuum state is maintained, is maximized in proportion to the volume of a position, in which the heat pipe is provided, such that efficient heating effects can be achieved for not only each room but also metro chairs, couches at home, vehicle seats and the like, on which people seat, and the vacuum state of the heat pipe is re-controlled such that the device can be semi-permanently available.

BACKGROUND ART

In general, a radiator is a heating device used for releasing heat to the outside by operating a boiler, which generates steam, so as to enable thus generated steam to move in pipes, or by heating an electric heater so as to convert a medium in the radiator into steam.

In the former case, the steam is generated by burning fossil fuels, thereby causing the contamination of air environment, a fire due to careless use and excessive fuel costs.

Further, in the latter case, it has been pointed out that the electric heater type radiator still has drawbacks, wherein this radiator uses heater heating such that harmful electromagnetic waves are excessively generated even though pollutants are not generated, and the power consumption is high.

Conventional radiators using heat pipes can use a method of heating the heater heating part of the heat pipe by using the heat sources of the former and the latter as described above, but still have the problems of causing the environmental pollution and the excessive energy consumption.

In addition, there are further problems that a plurality of heat pipes is collected to release heat so that the consumption of raw materials and production costs are excessively increased.

Further, the heat pipe radiator as described above has the biggest drawback in that, if the internal vacuum state is exhausted (lost) due to the fine structure of metal (loss), the heat dissipation efficiency is remarkably decreased such that the radiator cannot be used any more as a heating device.

Korean Patent No. 10-1125323 (title of the invention: heat pipe heating device) of the present applicant discloses a heating device for a floor body and a wall body, wherein the heating device is provided to be buried in a space of a predetermined area. Therefore, this heating device has a disadvantage that the heating device cannot be moved to an indoor space of a transportation means such as the metro, a train and a car. In addition, in order to install this heating device in an existing building, reconstruction of the building is inevitable, causing excessive installation construction costs.

That is, there has been a demand for a heating device which can be moved, is ready to carry out space setting and advantageous in the re-vacuum setting of the heat pipes, and can maximize a separate indoor space heating.

DISCLOSURE [Technical Problem]

The present invention has been derived in order to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and it is an objective of the present invention to provide a radiator heating device using a vacuum spiral heat pipe, wherein the heat dissipated through a heat pipe, of which vacuum state is maintained, is maximized in proportion to the volume of a position, in which the heat pipe is provided, such that efficient heating effects can be achieved for not only each room but also metro chairs, couches at home, and the like, on which people seat, and the vacuum state of the heat pipe is re-controlled such that the device can be semi-permanently available.

[Technical Solution]

In order to achieve the above objectives of the present invention, there is provided a radiator heating device using a vacuum spiral heat pipe, comprising: a lower support provided with an air hole for inducing external introduction air; a first heat pipe and a second heat pipe as hollow pipes, each of which incorporates a heating medium, and has upper and lower parts, which are formed linearly, a spiral heat exchange part, which is integrally formed in the shape of a coil spring between the upper and lower parts, a plurality of circular radiating plates coupled to the outside circumference of the spiral heat exchange part in close contact therewith, a vacuum pressure control valve provided to the upper end portion thereof, and a heater heating part incorporated in the lower end portion thereof such that the heater heating part is provided standing in close contact with the lower support each other; a first radiating pipe provided to the spiral inside of the first heat pipe such that the outside circumference of the first radiating pipe comes into close contact with the spiral inside of the first heat pipe so as to allow heat to be conducted from the radiating plates, and having a blower provided at the lower part thereof so as to introduce external air; a second radiating pipe provided to the spiral inside of the second heat pipe such that the outside circumference of the second radiating pipe comes into close contact with the spiral inside of the second heat pipe so as to allow heat to be conducted from the radiating plates, and having a plurality of heat release nozzles formed at one side of the outside circumference thereof; a connecting pipe for connecting the upper parts of the first radiating pipe and the second radiating pipe in the shape of ∩ so as to move heated air from the first radiating pipe to the second radiating pipe; an outer case coupled to the upper part of the lower support in a shape, in which the outer case encompasses and protects the first heat pipe and the second heat pipe, and having a plurality of air contact protrusions, which is formed with a triangular cross-section, on the outside circumference thereof so as to widen a radiating area, and a discharge hole, which is provided at one side of the outside circumference so as to discharge heat, released from the heat release nozzles of the second radiating pipe, to the outside; and a cover detachably provided to the upper part of the outer case.

Further, the heating device according to the present invention, is a hollow pipe, which incorporates a heating medium, and has upper and lower parts, which are formed linearly, a spiral heat exchange part, which is integrally formed in the shape of a coil spring between the upper and lower parts, a plurality of circular radiating plates coupled to the outside circumference of the spiral heat exchange part in close contact therewith, a vacuum pressure control valve provided to the upper end portion thereof, and a heat pipe incorporated in the lower end portion thereof; a front case and a rear case, each of which is sealed at a lower part and opened at an upper part, and has a plurality of air contact protrusions, which is formed with a triangular cross-section, on the outside circumference thereof so as to widen a radiating area, and which are combined with each other in the back and forth direction in a shape, in which the front case and the rear case encompass the outside of the heat pipe; and a connection flange detachably provided to the upper end portions of the front case and the rear case, connected to the lower part of a seat at the upper part thereof, and having a plurality of heat release holes.

[Advantageous Effects]

According to the present invention, the radiator heating device using a vacuum spiral heat pipe releases heat through spiral first and second heat pipes and first and second radiating pipes passing through the spiral inside portions of the first and second heat pipes and connected thereto through a connecting pipe such that the energy used in the volume range of the case of the heating device is remarkably reduced while maximizing the heating efficiency. Therefore, the radiator heating device using a vacuum spiral heat pipe can be moved and used for the indoor space heating of a bathroom, a janitor's room, a small workshop and the like, in which any additional heating facility is not provided, or applied to, for example, the lower part of a fixed chair seat in a transportation means such as the metro, a train, a bus, a car and the like so as to effectively carry out the heating of the seat as well as the indoor space heating.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view illustrating a radiator heating device according to the present invention,

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view, in which the heating device of FIG. 1 is cut in the traversal direction,

FIG. 3 is a front view illustrating a first heat pipe and a second heat pipe extracted from the heating device of FIG. 1,

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view illustrating a radiator heating device according to an embodiment of the present invention,

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view, in which the heating device of FIG. 4 is cut in the traversal direction,

FIG. 6 is a front view illustrating a heat pipe extracted from the heating device of FIG. 4,

FIG. 7 is a perspective view separately illustrating a vacuum pressure control valve applied to the heat pipe according to the present invention,

FIG. 8 is an expanded cross-sectional view illustrating a screw-coupling re-vacuuming method of a vacuum pressure control valve applied to the heat pipe according to the present invention,

FIG. 9 is an expanded cross-sectional view illustrating a re-vacuuming method in a coupler-coupling manner applied to the heat pipe according to an embodiment of the present invention,

FIG. 10 is an expanded cross-sectional view illustrating a vacuum pressure control valve applied to a heat pipe according to another embodiment of the present invention, and

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a heater heating part applied and provided to a heater pipe according to the present invention.

MODE FOR INVENTION

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with respect to the configuration thereof with reference to accompanying drawings, which preferably illustrate the present invention.

According to the present invention, in a radiator heating device, the heating device (100), as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, includes: a lower support (110) provided with an air hole (11) for inducing external introduction air; a first heat pipe (120A) and a second heat pipe (120B) as hollow pipes, each of which incorporates a heating medium, and has upper and lower parts, which are formed linearly, a spiral heat exchange part (10), which is integrally formed in the shape of a coil spring between the upper and lower parts, a plurality of circular radiating plates (12) coupled to the outside circumference of the spiral heat exchange part in close contact therewith, a vacuum pressure control valve (20) provided to the upper end portion thereof, and a heater heating part (30) incorporated in the lower end portion thereof such that the heater heating part (30) is provided standing in close contact with the lower support (110) each other; a first radiating pipe (130) provided to the spiral inside of the first heat pipe (120A) such that the outside circumference of the first radiating pipe (130) comes into close contact with the spiral inside of the first heat pipe (120A) so as to allow heat to be conducted from the radiating plates (12), and having a blower (40) provided at the lower part thereof so as to introduce external air; a second radiating pipe (140) provided to the spiral inside of the second heat pipe (120B) such that the outside circumference of the second radiating pipe (140) comes into close contact with the spiral inside of the second heat pipe (120B) so as to allow heat to be conducted from the radiating plates (12), and having a plurality of heat release nozzles (50) formed at one side of the outside circumference thereof; a connecting pipe (150) for connecting the upper parts of the first radiating pipe (130) and the second radiating pipe (140) in the shape of ∩ so as to move heated air from the first radiating pipe (130) to the second radiating pipe (140); an outer case (160) coupled to the upper part of the lower support (110) in a shape, in which the outer case (160) encompasses and protects the first heat pipe (120A) and the second heat pipe (120B), and having a plurality of air contact protrusions (60), which is formed with a triangular cross-section, on the outside circumference thereof so as to widen a radiating area, and a discharge hole (62), which is provided at one side of the outside circumference so as to discharge heat, released from the heat release nozzles (50) of the second radiating pipe (140), to the outside; and a cover (170) detachably provided to the upper part of the outer case (160).

The connecting pipe (150) is preferably formed with a diameter smaller than the diameter of the first radiating pipe (130) and the second radiating pipe (140) such that heated air can flow with a stream velocity from the first radiating pipe to the second radiating pipe.

Meanwhile, a heating device (100) according to another embodiment of the present invention includes:

a heat pipe (120C) as a hollow pipe, which incorporates a heating medium, and has upper and lower parts, which are formed linearly, a spiral heat exchange part (10), which is integrally formed in the shape of a coil spring between the upper and lower parts, a plurality of circular radiating plates (12) coupled to the outside circumference of the spiral heat exchange part in close contact therewith, a vacuum pressure control valve (20) provided to the upper end portion thereof, and a heater heating part (30) incorporated in the lower end portion thereof; a front case (160A) and a rear case (160B), each of which is sealed at a lower part and opened at an upper part, and has a plurality of air contact protrusions (60), which is formed with a triangular cross-section, on the outside circumference thereof so as to widen a radiating area, and which are combined with each other in the back and forth direction in a shape, in which the front case (160A) and the rear case (160B) encompass the outside of the heat pipe (120C); and a connection flange (180) detachably provided to the upper end portions of the front case (160A) and the rear case (160B), connected to the lower part of a seat (S) at the upper part thereof, and having a plurality of heat release holes (80).

In the heating device as described above, the vacuum pressure control valve (20) is applied to the first heat pipe (120A), the second heat pipe (120B) and the heat pipe (120), as shown in FIG. 7 to FIG. 10.

The vacuum pressure control valve (20), as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, includes: a support pipe member (21) having an insertion part (21a), into which one side of the first heat pipe (120A) or the second heat pipe (120B) is inserted from the distal end thereof such that the outside end portion of the inserted heat pipe is welded from the insertion part, a spring securing groove (21b) formed in the center thereof and a through hole (21c) formed in the center of the spring securing groove, a male screw part (21d) formed on the outside circumference thereof, and an O-ring support protrusion (21e) formed to be protruded at one side; a piston (22) guided into the through hole (21c) of the support pipe member (21) at one side, and having an O-ring insertion groove (22a) and a spring support protrusion (22b), which are formed on the outside circumference at the other side, and a female screw part (22c), which is formed in the center at one side; a compression spring (23) supported between the spring support protrusion (22b) of the piston (22) and the spring securing groove (21b) of the support pipe member (21) so as to apply elasticity to the piston (22); a fixing cap (24) for accommodating the piston (22), having a female screw part (24a) coupled to the male screw part (21d) of the support pipe member (21), an O-ring insertion groove (24b) formed at one side of the female screw part, and an inclined hole (24c) formed in the center of the inside thereof and a through hole (24d) extended from the inclined hole (24c) so as to support the piston (22); a screw rod (25) coupled to the female screw part (22c) of the piston (22) through the through hole (24d) of the fixing cap (24) so as to control vacuum pressure formed in the heat pipe; a nut(26) coupled to the screw rod (25) so as to maintain a vacuum sealing state; and O-rings (27) guided and provided to the O-ring insertion groove (24b)(22a) of the fixing cap (24) and the piston (22).

Further, the vacuum pressure control valve (20), as shown in FIG. 10, according to another embodiment of the present invention, includes:

a support pipe member (21′) having an insertion part (21f), into which one side of the first heat pipe (120A) or the second heat pipe (120B) is inserted from the distal end thereof such that the outside end portion of the inserted heat pipe is welded from the insertion part (21f), a male screw part (21g) formed on the outside circumference thereof at the opposite side of the insertion part, a through hole (21h) formed in the center thereof and a piston accommodation hole (21i) expanded and extended from the through hole, an O-ring guide groove (21j) formed at one side of the piston accommodation hole (21i), and a vacuum pressure discharge pipe (21k) formed in the longitudinal direction of the outside circumference thereof so as to control vacuum pressure formed in the heat pipe (120) through the through hole (21h); a piston (22′) guided into the piston accommodation hole (21i) of the support pipe member (21′), provided with a packing (22c) for blocking the through hole (21h) at one side, and having a male screw part (22d) formed at the opposite side of the packing; a cover (28) penetrating the male screw part (22d) of the piston (22′) at one side of the support pipe member (21′) and accommodating the piston (22′); a fixing cap (24′) coupled to the male screw part (21g) of the support pipe member (21′) through the outside circumference of the cover (28); a handle (29) coupled to one side of the male screw part (22d) of the piston (22′) so as to control the sliding of the piston (22′) from the piston accommodation hole (21i); and an O-ring (27′) inserted into the O-ring guide groove (21j) of the support pipe member (21′) so as to seal the outside of the piston (22′).

For reference, in the heating device as described above, the heater heating part and the blower of the first heat pipe, the second heat pipe, the heat pipe are operated using a control unit, which is mounted on the outside of an additional device, and a power supply cord connected to the control unit. In addition, a heating device disposed fixedly is wired to electric wiring so as to operate.

In addition, as for a heating medium filled in the first heat pipe, the second heat pipe and the heat pipe, distilled water can be used alone or together with a mixture. In addition, any material having low freezing point and high heat conductivity can be used as such a heating medium. The heating medium to be filled in each heat pipe is filled up to 15% to 20% with respect to the internal volume of the heat pipe and then heated.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 11, the heater heating part (30) includes a heater insertion members (31) made of a copper material and guided and welded to the distal ends of the first heat pipe (120A), the second heat pipe (120B) and the heat pipe (120C) so as to insert the rod-shaped heater (32), and a rod-shaped heater (32) fixed to the end portion side of the heater insertion member (31) by a coupling band (33).

Hereinafter, the operations of the radiator heating device for carrying out heating by using a vacuum spiral heat pipe according to the present invention will be described.

First, the heating device according to the present invention can be moved to a heating-required position in a room space so as to be used therefor or can be used as a fixed stationary type device. As shown in FIG. 1, the heating device according to the present invention heats the heater heating parts (30) of the first heat pipe (120A) and the second heat pipe (120B).

Since the heating medium filled in the first heat pipe (120A) and the second heat pipe (120B) is maintained in a vacuum state, the heating medium gasified through the heating moves from the lower parts of the first heat pipe and the second heat pipe to the upper parts thereof where the vacuum pressure control valves (20) are placed, wherein the heat is intensively diffused and released in the spiral heat exchange parts (10).

By the heating of the heating medium, a gas such as steam heats the heat exchange parts (10) during the moving thereof and is returned to water so as to move down to the lower end portions again, wherein the water is re-heated through the heater heating parts (30). Through the repetition of this re-heating, the heat exchange parts (10) are heated up to a high temperature.

The first heat pipe (120A) and the second heat pipe (120B) are formed in the spiral shape, as described above, so as to maximize the heating space of the internal volume of the outer case (160) which forms the heating device (100). Therefore, the heat emission is carried out spirally, wherein the heat is emitted through the plurality of circular radiating plates (12), which are coupled to the outside circumferences of the first heat pipe (120A) and the second heat pipe (120B).

This enables the heat to be conducted to the outer case (160), which is in contact with the circular radiating plates (12) of the first heat pipe (120A) and the second heat pipe (120B), wherein the outer case (160) has the plurality of the air contact protrusions (60), each of which is formed with the triangular cross-section, on the outside circumference thereof such that the heat conducted to the outer case (160) and released to the outside in the arrow direction (shown in hidden lines), as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, warms room air up, thereby carrying out the heating.

Meanwhile, the first radiating pipe (130), which is axially mounted on the spiral inner diameter side of the first heat pipe (120A), forcedly introduces indoor side external air through the air hole (11) at the lower support (110) side by the blower (40) provided to the lower part thereof. The external air moves upwards by the blower (40) such that the heat generated from the first heat pipe (120A) is conducted to the external air so as to convert the external air to hot air, and thus the first radiating pipe (130) induces the heated air towards the second radiating pipe (140) through the connecting pipe (150) at the upper side of the first radiating pipe (130), thereby providing the heated air stream.

In the above state, the connecting pipe (150), which connects the first radiating pipe (130) and the second radiating pipe (140), has a diameter smaller than the diameter of the first radiating pipe (130) and the second radiating pipe (140) so as to move the heat at a higher speed. In addition, the hot air introduced to the inside of the second radiating pipe (140), to which heat is transferred from the second heat pipe (120B), is finally discharged through the heat release nozzles (50) and through the discharge hole (62) at the outer case (160) side directly to an indoor space, thereby carrying out the heating of the indoor space.

That is, the discharge of the hot air through the outer case owing to the contact heating of the first heat pipe (120A) and the second heat pipe (120B), the first radiating pipe (130), the connecting pipe (150) and the second radiating pipe (140) enables the heating at a high temperature at a high speed in the vacuum state maintained in the first heat pipe (120A) and the second heat pipe (120B), thereby increasing a room temperature with speed.

Meanwhile, according to the heating device (100) according to another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4, the heating through the heater heating part (30) of the heat pipe (120C) and the heat diffusion through the circular radiating plates (12) are carried in the front case (160A) and the rear case (160B), and the heat release to the outside is carried out through the plurality of air contact protrusions (60), each of which is formed with the triangular cross-section, on the outside circumferences of the front case and the rear case, thereby realizing the indoor space heating.

Further, the heat diffused in the front case (160A) and the rear case (160B) through the heat pipe (120C) and the circular radiating plates (12) moves upwards, and thus can warm up a seat (S) of a chair up through the heat release holes (80) at the connection flange (180) side, which is connected to the front case and the rear case as well as the seat (S).

Conclusionally, it is possible to heat an indoor space as well as to warm up a seat owing to the heat convection, and thus the heating device in this type as described above can be optimally used for heating the seats of chairs in the metro, a train, a car or a couch at home.

Meanwhile, the heating efficiency can be lowered as the internal vacuum degrees of the first heat pipe, the second heat pipe and the heat pipe decrease in a long term use of the heating device. Considering this problem, the vacuum pressure control valves (20) applied to the first heat pipe (120A), the second heat pipe (120B) and the heat pipe (120C) in the heating devices in the above two types can prevent the heating efficiency decrease by maintaining the same vacuum degree from the beginning by re-controlling the vacuum pressure, as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8.

First, in the movable type heating device (100) (corresponding to FIG. 1), the cover (170) provided to the upper part of the outer case (160) is detached and released from the upper part of the outer case (160) so as to reveal the vacuum pressure control valve (20), and thus revealed vacuum pressure control valve (20) is controlled in this state. In the case of the fixed type heating device (100) applied to the front case (160A) and the rear case (160B) as shown in FIG. 4, the connection flange (180) is detached from the seat (S) of a chair or the front case is detached from the rear case according to the mounting position of the vacuum pressure control valve (20), and then the vacuum pressure control valve is controlled so as to recover the heat conductivity of the heat pipe and then use the same.

As shown in FIG. 8, the vacuum pressure control of the vacuum pressure control valve (20) is realized according to a piston (22) clearance in the support pipe member (21), which is controlled by releasing the nut (26) of the vacuum pressure control valve (20) in some degree and coupling the screw rod (25) so as to apply pressure.

As the fixing cap (24) forming the vacuum pressure control valve (20) is released from the support pipe member (21), the piston (22), the compression spring (23) and the O-ring (27) mounted in the support pipe member (21) can be separated. Therefore, such constituent elements can be advantageously replaced, and thus the maintenance costs and the parts replacement costs in the use of the heating device (100) can be remarkably reduced.

In addition, as for the vacuum pressure control valve (20) as shown in FIG. 9, the vacuum pressure can be controlled in the same manner as described in the above example of FIG. 8( 7?). However, the vacuum pressure control valve (20) of FIG. 9 is in a coupler type, in which the attachment and detachment work is simplified at the time of the re-control of the vacuum pressure.

Meanwhile, the vacuum pressure control valve (20) shown in FIG. 10 is illustrated as an embodiment, wherein the blocking degree of the through hole (21h) of the support pipe member (21′) is adjusted by turning the handle (29) so as to turn the male screw (21g) at the piston (22′) side such that the vacuum pressure can be controlled through the vacuum pressure discharge pipe (21k). In this vacuum pressure control valve (20), it is also possible to readily replace a corresponding part among the piston (22′) including the cover (28), and the packing (22c) and the O-ring (27′) at the piston (22)(22′?) side.

Therefore, the radiator heating device according to the present invention can maximize the heat diffusion and release effects using the spiral heat pipe and warm up the seat of a fixed chair in the metro, a car and the like, thereby providing comfort and warm feeling on the seat even in winter and realizing efficient heating of an indoor space.

As described above, it would be understood that the present invention is not limited to the forms described in the examplary embodiments and the technical and protective scope of the present invention shall be defined by the following claims. In addition, it should be also understood that all modifications, changes and equivalences within the technical scope of the present invention defined by the following claims belong to the technical scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A radiator heating device (100) using a vacuum spiral heat pipe, comprising:

a lower support (110) provided with an air hole (11) for inducing external introduction air;
a first heat pipe (120A) and a second heat pipe (120B) as hollow pipes, each of which incorporates a heating medium, and has upper and lower parts, which are formed linearly, a spiral heat exchange part (10), which is integrally formed in the shape of a coil spring between the upper and lower parts, a plurality of circular radiating plates (12) coupled to the outside circumference of the spiral heat exchange part in close contact therewith, a vacuum pressure control valve (20) provided to the upper end portion thereof, and a heater heating part (30) incorporated in the lower end portion thereof such that the heater heating part (30) is provided standing in close contact with the lower support (110) each other;
a first radiating pipe (130) provided to the spiral inside of the first heat pipe (120A) such that the outside circumference of the first radiating pipe (130) comes into close contact with the spiral inside of the first heat pipe (120A) so as to allow heat to be conducted from the radiating plates (12), and having a blower (40) provided at the lower part thereof so as to introduce external air;
a second radiating pipe (140) provided to the spiral inside of the second heat pipe (120B) such that the outside circumference of the second radiating pipe (140) comes into close contact with the spiral inside of the second heat pipe (120B) so as to allow heat to be conducted from the radiating plates (12), and having a plurality of heat release nozzles (50) formed at one side of the outside circumference thereof;
a connecting pipe (150) for connecting the upper parts of the first radiating pipe (130) and the second radiating pipe (140) in the shape of ∩ so as to move heated air from the first radiating pipe (130) to the second radiating pipe (140);
an outer case (160) coupled to the upper part of the lower support (110) in a shape, in which the outer case (160) encompasses and protects the first heat pipe (120A) and the second heat pipe (120B), and having a plurality of air contact protrusions (60), which is formed with a triangular cross-section, on the outside circumference thereof so as to widen a radiating area, and a discharge hole (62), which is provided at one side of the outside circumference so as to discharge heat, released from the heat release nozzles (50) of the second radiating pipe (140), to the outside; and
a cover (170) detachably provided to the upper part of the outer case (160).

2. A radiator heating device (100) using a vacuum spiral heat pipe, comprising:

a heat pipe (120C) as a hollow pipe, which incorporates a heating medium, and has upper and lower parts, which are formed linearly, a spiral heat exchange part (10), which is integrally formed in the shape of a coil spring between the upper and lower parts, a plurality of circular radiating plates (12) coupled to the outside circumference of the spiral heat exchange part in close contact therewith, a vacuum pressure control valve (20) provided to the upper end portion thereof, and a heater heating part (30) incorporated in the lower end portion thereof;
a front case (160A) and a rear case (160B), each of which is sealed at a lower part and opened at an upper part, and has a plurality of air contact protrusions (60), which is formed with a triangular cross-section, on the outside circumference thereof so as to widen a radiating area, and which are combined with each other in the back and forth direction in a shape, in which the front case (160A) and the rear case (160B) encompass the outside of the heat pipe (120C); and
a connection flange (180) detachably provided to the upper end portions of the front case (160A) and the rear case (160B), connected to the lower part of a seat (S) at the upper part thereof, and having a plurality of heat release holes (80).

3. The radiator heating device (100) using a vacuum spiral heat pipe according to claim 1, wherein the vacuum pressure control valve (20) comprises:

a support pipe member (21) having an insertion part (21a), into which one side of the first heat pipe (120A) or the second heat pipe (120B) is inserted from the distal end thereof such that the outside end portion of the inserted heat pipe is welded from the insertion part, a spring securing groove (21b) formed in the center thereof and a through hole (21c) formed in the center of the spring securing groove, a male screw part (21d) formed on the outside circumference thereof, and an O-ring support protrusion (21e) formed to be protruded at one side;
a piston (22) guided into the through hole (21c) of the support pipe member (21) at one side, and having an O-ring insertion groove (22a) and a spring support protrusion (22b), which are formed on the outside circumference at the other side, and a female screw part (22c), which is formed in the center at one side;
a compression spring (23) supported between the spring support protrusion (22b) of the piston (22) and the spring securing groove (21b) of the support pipe member (21) so as to apply elasticity to the piston (22);
a fixing cap (24) for accommodating the piston (22), having a female screw part (24a) coupled to the male screw part (21d) of the support pipe member (21), an O-ring insertion groove (24b) formed at one side of the female screw part, and an inclined hole (24c) formed in the center of the inside thereof and a through hole (24d) extended from the inclined hole (24c) so as to support the piston (22);
a screw rod (25) coupled to the female screw part (22c) of the piston (22) through the through hole (24d) of the fixing cap (24) so as to control vacuum pressure formed in the heat pipe;
a nut(26) coupled to the screw rod (25) so as to maintain a vacuum sealing state; and
O-rings (27) guided and provided to the O-ring insertion groove (24b)(22a) of the fixing cap (24) and the piston (22).

4. The radiator heating device (100) using a vacuum spiral heat pipe according to claim 1, wherein the vacuum pressure control valve (20) comprises:

a support pipe member (21′) having an insertion part (21f), into which one side of the first heat pipe (120A) or the second heat pipe (120B) is inserted from the distal end thereof such that the outside end portion of the inserted heat pipe is welded from the insertion part (21f), a male screw part (21g) formed on the outside circumference thereof at the opposite side of the insertion part, a through hole (21h) formed in the center thereof and a piston accommodation hole (21i) expanded and extended from the through hole, an O-ring guide groove (21j) formed at one side of the piston accommodation hole (21i), and a vacuum pressure discharge pipe (21k) formed in the longitudinal direction of the outside circumference thereof so as to control vacuum pressure formed in the heat pipe (120) through the through hole (21h);
a piston(22′) guided into the piston accommodation hole (21i) of the support pipe member (21′), provided with a packing (22c) for blocking the through hole (21h) at one side, and having a male screw part (22d) formed at the opposite side of the packing;
a cover (28) penetrating the male screw part (22d) of the piston (22′) at one side of the support pipe member (21′) and accommodating the piston (22′); a fixing cap (24′) coupled to the male screw part (21g) of the support pipe member (21′) through the outside circumference of the cover (28);
a handle (29) coupled to one side of the male screw part (22d) of the piston (22′) so as to control the sliding of the piston (22′) from the piston accommodation hole (21i); and an O-ring(27′) inserted into the O-ring guide groove (21j) of the support pipe member (21′) so as to seal the outside of the piston (22′).

5. The radiator heating device (100) using a vacuum spiral heat pipe according to claim 1, wherein the heater heating part (30) comprises: a heater insertion members (31) made of a copper material and guided and welded to the distal ends of the first heat pipe (120A) and the second heat pipe (120B) so as to insert the rod-shaped heater (32); and

a rod-shaped heater (32) fixed to the end portion side of the heater insertion member (31) by a coupling band (33).

6. The radiator heating device (100) using a vacuum spiral heat pipe according to claim 2, wherein the vacuum pressure control valve (20) comprises:

a support pipe member (21) having an insertion part (21a), into which one side of the heat pipe (120C) is inserted from the distal end thereof such that the outside end portion of the inserted heat pipe is welded from the insertion part, a spring securing groove (21b) formed in the center thereof and a through hole (21c) formed in the center of the spring securing groove, a male screw part (21d) formed on the outside circumference thereof, and an O-ring support protrusion (21e) formed to be protruded at one side;
a piston (22) guided into the through hole (21c) of the support pipe member (21) at one side, and having an O-ring insertion groove (22a) and a spring support protrusion (22b), which are formed on the outside circumference at the other side, and a female screw part (22c), which is formed in the center at one side;
a compression spring (23) supported between the spring support protrusion (22b) of the piston (22) and the spring securing groove (21b) of the support pipe member (21) so as to apply elasticity to the piston (22);
a fixing cap (24) for accommodating the piston (22), having a female screw part (24a) coupled to the male screw part (21d) of the support pipe member (21), an O-ring insertion groove (24b) formed at one side of the female screw part, and an inclined hole (24c) formed in the center of the inside thereof and a through hole (24d) extended from the inclined hole (24c) so as to support the piston (22);
a screw rod (25) coupled to the female screw part (22c) of the piston (22) through the through hole (24d) of the fixing cap (24) so as to control vacuum pressure formed in the heat pipe;
a nut (26) coupled to the screw rod (25) so as to maintain a vacuum sealing state; and
O-rings (27) guided and provided to the O-ring insertion groove (24b)(22a) of the fixing cap (24) and the piston (22).

7. The radiator heating device (100) using a vacuum spiral heat pipe according to claim 2, wherein the vacuum pressure control valve (20) comprises:

a support pipe member (21′) having an insertion part (21f), into which one side of the heat pipe (120C) is inserted from the distal end thereof such that the outside end portion of the inserted heat pipe is welded from the insertion part (21f), a male screw part (21g) formed on the outside circumference thereof at the opposite side of the insertion part, a through hole (21h) formed in the center thereof and a piston accommodation hole (21i) expanded and extended from the through hole, an O-ring guide groove (21j) formed at one side of the piston accommodation hole (21i), and a vacuum pressure discharge pipe (21k) formed in the longitudinal direction of the outside circumference thereof so as to control vacuum pressure formed in the heat pipe (120) through the through hole (21h);
a piston (22′) guided into the piston accommodation hole (21i) of the support pipe member (21′), provided with a packing (22c) for blocking the through hole (21h) at one side, and having a male screw part (22d) formed at the opposite side of the packing;
a cover (28) penetrating the male screw part (22d) of the piston (22′) at one side of the support pipe member (21′) and accommodating the piston (22′); a fixing cap (24′) coupled to the male screw part (21g) of the support pipe member (21′) through the outside circumference of the cover (28);
a handle (29) coupled to one side of the male screw part (22d) of the piston (22′) so as to control the sliding of the piston (22′) from the piston accommodation hole (21i); and an O-ring (27′) inserted into the O-ring guide groove (21j) of the support pipe member (21′) so as to seal the outside of the piston (22′).
Patent History
Publication number: 20160069589
Type: Application
Filed: Apr 16, 2014
Publication Date: Mar 10, 2016
Inventor: Young-nam KIM (Gyeonggi-do)
Application Number: 14/784,562
Classifications
International Classification: F24H 3/08 (20060101);