Integrated Coolant Channel Component for Compact Vehicle Thermal Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Temperature-control systems for motor vehicles, particularly electrically drivable ones, face challenges of high mounting complexity and cost due to numerous hoses and holders required for coolant and refrigerant lines, leading to inefficient use of installation space.
Innovation Solution
An integration component with a one-piece finished part featuring a cooling duct structure and integrated fluid elements, such as valves and pumps, forms a fluidic circuit that reduces the need for separate hoses and holders, allowing for simplified, cost-effective, and space-saving integration of temperature-control components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate holders and hoses are used for coolant and refrigerant lines, then the temperature-control system can be flexibly installed in various locations, but the mounting outlay and costs increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate holders and coolant lines into a single integrated holder that includes integrated coolant conduits. This merging of previously separate components (holders, hoses, and coolant lines) into one unified structure reduces the number of individual parts, simplifies mounting procedures, and lowers overall system complexity while maintaining the ability to install temperature-control components in various locations.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate holders and hoses are used for coolant and refrigerant lines, then the system can accommodate various component configurations, but the installation space requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
By integrating coolant conduits directly into the holder structure, the patent eliminates the need for separate hoses and reduces the overall volume required for installation. The integrated design allows coolant flow paths to be embedded within the holder itself, thereby consolidating space that would otherwise be occupied by multiple separate components and their associated mounting fixtures.
3Ease of operation
If multiple separate holders and hoses are used, then individual components can be independently positioned, but the mounting time and labor requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The integration of coolant conduits into the holder creates a pre-assembled unit that reduces the number of separate mounting operations required. Instead of installing multiple separate holders and routing multiple hoses, the integrated holder can be installed as a single component, significantly reducing mounting time and labor requirements while still allowing for flexible positioning of temperature-control components.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The integration component simplifies the mounting process, reduces costs, and optimizes space usage by integrating fluidic connections and elements within a single, unified structure, thereby enhancing the efficiency and affordability of temperature-control systems.
Implementation Method 1
a cooling duct structure formed by a cavity network within the outer housing for conducting the coolant
Data Source
AI summary
An integration component for a temperature-control system of a motor vehicle, by which component a fluidic circuit is formed, has a finished part for conducting a coolant and at least one fluid element. The finished part has an outer housing; a cooling channel structure which is formed by a network of cavities within the outer housing and is intended for conducting the coolant; cooling channel connections for cooling channels of the cooling channel structure, which connections are formed in one piece with the outer housing and can be coupled to components of the temperature-control system; and at least one receiving portion for the at least one fluid element, wherein the at least one fluid element is located above the receiving portion in order to influence a flow of the coolant in at least one cooling channel of the cooling channel structure.