Ejector nozzle and ejector including same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11824235-B2
Application number	US-202016984507-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 4, 2020
Priority date	Dec 16, 2019
Publication date	Nov 21, 2023
Grant date	Nov 21, 2023

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an ejector nozzle and an ejector including the same. The ejector nozzle includes a first tube having a first flow path into which a fluid is introduced, and a second tube provided outside the first tube and having an inner diameter larger than an inner diameter of the first tube, the second tube defining a second flow path between the first tube and the second tube, in which the first tube further includes a communication port that penetrates the first tube to allow the first flow path to communicate with the second flow path and is openably and closably provided, and in which when the communication port is opened, a part of the fluid flowing in the first flow path is allowed to flow along the second flow path.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An ejector nozzle comprising:
a first tube having a first flow path into which a fluid is introduced;
a second tube provided outside the first tube and having an inner diameter larger than an inner diameter of the first tube, the second tube defining a second flow path between the first tube and the second tube, wherein the first tube further comprises a communication port that penetrates the first tube to allow the first flow path to communicate with the second flow path and is openable and closable;
an opening/closing member provided in the first tube and configured to rotate toward the second tube to open or close the communication port; and
an elastic member arranged between the first tube and the second tube and configured to elastically deform based on a flow rate of the fluid introduced into the first flow path to allow the opening/closing member to open or close the communication port,
wherein when the communication port is opened, a part of the fluid flowing in the first flow path is allowed to flow along the second flow path, and
wherein one end of the elastic member is fixed to an inner surface of the second tube, and an opposite end of the elastic member is fixed to the opening/closing member in the first tube.

2. The ejector nozzle of claim 1 , wherein the first tube further comprises a first body part penetrated by the communication port, and the opening/closing member is hingedly coupled to the first body part so as to open or close the communication port.

3. The ejector nozzle of claim 2 , wherein when a flow rate of the fluid introduced into the first flow path is within a reference range, the elastic member elastically supports the opening/closing member to allow the opening/closing member to close the communication port, and
wherein when a flow rate of the fluid introduced into the first flow path exceeds the reference range, the elastic member is elastically deformed by a pressure of the introduced fluid to allow the opening/closing member to open the communication port.

4. The ejector nozzle of claim 2 , wherein the first tube further comprises a first discharge port provided at one side tip of the first body part so that the fluid is discharged from the first discharge port,
wherein the second tube further comprises:
a second body part having the second flow path formed therein; and
a second discharge port provided at one tip of the second body part so that the fluid is discharged from the second discharge port, and

wherein a diameter of the second discharge port is larger than a diameter of the first discharge port.

5. An ejector nozzle comprising:
a first tube having a first flow path into which a fluid is introduced;
a second tube provided outside the first tube and having an inner diameter larger than an inner diameter of the first tube, the second tube defining a second flow path between the first tube and the second tube, wherein the first tube further comprises a communication port that penetrates the first tube to allow the first flow path to communicate with the second flow path and is openable and closable;
an opening/closing member configured to open or close the communication port; and
an elastic member arranged between the first tube and the second tube and configured to elastically deform based on a flow rate of the fluid introduced into the first flow path to allow the opening/closing member to open or close the communication port,
wherein when the communication port is opened, a part of the fluid flowing in the first flow path is allowed to flow along the second flow path,
wherein the first tube further comprises:
a first body part penetrated by the communication port; and
a first discharge port provided at one side tip of the first body part so that the fluid is discharged from the first discharge port, the first discharge port having a smaller diameter in a direction downstream of the first body part, and

wherein the second tube further comprises:
a second body part having the second flow path formed therein; and
a second discharge port provided at one tip of the second body part so that the fluid is discharged from the second discharge port, the second discharge port having a smaller diameter in a direction downstream of the second body part.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Park In Tae
• Kim Hak Yoon
• Ban Hyeon Seok

Classifications

• H01M8/04097 Primary

  with recycling of the reactants (H01M8/04119, H01M8/04104 take precedence) · CPC title

• F02C3/32

  Inducing air flow by fluid jet, e.g. ejector action · CPC title

• F04F5/16

  displacing elastic fluids · CPC title

• F04F5/461 Primary

  Adjustable nozzles · CPC title

• H01M8/04753

  of fuel cell reactants · CPC title