Thermal management module and battery-electric vehicle with at least one such

Abstract

Thermal management module (1), comprising a supporting structural component (4), media paths (12), at least one valve (6, 8) for controlling mass flows of at least one temperature control medium along at least one media path (12), at least one pump (7) for conveying temperature control medium along at least one media path (12), at least one actuator (9, 90, 91, 92) for adjusting and setting the at least one valve (6, 8), and at least one sensor element, characterized in that the supporting structural component (4) serves to separate areas through which media flows and areas through which media does not flow, and has a media-conducting side (43) with media paths (12) or first partial profiles (44) of media paths (12), and a dry side (42) opposite the media-conducting side (43) with electrical and / or electronic and / or mechanical components (6, 7, 8, 9, 90, 91, 92, 190).

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a thermal management module, comprising at least one supporting structural component, media paths, at least one valve for controlling mass flows of at least one temperature control medium along at least one media path, at least one pump for conveying temperature control medium along at least one media path and at least one actuator for actuating orAdjusting the at least one valve, comprising in particular at least one supporting structural component, at least two valves for controlling mass flows of at least one temperature control medium and at least two pumps for conveying temperature control medium in at least one temperature control circuit of a battery-electric vehicle, a thermal management module, comprising electrical and electronic components to be controlled, in particular valves for controlling mass flows and pumps for conveying temperature control medium, and a battery-electric vehicle with at least one air-flow-through cooler and at least one such thermal management module.

[0002] In today's battery-electric vehicles, i.e., electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles, more and more electronically controlled components, such as electrically adjustable control valves, electrically adjustable pumps, a multitude of sensors, etc., are arranged along the vehicle's fluid circuits or temperature control circuits, such as cooling circuits. This results in the advantage of demand-based and driving-condition-optimized thermal management, which supports driving comfort on the one hand and range optimization on the other. The temperature control medium used in each case is guided in a closed system of a vehicle's temperature control circuit. Such a temperature control circuit includes, for example,at least one first sub-circuit, which serves to regulate the temperature of a traction battery, at least one second sub-circuit, which serves to regulate the temperature of at least one electronic component, and in particular at least one third sub-circuit, which comprises a main heat exchanger, which serves to absorb heat from the ambient air of the vehicle and to release heat to this air and which is also flowed through by the temperature control medium, so that heat can be transferred into the temperature control medium and out of this to the ambient air through the main heat exchanger. The main heat exchanger, in particular, comprises a cooler through which air can flow. The climate comfort for the interior or cabin of a vehicle can also be regulated via the third sub-circuit, together with other sub-circuits. Each of the sub-circuits has a supply line and a return line.Conventional thermal management systems are highly complex, as they comprise multiple cooling circuits with a number of components, such as pumps, valves, actuators for controlling the valves, etc., wherein the cooling circuits are coupled to one another and nested within one another. Therefore, the provision of thermal management modules is also known, with such thermal management modules comprising at least one supporting structural component on which at least one component for conveying the temperature control medium and at least one component for mass flow control of the temperature control medium, such as, for example, coolant as the temperature control medium, are arranged.

[0003] EP 3 746 322 B1 discloses a thermal management module for handling a fluid within a vehicle, in particular an at least partially electrically powered vehicle, in which a substantially plate-shaped first distribution element and a second distribution element arranged substantially parallel to the first distribution element are provided, wherein the first distribution element and / or the second distribution element comprises or comprise, at least in regions, a fluid handling element in the form of electromotive valves, pumps, sensors, inlets, outlets, and channels for guiding the fluid between the inlets, outlets, valves, pumps, sensors, and between or through the distribution elements, and wherein the first distribution element and the second distribution element comprise, at least in regions, plastic. Inlets and outlets are formed integrally in the first distribution element.Channels are partially formed integrally in the first distribution element and the second distribution element and are fully formed when the distribution elements are connected. Valves, pumps, and sensors are only partially formed in the distribution elements and are only completed by auxiliary elements that are connected to the distribution elements or partially pass through them and / or are inserted into them.

[0004] EP 4 077 991 B1 discloses a device for handling fluid of an at least partially electrically driven vehicle, comprising a valve device with a valve housing, wherein the valve housing has two radially arranged connection openings and one axially arranged connection opening for the inflow and / or outflow of fluid, a valve body which is arranged within the valve housing and is designed to be rotatable about an axial rotation axis, wherein the valve body has a first arc-shaped connecting channel for connecting two radially arranged connection openings and a second arc-shaped connecting channel for connecting a radially arranged connection opening to an axially arranged connection opening, wherein the two radially arranged connection openings define a base plane which is designed orthogonal to the axial rotation axis,and the first arcuate connecting channel defines a first connecting channel plane. The first connecting channel plane has a first angle of inclination relative to the base plane, which is greater than 0°. The device comprises a first housing section and a second housing section, wherein the first housing section and the second housing section are formed adjacent to one another by a fluidically impermeable contour wall. The contour wall is formed in one piece. It is simultaneously the outer wall of the second housing section, whereby the outer wall is identical to the side of the second housing section oriented toward the first housing section.

[0005] Although the thermal management module according to EP 3 746 322 B1 in particular is designed to be very space-optimised, it is also very complex, so that the assembly of the numerous components on the thermal management module or its distribution elements is complex.

[0006] The present invention is therefore based on the object of improving a thermal management module, comprising a load-bearing structural component, media paths, at least one valve for controlling mass flows of at least one temperature control medium along at least one media path, at least one pump for conveying temperature control medium along at least one media path, at least one actuator for setting and adjusting the at least one valve and at least one sensor element, such as a temperature gauge, in such a way that it is less complex and at the same time has a cost-effective and simple structure and enables quick and uncomplicated assembly.

[0007] The object is achieved for a thermal management module according to the preamble of claim 1 in that the supporting structural component serves to separate areas through which media flows and areas without media flow and has a media-carrying side with media paths or first partial profiles of media paths and a dry side opposite the media-carrying side with electrical and / or electronic and / or mechanical components that can be arranged or are arranged therein. For a battery-electric vehicle with at least one air-flow-through cooler and at least one thermal management module, the object is achieved in that the at least one thermal management module is a thermal management module that is arranged on or in the region of the air-flow-through cooler. Further developments of the invention are defined in the dependent claims.

[0008] This creates a thermal management module that has a supporting structural component that makes it possible to separate areas through which media flows and areas through which media does not flow. This is made possible by the supporting structural component comprising a media-carrying side with media paths or first partial profiles of media paths and, on its opposite side, a dry side to which electrical, electronic, or mechanical components can be or are attached. Due to this clear separation between the media-carrying side and the dry side of the supporting structural component, simple assembly of the at least one pump and the at least one actuator on the dry side of the supporting structural component and of the at least one valve from the media-carrying side of the supporting structural component is possible in just a few assembly steps.The supporting structural component advantageously comprises at least one through-opening for the passage of at least one mechanical drive section of a media-permeable component, such as at least one valve, from the media-carrying side of the supporting structural component to its dry side, wherein a seal for the media-permeable component can be or is provided on the media-carrying side of the supporting structural component. Such a mechanical drive section of a media-permeable component, such as at least one valve, can be, for example, its drive shaft. This thus projects from the media-carrying side of the supporting structural component through it to its dry side. A corresponding drive device, such as at least one actuator, for actuating or adjusting the at least one valve can be arranged on the dry side of the supporting structural component.The at least one valve is thus arranged with its medium-flowing section on the media-carrying side of the supporting structural component, and its at least one mechanical drive section extends through the supporting structural component to its dry side, where it can be actuated, for example, via the at least one actuator. The at least one pump and the at least one actuator, in contrast, are arranged on the dry side of the supporting structural component to prevent medium from reaching these electrical or electronic components and thus to reliably prevent short circuits.

[0009] Further advantageously, the at least one valve, the at least one pump and / or the at least one actuator and / or the at least one sensor element can be or be mechanically connected to the load-bearing structural component by axial attachment, in particular by plugging and / or screwing in, and the at least one pump and / or the at least one actuator and / or the at least one sensor element can be or are simultaneously electrically contacted in a respective end position. The latter therefore applies to the electrically driven components, i.e. the at least one pump, the at least one actuator and the at least one sensor element. Accordingly, it is possible to mechanically fasten the at least one valve, the at least one pump and the at least one actuator to the load-bearing structural component by axial plugging.If the at least one pump and the at least one actuator reach their respective end positions during the axial insertion process, electrical contact can be made there at the same time, since in this end position or end position at least one electrical connection element of the pump or at least one electrical connection element of the actuator can be electrically connected to at least one electrical contact element in or on the supporting structural component. Thus, no further electrical contacting step is required to provide an electrical connection of the at least one pump and the at least one actuator. Rather, they are also electrically contacted directly in their end positions after mechanical fastening by axial attachment to the supporting structural component. This significantly simplifies and, at the same time, makes assembly of the thermal management module more reliable than prior art solutions.However, at least some of the pumps and / or actuators and / or sensor elements can also be provided with separate electrical connections via cables and / or at least one flexible circuit board or printed circuit board. Thus, the thermal management module can provide mechanical and / or electrical plug-in connections and / or electrical connections via at least one flexible circuit board or printed circuit board and / or by pressing, cold welding, and / or another contacting or connection method.

[0010] For electrical contacting, the thermal management module can comprise at least a first circuit board and at least one second circuit board provided with at least one conductor track, wherein the at least one first circuit board and the at least one second circuit board are designed to be mechanically joinable and, at the same time, electrically connectable to one another. By providing at least one conductor track on the at least one second circuit board of the thermal management module, it is possible to easily enable electrical contact between the at least one pump and the at least one actuator when they are plugged onto the dry side of the supporting structural component of the thermal management module. After axially attaching them to the dry side of the supporting structural component, for example,a respective electrical conductor or another electrical connection element of the at least one pump and the at least one actuator, the at least one conductor track of the at least one second circuit board of the thermal management module, which is arranged on the dry side of the load-bearing structural component. Accordingly, electrical contact can be made between the at least one pump and the at least one actuator via the at least one second circuit board with its conductor tracks. By providing the at least one second circuit board with the conductor tracks applied thereto, it is possible to dispense with cables or a cable harness in the thermal management module according to the invention. This thus makes it possible to avoid laying cables or a cable harness in the thermal management module to enable electrical contact between its electrical or electronic components.Electrical contacting of sensor elements is also possible on the at least one second circuit board with the at least one conductor track applied thereon.

[0011] Such a sensor element can either be electrically connected directly during the mechanical connection or, for example, be or be provided with at least one flexible circuit board / printed circuit board in order to electrically connect the sensor element directly to the at least one first and / or second circuit board via this or a connector provided on the circuit board. The sensor element can in particular be part of the flexible circuit board, for example formed as one end thereof and / or cast into it. At least one connector for electrically connecting to the at least one first and / or second circuit board of the thermal management module can be arranged at the other end or along the flexible circuit board. For plugging into a corresponding socket on the first and / or second circuit board of the thermal management module, the flexible circuit board / printed circuit board can in particular have exposed or freely accessible conductor tracks at the ends.The sensor element is then electrically connected by inserting the flexible circuit board / circuit board into the corresponding socket.

[0012] A power supply can be provided, in particular, via the at least one first circuit board, wherein the at least one first circuit board is configured to be mechanically joined to the at least one second circuit board, on the one hand, and electrically connectable to the at least one second circuit board, on the other hand. Accordingly, the at least one conductor track of the at least one second circuit board can also be electrically connected to at least one conductor track on the at least one first circuit board, which is connectable or connected to an electrical power supply, when the at least two circuit boards are mechanically joined together.

[0013] Furthermore, the at least one first circuit board can be or become provided with at least one electrical and / or electronic component, such as a power and / or control electronics component. In particular, it is possible to arrange at least one control device with at least one power electronics component on the at least one first circuit board. This enables the electrical and electronic components of the thermal management module to be controlled, thus the at least one valve for controlling mass flows of at least one temperature control medium and the at least one pump for conveying temperature control medium through the media paths of the thermal management module.

[0014] After axially attaching the at least one pump and the at least one actuator to the supporting structural component, they can thus be electrically contacted in their respective end positions on the at least one first circuit board and / or the at least one second circuit board. For example, if multiple pumps are provided, at least one of them can be electrically contacted in its respective end position on the at least one first circuit board during axial attachment to the dry side of the supporting structural component, while the remaining pumps and, for example, also the at least one actuator can be electrically contacted in their respective end positions on the at least one second circuit board during their axial attachment to the dry side of the supporting structural component.

[0015] Further advantageously, at least one electrical and / or electronic component, in particular the at least one actuator and the at least one pump, at least one mechanical component and at least one cooling module for cooling the electronic and / or electrical component(s) can be arranged on the dry side of the load-bearing structural component. Furthermore, the at least one electrical and / or electronic component, in particular power and / or control electronics component, arranged on the at least one first circuit board can be cooled by the at least one cooling module, wherein the at least one cooling module is or is arranged on or above the at least one electrical and / or electronic component, in particular power and control electronics component.The cooling module can accordingly be arranged directly where it is needed to cool the electrical and / or electronic components, in particular power and / or control electronics components, which emit particularly large amounts of heat. Particularly advantageously, the at least one cooling module in a battery-electric vehicle can be arranged with air flow through it, thus enabling optimal cooling of the electrical and / or electronic components, in particular the power or control electronics components. In a battery-electric vehicle with at least one air-flow cooler, the thermal management module can be arranged on or in the region of its air-flow cooler.In particular, it is advantageously possible to arrange the thermal management module with its at least one cooling module in the battery-electric vehicle above or at the upper edge of the at least one air-permeable radiator of the battery-electric vehicle or on the at least one air-permeable radiator, so that both the air-permeable radiator of the battery-electric vehicle and the at least one cooling module arranged on the dry side of the supporting structural component of the thermal management module can be arranged in the front of the vehicle so that air can flow through it, i.e., primarily through which the airflow can flow when the battery-electric vehicle is moving. In principle, the thermal management module can also be used in a hybrid vehicle.

[0016] The thermal management module can further comprise at least one first covering device for conformally covering the dry side and at least one second covering device for covering the media-carrying side of the supporting structural component. In particular, it is also possible to provide only the at least one second covering device if covering the dry side of the supporting structural component does not appear necessary. Likewise, only partially covering the dry side of the supporting structural component is possible. The first covering device can have at least one through-opening for the passage of at least one cooling module arranged on the dry side of the supporting structural component of the thermal management module.This makes it possible to use the at least one first covering device to protect all components arranged on the dry side of the supporting structural component of the thermal management module from the outside against the ingress of dirt and moisture, and to allow only the at least one cooling module to protrude outwards through the at least one through-opening in the first covering device in order to enable cooling air to flow around it. At least one seal can be provided in the region of the at least one through-opening for the passage of the at least one cooling module in order to reliably prevent the ingress of dirt, dust or moisture in the region of the at least one cooling module. The form-conforming covering of the components arranged on the dry side of the supporting structural component of the thermal management module enables space-saving covering of these components.The first cover device can, in particular, protect the at least one pump and the at least one actuator from the outside. To enable better cooling of the at least one pump, a portion of its cylindrical pump body can protrude from the first cover device, while the remaining portion is or will be protected beneath the first cover device.

[0017] Further advantageously, the at least one second cover device can be provided with second partial profiles of media paths for closing the first partial profiles of media paths arranged on the supporting structural component and completing the media paths of the thermal management module. Further advantageously, the second cover device can comprise grid-shaped sections so that air can also flow through the second cover device in these areas, thus allowing the media paths in particular to be cooled. Furthermore, the second cover device can comprise connecting pieces for connecting media lines to the thermal management module for supplying and discharging temperature control media, such as coolant.The connecting pieces arranged on the second cover device for connecting media lines can in particular be arranged facing away from the load-bearing structural component on which the second cover device is arranged, thus on the side of the second cover device facing away from the load-bearing structural component. This enables very good connection of media lines to these connecting pieces, since they are easily accessible when the thermal management module is arranged in particular on the upper side or at the upper edge of an air-flow-through radiator of a battery-electric vehicle. The load-bearing structural component can also be provided with at least one connecting piece arranged on the edge of the load-bearing structural component and in fluid communication with the media paths or first partial profiles of media paths.Media lines for supplying and discharging temperature control media, such as coolant, to flow through the media paths of the supporting structural component of the thermal management module can also be connected to these connection pieces.

[0018] The connection pieces of the thermal management module for connecting media lines can thus be arranged on the rear and / or underside of the thermal management module facing away from the air-flow cooler of the battery-electric vehicle with respect to the air-flow cooler. The connection pieces arranged on the underside of the thermal management module are the connection pieces arranged on the supporting structural component. All connection pieces of the second covering device for covering the media-carrying side of the supporting structural component are thus arranged facing away from an air-flow cooler of a vehicle in order to enable particularly simple and secure connection of media lines to the connection pieces and to avoid disrupting the air flow through the air-flow cooler.

[0019] The thermal management module, in particular its supporting structural component, can further advantageously comprise at least one flap valve or check valve along at least one of its media paths. The at least one check valve or flap valve can be arranged, on the one hand, in a first partial profile of a media path of the supporting structural component, and, on the other hand, in a second partial profile of the media path of the second covering device for covering the media-carrying side of the supporting structural component. The flap valve designed as a check valve serves to restrict the flow direction of medium within the media paths of the thermal management module, thus preventing or suppressing a backflow of medium in an undesired direction. This makes it possible to prevent undesired coupling of different circuits of the thermal management module in different operating modes of the thermal management module.

[0020] A further object underlying the present invention is to keep the number of actuators for driving the at least two valves as low as possible. This can be achieved by using an actuator and at least one transmission structure to jointly control multiple valves, wherein the actuator and the valves are connectable or connected to the at least one transmission structure.

[0021] This makes it possible to jointly adjust or actuate at least two valves for controlling mass flows of at least one temperature control medium via just one actuator and at least one gear structure, so that the number of actuators for actuating these valves can be reduced to one for all of these valves instead of the usual one actuator per valve. On the one hand, this is more cost-effective than providing a separate actuator for each valve, and on the other hand, it may also reduce the number of components arranged on the supporting structural component of the thermal management module. However, for the at least one gear structure, additional components are required compared to a design without them.

[0022] The at least one gear structure can further advantageously comprise at least one rack, wherein the at least one rack is operatively connected to the actuator and the valves. Such an operative connection can be established, for example, via gears, wherein the valves and the actuator are or are operatively connected to the at least one rack via such gears. In particular, it is possible to provide at least one drive shaft of a respective valve and at least one output of the actuator with at least one gear each. The gears can be arranged in meshing engagement with the teeth of the respective rack in the supporting structural component of the thermal management module.Depending on the number of valves to be driven via the gear structure, in particular the at least one rack, for example, three interconnectable or connected racks can be provided, wherein the actuator is or is operatively connected to one of the three racks and the valves are or are operatively connected to the other two racks. This makes it possible to enable a particularly optimal arrangement of the actuator and the valves in the load-bearing structural component. For example, the actuator can engage with its gear in a central region of the at least one rack with respect to the longitudinal extent of the rack, and the valves can engage the at least one rack outside the central region.When providing the three racks mentioned above, the actuator can engage a central rack arranged between two outer racks, and the valves can engage the two outer racks arranged laterally from the central rack, with the central rack being connected to the two lateral racks. The three racks can be arranged in alignment with one another or offset from one another. With an offset arrangement, it is particularly possible to arrange the central rack offset from the two outer racks. This allows for compensation for manufacturing tolerances of the load-bearing structural component.

[0023] By moving the middle rack, the actuator can also move the outer racks connected to the middle rack and accordingly actuate the valves operatively connected to these outer racks. All of these valves are therefore actuated simultaneously. However, not all of the valves necessarily switch at the same time. For example, a partial rotation of a valve may prevent it from turning from a closed or open position. This can be controlled or regulated via passages and surfaces of the rotary bodies of the valves in relation to the rack movement. In order to be able to position the valves and their gears and racks appropriately, the gears and racks in particular can have markings that are aligned with one another, thus making appropriate positioning easier. Furthermore, further valves can be mounted on the thermal management module orits supporting structural component, which are actuated by further actuators, provided that these are not to be actuated simultaneously with the valves actuated by the one actuator and the transmission structure.

[0024] As mentioned above, the provision of three racks is particularly suitable for compensating for manufacturing tolerances. Since the gears and racks are arranged in a fixed position on the supporting structural component, in particular its dry side, but manufacturing tolerances can occur due to warping during the manufacture of the supporting structural component, the provision of three racks proves advantageous. Furthermore, the thermal management module can advantageously comprise at least one tolerance compensation device for compensating for tolerances in the region of the positioning of the valves on the at least one supporting structural component; in particular, a floating bearing for the valves can be provided as a tolerance compensation device.This makes it possible, in particular, to compensate for distortion during the manufacture of the load-bearing structural component and the resulting manufacturing tolerances using such a tolerance compensation device, particularly in the form of a floating valve bearing. Such a floating bearing makes it possible to adjust the position of the valves relative to one another and reduce any angular misalignment between the valves, thus enabling optimal engagement of the gears connected to the valve drive shafts with the racks. Centering of the valves with respect to their drive shafts, which engage and are fixed in the gears, is possible from the medium-flow side of the load-bearing structural component.For floating valve mounting, the valve inserts can be housed in valve heads sealed to the respective valve drive shaft, and the valve heads can be arranged within the load-bearing structural component with room for movement. A centering seat can be provided within the respective valve head in the upper and lower areas of the valve insert. To seal the valve heads, for example, a molded seal can be provided in the direction of the respective valve drive shaft, or a shaft seal or an O-ring in conjunction with a shaft direction.

[0025] The present invention further achieves the object of enabling simpler control of the components of the thermal management module. This is achieved in that at least one control device with at least one power electronics component for controlling the electrical and electronic components to be controlled is arranged centrally in the thermal management module, and at least one cooling module for cooling the control device with the at least one power electronics component is arranged centrally in the thermal management module. This thus makes it possible to directly control the electrical and electronic components of the thermal management module to be controlled via the at least one control device with at least one power electronics component, since the at least one control device with the at least one power electronics component is arranged together centrally in the thermal management module.Furthermore, cooling of the highly heat-emitting control device and the at least one power electronics component is possible via the at least one cooling module, which is also arranged centrally in the thermal management module. The at least one cooling module can, for example, be designed as a finned cooler and arranged in a battery-electric vehicle with air flow through it. This can be achieved by arranging the thermal management module on or in the region of an air-flow-through cooler of the battery-electric vehicle. Both the air-flow-through cooler of the battery-electric vehicle and the cooling module for cooling the at least one control device with the at least one power electronics component can be surrounded by airflow or air flow. This enables very effective heat dissipation via the cooling module, in particular a finned cooler.

[0026] The at least one control device can also serve for the direct electronic control of the electrical and / or electronic components to be controlled. The mechanical control is advantageously carried out via the at least one actuator, which is correspondingly controlled by the at least one control device, so that one or more valves can be actuated accordingly by the at least one actuator. For example, pumps can be directly electronically controlled by the at least one control device. In principle, it is possible to provide one or more actuators with their own control device(s).

[0027] To further explain the invention, exemplary embodiments are described in more detail below with reference to the drawings. These show: Fig. 1 a perspective view of an air-flow radiator of a vehicle with a thermal management module according to the invention arranged on its upper side, Fig. 2 a perspective rear view of the air-flow cooler provided with the thermal management module according to the invention, Fig. 3 a perspective front view of the thermal management module according to Fig. 1, Fig. 4 a perspective rear view of the thermal management module according to Fig. 2 or Fig. 3, Fig. 5 a perspective exploded view of the thermal management module according to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, Fig. 6a a perspective view of a second cover device according to the invention of the thermal management module according to Fig. 3 with regard to their partial profiles of media routes, Fig. 6b a perspective view of the second covering device according to Fig. 6a with a view of its connecting pieces, Fig. 7a a perspective view of a supporting structural component according to the invention of the thermal management module according to Fig. 3, with a view of the dry side of the wearable structural component according to the invention, Fig. 7b a perspective view of the load-bearing structural component according to Fig. 7a with a view of its media-carrying side, which is opposite the dry side and which is provided with partial profiles of media paths, Fig. 8a a perspective front view of a first cover device according to the invention of the thermal management module according to Fig. 3 to cover the dry side of its load-bearing structural component, Fig. 8b a perspective rear view of the first covering device according to Fig. 8a, Fig. 9a a plan view of the dry side of a supporting structural component according to the invention of the thermal management module according to Fig. 3 in a first embodiment of an actuator driving several valves with a gear structure, Fig. 9b a plan view of the dry side of a supporting structural component of the thermal management module according to the invention according to Fig. 3 in a second embodiment of an actuator driving several valves with a gear structure, Fig. 10 a detailed view of the supporting structural component of the thermal management module according to Fig. 9b in the area of ​​the actuator driving several valves, the gear of which is engaged in a central rack, Fig. 11a a perspective view of a gear structure according to the invention for driving four valves of the thermal management module according to Fig. 3, Fig. 11b a perspective exploded view of a second embodiment of a transmission structure according to the invention for driving four valves of the thermal management module according to Fig. 3, Fig. 11c is an exploded perspective view of the transmission structure according to Fig. 11a, Fig. 12 a plan view of the media-carrying side of the supporting structural component of the thermal management module provided with the second covering device according to Fig. 3, Fig. 13 a plan view of the media-carrying side of the supporting structural component of the thermal management module according to Fig. 3 with the second cover device removed from it, Fig. 14 a perspective detailed view of a section of a media path of the media-carrying side of the load-bearing structural component according to Fig. 13 in the area marked D, in which area a flap valve according to the invention is arranged in the media path, Fig. 15 a plan view of the flap valve according to Fig. 14 section of the media path of the media-carrying side of the load-bearing structural component, and Fig. 16 a longitudinal section view along the line AA of Fig. 15 through the media path in the area of ​​the flap valve.

[0028] In the Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 shows a thermal management module 1 arranged on an air-permeable cooler 100. The thermal management 1 is arranged in the upper edge region 103 of the air-permeable cooler 100, which is in particular part of a battery-electric vehicle, on the rear side 101 of the air-permeable cooler 100. The air-permeable cooler 100 is arranged in a vehicle such that its front side 102 can be flowed through by air, such as in particular by airstream. The thermal management module 1 arranged in the upper edge region 103 of the air-permeable cooler 100 comprises a cooling module 2. After the thermal management module 1 has been arranged on the air-permeable cooler 100, this cooling module is arranged above the air-permeable cooler 100 and can therefore also be flowed through by air, thus in particular by the airstream of a moving vehicle. The cooling module 2 is in the Fig. 1 shown embodiment is designed as a ribbed cooler and, like the air-flow cooler 100, has in the direction of travel F (see arrow) of a vehicle, which, however, is in the Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 is not visible. The air flow impinging on the cooling module 2 and the air-flow cooler 100 is in Fig. 1 marked with an arrow L.

[0029] The cooling module 2 is accommodated in a first cover device 3 of a supporting structural component 4 of the thermal management module 1. The thermal management module 1 further comprises a second cover device 5 on the side of the supporting structural component 4 opposite the first cover device 3. As in particular Fig. 2, but also the detailed views of the second cover device 5 and the supporting structural component 4 in the Fig. 6b and Fig. 7b, the second cover device 5 and the supporting structural component 4 each have connection pieces for connecting media lines to the thermal management module 1. The connection pieces 50 of the second cover device 5 point away from the rear side 101 of the air-flow cooler 100, so that they are particularly easily accessible for connection to media lines for supplying and discharging medium to and from the thermal management module 1. The connection pieces 40 are arranged on the underside 41 of the supporting structural component 4, so that they are also easily accessible from the rear side 101 of the air-flow cooler 100, since no further components of a vehicle are arranged on this rear side 101 of the air-flow cooler 100, thus providing space for connecting media lines to the supporting structural component 4 of the thermal management module 1.

[0030] The thermal management module 1 is as such, i.e. without the air-flow cooler 100, the Fig. 3 and Fig. 4. This and the exploded view of the thermal management module 1 in Fig. 5, the three-layer structure of the thermal management module 1 with the supporting structural component 4 provided as the middle layer and the two cover devices 3 and 5 can also be clearly seen. The supporting structural component 4 has, as in particular Fig. 7a can be removed particularly well, a dry side 42 and on the opposite side, the Fig. 7b, has a media-carrying side 43. This allows a separation of media-flowing areas of the load-bearing structural component and non-media-flowing areas. The media-carrying side 43 of the load-bearing structural component 4 is provided with media paths or first partial profiles 44 of media paths 12 of the thermal management module 1, while electrical, electronic and mechanical components are arranged on the dry side 42, as can be seen in particular in the exploded view of the thermal management module 1 in Fig. 5 can be easily removed. To complete the media paths 12, the second cover device 5 has second partial profiles 51 of media paths, as can be seen from the perspective rear view of the second cover device 5 in Fig. 6a. By joining the supporting structural component 4 and the second cover device 5, closed media paths 12 are created, along which temperature control media, such as coolants, can be guided through the thermal management module or its valves and pumps, as well as along sensors, such as temperature sensors.

[0031] As also Fig. 7b, the media-conducting side 43 of the load-bearing structural component 4 not only has the first partial profile 44 of media paths, but also receiving areas 45 for receiving components through which medium can flow, such as in particular valves 6 and possibly also sections of sensors. These are arranged with their section through which medium can flow or around on the media-conducting side 43 of the load-bearing structural component 4 and protrude through it to the dry side 42 of the load-bearing structural component 4, like the valves 6 with their respective drive shaft 61. The respective drive shaft 61, i.e. a mechanical drive section of a respective valve 6 as a component through which medium can flow, is passed through a respective through-opening 46 of the load-bearing structural component 4.To reliably prevent the passage of medium from the media-carrying side 43 toward the dry side 42 of the load-bearing structural component 4, at least one sealing element is provided, such as a shaft seal or an O-ring in conjunction with a shaft seal. This is not visible in the figures.

[0032] On the dry side 42 of the supporting structural component 4, in particular pumps 7 are arranged, which serve to convey temperature control medium into at least one temperature control circuit, in particular of a battery-electric vehicle, in which the thermal management module 1 is accommodated. Accordingly, the pumps 7 serve to convey temperature control medium through the media paths 12 on the media-carrying side 43 of the supporting structural component 4 of the thermal management module 1. The valves 6 or possibly also further valves 8, which are also shown in the exploded view of the thermal management module 1 in Fig. 5 and Fig. 13. To control the valves 6 and 8, actuators 9, 90, 91, 92 are provided and arranged on the dry side 42 of the load-bearing structural component 4, as shown in particular in the Fig. 5 as well as 9a and 9b.

[0033] For the electrical supply of the valves 6 and actuators 9, 90, 91, 92, a first circuit board 15, a second circuit board 16, and a third circuit board 17 are arranged on the dry side 42 of the load-bearing structural component 4. The second circuit board 16 and the third circuit board 17 comprise only conductor tracks, while a power supply to the thermal management module 1 is enabled via the first circuit board 15. The first circuit board 15, the second circuit board 16, and the third circuit board 17 are mechanically and electrically connected to one another. Accordingly, the conductor tracks of the second circuit board 16 and the third circuit board 17 are continued to the first circuit board 15, which is arranged centrally in the thermal management module 1, such as the Fig. 9a and Fig. 9b. At least some of the pumps 7 and actuators 9, 90, 91, 92 are electrically connected to the conductor tracks of the second circuit board 16 and the third circuit board 17. Such electrical contacting is achieved, for example, wirelessly, simply by plugging or attaching and, if necessary,

[0034] Screwing the pumps 7 and actuators 9, 90, 91, 92 onto the supporting structural component or components 4. For example, at least one sensor element can be provided which is equipped with a flexible printed circuit board / circuit board. On the first and / or second circuit board 15, 16, 17, at least one socket can be arranged, into which a plug of the flexible printed circuit board / circuit board or the latter can be plugged directly. A corresponding arrangement with a flexible circuit board / circuit board and a corresponding socket for contacting the circuit board(s) 15, 16, 17 can be provided, for example, for at least one of the actuators 9, 90, 91, 92. This would make it possible to compensate for positional tolerances.

[0035] After reaching a respective end position of the respective pump 7 or the respective actuator 9, 90, 91, 92 on the supporting structural component 4, direct electrical contact can be made by the corresponding electrical connections of the pumps 7 and actuators 9, 90, 91, 92 resting in an electrically conductive manner on the respective conductor tracks of the second circuit board 16 and third circuit board 17 or also of the first circuit board 15.

[0036] As in particular also the Fig. 9a and Fig. As can be seen in Figure 9b, the cooling module 2 is also arranged on the dry side 42 of the load-bearing structural component 4, covering part of the first circuit board 15. The cooling module 2 covers an electrical or electronic component, such as in particular a power and / or control electronics component, which emits a large amount of heat during operation. In order to be able to cool this component, the cooling module 2 is arranged covering it in the region of the first circuit board 15. The at least one power and / or control electronics component, in particular a control device with a power electronics component, for controlling the electrical and electronic components to be controlled, i.e., the pumps 7 and actuators 9, 90, 91, 92, is / are thus arranged centrally in the thermal management module 1, possibly also like the cooling module 2 used to cool them.The control unit, with its power electronics component, can directly electronically control the pumps, as well as the actuators 9, 90, 91, 92, whereby the actuators, in turn, mechanically control the valves 6, 8 of the thermal management module 1. The actuators, or at least some of them, can include their own power electronics component and control unit or intelligence. The central control unit or ECU in the thermal management module can control these actuators, for example, via a bus, such as a LIN bus.

[0037] As can be seen from the detailed views of the first cover device 3 in the Fig. 8a and Fig. As can be seen in Figure 8b, this has a central through-opening 30 through which the cooling module 2 or its heat sink, here the fins of the finned cooler shown, can pass. For the conformal covering of the pumps 7 arranged adjacent to the cooling module 2 on the supporting structural component 4, the first covering device 3 is provided with two projecting receiving sections 31, 32 adjacent to the through-opening 30 on both sides. In principle, it is also possible to provide further through-openings here for the passage of sections of the pumps, so that they can also be cooled in the air flow.Accordingly, the cylindrically shaped pump bodies of the respective pumps 7 can also protrude from the first cover device 3 through a correspondingly formed through-opening, wherein the respective cylindrical pump bodies are sealed relative to the first cover device 3 in order to reliably prevent the penetration of dirt and moisture onto the dry side of the load-bearing structural component 4. The area of ​​the through-opening 30 is also provided with a sealing element 33 in order to reliably prevent the penetration of dirt, dust, and moisture onto the dry side 43 of the load-bearing structural component 4 in the area of ​​the cooling module 2.

[0038] As can be seen particularly from the rear view of the first cover device 3 in Fig. 8b, this is also provided with a further sealing element 34 all around, in order to be able to completely seal this first cover device 3 all around against the supporting structural component 4. As can also be seen in particular from the rear view of the first cover device 3 in Fig. As can be seen from Figure 8b, the first cover device 3 has a plurality of fastening tabs 35 with fastening openings 36 in order to be able to connect the first cover device 3 to the supporting structural component 4, for example by screwing. Other fastening options for the first cover device 3 to the supporting structural component 4 are also possible, such as a clamp connection.

[0039] In order to be able to provide additional cooling of the thermal management module from its rear side, i.e., the side on which the second cover device 5 is arranged, and in particular to prevent additional heat build-up there, the second cover device 5 is designed in a grid-like manner in all areas that are not designed to close media paths 12 or cover valves or pump sections. The grid-like sections 52 can, in particular, Fig. 6a and Fig. 6b can be taken particularly well.

[0040] As in particular the Fig. 13 to 16, flap valves 47 can be arranged at some points in the media paths 12 or the first partial profile 44 of media paths and / or the second partial profile 51 of media paths. These are designed as check valves and serve to prevent a backflow of temperature control medium in an undesired direction within the media paths 12 on the media-carrying side 43 of the load-bearing structural component 4 or in the media paths 12 of the thermal management module 1. As can be seen in particular from the Fig. 14 to 16, openings 48 along the media paths are formed which can be opened and closed via the respective flap valve 47 designed as a non-return valve. Fig. In the embodiment shown in Figures 14 to 16, the respective flap valve 47 and, accordingly, the through-opening 48 in the media path 12 are round. This can also be implemented differently in another embodiment. Furthermore, the flap valve 47 is articulated via a hinge pin 49 to an intermediate wall 148 provided with the through-opening 48. This can also be implemented differently in another embodiment.

[0041] Like the Fig. 9a to 11c, the valves 6 are controlled by the actuator 9. Thus, only one actuator, namely the actuator 9, is provided to control all four valves 6. To make this possible, a gear structure 190 is provided in combination with the actuator 9. The gear structure 190 comprises, in the Fig. 9a, Fig. 11a and Fig. 11c, three toothed racks 191, 192, 193 arranged in alignment with one another, while the gear structure 190 in the second embodiment according to Fig. 9b or 10 and Fig. 11b comprises mutually offset racks 194, 195, and 196. The second rack 195 is arranged offset from the other two racks 194 and 196 in the load-bearing structural component 4 on its dry side 42. To enable a connection of the respective racks 191 to 193 and 194 to 196 to the actuator 9 and the valves 6, respectively, gears 197, 198 are provided. The gears 197 are mounted on the respective drive shafts 61 of the pumps 6, and the respective gear 198 is operatively connected to the actuator 9 on its output side. The gears 197 are engaged with the respective racks 191, 193 and 194, 196, respectively, while the respective gear 198 is engaged with the respective rack 192, 195. In order to be able to quickly and correctly position the gears and racks relative to one another, the gears 197, 198, as well as the racks 191 to 196, are provided with corresponding markings 199a and 199b, respectively.199b, such as the . Fig. 11b and Fig. 11c.

[0042] The racks 191 to 193 and 194 to 196 are mounted in corresponding rack receptacles 200, 201, which are fastened to the dry side 42 of the load-bearing structural component 4. Such fastening can be achieved, for example, by screwing or plugging. The rack receptacles 200, 201 also have through-openings 202, 203 through which the respective drive shafts 61 of the valves 6 protrude. On the side 204, 205 of the two rack receptacles 200, 201 facing the racks 191, 193 and 194, 196 and the gears 197, receiving recesses 206, 207 are formed, which surround the respective through-opening 202, 203 and in which the respective gear 197 is rotatably received. The through openings 202, 203 are dimensioned significantly larger than the respective drive shaft 61 of the respective valve 6 in order to enable the respective drive shaft 61 to pass through without problems even with larger tolerances.

[0043] Since manufacturing tolerances may occur in the supporting structural component during its manufacture due to distortion, but also due to the accumulation of manufacturing tolerances during assembly of the thermal management module, a tolerance compensation device is provided to compensate for tolerances in the positioning area of ​​the valves 6 on the supporting structural component 4 in the form of a floating bearing for the valves. Valve pots 62, in which valve inserts 63 of the valves 6 are accommodated, are arranged with freedom of movement in the supporting structural component 4. To prevent the temperature control medium from escaping from the media-carrying side 43 towards the dry side 42 of the supporting structural component 4, the valve pots 62 are sealed to the respective drive shaft 61 of the respective valve 6. Fig. In the embodiment shown in Figure 11b, the valve heads 62 of the valves 6 are locked to the rear of the respective rack mounts 200 and 201. For this purpose, the valve heads 62 each have projecting locking elements 64.

[0044] The four valves 6 can thus be suitably adjusted with respect to their relative positioning to enable optimal movement of the gears 197 connected to them along the respective racks 191, 193 or 194, 196, even with manufacturing tolerances. Angular misalignment between the valves can also be compensated for by the floating bearings. A centering seat can be provided for the valves 6 in the lower or upper area of ​​the respective valve insert 63.

[0045] Like the Fig. 9a and Fig. 9b and 10, the actuator 9 engages with its gear 198 on the respective second rack 192 or 195. The respective second rack 192 or 195 is in driving contact with the two adjacent racks 191 and 193 or 194 and 196, and is either arranged in alignment with them, as in the embodiment according to Fig. 9a or offset from these, as shown in the Fig. 9b and Fig. 10. In any case, by moving the respective second rack 192 or 195 by the gear 198 connected to the actuator 9, the respective first and third racks 191, 193 or 194, 196 are driven along. This also drives the gears 197 connected to the respective drive shafts 61 of the valves 6, which mesh with the respective racks 191, 193 or 194, 196. This makes it possible to adjust the respective media flows flowing through the valves 6. All four valves 6 are thus adjusted simultaneously via only a single actuator 9. This leads to a reduced outlay on components in the form of actuators and thus to a smaller space requirement for the entire thermal management module 1 compared to the prior art solutions.

[0046] Like the Fig. 9a and Fig. 9b and also Fig. 10 and also the exploded view in Fig. 5, the further actuators 90, 91, 92 are each operatively connected to individual valves 8 in order to be able to control them independently of the valves 6.

[0047] By providing circuit boards 15, 16, 17, short paths for the main electronic components of the thermal management module 1 and direct contact between them on the circuit boards 15, 16, 17 can be provided. This proves to be particularly advantageous because the provision of the second and third circuit boards 16, 17 equipped with conductor tracks eliminates the need for a cable harness. By appropriately routing the conductor tracks of the two circuit boards 16, 17 and also on the circuit board 15, all electrical and electronic components of the thermal management module can be optimally electrically contacted and connected to an electrical current or voltage source. The three circuit boards 15, 16, 17 are simply plugged onto the dry side 42 of the load-bearing structural component and are already electrically connected to one another.

[0048] The remaining components of the thermal management module can also be connected mechanically to the supporting structural component 4 simply by axially plugging them onto the supporting structural component 4 and, if necessary, also electrically to the circuit boards 15 to 17 upon reaching their respective end positions. As already explained above with regard to any sensor elements and actuators provided, it is also possible to provide one or more of the components of the thermal management module with (each) at least one flexible printed circuit board / circuit board and to arrange at least one corresponding socket for electrical contact on at least one of the circuit boards 15, 16, 17. Thus, mechanical and electrical connection do not take place in a single assembly step. The electrical contact / connection on the circuit board(s) 15, 16, 17 takes place separately from the mechanical contact.This enables simple assembly of the individual components of the thermal management module onto its supporting structural component 4. The dry side 42 of the supporting structural component 4 can already be provided with one or more rack receptacles for receiving the racks 191 to 196 of the gear structure 190 for driving the valves 6 via the actuator 9, or can be provided with corresponding rack receptacles 200, 201 by joining. Since the gears 197 are also simply slipped onto the drive shafts 61 of the valves 6, simple and quick assembly is also possible for them. The same applies to the gear 198 and the actuator 9. The two cover devices 3 and 5 can also be easily connected to the supporting structural component 4 of the thermal management module 1, in particular by screw or plug connections.On the media-carrying side 43 of the load-bearing structural component 4, joining these to the second cover device 5 enables the completion and corresponding closure of the media paths 12. Media lines (not shown in the figures) for supplying and removing temperature control medium to and from the thermal management module 1 can be connected via the connecting pieces 50 provided in the second cover device 5 and the connecting pieces 40 arranged on the edge of the load-bearing structural component 4. This is easily possible thanks to the easy accessibility from the rear and underside of the thermal management module. The thermal management module 1 can either be arranged independently in a vehicle, such as a battery-electric vehicle, or, as in the . Fig. 1 and Fig.2, in the upper edge region 103 of the air-flow cooler 100 of a vehicle, such as a battery-electric vehicle. This position facilitates the direct flow of cooling air around the cooling module 2 for cooling at least one power electronics component or a control device with a power electronics component, which are arranged centrally on the first circuit board 15 on the dry side 43 of the supporting structural component 4 of the thermal management module 1. This enables simple and effective cooling of the control device and power electronics components of the thermal management module 1. A corresponding orientation of the cooling module 2 adjacent to the air flow of the air-flow cooler 100 is thus advantageous for cooling the power electronics components of the thermal management module 1.

[0049] In addition to the embodiments of a thermal management module described above and shown in the figures, which comprises a supporting structural component, media paths, at least one valve, at least one pump and at least one actuator, numerous further embodiments can be formed, in which the supporting structural component serves to separate areas through which medium flows and areas without medium flow and has a media-carrying side with media paths or parts of these and a dry side opposite the media-carrying side with electrical, electronic and mechanical components arranged or arrangeable there. List of reference symbols 1 thermal management module 2 cooling module 3 first covering device 4 load-bearing structural component 5 second covering device 6 Valve 7 Pump 8 valve 9 Actuator 10 Front 11 Back 12 Media route 13 Subpage 15 first board 16 second board 17 third board 30 passage opening 31 cantilevered receiving section 32 cantilevered receiving section 33 Sealing element 34 Sealing element 35 Mounting tab 36 Mounting hole 40 connecting pieces 41 subpage 42 Dry side 43 media-leading page 44 first partial profile of media routes 45 recording area 46 passage opening 47 flap valve 48 passage opening 49 Joint axis 50 connecting pieces 51 second partial profile of media routes 52 grid-shaped section 60 media-flowable section 61 Drive shaft 62 valve pot 63 Valve insert 64 locking element 90 Actuator 91 Actuator 92 Actuator 100 air-flow coolers 101 Back 102 Front 103 upper edge area 148 Partition wall 190 Gearbox structure 191 first rack 192 second rack 193 third rack 194 first rack 195 second rack 196 third rack 197 gear 198 gear 199a Marking on the gear 199b Marking on rack 200 first rack mount 201 second rack mount 202 passage opening 203 Passage opening 204 pages 205 page 206 Recording recess 207 Recording well F Direction of travel L Airflow QUOTES CONTAINED IN THE DESCRIPTION

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[0000] EP 3 746 322 B1 [0003, 0005] EP 4 077 991 B1

[0004]

Claims

[1] Thermal management module (1) comprising a load-bearing structural component (4), media channels (12), at least one valve (6, 8) for controlling mass flows of at least one temperature control medium along at least one media channel (12), at least one pump (7) for conveying temperature control medium along at least one media channel (12), at least one actuator (9, 90, 91, 92) for opening and adjusting the at least one valve (6, 8), and at least one sensor element, characterized by , that the supporting structural component (4) serves to separate media-flowing areas and non-media-flowing areas and has a media-carrying side (43) with media channels (12) or first partial profiles (44) of media channels (12) and a dry side (42) opposite the media-carrying side (43) with electrical and / or electronic and / or mechanical components (6, 7, 8, 9, 90, 91, 92, 190) that can be arranged on or in it. [2] Thermal management module (1) according to claim 1, characterized by , that the supporting structural component (4) comprises at least one through-opening (46) for the passage of at least one mechanical drive section (61) of a media-flowable component, in particular at least one valve (6), from the media-carrying side (43) of the supporting structural component (4) to its dry side (42), wherein a seal of the media-flowable component, in particular of the at least one valve (6), is provided on the media-carrying side (43) of the supporting structural component (4). [3] Thermal management module (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by, that the at least one valve (6, 8), the at least one pump (7) and / or the at least one actuator (9, 90, 91, 92) and / or the at least one sensor element on the supporting structural component (4) can be mechanically connected or connected to the supporting structural component (4) by axial insertion, in particular by plugging and / or screwing in, and that the at least one pump (7) and / or the at least one actuator (9, 90, 91, 92) and / or the at least one sensor element can be electrically contacted or are contacted in a respective end position. [4] Thermal management module (1) according to any of the preceding claims or according to the preamble of claim 1, characterized by, that the thermal management module (1) comprises at least a first circuit board (15), in particular at least a first circuit board with at least one electrical and / or electronic component, in particular a power and / or control electronic component, and at least a second circuit board (16, 17) provided with at least one conductor track, wherein the at least one first circuit board (15) and the at least one second circuit board (16, 17) are mechanically joinable or joined to each other and are at the same time electrically connectable or connected to each other. [5] Thermal management module (1) according to claim 4, characterized by , that the at least one pump (7) and the at least one actuator (9, 90, 91, 92) are electrically contactable or contacted in a respective end position on the at least one first and / or second circuit board (15, 16, 17) when axially mounted on the supporting structural component (4). [6] Thermal management module (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by , that on the dry side (42) of the supporting structural component (4) at least one electrical and / or electronic component, in particular the at least one actuator (9, 90, 91, 92) and the at least one pump (7), at least one mechanical component (190) and at least one cooling module (2) for cooling at least one electronic and / or electrical component are arranged. [7] Thermal management module (1) according to claim 6, characterized by , that the at least one electrical and / or electronic component, in particular a power and / or control electronic component, arranged on the at least one first circuit board (15), can be cooled by the at least one cooling module (2), wherein the at least one cooling module (2) can be arranged or is arranged on or above the at least one electrical and / or electronic component, in particular a power and / or control electronic component. [8] Thermal management module (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by , that the thermal management module (1) comprises at least a first covering device (3) for form-fitting covering of the dry side (42) and at least a second covering device (5) for covering the media-carrying side (43) of the supporting structural component (4). [9] Thermal management module (1) according to claim 8, characterized by , that the first covering device (3) has at least one through-opening (30) for the passage of at least one cooling module (2) arranged on the dry side (42) of the supporting structural component (4) of the thermal management module (1). [10] Thermal management module (1) according to claim 8 or 9, characterized by, that the second cover device (5) is provided with second partial profiles (51) of media channels (12) for closing the first partial profiles (44) of media channels (12) and completing the media channels (12) of the supporting structural component (4) of the thermal management module (1). [11] Thermal management module (1) according to claim 8, 9 or 10, characterized by , that the second covering device (5) comprises grid-shaped sections (52). [12] Thermal management module (1) according to any one of claims 8 to 11, characterized by , that the second cover device (5) includes connection ports (50) for connecting media lines to the thermal management module (1). [13] Thermal management module (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by, that the supporting structural component (4) is provided with at least one connection nozzle (40) arranged at the edge of the supporting structural component (4) which is in fluid contact with the media channels (12) or first partial profiles (44) of media channels (12). [14] Thermal management module (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by , that the thermal management module (1), in particular its supporting structural component (4), comprises at least one flap valve (48) along at least one of its media paths (12) or its first partial profiles (44) of media paths (12). [15] Thermal management module (1) comprising at least one load-bearing structural component (4), at least two valves (6) for controlling mass flows of at least one temperature control medium and at least two pumps (7) for conveying temperature control medium in at least one temperature control circuit of a battery electric vehicle, characterized by, that an actuator (9) and at least one gear structure (190) serve to jointly control several valves (6), wherein the actuator (9) and the valves (6) are connectable or connected to the at least one gear structure (190). [16] Thermal management module (1) according to claim 15, characterized by , that the at least one gear structure (190) comprises at least one rack (191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196), in particular three interconnectable or connected racks (191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196), wherein the at least one rack (191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196) is operatively connected to the actuator (9) and the valves (6). [17] Thermal management module (1) according to claim 15 or 16, characterized by, that the valves (6) and the actuator (9) are operatively connected via gears (197, 198) to the at least one rack (191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196), in particular that at least one drive shaft (61) of a respective valve (6) and at least one output of the actuator (9) can each be provided with or equipped with at least one gear (197, 198). [18] Thermal management module (1) according to any one of claims 15 to 17, characterized by , that the actuator (9) engages with its gear (198) in a central area with respect to the longitudinal extent of the at least one rack (191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196) or a central rack (192, 195) arranged between two outer racks (191, 193, 194, 196) and the valves (6) engage outside the central area on the at least one rack or on the outer racks (191, 193, 194, 196). [19] Thermal management module (1) according to any one of claims 15 to 18, characterized by, that the thermal management module (1) includes at least one tolerance compensation device for compensating for tolerances in the area of ​​the positioning of the valves (6) on the at least one supporting structural component (4), in particular a floating bearing of the valves (6) is provided as a tolerance compensation device. [20] Thermal management module (1) according to claim 19, characterized by , that for the floating mounting of the valves (6) valve inserts (63) of the valves (6) are received in valve pots (62) sealed to the respective drive shaft (61) of the valves (6) and the valve pots (62) are arranged with freedom of movement in the supporting structural component (4). [21] Thermal management module (1) comprising electrical and electronic components to be controlled, in particular at least one actuator (9, 90, 91, 92) for electrically controlling at least two valves (6, 8) for controlling mass flows of at least one temperature control medium and at least two pumps (7) for pumping temperature control medium, characterized by , that at least one control device with at least one power electronics component for controlling the electrical and electronic components to be controlled is arranged centrally in the thermal management module (1) and at least one cooling module (2) for cooling the control device with the at least one power electronics component is arranged centrally in the thermal management module (1). [22] Thermal management module (1) according to claim 21, characterized by that at least one control device serves to directly electronically control the electrical and / or electronic components to be controlled. [23] Battery electric vehicle with at least one air-cooled radiator (100) and at least one thermal management module, characterized by , that the at least one thermal management module is a thermal management module (1) according to one of the preceding claims, which is arranged on or in the area of ​​the air-flowable cooler. [24] Battery electric vehicle according to claim 23, characterized by , that connection ports (40, 50) of the thermal management module (1) for connecting media lines with respect to the air-flowable cooler (100) are arranged on the rear side (11) and / or underside (13) of the thermal management module (1) facing away from the air-flowable cooler (100).

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