Sensor and heat exchanger

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12345548-B2
Application number	US-202117566043-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 30, 2021
Priority date	Aug 29, 2019
Publication date	Jul 1, 2025
Grant date	Jul 1, 2025

Abstract

A sensor includes a housing, a circuit board, and a sensor chip fixed on the circuit board. The housing defines a receiving cavity and a first channel extending through the housing. The first channel communicates with the receiving cavity and an outside of the sensor. The circuit board is at least partially received in the receiving cavity. At least a part of the circuit board is bonded and fixed to the housing by a thermal conductive glue. The sensor chip is adapted for sensing at least one of a humidity signal and a temperature signal of an environment in the receiving cavity. As a result, the monitoring accuracy is relatively improved.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A sensor, comprising: a housing, a circuit board, and a sensor chip fixed on the circuit board;
wherein a material of the housing is metal, the housing defines a receiving cavity and a first channel extending through the housing, and the first channel is in fluid communication with the receiving cavity and an outside of the sensor;
wherein the circuit board is at least partially received in the receiving cavity, and at least a part of the circuit board is bonded and fixed to the housing by a thermal conductive glue; and
wherein the sensor chip is adapted for sensing at least one of a humidity signal and a temperature signal of an environment in the receiving cavity;
the housing comprises a top wall, a bottom wall, a side wall and a second channel extending through the housing; the side wall is provided on an outer peripheral side of the receiving cavity; the side wall connects the top wall and the bottom wall; at least a part of the bottom wall forms as a concave wall, a center of the concave wall is recessed inwardly relative to an edge of the concave wall toward the top wall, and the second channel is closer to the side wall than the center of the concave wall.

2. The sensor according to claim 1 , wherein the material of the housing includes at least one of aluminum, stainless steel and copper; a material of the thermal conductive glue includes at least one of aluminum nitride, boron nitride, silicon nitride, aluminum oxide, magnesium oxide and silicon oxide; and a material of the circuit board includes aluminum nitride and/or aluminum oxide.

3. The sensor according to claim 2 , wherein the housing defines a first opening and a second opening, the second channel is formed between the first opening and the second opening, and the second channel is adapted for discharging liquid water out of the housing; and
wherein the first opening is closer to the receiving cavity than the second opening, and the second opening and the circuit board are located on opposite sides of the first opening, respectively.

4. The sensor according to claim 3 ,
wherein the circuit board is fixed to the side wall or to the top wall by the thermal conductive glue, the second channel is provided extending through the bottom wall or the side wall, and the first channel is provided extending through the side wall or the top wall.

5. The sensor according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor further defines a third channel, the third channel is capable of being used for a wire to enter and exit, the third channel is provided extending through the side wall or the top wall, and each of the third channel and the first channel is provided at different positions of the side wall of the housing.

6. The sensor according to claim 1 , wherein the second channel is one or more of a through hole, a slit or a gap.

7. The sensor according to claim 1 , wherein the bottom wall includes an inclined wall and a matching portion, the inclined wall is inclinedly arranged in a direction away from the top wall with respect to a wall thickness direction of the side wall; the matching portion protrudes from an end of the inclined wall in a direction away from the top wall; and the second channel is provided extending through the matching portion.

8. The sensor according to claim 7 , wherein at least a part of the inclined wall is connected to a lower end of the side wall, and the second channel is a circular through hole extending through the matching portion.

9. The sensor according to claim 1 , wherein the bottom wall comprises an inner surface, an included angle between the inner surface and a wall thickness direction of the side wall is recorded as a first included angle, and the first included angle is greater than or equal to 0° and less than 90°.

10. The sensor according to claim 1 , wherein at least a part of the inner surface of the housing is coated with a hydrophilic coating or a hydrophobic coating.

11. The sensor according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor chip is an integrated chip integrating a humidity detection function and a temperature detection function.

12. The sensor according to claim 1 , wherein the housing of the sensor is further provided with a stab portion extending from the side wall to a side away from the receiving cavity, and a plurality of saw-tooth portions are provided on an outer periphery of the stab portion.

13. A heat exchanger, wherein the heat exchanger comprises a sensor according to claim 1 , the heat exchanger includes at least one collecting pipe, a plurality of heat exchange tubes and at least one fin, each one of the plurality of heat exchange tubes is fixed to the collecting pipe, an inner channel of each one of the plurality of heat exchange tubes is in fluid communication with an inner cavity of the collecting pipe, the fin is located between two adjacent heat exchange tubes; and
wherein the sensor is fixed to the fin, and the housing of the sensor is in contact with at least a part of at least one of a surface of the fin and a surface of the heat exchange tube.

14. The heat exchanger according to claim 13 , wherein the heat exchanger includes a first collecting pipe and a second collecting pipe, the heat exchange tube includes a first end and a second end located at opposite ends of the heat exchange tube in a length direction, the first end is connected to the first collecting pipe, the second end is connected to the second collecting pipe, the inner channel of each one of the plurality of heat exchange tubes is in fluid communication with an inner cavity of the first collecting pipe and an inner cavity of the second collecting pipe; and
wherein in the length direction of the heat exchange tube, one of the first collecting pipe and the second collecting pipe is closer to the sensor than the other of the first collecting pipe and the second collecting pipe.

15. A sensor, comprising:
a housing defining a receiving cavity, a first channel and a second channel, the first channel being in fluid communication with the receiving cavity, the first channel being adapted for air entering in the receiving cavity or leaving from the receiving cavity, the second channel being in fluid communication with the receiving cavity, and the second channel being adapted for discharging liquid water out of the housing;
a circuit board being at least partially received in the receiving cavity, the circuit board being fixed to the housing, the circuit board being disposed above the second channel in a top-to-bottom direction; and
a sensor chip being fixed on the circuit board, the sensor chip being adapted for sensing at least one of a humidity signal and a temperature signal of an environment in the receiving cavity;
wherein each of the first channel and the second channel is provided at different positions of the housing, and the second channel is closer to a bottom of the sensor than the first channel in the top-to-bottom direction;
a material of the housing is metal;
at least a part of the circuit board is bonded and fixed to the housing through a thermal conductive glue;
the housing further comprises a top wall, a bottom wall, a side wall and a second channel extending through the housing; the side wall is provided on an outer peripheral side of the receiving cavity; the side wall connects the top wall and the bottom wall; at least a part of the bottom wall forms as a concave wall, a center of the concave wall is recessed inwardly relative to an edge of the concave wall toward the top wall, and the second channel is closer to the side wall than the center of the concave wall.

16. The sensor accordin

Assignees

• Hangzhou Sanhua Res Inst Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wan Xia
• Lu Xinkai
• Rao Huanhuan
• Huang Longzhong
• Huang Linjie

Classifications

• G01D11/30

  Supports specially adapted for an instrument; Supports specially adapted for a set of instruments · CPC title

• F28F27/00

  Control arrangements or safety devices specially adapted for heat-exchange or heat-transfer apparatus (control arrangements in general G05) · CPC title

• F28D1/05366

  Assemblies of conduits connected to common headers, e.g. core type radiators · CPC title

• G01D11/245 Primary

  Housings for sensors · CPC title

• F28F19/006 Primary

  Preventing deposits of ice · CPC title