Kettle assembly and vehicle
By designing the main channel and bypass channel structure of the water tank assembly, the problems of complex water tank processing and high cost in the existing technology are solved, realizing the integrated manufacturing of water tank and manifold, simplifying the processing process and reducing costs, while stabilizing the pressure of the vehicle cooling system.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202423037705.9
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-10
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-28
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-12-10
AI Technical Summary
The cylindrical pipe structure used in existing technologies for storing antifreeze is complex to manufacture and costly.
A kettle assembly has been designed, including a shell and a fluid channel. The shell contains a main channel and a bypass channel, which are enclosed by several partitions. The main channel and the bypass channel are connected and converge at a manifold structure. The manifold structure is long and uses one or more inlets and outlets located at the bottom of the kettle. The manifold design allows for integrated manufacturing, simplifying the processing and reducing costs.
The integrated manufacturing of the water tank and manifold simplifies the processing, reduces costs, and stabilizes the pressure of the vehicle's cooling circulation system.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present application relates to the field of water jug assemblies and vehicles. BACKGROUND
[0002] A cooling system of a vehicle can cool an engine, the cooling system comprising a container for storing an antifreeze liquid and a device having an antifreeze liquid circulation circuit, the antifreeze liquid being deaerated when circulating to the storage container, thereby removing excess air from the antifreeze liquid circulation circuit. SUMMARY
[0003] In the prior art, the cylindrical pipe structure in the water jug or water tank for storing the antifreeze liquid is complex to process and has a high cost.
[0004] According to a first aspect of the present application, there is provided a water jug assembly comprising a water jug body. The water jug body comprises a housing and a fluid passage. The housing defines a housing cavity, and the fluid passage is disposed in the housing cavity and comprises a main passage and a bypass passage, the main passage being in fluid communication with the bypass passage, and the bypass passage being in fluid communication with the housing cavity; wherein the main passage and the bypass passage are enclosed by a plurality of partitions.
[0005] According to the first aspect of the present application, a busbar is further included. The busbar is disposed below the water jug body and is in fluid communication with the water jug body.
[0006] According to the first aspect of the present application, the main passage comprises an inlet and an outlet, fluid flowing into the main passage from the inlet and flowing out of the main passage from the outlet.
[0007] According to the first aspect of the present application, the busbar is provided with a busbar fluid outlet and a busbar fluid inlet above the busbar, the busbar fluid outlet being connected to the inlet, and the busbar fluid inlet being connected to the outlet.
[0008] According to the first aspect of the present application, the main passage further comprises a distribution port, fluid flowing from the main passage into the bypass passage through the distribution port.
[0009] According to the first aspect of the present application, the bypass passage comprises a distribution port and an outlet, fluid flowing into the bypass passage from the distribution port and flowing out of the bypass passage from the outlet.
[0010] According to the first aspect of the present application, the bypass passage further comprises a bypass inlet passage and a bypass outlet passage, the distribution port being disposed at an inlet of the bypass inlet passage, and the outlet being disposed at an outlet of the bypass outlet passage; and fluid flowing from the distribution port into the bypass inlet passage and into the housing cavity through the bypass inlet passage, thereby being deaerated; and fluid flowing from the housing cavity into the bypass outlet passage and out of the bypass outlet passage from the outlet.
[0011] According to the first aspect of the present application, each of the plurality of partitions is strip-shaped and made of polypropylene material (PP) or glass fiber reinforced polypropylene material (PP-GF).
[0012] According to the first aspect of the present application, the housing cavity is used for storing anti-freezing fluid.
[0013] According to the second aspect of the present application, a vehicle is provided, comprising the foregoing kettle assembly. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0014] The features and advantages of the present application can be better understood by reading the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numerals designate identical or corresponding parts throughout the figures, wherein:
[0015] Figure 1 is a schematic view of the kettle assembly of the present application;
[0016] Figure 2A is Figure 1 a perspective view of the kettle in the middle;
[0017] Figure 2B is Figure 2A a side view of the kettle in the middle;
[0018] Figure 3A is Figure 2B an A-A sectional view of the kettle in the middle;
[0019] Figure 3B is Figure 3A a perspective view of the A-A sectional view of the kettle in the middle rotated by an angle;
[0020] Figure 4A is Figure 2B a B-B sectional view of the kettle in the middle;
[0021] Figure 4B is Figure 4A a perspective view of the B-B sectional view of the kettle in the middle rotated by an angle;
[0022] Figure 5A is Figure 2B a C-C sectional view of the kettle in the middle;
[0023] Figure 5B is Figure 5A a perspective view of the C-C sectional view of the kettle in the middle rotated by an angle;
[0024] Figure 6A is Figure 2B a D-D sectional view of the kettle in the middle;
[0025] Figure 6B is Figure 6A a perspective view of the D-D sectional view of the kettle in the middle rotated by an angle; DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0026] Various embodiments of the present application will be described herein below, with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are meant to form a part of this specification. It is to be expressly understood that, although various example structural and / or functional features of the present application are illustrated in the drawings, and though dependent claims can be dependent on other claims, these features and dependent claims need not be mutually exclusive, and the features of the dependent claims can be combined with each other in any order or manner. It is to be further understood that, although terms such as "front", "back", "top", "bottom", "left", "right", and the like, are used herein for descriptive purposes, these terms are not to be construed as limiting the present application in any manner. The use of these terms is intended to be in line with the example orientation of the various example structures and elements of the present application as shown in the drawings. Since the disclosed embodiments of the present application can be positioned in different orientations, these terms are used for illustrative purposes only and should not be construed as limiting. Like parts are marked with like reference numbers throughout the various drawings.
[0027] Figure 1 The structure and components of the kettle assembly 10 of the present application are shown.
[0028] As shown in Figure 1 , the kettle assembly 10 includes a kettle body 100 and a manifold 20 disposed below the kettle body 100 and in fluid communication with the kettle body 100. The manifold 20 is provided with three water pumps 31, 32, 33 and two valves 41, 42, such that the manifold 20 can controllably select different fluid circuits to communicate with the kettle body 100. Specifically, the manifold 20 is provided with a manifold fluid outlet and a manifold fluid inlet (not shown in the drawings) above the manifold 20, which are respectively connected to the liquid inlet and the liquid outlet of the kettle body 100, so as to make the manifold 20 in fluid communication with the kettle body 100. The kettle body 100 is further provided with two caps 51, 52 above the kettle body 100, which are used to cover the air holes 202, 204 (see Figure 2A ) on the top of the kettle body 100.
[0029] The present application also provides a vehicle, Figure 1 The kettle assembly shown is disposed in the engine compartment of the vehicle, is used to store antifreeze, and can stabilize the pressure of the cooling circulation system of the vehicle.
[0030] Figures 2A-2B The external structure of the kettle body 100 is shown.
[0031] As shown in Figures 2A-2BAs shown, the kettle body 100 is a cuboid cavity structure, which has a shell 200, the upper surface of the shell 200 is provided with two air holes 202, 204, which penetrate the upper surface of the shell 200 and fluidly connect the inside and outside of the shell 200, and can be used to balance the pressure inside the kettle body 100. The opposite sides of the lower side of the shell 200 are provided with two mounting parts 206, 208, which are used to install and fix the busbar 20. The upper surface of the shell 200 is also provided with an elongated shell notch 212 along the length direction of the shell, and the shell notch 212 is a sunken structure, which is used to limit the height of the main passage pipe.
[0032] Figures 3A-6B The internal structure of the kettle body 100 is shown.
[0033] As Figures 3A-3B shown, the kettle body 100 has a shell cavity 300 defined by the shell 200, the shell cavity 300 stores the antifreeze liquid, and the antifreeze liquid can be degassed in the shell cavity 300. The lower side of the shell cavity 300 is provided with a fluid passage surrounded by several elongated partitions made of polypropylene material (PP) or glass fiber reinforced polypropylene material (PP-GF). The fluid passage includes a main passage and a bypass passage, wherein the main passage includes a first main passage 312 and a second main passage 314, and the bypass passage includes a bypass inlet passage 316 and a bypass outlet passage 318. The lower side of the shell cavity 300 is also provided with a first liquid inlet 302, a second liquid inlet 304 and a liquid outlet 306, the first main passage 312 is arranged between the first liquid inlet 302 and the liquid outlet 306, the second liquid inlet 304 is adjacent to the liquid outlet 306, and the second main passage 314 is arranged between the second liquid inlet 304 and the liquid outlet 306. In the embodiment of the present application, part of the first main passage 312 coincides with the second main passage 314, in other words, the second main passage 314 is contained in the first main passage 312. The first main passage 312 defines a first fluid main passage F1, and the second main passage 314 defines a second fluid main passage F2. As can be understood by those skilled in the art, in some other embodiments, more than two main passages or only one main passage can be arranged in the shell cavity 300 to adapt to the fluid circuit arrangement of the busbar 20, and the main passages can be completely coincident or partially coincident.
[0034] Continuing as Figures 3A-3BAs shown, the first main channel 312 and the second main channel 314 are provided with a distribution port 322 on the channel side partition of the coincident part, the distribution port 322 is provided at the entrance of the bypass inflow channel 316 between the distribution port 322 and the shell cavity 300, the bypass outflow channel 318 is provided between the shell cavity 300 and the liquid outlet 306, and the liquid outlet 306 is provided at the outlet of the bypass outflow channel 318. The bypass inflow channel 316 is also provided with a bypass inflow port 332, and the fluid flowing into the bypass inflow channel 316 can enter the shell cavity 300 through the bypass inflow port 332; the bypass outflow channel 318 is also provided with a bypass return port 334, and the fluid in the shell cavity 300 can flow into the bypass outflow channel 318 through the bypass return port 334, and then flow out of the kettle main body 100. After the fluid enters the bypass inflow channel 316 through the distribution port 322, it flows into the shell cavity 300 through the bypass inflow port 332 and mixes with the fluid stored in the shell cavity 300, and can be degassed in the shell cavity 300, at the same time, the corresponding volume of fluid in the shell cavity 300 can flow back to the bypass outflow channel 318 through the bypass return port 334 and flow out of the kettle main body 100 through the liquid outlet 306. The bypass inflow channel 316 and the bypass outflow channel 318 of the bypass channel jointly define a fluid bypass F3. In the embodiment of the present application, the proportion of fluid passing through the main channel to fluid passing through the bypass channel is 7:3.
[0035] As Figures 4A-4BAs shown, the main channel includes an upper partition 402 on its upper side, which is formed by the concave bottom surface of the housing recess 212 sunken from the upper surface of the housing 200, for defining the height of the main channel to prevent excessive gas from accumulating in the first main channel 312 and the second main channel 314, thereby affecting the degassing effect. The main channel further includes main channel side partitions 411, 412, 413, 414 on its side surfaces, for defining the pipe cross-sectional size of the main channel. The bypass channel includes a bypass first side partition 422 and a bypass second side partition 424, both of which have a bent structure to change the flow direction of the fluid in the bypass channel. In the embodiment of the present application, the bypass first side partition 422 and the bypass second side partition 424 are bent at an angle of 90°, and in some other embodiments, the bypass first side partition 422 and the bypass second side partition 424 can also be provided in an arc-shaped structure with rounded corners to change the flow direction of the fluid in the bypass channel. The bypass first side partition 422 and the main channel side partition 412 enclose the bypass inflow channel 316 to define the inflow section of the fluid bypass F3 together; the bypass first side partition 422 and the bypass second side partition 424 enclose the bypass outflow channel 318 to define the outflow section of the fluid bypass F3 together. The bypass inflow channel 316 and the bypass outflow channel 318 of the bypass channel are not provided with an upper cover plate, so that the fluid can not only flow in the bypass inflow channel 316 and the bypass outflow channel 318, but also overflow from above the bypass inflow channel 316 and the bypass outflow channel 318 into the housing cavity 300.
[0036] The housing cavity 300 is also provided with reinforcing partitions 404, 405, which are connected between the housing 200 and the main channel side partitions 412 and 411, respectively, to reinforce and support the main channel side partitions 411, 412, 413, 414 of the main channel.
[0037] Figures 5A-6B The internal structure of the kettle body 100 is shown from another cross-sectional angle, and the positional relationship between the first main channel 312, the second main channel 314, the bypass inflow channel 316, and the bypass outflow channel 318 of the kettle body 100 is shown in detail.
[0038] In combination with the above Figures 2A-6BIn the first fluid path, the fluid flows into the first main passage 312 from the first inlet 302, and when the fluid reaches the distribution port 322, a split is formed, about 70% of the fluid does not pass through the distribution port 322, and continues to flow out of the outlet 306 along the first fluid main passage F1; about 30% of the fluid passes through the distribution port 322, enters the fluid bypass F3, specifically flows into the housing cavity 300 through the bypass inlet passage 316, mixes with the fluid stored in the housing cavity 300, and performs a degassing operation inside the housing cavity 300, while the corresponding volume of fluid enters the bypass outlet passage 318, and finally flows out through the outlet 306. Similarly, in the second fluid path, the fluid flows into the second main passage 314 from the second inlet 304, and when the fluid reaches the distribution port 322, a split is formed, about 70% of the fluid does not pass through the distribution port 322, and continues to flow out of the outlet 306 along the second fluid main passage F2; about 30% of the fluid passes through the distribution port 322, enters the fluid bypass F3, specifically flows into the housing cavity 300 through the bypass inlet passage 316, mixes with the fluid stored in the housing cavity 300, and performs a degassing operation inside the housing cavity 300, while the corresponding volume of fluid enters the bypass outlet passage 318, and finally flows out through the outlet 306.
[0039] The kettle assembly of the present application can at least achieve the following beneficial technical effects:
[0040] First, to adapt to the structure of the busbar, the water inlet and the water outlet of the kettle are arranged at the bottom of the kettle, and a plurality of water inlets or water outlets can be adaptively arranged at the bottom of the kettle, so that the kettle and the busbar can be integrated and manufactured as a whole.
[0041] Second, the fluid passage of the present application adopts a long strip-shaped partition plate structure, which is convenient to process and manufacture and saves cost.
[0042] Although the present disclosure has been described in connection with the examples of the embodiments outlined above, various alternatives, modifications, variations, improvements, and / or substantially equivalent aspects can be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art, whether or not they are known. In addition, the technical effects and / or technical problems described in the specification are exemplary and not limiting; therefore, the disclosure in the specification can be used to solve other technical problems and have other technical effects and / or can solve other technical problems. Therefore, the examples of the embodiments of the present disclosure as stated above are intended to be illustrative rather than restrictive. Various changes can be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the present disclosure is intended to include all known or earlier developed alternatives, modifications, variations, improvements, and / or substantially equivalent aspects.
Claims
1. A kettle assembly characterised in that The water jug assembly comprises: a water jug body, the water jug body comprising: a housing; the housing defining a housing cavity, and a fluid passage, the fluid passage being disposed in the housing cavity and comprising a main passage and a bypass passage, the main passage being in fluid communication with the bypass passage, the bypass passage being in fluid communication with the housing cavity; wherein the main passage and the bypass passage are enclosed by a plurality of partitions.
2. The kettle assembly of claim 1, wherein The water jug assembly further comprises: a manifold, the manifold being disposed below the water jug body and in fluid communication with the water jug body.
3. The water jug assembly of claim 2, wherein: the main passage comprises an inlet and an outlet, the fluid flowing into the main passage from the inlet and out of the main passage from the outlet.
4. The water jug assembly of claim 3, wherein: the manifold is provided with a manifold fluid outlet and a manifold fluid inlet above the manifold, the manifold fluid outlet being connected to the inlet, and the manifold fluid inlet being connected to the outlet.
5. The water jug assembly of claim 3, wherein: the main passage further comprises a dispensing port, the fluid being able to flow from the main passage into the bypass passage through the dispensing port.
6. The water jug assembly of claim 5, wherein: the bypass passage comprises the dispensing port and the outlet, the fluid flowing into the bypass passage from the dispensing port and out of the bypass passage from the outlet.
7. The water jug assembly of claim 6, wherein: the bypass passage further comprises a bypass inlet passage and a bypass outlet passage, the dispensing port being disposed at an inlet of the bypass inlet passage, and the outlet being disposed at an outlet of the bypass outlet passage; and the fluid flows from the dispensing port into the bypass inlet passage and through the bypass inlet passage into the housing cavity, thereby performing a degassing operation, and the fluid flows from the housing cavity into the bypass outlet passage and out of the bypass outlet passage from the outlet.
8. The water jug assembly of claim 1, wherein: each of the plurality of partitions is in the shape of a long strip and is made of polypropylene material or glass fiber reinforced polypropylene material.
9. The water jug assembly of claim 1, wherein: the housing cavity is used to store an anti-freezing fluid.
10. A vehicle characterized by The water jug assembly of any one of claims 1-9.