Multi-way valve, thermal management system and vehicle

Abstract

The invention discloses a multi-way valve, a heat management system and a vehicle, the multi-way valve comprises a shell, an installation cavity is formed in the shell, and a plurality of valve port rows arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction are formed in the circumferential wall of the installation cavity; a plurality of runner groups which are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction are formed on the valve core, and the valve core is rotatably arranged in the mounting cavity; wherein at least one flow channel group comprises at least one conducting structure, and each conducting structure is used for being communicated with the corresponding valve port of the same valve port row. Therefore, the space utilization rate of the valve element is increased by arranging the multiple flow channel sets of different structures on the valve element, multiple communication modes of the multi-way valve are achieved by arranging the multiple valve port rows on the shell and enabling the valve port rows to be communicated with the multiple flow channel sets in a switching mode, different valve ports of the same valve port row are communicated by arranging the communication structures, and the communication efficiency of the multi-way valve is improved. The application scenes of the multi-way valve are increased, the performance of the multi-way valve is improved, and arrangement of valve bodies in a heat management system is reduced.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of control valve, in particular to a multi-way valve, a thermal management system and a vehicle. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the related art, the multi-way valve can realize less connection modes, which cannot meet the use demand. Especially when the multi-way valve is applied to a complex thermal management system, in order to ensure that the thermal management system can realize multiple heat exchange modes, multiple multi-way valves need to be arranged in the thermal management system to switch the connection state of different pipelines of the thermal management system, which results in that the thermal management system occupies large space, is inconvenient to control and has high production cost. SUMMARY

[0003] The present application aims to at least solve one of the problems in the prior art. To this end, the present application provides a multi-way valve, which can realize multiple connection modes.

[0004] A multi-way valve, comprising: a housing, a mounting cavity is formed in the housing, a plurality of valve port columns are formed on the peripheral wall of the mounting cavity and are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction, each of the valve port columns comprises a plurality of valve ports arranged at intervals in the axial direction; a valve core, a plurality of groups of flow channels are formed on the valve core and are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction, the valve core is rotatably arranged in the mounting cavity, so that the plurality of groups of flow channels are switched to communicate with corresponding valve port columns on the housing; wherein at least one group of flow channels comprises at least one conductive structure, each conductive structure is used to connect corresponding valve ports of the same valve port column, and each conductive structure comprises a first conductive flow channel and a second conductive flow channel arranged at intervals, the second conductive flow channel is used to connect two adjacent valve ports, and the first conductive flow channel is used to connect another two valve ports separated by the two valve ports connected by the second conductive flow channel.

[0005] According to the multi-way valve of the embodiment of the present application, by arranging a plurality of groups of flow channels with different structures on the valve core, the space utilization of the valve core is improved, by arranging a plurality of valve port columns on the housing and switching the valve port columns to communicate with the plurality of groups of flow channels, multiple connection modes of the multi-way valve are realized, the performance of the multi-way valve is improved, for the same valve port column, by arranging the conductive structure, the second conductive flow channel can connect two valve ports arranged adjacent to each other, and the first conductive flow channel can connect two valve ports separated by the above two valve ports, so that different valve ports of the same valve port column are connected, the application scenarios of the multi-way valve are increased, which is conducive to reducing the arrangement of valve bodies in the thermal management system, thereby facilitating the miniaturization design of the thermal management system, and the production cost of the thermal management system can be reduced.

[0006] According to some embodiments of the present application, a portion of the first flow passage is located radially inside a portion of the second flow passage and is radially opposite to the portion of the second flow passage.

[0007] According to some embodiments of the present application, a distance between walls of the first flow passage and the second flow passage opposite to each other is greater than or equal to 1.5 mm.

[0008] According to some embodiments of the present application, at least one of a third flow passage, a fourth flow passage and a fifth flow passage is further formed on the valve core, the at least one of the third flow passage, the fourth flow passage and the fifth flow passage is spaced apart from the flow structure in the axial direction or the circumferential direction of the valve core, each group of the flow passage groups comprises the flow structure, at least one of the third flow passage, the fourth flow passage and the fifth flow passage, the third flow passage penetrates through the outer circumferential wall of the valve core to form a first opening extending in the circumferential direction of the valve core, a portion of the first opening is formed as an inlet of the third flow passage, and another portion is formed as an outlet of the third flow passage, so that the third flow passage is used to communicate corresponding two valve ports of two adjacent valve port rows; the fourth flow passage penetrates through the outer circumferential wall of the valve core to form a second opening extending in the axial direction of the valve core, a portion of the second opening is formed as an inlet of the fourth flow passage, and another portion is formed as an outlet of the fourth flow passage, so that the fourth flow passage is used to communicate two adjacent valve ports of the same valve port row; the fifth flow passage penetrates through the outer circumferential wall of the valve core to form an inlet and an outlet of the fifth flow passage, the inlet and the outlet of the fifth flow passage are spaced apart in the axial direction or the circumferential direction of the valve core by a portion of the outer circumferential wall of the valve core, so that the fifth flow passage is used to communicate another two valve ports separated by at least one valve port.

[0009] According to some embodiments of the present application, the flow passage groups satisfy at least one of the following conditions: condition A1, a plurality of the third flow passages arranged in the axial direction of the valve core form one of the flow passage groups; condition A2, a plurality of the fourth flow passages arranged in the axial direction and / or the circumferential direction of the valve core form one of the flow passage groups; condition A3, at least one of the third flow passages and at least one of the fourth flow passages arranged in the axial direction of the valve core form one of the flow passage groups; condition A4, a plurality of the flow structures arranged in the circumferential direction of the valve core form one of the flow passage groups; condition A5, at least one of the third flow passage and the fourth flow passage and the fifth flow passage form one of the flow passage groups.

[0010] According to some embodiments of the present application, the plurality of groups of flow channels includes a first group of flow channels to a fifth group of flow channels, the first group of flow channels and the fifth group of flow channels respectively satisfy conditions A1 to A5, on a cross section of the valve core, with the orthographic projection of the rotation axis of the valve core as the center, the corresponding central angles of the first group of flow channels to the fifth group of flow channels are equal; and / or, the two ends of the adjacent two groups of flow channels in the radial direction of the valve core are respectively correspondingly arranged in a flush manner.

[0011] According to some embodiments of the present application, the multi-way valve has a plurality of communication states, the plurality of communication states includes a first communication state and a second communication state, at least one group of flow channels is configured to enable the multi-way valve to switch between the first communication state and the second communication state, in the first communication state, one group of flow channels corresponds to all the valve port columns, and all the valve ports are in communication with the group of flow channels; in the second communication state, one group of flow channels corresponds to all the valve port columns, and at least one valve port is closed by the valve core.

[0012] According to some embodiments of the present application, the number of valve ports of each valve port column is greater than or equal to 4.

[0013] According to some embodiments of the present application, at least two of a third through-flow channel, a fourth through-flow channel and a fifth through-flow channel are further formed on the valve core, the at least two of the third through-flow channel, the fourth through-flow channel and the fifth through-flow channel are arranged in a circumferential or axial direction, and are respectively arranged in an axial or circumferential direction with the through-structure, each group of flow channels includes the through-structure, at least one of the third through-flow channel, the fourth through-flow channel and the fifth through-flow channel, the fifth through-flow channel has the same structure as the first through-flow channel, the fourth through-flow channel has the same structure as the second through-flow channel, and the third through-flow channel is configured to be adapted to communicate two opposite valve ports of adjacent two valve port columns.

[0014] According to some embodiments of the present application, a plurality of valve port columns includes adjacent first valve port column and second valve port column, the number of valve ports of the first valve port column is greater than the number of valve ports of the second valve port column.

[0015] According to some embodiments of the present application, the number of the first valve port rows is 5, the number of the second valve port rows is 4, the plurality of flow channel groups comprises first to fifth flow channel groups, four third flow channels arranged axially form the first flow channel group; four fourth flow channels arranged axially and circumferentially form the second flow channel group; three third flow channels and one fourth flow channel arranged axially form the third flow channel group; two flow channel groups arranged circumferentially form the fourth flow channel group; two third flow channels and one fourth flow channel arranged axially, and the fifth flow channel group form the fifth flow channel group.

[0016] A second object of the present application is to provide a thermal management system.

[0017] A thermal management system comprising the above-mentioned multi-way valve.

[0018] The thermal management system has the same advantages as the above-mentioned multi-way valve, which will not be repeated here.

[0019] A third object of the present application is to provide a vehicle.

[0020] A vehicle comprising the above-mentioned multi-way valve or the above-mentioned thermal management system.

[0021] The vehicle has the same advantages as the above-mentioned multi-way valve or the above-mentioned thermal management system, which will not be repeated here.

[0022] Additional aspects and advantages of the present application will be made apparent by the following description and the appended claims. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0023] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present application will become apparent and be readily understood by considering the following description, from the perspective of the drawings, in which:

[0024] Figure 1 An exploded view of the multi-way valve according to embodiments of the present application;

[0025] Figure 2 A structural schematic view of the housing according to embodiments of the present application;

[0026] Figure 3 A structural schematic view of the valve core according to embodiments of the present application Figure 1 ;

[0027] Figure 4 A structural schematic view of the valve core according to embodiments of the present application Figure 2 ;

[0028] Figure 5Structure diagram of valve core according to the embodiment of the present application Figure 3 ;

[0029] Figure 6 Structure diagram of valve core according to the embodiment of the present application Figure 4 ;

[0030] Figure 7 Structure diagram of valve core according to the embodiment of the present application Figure 5 ;

[0031] Figure 8 Structure diagram of valve core according to the embodiment of the present application Figure 1 ;

[0032] Figure 9 Structure diagram of valve core according to the embodiment of the present application Figure 2 ;

[0033] Figure 10 Structure diagram of vehicle according to the embodiment of the present application.

[0034] Reference signs:

[0035] Multi-way valve 200, housing 210, valve port row 211, first valve port row a, second valve port row b, first valve port 1, second valve port 2, third valve port 3, fourth valve port 4, fifth valve port 5, sixth valve port 6, seventh valve port 7, eighth valve port 8, ninth valve port 9,

[0036] Valve port 2111, first reinforcing rib 212, second reinforcing rib 213, mounting groove 214, mounting cavity 215,

[0037] First sealing member 220, annular sealing portion 221,

[0038] Mounting structure 230, mounting seat 240, second sealing member 250, end cover 260,

[0039] Valve core 100, center axis L, first flow channel group 101, second flow channel group 102, third flow channel group 103, fourth flow channel group 104, fifth flow channel group 105,

[0040] Conducting structure 110, first conducting flow channel 111, first inlet 11, first outlet 12, first flow channel section 13,

[0041] Second conducting flow channel 112, second inlet 21, second outlet 22, second flow channel section 23,

[0042] First recess 120, first partition 121, first plate body 1211, second plate body 1212,

[0043] The third conduction flow channel 130, the first opening 131, the second groove 132, the second partition 133,

[0044] The fourth conduction flow channel 140, the second opening 141, the third groove 142, the third partition 143,

[0045] The fifth conduction flow channel 150, the fourth groove 151, the fourth partition 152,

[0046] The central shaft 160,

[0047] The thermal management system 300, the actuator 400, the vehicle 1000. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0048] Embodiments of the present application are described below in detail, examples of which are shown in the drawings, wherein the same or similar notations represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are exemplary, only for explaining the present application, and cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application.

[0049] In the description of the present application, it is understood that the terms "center", "thickness", "inner", "outer", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application. In addition, the features defined as "first", "second" can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present application, unless otherwise specified, the meaning of "a plurality of" is two or more.

[0050] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise specified and limited, the terms "mounting", "connecting", "connecting" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or integrally connected; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the communication inside two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0051] Reference is made below Figures 1-9 A multi-way valve 200 according to an embodiment of the present application is described.

[0052] In combination Figures 1 to 3According to the multi-way valve 200 of the embodiment of the present application, the housing 210 is provided with a plurality of valve port rows 211 which are circumferentially spaced apart, each of the valve port rows 211 comprises a plurality of valve ports 2111 which are axially spaced apart, and the valve core 100 is provided with a plurality of flow channel groups which are circumferentially spaced apart, and the valve core 100 is rotatably arranged in the mounting cavity 215 so as to switch the communication between the flow channel groups and the corresponding valve port rows 211 of the housing 210. It can be seen that the flow channel inlets and the flow channel outlets of the flow channel groups are formed on the outer circumferential wall of the valve core 100, so that the flow channel inlets and the flow channel outlets are communicated with the corresponding valve ports 2111, and any one of the flow channel groups can be communicated with the corresponding valve port rows 211 by rotating the valve core 100, so as to switch the multi-way valve 200 to the corresponding communication mode.

[0053] For example, the mounting cavity 215 extending in the axial direction is formed in the housing 210, and one end of the housing 210 in the axial direction is open, the valve core 100 can be mounted into the mounting cavity 215 through the open end of the housing 210, and the valve core 100 can be driven to rotate in the mounting cavity 215.

[0054] For example, the valve ports 2111 extend through the circumferential wall of the mounting cavity 215 in the radial direction (it can also be understood that the valve ports 2111 extend through the housing 210 in the radial direction), and the side of the valve ports 2111 away from the valve core 100 in the radial direction is used to communicate with the external pipeline, when the valve port rows 211 and the flow channel groups are opposite in the radial direction, the valve port rows 211 are communicated with the flow channel groups, and the fluid can flow from the external pipeline into the flow channel groups through the valve ports 2111; by driving the valve core 100 to rotate in the mounting cavity 215, different flow channel groups can be opposite to the valve port rows 211 respectively, so as to switch the flow channel groups communicated with the valve port rows 211, and realize the multiple communication modes of the multi-way valve 200.

[0055] In the embodiment, at least one of the flow channel groups comprises at least one conduction structure 110, the number of the flow channel groups comprising the conduction structure 110 is less than or equal to the total number of the flow channel groups, each of the conduction structures 110 is used to communicate the corresponding valve ports 2111 of the same valve port row 211, and each of the conduction structures 110 comprises a first conduction flow channel 111 and a second conduction flow channel 112 which are spaced apart, the second conduction flow channel 112 is used to communicate two adjacent valve ports 2111, the first conduction flow channel 111 is used to communicate another two valve ports 2111 which are separated from the two valve ports 2111 communicated by the second conduction flow channel 112, and the two valve ports 2111 communicated with the first conduction flow channel 111 and the two valve ports 2111 communicated with the second conduction flow channel 112 belong to the same valve port row 211.

[0056] Specifically, the first and second flow channels 111 and 112 are spaced apart to ensure the independence between the first and second flow channels 111 and 112, and fluid can flow into the first or second flow channel 111 or 112 independently, so that the valve core 100 can define different flow paths for fluid flow, facilitating the realization of different communication states of the multi-way valve 200, i.e., different communication modes of the multi-way valve 200.

[0057] The second flow channel 112 is used to communicate with two valve ports 2111 arranged adjacent in the axial direction in the same valve port row 211, fluid flows into the second flow channel 112 through one of the two valve ports 2111 arranged adjacent in the axial direction, and flows out of the second flow channel 112 through the other valve port 2111. The first flow channel 111 is used to communicate with the valve ports 2111 respectively located on both sides of the two valve ports 2111 communicated by the second flow channel 112 in the axial direction, and fluid can flow into the first flow channel 111 through one of the two valve ports 2111 and flow out of the first flow channel 111 through the other valve port 2111.

[0058] For example, the valve port row 211 corresponding to the flow-through structure 110 can include five valve ports 2111 arranged spaced apart in the axial direction, and the five valve ports 2111 are sequentially named as first port, second port, third port, fourth port and fifth port in the axial direction, and can include the following multiple settings: 1, the second flow channel 112 can communicate the second and third ports, and the first flow channel 111 can communicate the first and fourth ports, or the first flow channel 111 can communicate the first and fifth ports; 2, the second flow channel 112 is used to communicate the third and fourth ports, and the first flow channel 111 is used to communicate the second and fifth ports, or the first flow channel 111 is used to communicate the first and fifth ports. Of course, the valve port row 211 corresponding to the flow-through structure 110 can also be configured to include four valve ports 2111.

[0059] Alternatively, for a single flow channel group including the flow-through structure 110, the flow channel group can include multiple flow-through structures 110, and the multiple flow-through structures 110 can be arranged spaced apart in the circumferential direction, so that the multiple flow-through structures 110 are adapted to be arranged one-to-one corresponding to multiple valve port rows 211, and each flow-through structure 110 can communicate the valve ports 2111 corresponding to the same valve port row 211, thereby realizing one multi-way mode of the multi-way valve 200, at this time different flow-through structures 110 correspond to different valve port rows 211 respectively; or, the multiple flow-through structures 110 of the flow channel group can be arranged spaced apart in the axial direction, so that the multiple flow-through structures 110 are adapted to correspond to the same valve port row 211 respectively; or, the multiple flow-through structures 110 of the flow channel group can be arranged in multiple rows and multiple columns in the circumferential and axial directions. Of course, the flow channel group can also include one flow-through structure 110.

[0060] It can be understood that when at least two groups of the plurality of groups of flow channel groups each include the conductive structure 110, the number and arrangement of the conductive structures 110 of the at least two groups of flow channel groups can be the same or different.

[0061] In the related art, a multi-way valve can achieve fewer communication modes, which cannot meet the use requirements. Especially when the multi-way valve is applied to a complex structure of a thermal management system, in order to ensure that the thermal management system can achieve multiple heat exchange modes, multiple multi-way valves need to be arranged in the thermal management system to switch the communication states of different pipelines of the thermal management system, resulting in that the thermal management system occupies a large space, is inconvenient to control, and has a high production cost.

[0062] The present application improves the space utilization of the valve core 100 by arranging a plurality of groups of flow channel groups on the valve core 100, and increases the flow channel structure on the valve core 100, wherein at least one group of flow channel groups includes at least one conductive structure 110, that is, the structures of the plurality of groups of flow channel groups are different, and a plurality of valve port rows 211 are formed on the shell 210. By switching the communication between the valve port row 211 and the plurality of groups of flow channel groups, multiple communication modes of the multi-way valve 200 are achieved. For the same valve port row 211, by arranging the conductive structure 110, the second conductive flow channel 112 can communicate two adjacent valve ports 2111, and the first conductive flow channel 111 can communicate two valve ports 2111 spaced apart by the two valve ports 2111, so that different valve ports 2111 of the same valve port row 211 are communicated, increasing the applicable scenarios of the multi-way valve 200 and improving the performance of the multi-way valve 200. When the multi-way valve 200 is applied to the thermal management system 300, it is beneficial to reduce the arrangement of the valve body in the thermal management system 300, thereby facilitating the weight reduction and cost reduction of the thermal management system 300, and facilitating the miniaturization design of the thermal management system 300.

[0063] Referring to Figure 1 In the description of the present application, the "axial direction" is the axial direction of the valve core 100, that is, the extension direction of the center axis L of the valve core 100, the "circumferential direction" is the circumferential direction of the valve core 100, that is, the direction around the center axis L of the valve core 100, and the "radial direction" is the radial direction of the valve core 100, that is, the direction in the radial plane through the center axis L of the valve core 100. The "axial direction", "circumferential direction" and "radial direction" are perpendicular to each other.

[0064] In combination Figure 8 Figure 9 In some embodiments of the present application, a portion of the first conductive flow channel 111 is located radially inward of a portion of the second conductive flow channel 112, and the portion of the first conductive flow channel 111 is radially opposite to the portion of the second conductive flow channel 112.

[0065] ​For example, the first conducting flow channel 111 includes a first inlet 11, a first outlet 12, and a first flow channel section 13 communicated between the first inlet 11 and the first outlet 12, and the second conducting flow channel 112 has a second inlet 21, a second outlet 22, and a second flow channel section 23 communicated between the second inlet 21 and the second outlet 22, and the first inlet 11, the first outlet 12, the second inlet 21, and the second outlet 22 are all formed on the outer peripheral wall of the valve core 100.

[0066] The first inlet 11 and the first outlet 12 are axially spaced apart, the first flow channel section 13 is formed in the valve core 100 and communicates the first inlet 11 and the first outlet 12, and the first inlet 11 and the first outlet 12 are adapted to correspond to two valve ports 2111 in the same valve port row 211 which are spaced apart by other valve ports 2111, and fluid can flow into the first flow channel section 13 through the first inlet 11 and flow out of the first flow channel section 13 through the first outlet 12.

[0067] The second flow channel section 23 is located on the side of the first flow channel section 13 away from the center axis L of the valve core 100 in the radial direction of the valve core 100, i.e. the second flow channel section 23 is located on the radial outer side of the first flow channel section 13, and the second flow channel section 23 communicates the second inlet 21 and the second outlet 22, and the second inlet 21 and the second outlet 22 are adapted to communicate with two adjacent valve ports 2111 in the same valve port row 211, and fluid can flow into the second flow channel section 23 through the second inlet 21 and flow out of the second flow channel section 23 through the second outlet 22.

[0068] In the radial direction of the valve core 100, the first flow channel section 13 is located on the radial inner side of the second flow channel section 23 and is arranged opposite to the second flow channel section 23 in the radial direction, so that the inner and outer double-layer flow channels are formed on the valve core 100, the space in the valve core 100 is reasonably distributed while the flow path of the fluid is increased, the space utilization of the valve core 100 is improved, which is conducive to reducing the circumferential occupied space of the conducting structure 110 and reducing the complexity of the structural design of the valve core 100, and at the same time, the miniaturization design of the valve core 100 can be realized, thereby facilitating the reduction of the volume of the multi-way valve 200.

[0069] It can be understood that the inner and outer three-layer or more than three-layer flow channels can also be formed on the valve core 100 along the radial direction thereof, for example, the conducting structure 110 further includes a sixth conducting flow channel having a third flow channel section located on the radial inner side of the first flow channel section 13 and opposite to the first flow channel section 13 in the radial direction, and at this time, the first flow channel section 13, the second flow channel section 23, and the third flow channel section can form the inner and outer three-layer flow channels on the valve core 100.

[0070] In combination with Figure 8 and Figure 9In some embodiments of the present application, the distance between the mutually opposite wall surfaces of the first flow passage 111 and the second flow passage 112 is greater than or equal to 1.5 mm.

[0071] Specifically, the distance between the side wall surface of the first flow passage 111 close to the second flow passage 112 and the side wall surface of the second flow passage 112 close to the first flow passage 111 is greater than or equal to 1.5 mm, so as to improve the structural strength of the flow structure 110, prevent the flow structure 110 from being damaged due to excessive pressure when the fluid flows into the flow structure 110, and also increase the thermal resistance between the first flow passage 111 and the second flow passage 112, which is conducive to reducing the heat exchange amount caused by the temperature difference of the fluids flowing into the first flow passage 111 and the second flow passage 112 at the same time.

[0072] Referring to Figure 8 In some embodiments of the present application, the first recess 120 is formed on the valve core 100, the first recess 120 is open towards the radial outer side of the valve core 100, the first partition 121 is arranged in the first recess 120, the first partition 121 divides the first recess 120 into the first flow passage 111 and the second flow passage 112, and the first flow passage section 13 and the second flow passage section 23 are respectively arranged on the two sides of the first partition 121 in the radial direction of the valve core 100.

[0073] Specifically, the first recess 120 is formed on the outer peripheral wall of the valve core 100, and the first recess 120 is recessed in the direction close to the center axis L of the valve core 100 along the radial direction of the valve core 100, the first partition 121 is arranged in the first recess 120 and divides the first recess 120, so that the first recess 120 forms the first flow passage 111 and the second flow passage 112 arranged at intervals, and the first flow passage section 13 and the second flow passage section 23 are arranged at intervals on the two sides of the first partition 121 in the radial direction, so that the first flow passage section 13 and the second flow passage section 23 form a double-layer flow passage on the valve core 100. By arranging the first partition 121, it is conducive to simplifying the molding of the first flow passage 111 and the second flow passage 112, and improving the processing convenience of the valve core 100.

[0074] In combination Figure 8 And Figure 9 In some embodiments of the present application, the thickness t of the first partition 121 satisfies the following relationship: t≥1.5 mm.

[0075] It should be noted that the "thickness of the first partition 121" can be understood as the distance between the first flow passage 111 and the second flow passage 112.

[0076] By setting the thickness t of the first partition 121 to be greater than or equal to 1.5 mm to improve the structural strength of the first partition 121, it is beneficial to prevent the first partition 121 from being damaged due to excessive pressure when the fluid flows into the conducting structure 110, thereby preventing the conducting structure 110 from being damaged, while the heat insulation effect of the first partition 121 can be improved, which is beneficial to reduce the heat exchange amount of the fluid flowing into the first conducting flow channel 111 and the second conducting flow channel 112 due to temperature differences.

[0077] As shown in Figure 8 some embodiments of the present application, the first partition 121 includes two first plate bodies 1211 spaced apart in the axial direction of the valve core 100 and a second plate body 1212 connected between the two first plate bodies 1211, the first flow channel section 13 is located radially inward of the second plate body 1212, the second flow channel section 23 is located radially inward of the second plate body 1212, the first inlet 11 and the first outlet 12 are respectively located on the side of the corresponding first plate body 1211 away from the other first plate body 1211, and the second inlet 21 and the second outlet 22 are both located between the two first plate bodies 1211.

[0078] Specifically, the first plate body 1211 extends along the radial direction of the valve core 100 and is connected to the outer peripheral wall of the valve core 100, the two first plate bodies 1211 are arranged in the axial direction of the valve core 100, and the second plate body 1212 extends along the axial direction of the valve core 100 and is connected to the two first plate bodies 1211 respectively, so that the first partition 121 can separate the first recess 120 into the first conducting flow channel 111 and the second conducting flow channel 112 spaced apart.

[0079] Further, relative to the second flow channel 23, the first flow channel section 13 is relatively close to the center axis L of the valve core 100, and the length of the first flow channel section 13 in the axial direction is greater than or equal to the length of the second flow channel section 23 in the axial direction, so as to facilitate the first flow channel section 13 to communicate with the first inlet 11 and the first outlet 12 located on both sides of the first partition 121 in the axial direction respectively.

[0080] Referring to Figure 9 , in some embodiments of the present application, the cross-sectional shape of the first flow channel section 13 and the second flow channel section 23 is a fan ring shape, and the flow area of the two is the same.

[0081] Exemplarily, the first partition 121 comprises two first plate bodies 1211 spaced apart in the axial direction and a second plate body 1212 connected between the two first plate bodies 1211 and extending in the axial direction, and in the axial direction of the valve core 100, the second plate body 1212 is in the shape of an arc plate with the center axis L of the valve core 100 as the center, and the second plate body 1212 and the center axis 160 of the valve core 100 define a first flow passage section 13 in the shape of a sector ring, and the side of the second plate body 1212 away from the center axis 160 of the valve core 100 defines a second flow passage section 23 in the shape of a sector ring.

[0082] For example, the central angles of the first flow passage section 13 and the second flow passage section 23 are the same and are defined as θ, the outer diameter of the valve core 100 is defined as D, the outer diameter of the second plate body 1212 is defined as d, the outer diameter of the center axis 160 is defined as d1, the thickness of the second plate body 1212 is defined as t, the cross-sectional area S1 of the first flow passage section 13 is (θ / 360)*π*[(d-t) 2 -d1 2 ] / 4, the cross-sectional area S2 of the second flow passage section 23 is (θ / 360)*π*(D 2 -d 2 ) / 4, and S1=S2, so as to reduce the pressure difference between the first conductive flow passage 111 and the second conductive flow passage 112, thereby reducing the flow resistance of the fluid.

[0083] In combination Figures 3 to 7 In some embodiments of the present application, at least one of a third conductive flow passage 130, a fourth conductive flow passage 140 and a fifth conductive flow passage 150 is further formed on the valve core 100, and the at least one of the third conductive flow passage 130, the fourth conductive flow passage 140 and the fifth conductive flow passage 150 is spaced apart from the conductive structure 110 in the axial or circumferential direction of the valve core 100, and each group of flow passages comprises the conductive structure 110, the at least one of the third conductive flow passage 130, the fourth conductive flow passage 140 and the fifth conductive flow passage 150.

[0084] For example, the third flow passage 130 and the flow structure 110 can be formed on the valve core 100 and can be arranged in the circumferential or axial direction of the valve core 100; or the flow structure 110, the third flow passage 130 and the fifth flow passage 150 can be formed on the valve core 100, and the third flow passage 130 and the fifth flow passage 150 can be arranged in the circumferential or axial direction of the valve core 100 and spaced apart from the flow structure 110; the flow structure 110, the third flow passage 130, the fourth flow passage 140 and the fifth flow passage 150 can be formed on the valve core 100, and the third flow passage 130, the fourth flow passage 140 and the fifth flow passage 150 can be arranged in the axial or circumferential direction of the valve core 100 and spaced apart from the flow structure 110, so that the flow structure 110 is independent of the third flow passage 130, the fourth flow passage 140 or the fifth flow passage 150, and multiple independent flow passages can be formed on the valve core 100 to prevent the flow paths of fluids in different modes from crossing.

[0085] For example, the third flow passage 130 and the flow structure 110 can be formed on the valve core 100 and can be arranged in the circumferential or axial direction of the valve core 100; or the flow structure 110, the third flow passage 130 and the fifth flow passage 150 can be formed on the valve core 100, and the third flow passage 130 and the fifth flow passage 150 can be arranged in the circumferential or axial direction of the valve core 100 and spaced apart from the flow structure 110; the flow structure 110, the third flow passage 130, the fourth flow passage 140 and the fifth flow passage 150 can be formed on the valve core 100, and the third flow passage 130, the fourth flow passage 140 and the fifth flow passage 150 can be arranged in the axial or circumferential direction of the valve core 100 and spaced apart from the flow structure 110, so that the flow structure 110 is independent of the third flow passage 130, the fourth flow passage 140 or the fifth flow passage 150, and multiple independent flow passages can be formed on the valve core 100 to prevent the flow paths of fluids in different modes from crossing.

[0086] In combination with Figure 4 and Figure 8 , the third flow passage 130 penetrates the outer circumferential wall of the valve core 100 to form a first opening 131 extending in the circumferential direction of the valve core 100, part of the first opening 131 is formed as an inlet of the third flow passage 130, and the other part is formed as an outlet of the third flow passage 130, so that the third flow passage 130 is used to connect adjacent two valve ports 2111 of the same valve port row 211.

[0087] Exemplarily, the spool 100 is formed with a second groove 132 recessed in a radial direction towards a center axis L of the spool 100, the second groove 132 is arranged in a circumferential direction spaced apart from the first groove 120, and the second groove 132 is arranged with a plurality of second partitions 133 arranged in an axial direction, the second partitions 133 extend in the circumferential direction of the spool 100 and are connected with groove walls of the second groove 132, the second partitions 133 are used to separate the second groove 132 into a plurality of third flow channels 130 extending in the circumferential direction of the spool 100, the third flow channels 130 are open on a side away from the center axis L of the spool 100 in the radial direction to form a first opening 131 extending in the circumferential direction of the spool 100, part of the first opening 131 is formed as an inlet of the third flow channel 130, and another part of the first opening 131 is formed as an outlet of the third flow channel 130, and the inlet and the outlet of the third flow channel 130 can be respectively communicated with valve ports 2111 of two valve port rows 211 arranged adjacent in the circumferential direction in the plurality of valve port rows 211.

[0088] For example, the housing 210 is arranged with three valve port rows 211 arranged in a circumferential direction, defining the three valve port rows 211 as a first valve port row, a second valve port row and a third valve port row, the second valve port row is located between the first valve port row and the third valve port row in the circumferential direction, and each valve port row 211 includes A valve ports, B valve ports and C valve ports arranged in an axial direction, wherein the A valve ports of the first valve port row, the A valve ports of the second valve port row and the A valve ports of the third valve port row are arranged adjacent in the circumferential direction, and similarly, the B valve ports of the three valve port rows 211 are arranged adjacent in the circumferential direction, and the C valve ports of the three valve port rows 211 are arranged adjacent in the circumferential direction.

[0089] The inlet and the outlet of the third flow channel 130 can be respectively communicated with the A valve ports of the first valve port row and the second valve port row, or the inlet and the outlet of the third flow channel 130 can be respectively communicated with the A valve ports of the second valve port row and the third valve port row, and similarly, the inlet and the outlet of the third flow channel 130 can be respectively communicated with the adjacent two B valve ports, or the inlet and the outlet of the third flow channel 130 can be respectively communicated with the adjacent two C valve ports, which will not be described one by one here.

[0090] Referring to Figure 5 , the fourth flow channel 140 penetrates the outer peripheral wall of the spool 100 to form a second opening 141 extending in the axial direction of the spool 100, part of the second opening 141 is formed as an inlet of the fourth flow channel 140, and another part is formed as an outlet of the fourth flow channel 140, so that the fourth flow channel 140 is used to communicate adjacent two valve ports 2111 of the same valve port row 211.

[0091] Exemplarily, the valve core 100 is formed with a third groove 142 recessed in a radial direction towards a center axis L of the valve core 100, the third groove 142 is arranged in a circumferential direction and spaced from the first groove 120, the third groove 142 is arranged with third partitions 143 arranged in a circumferential direction, the third partitions 143 extend in an axial direction of the valve core 100 and are connected with groove walls of the third groove 142, the third partitions 143 are used to separate the third groove 142 into fourth flow channels 140 arranged in a circumferential direction of the valve core 100.

[0092] Further combined Figure 1 , the fourth flow channel 140 is open on a side away from the center axis L of the valve core 100 in a radial direction to form a second opening 141 extending in an axial direction, part of the second opening 141 is formed as an inlet of the fourth flow channel 140, and another part is formed as an outlet of the fourth flow channel 140, the inlet and the outlet of the fourth flow channel 140 can be connected to communicate with two valve ports 2111 arranged adjacent in the same column of valve port columns 211.

[0093] For example: the inlet and the outlet of the fourth flow channel 140 can be connected to communicate with A valve port and B valve port in the first column of valve port columns respectively; or the inlet and the outlet of the fourth flow channel 140 can be connected to communicate with B valve port and C valve port in the first column of valve port columns respectively, similarly, the inlet and the outlet of the fourth flow channel 140 can be connected to communicate with two valve ports 2111 arranged adjacent in the second column of valve port columns, or the inlet and the outlet of the fourth flow channel 140 can be connected to communicate with two valve ports 2111 arranged adjacent in the third column of valve port columns, which will not be described one by one here.

[0094] Combined Figure 5 , Figure 7 and Figure 8 , the fifth flow channel 150 penetrates the outer peripheral wall of the valve core 100 to form an inlet and an outlet of the fifth flow channel 150, the inlet and the outlet of the fifth flow channel 150 are separated by part of the outer peripheral wall of the valve core 100 in an axial or circumferential direction of the valve core 100, so that the fifth flow channel 150 is used to communicate with another two valve ports 2111 separated by at least one valve port 2111.

[0095] Exemplarily, the valve core 100 can be formed with a fourth groove 151 recessed in a radial direction towards a center axis L of the valve core 100, the fourth groove 151 is open on a side away from the center axis L of the valve core 100, the valve core 100 is arranged with a fourth partition 152, the fourth partition 152 is arranged at the opening of the fourth groove 151 and connected with the outer peripheral wall of the valve core 100, so as to separate the opening of the fourth groove 151 into an inlet and an outlet of the fifth flow channel 150, the inlet and the outlet of the fifth flow channel 150 are located on opposite sides of the fourth partition 152 respectively.

[0096] For example, the fifth through flow channel 150 can extend along the circumferential direction of the valve core 100, and the inlet and outlet of the fifth through flow channel 150 can be communicated with the valve ports 2111 corresponding to the valve port columns 211 arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction, respectively, for example, the fifth through flow channel 150 can communicate the A valve ports of the first and third valve port columns.

[0097] For example, the fifth through flow channel 150 can extend along the circumferential direction of the valve core 100, and the inlet and outlet of the fifth through flow channel 150 can be communicated with the valve ports 2111 corresponding to the valve port columns 211 arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction, respectively, for example, the fifth through flow channel 150 can communicate the A valve ports of the first and third valve port columns.

[0098] For example, the fifth through flow channel 150 can extend along the circumferential direction of the valve core 100, and the inlet and outlet of the fifth through flow channel 150 can be communicated with the valve ports 2111 corresponding to the valve port columns 211 arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction, respectively, for example, the fifth through flow channel 150 can communicate the A valve ports of the first and third valve port columns.

[0099] In some embodiments of the present application, the flow channel group satisfies at least one of the following conditions: condition A1, a plurality of third through flow channels 130 arranged at intervals in the axial direction of the valve core 100 form one of the flow channel groups.

[0100] Specifically, as shown in Figure 4 A plurality of third through flow channels 130 are arranged at intervals in the axial direction of the valve core 100 to form one of the plurality of flow channel groups, the inlet and outlet of each third through flow channel 130 are located at the circumferential two ends thereof, respectively, each third through flow channel 130 communicates the valve ports 2111 corresponding to the adjacent two valve port columns 211, when the valve core 100 is driven to rotate to the position where the flow channel group is opposite to the plurality of valve port columns 211, the flow channel group can communicate every two valve ports 2111 arranged adjacent in the circumferential direction, to realize one of the communication modes of the multi-way valve 200.

[0101] Condition A2, a plurality of fourth through flow channels 140 arranged at intervals in the axial and / or circumferential direction of the valve core 100 form one of the flow channel groups.

[0102] Optionally, referring to Figure 5When the fourth guiding flow channel 140 has a small axial dimension, multiple fourth guiding flow channels 140 can be simultaneously arranged at intervals along the circumference and axial direction of the valve core 100. For example, four fourth guiding flow channels 140 can be provided. The four fourth guiding flow channels 140 can be arranged in a rectangular pattern on the outer peripheral wall of the valve core 100 and form one group of flow channels. When the valve core 100 is driven to rotate to the point where the group of flow channels is opposite to the multiple rows of valve ports 211, each fourth guiding flow channel 140 can connect the two corresponding valve ports 2111 in each row of valve ports 211 to realize a connection mode of the multi-way valve 200.

[0103] In other examples, a plurality of fourth flow channels 140 may be spaced apart along the circumferential direction of the valve core 100; or a plurality of fourth flow channels 140 may be spaced apart along the axial direction of the valve core 100.

[0104] Condition A3: At least one third flow channel 130 and at least one fourth flow channel 140 are provided at intervals along the axial direction of the valve core 100 to form one flow channel group.

[0105] For example: Figure 6 As shown, the valve core 100 may be provided with three third guiding channels 130 and one fourth guiding channel 140 arranged sequentially along the axial direction. The inlet or outlet of the fourth guiding channel 140 and the third guiding channel 130 are arranged opposite each other in the axial direction to form one of the channel groups. When the valve core 100 is driven to rotate to the point where the channel group is connected to the multi-row valve port 211, each third guiding channel 130 can connect two valve ports 2111 that are adjacent in the circumferential direction, and at the same time, the fourth guiding channel 140 can connect two valve ports 2111 that are adjacent in the axial direction to form a connection mode of the multi-way valve 200.

[0106] It is understandable that the number of the third guide channel 130 and the fourth guide channel 140 can be determined according to actual production requirements, and no specific limit is made here.

[0107] Condition A4: Multiple conductive structures 110 arranged circumferentially along the valve core 100 form one flow channel group.

[0108] For example, refer to Figure 3two conductive structures 110 can be arranged in the circumferential direction of the spool 100 to form a group of flow channel groups, when the spool 100 is driven to rotate to the group of flow channel groups opposite to the plurality of valve port columns 211, the first conductive flow channel 111 of each conductive structure 110 can connect the valve ports 2111 at the axial ends in the same column of valve port columns 211, and the second conductive flow channel 112 can connect two valve ports 2111 arranged adjacent to each other at the middle position in the axial direction to form one of the communication modes of the multi-way valve 200.

[0109] Of course, it can be understood that the conductive structure 110 can be provided with three, four, etc., and the specific number of the conductive structure 110 can be determined according to actual production requirements, which is not limited here.

[0110] Conditions A5, at least one of the third conductive flow channel 130 and the fourth conductive flow channel 140 and the fifth conductive flow channel 150 form a group of flow channel groups.

[0111] For example, as shown in Figure 7 The third conductive flow channel 130, the fourth conductive flow channel 140 and the fifth conductive flow channel 150 can jointly form a group of flow channel groups, wherein the third conductive flow channel 130 can be provided with two, the two third conductive flow channels 130 are arranged in the axial direction of the spool 100, the fourth conductive flow channel 140 can be opposite to the inlet or outlet of the third conductive flow channel 130 in the axial direction, and the fifth conductive flow channel 150 is arranged in the circumferential direction of the spool 100 with the fourth conductive flow channel 140, and when the fourth conductive flow channel 140 is opposite to the inlet of the third conductive flow channel 130 in the axial direction, the fifth conductive flow channel 150 is opposite to the outlet of the third conductive flow channel 130.

[0112] When the spool 100 is driven to rotate to the group of flow channel groups opposite to the plurality of valve port columns 211, each third conductive flow channel 130 can connect two valve ports 2111 arranged adjacent in the circumferential direction, while the fourth conductive flow channel 140 can connect two valve ports 2111 arranged adjacent in the axial direction, and the fifth conductive flow channel 150 can connect two valve ports 2111 arranged in the axial direction to form one of the communication states of the multi-way valve 200.

[0113] It should be noted that the flow channel group can satisfy at least one of the above five conditions, for example: the flow channel group satisfies A1 and A2, or A1 and A3, or A1, A2, A3, or A1 to A4, or A1 to A5, etc. at the same time, which is not listed one by one here, and the specific arrangement of the flow channel group can be determined according to actual production requirements, which is not limited here.

[0114] In combination with Figures 3 to 8In some embodiments of the present application, the plurality of groups of flow channels includes a first group of flow channels 101 to a fifth group of flow channels 105, the first group of flow channels 101 and the fifth group of flow channels 105 respectively satisfy the conditions A1 to A5, and on the cross section of the spool 100, with the orthographic projection of the rotation axis of the spool 100 as the center, the corresponding central angles of the first group of flow channels 101 to the fifth group of flow channels 105 are equal, so as to simplify the machining of the spool 100, and at the same time facilitate the simplification of the rotation logic of the spool 100; and / or, the two ends of the adjacent two groups of flow channels in the radial direction of the spool 100 are respectively correspondingly arranged in a flush manner.

[0115] Specifically, a plurality of third flow-through channels 130 arranged in the axial direction of the spool 100 constitute the first group of flow channels 101, for example: the third flow-through channel 130 is provided with four, and the four third flow-through channels 130 can be arranged in the axial direction of the spool 100 to constitute the first group of flow channels 101.

[0116] A plurality of fourth flow-through channels 140 arranged in the circumferential and / or axial direction of the spool 100 constitute the second group of flow channels 102, for example, when the valve port row 211 is provided with two rows, the fourth flow-through channel 140 group can be provided with four, and on the projection plane in the radial direction of the spool 100, the four fourth flow-through channel 140 groups are arranged in a rectangular manner to constitute the second group of flow channels 102.

[0117] At least one third flow-through channel 130 and at least one fourth flow-through channel 140 arranged in the axial direction of the spool 100 constitute the third group of flow channels 103, for example: the spool 100 can be provided with three third flow-through channels 130 arranged in the axial direction in sequence and one fourth flow-through channel 140, the fourth flow-through channel 140 is arranged opposite to the inlet or outlet of the third flow-through channel 130 in the axial direction, to constitute the third group of flow channels 103.

[0118] A plurality of flow-through structures 110 arranged in the circumferential direction of the spool 100 constitute the fourth group of flow channels 104, for example: the spool 100 can be provided with two flow-through structures 110 arranged in the circumferential direction of the spool 100 to constitute the fourth group of flow channels 104.

[0119] At least one of the third conduction flow channel 130 and the fourth conduction flow channel 140 and the fifth conduction flow channel 150 constitute a fifth flow channel group 105, for example, the third conduction flow channel 130 can be provided with two, two third conduction flow channels 130 are arranged in the axial direction of the valve core 100, the fourth conduction flow channel 140 can be opposite to the inlet or outlet of the third conduction flow channel 130 in the axial direction, the fifth conduction flow channel 150 is arranged in the circumferential direction of the valve core 100 with the fourth conduction flow channel 140, and when the fourth conduction flow channel 140 is opposite to the inlet of the third conduction flow channel 130 in the axial direction, the fifth conduction flow channel 150 is opposite to the outlet of the third conduction flow channel 130, to constitute the fifth flow channel group 105.

[0120] Further, each flow channel group is arranged in the circumferential direction of the valve core 100, and the orthographic projection of each flow channel group on the projection plane in the axial direction of the valve core 100 is arc-shaped, and the arc length of each corresponding arc of each flow channel group is the same, so as to facilitate the machining of the valve core 100, and to facilitate the regular structure of the valve core 100.

[0121] Or, in the radial direction of the valve core 100, one end of the two flow channel groups arranged adjacent to each other away from the center axis L of the valve core 100 is located on the same circular arc surface, and one end of the two flow channel groups arranged adjacent to each other in the radial direction close to the center axis L of the valve core 100 is located on the same circular arc surface, and the spacing between the two circular arc surfaces is the same, which can also be understood as the depth of the two flow channel groups arranged adjacent to each other in the radial direction is the same, so as to facilitate the machining of the valve core 100, and to facilitate the regular structure of the valve core 100.

[0122] Optionally, the corresponding central angles of the first flow channel group 101 to the fifth flow channel group 105 are equal, and the two ends of the adjacent two flow channel groups in the radial direction of the valve core 100 are arranged flush, respectively, to further improve the machining convenience of the valve core 100 and ensure the regularity of the structure of the valve core 100.

[0123] In some embodiments of the present application, the multi-way valve 200 has a plurality of communication states, and the plurality of communication states include a first communication state and a second communication state, in the first communication state, one of the flow channel groups corresponds to all valve port columns 211, and all valve ports 2111 are communicated with the flow channel group; in the second communication state, one of the flow channel groups corresponds to all valve port columns 211, and at least one valve port 2111 is closed by the valve core 100.

[0124] Specifically, in the first communication state, one of the plurality of groups of flow channels is arranged corresponding to the plurality of valve port columns 211, and the valve ports 2111 of the plurality of valve port columns 211 are all in a state of being communicated with the group of flow channels, i.e., all the valve ports 2111 are in an open state, so that all the external pipelines communicated with the valve ports 2111 are in a pass-through state, facilitating the injection of fluid into the thermal management system 300.

[0125] It should be noted that "corresponding arrangement" can be understood as that the flow channel group arranged corresponding to the valve port column 211 is used to communicate the corresponding valve port 2111 on the housing 210, and the flow channel group not arranged corresponding to the valve port column 211 is not used to communicate the corresponding valve port 2111 on the housing 210.

[0126] Further, in the second communication state, one of the plurality of groups of flow channels is arranged corresponding to all the valve ports 2111, and at least one of all the valve ports 2111 corresponds to a position on the valve core 100 where no flow channel is formed, i.e., at least one of all the valve ports 2111 is closed by the outer peripheral wall of the valve core 100, so that at least one of the plurality of valve ports 2111 is in a closed state. In the second communication state, the multi-way valve 200 can communicate different external pipelines to facilitate switching of the communication mode of the thermal management system 300.

[0127] Optionally, the number of closed valve ports 2111 can be 1, 2, or 3, etc., and the specific number can be determined according to the arrangement of the flow channel group on the valve core 100 and the arrangement of the valve ports 2111, which is not limited here.

[0128] It should be noted that the "second communication state" refers to a state in which the multi-way valve 200 is applied to mode switching of the thermal management system 300 to communicate different external pipelines, and the second communication state can include multiple modes in which the multi-way valve 200 communicates different external pipelines.

[0129] In some embodiments of the present application, at least one group of flow channels is configured to enable the multi-way valve 200 to switch between the first communication state and the second communication state.

[0130] For example, one of the plurality of groups of flow channels is configured to enable the multi-way valve 200 to switch between the first communication state and the second communication state by driving the valve core 100 to rotate to adjust the angle between the flow channel group and the valve port column 211 in the circumferential direction.

[0131] It should be noted that the "second communication state" refers to a state in which the multi-way valve 200 is applied to mode switching of the thermal management system 300 to communicate different external pipelines, and the second communication state can include multiple modes in which the multi-way valve 200 communicates different external pipelines.

[0129] In some embodiments of the present application, at least one group of flow channels is configured to enable the multi-way valve 200 to switch between the first communication state and the second communication state.

[0130] For example, one of the plurality of groups of flow channels is configured to enable the multi-way valve 200 to switch between the first communication state and the second communication state by driving the valve core 100 to rotate to adjust the angle between the flow channel group and the valve port column 211 in the circumferential direction.

[0131] It should be noted that the "second communication state" refers to a state in which the multi-way valve 200 is applied to mode switching of the thermal management system 300 to communicate different external pipelines, and the second communication state can include multiple modes in which the multi-way valve 200 communicates different external pipelines.

[0129] In some embodiments of the present application, at least one group of flow channels is configured to enable the multi-way valve 200 to switch between the first communication state and the second communication state.

[0130] For example, one of the plurality of groups of flow channels is configured to enable the multi-way valve 200 to switch between the first communication state and the second communication state by driving the valve core 100 to rotate to adjust the angle between the flow channel group and the valve port column 211 in the circumferential direction.

[0131] It should be noted that the "second communication state" refers to a state in which the multi-way valve 200 is applied to mode switching of the thermal management system 300 to communicate different external pipelines, and the second communication state can include multiple modes in which the multi-way valve 200 communicates different external pipelines.

[0129] In some embodiments of the present application, at least one group of flow channels is configured to enable the multi-way valve 200 to switch between the first communication state and the second communication state.

[0130] For example, one of the plurality of groups of flow channels is configured to enable the multi-way valve 200 to switch between the first communication state and the second communication state by driving the valve core 100 to rotate to adjust the angle between the flow channel group and the valve port column 211 in the circumferential direction.

[0131] It should be noted that the "second communication state" refers to a state in which the multi-way valve 200 is applied to mode switching of the thermal management system 300 to communicate different external pipelines, and the second communication state can include multiple modes in which the multi-way valve 200 communicates different external pipelines.

[0129] In some embodiments of the present application, at least one group of flow channels is configured to enable the multi-way valve 200 to switch between the first communication state and the second communication state.

[0130] For example, one of the plurality of groups of flow channels is configured to enable the multi-way valve 200 to switch between the first communication state and the second communication state by driving the valve core 100 to rotate to adjust the angle between the flow channel group and the valve port column 211 in the circumferential direction.

[0131] It should be noted that the "second communication state" refers to a state in which the multi-way valve 200 is applied to mode switching of the thermal management system 300 to communicate different external pipelines, and the second communication state can include multiple modes in which the multi-way valve 200 communicates different external pipelines.

[0129] In some embodiments of the present application, at least one group of flow channels is configured to enable the multi-way valve 200 to switch between the first communication state and the second communication state.

[0130] For example, one of the plurality of groups of flow channels is configured to enable the multi-way valve 200 to switch between the first communication state and the second communication state by driving the valve core 100 to rotate to adjust the angle between the flow channel group and the valve port column 211 in the circumferential direction.

[0131] It should be noted that the "second communication state" refers to a state in which the multi-way valve 200 is applied to mode switching of the thermal management system 300 to communicate different external pipelines, and the second communication state can include multiple modes in which the multi-way valve 200 communicates different external pipelines.

[0129] In some embodiments of the present application, at least one group of flow channels is configured to enable the multi-way valve 200 to switch between the first communication state and the second communication state.

[0130] For example, one of the plurality of groups of flow channels is configured to enable the multi-way valve 200 to switch between the first communication state and the second communication state by driving the valve core 100 to rotate to adjust the angle between the flow channel group and the valve port column 211 in the circumferential direction.

[0131] It should be noted that the "second communication state" refers to a state in which the multi-way valve 200 is applied to mode switching of the thermal management system 300 to communicate different external pipelines, and the second communication state can include multiple modes in which the multi-way valve 200 communicates different external pipelines.

[0129] In some embodiments of the present application, at least one group of flow channels is configured to enable the multi-way valve 200 to switch between the first communication state and the second communication state.

[0130] For example, one of the plurality of groups of flow channels is configured to enable the multi-way valve 200 to switch between the first communication state and the second communication state by driving the valve core 100 to rotate to adjust the angle between the flow channel group and the valve port column 211 in the circumferential direction.

[0131] It should be noted that the "second communication state" refers to a state in which the multi-way valve 200 is applied to mode switching of the thermal management system 300 to communicate differentExemplarily, the flow channel group has a plurality of flow channel inlets and a plurality of flow channel outlets, in the second communication state, each flow channel inlet is opposite to a corresponding valve port 2111 in the radial direction, each flow channel outlet is opposite to a corresponding valve port 2111, and at least one valve port 2111 in the plurality of valve port columns 211 is closed by the valve core 100; in the first communication state, compared with the second communication state, each flow channel inlet is misaligned in the circumferential direction with respect to a corresponding valve port 2111 (the valve port 2111 corresponding to the same flow channel inlet is the same in the first communication state and the second communication state), but each flow channel inlet is still in communication with a corresponding valve port 2111, each flow channel outlet is misaligned in the circumferential direction with respect to a corresponding valve port 2111 (the valve port 2111 corresponding to the same flow channel outlet is the same in the first communication state and the second communication state), but each flow channel outlet is still in communication with a corresponding valve port 2111, so that all valve ports 2111 are in communication with the flow channels in the flow channel group.

[0132] It should be noted that the plurality of flow channel inlets includes the inlets of the plurality of flow channels, and the plurality of flow channel outlets includes the outlets of the plurality of flow channels. The inlets of the first flow channel 111 to the fifth flow channel 150 are respectively the flow channel inlets, and the outlets of the first flow channel 111 to the fifth flow channel 150 are respectively the flow channel outlets. For example, when the flow channel group is the first flow channel group 101, the plurality of flow channel inlets includes a plurality of inlets of the third flow channel 130 arranged in the axial direction, and the plurality of flow channel outlets includes a plurality of outlets of the third flow channel 130 arranged in the axial direction, which will not be described one by one.

[0133] Therefore, by arranging at least one flow channel group, the multi-way valve 200 can be switched between the first communication state and the second communication state, which is beneficial to reduce the number of flow channel groups, reduce the structural complexity of the valve core 100, reduce the machining difficulty of the valve core 100, and improve the production and machining efficiency of the valve core 100.

[0134] It can be understood that the flow channel group capable of switching the multi-way valve 200 between the first communication state and the second communication state can be arranged in multiple groups. When it is necessary to switch the multi-way valve 200 between the first communication state and the second communication state, the valve core 100 can be rotated to adjust the relative position between the valve port column 211 and the flow channel group adjacent thereto in the circumferential direction, so as to switch the multi-way valve 200 between the first communication state and the second communication state, and reduce the control difficulty of the multi-way valve 200.

[0135] As Figure 2As shown, in some embodiments of the present application, the number of valve ports 2111 in each column of valve port columns 211 is greater than or equal to 4, so as to increase the number of valve ports 2111 in the limited space of the multi-way valve 200, thereby increasing the number of external pipelines that can be communicated by the multi-way valve 200, and by cooperating with the valve ports 2111 and the flow channel groups, facilitating the realization of multiple communication states of the multi-way valve 200 and improving the functionality of the multi-way valve 200.

[0136] In combination Figures 3 to 7 In some embodiments of the present application, at least two of the third flow-through channel 130, the fourth flow-through channel 140 and the fifth flow-through channel 150 are further formed on the valve core 100, the at least two of the third flow-through channel 130, the fourth flow-through channel 140 and the fifth flow-through channel 150 are arranged in a circumferential direction or an axial direction, and the at least two of the third flow-through channel 130, the fourth flow-through channel 140 and the fifth flow-through channel 150 are arranged in an axial direction or a circumferential direction with the flow-through structure 110, respectively, and each group of flow channel groups includes the flow-through structure 110 and at least one of the third flow-through channel 130, the fourth flow-through channel 140 and the fifth flow-through channel 150.

[0137] For example, the third flow-through channel 130 extends in the circumferential direction of the valve core 100, and the third flow-through channel 130 has an inlet and an outlet arranged adjacent to each other on both sides of the third flow-through channel 130 in the circumferential direction, and the third flow-through channel 130 can communicate two opposite valve ports 2111 in two adjacent valve port columns 211; the fourth flow-through channel 140 extends in the axial direction of the valve core 100, and the fourth flow-through channel 140 has an inlet and an outlet arranged adjacent to each other on both sides of the fourth flow-through channel 140 in the axial direction of the valve core 100, and the fourth flow-through channel 140 can communicate two adjacent valve ports 2111 in the same valve port column 211; the fifth flow-through channel 150 extends in the axial direction of the valve core 100, and the fifth flow-through channel 150 has an inlet and an outlet arranged spaced apart at both ends of the fifth flow-through channel 150 in the axial direction, and the fifth flow-through channel 150 can communicate two valve ports 2111 arranged spaced apart in the same valve port column 211.

[0138] It can be understood that the arrangement of the flow channels on the specific valve core 100 can be determined according to actual use requirements, which is not specifically limited here.

[0139] Further, in combination Figure 5 and Figure 8 The fifth flow-through channel 150 has the same structure as the first flow-through channel 111, and the fourth flow-through channel 140 has the same structure as the second flow-through channel 112.

[0140] For example, the inlet and the outlet of the fifth through-flow channel 150 are formed on the outer peripheral wall of the valve core 100 and extend in the radial direction towards the central axis L of the valve core 100, the fifth through-flow channel 150 includes a communication section extending in the axial direction of the valve core 100, and the two ends of the communication section in the axial direction are respectively communicated with the inlet and the outlet of the fifth through-flow channel 150, that is, the fifth through-flow channel 150 is the same in structure as the first through-flow channel 111, so as to facilitate the machining of the valve core 100 and facilitate the guarantee of the regular structure of the valve core 100.

[0141] The fourth through-flow channel 140 and the second through-flow channel 112 are both formed on the outer peripheral wall of the valve core 100 and extend in the axial direction, so as to further improve the machining convenience of the valve core 100, guarantee the regular structure of the valve core 100, and reduce the complexity of the structure of the valve core 100.

[0142] It should be noted that "the same structure" means the same shape, but the size can be the same or different, and the size design between the first through-flow channel 111 and the fifth through-flow channel 150 and the size between the fourth through-flow channel 140 and the second through-flow channel 112 can be determined according to actual production requirements, which is not limited here.

[0143] As shown in FIG. 1, Figure 2 In some embodiments of the present application, the plurality of valve port columns 211 includes adjacent first valve port column a and second valve port column b, the number of valve ports 2111 of the first valve port column a is greater than the number of valve ports 2111 of the second valve port column b, so as to increase the number of valve ports 2111 and increase the number of pipelines connected with the multi-way valve 200, and the valve port column 211 is matched with the flow channel group of different structures, which is beneficial to increase the communication states that can be realized by the multi-way valve 200.

[0144] In combination with Figures 2 to 7 In some embodiments of the present application, the number of the first valve port column a is 5, the number of the second valve port column b is 4, the plurality of flow channel groups includes the first flow channel group 101 to the fifth flow channel group 105, the four third through-flow channels 130 arranged at intervals in the axial direction form the first flow channel group 101; the four fourth through-flow channels 140 arranged at intervals in the axial and circumferential directions form the second flow channel group 102; the three third through-flow channels 130 and the fourth through-flow channel 140 arranged at intervals in the axial direction form the third flow channel group 103; the two through-flow structures 110 arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction form the fourth flow channel group 104; the two third through-flow channels 130 and the fourth through-flow channel 140 arranged at intervals in the axial direction and the fifth through-flow channel 150 form the fifth flow channel group 105.

[0145] Specifically, the first valve port column a includes the first valve port 1, the second valve port 2, the third valve port 3, the fourth valve port 4 and the fifth valve port 5 arranged along the axial direction, and the second valve port column b includes the sixth valve port 6, the seventh valve port 7, the eighth valve port 8 and the ninth valve port 9 arranged along the axial direction.

[0146] When the driving spool 100 is rotated to the first flow passage group 101 and the two valve port columns 211 are opposite in the radial direction, the first valve port 1, the second valve port 2, the third valve port 3 and the fourth valve port 4 in the first valve port column a are respectively arranged opposite to and communicated with the inlets of the four third conductive flow passages 130 in the first flow passage group 101, the fifth valve port 5 is arranged opposite to the outer circumferential wall of the spool 100 and is closed by the spool 100, the sixth valve port 6, the seventh valve port 7, the eighth valve port 8 and the ninth valve port 9 in the second valve port column b are respectively arranged opposite to and communicated with the outlets of the four third conductive flow passages 130, the first valve port 1 and the sixth valve port 6 are communicated, the second valve port 2 and the seventh valve port 7 are communicated, the third valve port 3 and the eighth valve port 8 are communicated, and the fourth valve port 4 and the ninth valve port 9 are communicated, so as to realize the first communication mode of the multi-way valve 200 in the second communication state.

[0147] When the second flow passage group 102 and the two valve port columns 211 are opposite in the radial direction, the first valve port 1, the second valve port 2, the third valve port 3 and the fourth valve port 4 in the first valve port column a are respectively arranged opposite to the two fourth conductive flow passages 140 arranged along the axial direction in the second flow passage group 102, and the first valve port 1 and the second valve port 2 are communicated, the third valve port 3 and the fourth valve port 4 are communicated, the fifth valve port 5 is closed by the spool 100, the sixth valve port 6, the seventh valve port 7, the eighth valve port 8 and the ninth valve port 9 in the second valve port column b are respectively arranged opposite to and communicated with the other two fourth conductive flow passages 140 arranged along the axial direction in the second flow passage group 102, and the sixth valve port 6 and the seventh valve port 7 are communicated, the eighth valve port 8 and the ninth valve port 9 are communicated, so as to realize the second communication mode of the multi-way valve 200 in the second communication state.

[0148] The three third conductive flow passages 130 arranged along the axial direction and the fourth conductive flow passage 140 opposite to the inlet or outlet of the third conductive flow passage 130 together constitute the third flow passage group 103, when the third flow passage group 103 and the two valve port columns 211 are opposite in the radial direction, the first valve port 1 and the sixth valve port 6 are communicated, the second valve port 2 and the seventh valve port 7 are communicated, the third valve port 3 and the eighth valve port 8 are communicated, the fourth valve port 4 and the fifth valve port 5 are communicated, and the ninth valve port 9 is closed by the spool 100, so as to realize the third communication mode of the multi-way valve 200 in the second communication state.

[0149] In addition, the third flow channel group 103 can also realize the first communication state of the multi-way valve 200, the inlets of the three third communication flow channels 130 and the inlet of the fourth communication flow channel 140 are misaligned with the corresponding valve ports 2111 on the first valve port row a, but the inlets of the three third communication flow channels 130 and the inlet of the fourth communication flow channel 140 are still in communication with the corresponding valve ports 2111 on the first valve port row a, the outlets of the three third communication flow channels 130 and the outlet of the fourth communication flow channel 140 are misaligned with the corresponding valve ports 2111 on the first valve port row, but the outlets of the three third communication flow channels 130 and the outlet of the fourth communication flow channel 140 are still in communication with the corresponding valve ports 2111 on the first valve port row a, the first valve port 1 and the sixth valve port 6, the second valve port 2 and the seventh valve port 7, and the third valve port 3 and the eighth valve port 8 are communicated through the third communication flow channel 130, and the fourth valve port 4, the fifth valve port 5 and the ninth valve port 9 are communicated through the fourth communication flow channel 140, so that all the valve ports 2111 of the multi-way valve 200 are opened, realizing the first communication state of the multi-way valve 200.

[0150] When the fourth flow channel group 104 is opposite to the two valve port rows 211 in the radial direction, the first valve port 1 and the fourth valve port 4 are communicated, the second valve port 2 and the third valve port 3 are communicated, the sixth valve port 6 and the ninth valve port 9 are communicated, the seventh valve port 7 and the eighth valve port 8 are communicated, and the fifth valve port 5 is closed by the spool 100, so as to realize the fourth communication mode of the multi-way valve 200 in the second communication state.

[0151] The fourth communication flow channel 140 and the fifth communication flow channel 150 of the fifth flow channel group 105 are arranged in the axial direction, and the fourth communication flow channel 140 and the fifth communication flow channel 150 are opposite to the inlets and outlets of the third communication flow channel 130, respectively, when the fifth flow channel group 105 is opposite in the radial direction, the first valve port 1 and the sixth valve port 6 are communicated, the second valve port 2 and the seventh valve port 7 are communicated, the third valve port 3 and the fifth valve port 5 are communicated, the eighth valve port 8 and the ninth valve port 9 are communicated, and the fourth valve port 4 is closed by the spool 100, so as to realize the fifth communication mode of the multi-way valve 200 in the second communication state.

[0152] Referring to Figure 1 In some embodiments of the present application, the multi-way valve 200 further comprises a first sealing member 220 arranged between the housing 210 and the spool 100, and a plurality of annular sealing portions 221 are formed, each annular sealing portion 221 surrounds a corresponding valve port 2111 of the valve port row 211.

[0153] Specifically, the inner circumferential wall of the shell 210 is formed with a mounting groove 214 opposite the valve port row 211 in the radial direction, the mounting groove 214 is recessed in the direction away from the center axis L of the shell 210 in the radial direction, the first sealing element 220 can be positioned and mounted through the mounting groove 214, and the first sealing element 220 can be embedded in the mounting groove 214, so that the first sealing element 220 can be arranged between the valve core 100 and the shell 210, while preventing the first sealing element 220 from rotating with the valve core 100 when the valve core 100 rotates, ensuring the assembly stability of the first sealing element 220.

[0154] Further, the size of the first sealing element 220 in the circumferential direction is adapted to the size of the two valve port rows 211 in the circumferential direction, so as to ensure the sealing effect of the first sealing element 220 on the valve port 2111, while preventing the production cost from increasing due to the excessive size of the first sealing element 220, and the first sealing element 220 is formed with a plurality of annular sealing portions 221, the plurality of annular sealing portions 221 are arranged one by one with the plurality of valve ports 2111, and each annular sealing portion 221 extends along the circumferential direction of the valve port 2111 opposite to it, so as to play a sealing role between the valve core 100 and the valve port 2111, improve the sealing performance of the multi-way valve 200, and reduce the risk of fluid leakage and flow.

[0155] In some embodiments of the present application, the side of the first sealing element 220 close to the valve core 100 in the radial direction is provided with a PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) coating, so that the side of the first sealing element 220 close to the valve core 100 in the radial direction has the characteristics of wear resistance and small friction coefficient, which is beneficial to improve the friction and wear performance of the first sealing element 220, ensure the sealing effect between the first sealing element 220 and the valve port 2111, and reduce the friction force generated between the valve core 100 and the valve core 100 when the valve core 100 rotates, thereby reducing the load when the multi-way valve 200 switches the communication state.

[0156] Further, the side of the first sealing element 220 close to the shell 210 in the radial direction is made of EPDM (ethylene-propylene-diene rubber), so as to ensure the sealing performance between the first sealing element 220 and the valve port 2111.

[0157] In some embodiments of the present application, the valve port row 211 is provided with a mounting structure 230 on both sides in the circumferential direction of the multi-way valve 200, and the outer circumferential wall of the shell 210 is provided with a plurality of first reinforcing ribs 212 extending in the circumferential direction and a plurality of second reinforcing ribs 213 extending in the axial direction, each first reinforcing rib 212 and each second reinforcing rib 213 are cross arranged, and the length of each first reinforcing rib 212 is connected with two mounting structures 230 at both ends respectively.

[0158] Specifically, a plurality of first reinforcing ribs 212 extending in the circumferential direction of the housing 210 are arranged at intervals in the axial direction of the housing 210, a plurality of second reinforcing ribs 213 extending in the axial direction of the housing 210 are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction of the housing 210, and each second reinforcing rib 213 is arranged in cross with and connected to the plurality of first reinforcing ribs 212, so as to improve the structural strength of the housing 210 and ensure the protection effect of the housing 210 on the valve core 100.

[0159] Further, the housing 210 is provided with a mounting structure 230, and the housing 210 can be positioned and mounted through the mounting structure 230, wherein the mounting structure 230 is arranged on both sides of the valve port row 211 in the circumferential direction of the multi-way valve 200, and the first reinforcing rib 212 is connected to the mounting structure 230 on both sides of the valve port row 211 at both ends of the first reinforcing rib 212 extending in the circumferential direction (i.e. in the length direction), so as to be supported between the mounting structure 230 and the housing 210, improve the strength of the mounting structure 230, and prevent the mounting structure 230 from being crushed.

[0160] As shown in Figure 1 In some embodiments of the present application, one end of the housing 210 in the axial direction is provided with a mounting seat 240, and the mounting seat 240 is used to mount an actuator 400, the actuator 400 is in driving connection with the valve core 100 and is used to drive the valve core 100 to rotate in the mounting cavity 215, so as to switch the communication state of the multi-way valve 200.

[0161] Further, the housing 210 further comprises an end cover 260, the end cover 260 is arranged on the open end of the housing 210 and is connected to the housing 210, and the end cover 260 is used to close the open end of the housing 210, so that a closed mounting cavity 215 can be formed in the housing 210, and the valve core 100 is prevented from being detached from the housing 210.

[0162] The end cover 260 and the housing 210 can be connected by welding, or the end cover 260 and the housing 210 can be connected by a threaded connecting piece (e.g. a screw) and a sealing ring.

[0163] The thermal management system 300 according to the present application comprises the above-mentioned multi-way valve 200.

[0164] Exemplarily, the heat management system 300 comprises a compressor, at least one first heat exchanger, at least one second heat exchanger, and a plurality of external pipelines filled with a circulating heat exchange medium and used for connecting the compressor, the first heat exchanger, and the second heat exchanger in communication, and the plurality of external pipelines are respectively connected with different valve ports 2111 of the multi-way valve 200, and by switching the communication state of the multi-way valve 200, the flow path of the heat exchange medium is switched, so that the heat exchange mode of the heat management system 300 is switched; wherein the first heat exchanger can be used for heat exchange with the battery, and the second heat exchanger can be used for heat exchange with the vehicle cabin.

[0165] It can be understood that in each communication state of the multi-way valve 200, at least two valve ports 2111 are connected in communication, for example, in one of the communication states of the multi-way valve 200, all the valve ports 2111 participate in the flow of the heat exchange medium, and each valve port 2111 is connected with the corresponding through-flow channel of the valve core 100, and for example, in one of the communication states of the multi-way valve 200, each of at least two valve ports 2111 is connected with the corresponding through-flow channel of the valve core 100, and the remaining valve ports 2111 are closed by the valve core 100 and do not participate in the flow of the heat exchange medium.

[0166] Since the heat management system 300 is provided with the multi-way valve 200 described above, by arranging a plurality of flow channel groups with different structures on the valve core 100, the space utilization of the valve core 100 is improved, by arranging a plurality of valve port rows 211 on the housing 210 and switching the communication of the valve port rows 211 and the plurality of flow channel groups, a plurality of communication modes of the multi-way valve 200 are realized, for the same valve port row 211, by arranging the through structure 110, the second through-flow channel 112 can connect two adjacent valve ports 2111, and the first through-flow channel 111 can connect two valve ports 2111 separated by the two valve ports 2111, so that different valve ports 2111 of the same valve port row 211 are connected in communication, the applicable scenarios of the multi-way valve 200 are increased, the performance of the multi-way valve 200 is improved, the arrangement of the valve body in the heat management system 300 is facilitated, thereby facilitating the miniaturization design of the heat management system 300, and the production cost of the heat management system 300 can be reduced.

[0167] Referring to Figure 1 In some embodiments of the present application, the multi-way valve 200 further comprises a second sealing member 250 located on the side of the valve port row 211 away from the center axis L of the multi-way valve 200 in the radial direction, and the second sealing member 250 is used to seal between the valve port 2111 and the external pipeline, so as to prevent leakage of the fluid (which can also be understood as the heat exchange medium) from the external pipeline into the multi-way valve 200, and improve the connection sealing performance between the external pipeline and the multi-way valve 200.

[0168] AsFigure 10 As shown, the vehicle 1000 according to the embodiment of the present application comprises the above-mentioned multi-way valve 200 or the above-mentioned thermal management system 300.

[0169] Since the vehicle 1000 is provided with the above-mentioned multi-way valve 200 or the above-mentioned thermal management system 300, by arranging multiple groups of flow channels with different structures on the valve core 100 to improve the space utilization of the valve core 100, by arranging multiple valve port columns 211 on the housing 210 and making the valve port columns 211 switchingly communicated with multiple groups of flow channels to realize multiple communication modes of the multi-way valve 200, the performance of the multi-way valve 200 is improved, which is conducive to reducing the arrangement of valve bodies in the thermal management system 300, thereby being conducive to realizing the miniaturization design of the thermal management system 300, and the production cost of the thermal management system 300 can be reduced.

[0170] In the description of the present specification, the description referring to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "illustrative embodiment", "example", "specific example", or "some examples" and the like means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in connection with the embodiment or example are contained in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In the present specification, the illustrative description of the above terms does not necessarily mean the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described can be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.

[0171] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, those of ordinary skill in the art can understand that various changes, modifications, replacements and variations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present application, and the scope of the present application is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A multi-way valve characterized by comprising: The valve core is rotatably arranged in the mounting cavity, so that the plurality of groups of flow channels are switched to communicate with the corresponding valve port columns on the housing. At least one of the groups of flow channels comprises at least one through structure, each of the through structures is used to communicate corresponding valve ports of the same valve port column, and each of the through structures comprises a first through flow channel and a second through flow channel arranged at intervals, the second through flow channel is used to communicate two adjacent valve ports, and the first through flow channel is used to communicate another two valve ports separated by the two valve ports communicated by the second through flow channel. A part of the first through flow channel is located radially inside a part of the second through flow channel, and is radially opposite to the part of the second through flow channel. The distance between the wall surfaces opposite to each other of the first through flow channel and the second through flow channel is greater than or equal to 1.5 mm.

2. The multi-way valve according to claim 1, characterized by At least one of a third through flow channel, a fourth through flow channel and a fifth through flow channel is further formed on the valve core, the at least one of the third through flow channel, the fourth through flow channel and the fifth through flow channel is arranged at intervals with the through structure in the axial direction or the circumferential direction of the valve core, each of the groups of flow channels comprises the through structure, at least one of the third through flow channel, the fourth through flow channel and the fifth through flow channel, 3. The multi-way valve according to claim 2, characterized by The third through flow channel penetrates the outer peripheral wall of the valve core to form a first opening extending in the circumferential direction of the valve core, a part of the first opening is formed as an inlet of the third through flow channel, and another part is formed as an outlet of the third through flow channel, so that the third through flow channel is used to communicate corresponding two valve ports of two adjacent valve port columns; 4. The multi-way valve according to claim 1, characterized by The fourth through flow channel penetrates the outer peripheral wall of the valve core to form a second opening extending in the axial direction of the valve core, a part of the second opening is formed as an inlet of the fourth through flow channel, and another part is formed as an outlet of the fourth through flow channel, so that the fourth through flow channel is used to communicate two adjacent valve ports of the same valve port column; The fifth through flow channel penetrates the outer peripheral wall of the valve core to form an inlet and an outlet of the fifth through flow channel, the inlet and the outlet of the fifth through flow channel are separated by a part of the outer peripheral wall of the valve core in the axial direction or the circumferential direction of the valve core, so that the fifth through flow channel is used to communicate another two valve ports separated by at least one valve port. The group of flow channels satisfies at least one of the following conditions: Condition A1, a plurality of third through flow channels arranged at intervals in the axial direction of the valve core constitute one of the groups of flow channels; 5. The multiple port valve of claim 4, wherein, Condition A2, a plurality of fourth through flow channels arranged at intervals in the axial direction and / or the circumferential direction of the valve core constitute one of the groups of flow channels; ​ ​ Condition A3: at least one of the third flow passage and the fourth flow passage is arranged axially spaced apart from the spool; Condition A4: a plurality of the flow passage groups are arranged circumferentially spaced apart from the spool; Condition A5: at least one of the third flow passage and the fourth flow passage forms one of the flow passage groups with the fifth flow passage.

6. The multiple port valve of claim 5, wherein, The plurality of flow passage groups includes a first flow passage group to a fifth flow passage group, the first flow passage group and the fifth flow passage group respectively satisfy the conditions A1 to A5, On a cross section of the spool, with a normal projection of a rotation axis of the spool as a center, the first flow passage group to the fifth flow passage group correspond to equal central angles; and / or, Two ends of adjacent two flow passage groups in the radial direction of the spool are respectively arranged in alignment.

7. The multi-way valve according to claim 1, wherein The multi-way valve has a plurality of communication states, the plurality of communication states include a first communication state and a second communication state, at least one of the flow passage groups is configured to enable the multi-way valve to switch between the first communication state and the second communication state, In the first communication state, one of the flow passage groups corresponds to all of the valve port columns, and all of the valve ports are in communication with the flow passage group; In the second communication state, one of the flow passage groups corresponds to all of the valve port columns, and at least one of the valve ports is closed by the spool.

8. The multiple-way valve according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized by The number of valve ports of each valve port column is greater than or equal to 4.

9. The multiple way valve of claim 8, wherein, The spool further forms at least two of a third flow passage, a fourth flow passage, and a fifth flow passage, the at least two of the third flow passage, the fourth flow passage, and the fifth flow passage are arranged spaced apart in the circumferential direction or the axial direction, and are respectively arranged spaced apart from the flow passage structure in the axial direction or the circumferential direction, each flow passage group includes the flow passage structure, the third flow passage, the fourth flow passage, and at least one of the fifth flow passage, The fifth flow passage has the same structure as the first flow passage, The fourth flow passage has the same structure as the second flow passage, The third flow passage is configured to be suitable for communicating two opposite valve ports of adjacent two valve port columns.

10. The multiple way valve of claim 9, wherein, The plurality of valve port columns includes adjacent first valve port columns and second valve port columns, the number of valve ports of the first valve port column is greater than the number of valve ports of the second valve port column.

11. The multiple way valve of claim 10, wherein, The number of first valve port columns is 5, the number of second valve port columns is 4, the plurality of flow passage groups includes a first flow passage group to a fifth flow passage group, Four third flow passages arranged spaced apart in the axial direction form the first flow passage group; Four fourth flow passages arranged spaced apart in the axial direction and the circumferential direction form the second flow passage group; Three third flow passages arranged spaced apart in the axial direction and one fourth flow passage form the third flow passage group; Two flow passage structures arranged spaced apart in the circumferential direction form the fourth flow passage group; Two third flow passages arranged spaced apart in the axial direction, one fourth flow passage, and the fifth flow passage form the fifth flow passage group.

12. A thermal management system characterized by, The multi-way valve includes any one of claims 1-11.

13. A vehicle characterized by comprising: A multi-way valve according to any one of claims 1-11 or a thermal management system according to claim 12.

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