Heat management system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11766915-B2
Application number	US-202017616048-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 3, 2020
Priority date	Jun 3, 2019
Publication date	Sep 26, 2023
Grant date	Sep 26, 2023

Abstract

A heat management system includes a reservoir tank which stores a coolant and can replenish, with the coolant, a coolant line connected to the reservoir tank; a flow path transition valve which is connected to the downstream side, according to the flow direction of the coolant, of the reservoir tank and can control the flow direction of the coolant; and a coolant circulation pump which is connected to the downstream side, according to the flow direction of the coolant, of the flow path transition valve and pumps the coolant along the coolant line, wherein, through the layout structure of the reservoir tank, flow path transition valve, and coolant circulation pump, the distance between parts constituting a coolant system of a vehicle is minimized, and the overall flow of the coolant is formed in the direction of gravity, and, thereby, a pressure drop of the coolant can be reduced.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A heat management system comprising:
a reservoir tank storing a coolant and replenishing a coolant line connected thereto with the coolant;
a flow path switching valve connected to a downstream side of the reservoir tank in a flow direction of the coolant and controlling the flow direction of the coolant;
a coolant circulation pump connected to a downstream side of the flow path switching valve in the flow direction of the coolant and pumping the coolant along the coolant line,
a first connection member connecting the coolant outlet of the reservoir tank and the coolant inlet of the flow path switching valve to each other; and
a second connection member connecting the one coolant outlet of the flow path switching valve and the coolant inlet of the coolant circulation pump to each other,
wherein each of the flow path switching valve and the coolant circulation pump is disposed below the reservoir tank in a height direction and is coupled to the reservoir tank,
wherein the flow path switching valve has one coolant inlet through which the coolant is introduced and two or more coolant outlets through which the coolant is discharged, and
a coolant outlet of the reservoir tank and a coolant inlet of the flow path switching valve are disposed adjacent to each other on the same line, and one coolant outlet of the flow path switching valve and a coolant inlet of the coolant circulation pump are disposed adjacent to each other on the same line.

2. The heat management system of claim 1 , wherein
a coolant outlet of the reservoir tank and a coolant inlet of the flow path switching valve are disposed adjacent to each other on the same line.

3. The heat management system of claim 1 , wherein
the flow path switching valve and the coolant circulation pump are disposed at heights corresponding to each other in the height direction, the flow path switching valve is disposed on a coolant inlet side of the coolant circulation pump, and a coolant outlet of the flow path switching valve and a coolant inlet of the coolant circulation pump are disposed adjacent to each other on the same line.

4. The heat management system of claim 1 , wherein
a coolant inlet of the reservoir tank is formed at an upper side of the reservoir tank in the height direction, and a coolant outlet of the reservoir tank is formed at a lower side of the reservoir tank in the height direction.

5. The heat management system of claim 1 , wherein
a coolant outlet of the coolant circulation pump is formed toward a lower side in the height direction.

6. The heat management system of claim 1 , wherein
the reservoir tank has a first fixing part and a second fixing part formed at one side thereof in a width direction, the first fixing part being coupled to the flow path switching valve and the second fixing part being coupled to the coolant circulation pump, and
the first fixing part and the second fixing part are formed on the same side surface of the reservoir tank.

7. The heat management system of claim 6 , further comprising
a third fastening bracket coupled to the second fixing part of the reservoir tank,
wherein the coolant circulation pump is disposed and fixed between the second fixing part and the third fastening bracket.

8. The heat management system of claim 1 , wherein
the reservoir tank has a protrusion part formed downward from a lower surface of a body in which the coolant is stored and communicating with the body to accommodate the coolant, and has a coolant outlet formed from the protrusion part in a width direction, and
the flow path switching valve is disposed at a height corresponding to the protrusion part of the reservoir tank.

9. The heat management system of claim 1 , further comprising
a first fastening bracket and a second fastening bracket formed to extend from both sides of the reservoir tank in a length direction and fixing the reservoir tank to a vehicle body.

10. The heat management system of claim 1 , wherein
the reservoir tank is connected to a downstream side of a radiator in the flow direction of the coolant.

11. The heat management system of claim 1 , wherein
the other coolant outlet of the flow path switching valve is connected to an upstream side of a battery side in the flow direction of the coolant.

12. The heat management system of claim 1 , wherein
a coolant outlet of the coolant circulation pump is connected to one or more of a water-cooled condenser, a heater core, and an electronic component.

13. A heat management system comprising:
a reservoir tank storing a coolant and replenishing a coolant line connected thereto with the coolant;
a flow path switching valve connected to a downstream side of the reservoir tank in a flow direction of the coolant and controlling the flow direction of the coolant; and
a coolant circulation pump connected to a downstream side of the flow path switching valve in the flow direction of the coolant and pumping the coolant along the coolant line,
wherein each of the flow path switching valve and the coolant circulation pump is disposed below the reservoir tank in a height direction and is coupled to the reservoir tank,
wherein the reservoir tank has a first fixing part and a second fixing part formed at one side thereof in a width direction, the first fixing part being coupled to the flow path switching valve and the second fixing part being coupled to the coolant circulation pump, and
the first fixing part and the second fixing part are formed on the same side surface of the reservoir tank.

14. A heat management system comprising:
a reservoir tank storing a coolant and replenishing a coolant line connected thereto with the coolant;
a flow path switching valve connected to a downstream side of the reservoir tank in a flow direction of the coolant and controlling the flow direction of the coolant; and
a coolant circulation pump connected to a downstream side of the flow path switching valve in the flow direction of the coolant and pumping the coolant along the coolant line,
wherein each of the flow path switching valve and the coolant circulation pump is disposed below the reservoir tank in a height direction and is coupled to the reservoir tank,
wherein the reservoir tank has a protrusion part formed downward from a lower surface of a body in which the coolant is stored and communicating with the body to accommodate the coolant, and has a coolant outlet formed from the protrusion part in a width direction, and
the flow path switching valve is disposed at a height corresponding to the protrusion part of the reservoir tank.

15. A heat management system comprising:
a reservoir tank storing a coolant and replenishing a coolant line connected thereto with the coolant;
a flow path switching valve connected to a downstream side of the reservoir tank in a flow direction of the coolant and controlling the flow direction of the coolant;
a coolant circulation pump connected to a downstream side of the flow path switching valve in the flow direction of the coolant and pumping the coolant along the coolant line, and
a first fastening bracket and a second fastening bracket formed to extend from both sides of the reservoir tank in a length direction and fixing the reservoir tank to a vehicle body,
wherein each of the flow path switching valve and the coolant circulation pump is disposed below the reservoir tank in a height direction and is coupled to the reservoir tank.

Assignees

• Hanon Systems

Inventors

• Hwang In-Guk
• Kim Seong Hun
• Lee Hae-Jun

Classifications

• Y02E60/10

  Energy storage using batteries · CPC title

• B60H1/00385 Primary

  for vehicles having an electrical drive, e.g. hybrid or fuel cell · CPC title

• B60H1/00278 Primary

  for the battery · CPC title

• F01P5/10

  Pumping liquid coolant; Arrangements of coolant pumps · CPC title

• F01P7/14

  the coolant being liquid · CPC title