Container arrangement and vehicle

Abstract

Container arrangement comprising the following: a container body (100) comprising the following: a housing (200) that defines a housing cavity (300); and a fluid channel arranged in the housing cavity (300) and comprising a main channel and a bypass channel, wherein the main channel is in fluid communication with the bypass channel and the bypass channel is in fluid communication with the housing cavity (300); the main channel and the bypass channel are formed by a multitude of partitions.

Description

TECHNICAL AREA

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of container arrangements and vehicles. STATE OF THE ART

[0002] A vehicle's cooling system cools an engine and includes a reservoir for storing antifreeze and a device with an antifreeze circuit. When the antifreeze is fed into the reservoir, degassing can occur, removing excess gas from the antifreeze circuit. SUMMARY OF THE REVELATION

[0003] In the current state of the art, the production of the cylinder tube structure in containers or tanks for storing antifreeze is complex and involves relatively high costs.

[0004] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, the present disclosure provides for a container arrangement. The container arrangement comprises a container body. The container body has a housing and a fluid channel. The housing defines a housing cavity. The fluid channel is arranged in the housing cavity and has a main channel and a bypass channel. The main channel is in fluid communication with the bypass channel, and the bypass channel is in fluid communication with the housing cavity. The main channel and the bypass channel are formed by a plurality of partitions.

[0005] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, the container arrangement further comprises a distributor which is arranged below the container body and is in fluid communication with the container body.

[0006] According to a first aspect of the present invention, the main channel has a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet, and a fluid flows from the liquid inlet into the main channel and out of the main channel through the liquid outlet.

[0007] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a distributor fluid outlet and a distributor fluid inlet are provided on an upper part of the distributor, wherein the distributor fluid outlet is connected to the fluid inlet and the distributor fluid inlet is connected to the fluid outlet.

[0008] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, the main channel further comprises a distribution opening, and the fluid is designed such that it flows from the main channel into the bypass channel through the distribution opening.

[0009] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, the bypass channel has the distribution opening and the fluid outlet, and the fluid flows from the distribution opening into the bypass channel and out of the bypass channel through the fluid outlet.

[0010] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, the bypass channel further comprises a bypass inlet channel and a bypass outlet channel, the distribution opening is arranged at an inlet of the bypass inlet channel, and the fluid outlet is arranged at an outlet of the bypass outlet channel; and the fluid flows from the distribution opening into the bypass inlet channel and into the housing cavity through the bypass inlet channel to undergo a degassing process; and the fluid flows from the housing cavity into the bypass outlet channel and from the bypass outlet channel through the fluid outlet.

[0011] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, each of the plurality of partitions is elongated and made of a polypropylene material or a glass fiber reinforced polypropylene material.

[0012] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, the housing cavity is used for storing antifreeze.

[0013] According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, the present disclosure provides for a vehicle that has the aforementioned container arrangement. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0014] The features and advantages of this disclosure can be better understood by the following detailed description with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numerals in the drawings denote identical components in which: Fig. 1 is an illustrative view of a container arrangement of the present disclosure; Fig. 2A a perspective view of the container in Fig. 1 is; Fig. 2B a side view of the container in Fig. 2A is; Fig. 3A a cross-sectional view of the container in Fig. 2B along line AA is; Fig. 3B a perspective view of the cross-sectional view of the container in Fig. 3A is one that has been rotated by a certain angle; Fig. 4A a cross-sectional view of the container in Fig. 2B along line BB is; Fig. 4B a perspective view of the cross-sectional view of the container in Fig. 4A is the one that has been rotated by a certain angle; Fig. 5A a cross-sectional view of the container in Fig. 2B along line CC is; Fig. 5B a perspective view of the cross-sectional view of the container in Fig. 5A is one that has been rotated by a certain angle; Fig. 6A a cross-sectional view of the container in Fig. 2B along line DD is; and Fig. 6B a perspective view of the cross-sectional view of the container in Fig. 6A is one that has been rotated by a certain angle. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXECUTION FORMS

[0015] The following describes various specific embodiments of the present disclosure with reference to the drawings that form part of this patent specification. It is understood that, although terms indicating directions such as "front / front / front", "rear / rear / rear", "upper / upper / upper", "lower / lower / lower", "left", "right", "top", and "bottom" are used in the present disclosure to describe components and elements in various examples, these terms are used here only for simplified illustration and are determined based on the exemplary orientations shown in the accompanying drawings. Since the arrangements disclosed in the present disclosure can exist in several directions in the embodiments, these directional indications are merely illustrative and should not be considered as limitations.

[0016] Fig. Figure 1 shows a structure and components of a container arrangement 10 of the present disclosure.

[0017] As in Fig. As shown in Figure 1, the container arrangement 10 comprises a container body 100 and a distributor 20, the distributor 20 being located below the container body 100 and in fluid communication with the container body 100. Three water pumps 31, 32, 33 and two valves 41, 42 are provided on the distributor 20 so that the distributor 20 can control and select different fluid circuits to be connected to the container body 100. In particular, a distributor fluid outlet and a distributor fluid inlet (not shown) are provided on an upper part of the distributor 20 and are configured to be connected to a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet of the container body 100, respectively, thus enabling the distributor 20 to be in fluid communication with the container body 100. Two covers 51, 52 are further arranged above the container body 100 to cover vent holes 202, 204 on the top of the container body 100 (see Fig. 2A).

[0018] The present disclosure further provides a vehicle wherein the in Fig. 1 The container arrangement shown is located in an engine compartment of the vehicle to store antifreeze and stabilize the pressure of a cooling circuit of the vehicle.

[0019] The Fig. Figures 2A-2B show an external structure of the container body 100.

[0020] As in the Fig. As shown in Figures 2A-2B, the vessel body 100 has a cubic cavity structure and a casing 200. Two vent holes 202, 204 are provided on an upper surface of the casing 200, extending through the upper surface of the casing 200 and allowing fluid to flow between the inside and outside of the casing 200 to equalize pressure within the vessel body 100. For attachment and fixing to the distributor 20, two fastening sections 206, 208 are provided on opposite sides of a lower part of the casing 200. An elongated casing recess 212 is provided on the upper surface of the casing 200 in the longitudinal direction of the casing. The casing recess 212 is recessed to limit the height of a main through-line.

[0021] The Fig. Figures 3A-6B show an internal structure of the container body 100.

[0022] As in the Fig. As shown in Figures 3A-3B, the container body 100 has a casing cavity 300 defined by the casing 200. Antifreeze is stored in the casing cavity 300, which can undergo a degassing process within the casing cavity 300. A fluid channel is provided on the underside of the casing cavity 300, defined by a plurality of elongated partitions. The partitions are made of polypropylene (PP) material or glass fiber reinforced polypropylene (PP-GF). The fluid channel has a main channel and a bypass channel, the main channel comprising a first main channel 312 and a second main channel 314, and the bypass channel comprising a bypass inlet channel 316 and a bypass outlet channel 318. A first fluid inlet 302, a second fluid inlet 304, and a fluid outlet 306 are further provided on the underside of the casing cavity 300.The first main channel 312 is arranged between the first liquid inlet 302 and the liquid outlet 306. The second liquid inlet 304 is arranged adjacent to the liquid outlet 306. The second main channel 314 is arranged between the second liquid inlet 304 and the liquid outlet 306. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a portion of the first main channel 312 overlaps with the second main channel 314; in other words, the second main channel 314 is contained within the first main channel 312. The first main channel 312 defines a first main fluid channel F1, and the second main channel 314 defines a second main fluid channel F2.Experts in the field will understand that, in some other embodiments, to adapt to the fluid circuit arrangement of the distributor 20, more than two main channels or only one main channel may be arranged in the housing cavity 300, and a plurality of main channels may not overlap at all or may partially overlap.

[0023] As in the Fig. As shown in Figures 3A-3B, a distribution opening 322 is provided on a channel-side partition at the overlapping section of the first main channel 312 and the second main channel 314. The bypass inlet channel 316 is arranged between the distribution opening 322 and the housing cavity 300. The distribution opening 322 is located at an inlet of the bypass inlet channel 316. The bypass outlet channel 318 is arranged between the housing cavity 300 and the fluid outlet 306. The fluid outlet 306 is located at an outlet of the bypass outlet channel 318. A bypass inlet opening 332 is also provided on the bypass inlet channel 316. The fluid flowing into the bypass inlet channel 316 can enter the housing cavity 300 through the bypass inlet opening 332. Furthermore, a bypass return opening 334 is provided at the bypass drainage channel 318.The fluid in the housing cavity 300 can flow through the bypass return opening 334 into the bypass drain channel 318 and then flow out of the container body 100. After entering the bypass inlet channel 316 through the distributor opening 322, the fluid flows through the bypass inlet opening 332 into the housing cavity 300, mixes with the fluid stored in the housing cavity 300, and can then degas in the housing cavity 300. Meanwhile, a corresponding volume of fluid in the housing cavity 300 can flow back through the bypass return opening 334 to the bypass drain channel 318 and flow out of the container body 100 through the fluid outlet 306. The bypass inlet channel 316 and the bypass drain channel 318 together form a fluid bypass F3. In the embodiment described in the present disclosure, the ratio of the flow through the main channel to the flow through the bypass channel is 7:3.

[0024] As in the Fig. As shown in Figures 4A-4B, the main channel has an upper partition 402 at its top. The upper partition 402 is formed by a recessed bottom surface of the housing recess 212, which is recessed relative to the upper surface of the housing 200 to limit the height of the main channel and to prevent excess gas from accumulating in the first main channel 312 and the second main channel 314, which would impair the degassing effect. The main channel also has main channel side partitions 411, 412, 413, 414 on its sides, which are configured to define a cross-sectional size of the main channel. The bypass channel has a first-side bypass partition 422 and a second-side bypass partition 424. The bypass partition 422 of the first side and the bypass partition 424 of the second side each have a curved structure, so that the flow direction of the fluid in the bypass channel can be changed.In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the bending angles of the bypass partition 422 of the first side and the bypass partition 424 of the second side are set at 90°. In some other embodiments, each of the bypass partition 422 of the first side and the bypass partition 424 of the second side can also have an arc-shaped structure with a rounded corner, thereby changing the flow direction of the fluid in the bypass channel. The bypass partition 422 of the first side and the main channel side partition 412 form the bypass inlet channel 316, together defining an inlet section of the fluid bypass F3. The bypass partition 422 of the first side and the bypass partition 424 of the second side form the bypass outlet channel 318, together defining an outlet section of the fluid bypass F3.No upper cover plate is provided on the bypass inlet channel 316 and the bypass outlet channel 318 of the bypass channel, so that the fluid can not only flow in the bypass inlet channel 316 and the bypass outlet channel 318, but can also overflow directly from above the bypass inlet channel 316 and the bypass outlet channel 318 into the housing cavity 300.

[0025] Reinforcing partition walls 404, 405 are also provided in the housing cavity 300, which are connected between the housing 200 and the main channel side walls 411, 412 in order to reinforce and support the main channel side walls 411, 412, 413, 414 of the main channel.

[0026] The Fig. Figures 5A-6B illustrate the internal structure of the container body 100 from a different cross-sectional perspective and show in particular a positional relationship of the first main channel 312, the second main channel 314, the bypass inflow channel 316 and the bypass outflow channel 318 of the container body 100.

[0027] With reference to the Fig.2A-6B above, the fluid flows in a first fluid path from the first fluid inlet 302 into the first main channel 312 and forms branch flows as it flows towards the distribution opening 322. Approximately 70% of the fluid does not pass through the distribution opening 322 and continues to flow from the fluid outlet 306 along the first main fluid channel F1. Approximately 30% of the fluid passes through the distribution opening 322 and enters the fluid bypass F3. Specifically, the fluid flows through the bypass inlet channel 316 into the housing cavity 300, mixes with the fluid stored in the housing cavity 300, and undergoes the degassing process in the housing cavity 300. Meanwhile, a corresponding volume of the fluid enters the bypass outlet channel 318 and finally flows out of the fluid outlet 306.Similarly, in a second fluid path, the fluid flows from the second fluid inlet 304 into the second main channel 314 and forms branch flows as it flows towards the distribution opening 322. Approximately 70% of the fluid does not pass through the distribution opening 322 and continues to flow from the fluid outlet 306 along the second main fluid channel F2. Approximately 30% of the fluid passes through the distribution opening 322 and enters the fluid bypass F3. Specifically, this fluid flows through the bypass inlet channel 316 into the housing cavity 300, mixes with the fluid stored in the housing cavity 300, and undergoes the degassing process in the housing cavity 300. Meanwhile, a corresponding volume of the fluid enters the bypass outlet channel 318 and finally flows out of the fluid outlet 306.

[0028] A container arrangement according to the present disclosure can achieve at least the following advantageous technical effects: Firstly, to adapt to the structure of the distributor, an inlet and an outlet of a container of the present disclosure are arranged at the bottom of the container, and several inlets or outlets can be adaptively arranged at the bottom of the container to enable a one-piece manufacturing of the container and the distributor of the present disclosure. Secondly, the fluid channel of the present disclosure accommodates the elongated partitions, which are easy to process and manufacture and are cost-effective.

[0029] Although the present disclosure is described with reference to the examples of embodiments set forth above, various alternatives, modifications, variants, improvements, and / or substantial equivalents that are known or common or are expected to become so in the near future may be obvious, at least to the person skilled in the art. Furthermore, the technical effects and / or technical problems described in this patent specification are exemplary and not limiting; therefore, the disclosure in this patent specification may be used to solve other technical problems and may exhibit other technical effects and / or solve other technical problems. Accordingly, the examples of embodiments of the present disclosure, as set forth above, are intended to be illustrative rather than limiting.Various modifications can be made without altering the fundamental idea or scope of this disclosure. Therefore, this disclosure is intended to encompass all known or previously developed alternatives, modifications, variants, improvements, and / or substantial equivalents.

Claims

[1] Container arrangement comprising the following: a container body (100) comprising the following: a housing (200) that defines a housing cavity (300); and a fluid channel arranged in the housing cavity (300) and comprising a main channel and a bypass channel, wherein the main channel is in fluid communication with the bypass channel and the bypass channel is in fluid communication with the housing cavity (300); the main channel and the bypass channel are formed by a multitude of partitions. [2] Container arrangement according to claim 1, further comprising: a distributor (20) which is arranged under the container body (100) and is in fluid communication with the container body (100). [3] Container arrangement according to claim 2, wherein the main channel has a liquid inlet (302, 304) and a liquid outlet (306), wherein a fluid flows from the liquid inlet (302, 304) into the main channel and flows out of the main channel through the liquid outlet (306). [4] Container arrangement according to claim 3, wherein the distributor (20) is provided with a distributor fluid outlet and a distributor fluid inlet on an upper part thereof, wherein the distributor fluid outlet is connected to the liquid inlet (302, 304), and wherein the distributor fluid inlet is connected to the liquid outlet (306). [5] Container arrangement according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the main channel further comprises a distribution opening (322), wherein the fluid is designed such that it flows from the main channel into the bypass channel through the distribution opening (322). [6] Container arrangement according to claim 5, wherein the bypass channel has the distribution opening (322) and the liquid outlet (306), wherein the fluid flows from the distribution opening (322) into the bypass channel and flows out of the bypass channel through the liquid outlet (306). [7] Container arrangement according to claim 6, wherein The bypass channel further comprises a bypass inlet channel (316) and a bypass outlet channel (318), wherein the distribution opening (322) is arranged at an inlet of the bypass inlet channel (316), and wherein the liquid outlet (306) is arranged at an outlet of the bypass outlet channel (318); and wherein the fluid flows from the distribution opening (322) into the bypass inlet channel (316) and through the bypass inlet channel (316) into the housing cavity (300) to undergo a degassing process, wherein the fluid flows from the housing cavity (300) into the bypass outlet channel (318) and out of the bypass outlet channel (318) from the liquid outlet (306). [8] Container arrangement according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein each of the plurality of partitions is elongated and is made of a polypropylene (PP) material or a glass fiber reinforced polypropylene (PP-GF) material. [9] Container arrangement according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the housing cavity (300) is used for storing antifreeze. [10] Vehicle comprising the container arrangement (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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