Cooling structure of seat and electronic module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10118519-B2
Application number	US-201514942552-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 16, 2015
Priority date	Jun 15, 2015
Publication date	Nov 6, 2018
Grant date	Nov 6, 2018

Abstract

A cooling structure of a seat and an electronic module is provided. The cooling structure includes a cooling fan module that is mounted at a lower portion of the seat and generates air flow. An electronic module operating as a heating element is disposed at a lower portion of the cooling fan module. A flow path control valve is disposed at an upper portion of the cooling fan module to selectively convert a flow direction of air flowing in towards an upper end of the cooling fan module. The electronic module is thus continuously cooled and the seat is selectively cooled while the cooling fan module operates.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cooling structure of a seat and an electronic module, comprising:
a cooling fan module mounted at a lower portion of the seat and configured to generate air flow;
an electronic module operating as a heating element and disposed at a lower portion of the cooling fan module; and
a flow path control valve disposed at an upper portion of the cooling fan module to selectively convert a flow direction of air flowing in towards an upper end of the cooling fan module,
wherein the electronic module is continuously cooled and the seat is selectively cooled while the cooling fan module operates,
wherein the flow path control valve comprises:
a hollow upper cover having at least one first penetration aperture formed at an upper surface thereof and at least one second penetration aperture formed at a side external circumferential surface thereof;
a hollow rotating portion having at least one third penetration aperture formed at an upper surface thereof that corresponds to the at least one first penetration aperture, having at least one fourth penetration aperture formed at a side external circumferential surface thereof that corresponds to the at least one second penetration aperture, and configured to rotate on a height direction of a vehicle as a predetermined angle; and
a rotating shaft mounted within the rotating portion to rotate the rotating portion, and
wherein any one of the upper cover and the rotating portion is disposed inside the other.

2. The cooling structure of claim 1 , further comprising:
a corrugated duct having an inlet connected to a lower end of the cooling fan module and an outlet disposed towards the electronic module.

3. The cooling structure of claim 1 , further comprising:
a matching cover mounted at a lower end portion of the seat and including a matching aperture formed to be coupled with an upper end portion of the flow path control valve.

4. The cooling structure of claim 1 , further comprising:
a matching cover mounted at a lower end portion of the seat and including a matching aperture formed to be coupled with an upper end portion of the upper cover.

5. The cooling structure of claim 1 , wherein the rotating shaft is configured to rotate on a length direction thereof to open the at least one second penetration aperture when the at least one first penetration aperture is closed and to close the at least one second penetration aperture when the at least one first penetration aperture is opened.

6. The cooling structure of claim 5 , wherein the seat and the electronic module are cooled simultaneously when the at least one first penetration aperture is opened, and the electronic module is cooled when the at least one second penetration aperture is opened.

7. The cooling structure of claim 1 , wherein when the rotating portion rotates as the predetermined angle after the at least one first penetration aperture is completely opened, the at least one first penetration aperture is closed by the rotating portion.

8. The cooling structure of claim 1 , wherein when the rotating portion rotates as the predetermined angle after the at least one second penetration aperture is completely opened, the at least one second penetration aperture is closed by the rotating portion.

9. The cooling structure of claim 1 , wherein the upper cover and the rotating portion respectively have cylindrical shapes.

10. The cooling structure of claim 1 , wherein the flow path control valve includes:
a lower cover fixedly mounted at a lower end of the upper cover and configured to support a lower end portion of the rotating shaft,
wherein the lower cover is coupled to an upper end of the cooling fan module.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Han Jongwan
• Jeong Yeon Man

Classifications

• H01M2220/20

  Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane · CPC title

• H01M10/66

  Heat-exchange relationships between the cells and other systems, e.g. central heating systems or fuel cells · CPC title

• B60N2/5628

  coming from the vehicle ventilation system, e.g. air-conditioning system · CPC title

• B60H1/00271 Primary

  HVAC devices specially adapted for particular vehicle parts or components and being connected to the vehicle HVAC unit · CPC title

• B60N2/565

  sucked from the seat surface · CPC title