Modular Cooling Jacket with Rotational Socket-Spigot Joints
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cooling structures for electric motors face challenges in adhering well to motors with different contour shapes, require full replacement upon fault, and struggle with uneven heat distribution, leading to increased maintenance costs and reduced cooling effectiveness.
Innovation Solution
A modular cooling jacket composed of interconnected cooling units with socket and spigot joints that allow for flexible assembly and rotation, enabling close contact with various motor shapes and allowing for targeted heat management through a network of flow channels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a cooling structure is designed to fit motors with different contour shapes, then adhesion property is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cooling structure is divided into multiple cooling units that can be independently assembled. Each cooling unit has a standardized coupling structure, allowing them to be combined in different configurations to fit various motor shapes without redesigning the entire cooling system.
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling structure between cooling units uses universal socket and spigot joints that can connect in multiple orientations and configurations. This universal coupling mechanism allows the same cooling units to adapt to different motor contour shapes through various assembly arrangements.
2Reliability
If the entire cooling structure is replaced when a fault occurs, then reliability is improved, but loss of substance increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cooling structure is segmented into independent cooling units that can be individually replaced. When a fault occurs in one unit, only that specific unit needs to be replaced rather than the entire cooling structure, reducing material waste and replacement costs.
Solution Approach 2:
Faulty cooling units can be discarded and replaced with new or refurbished units. The modular design allows for easy removal and replacement of individual units, enabling recovery and reuse of non-faulty units while minimizing overall resource loss.
3Strength
If the cooling structure is made as a single integrated unit, then strength is improved, but ease of repair worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The cooling structure is divided into modular cooling units connected by robust coupling structures. This segmentation maintains structural integrity through the coupling joints while enabling easy repair by allowing individual units to be independently accessed and replaced without disassembling the entire structure.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple cooling units are combined through coupling structures that provide both mechanical strength and ease of assembly/disassembly. The coupling joints are designed to maintain structural integrity while allowing for simple connection and separation, bridging the gap between strength and repairability.
4Stability of the object's composition
If cooling units are rigidly connected, then structural stability is improved, but adaptability to different motor shapes worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling structure between cooling units incorporates rotational freedom, allowing the units to be oriented in different directions and angles. This dynamic coupling capability enables the cooling structure to adapt to various motor contour shapes while maintaining stable connections through the socket and spigot joint design.
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 provides enhanced adhesion and maintenance properties, allowing for selective replacement of faulty components, improved heat dissipation, and adaptability to different motor shapes, reducing replacement costs and enhancing cooling efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
a plate-shaped cooling unit body (11) which has a flow channel (12) for a cooling medium
Implementation Method 2
flow channel (12) for a cooling medium
Data Source
AI summary
A cooling jacket has cooling units coupled in a row. The cooling unit comprises a plate-shaped cooling unit body with flow channel, a socket joint extending from one end of the flow channel, and a spigot joint extending from one end of the flow channel. The spigot joint is fitted to the socket joint to connect the cooling units to each other. The socket joint has a spherical-shaped inner surface, and the spigot joint has a spherical-shaped outer surface that matches the inner surface of the socket joint to detachably connect the cooling units to each other and be rotatable about an axis orthogonal to a coupling direction of the cooling units. The socket joint and the spigot joint are provided with through-holes that penetrate through the socket joint and the spigot joint, respectively, to communicate with the flow channels of the cooling units.