Thermal management module and vehicle

Abstract

The utility model provides a thermal management module and a vehicle including the same. The heat management module comprises a refrigerant manifold plate and a heat exchanger, wherein the refrigerant manifold plate is provided with a flow channel and a mounting surface which is arranged on one side of the refrigerant manifold plate and extends in the same direction as the refrigerant manifold plate; the silencer is columnar and is provided with an axis, and the silencer is mounted on the mounting surface of the refrigerant manifold plate; wherein the axis of the silencer is perpendicular to the mounting surface. According to the heat management module, the axis of the silencer is arranged to be perpendicular to the installation face, the integration degree of the heat management module can be effectively improved, the installation area is saved, the structure is simple, and installation is convenient.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a thermal management module and a vehicle comprising the same, in particular to a thermal management module integrated with a muffler. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the existing vehicle thermal management system, a muffler is usually arranged on the pipeline at the inlet or outlet of the compressor to reduce the noise caused by the system operation. However, the arrangement of the muffler on the pipeline causes problems such as complex structure, inconvenient installation, and low integration.

[0003] Therefore, the skilled in the art is committed to developing a new thermal management module to solve the above-mentioned defects of the prior art. CONTENT OF THE INVENTION

[0004] The present disclosure aims to provide a thermal management module, by arranging the axis of the muffler perpendicular to the mounting surface, the integration of the thermal management module can be effectively improved, the installation area can be saved, and the structure is simple and convenient to install. Moreover, the present disclosure arranges the muffler between the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger with a certain height, which not only improves the integration of the thermal management module, but also facilitates the installation and removal of the muffler by arranging the axis of the muffler perpendicular to the mounting surface. This avoids the problem of inconvenient installation caused by arranging the muffler in the narrow space between the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger with its axis substantially parallel to the mounting surface. At the same time, due to the improved integration of the thermal management module, the components are more compact, so that the thermal management module has a small influence on the pressure drop of the refrigerant.

[0005] The present disclosure provides a thermal management module, comprising: a refrigerant manifold plate having a flow channel and a mounting surface arranged on one side of the refrigerant manifold plate and extending in the same direction as the refrigerant manifold plate; a muffler in the form of a cylinder having an axis, the muffler being mounted on the mounting surface of the refrigerant manifold plate; wherein the axis of the muffler is perpendicular to the mounting surface.

[0006] The thermal management module according to the present disclosure can also have one or more of the following features, alone or in combination.

[0007] In one or more embodiments, the muffler has a refrigerant inlet end and a refrigerant outlet end along the axis, and the refrigerant outlet end is connected to and in fluid communication with the refrigerant manifold plate.

[0008] In one or more embodiments, the thermal management module further comprises a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger arranged on the mounting surface, respectively, and the muffler is located between the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger.

[0009] In one or more embodiments, the mounting surface is in the form of a plane.

[0010] In one or more embodiments, the sound damper is plugged to the refrigerant outlet end of the mounting face.

[0011] In one or more embodiments, the sound damper is fixedly connected to the refrigerant manifold plate by fastening means.

[0012] In one or more embodiments, the sound damper is cylindrical.

[0013] In one or more embodiments, the first heat exchanger is an internal heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger is a water-cooled condenser.

[0014] In one or more embodiments, the thermal management module further comprises one or more of a drier bottle, a throttling mechanism, a reversing valve, and a sensor mounted on the mounting face.

[0015] In one or more embodiments, the thermal management module further comprises a bracket removably disposed on the refrigerant manifold plate for securing the thermal management module to a vehicle.

[0016] In one or more embodiments, the bracket has mounting holes for mounting to the vehicle, the mounting holes having vibration-damping washers disposed therein.

[0017] The present disclosure also provides a vehicle comprising the aforementioned thermal management module. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a thermal management module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in a first view angle;

[0019] Figure 2 FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the thermal management module of FIG. 1, in a second view angle;

[0020] Figure 3 FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the thermal management module of FIG. 1, in a third view angle;

[0021] Figure 4 FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a refrigerant manifold plate according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0022] Figure 5 FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a sound damper mounted on the refrigerant manifold plate of FIG. 4, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0023] Figure 6 FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a bracket according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0024] Figure 7 FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a vibration-damping washer according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The following describes embodiments of the present disclosure through specific examples, and other advantages and effects of the present disclosure can be easily understood by those skilled in the art from the content disclosed in the specification.

[0026] It should be understood that the structures, proportions, sizes, etc. shown in the accompanying drawings of the specification are only used to facilitate the understanding and reading of the content disclosed in the specification by those skilled in the art, and do not define the limiting conditions for the implementation of the present disclosure, and therefore do not have technical substantive significance. Any modification of the structure, change of the proportional relationship, or adjustment of the size, without affecting the effects and purposes that can be achieved by the present disclosure, should still fall within the scope of the technical content disclosed by the present disclosure. At the same time, the terms such as "upper" and "one" used in the specification are only for the convenience of clear description, and not to limit the scope of the implementation of the present disclosure, and the change or adjustment of the relative relationship, without substantially changing the technical content, is also considered as the implementation of the present disclosure.

[0027] The present disclosure provides a heat management module. The specific embodiments of the present disclosure are specifically described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0028] Please refer to Figures 1 to 5 , the heat management module 1 includes a refrigerant manifold plate 10 and a muffler 20, wherein the refrigerant manifold plate 10 has a flow channel for the flow of refrigerant, and a mounting surface 100 provided on one side of the refrigerant manifold plate 10 and in the same extension direction as the refrigerant manifold plate 10, which is mainly used for mounting various components in fluid communication with the refrigerant manifold plate 10. The muffler 20 can be generally cylindrical and has an axis X (or center axis). The muffler 20 is mounted on the mounting surface 100 of the refrigerant manifold plate 10, and its axis X is generally perpendicular to the mounting surface 100 of the refrigerant manifold plate 10. Compared with the axis X of the muffler 20 being generally parallel to the mounting plate 100, the above arrangement of the present disclosure can effectively improve the integration of the heat management module and save the installation area; in addition, compared with the prior art of arranging the muffler 20 on the pipeline of the compressor suction port and the exhaust port, the above arrangement of the present disclosure can simplify the structure, facilitate installation, and have high integration.

[0029] Specifically, please refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5 , the refrigerant manifold plate 10 can be generally plate-shaped, and has a mounting surface 100 provided on one side thereof and in the same extension direction as the refrigerant manifold plate 10. In an embodiment, the mounting surface 100 of the refrigerant manifold plate 10 can be generally planar. The mounting surface 100 can be provided with a plurality of interfaces in fluid communication with the flow channel of the refrigerant manifold plate 10, for mounting a plurality of components such as the muffler 20, heat exchanger, throttling mechanism, sensor, etc.

[0030] Please continue to refer toFigure 5 The muffler 20 can be substantially cylindrical, having an axis X and comprising a refrigerant inlet end 201 and a refrigerant outlet end 202 along the direction of the axis X, wherein the refrigerant inlet end 201 is connected to the discharge port of the compressor (not shown) and the refrigerant outlet end 202 is mounted on the mounting surface 100, in particular the first interface 101 (as shown in Figure 4 The muffler 20 is mainly arranged to weaken the pulsation, vibration and noise generated by the pulsed discharge of the refrigerant from the compressor. In an embodiment, the refrigerant outlet end 202 of the muffler 20 can be inserted into the mounting surface 100 of the refrigerant manifold plate 10, in particular the first interface 101, and fluidly connected to the flow channel of the refrigerant manifold plate 10, so as to facilitate the installation and removal of the muffler 20. In order to more firmly mount the muffler 20 to the refrigerant manifold plate 20, mounting holes can be provided on the muffler 20, and correspondingly, mounting holes can also be provided around the first interface 101 of the refrigerant manifold plate 10, and the muffler 20 can be fixedly connected to the refrigerant manifold plate 10 by fastening devices such as screws, bolts, etc.

[0031] Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 The heat management module 1 can further comprise a first heat exchanger 30 and a second heat exchanger 40 with a certain height respectively arranged on the mounting surface 100 of the refrigerant manifold plate 10, and the muffler 20 is located between the first heat exchanger 30 and the second heat exchanger 40. Such arrangement not only improves the integration of the heat management module 1, but also facilitates the installation and removal of the muffler 20 by mounting the muffler 20 in a form (hereinafter referred to as vertical form) that its axis X is substantially perpendicular to the mounting surface 100, avoiding the problem of inconvenient installation caused by mounting the muffler 20 in a form (hereinafter referred to as parallel form) that its axis X is substantially parallel to the mounting surface 100 in the narrow space between the first heat exchanger 30 and the second heat exchanger 40. At the same time, due to the improved integration of the heat management module 1 and the more compact arrangement of the components, the heat management module 1 has less impact on the pressure drop of the refrigerant.

[0032] Specifically, in an embodiment, as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 The first heat exchanger 30 and the second heat exchanger 40 can be arranged at both ends of the mounting surface 100 of the refrigerant manifold plate 10, for example Figure 1 and Figure 2The first heat exchanger 30 is located at the upper end of the mounting surface 100, and the second heat exchanger 40 is located at the lower end of the mounting surface 100. The first heat exchanger 30 can be an internal heat exchanger for exchanging heat between high-pressure refrigerant and low-pressure refrigerant in the thermal management module 1. The second heat exchanger 40 can be a water-cooled condenser for condensing high-temperature and high-pressure gaseous refrigerant in the thermal management module 1 and releasing heat to the cooling liquid. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and a person skilled in the art can set the specific types of the first heat exchanger 30 and the second heat exchanger 40 according to actual needs.

[0033] Please refer to Figure 4 , the mounting surface 100 of the refrigerant manifold plate 10 has a second interface 102, a third interface 103, a fourth interface 104, and a fifth interface 105 for connecting the inlet and outlet of the high-pressure refrigerant and the inlet and outlet of the low-pressure refrigerant of the first heat exchanger 30. In an embodiment, the third interface 103 and the fourth interface 104 with a larger inner diameter are used to connect the inlet and outlet of the low-pressure refrigerant, and the second interface 102 and the fifth interface 105 with a smaller inner diameter are used to connect the inlet and outlet of the high-pressure refrigerant. Of course, the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the inner diameters of the above-mentioned four interfaces can also be set to be the same or other relationships, as long as the first heat exchanger 103 can be in fluid communication with the refrigerant manifold plate 10.

[0034] Please refer to Figure 4 , the mounting surface 100 of the refrigerant manifold plate 10 also has a sixth interface 106 and a seventh interface 107 for connecting the refrigerant inlet and the refrigerant outlet of the second heat exchanger 40, respectively, so that the high-temperature and high-pressure gaseous refrigerant can enter the second heat exchanger 40 through the refrigerant inlet to exchange heat with the cooling liquid therein, and then flow out of the second heat exchanger 40 through the refrigerant outlet and into the refrigerant manifold plate 10. In addition, the mounting surface 100 of the refrigerant manifold plate 10 can also be provided with other interfaces, such as an eighth interface 108 and a ninth interface 109 for connecting the inlet and outlet of a drying bottle 50 (as shown in Figure 1 and 2 ), a tenth interface 110 for connecting a throttling mechanism 70 (as shown in Figure 1 and 2 ) such as an electronic expansion valve, an eleventh interface 111 for connecting a sensor 80 (as shown in Figure 1 and 2 ) for sensing the temperature and / or pressure of the refrigerant, a twelfth interface 112 for connecting the suction end of a compressor (not shown), and / or a plurality of interfaces 113, 114, etc. for connecting other external components or pipelines.

[0035] Please refer to Figure 3, the thermal management module 1 may further include a bracket 60, which is detachably provided on the refrigerant manifold plate 10, for fixing the thermal management module 1 to the vehicle. Specifically, the bracket 60 may be a roughly long strip-shaped plate, which may be detachably mounted on the bottom of the refrigerant manifold plate 10 by fastening components such as bolts or screws. In one embodiment, the thermal management module 1 may include two brackets 60, respectively located at both ends of the bottom of the refrigerant manifold plate 10, so that the refrigerant manifold plate 10 can be more firmly fixed to the vehicle. Of course, the present disclosure is not limited to the number of brackets 60. For example, the bottom of the refrigerant manifold plate 10 may also be provided with one or more brackets 60, as long as the refrigerant manifold plate 10 can be installed on the vehicle.

[0036] See Figure 6 and Figure 7 , mounting holes 61 for mounting to the vehicle may be provided at both ends of the bracket 60. Preferably, a vibration-damping washer 62 may be provided in the mounting hole 61 to alleviate and reduce vibration and impact on the thermal management module 1 during vehicle driving, reduce noise, and reduce the risk of damage. In one embodiment, the mounting hole 61 may be a mounting hole with a notch around the periphery (such as Figure 6 As shown), in order to facilitate the installation of the vibration-damping washer 62. Of course, the present disclosure is not limited to the above structure of the mounting hole 61. For example, the mounting hole 62 can also be a peripherally closed mounting hole as long as it can be installed on the vehicle.

[0037] The following will be combined Figure 1 、 Figure 2 、 Figure 4 and Figure 5 The flow path of the refrigerant in the thermal management module 1 will be mainly described.

[0038] like Figure 1 、 Figure 2 、 Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, the high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the exhaust port (not shown) of the compressor enters the muffler 20 through the refrigerant inlet port 201 of the muffler 20 to reduce the pulsation, vibration and noise generated by the pulse discharge of the refrigerant from the compressor, and enters the refrigerant manifold plate 10 through the refrigerant outlet port 202 and the first interface 101, and flows through the lower left corner of the first interface 101 (as shown in FIG. Figure 4The first branch can be divided into two sub-branches. The first sub-branch flows through the sensor 80 in the eleventh interface 111 (e.g. the upper left one) to sense the temperature and / or pressure of the refrigerant, which is high-temperature high-pressure refrigerant at this time. Then the refrigerant flows through the flow channel and the second interface 102 into the first heat exchanger 30 (i.e. the high-pressure refrigerant mentioned above) and exchanges heat with the low-pressure refrigerant in the first heat exchanger 30, and flows out of the first heat exchanger 30 through the fifth interface 105 and into the refrigerant manifold plate 10. Subsequently, the refrigerant flows through the flow channel and the throttling mechanism 70 in the tenth interface 110 (e.g. the one on the left side of the seventh interface 107) to adjust the flow rate and pressure of the refrigerant, and enters the external component (e.g. an evaporator) through the thirteenth interface 113 (e.g. the one on the left side of the refrigerant manifold plate 10) in communication with the throttling mechanism 70, and flows out of the external component through the fourteenth interface 114 (e.g. the one on the left side of the refrigerant manifold plate 10) and back into the refrigerant manifold plate 10. The temperature and / or pressure of the refrigerant is sensed by the sensor 80 in the eleventh interface 111 (e.g. the upper right one) at this time, which is low-temperature low-pressure refrigerant. Then the refrigerant flows through the flow channel and the fourth interface 104 into the first heat exchanger 30 (i.e. the low-pressure refrigerant mentioned above) and exchanges heat with the high-pressure refrigerant flowing into the first heat exchanger 30 from the second interface 102, and flows out of the first heat exchanger 30 through the third interface 103 and back into the refrigerant flow channel plate 10. The temperature and / or pressure of the refrigerant is sensed by the sensor 80 in the eleventh interface 111 (e.g. the one on the upper left side of the third interface 103) at this time. Finally, the refrigerant flows through the flow channel and the twelfth interface 112 back to the suction port of the compressor to complete the circulation of the refrigerant. Figure 4 The second sub-branch flows through the throttling mechanism 70 in the tenth interface 110 (e.g. the one on the lower side of the twelfth interface 112) to adjust the flow rate and pressure of the refrigerant, and merges with the refrigerant flowing out of the third interface 103 through the flow channel. The temperature and / or pressure of the refrigerant is sensed by the sensor 80 in the eleventh interface 111 (e.g. the one on the upper left side of the third interface 103) at this time. Then the refrigerant flows through the flow channel and the twelfth interface 112 back to the suction port of the compressor to form a bypass path, realizing the charge function of the compressor and improving the performance of the thermal management module 1 in a low-temperature environment.

[0039] Although the above embodiments of the present disclosure are mainly described by taking the example that the drying bottle 50, the throttling mechanism 70, the sensor 80 and the like are installed on the mounting surface 100, the present disclosure is not limited thereto, for example, a reversing valve or other external components can also be installed on the mounting surface 100, or one or more of the drying bottle 50, the throttling mechanism 70, the reversing valve and the sensor 80 are installed on the mounting surface 100.

[0040] The heat management module provided by the present disclosure can effectively improve the integration of the heat management module, save the installation area, and has a simple structure and is convenient to install by arranging the axis of the muffler to be perpendicular to the mounting surface. Moreover, the muffler is arranged between the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger with a certain height, which not only improves the integration of the heat management module, but also facilitates the installation and disassembly of the muffler by arranging the axis of the muffler to be perpendicular to the mounting surface, thereby avoiding the problem of inconvenient installation of the muffler in the narrow space between the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger in the form that the axis of the muffler is substantially parallel to the mounting surface. At the same time, due to the improved integration of the heat management module, the components are more compact, so that the heat management module has a small influence on the pressure drop of the refrigerant.

[0041] The present disclosure also provides a vehicle comprising the aforementioned heat management module.

[0042] The exemplary embodiments of the heat management module and the vehicle provided by the present disclosure are described above with reference to preferred embodiments, however, it can be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and changes can be made to the above specific embodiments without departing from the concept of the present disclosure, and various technical features and structures proposed by the present disclosure can be combined without exceeding the protection scope of the present disclosure, and the protection scope of the present disclosure is determined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A thermal management module (1), characterized in that: The thermal management module (1) comprises: A refrigerant manifold plate (10) having a flow channel and a mounting surface (100) disposed on one side of the refrigerant manifold plate (10) and extending in the same direction as the refrigerant manifold plate (10); a muffler (20) having a columnar shape and an axis (X), the muffler (20) being mounted on the mounting surface (100) of the refrigerant manifold plate (10); Wherein, the axis (X) of the muffler (20) is perpendicular to the mounting surface (100).

2. The thermal management module (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that The muffler (20) has a refrigerant inlet end (201) and a refrigerant outlet end (202) along the axis (X), and the refrigerant outlet end (202) is connected to the refrigerant manifold plate (10) and is in fluid communication.

3. The thermal management module (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that The thermal management module (1) further comprises a first heat exchanger (30) and a second heat exchanger (40), which are respectively arranged on the mounting surface (100), and the muffler (20) is located between the first heat exchanger (30) and the second heat exchanger (40).

4. The thermal management module (1) according to claim 3, characterized in that The mounting surface (100) is flat.

5. The thermal management module (1) according to claim 4, characterized in that The refrigerant outlet end (202) of the muffler (20) is plugged into the mounting surface (100).

6. The thermal management module (1) according to claim 5, characterized in that The muffler (20) is fixedly connected to the refrigerant manifold plate (10) by a fastening device.

7. The thermal management module (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that The muffler (20) is cylindrical.

8. The thermal management module (1) according to claim 3, characterized in that The first heat exchanger (30) is an internal heat exchanger, and the second heat exchanger (40) is a water-cooled condenser.

9. The thermal management module (1) according to claim 3, characterized in that The thermal management module (1) further includes one or more of a drying bottle (50), a throttling mechanism (70), a reversing valve, and a sensor (80) mounted on the mounting surface (100).

10. The thermal management module (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that The thermal management module (1) further comprises a bracket (60) detachably arranged on the refrigerant manifold plate (10) for fixing the thermal management module (1) to the vehicle.

11. The thermal management module (1) according to claim 10, characterized in that The bracket (60) has a mounting hole (61) for mounting on the vehicle, and a vibration-damping washer (62) is arranged in the mounting hole (61).

12. A vehicle, characterized in that: The vehicle comprises a thermal management module (1) according to any one of claims 1-11.

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