Reservoir tank with integrated ejector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11230962-B2
Application number	US-201916663200-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 24, 2019
Priority date	Jun 5, 2019
Publication date	Jan 25, 2022
Grant date	Jan 25, 2022

Abstract

A reservoir tank with an integrated ejector, includes: a tank body having a space in which a coolant and a gas are contained; and an ejector integrally coupled to the tank body, wherein the ejector is configured to cool the gas produced from a gas source using the coolant contained in the tank body before the gas flows into the tank body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A reservoir tank, the pressurized reservoir tank comprising:
a tank body having a space for accommodating a coolant and gas; and
an ejector integrally coupled to the tank body,
wherein the ejector is configured to be fluidly connected to a gas source, and configured to spray gas produced from the gas source into the space of the tank body,
wherein the ejector includes a first passage, a second passage straightly connected to the first passage, a nozzle located between the first passage and the second passage, and a third passage connected to the second passage,
wherein the first passage is configured to be fluidly connected to the gas source,
wherein the third passage is configured to fluidly connecting the tank body to the second passage,
wherein the ejector includes an ejector body and an intake tube extending from the ejector body,
wherein the first passage, the second passage, and the nozzle extend within the ejector body in an axial direction of the ejector body, and
wherein the third passage extends within the intake tube in an axial direction of the intake tube.

2. The reservoir tank according to claim 1 , wherein the tank body includes an upper tank body and a lower tank body,
wherein the upper tank body has an upper space, and the lower tank body has a lower space.

3. The reservoir tank according to claim 2 , wherein the intake tube has an inlet at a bottom end thereof, and
wherein the inlet of the intake tube is located in the lower space of the lower tank body.

4. The reservoir tank according to claim 3 , wherein the ejector further includes a guide tube extending from the ejector body toward the lower tank body, and
wherein the guide tube has a guide passage directly communicating with the second passage.

5. The reservoir tank according to claim 4 , wherein the guide tube has an outlet at a bottom end thereof, and
wherein the outlet of the guide tube is located in the lower space of the lower tank body.

6. The reservoir tank according to claim 5 , wherein the lower tank body includes a cylindrical inner wall surrounding the outlet of the guide tube.

7. The reservoir tank according to claim 2 , wherein the lower tank body has a return-side nipple discharging the coolant, and
wherein the return-side nipple has an inlet located in the lower space and an outlet located outside the lower tank body.

8. The reservoir tank according to claim 7 , wherein the upper tank body has an upper partition surrounding the intake tube, and
wherein the upper partition has at least one upper opening.

9. The reservoir tank according to claim 7 , wherein the lower tank body has a lower partition surrounding an outlet of the intake tube and the inlet of the return-side nipple, and
wherein the lower partition has at least one lower opening.

10. The reservoir tank according to claim 1 , wherein the ejector body further includes an insert tube inserted into an inner surface thereof, and
wherein the insert tube comprises a heat resistant material.

11. A reservoir tank, the pressurized reservoir tank comprising:
a tank body having a space for accommodating a coolant and gas; and
an ejector integrally coupled to the tank body,
wherein the ejector is configured to cool gas produced from a gas source using the coolant contained in the tank body before gas flows into the tank body,
wherein the ejector includes a first passage, a second passage straightly connected to the first passage, a nozzle located between the first passage and the second passage, and a third passage connected to the second passage,
wherein the first passage is configured to be fluidly connected to the gas source,
wherein the third passage is configured to fluidly connecting the tank body to the second passage,
wherein the ejector includes an ejector body and an intake tube extending from the ejector body,
wherein the first passage, the second passage, and the nozzle extend within the ejector body in an axial direction of the ejector body, and
wherein the third passage extends within the intake tube in an axial direction of the intake tube.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Jeong Seong Bin

Classifications

• F01P11/02 Primary

  Liquid-coolant {filling}, overflow, venting, or draining devices (automatic draining during freezing conditions F01P11/20) · CPC title

• F01P11/0285

  Venting devices · CPC title

• F04F5/46

  Arrangements of nozzles · CPC title

• F01P11/028

  Deaeration devices · CPC title

• F01P11/029 Primary

  Expansion reservoirs · CPC title