Engine system having coolant control valve

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9523307-B2
Application number	US-201414548618-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 20, 2014
Priority date	Sep 22, 2014
Publication date	Dec 20, 2016
Grant date	Dec 20, 2016

Abstract

An engine system may include a first cylindrical valve in which a first outlet is formed from an interior surface to an exterior surface thereof and a second cylindrical valve inserted into the first cylindrical valve, an exterior circumference thereof sliding on the interior circumference of the first cylindrical valve, wherein a second outlet is formed to the second cylindrical valve corresponding to the first outlet, and the second cylindrical valve is separately rotatable in the first cylindrical valve, a drive portion that is engaged to the first cylindrical valve and the second cylindrical valve and disposed to respectively rotate the first cylindrical valve and the second cylindrical valve, and a control portion that controls the drive portion depending on a driving condition such that an overlapped area of the first outlet and the second outlet is controlled and coolant flowing the overlapped area is controlled.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An engine system having a coolant control valve, comprising:
a first cylindrical valve in which a first outlet is formed from an interior surface to an exterior surface thereof, wherein the first cylindrical valve is rotatably disposed along a length direction central axis;
a second cylindrical valve that is inserted into the first cylindrical valve, an exterior circumference thereof sliding on the interior circumference of the first cylindrical valve, wherein a second outlet is formed on the second cylindrical valve corresponding to the first outlet of the first cylindrical valve, and the second cylindrical valve is separately rotatable in the first cylindrical valve;
a drive portion that is engaged to the first cylindrical valve and the second cylindrical valve and disposed to respectively rotate the first cylindrical valve and the second cylindrical valve; and
a control portion that controls the drive portion depending on a driving condition such that an overlapped area of the first outlet and the second outlet is controlled and coolant flowing through the overlapped area is controlled.

2. The engine system having the coolant control valve of claim 1 , wherein the drive portion includes:
a motor;
a first drive gear that is connected to the motor;
a first driven gear that is engaged to the first drive gear to rotate the first cylindrical valve;
a second drive gear that is connected to the motor; and
a second driven gear that is engaged to the second drive gear to rotate the second cylindrical valve.

3. The engine system having the coolant control valve of claim 2 , wherein the first drive gear and the second drive gear are directly connected to the motor.

4. The engine system having the coolant control valve of claim 2 , wherein the first drive gear is directly connected to the motor and the second drive gear is connected to the second drive gear through a gear box that has a gear ratio or transforms a rotating direction.

5. The engine system having the coolant control valve of claim 2 , wherein the motor includes a first motor corresponding to the first drive gear, and a second motor corresponding to the second drive gear.

6. The engine system having the coolant control valve of claim 2 , wherein the first driven gear is formed on an exterior circumference of one end of the first cylindrical valve, and the second driven gear is formed on an exterior circumference of another end of the second cylindrical valve.

7. The engine system having the coolant control valve of claim 1 , wherein the first outlet has a first output, a second output, a third output, and a fourth output, and
the second outlet has a fifth output, a sixth output, a seventh output, and an eighth output, and the first and fifth outputs supply a radiator with coolant, the second and sixth outputs supply an EGR cooler with coolant, the third and seventh outputs supply a heater core with coolant, and the fourth and eighth outputs supply an oil cooler with coolant.

8. The engine system having the coolant control valve of claim 1 , wherein coolant is supplied to a central hollow portion of the first cylindrical valve and the second cylindrical valve, and the coolant is supplied from a cylinder head of an engine.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Hyojo

Classifications

• F01P7/14 Primary

  the coolant being liquid · CPC title

• F01P7/167

  by adjusting the pre-set temperature according to engine parameters, e.g. engine load, engine speed · CPC title

• F01P3/02

  Arrangements for cooling cylinders or cylinder heads · CPC title

• F01P3/12

  Arrangements for cooling other engine or machine parts · CPC title

• F01P7/165 Primary

  characterised by systems with two or more loops · CPC title