JP2014199169A - Heat exchanger and heat exchanger manufacturing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a heat exchanger capable of welding side plate portions of a case to a plurality of heat transfer tubes in a state of high operability and high quality.SOLUTION: A heat exchanger HE1 comprises: a plurality of heat transfer tubes 1; and a case 2 accommodating therein these plurality of heat transfer tubes 1, a plurality of end portions of the heat transfer tubes 1 are inserted into a plurality of through-holes 28 provided in a side plate portion 21 of the case 2 and aligned in a constant direction at intervals, and the entire circumferences of these plurality of end portions of the heat transfer tubes 1 are welded to the side plate portion 21. The entire circumferences are welded thereto by reciprocating and meandering welding in which welded portions 81 and 82 of pathways running in a meandering fashion through the plurality of end portions of the heat transfer tubes 1 are provided to reciprocate in the constant direction. This reciprocating and meandering welding is such that the entire portions are connected with one stroke and one start point Ps and one end point Pe are provided for the welding.

Description

  The present invention relates to a heat exchanger having a configuration in which a heat transfer tube is housed in a case and suitable for use as a heat exchanger for an instantaneous water heater, and a method for manufacturing the same.

  A heat exchanger used in an instantaneous gas water heater or the like has a configuration in which a plurality of heat transfer tubes are accommodated in a case into which combustion gas generated by a gas burner is introduced. In such a heat exchanger, the end of the heat transfer tube is inserted into a plurality of through holes provided in the side plate portion of the case, thereby allowing water to enter and exit from the case into the heat transfer tube. About each heat exchanger tube, it is necessary to fix to a case appropriately, and the means for brazing or welding the outer peripheral surface of the end of each heat exchanger tube to the side plate part of a case is adopted as the means for that. (For example, see Patent Documents 1 and 2).

  However, brazing requires a large facility such as a vacuum furnace, which increases the manufacturing cost and is not very suitable for small-scale production. In contrast, welding does not have such disadvantages. However, conventionally, when welding the end portions of a plurality of heat transfer tubes to the side plate portion of the case, means capable of performing the welding efficiently and appropriately to such an extent that this welding can be sufficiently satisfied, The actual situation is not proposed.

For example, as shown in FIG. 9, when a plurality of heat transfer tubes 90 arranged at intervals are passed through the side plate portion 91 of the case, the plurality of heat transfer tubes 90 are welded to the side plate portion 91. As indicated by an imaginary line 89, it is conceivable to weld the entire circumference of each of the plurality of heat transfer tubes 90 one by one in order. In the figure, the symbol Ps is the welding start point, and the symbol Pe is the welding end point.
However, in such a means, since the welding operation is repeated a plurality of times, it is necessary to perform afterflow for preventing oxidation of the welding end point Pe every time one welding operation is completed. This considerably increases the work time required to complete the welding of the plurality of heat transfer tubes 90. When the preflow at the start of welding is made longer, the welding operation time becomes longer. For this reason, the above-described means has a problem that the productivity is not so good and the manufacturing cost of the heat exchanger becomes high.
Further, if the welding speed is increased in an attempt to shorten the time required for the welding operation as much as possible, there is a problem that the quality of the welding is deteriorated. Furthermore, the end point of welding is the place where the quality deterioration is most likely to occur in the welded portion, but according to the above means, the same number of end points of welding are generated as the plurality of heat transfer tubes 90. Therefore, there is room for improvement in improving the quality of welding.

Japanese Patent No. 4646383 Japanese Patent No. 3804727

  The present invention has been conceived under the circumstances as described above, and is capable of welding the side plate portion of the case and the plurality of heat transfer tubes with good workability and good quality. An object of the present invention is to provide an exchanger and a method of manufacturing a heat exchanger that can appropriately manufacture such a heat exchanger.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention takes the following technical means.

  The heat exchanger provided by the first aspect of the present invention includes a plurality of heat transfer tubes and a case that accommodates the plurality of heat transfer tubes therein, and the side plate portions of the case are spaced apart from each other. A plurality of through-holes arranged in a fixed direction across the plurality of through-holes, end portions of the plurality of heat transfer tubes are inserted into the plurality of through-holes, and each of the end portions of the plurality of heat transfer tubes is inserted. The entire circumference is a heat exchanger that is welded to the side plate portion, and the welding is such that a weld portion of a path that sews between ends of the plurality of heat transfer tubes in a certain direction. The reciprocating meandering welding is provided in a reciprocating manner, and the reciprocating meandering welding is characterized in that the whole is connected in a single stroke, and each of the welding start point and end point is one place.

According to such a configuration, since each heat transfer tube is welded to the side plate portion of the case, it is suitable for small-scale production and the advantage of reducing the manufacturing cost can be obtained as compared with the brazing means. The following effects are further obtained.
First, a structure in which each end of the plurality of heat transfer tubes is appropriately welded to the side plate portion of the case can be realized, but this welding is performed substantially by a single welding operation. Therefore, unlike the case where, for example, the operation of individually welding a plurality of heat transfer tubes is repeated a plurality of times, the afterflow at the end of welding may be performed only once, and need not be performed a plurality of times. Further, even when the preflow at the start of welding is performed, this preflow may be performed once. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost of the heat exchanger by shortening the welding operation time and improving the productivity.
Secondly, it is possible to allow time for welding work by the amount that can reduce the time required for after-flow at the end of welding, and the welding speed (moving speed of the welding torch) can be slowed down. . Although the quality of welding tends to decrease as the welding progress speed increases, according to the present invention, the welding quality can be improved by slowing the welding progress speed.
Third, among the welds, the end point of welding is the place where quality is most likely to deteriorate, but according to the present invention, the number of end points of welding is the minimum number. This can further improve the quality of welding.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that the plurality of heat transfer tubes include a spiral or meandering main tube body that is positioned and fixed in the case, is connected to the main tube body portion, extends in a predetermined x direction, and is in the x direction. First and second extending tube portions spaced apart in the z direction intersecting with each other, and the side plate portion of the case includes first and second extending portions of the plurality of heat transfer tubes. 1st and 2nd area | regions for welding a tubular body part are provided in the arrangement | positioning spaced apart in the z direction on both sides of the center line of the z direction of the said side plate part, and the said 1st and 2nd area | region Are both regions in which the plurality of through holes are provided side by side in the y direction intersecting the x and z directions, and the end points of the welding in the first and second regions are , Z of the side plate portion of the periphery of the first and second extending tube portions There is a position of the center line toward the direction.

According to such a configuration, the following effects can be obtained.
That is, when a heat exchanger is actually used, a water hammer may be generated in a piping path connected to the heat exchanger. When such a water hammer is generated and the pressure in each heat transfer tube becomes high, as will be described in detail in a later embodiment, the welded portion between the first and second extending tube portions and the side plate portion of the case Among them, a tensile stress in a direction in which the welding is peeled off is generated at a portion on the edge side of the side plate portion (on the side opposite to the center in the z direction of the side plate portion). In the above-described configuration, the welding end point that is most likely to cause a deterioration in quality in the welded portion is located at a position that avoids such a place where tensile stress is generated, and it is possible to make it difficult to generate undue stress at the end point of welding. . Furthermore, since the end point of welding is a position that avoids the interval between the first extending tube portions and the interval between the second extending tube portions, it is preferable for achieving uniform welding. It will be a thing. For this reason, it is possible to increase the welding strength between each heat transfer tube and the side plate portion of the case, and to improve the water hammer resistance and to have excellent durability.

  In the present invention, preferably, the side wall portion of the case has a pair of bulges having a cylindrical peripheral wall portion that bulges outward from the case, and a distal end wall portion that closes the distal end portion of the peripheral wall portion. And the tip wall portions of the pair of bulging portions are the first and second regions, and the peripheral wall portions of the pair of bulging portions include the plurality of heat transfer tubes. A fluid inflow or outflow header is externally fitted and joined.

  According to such a configuration, the header can be easily attached, and the header is directly attached to the side plate portion of the case. Therefore, the configuration can be simplified and the number of parts can be reduced. Therefore, it is more preferable in reducing the entire manufacturing cost.

  The heat exchanger manufacturing method provided by the second aspect of the present invention includes a plurality of through holes provided in the side plate portion of the case and arranged in a fixed direction at intervals from each other, and ends of the plurality of heat transfer tubes. A heat exchanger tube insertion step and a welding step of welding the end portions of the plurality of heat transfer tubes to the side plate portion after the heat transfer tube insertion step. In the welding step, the welding positions are sequentially welded approximately half a circumference of each of the end portions of the plurality of heat transfer tubes so as to meander between the end portions of the plurality of heat transfer tubes. When reaching the periphery of the heat transfer tube located at the end of the row of the plurality of heat transfer tubes, the welding progress direction is reversed after welding the entire periphery of the end of the heat transfer tube, and thereafter Weld the remaining approximately half of each end of the heat transfer tube in order, End of the heat transfer tube to the is characterized by performing welding led to single stroke manner.

  According to such a structure, the heat exchanger which concerns on this invention can be manufactured appropriately, and the effect similar to having described the heat exchanger which concerns on this invention is acquired.

  In the present invention, preferably, in the heat transfer tube insertion step, an end portion of the heat transfer tube protrudes outwardly from the side plate portion, and in the welding step, welding is performed from the outside of the side plate portion. Then, in addition to the peripheral edge of the through hole, the protruding portion at the end of the heat transfer tube is also melted.

  According to such a configuration, since the welding is from the outside of the side plate portion of the case, the degree of freedom of the welding torch is increased and the welding operation is facilitated as compared with the case of welding from the inside of the case. . Also, if the protruding part at the end of the heat transfer tube is melted at the time of welding, this part can be used as an alternative part of the filler bar, eliminating the need to use a separate filler bar and making the welding work easier. It becomes.

  In this invention, Preferably, in the said welding process, when welding the area | region between the edge parts of these heat exchanger tubes, heat input is reduced rather than when welding another area | region.

  According to such a configuration, the heat input in the region between the heat transfer tubes out of the periphery of the plurality of heat transfer tubes arranged close to each other is preferable so as to achieve uniform welding. It becomes.

  Other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description of embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It is an external appearance perspective view which shows an example of the heat exchanger which concerns on this invention. (A) is IIa-IIa sectional drawing of FIG. 1, (b) is IIb-IIb sectional drawing of (a), (c) is IIc-IIc sectional drawing of (b). (A) is the principal part expanded sectional view of FIG.2 (b), (b) is the IIIb-IIIb expanded sectional view of (a). (A) is sectional drawing which shows a part of Fig.3 (a), (b) is sectional drawing which shows the welding process for obtaining the structure shown to (a), (c) is ( It is IVc-IVc sectional drawing of b). (A)-(c) is principal part explanatory drawing which shows an example of the welding operation process at the time of manufacturing the heat exchanger of FIG. It is principal part explanatory drawing which shows the other example of this invention. (A), (b) is explanatory drawing which shows typically the effect | action of the heat exchanger shown in FIG. The other example of the heat exchanger which concerns on this invention is shown, (a) is a plane sectional view, (b) is a VIIIb-VIIIb sectional view of (a), (c) is (b) It is VIIIc-VIIIc sectional drawing. (A), (b) shows background art, (a) is principal part plane sectional drawing, (b) is a principal part front view of (a).

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.

A heat exchanger HE1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is suitable for a purpose of performing hot water heating by recovering heat from a combustion gas generated by a burner (not shown) such as a gas burner. It is a heat exchanger used for latent heat recovery.
The heat exchanger HE1 includes a case 2, a plurality of heat transfer tubes 1 accommodated in the case 2, and a pair of headers for incoming and outgoing water connected to the lower end and the upper end of the plurality of heat transfer tubes 1. 3 (3A, 3B).
In the present embodiment, the lateral width direction of the case 2 is the “x direction” in the present invention, the longitudinal width direction of the case 2 is the “y direction” in the present invention, and the vertical direction is the “z direction” in the present invention. And is shown as appropriate in the drawings.

  Each of the plurality of heat transfer tubes 1 includes a main tube portion 11 and first and second extending tube portions 10a and 10b. The main tube body portion 11 is a plurality of spiral tubes that are oblong in plan view, and the axial length direction of the spiral tube is the vertical direction. The plurality of spiral tubular bodies have different sizes from each other, and are arranged in a substantially concentric wrapping shape. The main pipe body portion 11 is positioned and fixed in the case 2 using a spacer (not shown) or the like. The first and second extending tube portions 10a and 10b are integrally connected to the upper and lower portions of the main tube portion 11 and extend substantially horizontally.

  The case 2 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and includes a pair of side plate portions 21 and 22 in addition to the main body portion 20 (rectangular cylindrical body portion) of the case 2. Each of the main body portion 20 and the side plate portions 21 and 22 is configured using a metal plate such as stainless steel, for example. The rear wall portion 20c and the front wall portion 20d of the case 2 are provided with an intake port 25 and an exhaust port 26 for combustion gas. The combustion gas flowing into the case 2 from the air supply port 25 reaches the exhaust port 26 after passing through the gaps between the plurality of heat transfer tubes 1. In this process, heat is recovered from the combustion gas by the heat transfer tubes 1. Hot water flowing through each heat transfer tube 1 is heated. The upper wall portion 20a and the lower wall portion 20b of the case 2 are appropriately provided with protruding step portions 20 ′, 20 ″ for reducing the gap formed between the heat transfer tube 1 and increasing the heat exchange efficiency. Yes.

Two bulging portions 22 (22A, 22B) are integrally formed on the side plate portion 21 of the case 2 by pressing. These bulging portions 22 are portions to be attached to the header 3 and are also portions to be connected to the plurality of heat transfer tubes 1, and are examples of “first and second regions” in the present invention. Correspondingly, the side plate portion 21 is vertically separated with a center line La in the vertical direction interposed therebetween. As clearly shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of through holes 28 are provided in the distal end wall portion 22 b of each bulging portion 22 in a substantially horizontal direction at relatively close intervals. Ends of the heat transfer tubes 1 (ends of the first and second extending tube portions 10a and 10b) are inserted into the holes 28 and welded. This welding is performed from the outside of the side plate portion 21 and the back bead portion 29 is formed on the inner surface side of the side plate portion 21.

  The back bead portion 29 is integrated with the heat transfer tube 1 so as to cover the outer periphery of the heat transfer tube 1, and protrudes from the inner surface of the side plate portion 21 toward the inner side of the case 2. The distal end portion of the back bead portion 29 and the vicinity thereof have a form in which the radial thickness of the heat transfer tube 1 gradually decreases toward the distal end side of the back bead portion 29 (the heat transfer tube 1 shown in FIG. 3A). The angle α formed by the outer surface and the surface of the back bead portion 29 exceeds 90 °).

  Specifically, the welding described above is performed by inserting the end of the heat transfer tube 1 into each through hole 28 of the side plate portion 21 of the case 2 as shown in FIGS. This is performed in a state in which the portion is protruded (a state in which the protruding portion 13 is provided). The projecting dimension is, for example, about 0.5 mm to 2 mm, but this dimension can be appropriately changed according to the thickness and material of the heat transfer tube 1 and the side plate part 21. The welding is, for example, TIG welding, and one-side welding is performed from the outside of the side plate portion 21. In this welding, the TIG welding torch 9 is opposed to the peripheral edge of the through hole 28 and is not directly opposed to the heat transfer tube 1. When TIG welding is started in such a setting state, the protrusion 13 of the heat transfer tube 1 can be melted together with the peripheral edge of the through hole 28. Since the protrusion 13 is closer to the TIG welding torch 9 than the peripheral edge of the through hole 28, it is possible to cause the arc heat to act appropriately on the protrusion 13, and after the welding, the heat is transmitted. The end portion of the heat tube 1 is substantially flush with the outer surface of the side plate portion 21.

  In the main part enlarged view of FIG.2 (c), the welding part 8 (8A, 8B) of the edge part of each heat exchanger tube 1 and the side-plate part 21 is typically shown with the virtual line (after-mentioned FIG. 5, FIG. The same applies to FIGS. 6 and 8C). Each welded portion 8 includes a welded portion 81 having a path that proceeds to the left side of the drawing so as to sew between end portions of the plurality of heat transfer tubes 1, and a welded portion 82 that has a path that proceeds to the right side of the drawing. It is the reciprocating meandering welding part which consists of. The entire reciprocating meandering welded portion 8 is connected in a single stroke, and the start point Ps and the end point Pe are one by one.

The weld 8 is obtained by a welding method as shown in FIG.
That is, as shown by the phantom line in FIG. 5A, for example, when welding is started with a part of the outer periphery of the heat transfer tube 1 located at the right end as the start point Ps, first, the end portions of the plurality of heat transfer tubes 1 are between the end portions. Welding is progressed to the left side so as to sew in a meandering manner, and the lower half or upper half of each end of the plurality of heat transfer tubes 1 are alternately welded (formation of the forward welded portion 81). ). When this welding progresses to the heat transfer tube 1 located at the left end, the welding progress direction is reversed after welding the entire circumference of the end of the heat transfer tube 1 at the left end, and thereafter, as shown in FIG. As described above, the welding is performed so as to sew the end portions of the plurality of heat transfer tubes 1 in a meandering manner (formation of the return welded portion 82). In that case, the remaining substantially half circumferences which were not welded by the outward welding part 81 among the edge parts of each heat exchanger tube 1 are welded. As shown in FIG. 2C, when the welding is returned to the position of the right end heat transfer tube 1, the start point Ps is exceeded and the lower end position of the right end heat transfer tube 1 is set as the end point Pe. In the figure, for ease of understanding, the two welds between the start point Ps and the end point Pe are shown not to overlap, but actually, the two welds are welded so that they overlap each other. . If welding is performed on the start point Ps, this deficiency can be corrected even if the start point Ps has a weld deficiency.

  In the welding operation described above, when the regions between the plurality of heat transfer tubes 1 are welded, the heat input is less than when other regions (the regions above and below the heat transfer tube 1) are welded. The region between the plurality of heat transfer tubes 1 is for preventing the heat input to this region from being excessive because welding is performed in an overlapping manner.

  In the example shown in FIG. 5, the mutual space | interval of the some heat exchanger tube 1 is made considerably small. For this reason, it is possible to weld appropriately the whole periphery of the heat exchanger tube 1 by making the welding part 8 into the form which the some circular arc-shaped part connected. On the other hand, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, when the interval between the plurality of heat transfer tubes 1 is relatively large, a linear portion 83 may be formed between the arc-shaped portions of the welded portion 8. .

  As shown in FIG. 2C, the end point Pe of the welded portion 8 (8A) in the upper bulged portion 22A is the lower side of the heat transfer tube 1 (the side approaching the center line La). The end point Pe of the welded portion 8 (8B) in the lower bulging portion 22B is the upper side of the heat transfer tube 1 (the side approaching the center line La). The significance of this will be described later.

  In the welding described above, the back bead portion 29 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4A can be appropriately formed. Since the protruding portion 13 of the heat transfer tube 1 serves as a filler rod, the volume of the back bead portion 29 is increased, and the protruding dimension from the inner surface of the side plate portion 21 to the inside of the case 2 is increased. It is possible. Moreover, it is possible to prevent poor welding even in a portion where the base material in the region between the heat transfer tubes 1 is small.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the header 3 is formed separately from the side plate portion 21, and has an internal hollow body portion 30 having an opening edge portion 33 that forms an opening portion 32 corresponding to the bulging portion 22. And a joint tube portion 31 connected to the rear surface side of the main body portion 30. The header 3 is fixed to the bulging portion 22 by the opening edge 33 being externally fitted to the peripheral wall portion 22a of the bulging portion 22 and being welded at the outer fitting portion. . In the header 3, a region on the outer side of the case 2 with respect to the tip wall portion 22 b is a hot water distribution chamber 36 communicating with the inside of each heat transfer tube 1.

  According to this embodiment, the following operation is obtained.

  First, each welding part 8 shown in FIG.2 (c) is provided by one welding operation substantially. Therefore, for example, unlike the case where the work of individually welding the plurality of heat transfer tubes 1 is repeated a plurality of times, the after-flow at the end of welding may be performed only once, and does not need to be performed a plurality of times. Further, even when the preflow at the start of welding is performed, this preflow may be performed once. Therefore, it is possible to shorten the welding operation time and increase the productivity of the heat exchanger HE1.

  As described above, as a result of shortening the welding operation time, the welding progress speed (movement speed of the welding torch 9) can be reduced by that much. This makes it possible to improve the overall quality of the welded portion 8. In addition, although the end point Pe is the place where the quality is most likely to deteriorate among the welded parts 8, the end point Pe in each welded part 8 is only one place, and the same number as the number of the heat transfer tubes 1 is provided. Not. Therefore, the quality of the welded portion 8 can be improved also by this.

  As will be described below, the heat exchanger HE1 of the present embodiment also has the effect of improving the water hammer resistance and making it more durable.

First, the case where a water hammer occurs in the piping path connected to the heat transfer tube 1 will be described with reference to FIG. When the water hammer is not generated, the heat exchanger HE1 is in the state shown in FIG. On the other hand, when a water hammer is generated and the pressure in the heat transfer tube 1 becomes considerably high, the main tube portion 11 is fixed to the case 2, and thus the first and second extending tube portions 10 a, 10b is deformed so as to swell in the vertical direction and generates a force F2 that deflects the side plate portion 21 to the inside of the case 2 as shown in FIG. At that time, the tip wall portion 22b of the bulging portion 22 is also bent and deformed. Therefore, a tensile stress σ is generated in a portion above the first extending tube portion 10a at the welded portion of the first extending tube portion 10a in the bulging portion 22A. Tensile stress σ is generated in the lower portion of the second extending tube portion 10b at the welded portion of the second extending tube portion 10b in the bulging portion 22B. The locations where the tensile stress σ is generated are the portions indicated by reference numerals n1 and n2 in FIG. 2C and the vicinity thereof (unlike this embodiment, the bulging portions 22A and 22B are temporarily provided on the side plate portion 21. The same effect is also obtained in the case of a configuration in which the plurality of heat transfer tubes 1 are simply inserted and welded into the through holes provided in the side plate portion 21 and not provided.

  On the other hand, in the heat exchanger HE1 of the present embodiment, the welding end point Pe that is most likely to cause a welding failure is located at a position that avoids the vicinity of the above-described symbols n1 and n2, and thus the tension described above for the end point Pe. By preventing the stress σ from acting, the water hammer resistance can be improved. Moreover, since the end point Pe is a position which avoids the area | region between the heat exchanger tubes 1, it becomes a thing preferable also when improving the uniformity of welding.

  Since the welding between the heat transfer tube 1 and the side plate portion 21 is one-side welding from the outside of the side plate portion 21, unlike the case of welding inside the side plate portion 21, the TIG welding torch 9 is a spiral of the heat transfer tube 1. Interfering with the portion of the tubular tube is avoided. Even after the side plate portion 21 is assembled to the main body portion 20 of the case 2, the welding operation can be easily performed. Therefore, the productivity of the heat exchanger HE1 can be further increased and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  The back bead portion 29 formed on the inner surface side of the side plate portion 21 is integrated with the heat transfer tube 1 so as to cover the outer periphery of the heat transfer tube 1 and protrudes inward of the case 2. Compared with meat welding or the like, the welding strength can be increased and the durability can be improved. Moreover, since the radial direction thickness of the heat exchanger tube 1 is gradually decreasing toward the front end side of the front end portion of the back bead portion 29 and the vicinity thereof, there is no cross-sectional sudden change portion at which stress concentration easily occurs. As a result, the strength of the joint portion between the heat transfer tube 1 and the side plate portion 21 is further increased.

  Since the end of the heat transfer tube 1 does not protrude into the chamber 36 in the header 3, the volume of the chamber 36 can be prevented from being reduced by the presence of the heat transfer tube 1. In addition, an effect of reducing resistance when hot water flows between the chamber 36 and the heat transfer tube 1 can be obtained.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, the attachment of the header 3 to the side plate portion 21 can be easily performed outside the side plate portion 21. Since the header 3 is directly attached to the side plate portion 21, it is preferable to reduce the total number of parts, reduce the manufacturing cost of the heat exchanger HE1, and further to reduce the overall size. It becomes.

  FIG. 8 shows another embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the same or similar elements as those in the above embodiment are given the same reference numerals as in the above embodiment.

In FIG. 8, unlike the above embodiment, the lateral width direction of the case 2 corresponds to the “x direction” in the present invention, but the vertical direction is the “y direction”, and the longitudinal width direction of the case 2 is “Z direction”.
In the heat exchanger HE2 of the present embodiment, the main tube portion 11 of each heat transfer tube 1 is a meandering tube portion having a substantially horizontal posture, and the plurality of heat transfer tubes 1 are arranged in the vertical height direction. Yes. The first and second extending tube portions 10 a and 10 b extend in the left-right width direction of the case 2, but they are spaced apart in the front-rear width direction of the case 2. For this reason, the two bulging portions 22 (22A, 22B) provided on the side plate portion 21 of the case 2 are arranged so as to be separated in the front-rear width direction of the case 2 across the center line Lb of the case 2 in the front-rear width direction Has been. The arrangement direction of the plurality of through holes 28 in each bulging portion 22 and the end portions of the heat transfer tubes 1 (first and second extending tube portions 10a, 10b) is the vertical direction.

  The welded portions 8 (8C, 8D) between the end portions of the plurality of heat transfer tubes 1 and the side plate portions 21 are reciprocating meandering welded portions similar to the welded portions 8 (8A, 8B) of the previous embodiment. Are connected in a single stroke, and the start point Ps and the end point Pe are one by one. However, since the mutual space | interval of the some heat exchanger tube 1 is comparatively wide, the welding method as demonstrated with reference to FIG. 6 is employ | adopted. The welding end point Pe in the front bulging portion 22A is the rear side (position near the center line Lb) of the first extending tube portion 10a. On the other hand, the welding end point Pe in the rear bulge portion 22B is the front side (position near the center line Lb) of the second extending tube portion 10b.

  Also in the heat exchanger HE2 of this embodiment, it is possible to improve the welding quality by shortening the work time for welding the end portions of the plurality of heat transfer tubes 1 to the side plate portion 21 and by reducing the number of welding end points Pe. It is. When the water hammer is generated, similarly to the heat exchanger HE1 described above, the first and second extending tube portions 10a and 10b are inflated to pull the side plate portion 21 inward to bend, and the bulging portions 22 The tip wall portion 22b is also bent. As a result, tensile stress is generated in the welded portion between the heat transfer tube 1 and the side plate portion 21, but the direction in which the first and second extending tubular body portions 10 b swell is the front-rear width direction of the case 2, so Tensile stress is generated on the front side of the first extended tubular body portion 10a indicated by and the rear side of the second extended tubular body portion 10b indicated by reference numeral n2. On the other hand, since the welding end point Pe is provided on the side opposite to such a portion, the tensile stress is not concentrated on the welding end point Pe, and the water hammer resistance can be improved. It is.

  The present invention is not limited to the contents of the above-described embodiment. The specific configuration of each part of the heat exchanger according to the present invention can be variously modified within the range intended by the present invention.

  The positions of the start point Ps and the end point Pe of the welded portion 8 can be different from the positions shown in the above embodiment. The welding of a plurality of heat transfer tubes intended by the present invention and the side plate portion of the case is basically configured to be connected to a predetermined stroke of a reciprocating meandering shape, and the starting point and the ending point are set to one place each. Good.

  In the embodiment described above, the heat transfer tube 1 is welded to the distal end wall portion 22b of the bulging portion 22 provided on the side plate portion 21 of the case 2, but the present invention is not limited to this. Even when the side plate portion 21 and the heat transfer tube 1 are welded without providing the bulging portion 22 on the side plate portion 21, it is possible to apply the present invention and obtain the intended effect of the present invention. . Welding is not limited to TIG welding, and other arc welding can be used, for example, and the specific type thereof is not limited. Even when the welding of the heat transfer tube and the side plate portion is fillet welding, the effect intended by the present invention can be obtained.

  The heat exchange target medium flowing into the case may be a fluid other than the combustion gas. The heat exchanger according to the present invention can be used not only for recovering latent heat but also for various uses other than hot water heating.

HE1, HE2 Heat exchanger Pa Welding start point Ps Welding end point 1 Heat transfer tube 10a, 10b Extended tube portion 11 Main tube portion (of heat transfer tube)
3 (3A, 3B) Header 21 Side plate (case)
22 (22A, 22B) bulge portion (first and second regions)
28 Through-hole 2 Case 8 Reciprocating meandering welds 81, 82 Forward and return welds

HE1, HE2 heat exchanger P s welding start point P e welding end point 1 the heat transfer tube 10a, 10b extending設管body 11 main body portion (of the heat transfer tube)
3 (3A, 3B) Header 21 Side plate (case)
22 (22A, 22B) bulge portion (first and second regions)
28 Through-hole 2 Case 8 Reciprocating meandering welds 81, 82 Forward and return welds

Claims (6)

A plurality of heat transfer tubes, and a case for accommodating the plurality of heat transfer tubes inside,
The side plate portion of the case is provided with a plurality of through holes arranged in a fixed direction at intervals from each other, and the end portions of the plurality of heat transfer tubes are inserted into the plurality of through holes, and these A heat exchanger in which the entire circumference of each end of the plurality of heat transfer tubes is welded to the side plate portion,
The welding is a reciprocating meandering welding in which a welding portion of a path that sews between end portions of the plurality of heat transfer tubes in a meandering manner is provided in a reciprocating manner in the fixed direction,
The reciprocating meandering welding is connected to the whole in a single stroke, and each of the welding start point and end point is one heat exchanger. The heat exchanger according to claim 1,
The plurality of heat transfer tubes include a spiral or meandering main tube portion positioned and fixed in the case, a z direction connected to the main tube portion, extending in a predetermined x direction, and intersecting the x direction. And first and second extending pipe parts spaced apart from each other,
The side plate portion of the case has first and second regions for welding the first and second extending tube portions of the plurality of heat transfer tubes, respectively, with a center line in the z direction of the side plate portion. The first and second regions are provided so as to be spaced apart from each other in the z direction and are arranged side by side in the y direction where the plurality of through holes intersect the x and z directions. It is considered as an area,
The end point of the welding in the first and second regions is a position near the center line in the z direction of the side plate portion around the first and second extending tube portions. Exchanger. The heat exchanger according to claim 2,
The side wall portion of the case is formed with a pair of bulging portions having a cylindrical peripheral wall portion that bulges outwardly of the case and a distal end wall portion that closes the distal end portion of the peripheral wall portion,
The tip wall portions of the pair of bulging portions are the first and second regions, and the peripheral wall portions of the pair of bulging portions are for fluid inflow to the plurality of heat transfer tubes. Or a heat exchanger in which an outflow header is fitted and joined. A heat transfer tube insertion step of inserting end portions of the plurality of heat transfer tubes into a plurality of through holes provided in the side plate portion of the case and arranged in a fixed direction at intervals from each other;
After this heat transfer tube insertion step, a welding step of welding the end portions of the plurality of heat transfer tubes to the side plate portion,
A heat exchanger manufacturing method comprising:
In the welding step, the substantially half circumferences of the end portions of the plurality of heat transfer tubes are sequentially welded so as to meander between the end portions of the plurality of heat transfer tubes in a meandering manner. When reaching the periphery of the heat transfer tube located at the extreme end of the row of heat transfer tubes, the welding progress direction is reversed after welding the entire circumference of the end of the heat transfer tube, and then the plurality of heat transfer tubes A method of manufacturing a heat exchanger, comprising: sequentially welding the remaining approximately half of each of the end portions of the plurality of heat transfer tubes, and performing welding connected to the ends of the plurality of heat transfer tubes in a single stroke. It is a manufacturing method of the heat exchanger of Claim 4, Comprising:
In the heat transfer tube insertion step, the end portion of the heat transfer tube is in a protruding state on the outside of the side plate portion,
In the welding process, a method of manufacturing a heat exchanger, wherein welding is performed from the outside of the side plate portion, and the protruding portion of the end portion of the heat transfer tube is melted in addition to the peripheral portion of the through hole. It is a manufacturing method of the heat exchanger of Claim 4 or 5,
The method of manufacturing a heat exchanger, wherein, in the welding step, when the regions between the end portions of the plurality of heat transfer tubes are welded, the heat input is less than when the other regions are welded.

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