Patent ID: 6250098
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: F24F,F25D,F28F,Y02E

Abstract:
A support frame for an ice-storing tank for an air conditioner of an ice-storing mode comprises a support frame for supporting each of plural spiral tube units contained in a temperature preserving tank of an ice-storing tank for an air conditioner, said spiral tube units supported by a base, said base having a plurality of vertical rods spaced around an outer edge of said base, a plurality of independent spiral tubes orderly placed on an upper surface of each of a plurality of rods of said support frame, said support frame plural rods formed to extend in a radial direction, each said rod having plural grooves spaced apart properly for said spiral hollow tube of said spiral tube unit to fit therein, outer ends of said rods of said support frame connected tightly to said long vertical rods of said base, an inlet vertical tube and an outlet vertical tube installed outside of said base and respectively connected and communicating with two ends of each said spiral hollow tube, said inlet and said outlet tube extending out of said temperature preserving tank to form an inlet and an outlet for coolant liquid; characterized by a connector connected with each said spiral tube unit, said connector having a plurality of insert grooves provided in a radial direction for an inner end of each said rod of said support frame to fit tightly therein, each said insert groove having a vertical projecting strip to engage with a vertical groove formed in the inner end of each said rod of said support frame, all of said connectors of all said spiral tube units piled up one by one in the center of said base, all of said connectors connected with all said rods of said support frames to increase combining and supporting strength; said connectors respectively having one of said insert groove fitting with a connect frame, said connect frame having an insert groove formed in an outer end for the inner end of said rod of said support frame to fit tightly together, said connect frame also having a long recess in an intermediate portion for said spiral hollow tube to easily be bent acutely to approach the center of said base.