Double-core parallel type automobile oil cooler
By using a dual-core parallel structure and drive mechanism, the contact time and fluidity between oil and coolant are increased, solving the problems of limited cooling and excessive size of existing oil coolers, and achieving efficient oil cooling.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202310539348.7
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2023-05-15
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-25
- Estimated Expiration
- 2043-05-15
AI Technical Summary
Existing oil coolers only have a single circulating cooling path, which limits the cooling capacity. Furthermore, increasing the cooling path would result in an excessively large oil cooler, which does not meet the needs of automotive development.
It adopts a dual-core parallel structure, combined with a drive mechanism and a bladder compression bladder, to increase the contact time and fluidity of oil and coolant. It also uses inert gas to assist the flow of coolant, thus achieving full heat exchange.
It improves oil cooling efficiency, ensures sufficient oil cooling, avoids the problem of excessively large oil cooler size, and meets the requirements of lightweight vehicles.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of oil coolers, in particular to a double-core parallel type automobile oil cooler. BACKGROUND
[0002] Oil coolers have a wide range of applications in vehicles. Since oil has heat conduction properties and constantly circulates within the engine, oil coolers cool the engine crankcase, clutch, valve assembly, etc. Even for water-cooled engines, only the cylinder head and cylinder wall can be cooled by water, and other parts still need to be cooled by oil coolers, which mainly cool lubricating oil and engine oil to maintain stable operation of the automobile engine.
[0003] The existing oil cooler only has a single circulating cooling path, and the cooling degree is limited. Although high-efficiency cooling can be achieved by increasing the cooling track of the oil cooler, this will make the oil cooler larger, which does not conform to the current automobile development model.
[0004] In view of this, we propose a double-core parallel type automobile oil cooler. SUMMARY
[0005] To solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the present application provides a double-core parallel type automobile oil cooler, which can effectively solve the problem that the existing oil cooler only has a single circulating cooling path, and the cooling degree is limited. Although high-efficiency cooling can be achieved by increasing the cooling track of the oil cooler, this will make the oil cooler larger, which does not conform to the current automobile development model.
[0006] To achieve the above purpose, the present application is realized by the following technical scheme:
[0007] The application provides a double-core parallel automobile oil cooler, which comprises a box body, a cavity is formed in the box body, the cavity is filled with cooling liquid, an air outlet pipe is arranged on the cavity, rubber rings are arranged on the two sides of the cavity, and pipe fittings are arranged on the outer wall of the box body; a pipe core is arranged in the cavity and comprises a plurality of ribs arranged on the outer wall of the pipe core, oil accumulation grooves are formed in the two ends of the pipe core, the two oil accumulation grooves are connected through a plurality of spiral grooves, a connecting pipe is arranged on the end of the pipe core and connected with the oil accumulation grooves, a circular ring is fixedly arranged on the end of the pipe core, a driving mechanism is arranged for adjusting the position of the pipe core in the cavity, the driving mechanism comprises a moving plate arranged on the outer side of the box body, the moving plate is fixedly connected with the output end of an external cylinder, the two ends of the moving plate are connected with two clamping plates through connecting rods, and a circular hole is formed in the clamping plate, a connecting ring is elastically connected with the two ends of the pipe core and slidably connected with the circular hole, a ring-shaped capsule is arranged on the inner end of the connecting ring, the ring-shaped capsule is filled with inert gas, a moving ring is arranged on the inner end of the ring-shaped capsule, the connecting pipe is rotatably connected with the moving ring, the ring-shaped capsule is connected with a capsule arranged on the inner wall of the cavity through a hose, the ring-shaped capsule is connected with an external air pump through a one-way pipe, and a circular pipe is fixedly arranged on the outer end of the connecting ring; a one-way valve is arranged on the air outlet pipe, a filter membrane is arranged in the air outlet pipe, the filter membrane allows gas to pass through but does not allow liquid to pass through, a liquid inlet pipe and a liquid outlet pipe are arranged on the box body, and the cooling liquid in the cavity can be replaced.
[0008] Further, an oil outlet groove is formed in the bottom surface of the rubber ring, and an oil conveying pipe is arranged on the oil outlet groove; the oil conveying pipe is connected with one of the two pipe fittings; the rubber ring and the inner wall of the cavity form a relatively sealed space for temporarily storing the leaked oil from the pipe fittings.
[0009] Further, a lap joint groove is formed between the circular ring and the outer wall of the connecting pipe; the outer wall of the moving ring is slidably connected with the inner wall of the lap joint groove.
[0010] Further, a clamping plate is arranged on the outer side of the pipe core and slidably connected with the inner wall of the cavity, and a compression capsule is fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the cavity; when the external cylinder drives the arranged pipe core to move in the cavity, the outer wall of the arranged clamping plate is in contact with the outer wall of the compression capsule and extrudes the compression capsule, and the gas in the compression capsule enters the cavity through a plurality of gas outlets formed on the outer wall of the compression capsule.
[0011] Further, the outer wall of the circular pipe is slidably connected with the inner wall of the cavity, the circular pipe can be sealed by the inner wall of the cavity, when the circular pipe is sealed, the arranged ring-shaped capsule is compressed, the inert gas in the ring-shaped capsule enters the capsule through the hose and enters the cavity through a plurality of through holes formed on the capsule, when the external cylinder drives the pipe core to adjust the position, the circular pipe is connected with the pipe fitting, at this time, the ring-shaped capsule is restored, and the inert gas is injected into the ring-shaped capsule through the arranged one-way pipe.
[0012] Further, it also comprises a triggering unit, which comprises a metal sheet fixedly installed on the ring and a metal protrusion fixedly installed on the connecting ring; when the annular capsule is squeezed, the metal sheet and the metal protrusion are overlapped, and when the contact time of the two is 3s, the external cylinder is controlled to move reversely.
[0013] Advantages
[0014] Compared with the known prior art, the technical scheme provided by the application has the following advantages:
[0015] The two pipe cores are arranged, and the driving mechanism is arranged, so that the contact time of the oil and the cooling liquid is increased, and at the same time, the flowability of the cooling liquid is increased in the cooling process through the capsule body and the compression capsule, so that sufficient heat exchange between the oil and the cooling liquid is ensured, and the oil is sufficiently cooled. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme in the embodiments of the application or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or the prior art description. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained without creative labor on the basis of these drawings.
[0017] Figure 1 It is an overall structure schematic diagram of the oil cooler of the application;
[0018] Figure 2 It is a structure schematic diagram when the box body and the pipe core of the application are separated;
[0019] Figure 3 It is a cross-sectional top view structure schematic diagram of the oil cooler of the application;
[0020] Figure 4 It is a structure schematic diagram when the pipe core and the rubber ring of the application are separated;
[0021] Figure 5 It is a structure schematic diagram when the pipe core and the clamping plate of the application are separated;
[0022] Figure 6 It is a structure schematic diagram when the pipe core and the connecting ring of the application are separated;
[0023] Figure 7 It is a pipe core part cross-sectional structure schematic diagram of the application;
[0024] Figure 8 It is a structure schematic diagram of the Figure 7 It is an enlarged structure schematic diagram of A in the application.
[0025] 100, box body; 101, cavity; 110, rubber ring; 111, oil outlet groove; 120, pipe; 130, oil pipe; 140, capsule;
[0026] 200, pipe core; 201, oil accumulation groove; 202, spiral groove; 203, lap joint groove; 210, rib; 220, connecting pipe; 230, circular ring;
[0027] 300, connecting ring; 310, hose; 311, one-way pipe; 320, annular capsule; 330, moving ring; 340, circular pipe;
[0028] 400, clamping plate; 401, circular hole; 410, connecting rod; 420, moving plate;
[0029] 500, lap joint plate; 510, compression capsule. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0030] To make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application to make a clear and complete description of the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are some of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work fall within the protection scope of the present application.
[0031] The present application will be further described in conjunction with the embodiments.
[0032] Embodiment:
[0033] Referring to the drawings shown in the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 - the accompanying drawings, Figure 8 The double-core parallel type automobile oil cooler shown in the accompanying drawings is used for cooling the engine oil and lubricating oil in the automobile to ensure the performance of the engine oil and lubricating oil circulating in the automobile, comprising a box body 100, a cavity 101 is formed in the box body 100, the cavity 101 is filled with cooling liquid, and the box body 100 is also connected with a liquid inlet pipe and a liquid outlet pipe (not shown in the figure) respectively, which are used for replacing the cooling liquid in the cavity 101, the replacement of the cooling liquid can ensure that the cooling liquid in the cavity 101 is always at a lower temperature, thereby better heat exchange with the engine oil or lubricating oil, thereby realizing efficient cooling and temperature reduction, and the cavity 101 is also provided with an air outlet pipe, a one-way valve is installed on the air outlet pipe, and a filter membrane is also provided in the air outlet pipe, which allows gas to pass through but not liquid, and the inside of the cavity 101 is connected with rubber rings 110 on both sides, and the outer wall of the box body 100 is also connected with pipe fittings 120, which are provided with two, used as an oil inlet pipe and an oil outlet pipe respectively, and connected into the automobile oil circuit to ensure the normal use of the oil circuit.
[0034] Particularly, in order to ensure the effective cooling of the oil, two pipe cores 200 are arranged in the box body 100, the pipe cores 200 are also part of the oil circuit, in this case, the pipe cores 200 also have the function of temporarily storing oil, and the oil in the pipe cores 200 can have sufficient time to exchange heat with the cooling liquid in the cavity 101 to ensure sufficient cooling of the oil. The pipe cores 200 are arranged in two groups and located inside the cavity 101, the outer wall of the pipe cores 200 is uniformly connected with a plurality of ribs 210, the inside of the pipe cores 200 is respectively provided with an oil accumulation groove 201 at both ends, and the end of the pipe cores 200 is also connected with a connecting pipe 220 which is in communication with the oil accumulation groove 201, the two oil accumulation grooves 201 are communicated by a plurality of spiral grooves 202 in the middle, it is worth noting that the end of the pipe core 200 is fixedly installed with the connecting pipe 220, the connecting pipe 220 can be in communication with the two pipe fittings 120 arranged on the outer wall of the box body 100, so that the oil in the oil circuit can enter the inside of the arranged pipe core 200, it is worth noting that the pump body is installed on the pipe fitting 120 used as the oil inlet pipe to ensure that the oil in the oil circuit can flow in the predetermined direction, when the oil in the oil circuit enters the pipe core 200, it will be temporarily stored in the oil accumulation groove 201 and enter the spiral groove 202, it is worth noting that in combination with the rotating connection between the outer wall of the connecting pipe 220 and the outer wall of the moving ring 330, when the oil in the flow state flows in the spiral groove 202, the pipe core 200 will rotate in the cavity 101, in combination with the plurality of ribs 210 fixedly connected to the outer wall of the pipe core 200, they will also move together, thereby increasing the flow of the cooling liquid in the cavity 101, thereby enabling the cooling liquid to fully exchange heat with the oil flowing in the pipe core 200, and it is worth noting that when the oil flows in the spiral groove 202, the oil can constantly change position to avoid the phenomenon that the oil in the static state cannot fully exchange heat with the cooling liquid, while the other pipe core 200 which does not communicate with the oil circuit is in a static state and is located at one side of the cavity 101, through the rotation of the other pipe core 200, it will make the cooling liquid in the cavity 101 fully flow, which can also ensure that the oil temporarily stored in the pipe core 200 fully exchanges heat with the cooling liquid, then when it is reconnected with the oil circuit, in combination with the pump body installed on the oil inlet pipe, it will re-inject the oil to be cooled in the pipe core 200, the oil in it which has been fully cooled will be re-injected into the oil circuit.
[0035] In the case, if the position of the pipe core 200 is fixed, only a single oil passage can be cooled, and the cooling efficiency is limited, therefore, in the case, the pipe core 200 is provided with two groups, and a driving mechanism is also provided, which is used to adjust the position of the pipe core 200 inside the cavity 101, through the adjustment, only one pipe core 200 needs to be ensured to be in communication with the oil passage of the automobile, and the normal use of the oil or lubricating oil can be ensured, and it is worth noting that when the driving mechanism adjusts the position of the pipe core 200, the oil in the oil passage is at rest by default, that is, the pump body at the oil inlet pipe is in a non-running state, specifically, the driving mechanism includes a moving plate 420 located outside the box body 100, the moving plate 420 is fixedly connected with the output end of the external cylinder, and the two ends of the moving plate 420 are connected with two clamping plates 400 through connecting rods 410 respectively, and the inside of the clamping plate 400 is provided with a circular hole 401.
[0036] In particular, in order to ensure that the driving mechanism can keep the pipe core 200 in communication with the oil passage after adjusting the pipe core 200, and in the case, the pipe core 200 and the pipe 120 arranged on the box body 100 are in stable communication, a connecting ring 300 is also arranged, which is elastically connected to the two ends of the pipe core 200 and is in sliding fit with the inside of the circular hole 401, the inner end of the connecting ring 300 is connected with a ring-shaped capsule 320, the ring-shaped capsule 320 is filled with inert gas, the inner end of the ring-shaped capsule 320 is connected with a moving ring 330, and the ring-shaped capsule 320 is in communication with the capsule 140 adhered to the inner wall of the cavity 101 through the hose 310, and the ring-shaped capsule 320 is also in communication with the external air pump through the one-way pipe 311, and the circular pipe 340 fixedly connected to the outer end of the connecting ring 300 is also included, specifically, the outer wall of the end portion of the pipe core 200 is also fixedly installed with a circular ring 230, and the circular ring 230 and the outer wall of the connecting pipe 220 form a lap joint groove 203; the outer wall of the moving ring 330 and the inner wall of the lap joint groove 203 are in sliding fit, the moving ring 330 always slides in the lap joint groove 203, and the connecting pipe 220 and the pipe 120 are in communication through the middle part of the moving ring 330, the middle part of the ring-shaped capsule 320 and the circular pipe 340 fixedly connected to the connecting ring 300;
[0037] And it is worth mentioning that when the tube core 200 is not in communication with the pipe 120, the end of the outer wall of the circular tube 340 is in contact with the inner wall of the cavity 101, sealing the inside of the tube core 200, the outer wall of the circular tube 340 is in sliding fit with the inner wall of the cavity 101, and the circular tube 340 can be sealed by the inner wall of the cavity 101; and when the circular tube 340 is sealed, the annular capsule 320 is compressed, and the inert gas in its interior enters the capsule 140 from the hose 310 and enters the cavity 101 through the plurality of through holes provided on the capsule 140, in this way, the flowability of the coolant in the cavity 101 can be effectively increased, thereby effectively exchanging heat with the oil in the tube core 200, realizing sufficient cooling of the oil in the tube core 200; when the external cylinder drives the tube core 200 to adjust the position, the circular tube 340 will be in communication with the pipe 120, at this time the annular capsule 320 restores, and the inert gas is injected into its interior through the provided one-way pipe 311, and in this state, the elastic force of the annular capsule 320 can ensure the stable contact between the circular tube 340 and the pipe 120, ensuring its communicatability.
[0038] And it is worth mentioning that when the external cylinder adjusts the position of the tube core 200 in the cavity 101, part of the circular tube 340 is in communication with the pipe 120, and part of it is exposed in the cavity 101, which may cause oil leakage, therefore, in this case, a rubber ring 110 is also provided at this position, which forms a relatively sealed space with the inner wall of the cavity 101, used for temporarily storing the leaked oil from the pipe 120, and the leaked oil during the adjustment of the position of the tube core 200 can be temporarily stored, and because the rubber ring 110 is still in the cavity 101, and the cavity 101 is filled with coolant, the leaked oil in the rubber ring 110 can still be well cooled, and it is worth mentioning that when the driving mechanism adjusts the position of the tube core 200, the oil in the oil circuit remains stationary, and the amount of leaked oil is not much, therefore most of the oil can still be well cooled in the tube core 200, the bottom surface of the rubber ring 110 is provided with an oil outlet groove 111, and the oil outlet groove 111 is also connected with an oil conveying pipe 130; and the oil conveying pipe 130 is in communication with one of the two pipes 120, here the pipe 120 refers to the oil outlet pipe.
[0039] In the case, in order to ensure the flowability of the coolant in the cavity 101 during the whole oil cooling process, the lap plate 500 is arranged outside the pipe core 200 and is in sliding fit with the inner wall of the cavity 101, and the compression capsule 510 is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the cavity 101; when the external cylinder drives the arranged pipe core 200 to move in the cavity 101, the outer wall of the arranged lap plate 500 contacts and extrudes the outer wall of the compression capsule 510, and the gas in the compression capsule 510 enters the cavity 101 through the plurality of gas outlets on the outer wall, when the driving mechanism drives the arranged pipe core 200 to adjust the position, the lap plate 500 arranged on one side of the pipe core 200 also moves together and extrudes the compression capsule 510 installed in the cavity 101, so that the inert gas in the compression capsule 510 enters the coolant, increases the flow of the coolant in the cavity 101, and makes the coolant fully exchange heat with the oil.
[0040] In the case, in order to ensure the intelligence of the driving mechanism, the triggering unit is further included, which includes a metal sheet fixedly installed on the ring 230 and a metal protrusion fixedly installed on the connecting ring 300; when the annular capsule 320 is extruded, the metal sheet and the metal protrusion are lapped, and when the contact time of the two is 3s, the external cylinder is reversely moved, and of course the contact time is not limited to a specific time, which is related to the length of the pipe core 200 and the time required for the pump body to replace the oil in the pipe core 200, and specifically, the contact time is enough to make the pump body replace all the oil in the pipe core 200, and then the external cylinder in the driving mechanism is reversely moved, so that different pipe cores 200 are connected to the oil circuit, and thus the oil is efficiently cooled.
[0041] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, but not limit them; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments can be modified, or some technical features can be replaced by equivalent ones; and these modifications or replacements will not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the protection scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.
Claims
1. A dual-core parallel automotive oil cooler, characterized in that, include: The box (100) has a cavity (101) inside, which is filled with coolant and has an exhaust pipe. Rubber rings (110) are connected to the two sides inside the cavity (101), and pipe fittings (120) are connected to the outer wall of the box (100). The core (200) is provided in two sets and located inside the cavity (101). Multiple ribs (210) are evenly connected on the outer wall of the core (200). Oil collection grooves (201) are opened at both ends of the core (200). The two oil collection grooves (201) are connected to each other through multiple spiral grooves (202) in the middle. The end of the core (200) is also connected to a connecting pipe (220) that communicates with the oil collection groove (201). A ring (230) is also fixedly installed at the end of the core (200). The drive mechanism is used to adjust the position of the core (200) inside the cavity (101), including a movable plate (420) located outside the box (100). The movable plate (420) is fixedly connected to the output end of the external cylinder. The two ends of the movable plate (420) are respectively connected to two snap-fit plates (400) through connecting rods (410). The snap-fit plates (400) have round holes (401) inside. A connecting ring (300) is elastically connected to both ends of the tube core (200) and slides in cooperation with the inside of the round hole (401). The inner end of the connecting ring (300) is connected to an annular bladder (320), which is filled with inert gas. The inner end of the annular bladder (320) is connected to a movable ring (330). The outer wall of the connecting tube (220) is rotatably connected to the outer wall of the movable ring (330). The annular bladder (320) is connected to the bladder (140) bonded to the inner wall of the cavity (101) through a flexible tube (310). The annular bladder (320) is also connected to an external air pump through a one-way tube (311). The ring tube (340) is also fixedly connected to the outer end of the connecting ring (300). The outlet pipe is equipped with a one-way valve and a filter membrane, which allows gas to pass through but not liquid. The box (100) is also connected to an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe, which are used to replace the coolant in the cavity (101).
2. The dual-core parallel automotive oil cooler according to claim 1, characterized in that, The bottom surface of the rubber ring (110) is provided with an oil outlet groove (111), and an oil supply pipe (130) is also connected to the oil outlet groove (111). Furthermore, the oil pipeline (130) remains connected to one of the two fittings (120); The rubber ring (110) and the inner wall of the cavity (101) form a relatively sealed space for temporarily storing oil leaking from the fitting (120).
3. The dual-core parallel automotive oil cooler according to claim 2, characterized in that, An overlap groove (203) is formed between the ring (230) and the outer wall of the connecting pipe (220); The outer wall of the movable ring (330) slides into the inner wall of the overlapping groove (203).
4. The dual-core parallel automotive oil cooler according to claim 3, characterized in that, Also includes: The lap plate (500) is located on the outer side of the core (200) and slides in contact with the inner wall of the cavity (101); And a compression bladder (510) fixedly installed on the inner wall of the cavity (101). When the external cylinder operates and drives the set core (200) to move in the cavity (101), the outer wall of the set overlapping plate (500) contacts the outer wall of the compression bladder (510) and squeezes it. The gas inside enters the cavity (101) through multiple air outlets opened on its outer wall.
5. The dual-core parallel automotive oil cooler according to claim 4, characterized in that, The outer wall of the round tube (340) slides in fit with the inner wall of the cavity (101), and the round tube (340) can be sealed by the inner wall of the cavity (101); Furthermore, when the round tube (340) is sealed, the annular bladder (320) is compressed, and the inert gas inside it enters the bladder body (140) from the hose (310) and enters the cavity (101) through multiple through holes opened on the bladder body (140); When the external cylinder drives the core (200) to adjust its position, the round tube (340) will remain connected with the fitting (120). At this time, the annular bladder (320) will be restored and inert gas will be injected back into it through the one-way tube (311).
6. The dual-core parallel automotive oil cooler according to claim 5, characterized in that, Also includes: The triggering unit includes a metal sheet fixedly mounted on the ring (230) and a metal protrusion fixedly mounted on the connecting ring (300); When the annular bladder (320) is squeezed, the metal sheet overlaps with the metal protrusion. When the contact time between the two is 3s, the external cylinder is controlled to move in the opposite direction.
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