Device for controlling temperature of hub

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11027576-B2
Application number	US-201916362163-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 22, 2019
Priority date	Mar 23, 2018
Publication date	Jun 8, 2021
Grant date	Jun 8, 2021

Abstract

A device for controlling the temperature of a hub includes a hub bearing mounted at a central hole of the hub, an axle mounted in the central hole through the hub bearing, an end cover mounted on a wheel disc outside the hub bearing, a temperature sensor, a water return passage, a motor, a turbine, a water storage tank, a water outlet passage, a wind driven generator, a rectifier, a battery, a controller and other components, wherein the water storage tank is arranged inside the axle and connected to the water outlet passage and the water return passage, the water passages are arranged inside the axle and connected to fluid, the turbine is arranged at the bottom of the water storage tank, and the turbine is driven by the motor at the bottom of the water storage tank.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A device for controlling the temperature of a hub, comprising:
a hub bearing, an axle, an end cover, a water return passage, a motor, a turbine, a water storage tank, and a water outlet passage, wherein the hub bearing is mounted at a central hole of the hub, the axle is mounted in the central hole through the hub bearing, and the end cover is mounted on a wheel disc outside the hub bearing, the water storage tank is arranged inside the axle and connected to the water outlet passage and the water return passage, the water outlet passage and the water return passage are connected fluidly, the turbine is arranged at the bottom of the water storage tank, and the turbine is driven by the motor at the bottom of the water storage tank.

2. The device for controlling the temperature of a hub according to claim 1 , further comprises:
a wind driven generator inside the axle with a hollow structure and a rectifier connected with the wind driven generator, wherein the center of the axle is connected to an outer side of the surface of the wheel disc, and wherein the wind driven generator is connected to the motor and drives the operation of the motor.

3. The device for controlling the temperature of a hub according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a battery connected to the wind driven generator and the motor, and wherein the battery is configured to obtain and store electrical energy from the wind driven generator, and drive the motor to run.

4. The device for controlling the temperature of a hub according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a controller and a temperature sensor connected to the controller and configured to transmit a temperature signal to the controller, and wherein the controller is configured to control the operation of the motor.

5. The device for controlling the temperature of a hub according to claim 4 , wherein the temperature sensor is embedded in the axle and is in contact with an inner ring of the hub bearing.

6. The device for controlling the temperature of a hub according to claim 1 , wherein at least a part of the outlet passage and a part of the return passage are located inside the axle and exposed to an air outlet of the wind driven generator.

7. The device for controlling the temperature of a hub according to claim 6 , wherein the surfaces of the outlet passage and the return passage are provided with threads having a depth of 0.2 mm-0.6 mm, a pitch of 15 mm-25 mm and a width of 2 mm-5 mm, and at least 10 cm-15 cm of the outlet passage and the return passage are exposed to the interior of the axle and the air outlet of the wind driven generator.

Assignees

• Citic Dicastal Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhou Ruixiao
• Yu Zhiyuan

Classifications

• B60B27/0047 Primary

  characterised by functional integration of other elements · CPC title

• B60B2900/212

  Damage · CPC title

• B60B35/025

  the wheels being removable · CPC title

• B60R16/033

  characterised by the use of electrical cells or batteries (for propulsion puposes B60K1/04; supplying batteries to, or removing batteries from, vehicles B60S5/06; testing of charge state G01R31/36) · CPC title

• F03D9/32

  on moving objects, e.g. vehicles · CPC title