Integration component, temperature-control system, and motor vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12426219-B2
Application number	US-202117790793-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 1, 2021
Priority date	Apr 1, 2020
Publication date	Sep 23, 2025
Grant date	Sep 23, 2025

Abstract

An integration component for a temperature-control system of a motor vehicle, by which component a fluidic circuit is formed, has a finished part for conducting a coolant and at least one fluid element. The finished part has an outer housing; a cooling channel structure which is formed by a network of cavities within the outer housing and is intended for conducting the coolant; cooling channel connections for cooling channels of the cooling channel structure, which connections are formed in one piece with the outer housing and can be coupled to components of the temperature-control system; and at least one receiving portion for the at least one fluid element, wherein the at least one fluid element is located above the receiving portion in order to influence a flow of the coolant in at least one cooling channel of the cooling channel structure.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An integration component for a temperature-control system of a motor vehicle, wherein the integration component forms a fluidic circuit, the integration component comprising:
a finished part for conducting a coolant and a fluid element, wherein the finished part comprises:
an outer housing,
a cooling duct structure formed by a cavity network within the outer housing for conducting the coolant,
cooling duct connections for cooling ducts of the cooling duct structure which are formed in one piece with the outer housing and which are coupleable to components of the temperature-control system,
two temperature-control elements which are arranged on opposite side regions of the finished part, are fastened to the finished part, and are fluidically coupled via at least one cooling duct of the cooling duct structure, and
a receptacle for the fluid element,
wherein the receptacle is at least one of an opening in the outer housing or a depression in the outer housing,
wherein the fluid element is inserted into the receptacle and fastened to the receptacle,
wherein the fluid element is arranged in a cooling duct of the cooling duct structure via the receptacle for influencing a flow of the coolant,
wherein the finished part is located between the two temperature-control elements, and
wherein each of the two temperature-control elements has a coolant side and a refrigerant side, and the coolant sides of the two temperature-control elements are fluidically coupled via the cooling duct structure.

2. The integration component according to claim 1 , wherein the finished part is formed as a casting.

3. The integration component according to claim 1 , wherein the fluid element is formed as at least one of a valve or a pump.

4. The integration component according to claim 1 , wherein the two temperature-control elements are formed as a water-cooled condenser and a chiller.

5. The integration component according to claim 1 , wherein:
first cooling duct connections which are coupleable to components of the temperature-control system in a form of at least one of vehicle components, further temperature-control elements, or further fluid elements are arranged on a front side and a rear side of the finished part, and
second cooling duct connections which are coupled to the temperature-control elements are arranged on the side regions of the finished part.

6. A temperature-control system for a motor vehicle, the temperature-control system comprising:
at least two components, and
at least one integration component according to claim 1 ,
wherein the at least two components are fluidically coupled to the at least one integration component.

7. The temperature-control system according to claim 6 , wherein the at least two components comprise at least two of the following:
vehicle components in a form of at least one of a traction battery or an electric drive unit,
temperature-control elements in a form of at least one of an ambient cooling apparatus or a heating apparatus, and
further fluid elements in a form of at least one of a pump or a valve.

8. A motor vehicle comprising the temperature-control system according to claim 6 .

Assignees

• Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag

Inventors

• Artmeier Felix
• Eglseer Simon
• Lichtenberger Alexander
• Moser Markus
• Wettlaufer Bjoern

Classifications

• B60K2001/006

  the electric motors · CPC title

• B60K2001/005

  the electric storage means · CPC title

• B60K11/02 Primary

  with liquid cooling · CPC title

• B60K1/00

  Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units (B60K7/00 takes precedence; arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion B60K6/00) · CPC title

• B60H1/143

  the heat being derived from cooling an electric component, e.g. electric motors, electric circuits, fuel cells or batteries · CPC title