Manifold for heat exchanger and heat exchanger

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12546544-B2
Application number	US-202318541912-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 15, 2023
Priority date	Dec 20, 2022
Publication date	Feb 10, 2026
Grant date	Feb 10, 2026

Abstract

A manifold for a heat exchanger and a heat exchanger wherein the manifold includes: a pipe having an end portion; an end cover disposed at the end portion of the pipe and closing the end portion of the pipe to define an inner cavity in the pipe; and a discharge passage including: a first end opening into the inner cavity of the pipe, and a second end located at or adjacent to an end of the manifold and positioned at an outer peripheral surface of the manifold. The first end of the discharge passage is located on a side of the end cover facing the inner cavity of the pipe. According to embodiments of the disclosure, the stacking mounting of the heat exchangers in the axial direction of the manifold and the mounting of the heat exchanger with the end cover of the manifold contacting the ground can be achieved.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A manifold for a heat exchanger, the manifold comprising:
a pipe having an end portion; an end cover disposed at the end portion of the pipe and closing the end portion of the pipe to define an inner cavity in the pipe; and a discharge passage comprising: a first end opening into the inner cavity of the pipe, and a second end located at or adjacent to an end of the manifold and positioned at a radial outer peripheral surface of the manifold, the first end of the discharge passage being located on a side of the end cover facing the inner cavity of the pipe.

2 . The manifold for the heat exchanger according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a seal detachably connected to the second end of the discharge passage to seal the second end of the discharge passage.

3 . The manifold for the heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein
the discharge passage has a substantially L-shaped shape.

4 . The manifold for the heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein
the second end of the discharge passage is located at or adjacent to the end portion of the pipe and positioned at an outer peripheral surface of the pipe; or the second end of the discharge passage is located at an outer peripheral surface of the end cover or a surface of a portion of the end cover exposing from an opening in a pipe wall of the pipe.

5 . The manifold for the heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein
the end cover comprises: a first tubular portion inserted in the end portion of the pipe; and an end plate closing an end of the first tubular portion facing the inner cavity of the pipe, the end plate has a through hole, and the discharge passage comprises a discharge passage tube of which a first end is inserted in the through hole of the end plate.

6 . The manifold for the heat exchanger according to claim 5 , wherein
the first tubular portion has a first tubular portion wall and an opening passing through the first tubular portion wall, the pipe has a pipe wall and an opening passing through the pipe wall at the end portion of the pipe and substantially aligning with the opening of the first tubular portion, and a second end of the discharge passage tube is inserted in the opening of the first tubular portion and the opening of the pipe.

7 . The manifold for the heat exchanger according to claim 6 , wherein
the opening of the first tubular portion is a through hole or a notch, and the opening of the pipe is a through hole or a notch.

8 . The manifold for the heat exchanger according to claim 5 , wherein
the end cover further comprises: a second tubular portion connected with the first tubular portion; and a step portion formed between the first tubular portion and the second tubular portion and abutting against an end face of the end portion of the pipe.

9 . The manifold for the heat exchanger according to claim 8 , wherein
the second tubular portion has a second tubular portion wall and an opening passing through the second tubular portion wall, and the second end of the discharge passage tube is inserted in the opening of the second tubular portion.

10 . The manifold for the heat exchanger according to claim 9 , wherein
the opening of the second tubular portion is a through hole or a notch.

11 . The manifold for the heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein
the end cover comprises: a first tubular portion inserted in the end portion of the pipe; and an end plate closing an end of the first tubular portion facing the inner cavity of the pipe; and the first tubular portion has a first tubular portion wall and a groove formed on an outer peripheral surface of the first tubular portion wall, the pipe has a pipe wall and a through hole passing through the pipe wall at the end portion of the pipe and substantially aligning with the groove of the first tubular portion; and the discharge passage comprises: a passage portion formed by the groove of the first tubular portion and an inner peripheral surface of the end portion of the pipe; and the through hole of the pipe.

12 . The manifold for the heat exchanger according to claim 11 , wherein
the end cover further comprises: a second tubular portion connected with the first tubular portion; and a step portion formed between the first tubular portion and the second tubular portion and abutting against an end face of the end portion of the pipe.

13 . The manifold for the heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein
the end cover comprises a first portion inserted in the end portion of the pipe; and the discharge passage comprises an end cover passage formed in the first portion of the end cover.

14 . The manifold for the heat exchanger according to claim 13 , wherein
the discharge passage further comprises a through hole passing through a pipe wall of the pipe at the end portion of the pipe and being in fluid communication with the end cover passage.

15 . The manifold for the heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein
the end cover comprises: a first portion inserted in the end portion of the pipe; and a protrusion protruding from an outer peripheral surface of the first portion on a side of the first portion away from the inner cavity of the pipe, the discharge passage is formed in the first portion of the end cover and the protrusion, the second end of the discharge passage is located in the protrusion, the pipe has a pipe wall and a notch passing through the pipe wall at the end portion of the pipe, and the protrusion is located in the notch.

16 . The manifold for the heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein
the end cover comprises: a first portion inserted in the end portion of the pipe; and a second portion connected with the first portion; and a step portion formed between the first portion and the second portion and abutting against an end face of the end portion of the pipe; and the discharge passage is formed in the first portion and the second portion of the end cover, and the second end of the discharge passage is located in the second portion.

17 . The manifold for the heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein
at least a portion of the discharge passage is located in the end cover.

18 . The manifold for the heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein
the second end of the discharge passage is spaced apart from an end face of the end of the manifold.

19 . The manifold for the heat exchanger according to claim 5 , wherein
the discharge passage tube is a capillary tube.

20 . A heat exchanger comprising:
a heat exchange tube; and the manifold according to claim 1 , wherein an end of the heat exchange tube is connected and fluidly communicated with the manifold.

Assignees

• Danfoss As

Inventors

• Xu Jiaqi
• Liu Yubao
• Yuan Jing
• Jin Huan

Classifications

• F28F9/0243

  Header boxes having a circular cross-section · CPC title

• F28F2265/22

  for draining · CPC title

• F28F2220/00

  Closure means, e.g. end caps on header boxes or plugs on conduits · CPC title

• F28F2265/18

  for removing contaminants, e.g. for degassing · CPC title

• F28F1/126

  consisting of zig-zag shaped fins (F28F1/105 takes precedence) · CPC title