Coolant control valve unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10161536-B2
Application number	US-201615374683-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 9, 2016
Priority date	Oct 21, 2016
Publication date	Dec 25, 2018
Grant date	Dec 25, 2018

Abstract

A coolant control valve device may include a plurality of coolant passages through which a coolant passes; a valve including a plurality of valve wings, wherein each of the valve wings is disposed at an inlet of each of the coolant passages, respectively and has different heights from each other; and a driver moving the valve in a vertical direction thereof, wherein the valve opens and closes some or all of a plurality of inlets with a difference in time, depending on a movement range of the valve.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A coolant control valve device comprising:
a plurality of coolant passages through which a coolant passes;
a valve including a plurality of valve wings, wherein each of the valve wings is disposed at an inlet of each of the coolant passages, respectively and has different heights from each other; and
a driver moving the valve in a vertical direction thereof,
wherein the valve opens and closes at least one of a plurality of inlets depending on a movement range of the valve.

2. The coolant control valve device of claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of inlets includes first and second inlets, and
the valve wings include first and second valve wings corresponding to the first and second inlets of the plurality of inlets, respectively.

3. The coolant control valve device of claim 2 , wherein
the coolant passages include first and second coolant passages communicating with the first and second inlets, respectively, and
the coolant control valve device further includes a passage separation partition separating the first and second coolant passages from each other.

4. The coolant control valve device of claim 2 , wherein
the first and second valve wings have outer peripheral surfaces slid along inside peripheral surfaces of the first and second inlets, respectively,
the outer peripheral surfaces of the first and second valve wings have first and second heights, respectively, in a movement direction of the valve, and
the second height is higher than the first height.

5. The coolant control valve device of claim 3 , further including:
a rod connecting the driver and the valve to each other,
wherein the rod is disposed to penetrate through the passage separation partition.

6. The coolant control valve device of claim 5 , wherein
the rod is disposed along an opening formed in a side surface of the passage separation partition.

7. The coolant control valve device of claim 5 , wherein
a partition groove into which an end portion of the passage separation partition is inserted is formed in the valve.

8. The coolant control valve device of claim 5 , wherein
the passage separation partition is disposed to have a predetermined rotation interval therebetween based on a central axis of the rod, to correspond to the first and second inlets.

9. The coolant control valve device of claim 5 , wherein
an outer peripheral surface of the valve is formed along a circle based on the rod.

10. The coolant control valve device of claim 2 , wherein
the plurality of inlets further includes a third inlet, and
the plurality of the valve wings includes a third valve wing corresponding to the third inlet of the plurality of inlets.

11. The coolant control valve device of claim 10 , wherein
the first, second and third valve wings of the valve have outer peripheral surfaces slid along inside peripheral surfaces of the first, second and third inlets, respectively,
the outer peripheral surfaces of the first, second and third valve wings have first, second and third heights, respectively, in a movement direction of the valve, and
the third height is higher than the second height, and the second height is higher than the first height.

12. The coolant control valve device of claim 11 , wherein
the coolant passages include first, second and third coolant passages communicating with the first, second and third inlets, respectively, and
the coolant control valve device further includes a passage separation partition separating the first, second and third coolant passages from each other.

13. The coolant control valve device of claim 5 , further including:
a rotation part rotating the valve through the rod from a first state in which the first inlet corresponds to the first valve wing, and the second inlet corresponds to the second valve wing, to a second state in which the first inlet corresponds to the second valve wing, and the second inlet corresponds to the first valve wing.

14. The coolant control valve device of claim 4 , wherein
an extension portion is formed at a lower surface of one of the first and second valve wings so that starting positions of the first and second valve wings are different from each other in the movement direction of the valve.

15. The coolant control valve device of claim 14 , wherein
while the driver pushes the valve, the first valve wing opens the first inlet first, and then the second valve wing opens the second inlet.

16. The coolant control valve device of claim 14 , wherein
while the driver pulls the valve, the second valve wing opens the second inlet first, and then the first valve wing opens the first inlet.

17. The coolant control valve device of claim 7 , wherein
when the valve is pulled or pushed by the driver, the partition groove formed in the valve provides a depth to insert the end portion of the passage separation partition.

18. The coolant control valve device of claim 12 , wherein
the passage separation partition is disposed to have a predetermined rotation interval therebetween based on the rod, to correspond to the first, second and third inlets.

19. A coolant control valve device comprising:
a single rod;
a single valve formed at a first side of the rod to open or close at least first and second inlets;
a passage separation partition separating first and second coolant passages communicating with the first and second inlets, respectively, from each other, and penetrated by the rod in a longitudinal direction of the rod; and
a driver pulling or pushing the rod to open or close at least first and second inlets, respectively,
wherein the valve includes first and second valve wings corresponding to the first and second inlets, the first and second valve wings have outer peripheral surfaces slid along inside peripheral surfaces of the first and second inlets, respectively,
the outer peripheral surfaces of the first and second valve wings have first and second heights in a longitudinal direction of the rod, respectively, and the second height is higher than the first height.

20. The coolant control valve device of claim 19 , wherein
the passage separation partition is disposed to have a predetermined rotation interval therebetween based on a central axis of the rod, to correspond to the first and second inlets.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Yonggyu
• Lee Jung Nam

Classifications

• F16K11/065

  with linearly sliding closure members · CPC title

• F16K11/078 Primary

  with pivoted and linearly movable closure members · CPC title

• F01P7/14 Primary

  the coolant being liquid · CPC title

• Y10T137/86509

  Sequentially progressive opening or closing of plural ports · CPC title

• F01P11/08

  Arrangements of lubricant coolers (in lubrication apparatus F01M) · CPC title