Low-temperature radiator of electric automobile

By adopting saddle structural joint water pipe and bracket design in electric vehicle low-temperature radiator, the welding area between water pipe and low-temperature radiator is increased, the leakage problem caused by small welding area in the existing technology is solved, and the reliability and safety of the product are improved enhances market competitiveness.

CN222179198UActive Publication Date: 2024-12-17AEOLUS PAN AUTOMOBILE ALUMINIUM HEAT EXCHANGE COMPANY LIMITED
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202420084807.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-01-11
Publication Date
2024-12-17
Estimated Expiration
2034-01-11

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Technical Problem

During the use of existing electric vehicle low-temperature radiators, due to the small welding area between the circular current collector and the circular water pipe, the strength is insufficient, and core leakage is easily caused by poor environment.

Method used

A combination of two current collecting pipe joints and several flat pipes arranged vertically on the left and right sides were designed. The flat pipe was connected with fins, and both the two current collecting pipes were connected with joint water pipes. The joint water pipes were made of saddle structure, and water pipes were added. The contact welding area with the low-temperature radiator is provided with a bracket and a clamp on the outer wall of the collector joint to enhance the clamping force.

Benefits of technology

By increasing the contact welding area between the water pipe and the low-temperature radiator, core leakage is reduced, product reliability and safety factor are improved, and market competitiveness is enhanced.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a low-temperature radiator for an electric automobile, which relates to the technical field of automobile accessories and comprises two collecting pipe assemblies which are vertically arranged in a left-right opposite manner, and a plurality of flat pipes are arranged between the two collecting pipe assemblies. The flat pipes are connected with a plurality of fins; the two collecting pipe assemblies are connected with joint water pipes; the connector water pipe comprises a pipe body, an annular bulge is arranged in the middle of the pipe body, and a first connector and a second connector are arranged at the two ends of the pipe body respectively. A limiting convex ring is arranged on the outer wall of the first interface; the second connector is of a saddle structure. Due to the application of the saddle structure joint water pipe, the safety coefficient is improved, the reliability of a product is improved, and the market competitiveness is improved. The saddle structure joint water pipe is applied to the low-temperature radiator of the electric automobile, so that the contact welding area is increased, and the low-temperature radiator leaking from a core body is greatly reduced.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of automobile accessories, in particular to a low-temperature radiator for an electric vehicle. Background Art

[0002] At present, most electric vehicles use low-temperature radiator assemblies, which use the cooling and heating cycles of coolant to cool down the high temperature generated by the motor. The low-temperature radiator assembly has the following disadvantages during use: due to the small welding area between the circular header and the circular water pipe of the low-temperature radiator, the strength is insufficient, the low-temperature radiator assembly is in a poor environment during the driving of the car, and the core has leakage. Utility Model Content

[0003] In view of the defects existing in the prior art, the purpose of the utility model is to provide an electric vehicle low-temperature radiator, which has less material loss and simple structure, increases the contact welding area between the water pipe and the low-temperature radiator, reduces the leakage of the low-temperature radiator core, improves the reliability of the product, increases the safety factor, and thus improves the market competitiveness.

[0004] In order to achieve the above purpose, the technical solution adopted by the utility model is: a low-temperature radiator of an electric vehicle, including two collecting pipe assemblies arranged vertically relative to each other on the left and right, and a plurality of flat tubes are arranged between the two collecting pipe assemblies; the flat tubes are connected with a plurality of fins; the two collecting pipe assemblies are both connected with joint water pipes; the joint water pipes include a pipe body, a ring-shaped bulge is arranged in the middle of the pipe body, and a first interface and a second interface are respectively arranged at both ends of the pipe body; a limiting convex ring is arranged on the outer wall of the first interface; the second interface is a saddle structure.

[0005] A further improvement is that the second interface includes two extended lip portions arranged opposite to each other front and back and two arc-shaped concave lip portions arranged opposite to each other left and right; the extended lip portions extend toward the distal end along the axial direction of the tube body, and the arc-shaped concave lip portions are concave toward the proximal end along the axial direction of the tube body.

[0006] A further improvement is that one of the joint water pipes is used as a water inlet pipe and is installed at the upper end of the left collecting pipe assembly; the other joint water pipe is used as a water outlet pipe and is installed at the lower end of the right collecting pipe assembly.

[0007] A further improvement is that the right collecting pipe assembly is also provided with an exhaust pipe, which is located above the corresponding joint water pipe.

[0008] A further improvement is that sponge strips are arranged on the backs of the two collecting pipe assemblies.

[0009] Further improvements are: a first bracket is arranged on the outer wall of the collecting pipe assembly near the upper end; the first bracket includes a first connecting plate, the inner side of which is provided with a first arc-shaped clamping plate for clamping the collecting pipe assembly, the front end of the first connecting plate is bent outward to form a first mounting plate, and the first mounting plate is provided with a first mounting hole.

[0010] A further improvement is that: a plurality of second brackets are further provided on the outer wall of the collecting pipe assembly, and the second brackets are located below the first brackets.

[0011] A further improvement is that the second bracket includes a second connecting plate, a second arc-shaped clamping plate for clamping the collecting pipe assembly is arranged on the inner side of the second connecting plate, and the rear end of the second connecting plate is bent outward to form a second mounting plate.

[0012] A further improvement is that a second mounting hole is provided on the second mounting plate of at least one second bracket.

[0013] A further improvement is that it also includes two side plates arranged on the flat tube in an upper and lower direction opposite to each other.

[0014] The beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0015] The utility model increases the contact welding area between the water pipe and the low-temperature radiator and reduces the leakage of the low-temperature radiator core.

[0016] The utility model has a simple structure, and while optimizing the product, it also improves the reliability of the product and the safety factor, thereby increasing the market competitiveness. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 A three-dimensional diagram of a low-temperature radiator for an electric vehicle in an embodiment of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 2 This is a front view of a low-temperature radiator for an electric vehicle in an embodiment of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 3 It is a side view of a low-temperature radiator of an electric vehicle in an embodiment of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 4 A top view of a low-temperature radiator for an electric vehicle in an embodiment of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 5 It is a three-dimensional diagram of the joint water pipe in the embodiment of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 6 This is a front view of the joint water pipe in the embodiment of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 7It is a side view of the joint water pipe in the embodiment of the utility model;

[0024] Figure 8 A three-dimensional diagram of a first bracket in an embodiment of the utility model;

[0025] Fig. 9 It is a three-dimensional diagram of the second bracket in the embodiment of the utility model.

[0026] Reference numerals:

[0027] 1-collector assembly; 11-sponge strip;

[0028] 2-flat tube; 21-fin; 22-side plate;

[0029] 3-connector water pipe; 31-pipe body; 32-first interface; 33-second interface; 34-extended lip edge; 35-arc-shaped concave lip edge; 36-limiting convex ring; 37-annular bulge;

[0030] 4-first bracket; 41-first connecting plate; 42-first arc-shaped clamping plate; 43-first mounting plate; 44-first mounting hole;

[0031] 5-second bracket; 51-second connecting plate; 52-second arc-shaped clamping plate; 53-second mounting plate; 54-second mounting hole;

[0032] 6- Exhaust pipe. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below. The embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar numbers throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements with the same or similar functions.

[0034] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that directional words, such as the terms "center", "lateral (X)", "longitudinal (Y)", "vertical (Z)", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", etc., indicating directions and positional relationships are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of narrating the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and cannot be understood as limiting the specific protection scope of the present invention.

[0035] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features. Therefore, the definition of "first" and "second" features can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the utility model, the meaning of "several" and "a number" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0036] The following is a further description of the specific implementation of the utility model in conjunction with the drawings of the specification, so that the technical solution and its beneficial effects of the utility model are clearer and more explicit. The following description of the embodiments with reference to the drawings is exemplary and intended to explain the utility model, but cannot be understood as limiting the utility model.

[0037] See also Figure 1 to Figure 4 As shown, an embodiment of the utility model provides a low-temperature radiator for an electric vehicle, including two manifold assemblies 1 arranged vertically relative to each other on the left and right sides, and a plurality of flat tubes 2 are arranged between the two manifold assemblies 1; the flat tubes 2 are connected to a plurality of fins 21; specifically, it also includes two side plates 22 arranged relatively to each other on the flat tubes 2 from top to bottom. Both manifold assemblies 1 are connected to joint water pipes 3; one of the joint water pipes 3 is used as a water inlet pipe and is installed at the upper end of the left manifold assembly 1; the other joint water pipe 3 is used as a water outlet pipe and is installed at the lower end of the right manifold assembly 1. The right manifold assembly 1 is also provided with an exhaust pipe 6, which is located above the corresponding joint water pipe 3. Sponge strips 11 are provided on the backs of both manifold assemblies 1.

[0038] See also Figure 5 to Figure 7 As shown, the joint water pipe 3 includes a pipe body 31, a ring-shaped bulge 37 is provided in the middle of the pipe body 31, and a first interface 32 and a second interface 33 are provided at both ends of the pipe body 31; a limiting convex ring 36 is provided on the outer wall of the first interface 32; and the second interface 33 is a saddle structure. Specifically, the second interface 33 includes two extended lip portions 34 arranged opposite to each other in the front and back and two arc-shaped inwardly concave lip portions 35 arranged opposite to each other in the left and right; the extended lip portion 34 extends toward the distal end along the axial direction of the pipe body 31, and the arc-shaped inwardly concave lip portion 35 is concave toward the proximal end along the axial direction of the pipe body 31.

[0039] See also Figure 8 As shown, a first bracket 4 is provided near the upper end of the outer wall of the manifold assembly 1; the first bracket 4 includes a first connecting plate 41, a first arc-shaped clamping plate 42 for clamping the manifold assembly 1 is provided on the inner side of the first connecting plate 41, and the front end of the first connecting plate 41 is bent outward to form a first mounting plate 43, and a first mounting hole 44 is provided on the first mounting plate 43. Specifically, a plurality of second brackets 5 are also provided on the outer wall of the manifold assembly 1, and the second brackets 5 are located below the first bracket 4.

[0040] See also Fig. 9As shown, the second bracket 5 includes a second connecting plate 51, the inner side of which is provided with a second arc-shaped clamping plate 52 for clamping the manifold assembly 1, and the rear end of the second connecting plate 51 is bent outward to form a second mounting plate 53. Specifically, a second mounting hole 54 is provided on the second mounting plate 53 of at least one second bracket 5.

[0041] The application of the utility model saddle structure joint water pipe improves the safety factor, improves the reliability of the product, and thus improves the market competitiveness. The application of the saddle structure joint water pipe in the low-temperature radiator of electric vehicles increases the contact welding area and greatly reduces the low-temperature radiator with core leakage.

[0042] In the description of the specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "preferably", "example", "specific example" or "some examples" means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the utility model, and the schematic expressions of the above terms in this specification do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described may be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.

[0043] Through the description of the above structure and principle, technicians in the relevant technical field should understand that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned specific implementation methods. Improvements and substitutions based on the present invention using the known technology in the field all fall within the protection scope of the present invention and should be defined by the claims.

Claims

1. A low-temperature radiator for an electric vehicle, comprising two manifold assemblies (1) arranged vertically relative to each other on the left and right, a plurality of flat tubes (2) being arranged between the two manifold assemblies (1); the flat tubes (2) being connected to a plurality of fins (21); characterized in that: Both manifold assemblies (1) are connected to a joint water pipe (3); the joint water pipe (3) comprises a pipe body (31), a ring-shaped bulge (37) is provided in the middle of the pipe body (31), and a first interface (32) and a second interface (33) are provided at both ends of the pipe body (31); a limiting convex ring (36) is provided on the outer wall of the first interface (32); and the second interface (33) is in the form of a saddle structure.

2. The low-temperature radiator for electric vehicles according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second interface (33) comprises two extended lip portions (34) arranged opposite to each other in the front and rear directions and two arc-shaped concave lip portions (35) arranged opposite to each other in the left and right directions; the extended lip portions (34) extend distally along the axial direction of the tube body (31), and the arc-shaped concave lip portions (35) are concave proximally along the axial direction of the tube body (31).

3. The low-temperature radiator for electric vehicles according to claim 1, characterized in that: One of the joint water pipes (3) is used as a water inlet pipe and is installed at the upper end of the left manifold assembly (1); the other joint water pipe (3) is used as a water outlet pipe and is installed at the lower end of the right manifold assembly (1).

4. The low-temperature radiator for electric vehicles according to claim 3, characterized in that: The right side collecting pipe assembly (1) is also provided with an exhaust pipe (6), and the exhaust pipe (6) is located above the corresponding joint water pipe (3).

5. The low-temperature radiator for electric vehicles according to claim 1, characterized in that: The back sides of the two collecting pipe assemblies (1) are both provided with sponge strips (11).

6. The low-temperature radiator for electric vehicles according to claim 1, characterized in that: A first bracket (4) is arranged near the upper end of the outer wall of the collecting pipe assembly (1); the first bracket (4) comprises a first connecting plate (41), a first arc-shaped clamping plate (42) for clamping the collecting pipe assembly (1) is arranged on the inner side of the first connecting plate (41), and the front end of the first connecting plate (41) is bent outward to form a first mounting plate (43), and a first mounting hole (44) is arranged on the first mounting plate (43).

7. The low-temperature radiator for electric vehicles according to claim 6, characterized in that: The outer wall of the collecting pipe assembly (1) is also provided with a plurality of second brackets (5), and the second brackets (5) are located below the first brackets (4).

8. The low-temperature radiator for electric vehicles according to claim 7, characterized in that: The second bracket (5) comprises a second connecting plate (51), the inner side of which is provided with a second arc-shaped clamping plate (52) for clamping the collecting pipe assembly (1), and the rear end of the second connecting plate (51) is bent outward to form a second mounting plate (53).

9. The low-temperature radiator for electric vehicles according to claim 8, characterized in that: A second mounting hole (54) is provided on the second mounting plate (53) of at least one second bracket (5).

10. The low-temperature radiator for electric vehicles according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes two side plates (22) which are arranged on the flat tube (2) in an upper and lower direction and opposite to each other.