Integrated Cooling Housing Layout to Cut Hose Routing and Pump Load
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Solution Overview
Problem
The electric cooling system of eco-friendly vehicles faces challenges in arranging components, designing hose routes, and connecting them due to limited layout space, resulting in high man-hours, increased waterpump load, and complex cooling water resistance.
Innovation Solution
An integrated housing with component mounting parts and an internal flow path that connects components for cooling water flow, along with a flow path changeover unit and a multidirectional cooling water changeover valve, to simplify component integration and reduce the number of hoses and pipes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If components are individually mounted and connected in a conventional cooling system, then each component can be independently installed and maintained, but the number of parts and assembly man-hours increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple cooling system components (radiator, water pump, expansion tank, thermostat housing) into a single integrated housing assembly. This consolidation reduces the number of separate parts that need to be individually mounted and connected, thereby significantly reducing assembly man-hours while maintaining the functional independence of each component through internal flow path design
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple components are arranged separately to meet various cooling purposes, then each component can perform its specific function, but the layout space requirements and hose routing complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a nested arrangement where multiple cooling components are housed within a single integrated housing structure. The radiator, water pump, expansion tank, and thermostat housing are nested within the same spatial envelope, allowing the system to maintain diverse cooling functions while occupying a compact footprint suitable for vehicle installation
3Reliability
If conventional hose routes are used to connect separate components, then each component can be connected individually, but the water resistance increases and waterpump load increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the cooling components from their conventional separate locations and repositions them within the integrated housing to optimize fluid flow paths. This reconfiguration eliminates unnecessary hose lengths and complex routing, reducing water resistance and consequently lowering the power load on the water pump while maintaining reliable cooling water flow to all 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 solution reduces the size and weight of the cooling system, decreases the number of components and assembly man-hours, lowers the waterpump load, and enhances the system's performance and expandability.
Implementation Method 1
a waterpump that pressurizes and transfers the cooling water
Implementation Method 2
cooling water flows between the respective components mounted on the component mounting part
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to an integrated housing capable of integrally connecting several components of a water supply module, and the water supply module including same. According to the present disclosure, hoses or pipes are removed or a pipe length is reduced through the integration of components constituting a cooling system, and thus a reduction in size and weight can be promoted.