Integrated Valve Plate Assembly for Leak-Resistant Thermal Fluid Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
The complexity of thermal management systems increases the risk of leakage at connection points and complicates assembly due to the large number of components and connection points, making miniaturization challenging.
Innovation Solution
A fluid management apparatus with a flow passage plate assembly and valve mechanisms where the valve body is fixedly connected to the plate assembly, allowing for separate manufacturing and assembly, reducing processing difficulty and facilitating standardization and material management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the thermal management system uses multiple valves connected by pipelines, then the system can achieve complex fluid management functions, but the number of connection points increases which results in increased leakage risk and assembly complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates multiple valve mechanisms directly into the flow passage plate assembly, merging previously separate components (valves and flow passages) into a single integrated structure. This eliminates multiple connection points between valves and pipelines, thereby reducing leakage risk while maintaining complex fluid management functions through the integrated design.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the thermal management system uses multiple valves connected by pipelines, then the system can achieve complex fluid management functions, but the number of components increases which results in complicated assembly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple valve mechanisms and the flow passage plate assembly into a single integrated component structure. This merging reduces the total number of separate components that need to be assembled, simplifying the assembly process while preserving the complex fluid management capabilities through the integrated valve and passage design.
3Reliability
If the flow passage plate assembly and valve mechanisms are integrated into a single component, then the number of connection points is reduced, but the processing difficulty of the flow passage plate assembly increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the integrated structure into modular valve mechanisms that can be manufactured separately and then assembled into the flow passage plate assembly. This segmentation allows each valve mechanism to be processed independently using standardized procedures, reducing the overall processing difficulty while maintaining the integrated design's leakage reduction benefits.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the valve mechanisms are distributed on different sides of the flow passage plate assembly, then the fluid management functions are enhanced, but the assembly process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple valve mechanisms onto a single side of the flow passage plate assembly, consolidating what would otherwise be distributed components. This merging simplifies the assembly process by reducing the number of sides that need to be accessed and assembled, while the integrated design maintains enhanced fluid management functions through the coordinated arrangement of valves and passages.
Data Source
AI summary
A fluid management apparatus and a thermal management system are provided. A flow passage plate assembly and a valve mechanism of the fluid management apparatus are arranged separately; a valve body of the valve mechanism is fixedly connected to the flow passage plate assembly; the valve body and the flow passage plate assembly can be processed separately and then assembled together; a passage of the valve mechanism has openings on the same wall of the valve body.