Novel upper support structure of expansion kettle

By using the U-shaped buckle structure of the left bracket and the small round hole design of the right bracket, combined with PP5 material, the problem of easy breakage and liquid dripping of the expansion tank bracket under vehicle vibration is solved, achieving quick installation, shock resistance and high temperature stability, and reducing weight and cost.

CN224103874UActive Publication Date: 2026-04-10NINGBO TUOPU GROUP CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-06-26
Publication Date
2026-04-10

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Technical Problem

The existing expansion tank brackets lack a positioning structure during installation, making them prone to breakage when the vehicle experiences severe vibrations. Furthermore, coolant droplets easily condense on the bracket surface, affecting stability and safety.

Method used

The design incorporates a U-shaped snap-fit ​​structure on the left bracket and multiple small round holes on the right bracket, combined with PP5 material, to achieve quick assembly and shock resistance. Pre-installation is achieved by snapping the U-shaped snap-fit ​​structure into the double-headed studs, followed by bolt fixation, which reduces positional deviation and distributes stress.

Benefits of technology

It improves the installation stability and shock resistance of the expansion tank bracket, prevents bracket breakage and liquid accumulation, is suitable for high-temperature environments, and reduces weight and cost.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of expansion kettles, in particular to a novel upper support structure of an expansion kettle, which not only can be directly clamped into a double-end stud through a U-shaped buckle structure of a left support without an additional positioning structure to realize quick assembly, but also can reduce weight and improve shock resistance through a plurality of small round holes. Liquid accumulation above the bracket is prevented; comprising an expansion kettle; the expansion kettle further comprises a left support and a right support, the left support is installed on the expansion kettle and facilitates positioning of the expansion kettle, and the right support is installed on the expansion kettle and enhances the fixing effect.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of expansion water kettle, in particular to a novel expansion water kettle upper support structure. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the automobile thermal management system, the expansion water kettle upper support needs to be fixed by bolts to ensure that the expansion water kettle remains stable when the vehicle is driving, vibrating or impacting, so as to avoid pipeline pulling, joint loosening or coolant leakage caused by displacement, therefore, the structure of the upper support plays a crucial role.

[0003] The existing expansion water kettle upper support structure, for example, the expansion water kettle support disclosed in the utility model patent with the application number 202420318710.8, mainly comprises an expansion water kettle support body, an expansion water kettle and a vehicle frame, the upper end of the expansion water kettle support body is composed of a support plate through stamping, and mounting holes are formed in the support plate, first, second and third connecting holes are also formed in the side surface of the expansion water kettle support body, and a clamping positioning plate is formed in the middle of the upper end of the expansion water kettle support body through stamping; when in use, first, the expansion water kettle support body is integrally composed of the support plate and the clamping positioning plate through stamping, when fixing the expansion water kettle support body to the vehicle frame, the first connecting bolt is penetrated through the first connecting hole between the expansion water kettle support body and the vehicle frame, the second connecting bolt is penetrated through the second connecting hole between the expansion water kettle support body and the vehicle frame, and then the third connecting bolt is penetrated through the third connecting hole between the expansion water kettle support body and the vehicle frame, and the second connecting hole determines the fixed position through the round hole structure.

[0004] However, the existing expansion water kettle does not have a positioning structure during installation, the support is prone to breakage when the vehicle vibrates violently, causing the water kettle to fall and be damaged, and the upper surface of the support is prone to condensation of coolant droplets. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0005] To solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides a novel expansion water kettle upper support structure which directly clamps into the stud through the U-shaped buckle structure of the left support without the need for additional positioning structure, realizes quick assembly, and can reduce the weight through the multiple small round holes, improve the shock resistance and prevent liquid accumulation on the upper part of the support.

[0006] The utility model discloses a novel expansion water kettle upper support structure which comprises an expansion water kettle; further comprises a left support and a right support, the left support is installed on the expansion water kettle and facilitates positioning of the expansion water kettle, and the right support is installed on the expansion water kettle and enhances the fixing effect; the staff clamps the left support into the stud through horizontal movement, realizes pre-installation of the expansion water kettle, and then fixes the expansion water kettle through the bolt penetrating through the right support.

[0007] Preferably, the left support comprises a left support body, a plurality of first reinforcing ribs and a U-shaped buckle structure, the left support body is installed on the expansion kettle, six first reinforcing ribs with a thickness of 3 mm are installed on the left support body, the U-shaped buckle structure is installed on the left support body, and ten first reinforcing ribs are installed around the U-shaped buckle structure; the six first reinforcing ribs with a thickness of 3 mm on the left support body can guarantee the structural strength and prevent the support from being broken, and the ten first reinforcing ribs around the U-shaped buckle structure can disperse the stress around the mounting point to increase the strength of the support and prevent the support from being broken; the U-shaped buckle structure is clamped into the stud by horizontal movement of the worker, the expansion kettle is pre-installed, and quick assembly is realized.

[0008] Preferably, the right support comprises a right support body, a plurality of second reinforcing ribs and a large circular hole insert structure, the right support body is installed on the expansion kettle, six second reinforcing ribs with a thickness of 3 mm are installed on the right support body, and the large circular hole insert structure is installed on the right support body; ten second reinforcing ribs are installed around the large circular hole insert structure; the six second reinforcing ribs with a thickness of 3 mm on the right support body can guarantee the structural strength and prevent the support from being broken, the ten second reinforcing ribs around the large circular hole insert structure can disperse the stress around the mounting point to increase the strength of the support and prevent the support from being broken, the bolt passes through the large circular hole insert structure to reduce the positional deviation and fix the right support body.

[0009] Preferably, a plurality of small circular holes are dug through the left support body and the right support body; the small circular holes can reduce the weight and improve the shock resistance, and can also prevent liquid from accumulating above the support.

[0010] Preferably, the left support body and the right support body are both made of PP5 material; the PP5 material has the advantages of light weight, low cost, fatigue resistance and strong chemical corrosion resistance, so that the left support body and the right support body can work in a high-temperature environment of 100 DEG C for a long time, the structure is stable, and thermal aging is not prone to occur.

[0011] Compared with the prior art, the left support is clamped into the stud by horizontal movement of the worker, the expansion kettle is pre-installed, and then the bolt is used to fix the expansion kettle. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0012] Fig. 1 is a front view structural schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0013] Fig. 2 is a local enlarged isometric structural schematic diagram of the left support of the utility model;

[0014] Fig. 3 is a local enlarged isometric structural schematic diagram of the right support of the utility model;

[0015] Fig. 4 is the cross section axonometric structure schematic view of the utility model 04.

[0016] The marks in the drawings: 01, the expansion kettle; 02, left support; 21, left support body; 22, first reinforcing rib; 23, U-shaped buckle structure; 03, right support; 31, right support body; 32, second reinforcing rib; 33, large round hole insert structure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0017] In order to facilitate understanding of the utility model, the utility model will be described more fully below with reference to the relevant drawings. The utility model can be realized in many different forms, and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. On the contrary, the purpose of providing these embodiments is to make the disclosure of the utility model more thorough and comprehensive.

[0018] Embodiment 1

[0019] The utility model discloses a novel expansion kettle upper support structure, including expansion kettle 01, still include left support 02 and right support 03, left support 02 is installed on expansion kettle 01 and is convenient to the positioning of expansion kettle 01, right support 03 is installed on expansion kettle 01 and enhances fixed effect, left support 02 includes left support body 21, multiple first reinforcing rib 22 and U-shaped buckle structure 23, left support body 21 is installed on expansion kettle 01, six first reinforcing rib 22 of 3mm thickness is installed on left support body 21, U-shaped buckle structure 23 is installed on left support body 21, and ten first reinforcing rib 22 are installed around U-shaped buckle structure 23, right support 03 includes right support body 31, multiple second reinforcing rib 32 and large round hole insert structure 33, right support body 31 is installed on expansion kettle 01, six second reinforcing rib 32 of 3mm thickness is installed on right support body 31, and large round hole insert structure 33 is installed on right support body 31, and ten second reinforcing rib 32 are installed around large round hole insert structure 33, when it works, first, multiple first reinforcing rib 22 and second reinforcing rib 32 can guarantee structural strength, disperse the stress around installation point, prevent left support body 21 and right support body 31 from breaking, install stud on beam mounting hole pre, and staff realizes kettle preinstallation by the mode of horizontal movement and is drawn into stud with U-shaped buckle structure 23, realizes quick assembly, then utilize bolt to pass through large round hole insert structure 33, reduce positional degree deviation, and right support body 31 is fixed.

[0020] Embodiment 2

[0021] As Figs. 1 to 4As shown, the novel expansion water bottle upper support structure of the utility model, on the basis of embodiment 1;Still include left support body 21 and right support body 31 all dig through multiple small round holes;Still include left support body 21 and right support body 31 are PP5 material;When it works, first, multiple groups of first reinforcing rib 22 and second reinforcing rib 32 can guarantee structural strength, disperse stress around mounting point, prevent left support body 21 and right support body 31 fracture, install stud on beam mounting hole in advance, and staff member is through the mode of horizontal movement and is inserted into stud with U-shaped buckle structure 23, realizes water bottle pre-installation, realizes quick assembly, then utilizes bolt to pass through large round hole insert structure 33, reduces positional deviation, fixes right support body 31, through the mode of digging small round hole on left support body 21 and right support body 31, on the one hand, can reduce weight, improve shock resistance, on the other hand, can prevent liquid accumulation on the support upper, left support body 21 and right support body 31 all adopt PP5 material, and PP5 material has the advantages of light weight, low cost, fatigue resistance, strong chemical corrosion resistance, so that left support body 21 and right support body 31 can work in 100 DEG C high temperature environment for a long time, keep stable structure, and thermal aging is not easy to occur.

[0022] The above only is the preferred embodiment of the utility model, it should be pointed out that, for the ordinary skill in the art, on the premise of not departing from the technical principle of the utility model, can also make several improvements and variations, these improvements and variations also should be considered as the protection range of the utility model.

Claims

1. A novel support structure for an expansion kettle, comprising an expansion kettle (01); characterized in that, It also includes a left bracket (02) and a right bracket (03). The left bracket (02) is installed on the expansion kettle (01) and facilitates the positioning of the expansion kettle (01). The right bracket (03) is installed on the expansion kettle (01) and enhances the fixing effect.

2. The novel expansion tank support structure as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The left support (02) includes a left support body (21), multiple first reinforcing ribs (22) and a U-shaped buckle structure (23). The left support body (21) is installed on the expansion tank (01). Six first reinforcing ribs (22) with a thickness of 3mm are installed on the left support body (21). The U-shaped buckle structure (23) is installed on the left support body (21). Ten first reinforcing ribs (22) are installed around the U-shaped buckle structure (23).

3. The novel expansion tank support structure as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The right support (03) includes a right support body (31), multiple second reinforcing ribs (32) and a large round hole insert structure (33). The right support body (31) is installed on the expansion tank (01). Six 3mm thick second reinforcing ribs (32) are installed on the right support body (31). The large round hole insert structure (33) is installed on the right support body (31). Ten second reinforcing ribs (32) are installed around the large round hole insert structure (33).

4. The novel expansion kettle support structure as described in claim 3, characterized in that, It also includes multiple small round holes drilled through both the left support body (21) and the right support body (31).

5. The novel expansion kettle support structure as described in claim 4, characterized in that, It also includes the left support body (21) and the right support body (31), both of which are made of PP5 material.

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