Heat Exchanger with Inner Fluid to Actuate the External Fluid Pump

Information

  • Patent Application
  • 20150047810
  • Publication Number
    20150047810
  • Date Filed
    October 16, 2014
    9 years ago
  • Date Published
    February 19, 2015
    9 years ago
Abstract
The present invention provides a heat exchanger with inner fluid to actuate the external fluid pump capable of driving one or more than one of fluid actuation devices through fluids passing through the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe, without utilizing external mechanical rotational kinetic energy or power of electric motors; respectively driving external fluid pumping blade devices installed at lateral sides of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe with a direct or non-contact transmission means, so as to drive the external fluid to pass through the heat exchanger for increasing the heat exchange efficiency of the heat exchanger.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(a) Field of the Invention


The present invention provides a heat exchanger (cold/heat discharge) with inner fluid to actuate the external fluid pump capable of driving one or more than one of fluid actuation devices through fluids passing through the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe, without utilizing external mechanical rotational kinetic energy or power of electric motors; respectively driving external fluid pumping blade devices installed at lateral sides of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe with a direct or non-contact transmission means, so as to drive the external fluid to pass through the heat exchanger for increasing the heat exchange efficiency of the heat exchanger.


(b) Description of the Prior Art


A conventional heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe often rotates external fluid pumping blade devices through external mechanical rotational kinetic energy or power of electric motor, so as to drive the external fluid to pass through the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe for increasing the heat exchange efficiency of the heat exchanger. But disadvantages of the conventional art are raising the installation cost and consuming unnecessary energy.


SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The heat exchanger with inner fluid to actuate the external fluid pump according to the present invention drives one or more than one of fluid actuation devices for generating rotational kinetic energy through thermal-energy fluid passing through a heat exchanger composed by fluid pipe; and external fluid pumping blade devices installed at lateral sides of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe are respectively driven with a direct or non-contact transmission means, so as to drive the external fluid to pass through the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe for increasing the heat exchange efficiency of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe.





BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS


FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the foundational structure of the present invention.



FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view showing the embodiment of present invention that a direct-driving type fluid actuation device (200) drives an external fluid pumping blade device (202) in the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe.



FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view showing the embodiment of the present invention that a non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (2000) drives an external fluid pumping blade device (202) in the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe.



FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view showing the embodiment of the present invention that the external fluid pumping blade device (202) is installed between the direct-driving type fluid actuation device (200) and the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100).



FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view showing the embodiment of the present invention that the external fluid pumping blade device (202) is installed between the non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (2000) and the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100).



FIG. 6 is a schematic structural view showing that the direct-driving type fluid actuation devices (200) is installed at any two of the top, the bottom, the right, the left, the front and the rear sides of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and the two external fluid pumping blade devices (202) thereof being respectively installed between the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100) and the direct-driving type fluid actuation devices (200) installed at two sides of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100).



FIG. 7 is a schematic structural view showing that the non-contact transmission type fluid actuation devices (2000) is installed at any two of the top, the bottom, the right, the left, the front and the rear sides of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and the two external fluid pumping blade devices (202) thereof are respectively installed between the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100) and the non-contact transmission type fluid actuation devices (2000) installed at two sides of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100).



FIG. 8 is a schematic structural view showing that the direct-driving type fluid actuation devices (200) is installed at any two of the top, the bottom, the right, the left, the front and the rear sides of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and the two external fluid pumping blade devices (202) thereof are respectively installed at the outer sides of the direct-driving type fluid actuation devices (200) installed at two sides of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100).



FIG. 9 is a schematic structural view showing that the non-contact transmission type fluid actuation devices (2000) is installed at any two of the top, the bottom, the right, the left, the front and the rear sides of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and the two external fluid pumping blade devices (202) thereof are respectively installed at the outer sides of the non-contact transmission type fluid actuation devices (2000) installed at two sides of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100).



FIG. 10 is a schematic structural view showing that the direct-driving type fluid actuation devices (200) are installed at any two of the top, the bottom, the right, the left, the front and the rear sides of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and one of the two external fluid pumping blade devices (202) thereof is installed between the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100) and the combined direct-driving type fluid actuation device (200) and the other thereof is installed at the outer side of the other direct-driving type fluid actuation device (200) combined with the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100).



FIG. 11 is a schematic structural view showing that the non-contact transmission type fluid actuation devices (2000) is installed at any two of the top, the bottom, the right, the left, the front and the rear sides of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and one of the two external fluid pumping blade devices (202) thereof is installed between the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100) and the combined non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (2000) and the other thereof is installed at the outer side of the other non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (2000) combined with the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100).



FIG. 12 is a schematic structural view showing the embodiment of the present invention that the direct-driving type fluid actuation device (200) is installed inside the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and the external fluid pumping blade device (202) is driven by a rotating shaft (201) installed at one side thereof.



FIG. 13 is a schematic structural view showing the embodiment of the present invention that the non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (2000) is installed inside the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and the external fluid pumping blade device (202) being driven by a rotating shaft (201) installed at one side thereof.



FIG. 14 is a schematic structural view showing the embodiment of the present invention that the direct-driving type fluid actuation device (200) is installed inside the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and the connected external fluid pumping blade devices (202) are respectively driven by two ends of the rotating shaft (201).



FIG. 15 is a schematic structural view showing the embodiment of present invention that a dual-output non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (3000) is installed inside the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and the connected external fluid pumping blade devices (202) are respectively driven by individual rotating shafts (201) of the output sides of non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (210) installed at two sides of the dual-output non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (3000).



FIG. 16 is a schematic structural view showing the embodiment of present invention that two or more than two of the direct-driving type fluid actuation devices (200) are installed inside the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and rotating shafts (201) of the direct-driving type fluid actuation devices (200) installed at the same side respectively drive the external fluid pumping blade devices (202).



FIG. 17 is a schematic structural view showing the embodiment of present invention that two or more than two of the non-contact transmission type fluid actuation devices (2000) are installed inside the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and rotating shafts (201) of the non-contact transmission type fluid actuation devices (2000) installed at the same side respectively drive the external fluid pumping blade devices (202).



FIG. 18 is a schematic structural view showing the embodiment of present invention that two or more than two of the direct-driving type fluid actuation devices (200) are installed inside the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and two ends of each rotating shafts (201) of the direct-driving type fluid actuation devices (200) respectively drive the connected external fluid pumping blade devices (202).



FIG. 19 is a schematic structural view showing the embodiment of present invention that two or more than two of the dual-output non-contact transmission type fluid actuation devices (3000) are installed inside the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and individual rotating shafts (201) of the output sides of non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (210) installed at two sides of the dual-output non-contact transmission type fluid actuation devices (3000) respectively drive the connected external fluid pumping blade devices (202).





DESCRIPTION OF MAIN COMPONENT SYMBOLS


20: Fluid actuation device assembly



100: Heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe



1010104: Fluid output/input pipeline



102-103: Output/input pipeline of fluid actuation device



200: Direct-driving type fluid actuation device



201-206: Rotating shaft



202: External fluid pumping blade device



203: Blade protection device



204: Fluid powering blade device



207: Housing



208: Housing



209: Housing



210: Output side of non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device



211: Passive rotating part of magnetic coupling member



212: Active rotating part of magnetic coupling member



220: Active side of non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device



221: Fluid powering blade device



222: Active side of non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device with dual functional ends



2000: Non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device



3000: Dual-output non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device


DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

A conventional heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe often rotates external fluid pumping blade devices through external mechanical rotational kinetic energy or power of electric motor, so as to drive the external fluid to pass through the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe for increasing the heat exchange efficiency of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe. But disadvantages of the conventional art are raising the installation cost and consuming unnecessary energy;


The present invention provides a heat exchanger with inner fluid to actuate the external fluid pump capable of driving one or more than one of fluid actuation devices through fluids passing through heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe, without utilizing external mechanical rotational kinetic energy or power of electric motors; respectively driving external fluid pumping blade devices installed at lateral sides of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe with a direct or non-contact transmission means, so as to drive the external fluid to pass through the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe for increasing the heat exchange efficiency of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe;


Embodiments of the heat exchanger with inner fluid to actuate the external fluid pump according to the present invention are as followings:



FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the foundational structure of the present invention;


As shown in FIG. 1, it mainly consists of:

    • Heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100): constituted by a heat exchanger device allowing cold/heat thermal-energy fluid pipe to pass through, so cold/heat energy is discharged to the surrounding when the cold/heat thermal-energy fluid passing through the pipe;
    • Fluid output/input pipelines (101), (104): constituted by components with good heat conductivity, and serving as the fluid output/input pipelines for outputting/inputting cold/heat thermal-energy fluid to the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100);
    • Fluid actuation device assembly (20): it is through the fluid passing through to drive the internal fluid powering blades thereof to generate rotational kinetic energy, for driving an external fluid pumping blade device (202) with a direct or non-contact transmission means;
    • Output/input pipelines of fluid actuation device (102), (103): provided for inputting or outputting the fluid passing through the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and for inputting or outputting the fluid passing through the interior of a housing of the fluid actuation device assembly (20) for driving the fluid powering blade device, the output/input pipelines of fluid actuation device (102), (103) are in series or parallel shunt connected with the fluid output/input pipelines (101), (104), or with pipelines installed in the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), so when the cold/heat thermal-energy fluid passes through, the fluid powering blade device installed inside the fluid actuation device assembly (20) is driven for performing rotational operations so as to drive the external fluid pumping blade device (202) with a direct or non-contact transmission means;
    • External fluid pumping blade device (202): constituted by a blade set capable of rotating for pumping fluid, combined on a rotating shaft, and is driven by the rotational kinetic energy from the fluid actuation device assembly (20) with a direct or non-contact transmission means, for pumping the external fluid to pass through the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100) for exchanging heat with the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100);



FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view showing the embodiment of present invention that a direct-driving type fluid actuation device (200) drives an external fluid pumping blade device (202) in the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe;


As shown in FIG. 2, it mainly consists of:

    • heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100): constituted by a heat exchanger device allowing cold/heat thermal-energy fluid pipe to pass through, so cold/heat energy is discharged to the surrounding when the cold/heat thermal-energy fluid passing through the pipe;
    • Fluid output/input pipelines (101), (104): constituted by components with good heat conductivity, and serving as the fluid output/input pipelines for outputting/inputting cold/heat thermal-energy fluid to the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100);
    • Direct-driving type fluid actuation device (200): constituted by a rotating shaft (201), a bearing, a fluid powering blade device (204) combined with the rotating shaft (201) and a housing (207), wherein the housing (207) being inputted with the fluid having flowing kinetic energy through the output/input pipelines of fluid actuation device (102), (103), for moving the fluid powering blade device (204) inside the housing (207) so as to drive the rotating shaft (201) to generate rotational output, and further to drive the external fluid pumping blade device (202) installed at the side of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100) to perform rotational pumping operations;
    • Output/input pipelines of fluid actuation device (102), (103): provided for inputting or outputting the fluid passing through the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and passing through the interior of the housing (207) of the direct-driving type fluid actuation device (200) for driving the fluid powering blade device (204), the output/input pipelines of fluid actuation device (102), (103) are in series or parallel shunt connected with the fluid output/input pipelines (101), (104), or with pipelines installed in the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100) serving as shunt connection, so when the cold/heat thermal-energy fluid passes through, the fluid powering blade device (204) installed inside the direct-driving type fluid actuation device assembly (200) is driven for performing rotational operations so as to drive the rotating shaft (201);
    • External fluid pumping blade device (202): constituted by a blade set capable of rotating for pumping fluid, and combined on a rotating shaft (201) for being driven to rotate, thereby further pumping the external fluid to pass through the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100) so as to exchange heat with the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100).



FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view showing the embodiment of the present invention that a non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (2000) drives an external fluid pumping blade device (202) in the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe;


As shown in FIG. 3, it mainly consists of:

    • Heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100): constituted by a heat exchanger device allowing cold/heat thermal-energy fluid pipe to pass through, so cold/heat energy is discharged to the surrounding when the cold/heat thermal-energy fluid passing through the pipe;
    • Fluid output/input pipelines (101), (104): constituted by components with good heat conductivity, and serving as the fluid output/input pipelines for outputting/inputting cold/heat thermal-energy fluid to the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100);
    • Non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (2000): constituted by a rotating shaft (206) installed with a fluid powering blade device (221), a bearing, an active rotating part of magnetic coupling member (212) and the fluid powering blade device (221) combined with the rotating shaft (206), and a housing (208), so as to structure an active side of non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (220);
    • The non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (2000) is structured by one or more than one of following means which include:
    • 1. Between the active rotating part of magnetic coupling member (212) and the passive rotating part of magnetic coupling member (211), the transmission coupling is performed through the permanent magnetic pole attracting the other permanent magnetic pole;
    • 2. Between the active rotating part of magnetic coupling member (212) and the passive rotating part of magnetic coupling member (211), the transmission coupling is performed through the permanent magnetic pole attracting the coupled magnetic conductive member;
    • 3. Between the active rotating part of magnetic coupling member (212) and the passive rotating part of magnetic coupling member (211), the transmission coupling is performed through the permanent magnetic pole generating the turbine effect to the electric conductive member;
    • 4. Between the active rotating part of magnetic coupling member (212) and the passive rotating part of magnetic coupling member (211), the transmission coupling is performed through the permanent magnetic pole generating the electromagnetic effect to the squirrel-cage electromagnetic member;
    • 5. Between the active rotating part of magnetic coupling member (212) and the passive rotating part of magnetic coupling member (211), the transmission coupling is performed through the permanent magnetic pole generating the magnetic coupling effect to the reluctance structural member.


Being separated through the housing (208), the fluid powering blade device (221) installed inside the active side of non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (220) and the passive rotating part of magnetic coupling member (211) installed inside the output side of non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (210) can perform synchronous or non-synchronous rotational transmission coupling through the active rotating part of magnetic coupling member (212) combined with the fluid powering blade device (221), for driving the passive rotating part of magnetic coupling member (211) and the rotating shaft (201), thereby further driving the external fluid pumping blade device (202) installed at the side of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100);

    • Output/input pipelines of fluid actuation device (102), (103): provided for inputting or outputting the fluid passing through the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and the fluid passing through the interior of the housing (208) of the active side of non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (220) of the non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (2000) for driving the fluid powering blade device (221); the output/input pipelines of fluid actuation device (102), (103) is in series or parallel shunt connected with the fluid output/input pipelines (101), (104), so when the cold/heat thermal-energy fluid passes through, the fluid powering blade device (221) installed inside the active side of non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (220) is driven for performing rotational pumping operations so as to drive the passive rotating part of magnetic coupling member (211) inside the output side of non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (210) with a non-contact means, thereby further driving the rotating shaft (201);
    • External fluid pumping blade device (202): constituted by a blade set capable of rotating for pumping fluid, and combined on a rotating shaft (201) for being driven to rotate, thereby further pumping the external fluid to pass through the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100) so as to exchange heat with the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100);
    • Housing (208): serving as the housing for the non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (2000), and constituted by non-magnetic conductive and non-electric conductive materials, or constituted by a material with both of one of the properties of electric conductivity and magnetic conductivity, wherein the electric conductivity and magnetic conductivity do not affect the transmission of the required rotational kinetic energy between the active rotating part of magnetic coupling member (212) and the passive rotating part of magnetic coupling member (211) installed at two sides of the housing (208);


According to the present invention of heat exchanger with inner fluid to actuate the external fluid pump, the relative locations of the direct-driving type fluid actuation device (200) or the non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (2000) and the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100) are structured as followings:



FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view showing the embodiment of the present invention that the external fluid pumping blade device (202) is installed between the direct-driving type fluid actuation device (200) and the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100);


As shown in FIG. 4, it mainly consists of:

    • The direct-driving type fluid actuation device (200) is installed at one side of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), including one or more than one of the top, the bottom, the left, the right, the front and the rear sides of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and the external fluid pumping blade device (202) is installed between the direct-driving type fluid actuation device (200) and the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100);



FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view showing the embodiment of the present invention that the external fluid pumping blade device (202) is installed between the non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (2000) and the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100);


As shown in FIG. 5, it mainly consists of:

    • The non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (2000) is installed at one side of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), including one or more than one of the top, the bottom, the left, the right, the front and the rear sides of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and the external fluid pumping blade device (202) is installed between the non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (2000) and the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100);



FIG. 6 is a schematic structural view showing that the direct-driving type fluid actuation devices (200) is installed at any two of the top, the bottom, the right, the left, the front and the rear sides of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and the two external fluid pumping blade devices (202) thereof being respectively installed between the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100) and the direct-driving type fluid actuation devices (200) installed at two sides of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100);


As shown in FIG. 6, it mainly consists of:

    • The direct-driving type fluid actuation device (200) is installed at any two of the top, the bottom, the right, the left, the front and the rear sides of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and the two external fluid pumping blade devices (202) thereof are respectively installed between the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100) and the direct-driving type fluid actuation devices (200) installed at two sides of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100) and are respectively driven by the connected rotating shaft (201) of the direct-driving type fluid actuation device (200), and flowing directions of the fluids driven by the two external fluid pumping blade devices (202) can be the same or different.



FIG. 7 is a schematic structural view showing that the non-contact transmission type fluid actuation devices (2000) is installed at any two of the top, the bottom, the right, the left, the front and the rear sides of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and the two external fluid pumping blade devices (202) thereof are respectively installed between the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100) and the non-contact transmission type fluid actuation devices (2000) installed at two sides of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100);


As shown in FIG. 7, it mainly consists of:

    • The non-contact transmission type fluid actuation devices (2000) is installed at any two of the top, the bottom, the right, the left, the front and the rear sides of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and the two external fluid pumping blade devices (202) thereof are respectively installed between the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100) and the non-contact transmission type fluid actuation devices (2000) installed at two sides of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100) and are respectively driven by the connected rotating shaft (201) of the non-contact transmission type fluid actuation devices (2000), and flowing directions of the fluids driven by the two external fluid pumping blade devices (202) can be the same or different.



FIG. 8 is a schematic structural view showing that the direct-driving type fluid actuation devices (200) is installed at any two of the top, the bottom, the right, the left, the front and the rear sides of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and the two external fluid pumping blade devices (202) thereof are respectively installed at the outer sides of the direct-driving type fluid actuation devices (200) installed at two sides of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100);


As shown in FIG. 8, it mainly consists of:

    • The direct-driving type fluid actuation device (200) is installed at any two of the top, the bottom, the right, the left, the front and the rear sides of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and two external fluid pumping blade devices (202) thereof are respectively installed at the outer sides of the direct-driving type fluid actuation devices (200) installed at two sides of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100) and respectively driven by the connected rotating shaft (201) of the direct-driving type fluid actuation device (200), and flowing directions of the fluids driven by the two external fluid pumping blade devices (202) can be the same or different.



FIG. 9 is a schematic structural view showing that the non-contact transmission type fluid actuation devices (2000) is installed at any two of the top, the bottom, the right, the left, the front and the rear sides of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and the two external fluid pumping blade devices (202) thereof are respectively installed at the outer sides of the non-contact transmission type fluid actuation devices (2000) installed at two sides of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100);


As shown in FIG. 9, it mainly consists of:

    • The non-contact transmission type fluid actuation devices (2000) are installed at any two of the top, the bottom, the right, the left, the front and the rear sides of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and two external fluid pumping blade devices (202) thereof are respectively installed at the outer sides of the non-contact transmission type fluid actuation devices (2000) installed at two sides of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and are respectively driven by the connected rotating shaft (201) of the non-contact transmission type fluid actuation devices (2000), and flowing directions of the fluids driven by the two external fluid pumping blade devices (202) can be the same or different.



FIG. 10 is a schematic structural view showing that the direct-driving type fluid actuation devices (200) are installed at any two of the top, the bottom, the right, the left, the front and the rear sides of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and one of the two external fluid pumping blade devices (202) thereof is installed between the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100) and the combined direct-driving type fluid actuation device (200) and the other thereof is installed at the outer side of the other direct-driving type fluid actuation device (200) combined with the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100);


As shown in FIG. 10, it mainly consists of:

    • The direct-driving type fluid actuation devices (200) is installed at any two of the top, the bottom, the right, the left, the front and the rear sides of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and one of the two external fluid pumping blade devices (202) thereof is installed between the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100) and the combined direct-driving type fluid actuation device (200) and the other thereof is installed at the outer side of the other direct-driving type fluid actuation device (200) combined with the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and are respectively driven by the connected rotating shaft (201) of the direct-driving type fluid actuation device (200), and flowing directions of the fluids driven by the two external fluid pumping blade devices (202) can be the same or different.



FIG. 11 is a schematic structural view showing that the non-contact transmission type fluid actuation devices (2000) is installed at any two of the top, the bottom, the right, the left, the front and the rear sides of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and one of the two external fluid pumping blade devices (202) thereof is installed between the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100) and the combined non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (2000) and the other thereof is installed at the outer side of the other non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (2000) combined with the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100);


As shown in FIG. 11, it mainly consists of:

    • The non-contact transmission type fluid actuation devices (2000) is installed at any two of the top, the bottom, the right, the left, the front and the rear sides of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and one of the two external fluid pumping blade devices (202) thereof is installed between the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100) and the combined non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (2000) and the other thereof is installed at the outer side of the other non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (2000) combined with the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and are respectively driven by the connected rotating shaft (201) of the non-contact transmission type fluid actuation devices (2000), and flowing directions of the fluids driven by the two external fluid pumping blade devices (202) can be the same or different.


According to the heat exchanger with inner fluid to actuate the external fluid pump of the present invention, the direct-driving type fluid actuation device (200) or the non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (2000) can be further installed inside the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and using the rotating shaft (201) to drive the external fluid pumping blade devices (202) for reducing the thickness of the whole structure;


According to the heat exchanger with inner fluid to actuate the external fluid pump of the present invention, when in practical application, the present invention can be structured as followings which include:



FIG. 12 is a schematic structural view showing the embodiment of the present invention that the direct-driving type fluid actuation device (200) is installed inside the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and the external fluid pumping blade device (202) is driven by a rotating shaft (201) installed at one side thereof;


As shown in FIG. 12, it mainly consists of:

    • The direct-driving type fluid actuation device (200) is installed inside the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and the external fluid pumping blade device (202) is driven by the rotating shaft (201) installed at one side of the direct-driving type fluid actuation device (200).



FIG. 13 is a schematic structural view showing the embodiment of the present invention that the non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (2000) is installed inside the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and the external fluid pumping blade device (202) being driven by a rotating shaft (201) installed at one side thereof;


As shown in FIG. 13, it mainly consists of:

    • The non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (2000) is installed inside the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and the external fluid pumping blade device (202) is driven by the rotating shaft (201) installed at the output side of non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (210) of the non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (2000).



FIG. 14 is a schematic structural view showing the embodiment of the present invention that the direct-driving type fluid actuation device (200) is installed inside the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and the connected external fluid pumping blade devices (202) are respectively driven by two ends of the rotating shaft (201);


As shown in FIG. 14, it mainly consists of:

    • The direct-driving type fluid actuation device (200) is installed inside the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and the two ends of the rotating shaft (201) of the direct-driving type fluid actuation device (200) is served for respectively connecting the external fluid pumping blade devices (202), thereby pumping the external fluids in the same or different direction.



FIG. 15 is a schematic structural view showing the embodiment of present invention that a dual-output non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (3000) is installed inside the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and the connected external fluid pumping blade devices (202) are respectively driven by individual rotating shafts (201) of the output sides of non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (210) installed at two sides of the dual-output non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (3000);


As shown in FIG. 15, it mainly consists of:

    • the dual-output non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (3000) is installed inside the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and the individual rotating shafts (201) of the output sides of non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (210) installed at two sides of the dual-output non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (3000) respectively drive the external fluid pumping blade devices (202), thereby pumping the external fluids in the same or different direction.
    • The dual-output non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (3000) is provided with an active side of non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device with dual functional ends (222) constituted by a fluid powering blade device (221), and active rotating parts of magnetic coupling member (212) combined and driven at the two sides, and a rotating shaft (206) and a housing (209), and is provided with two passive rotating parts of magnetic coupling member (211) inside the output side of the two non-contact transmission type fluid actuation devices (210) to perform non-contact coupling transmission with the two active rotating parts of magnetic coupling member (212) installed at two sides of the active side of non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device with dual functional ends (222); rotating shafts (201) driven by the two passive rotating parts of magnetic coupling member (211) respectively drive the external fluid pumping blade devices (202), thereby pumping the external fluids in the same or different direction;
    • The dual-output non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (3000) is structured by one or more than one of following means which include:
    • 1. Between the active rotating part of magnetic coupling member (212) and the passive rotating part of magnetic coupling member (211), the transmission coupling is performed through the permanent magnetic pole attracting the other permanent magnetic pole;
    • 2. Between the active rotating part of magnetic coupling member (212) and the passive rotating part of magnetic coupling member (211), the transmission coupling is performed through the permanent magnetic pole attracting the coupled magnetic conductive member;
    • 3. Between the active rotating part of magnetic coupling member (212) and the passive rotating part of magnetic coupling member (211), the transmission coupling is performed through the permanent magnetic pole generating the turbine effect to the electric conductive member;
    • 4. Between the active rotating part of magnetic coupling member (212) and the passive rotating part of magnetic coupling member (211), the transmission coupling is performed through the permanent magnetic pole generating the electromagnetic effect to the squirrel-cage electromagnetic member;
    • 5. Between the active rotating part of magnetic coupling member (212) and the passive rotating part of magnetic coupling member (211), the transmission coupling is performed through the permanent magnetic pole generating the magnetic coupling effect to the reluctance structural member.
    • External fluid pumping blade devices (202): installed at two sides of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and are respectively driven by the rotating shafts (201) of the output sides of non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (210), thereby pumping the external fluids in the same or different direction;
    • Housing (209): serving as the housing for the dual-output non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (3000), and constituted by non-magnetic conductive and non-electric conductive materials, or constituted by a material with both of one of the properties of electric conductivity and magnetic conductivity, wherein the electric conductivity and magnetic conductivity do not affect the transmission of the required rotational kinetic energy between the active rotating part of magnetic coupling member (212) and the passive rotating part of magnetic coupling member (211) installed at two sides of the housing (209);


According to the present invention, the heat exchanger with inner fluid to actuate the external fluid pump, two or more than two of at least one or more than one of following fluid actuation devices can be further installed to the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100) with, which include:

    • (1) Direct-driving type fluid actuation device (200);
    • (2) Non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (2000);
    • (3) Dual-output non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (3000);


Disclosures are as followings:



FIG. 16 is a schematic structural view showing the embodiment of present invention that two or more than two of the direct-driving type fluid actuation devices (200) are installed inside the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and rotating shafts (201) of the direct-driving type fluid actuation devices (200) installed at the same side respectively drive the external fluid pumping blade devices (202);


As shown in FIG. 16, it mainly consists of:

    • Two or more than two of the direct-driving type fluid actuation devices (200) are installed inside the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and rotating shafts (201) of the direct-driving type fluid actuation devices (200) installed at the same side respectively drive the external fluid pumping blade devices (202).



FIG. 17 is a schematic structural view showing the embodiment of present invention that two or more than two of the non-contact transmission type fluid actuation devices (2000) are installed inside the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and rotating shafts (201) of the non-contact transmission type fluid actuation devices (2000) installed at the same side respectively drive the external fluid pumping blade devices (202);


As shown in FIG. 17, it mainly consists of:

    • two or more than two of the non-contact transmission type fluid actuation devices (2000) are installed inside the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100); and rotating shafts (201) of the output sides of non-contact transmission type fluid actuation devices (210) installed at the same side of the non-contact transmission type fluid actuation devices (2000) respectively drive the external fluid pumping blade devices (202).



FIG. 18 is a schematic structural view showing the embodiment of present invention that two or more than two of the direct-driving type fluid actuation devices (200) are installed inside the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and two ends of each rotating shafts (201) of the direct-driving type fluid actuation devices (200) respectively drive the connected external fluid pumping blade devices (202);


As shown in FIG. 18, it mainly consists of:

    • Two or more than two of the direct-driving type fluid actuation devices (200) are installed inside the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and two ends of each rotating shafts (201) of the direct-driving type fluid actuation devices (200) respectively connect with the external fluid pumping blade devices (202), thereby pumping the external fluids in the same or different direction.



FIG. 19 is a schematic structural view showing the embodiment of present invention that two or more than two of the dual-output non-contact transmission type fluid actuation devices (3000) are installed inside the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and individual rotating shafts (201) of the output sides of non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (210) installed at two sides of the dual-output non-contact transmission type fluid actuation devices (3000) respectively drive the connected external fluid pumping blade devices (202);


As shown in FIG. 19, it mainly consists of:

    • Two or more than two of the dual-output non-contact transmission type fluid actuation devices (3000) are installed inside the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and individual rotating shafts (201) of the output sides of non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (210) installed at two sides of the dual-output non-contact transmission type fluid actuation devices (3000) respectively drive the external fluid pumping blade devices (202), thereby pumping the external fluids in the same or different direction.
    • The dual-output non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (3000) is installed with a fluid powering blade device (221), active rotating parts of magnetic coupling member (212) combined at two sides for driving, a rotating shaft (206) and a housing (209) to together constituted an active side of non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device with dual functional ends (222), and two sides of the active side of non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device with dual functional ends (222) are respectively installed with the output sides of non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (210), and passive rotating parts of magnetic coupling member (211) are installed inside the output sides of non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (210) for serving to perform non-contact coupling transmission with the two active rotating parts of magnetic coupling member (212) installed at two sides of the active side of non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device with dual functional ends (222), and rotating shafts (201) driven by the two passive rotating parts of magnetic coupling member (211) respectively drive the external fluid pumping blade devices (202), thereby pumping the external fluids in the same or different direction;
    • The dual-output non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (3000) is structured by one or more than one of following means which include:
    • 1. Between the active rotating part of magnetic coupling member (212) and the passive rotating part of magnetic coupling member (211), the transmission coupling is performed through the permanent magnetic pole attracting the other permanent magnetic pole;
    • 2. Between the active rotating part of magnetic coupling member (212) and the passive rotating part of magnetic coupling member (211), the transmission coupling is performed through the permanent magnetic pole attracting the coupled magnetic conductive member;
    • 3. Between the active rotating part of magnetic coupling member (212) and the passive rotating part of magnetic coupling member (211), the transmission coupling is performed through the permanent magnetic pole generating the turbine effect to the electric conductive member;
    • 4. Between the active rotating part of magnetic coupling member (212) and the passive rotating part of magnetic coupling member (211), the transmission coupling is performed through the permanent magnetic pole generating the electromagnetic effect to the squirrel-cage electromagnetic member;
    • 5. Between the active rotating part of magnetic coupling member (212) and the passive rotating part of magnetic coupling member (211), the transmission coupling is performed through the permanent magnetic pole generating the magnetic coupling effect to the reluctance structural member;
    • External fluid pumping blade devices (202): installed at two sides of the heat exchanger having thermal-energy fluid pipe (100), and are respectively driven by the rotating shafts (201) of the output sides of non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (210), thereby pumping the external fluids in the same or different direction;
    • Housing (209): serving as the housing for the dual-output non-contact transmission type fluid actuation device (3000), and constituted by non-magnetic conductive and non-electric conductive materials, or constituted by a material with both of one of the properties of electric conductivity and magnetic conductivity, wherein the electric conductivity and magnetic conductivity do not affect the transmission of the required rotational kinetic energy between the active rotating part of magnetic coupling member (212) and the passive rotating part of magnetic coupling member (211) installed at two sides of the housing (209).


According to the heat exchanger with inner fluid to actuate the external fluid pump of the present invention, when in practical application, the present invention can further be structured as followings which include:

    • In the heat exchanger with inner fluid to actuate the external fluid pump, the outer periphery of the external fluid pumping blade device (202) can be further installed with a blade protection device (203), such as a mesh-shaped device or mask-shaped device for providing safety protection.

Claims
  • 1. Apparatus that utilizes a thermal energy fluid passing through a heat exchanger to actuate an external fluid pump, comprising: the heat exchanger having a thermal energy fluid pipe (100) carrying the thermal energy fluid through the heat exchanger, the heat exchanger exchanging thermal energy between surroundings of the heat exchanger and the thermal energy fluid;at least two external fluid output/input pipelines (101,104) connected to the thermal energy fluid pipe at opposite ends of the heat exchanger for inputting the thermal energy fluid to the heat exchanger device and for outputting the thermal energy fluid from the heat exchanger device; anda fluid actuation device assembly (20) including a fluid actuation device and driven by the thermal energy fluid passing through the heat exchanger to actuate an external fluid pumping blade device (202) of the external fluid pump;wherein the fluid actuation device assembly (20) is situated outside and on one side of the heat exchanger, said fluid actuation device assembly (20) being connected to the heat exchanger by at least two fluid output/input pipelines (102,103) that extend outside the heat exchanger for supplying said thermal energy fluid to the fluid actuation device assembly (20) from said thermal energy fluid pipe (100) to thereby drive the fluid actuation device and cause said external fluid pumping blade device (202) to rotate, and for returning the thermal energy fluid from the fluid actuation device assembly (20) to the thermal energy fluid pipe (100), wherein:the external fluid pumping blade device (202) pumps an external fluid through the heat exchanger to enhance said heat exchange between the thermal energy fluid and surroundings of the heat exchanger,the fluid actuation device is a non-contact-transmission fluid actuation device (2000) that includes a fluid-powered blade device (221) combined with a rotating shaft (206), the fluid-powered blade device (221) situated in a housing (208), the rotating shaft (206) being supported by a bearing and rotatable with an active side magnetic coupling member (212) that is also situated within the housing to form an active side of the non-contact-transmission fluid actuation device (2000), anda passive side of the non-contact-transmission fluid actuation device (2000) is formed by a passive side magnetic coupling member (211) situated adjacent to and outside the housing (208), the passive side magnetic coupling member (211) being connected to and rotatable with the external fluid pumping blade device (202) such that rotation of the fluid-powered blade device (221) causes rotation of the rotating shaft (206) and active side magnetic coupling member (212), which causes rotation of the passive side magnetic coupling member (211) and rotation of the external fluid pumping blade device (202).
  • 2. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the active and passive magnetic coupling members are arranged in at least one of the following ways: a. both the active magnetic coupling member (212) and the passive magnetic coupling member (211) are permanent magnets;b. one of the active magnetic coupling member (212) and the passive magnetic coupling member (211) is a permanent magnet, and the other of the active magnetic coupling member (212) and the passive magnetic coupling member (211) is a magnetically conductive member;c. one of the active magnetic coupling member (212) and the passive magnetic coupling member (211) is a permanent magnet, and the other of the active magnetic coupling member (212) and the passive magnetic coupling member (211) is an electrically conductive member that exhibits eddy current effects;d. one of the active magnetic coupling member (212) and the passive magnetic coupling member (211) is a permanent magnet, and the other of the active magnetic coupling member (212) and the passive magnetic coupling member (211) is a squirrel-cage electromagnetic member;e. one of the active magnetic coupling member (212) and the passive magnetic coupling member (211) is a permanent magnet, and the other of the active magnetic coupling member (212) and the passive magnetic coupling member (211) is a structure having a property of magnetic reluctance.
  • 3. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fluid actuation device is a non-contact-transmission fluid actuation device (2000) and the external fluid pumping blade device (202) is installed between the non-contact-transmission fluid actuation device (2000) and the heat exchanger.
  • 4. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a second said fluid actuation device drive assembly including a second said fluid actuation device for driving a second said external fluid pumping blade device (202).
  • 5. Apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the first and second fluid actuation devices are non-contact-transmission fluid actuation devices (2000), and each of the non-contact fluid actuation devices (2000) is situated between the heat exchanger and a respective said first and second external fluid pumping blade device (202).
  • 6. Apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the first and second fluid actuation devices are non-contact-transmission fluid actuation devices (2000), and each of the first and second external fluid pumping blade devices (202) is situated between the heat exchanger and a respective non-contact-transmission fluid actuation device (2000).
  • 7. Apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the first and second fluid actuation devices are non-contact-transmission fluid actuation devices (2000), one of the first and second non-contact-transmission fluid actuation devices (2000) is situated between the heat exchanger and one of the first and second external fluid pumping blade devices (202), and the other of the first and second external fluid pumping blade devices (202) is situated between the heat exchanger and the other of the non-contact-transmission fluid actuation devices (2000).
  • 8. Apparatus that utilizes a thermal energy fluid passing through a heat exchanger to actuate an external fluid pump, comprising: the heat exchanger having a thermal energy fluid pipe (100) carrying the thermal energy fluid, the heat exchanger exchanging thermal energy between surroundings of the heat exchanger and the thermal energy fluid;at least two external fluid output/input pipelines (101,104) connected to the thermal energy fluid pipe at opposite ends of the heat exchanger for inputting the thermal energy fluid to the heat exchanger device and for outputting the thermal energy fluid from the heat exchanger device; anda fluid actuation device assembly (20) including a fluid actuation device driven by the thermal energy fluid passing through the heat exchanger to actuate an external fluid pumping blade device (202) of the external fluid pump; andwherein said thermal energy fluid is supplied to the fluid actuation device assembly (20) from said at least one of the thermal energy fluid pipe (100) and external output/input pipelines (101,104) to thereby drive the fluid actuation device and cause said external fluid pumping blade device (202) to rotate,wherein the external fluid pumping blade device (202) pumps an external fluid through the heat exchanger to enhance said heat exchange between the thermal energy fluid and surroundings of the heat exchanger, andwherein the fluid actuation device is a dual-output non-contact-transmission fluid actuation device (3000).
  • 9. Apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein two or more of said fluid actuation devices are installed inside the heat exchanger for driving a corresponding two more of said external fluid pumping blade devices (202).
  • 10. Apparatus as claimed in claim 8, further comprising a blade protection device (203) installed at an outer periphery of the external fluid pumping blade device (202).
Parent Case Info

This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/953,521, filed Nov. 24, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference.

Divisions (1)
Number Date Country
Parent 12953521 Nov 2010 US
Child 14516065 US