Tank used in engine cooling system, engine cooling system, and work machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11428148-B2
Application number	US-201917296536-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 20, 2019
Priority date	Nov 22, 2018
Publication date	Aug 30, 2022
Grant date	Aug 30, 2022

Abstract

The invention relates to a tank used in an engine cooling system, the engine cooling system, and a work machine. The tank includes a housing and a partition which dividing the housing into an exhaust tank and an expansion tank which are sealed from each other. The exhaust tank includes a first connecting pipe and a second connecting pipe, the first connecting pipe being adapted to be fluidly connected to an engine cylinder jacket of the engine cooling system to introduce coolant into the exhaust tank, and the second connecting pipe being adapted to be fluidly connected to a heat exchanger of the engine cooling system to discharge the coolant into the heat exchanger. The expansion tank includes a third connecting pipe adapted to be fluidly connected to the engine cooling system. The tank further includes a guiding tube having a first end in communication with the exhaust tank, and a second end arranged in the expansion tank, so that gas contained in the coolant flowing through the exhaust tank is exported into the expansion tank through the guiding tube. The exhaust tank enables the gas in the coolant to be separated before entering the heat exchanger, and the thermal stress impact to the heat exchanger is reduced.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A tank for an engine cooling system, comprising:
a housing;
a partition dividing the housing into an exhaust tank and an expansion tank sealed from each other, wherein the exhaust tank comprises:
a first connecting pipe adapted to be fluidly connected to an engine cylinder jacket of the engine cooling system to introduce a coolant into the exhaust tank,
a second connecting pipe adapted to be fluidly connected to a heat exchanger of the engine cooling system to discharge the coolant into the heat exchanger, and
a bottom wall having a protrusion that protrudes toward an inner side of the exhaust tank, wherein the protrusion comprises:
two side walls extending from the bottom wall toward the inner side of the exhaust tank; and
a top wall connecting the two side walls;

wherein the expansion tank comprises a third connecting pipe adapted to be fluidly connected to the engine cooling system;
the tank further comprising:
a guiding tube that has a first end in communication with the exhaust tank and a second end arranged in the expansion tank, so that gas contained in the coolant flowing through the exhaust tank is guided into the expansion tank through the guiding tube; and
at least one auxiliary cooling pipe disposed outside the housing, each auxiliary cooling pipe having two ends that are respectively disposed on the two side walls and open into the exhaust tank.

2. The tank according to claim 1 , wherein
the partition is an L-shaped plate with a horizontal arm connected to a side wall of the housing and a vertical arm connected to a bottom wall of the housing.

3. The tank according to claim 2 , wherein
a gas outlet is formed in the horizontal arm, and the first end of the guiding tube is connected to the horizontal arm and communicated with the gas outlet.

4. The tank according to claim 1 , wherein
the first connecting pipe is disposed on a side wall of the housing, and the second connecting pipe is disposed on a bottom wall of the housing.

5. The tank according to claim 1 , further comprising:
at least one reinforcing support each supporting between two opposed walls of the housing.

6. An engine cooling system, comprising:
an engine cylinder jacket;
a pump for pumping coolant through the engine cylinder jacket;
the tank according to claim 1 ; and
a heat exchanger,
wherein the pump circulates the coolant through the engine cylinder jacket, the tank and the heat exchanger.

7. A work machine, comprising the engine cooling system according to claim 6 .

8. An exhaust tank for an engine cooling system, comprising:
a casing through which coolant flows;
a first connecting pipe disposed on the casing and adapted to be fluidly connected to an engine cylinder jacket of the engine cooling system to introduce the coolant into the exhaust tank;
a second connecting pipe disposed on the casing and adapted to be fluidly connected to a heat exchanger of the engine cooling system to discharge the coolant into the heat exchanger;
a guiding tube that has a first end in communication with the exhaust tank and a second end adapted to be connected to an expansion tank of the engine cooling system, so that gas contained in the coolant flowing through the exhaust tank is guided into the expansion tank through the guiding tube;
a bottom wall having a protrusion that protrudes toward an inner side of the exhaust tank, wherein the protrusion comprises:
two side walls extending from the bottom wall toward the inner side of the exhaust tank; and
a top wall connecting the two side walls; and

at least one auxiliary cooling pipe disposed outside the casing, each auxiliary cooling pipe having two ends that are respectively disposed on the two side walls and open into the exhaust tank.

9. An engine cooling system, comprising:
an engine cylinder jacket;
a pump for pumping coolant through the engine cylinder jacket;
an exhaust tank according to claim 8 ;
an expansion tank fluidly connected to the engine cooling system; and
a heat exchanger,
wherein the pump circulates the coolant through the engine cylinder jacket, the exhaust tank and the heat exchanger.

10. The engine cooling system according to claim 9 , wherein
the exhaust tank and the expansion tank are separate components.

11. The engine cooling system according to claim 9 , wherein
the exhaust tank is integrated with the expansion tank.

12. A tank for an engine cooling system, comprising:
a housing;
a partition dividing the housing into an exhaust tank and an expansion tank sealed from each other, the partition an L-shaped plate with a horizontal arm connected to a side wall of the housing and a vertical arm connected to a bottom wall of the housing, wherein the exhaust tank comprises:
a first connecting pipe adapted to be fluidly connected to an engine cylinder jacket of the engine cooling system to introduce a coolant into the exhaust tank, and
a second connecting pipe adapted to be fluidly connected to a heat exchanger of the engine cooling system to discharge the coolant into the heat exchanger,

wherein the expansion tank comprises a third connecting pipe adapted to be fluidly connected to the engine cooling system;
the tank further comprising:
a guiding tube that has a first end in communication with the exhaust tank and a second end arranged in the expansion tank, so that gas contained in the coolant flowing through the exhaust tank is guided into the expansion tank through the guiding tube.

13. A tank according to claim 12 , wherein a gas outlet is formed in the horizontal arm, and the first end of the guiding tube is connected to the horizontal arm and communicated with the gas outlet.

Assignees

• Caterpillar Sarl

Inventors

• Dong Li
• Tian Guoping
• Liu Gengxin
• Xu Kesheng

Classifications

• F01P11/028 Primary

  Deaeration devices · CPC title

• F01P11/029 Primary

  Expansion reservoirs · CPC title

• F01P5/10

  Pumping liquid coolant; Arrangements of coolant pumps · CPC title

• F01P11/04

  Arrangements of liquid pipes or hoses · CPC title

• F02F1/16

  Cylinder liners of wet type · CPC title