Water valve body and automotive cooling waterway eight-way water valve

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of vehicle water valves, in particular to a water valve body and a vehicle cooling waterway eight-way water valve. The water valve body comprises an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder which are arranged coaxially, an opening is formed in the bottom of the outer cylinder, and the top of the outer cylinder is in sealed connection with the top of the inner cylinder; a blocking plate is arranged at the bottom of the inner cylinder, a valve element mounting opening is formed in the top of the inner cylinder, a plurality of partition plates which are vertically arranged at intervals are vertically connected between the inner peripheral wall of the outer cylinder and the inner peripheral wall of the inner cylinder, the partition plates are used for dividing the space between the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder into a plurality of independent water outlet cavities, and a plurality of water passing holes are formed in the side wall of the inner cylinder; and a plurality of valve body fixing seats which are arranged at intervals are arranged on the peripheral side of the bottom of the outer cylinder. According to the water valve body and the automobile cooling waterway eight-way water valve, the whole water valve body is roughly of a cylindrical standard structure, so that the valve body fixing bases are evenly distributed on the peripheral side of the bottom of the outer cylinder at intervals, and firm installation of the water valve body is indirectly facilitated.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the technical field of vehicle water valves, and in particular to a water valve body and an eight-way water valve for a vehicle cooling water circuit. Background Art

[0002] With the improvement of people's living standards, household cars have become an indispensable means of transportation for most families. A water valve is a valve used to control the flow rate and direction of water. The whole vehicle collects the real-time temperature of the electric control battery, analyzes the heat demand of the battery, and adjusts the flow distribution of each pipeline by driving a column valve or a butterfly valve.

[0003] After retrieval, Chinese Patent with Application No. 202222022251.2 discloses a five-way water valve for a new energy vehicle, including a valve body and a valve core. The valve body includes an installation cylinder body. The feature is that the installation cylinder body has an installation cavity with an upper end opening that cooperates with the valve core. The valve core is rotatably installed in the installation cavity. Five interfaces that penetrate through the inside and outside are provided on the side wall of the installation cylinder body. A valve seat is provided at the bottom of the installation cylinder body. Five valve ports are provided on the valve seat. The five valve ports correspond to the five interfaces. A vertically arranged channel is connected and communicated between each interface and the corresponding valve port.

[0004] Regarding the above related technologies, the inventor believes that there are the following technical defects to be improved:

[0005] On the side of the installation cylinder body of a common water valve body, there are multiple valve ports for water outlet protruding. This special-shaped structure will cause the bolts for fixing the water valve to be difficult to arrange, which is not conducive to the firm installation of the water valve body and will also affect the sealing performance of the water valve installation to a certain extent. Utility Model Content

[0006] This application provides a water valve body and an eight-way water valve for a vehicle cooling water circuit to improve the following technical problems:

[0007] On the side of the installation cylinder body of a common water valve body, there are multiple valve ports for water outlet protruding. This special-shaped structure will cause the bolts for fixing the water valve to be difficult to arrange, which is not conducive to the firm installation of the water valve body and will also affect the sealing performance of the water valve installation to a certain extent.

[0008] In the first aspect, this application provides a water valve body, adopting the following technical solution:

[0009] A water valve body includes an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder arranged with the same central axis. The bottom of the outer cylinder is provided with an opening, and the top of the outer cylinder is hermetically connected to the top of the inner cylinder. The bottom of the inner cylinder is provided with a blocking plate, and the top of the inner cylinder is provided with a valve core mounting opening. A plurality of vertically spaced partition plates are vertically connected between the inner peripheral wall of the outer cylinder and the inner peripheral wall of the inner cylinder. The partition plates are used to divide the space between the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder into a plurality of independent water outlet chambers. A plurality of water passing holes are provided on the side wall of the inner cylinder. The number of the water passing holes is the same as that of the water outlet chambers and they are arranged in one-to-one correspondence. The bottom of the water outlet chamber is the water outlet. A plurality of spaced valve body fixing seats are provided on the outer peripheral side of the bottom of the outer cylinder. The valve body fixing seats are used to install bolts for locking and fixing the water valve body to an external component.

[0010] In an implementable technical solution of the present application, the number of the water outlet chambers is between 4 and 10, and the number of the valve body fixing seats is between 4 and 8. A plurality of the valve body fixing seats are evenly spaced around the central axis of the outer cylinder.

[0011] In an implementable technical solution of the present application, a circular flanging is further provided on the outer peripheral side of the bottom of the outer cylinder. The circular flanging connects all the valve body fixing seats together.

[0012] In an implementable technical solution of the present application, the water passing holes are of rectangular structure, and the height of the water passing holes is 0.7 - 0.8 times the height of the inner cylinder. The water passing holes are located at the exact center of the inner side wall of the corresponding water outlet chamber.

[0013] In an implementable technical solution of the present application, a circular embedding groove is provided between the top of the outer cylinder and the top of the inner cylinder. The circular embedding groove is used for clamping and fixing a sealing ring.

[0014] In an implementable technical solution of the present application, a grid strengthening part is provided on the lower surface of the blocking plate.

[0015] In an implementable technical solution of the present application, an outer embedding groove is provided on the bottom surface of the outer cylinder. The bottom surfaces of all the partition plates are provided with connecting embedding grooves. The outer peripheral edge of the bottom surface of the blocking plate is provided with an inner embedding groove. The outer embedding groove, the inner embedding groove and all the connecting embedding grooves communicate with each other to form a special-shaped sealing ring installation groove.

[0016] In an implementable technical solution of the present application, a plurality of spaced and vertically arranged valve cover fixing seats are further provided on the outer peripheral wall of the outer cylinder. The valve cover fixing seats are used to install bolts for locking and fixing the valve cover to the water valve body, and the valve cover fixing seats and the valve body fixing seats are arranged at staggered intervals.

[0017] Second aspect, the present application provides an eight-way water valve for a vehicle cooling water circuit, adopting the following technical solution:

[0018] An eight-way water valve for a vehicle cooling water circuit includes the water valve body as described above. A valve core seal is installed on the inner peripheral wall of the inner cylinder of the water valve body. A rotating valve core is rotatably assembled in the inner cylinder. The top of the water valve body is also fixed with an upper end cover by multiple groups of bolts. The rotating shaft of the rotating valve core passes through the upper end cover and is connected to a driving actuator.

[0019] In an implementable technical solution of the present application, a valve body gasket is embedded at the bottom of the water valve body, an end cover sealing ring is embedded at the top of the water valve body, and a valve core shaft sealing ring is provided between the rotating shaft of the rotating valve core and the through hole in the middle of the upper end cover.

[0020] In summary, the present application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:

[0021] Multiple independent water outlet chambers are arranged in a ring at intervals between the inner cylinder and the outer cylinder. The overall structure is a standard cylindrical shape, which is conducive to the uniform spacing arrangement of the valve body fixing seats on the circumferential side of the bottom of the outer cylinder, indirectly conducive to the firm installation of the water valve body, and also improves the sealing performance of the water valve installation to a certain extent. Description of the Drawings

[0022] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the following drawings are only some embodiments of the present application. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative efforts.

[0023] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural view of the bottom view of the water valve body in the embodiment of the present application.

[0024] Figure 2 It is a schematic structural view of the front view of the water valve body in the embodiment of the present application.

[0025] Figure 3 It is a schematic structural view of the front view of the eight-way water valve for a vehicle cooling water circuit in the embodiment of the present application.

[0026] Figure 4 It is an exploded view of the eight-way water valve for a vehicle cooling water circuit in the embodiment of the present application.

[0027] Description of the Reference Numerals:

[0028] 100, water valve body; 1, outer cylinder; 11, outer embedding groove; 2, inner cylinder; 21, water passing hole; 22, blocking plate; 23, grid strengthening part; 24, inner embedding groove; 3, partition plate; 31, connecting embedding groove; 4, valve body fixing seat; 5, annular flange; 6, annular embedding groove; 7, valve cover fixing seat;

[0029] 200, valve core seal;

[0030] 300, rotating valve core;

[0031] 400, upper end cover;

[0032] 500, driving actuator;

[0033] 600, valve body gasket;

[0034] 700, end cover sealing ring;

[0035] 800, valve core shaft sealing ring. Detailed implementation mode

[0036] In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and beneficial effects to be solved by this application clearer, the following further details this application in conjunction with the drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain this application and are not used to limit this application.

[0037] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as "fixed to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or indirectly on the other element. When an element is referred to as "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or indirectly connected to the other element.

[0038] It should be understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "length", "width", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc. is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation to this application.

[0039] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the quantity of the indicated technical features. Thus, the features defined with "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of such features. In the description of this application, "a plurality" means two or more, unless otherwise specifically defined.

[0040] The following combines the attachedFigures 1-4 Further details of the present application will be described below.

[0041] An embodiment of the present application discloses a water valve body 100. Referring to Figures 1-2 , the water valve body 100 includes an outer cylinder 1 and an inner cylinder 2 arranged coaxially. The bottom of the outer cylinder 1 is provided with an opening, and the top of the outer cylinder 1 is sealingly connected to the top of the inner cylinder 2. The bottom of the inner cylinder 2 is provided with a plugging plate 22, and the top of the inner cylinder 2 is provided with a valve core mounting port. A plurality of vertically spaced partition plates 3 are vertically connected between the inner peripheral wall of the outer cylinder 1 and the inner peripheral wall of the inner cylinder 2. The partition plates 3 are used to divide the space between the outer cylinder 1 and the inner cylinder 2 into a plurality of independent water outlet chambers. A plurality of water passing holes 21 are provided on the side wall of the inner cylinder 2. The number of the water passing holes 21 is the same as that of the water outlet chambers and they are arranged in one-to-one correspondence. The bottom of the water outlet chamber is the water outlet. A plurality of spaced valve body fixing seats 4 are provided on the outer peripheral side of the bottom of the outer cylinder 1. The valve body fixing seats 4 are used to install bolts for locking and fixing the water valve body 100 to an external member.

[0042] The number of the water outlet chambers is between 4 and 10. In this embodiment, the number of the water chambers is preferably eight, and the number of the valve body fixing seats 4 is between 4 and 8. In this embodiment, the number of the valve body fixing seats 4 is preferably 6. The plurality of valve body fixing seats 4 are evenly spaced around the central axis of the outer cylinder 1.

[0043] Furthermore, an annular flange 5 is further provided on the outer peripheral side of the bottom of the outer cylinder 1. The annular flange 5 connects all the valve body fixing seats 4 together, and the outer cylinder 1, the annular flange 5 and all the valve body fixing seats 4 are integrally cast to improve their structural strength.

[0044] Wherein the water passing hole 21 is of a rectangular structure, and the height of the water passing hole 21 is 0.7-0.8 times the height of the inner cylinder 2. The water passing hole 21 is located at the exact center of the inner side wall of the corresponding water outlet chamber.

[0045] For details, refer to Figure 2 and Figure 4 , in order to improve the sealing performance between the water valve body 100 and the upper end cover 400, an annular groove 6 is provided between the top of the outer cylinder 1 and the top of the inner cylinder 2. The annular groove 6 is used for clamping and fixing a sealing ring (i.e., Figure 4 the end cover sealing ring 700 in

[0046] To improve the structural strength of the inner cylinder 2, a grid reinforcing portion 23 is provided on the lower surface of the plugging plate 22. The grid reinforcing portion 23 is composed of a plurality of concentric rings with different diameters and a plurality of radially arranged reinforcing ribs.

[0047] For details, refer to Figure 1 and Figure 4, To improve the installation sealing performance of the water valve body 100, an outer embedding groove 11 is provided on the bottom surface of the outer cylinder 1, a connecting embedding groove 31 is provided on the bottom surface of all partition plates 3, and an inner embedding groove 24 is provided along the outer periphery of the bottom surface of the plugging plate 22. The outer embedding groove 11, the inner embedding groove 24 and all the connecting embedding grooves 31 communicate with each other to form a special-shaped sealing ring installation groove, and the special-shaped sealing ring can refer to Figure 4 the valve body gasket 600 in

[0048] To facilitate Figure 4 the installation and fixation of the upper end cover 400 in

[0049] The embodiment of the present application discloses an eight-way water valve for a vehicle cooling water circuit. Refer to Figures 3-4 , An eight-way water valve for a vehicle cooling water circuit includes the water valve body 100 as described above. A valve core seal 200 is installed on the inner peripheral wall of the inner cylinder 2 of the water valve body 100. A rotating valve core 300 is rotatably assembled in the inner cylinder 2. The top of the water valve body 100 is also fixed with an upper end cover 400 by a plurality of groups of bolts. The rotating shaft of the rotating valve core 300 passes through the upper end cover 400 and is connected with a driving actuator 500.

[0050] Taking into comprehensive consideration to improve the sealing performance between various components of the eight-way water valve for a vehicle cooling water circuit, a valve body gasket 600 is embedded at the bottom of the water valve body 100, an end cover sealing ring 700 is embedded at the top of the water valve body 100, and a valve core shaft sealing ring 800 is provided between the rotating shaft of the rotating valve core 300 and the through hole in the middle of the upper end cover 400.

[0051] The beneficial technical effects of the water valve body 100 and the eight-way water valve for a vehicle cooling water circuit in the embodiment of the present application are roughly as follows:

[0052] A plurality of independent water outlet chambers are arranged at intervals in a ring between the inner cylinder 2 and the outer cylinder 1, and the overall structure is a standard cylindrical shape, which is conducive to the uniform and spaced arrangement of the valve body fixing seats 4 on the circumferential side of the bottom of the outer cylinder 1. Indirectly, it is beneficial to the firm installation of the water valve body 100 and also improves the sealing performance of the water valve installation to a certain extent.

[0053] The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present application and are not intended to limit the present application. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A water valve body, characterized in that, It includes an outer cylinder (1) and an inner cylinder (2) arranged on the same central axis. The bottom of the outer cylinder (1) is provided with an opening, and the top of the outer cylinder (1) is hermetically connected to the top of the inner cylinder (2). The bottom of the inner cylinder (2) is provided with a plugging plate (22), and the top of the inner cylinder (2) is provided with a valve core installation port. A plurality of vertically spaced partition plates (3) are vertically connected between the inner peripheral wall of the outer cylinder (1) and the inner peripheral wall of the inner cylinder (2). The partition plates (3) are used to divide the space between the outer cylinder (1) and the inner cylinder (2) into a plurality of independent water outlet chambers. A plurality of water passing holes (21) are provided on the side wall of the inner cylinder (2). The number of the water passing holes (21) is the same as that of the water outlet chambers and they are arranged in one-to-one correspondence. The bottom of the water outlet chamber is the water outlet. A plurality of spaced valve body fixing seats (4) are provided on the outer peripheral side of the bottom of the outer cylinder (1). The valve body fixing seats (4) are used to install bolts for locking and fixing the water valve body (100) to an external component.

2. The water valve body according to claim 1, characterized in that, The number of the water outlet chambers is between 4 and 10, and the number of the valve body fixing seats (4) is between 4 and 8. A plurality of the valve body fixing seats (4) are evenly spaced around the central axis of the outer cylinder (1).

3. The water valve body according to claim 1, characterized in that, An annular flange (5) is further provided on the outer peripheral side of the bottom of the outer cylinder (1). The annular flange (5) connects all the valve body fixing seats (4) together.

4. The water valve body according to claim 1, wherein, The water passing holes (21) are of rectangular structure, and the height of the water passing holes (21) is 0.7 - 0.8 times the height of the inner cylinder (2). The water passing holes (21) are located at the exact center of the inner side wall of the corresponding water outlet chamber.

5. The water valve body according to claim 1, characterized in that, An annular groove (6) is provided between the top of the outer cylinder (1) and the top of the inner cylinder (2). The annular groove (6) is used for clamping and fixing a sealing ring.

6. The water valve body according to claim 1, wherein A grid strengthening part (23) is provided on the lower surface of the plugging plate (22).

7. The water valve body according to claim 1, characterized in that, An outer groove (11) is provided on the bottom surface of the outer cylinder (1). The bottom surfaces of all the partition plates (3) are provided with connecting grooves (31). The outer peripheral edge of the bottom surface of the plugging plate (22) is provided with an inner groove (24). The outer groove (11), the inner groove (24) and all the connecting grooves (31) are communicated with each other and form a special-shaped sealing ring installation groove.

8. The water valve body according to claim 1, characterized in that, A plurality of spaced and vertically arranged valve cover fixing seats (7) are further provided on the outer peripheral wall of the outer cylinder (1). The valve cover fixing seats (7) are used to install bolts for locking and fixing the valve cover to the water valve body (100), and the valve cover fixing seats (7) are arranged at a staggered interval with the valve body fixing seats (4).

9. A vehicle cooling water circuit eight-way water valve, characterized in that, It includes the water valve body (100) according to any one of claims 1 - 8. A valve core seal (200) is installed on the inner peripheral wall of the inner cylinder (2) of the water valve body (100). A rotating valve core (300) is rotatably assembled in the inner cylinder (2). An upper end cover (400) is fixed to the top of the water valve body (100) by a plurality of groups of bolts. The rotating shaft of the rotating valve core (300) passes through the upper end cover (400) and is connected with a driving actuator (500).

10. The eight-way water valve for a vehicle cooling water passage according to claim 9, wherein A valve body gasket (600) is embedded at the bottom of the water valve body (100), an end cover sealing ring (700) is embedded at the top of the water valve body (100), and a valve core shaft sealing ring (800) is arranged between the rotating shaft of the rotating valve core (300) and the through hole in the middle of the upper end cover (400).

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