Patent ID: 6742480
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: B60H,F28D,Y02E

Abstract:
A heat storage tank, comprising:a tank body for thermally insulating and storing a fluid; a first pipe member defining an introduction passage communicating with the tank body, the introduction passage having a discharge port from which the fluid introduced through the introduction passage is injected into the tank body; a collision member disposed in the tank body, to which the fluid flowing from the discharge port collides; a second pipe member defining a discharge passage having an introduction port from which the fluid in the tank body is introduced to be discharged outside the tank body through the discharge passage, the introduction port being positioned in the tank body at a side opposite to the discharge port with respect to the collision member; and a mixture protection plate, for preventing the fluid in the tank body from being mixed due to the fluid flowing from the discharge port, having a plurality of through holes through which the fluid flowing from the discharge port flows, the mixture protection plate being disposed between the collision member and an inner surface of the tank body; wherein the collision member includes a shield portion disposed opposite to the discharge port to be separated from the discharge port by a predetermined dimension, and a guide portion, extending from the shield portion to a side of the discharge port, for guiding the fluid flowing along the shield portion toward a side of the discharge port.