Cooling module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10865693-B2
Application number	US-201815894554-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 12, 2018
Priority date	May 31, 2017
Publication date	Dec 15, 2020
Grant date	Dec 15, 2020

Abstract

Provided is a cooling module, and more particularly, a cooling module configured to include a condenser, an intercooler, and at least one radiator, and discharge a heat exchange medium by changing a shape of peripheral components without configuring separate components such as a separate hose when the heat exchange medium inside a radiator disposed on an upper part of the intercooler is discharged.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cooling module, comprising:
a condenser disposed at a front part of a vehicle and condensing a refrigerant flowing into an air conditioner system for the vehicle;
a first radiator disposed at a rear part of the condenser, having a first heat exchange medium flowing therein, and including a 1-1-th header tank provided at one side in a longitudinal direction thereof;
a second radiator disposed between the condenser and the first radiator, having a second heat exchange medium flowing therein, and including a 2-1-th header tank provided at one side in a longitudinal direction thereof; and
an intercooler including a third 3-1-th header tank disposed under the second radiator and formed at one side in a longitudinal direction thereof at a position corresponding to the 2-1-th header tank,
wherein the 2-1-th header tank includes a first drain portion formed at one side of a lower part of the 2-1-th header tank so that the second heat exchange medium is discharged to the lower part of the 2-1-th header tank,
the third 3-1-th header tank is provided with a channel on an outer side thereof so that the second heat exchange medium discharged from the 2-1-th header tank first drain portion is discharged to the lower part downwardly, and
the channel includes: a second drain portion formed on the 3-1-th header tank, with an upstream end formed under the first drain portion and a downstream end formed toward a rear part of the 3-1-th header tank, to discharge the second heat exchange medium discharged from the 2-1-th header tank to the lower part downwardly; and a third drain portion protruding to a side part from one side of the a lower part of the 1-1-th header tank and formed under the downstream end of the second drain portion to discharge the second heat exchange medium introduced through the second drain portion to the lower part downwardly.

2. The cooling module of claim 1 , wherein the first drain portion includes a first outlet portion that extends down to form a channel through which the second heat exchange medium is discharged and a control member that controls a flow rate of the second heat exchange medium to the first outlet portion.

3. The cooling module of claim 1 , wherein the second drain portion includes:
an upper rib that protrudes upwardly from parts of the upper guide disposed at an upper part of the 3-1-th header tank and including an upper rib that protrudes upwardly from parts of the upper guide other than a rear part so that the second heat exchange medium introduced from above flows into the rear part;
a side guide including a side rib protruding from both sides of a side of a rear part of the 3-1-th header tank so that the second heat exchange medium flowing out from the rear part of the upper guide flows down vertically along the side of the rear part of the 3-1-th heater tank; and
a lower guide extending to the third drain portion while protruding backward from a lower part of the side guide and having lower ribs provided at both sides thereof while protruding upwardly to move the second heat exchange medium flowing down from the side guide to the third drain portion.

4. The cooling module of claim 3 , wherein the upper rib, the side rib, and the lower rib are formed together as a single continuous rib extending from the upper guide to a side guide and from the side guide to a lower guide at a part where the side rib and the lower rib meet each other.

5. The cooling module of claim 3 , wherein the third drain portion includes:
a cylindrical inlet portion having an opened upper part so that the second heat exchange medium is introduced from the lower guide; and
an outlet portion having opened upper and lower parts and formed to correspond to a hole provided on a lower surface of the inlet portion to discharge the second heat exchange medium downwardly.

6. The cooling module of claim 1 , wherein the upper guide includes an inclined part positioned under a first outlet portion of the first drain portion and formed to be inclined by a predetermined angle to an upper surface of the 3-1-th header tank to collide with the second heat exchange medium introduced from above to guide the second heat exchange medium backwardly.

7. The cooling module of claim 1 , wherein the first drain portion includes a first outlet portion that extends down to form a channel through which the second heat exchange medium is discharged and a control member that controls a flow rate of the second heat exchange medium to the first outlet portion.

8. The cooling module of claim 1 , wherein the second drain portion includes:
an upper rib that protrudes upwardly from parts of the upper guide other than a rear part so that the second heat exchange medium introduced from above flows into the rear part;
a side guide including a side rib protruding from both sides of a side of a rear part of the 3-1-th header tank so that the second heat exchange medium flowing out from the rear part of the upper guide flows down vertically along the side of the rear part of the 3-1-th heater tank; and
a lower guide protruding and extending backward from a lower part of the side guide by a predetermined distance and having lower ribs provided at both sides thereof while protruding upwardly to discharge the second heat exchange medium flowing down from the side guide backward from the intercooler while being spaced apart therefrom by a predetermined distance.

9. The cooling module of claim 1 , wherein the upper guide further includes an inclined part positioned under the first outlet portion of the first drain portion and formed to be inclined by a predetermined angle to the upper surface of the 3-1-th header tank to collide with the second heat exchange medium introduced upwardly to guide the second heat exchange medium backwardly.

10. The cooling module of claim 1 , wherein the upper rib, the side rib, and the lower rib are formed together as a single continuous rib extending from the upper guide to the side guide and
from the side guide to the lower guide at a part where the side rib and the lower rib meet each other.

11. A cooling module, comprising:
a condenser disposed at a front part of a vehicle and condensing a refrigerant flowing into an air conditioner system for the vehicle;
a radiator disposed at a rear part of the condenser, having a heat exchange medium flowing therein, and including a 2-1-th header tank provided at one side in a longitudinal direction thereof;
an intercooler disposed under the radiator and including a 3-1-th header tank formed at one side in a longitudinal direction thereof at a position corresponding to the 2-1-th header tank;
a first drain portion provided at one side of a lower part of the 2-1-th header tank so that the heat exchange medium is discharged to the lower part of the 2-1-th header tank; and
a second drain portion protruding outwardly from the 3-1-th header tank so that the heat exchange medium discharged from the first drain portion is discharged downwardly,
wherein the second drain portion includes:
an upper guide disposed at an upper part of the 3-1-th header tank and including upper ribs that protrude upwardly in directions other than a rear part so that the heat exchange medium introduced from above flows into the rear part;
a side guide including side ribs protruding from both sides of a side of a rear part of the 3-1-th header tank so that the heat exchange medium flowing out from the rear part of the upper guide flows down vertically along the side of the rear part of the 3-1-th heater tank; and
a lower guide protruding and extending backwardly from a lower part of the side guide by a predetermined distance and having lower ribs provided at

Assignees

• Hanon Systems

Inventors

• Han Ji Hun
• Ko Gwang Ok
• Yoo Seok Jong

Classifications

• F01P2003/182

  with multiple heat-exchangers · CPC title

• F01P7/02 Primary

  the coolant being cooling-air · CPC title

• F01P3/12

  Arrangements for cooling other engine or machine parts · CPC title

• B60H1/00321

  Heat exchangers for air-conditioning devices (B60H1/3227 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H05K7/20

  Modifications to facilitate cooling, ventilating, or heating · CPC title