CN113970201A - Liquid storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

A liquid storage device is provided with a first orifice and a second orifice, and comprises a shell main body part, a first cover body part, a second cover body part and a first partition part, wherein the first cover body part is connected with one end of the shell main body part, the second cover body part is connected with the other end of the shell main body part, one side of the first partition part is connected with the inner wall of the shell main body part, and the other side of the first partition part is connected with the inner wall of the shell main body part; at least part of the outer surface of the shell main body part is planar; the liquid storage device is provided with a first cavity and a second cavity, the first cavity is positioned on one side of the first partition, the second cavity is positioned on the other side of the first partition, the first cavity and the second cavity are arranged in a row, the first cavity is communicated with the second cavity, the first orifice is communicated with the first cavity, and the second orifice is communicated with the second cavity; this is advantageous in improving the pressure resistance of the housing to reduce deformation of the housing.

Description

Liquid storage device

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of air conditioners, in particular to a liquid storage device.

Background

The liquid storage device is a component in an air conditioning system and mainly used for storing liquid media; the liquid storage device includes a housing having an inner cavity containing a working medium, and the housing may be deformed during use due to the pressure of the working medium, so that how to increase the pressure resistance of the housing to reduce the deformation of the housing is a technical problem to be considered.

Disclosure of Invention

An object of the present application is to provide a liquid storage device which is advantageous in improving pressure resistance of a housing to reduce deformation of the housing.

A liquid storage device having a first orifice which is an inlet of the liquid storage device and a second orifice which is an outlet of the liquid storage device, the liquid storage device comprising a housing main body portion, a first cover portion, a second cover portion and a first partition portion, the first cover portion being connected to one end of the housing main body portion, the second cover portion being connected to the other end of the housing main body portion, one side of the first partition portion being connected to an inner wall of the housing main body portion, the other side of the first partition portion being connected to the inner wall of the housing main body portion; at least part of the outer surface of the shell main body part is planar, the liquid storage device is provided with a first cavity and a second cavity, the first cavity is positioned on one side of the first partition, the second cavity is positioned on the other side of the first partition, the first cavity and the second cavity are arranged in a row, the first cavity is communicated with the second cavity, the first orifice is communicated with the first cavity, and the second orifice is communicated with the second cavity.

In the technical scheme of the application, one side of the first partition part is connected with the inner wall of the shell main body part, and the other side of the first partition part is connected with the inner wall of the shell main body part; the shell main body part is provided with a first cavity and a second cavity, the first cavity is positioned on one side of the first partition part, the second cavity is positioned on the other side of the first partition part, and the first cavity and the second cavity are arranged in a row; through the setting of above-mentioned first partition, be favorable to improving the mechanical strength of shell main part, and then be favorable to improving the resistance to pressure of shell main part to be favorable to reducing the deformation of casing.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a first embodiment of a liquid storage device according to the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic front view of the liquid storage device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view of the liquid storage device of FIG. 2 taken along the line A-A;

FIG. 4 is a schematic sectional view of the liquid storage device of FIG. 2 taken along the line B-B;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the main body portion of the housing of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of the first cap portion of FIG. 1 in one orientation;

FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view of the first cover portion of FIG. 1 in another orientation;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the second cap portion of FIG. 1 in one orientation;

FIG. 9 is a schematic perspective view of the second cap portion of FIG. 1 in another orientation;

FIG. 10 is a schematic sectional view showing a second embodiment of the liquid storage device of the present application;

FIG. 11 is a schematic perspective view of a third embodiment of a liquid storage device of the present application;

FIG. 12 is a front view schematically showing the reservoir assembly of FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a schematic sectional view of the liquid storage device of FIG. 12 taken along the line A-A;

FIG. 14 is a schematic perspective view of a fourth embodiment of a liquid storage device of the present application;

FIG. 15 is a front view schematically showing the reservoir assembly of FIG. 14;

FIG. 16 is a schematic sectional view of the liquid storage device of FIG. 15 taken along the line A-A;

FIG. 17 is an enlarged view of the portion A of FIG. 16;

FIG. 18 is a schematic sectional view showing a liquid storage device according to a fifth embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 19 is a schematic sectional view showing a liquid storage device according to a sixth embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 20 is a schematic perspective view of a seventh embodiment of a liquid storage device of the present application;

FIG. 21 is a front view schematically showing the reservoir assembly of FIG. 20;

FIG. 22 is a schematic sectional view of the liquid storage device of FIG. 21 taken along the line A-A;

FIG. 23 is a schematic sectional view of the liquid storage device of FIG. 21 taken along the line B-B;

fig. 24 is an enlarged schematic view of a portion a in fig. 23.

Detailed Description

The liquid storage device in the present application will be described in detail below; here, it should be noted that: for convenience of description, the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "top", "bottom" and the like in the following description of the liquid storage device according to the first to sixth embodiments are based on the state where the respective components of the liquid storage device, which is not sectioned, are placed at the positions shown in fig. 3; the terms "upper" and "lower" of the liquid storage device in the seventh embodiment are based on the state where the respective parts of the liquid storage device, which is not sectioned, are placed in the position shown in fig. 22; those skilled in the art will appreciate that the orientation features illustrated in the drawings are exemplary only and should not be considered limiting.

The liquid storage device in the present application has seven embodiments, and the structures of the seven embodiments of the liquid storage device in the present application will be described in detail below; for convenience of description of the liquid storage device of the seven embodiments, the liquid storage device of the first embodiment is labeled as a liquid storage device 100, the liquid storage device of the second embodiment is labeled as a liquid storage device 100a, the liquid storage device of the third embodiment is labeled as a liquid storage device 100b, the liquid storage device of the fourth embodiment is labeled as a liquid storage device 100c, the liquid storage device of the fifth embodiment is labeled as a liquid storage device 100d, the liquid storage device of the sixth embodiment is labeled as a liquid storage device 100e, and the liquid storage device of the seventh embodiment is labeled as a liquid storage device 100 f.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, fig. 1 to 4 are schematic structural views of a first embodiment of a fluid storage device according to the present application, and the structure of the first embodiment of the fluid storage device will be described in detail below.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, the liquid storage device 100 includes a housing main body portion 1, a first cap portion 2, a second cap portion 3, and a first partition portion 4, the first cap portion 2 being connected to one side of the housing main body portion 1, the second cap portion 3 being connected to the other side of the housing main body portion 1, and in particular, in the present embodiment, the first cover body part 2 covers one side opening of the shell main body part 1 and is fixedly connected with one side of the shell main body part 1 through welding, the second cover body part 3 covers the other side opening of the shell main body part 1 and is fixedly connected with the other side of the shell main body part 1 through welding, the joint between the first cover body part 2 and the shell main body part 1 is arranged in a sealing way, the joint between the second cover body part 3 and the shell main body part 1 is arranged in a sealing way, the sealing arrangement can realize sealing by welding, or can realize sealing by arranging a sealing ring or sealant between the two; in the present embodiment, the case body 1, the first lid 2, and the second lid 3 are separately processed and then assembled, but it is needless to say that the first lid 2 and the case body 1 may be integrally formed and then assembled with the second lid 3, or the second lid 3 and the case body 1 may be integrally formed and then assembled with the first lid 2.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, the reservoir 100 has a first opening 101 and a second opening 102, the first opening 101 being an inlet of the reservoir and the second opening 102 being an outlet of the reservoir; here, when the liquid storage device is independently provided in the air conditioning system, the connection pipe in the system can be connected to the inlet and/or outlet of the liquid storage device; when the reservoir is integrally assembled with other components, the interface connection portion of the component to be assembled may be connected to the inlet and/or the outlet of the reservoir; referring to fig. 1 to 3, in the present embodiment, the first orifice 101 is formed in the first cover portion 2, and the second orifice 102 is formed in the second cover portion 3, but of course, the first orifice 101 and the second orifice 102 may be formed in the outer wall of the housing main body portion 1, and in addition, in the present embodiment, the central axis of the first orifice 101 and the central axis of the second orifice 102 are arranged in parallel.

Referring to fig. 3 and 9, the first orifice 101 is located at one side of the first partition 4, and the second orifice 102 is located at the other side of the first partition 4; one side of the first partition part 4 is connected with the inner wall of the shell main body part 1, and the other side of the first partition part 4 is connected with the inner wall of the shell main body part 1, wherein the connection can be direct connection or indirect connection, and the indirect connection comprises indirect connection through an adapter or circular arc transition connection; referring to FIG. 3, the reservoir assembly 100 includes a first reservoir 10 and a second reservoir 20, the first reservoir 10 having a first cavity 103, the second reservoir 20 having a second cavity 203, the first cavity 103 being located on one side of a first partition 4, the second cavity 203 being located on the other side of the first partition 4, the first cavity 103 being located alongside the second cavity 203, the first cavity 103 being in communication with the second cavity 203; the first orifice 101 communicates with the first chamber 103 and the second orifice 102 communicates with the second chamber 203; on one hand, the arrangement of the first partition part is favorable for improving the mechanical strength of the shell main body part, and further is favorable for improving the pressure resistance of the shell main body part, so that the deformation of the shell is reduced; on the other hand, in the present embodiment, the first chamber 103 and the second chamber 203 are arranged in a row, which is advantageous in reducing the height of the reservoir, thereby facilitating the reservoir to be mounted to the air conditioning system in the height direction when the installation space of the reservoir in the height direction is limited.

Referring to fig. 3, in this embodiment, the first chamber 103 includes a first sub-chamber 1031, a second sub-chamber 1032 and a third sub-chamber 1033, the second chamber 203 includes a fourth sub-chamber 2031, a fifth sub-chamber 2032 and a sixth sub-chamber 2033, specifically, the first sub-chamber 1031 and the fourth sub-chamber 2031 are formed on the first cover portion 2, the second sub-chamber 1032 and the fifth sub-chamber 2032 are formed on the housing portion 1, and the third sub-chamber 1033 and the sixth sub-chamber 2033 are formed on the second cover portion 3, which is beneficial to relatively increase the volume 203 of the first chamber 103 and the second chamber and thus to improve the liquid storage capacity of the liquid storage device, and of course, the first chamber 103 may include only the second sub-chamber 1032 and/or the second chamber 203 may include only the fifth sub-chamber 2032.

The following will describe the structure of the housing main body portion, the first lid portion, and the second lid portion in detail.

Referring to fig. 5, in the present embodiment, a part of the outer surface of the housing main body 1 is planar, specifically, the housing main body 1 includes a first planar portion 11 and a second planar portion 12, and the first planar portion 11 and the second planar portion 12 are disposed in parallel, so that the shape of the housing main body 1 is relatively regular, and further, when the liquid storage device is installed in a system, the utilization rate of the installation space of the system is improved, in the present embodiment, one end of the first planar portion 11 and one end of the second planar portion 12 are connected through a first connection portion 13, the other end of the first planar portion 11 and the other end of the second planar portion 12 are connected through a second connection portion 14, a part of the outer surface of the first connection portion 13 is arc-shaped, a part of the outer surface is planar, a part of the outer surface of the second connection portion 14 is arc-shaped, and a part of the outer surface is planar; referring to fig. 5, in the present embodiment, one side of the first partition 4 is connected to the inner surface of the first plane portion 11, and the other side of the first partition 4 is connected to the inner surface of the second plane portion 12, specifically, in the present embodiment, one side of the first partition 4 is connected to the inner surface of the first plane portion 11 through a circular arc smooth transition, and the other side of the first partition 4 is connected to the inner surface of the second plane portion 12 through a circular arc smooth transition, which is favorable for avoiding stress concentration; referring to fig. 3 and 9, the first partition 4 is vertically disposed with respect to the first plane part 11, the second sub-cavity 1032 is located at one side of the first partition 4, and the fifth sub-cavity 2032 is located at the other side of the first partition 4; in addition, in this embodiment, the first partition portion 4 may be integrally formed with the case main body portion 1, so that the first partition portion 4 and the case main body portion 1 may be directly formed on the profile, which is convenient for processing, and of course, the first partition portion 4 and the case main body portion 1 may be separately disposed, and then the two portions are fixedly connected, where "separately disposed" means that the first partition portion 4 and the case main body portion 1 are separately formed and then assembled.

Referring to fig. 6 and 7, the first lid portion 2 includes a first body portion 21, a first protrusion 22 and a second protrusion 23, an outer surface of the first protrusion 22 and an outer surface of the second protrusion 23 are protruded from a lower surface 211 of the first body portion 21, the outer surface of the first protrusion 22 and the outer surface of the second protrusion 23 are located inside the outer surface of the first body portion 21, and referring to fig. 3, the first protrusion 22 is located in the first cavity 103, and the second protrusion 23 is located in the second cavity 203; referring to fig. 3 and 6, in the present embodiment, the first sub-chamber 1031 includes an area surrounded by the first protruding portion 22, and the fourth sub-chamber 2031 includes an area surrounded by the second protruding portion 23; referring to fig. 3 and 6, in the present embodiment, the first cover part 2 is orthographically projected to a direction parallel to the lower surface 211 of the first cover part 2, and the projection of the first orifice 101 is located in the first sub-chamber 1031.

Referring to fig. 6 and 7, in the present embodiment, the root portion 221 of the inner surface of the first protruding portion 22 and the root portion 231 of the inner surface of the second protruding portion 23 are located on the same plane, and the root portion 221 of the inner surface of the first protruding portion 22 and the root portion 231 of the inner surface of the second protruding portion 23 are closer to the upper surface 212 of the first body portion 21 than the lower surface 211 of the first body portion 21, which is favorable for increasing the volume of the first sub-chamber 1031 and the fourth sub-chamber 2031; of course, the root portion 221 of the inner surface of the first projecting portion 22 and the root portion 231 of the inner surface of the second projecting portion 23 may be flush with the lower surface 211 of the first body portion 21, or the lower surface 211 of the first body portion 21 may be closer to the upper surface 212 of the first body portion 21 than the root portion 221 of the inner surface of the first projecting portion 22 and/or the root portion 231 of the inner surface of the second projecting portion 23. In this embodiment, the first protruding portion 22 and the second protruding portion 23 are both ring-shaped, and the first protruding portion 22, the second protruding portion 23 and the first main body portion 21 are integrally disposed, but of course, the first protruding portion 22 may be integrally disposed with the first main body portion 21 to form a cover portion, and the second protruding portion 23 may be integrally disposed with the first main body portion 21 to form a cover portion, and then each of them is assembled with the housing main body portion.

Referring to fig. 8 and 9, the second cap portion 3 includes a second body portion 31, a third protrusion portion 32 and a fourth protrusion portion 33, an outer surface of the third protrusion portion 32 and an outer surface of the fourth protrusion portion 33 are protruded from a lower surface 311 of the second body portion 31, the outer surface of the third protrusion portion 32 and the outer surface of the fourth protrusion portion 33 are located inside the outer surface of the second body portion 31, in this embodiment, the third protrusion portion 32 is located in the first cavity 103 in fig. 3, and the fourth protrusion portion 33 is located in the second cavity 203 in fig. 3; referring to fig. 8 and 9, the third sub-chamber 1033 includes an area defined by the third raised portion 32, and the sixth sub-chamber 2033 includes an area defined by the fourth raised portion 33; referring to fig. 3 and 8, in the present embodiment, the second cover portion 3 is orthographically projected in a direction parallel to the upper surface 311 of the second cover portion 3, and the projection of the second aperture 102 is located in the sixth cavity 2033.

Referring to fig. 9, in the present embodiment, the root 321 of the inner surface of the third protrusion 32 and the root 331 of the inner surface of the fourth protrusion 33 are located on the same plane, and the root 321 of the inner surface of the third protrusion 32 and the root 331 of the inner surface of the fourth protrusion 33 are closer to the lower surface 312 of the second body 31 than the upper surface 311 of the second body 31, that is, the root 321 of the inner surface of the third protrusion 32 and the root 331 of the inner surface of the fourth protrusion 33 are lower than the upper surface 311 of the second body 31, which is beneficial to increase the volume of the third sub-cavity 1033 and the sixth sub-cavity 2033; of course, the root 321 of the inner surface of the third protrusion 32 and the root 331 of the inner surface of the fourth protrusion 33 may be flush with the upper surface 311 of the second body 31, or the root 321 of the inner surface of the third protrusion 32 and the root 331 of the inner surface of the fourth protrusion 33 may be higher than the upper surface 311 of the second body 31. In this embodiment, the third protrusion 32, the fourth protrusion 33 and the second body 31 are integrally provided, but it is needless to say that the third protrusion 32 may be integrally provided with the second body 31 to form a cover, and the fourth protrusion 33 may be integrally provided with the second body 31 to form a cover, and then each of them is assembled with the housing body.

With combined reference to fig. 3, 5, 7 and 9, the upper end of the housing main body portion 1 abuts against the lower surface 211 of the first body portion 21 of the first lid portion 2, the upper end surface of the first partition portion 4 is located between the first protruding portion 22 and the second protruding portion 23, and the upper end surface of the first partition portion 4 is higher than the end surface of the first protruding portion 22 and the end surface of the second protruding portion 23, in the present embodiment, the first lid portion 2 and the housing main body portion 1 are fixedly connected and hermetically disposed by welding the connection between the lower surface of the first body portion 21 and the upper end surface of the housing main body portion 1; referring to fig. 3, 5, 7 and 9, the lower end of the case main body 1 abuts against the upper surface 311 of the second main body 31 of the second lid 3, the lower end surface of the first partition 4 is located between the third protruding portion 32 and the fourth protruding portion 33, and the lower end surface of the first partition 4 is lower than the end surface of the third protruding portion 32 and the end surface of the fourth protruding portion 33, in this embodiment, the second lid 3 is fixedly connected and hermetically disposed with the case main body 1 by welding the joint between the upper surface 311 of the second main body 31 and the lower end surface of the case main body 1.

Referring to fig. 3 to 5, in the present embodiment, the liquid storage device 100 further includes a first communicating portion 41, the first communicating portion 41 is formed at the first partitioning portion 4, the first communicating portion 41 is disposed through the first partitioning portion 4 along a thickness direction of the first partitioning portion 4, the first communicating portion 41 extends from a lower end surface of the first partitioning portion 4 toward a direction close to an upper end surface of the first partitioning portion 4, and an opening of the first communicating portion 41 is located at the lower end surface of the first partitioning portion 4; the first communicating portion 41 communicates the first chamber 103 and the second chamber 203; referring to fig. 4 and 9, in the present embodiment, the liquid storage device 100 further includes a second communicating portion 34, the second communicating portion 34 communicates with the first communicating portion 41, the second communicating portion 34 is formed in the second cap portion 3, a first opening of the second communicating portion 34 is located on an inner surface of the third protrusion portion 32, a second opening of the second communicating portion 34 is located on an inner surface of the fourth protrusion portion 33, and the second communicating portion 34 communicates the third subchamber 1033 and the sixth subchamber 2033. In the embodiment, the first communicating part 41 and the second communicating part 34 are arranged in a manner that the first cavity 103 and the second cavity 203 can be communicated, and the communication area when the first cavity 103 and the second cavity 203 are communicated is increased; of course, only the first communicating portion 41 or the second communicating portion 34 may be provided, and when only the first communicating portion 41 is provided, the opening of the first communicating portion 41 may not be formed in the lower end surface of the first partitioning portion 4, that is, the first communicating portion 41 may be provided so as to penetrate in the thickness direction of the first partitioning portion 4, and in this case, the first communicating portion 41 may be formed in the lower end surface of the first partitioning portion 4; when only the second communicating portion 34 is provided, the lower end surface of the first partition 4 abuts against the plane on which the end surface of the third projecting portion 32 and/or the end surface of the fourth projecting portion 33 are located.

Referring to fig. 3, the liquid storage device 100 further comprises a first filter unit 5, a first barrier net 6 and a second barrier net 7, the first barrier net 6, the second barrier net 7 and the first filter unit 5 are located in the first chamber 103, specifically, the first barrier net 6, the second barrier net 7 and the first filter unit 5 are located in the second chamber 1032, the first filter unit 5 is capable of filtering moisture and impurities in the medium, the first filter unit 5 is located between the first barrier net 6 and the second barrier net 7, one side of the first barrier net 6 and one side of the second barrier net 7 are fixedly connected to the side wall of the first accommodating portion 10, the other side of the first barrier net 6 and the other side of the second barrier net 7 are fixedly connected to the first partition portion 4, the first barrier net 6 and the second barrier net 7 are vertically arranged, the first barrier net 6 is closer to the first orifice 101 than the second barrier net 7, the lower end of the first filter unit 5 is located above the first communicating portion 41, this ensures that the medium entering the first chamber passes the first filter device 5 before flowing into the first communication 41. In this embodiment, the first filter device 5 is arranged in the first chamber 103, but it is of course also possible to arrange the first filter device 5 outside the reservoir, which only has the function of storing liquid medium.

The principle of the liquid storage device in the first embodiment will be described in detail below.

Referring to fig. 3, after the liquid or gas-liquid mixed refrigerant enters the first chamber 103 through the first orifice 101 and then flows through the first filtering device 5, moisture and impurities in the liquid or gas-liquid mixed refrigerant are filtered by the first filtering device 5, and the filtered liquid or gas-liquid mixed refrigerant flows into the second chamber 203 through the first circulating part 41, then flows into the second orifice 102 from the second chamber 203, and finally flows out from the second orifice 102.

Referring to fig. 10, fig. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a second embodiment of the liquid storage device of the present application, and the structure of the second embodiment of the liquid storage device will be described in detail below.

Referring to fig. 10, in contrast to the first embodiment of the reservoir, in this embodiment, the reservoir 100a further comprises a second filter 8, the second filter 8 is located in a second cavity 203, wherein the first filter 5 is capable of filtering moisture and the second filter 8 is capable of filtering impurities, in this embodiment, the second filter 8 is fixedly connected to the second cap 3, and the medium in the second cavity 203 flows into the second opening 102 after being filtered by the second filter 8 and then flows out of the second opening 102, as shown in fig. 10; other structural features of the present embodiment can be found in the first embodiment of the liquid storage device, and are not repeated herein.

Referring to fig. 11 to 13, fig. 11 to 13 are schematic cross-sectional views illustrating a third embodiment of a fluid storage device according to the present application, and the structure of the third embodiment of the fluid storage device will be described in detail below.

Referring to fig. 11 to 13, in contrast to the second embodiment of the liquid storage device, in this embodiment, the first orifice 101 and the second orifice 102 are both formed in the first cap portion 2, and the center axis of the first orifice 101 and the center axis of the second orifice 102 are arranged in parallel; the first orifice 101 is located on one side of the first partition 4 and the second orifice 102 is located on the other side of the first partition 4; referring to fig. 13, in this embodiment, the reservoir 100b further includes a pipette 9, at least a portion of the pipette 9 is located in the second cavity 203, the pipette 9 is fixedly connected to the first cap portion 2, the pipette 9 includes a pipette channel 91, and the pipette channel 91 communicates the second orifice 102 with the second cavity 203.

Referring to fig. 13, in this embodiment, the liquid storage device 100b further comprises a first filtering device 5 and a second filtering device 8, the first filtering device 5 is located in the first cavity 103, the second filtering device 8 is located in the second cavity, the first filtering device 5 can filter moisture, the second filtering device 8 can filter impurities, the second filtering device 8 is connected with one end of the liquid suction pipe 9, the medium in the second cavity 203 flows into the liquid suction channel 91 after being filtered by the second filtering device 8, and then flows into the second orifice 102 from the liquid suction channel 91; in addition, referring to fig. 13, in the present embodiment, the lower end surface of the second filter means 8 is lower than the top of the first communicating portion 41, so that the medium located below the top of the first communicating portion 41 can be filtered by the second filter means 8, and the medium located below the top of the first communicating portion 41 can be discharged through the suction passage 91 of the pipette 9.

Referring to fig. 14 to 16, fig. 14 to 16 are schematic cross-sectional views of a fourth embodiment of a fluid storage device according to the present application, and the structure of the fourth embodiment of the fluid storage device will be described in detail below.

Referring to fig. 14 to 16, in this embodiment, compared to the first embodiment of the reservoir, the reservoir 100c includes a first partition 4 and a second partition 40, the second partition 40 is disposed in parallel with the first partition 4, the reservoir 100c has a first chamber 103, a second chamber 203, and a third chamber 303, the third chamber 303 is located on one side of the second partition 40, the first chamber 103 is located on the other side of the second partition 40, and the third chamber 303 is communicated with the first chamber 103; the reservoir 100c further comprises a third aperture 104 and a third filter means 50, the third aperture 104 being formed in the first cap portion 2, the third aperture 104 being in communication with the third chamber 303, the third aperture 104 being capable of serving as a further inlet to the reservoir, the third filter means 50 being located in the third chamber 303, the third filter means 50 being capable of filtering moisture and impurities, of course, the third filter means 50 may not be included and the third filter means 50 may be located outside the reservoir; through the two-in one-out mode, the requirement of multiple flow paths of the system can be met.

Referring to fig. 16 and 17, in the present embodiment, the first lid portion 2 includes the mounting portion 24, and the opening of the mounting portion 24 communicates with the third chamber 303; the reservoir assembly 100c further includes a first one-way valve assembly 60, the first one-way valve assembly 60 being positioned within the cavity formed by the mounting portion 24, at least a portion of the first one-way valve assembly 60 being capable of allowing the working medium to flow from the third aperture 104 into the third chamber 303, but not allowing the working medium in the third chamber 303 to flow from the third aperture 104; specifically, referring to fig. 17, the first check valve assembly 60 includes a valve seat 601, a valve core assembly 602, a spring 603, a gasket 604, and a stopper 605, the valve seat 601 is disposed in a sealing manner with the side wall of the mounting portion 24, the stopper 605 is closer to the third aperture 104 than the gasket 604, one end of the spring 603 abuts against the valve seat 601, the other end of the spring 603 abuts against the gasket 604, and the stopper 605 can restrict the spring 603 from disengaging from the first check valve assembly 60 in the axial direction; specifically, the valve core assembly 602 includes a valve stem 6021 and a valve core 6022, the lower end of the valve stem 6021 is connected to or fixedly disposed on the valve core 6022 in a limiting manner, the valve stem 6021 passes through a through hole on the valve seat 601, and the spring 603, the gasket 604 and the limiting member 605 are sleeved on the periphery of the valve stem 6021, in this embodiment, the limiting member 605 is a snap spring, and of course, the limiting member 605 may also be of other structures; referring to fig. 17, the valve seat 601 includes a valve port portion 6010 and a communication chamber 6011, the communication chamber 6011 may communicate with a chamber of the valve port portion 6010, at least a portion of the valve core 6022 is located in a chamber formed by the valve port portion 6010, the valve core 6022 and a side wall of the valve port portion 6010 may be disposed in a sealing manner, and an opening of the valve port portion 6010 faces the third chamber 303.

Referring to fig. 16 and 17, when the working medium flows in from the third orifice 104, the working medium may flow into the communication chamber 6011, the working medium in the communication chamber 6011 may apply a positive pressure to the upper surface of the valve core 6022, and the valve core 6022 subjected to the positive pressure may move in a direction away from the valve port portion 6010, so as to drive the valve rod 6021, the spring 603, and the gasket 604 to move axially downward, at which time the spring 603 may be compressed; when the valve core 6022 moves to a set distance away from the valve port portion 6010, the valve port portion 6010 is opened, and the cavity of the valve port portion 6010 is communicated with the third cavity 303, so that the working medium can flow into the third cavity 303. In the present embodiment, the first check valve assembly 60 is provided at the communication between the third orifice 104 and the third chamber 303, so that the first check valve assembly 60 is integrated in the reservoir apparatus, so that the structure of the system can be more compact, and of course, a second check valve assembly can be provided only at the communication between the first orifice 101 and the first chamber 103, and the structure of the second check valve assembly can refer to the first check valve assembly, and the second check valve assembly can make the working medium flow into the first chamber 103 from the first orifice 101, but the working medium in the first chamber 103 cannot flow out from the first orifice 101; of course, it is also possible to provide a first one-way valve assembly at the communication of the third orifice 104 with the third chamber 303 and a second one-way valve assembly at the communication of the first orifice 101 with the first chamber 103 at the same time; for other features of this embodiment, reference may be made to the liquid storage device of the first embodiment, which is not repeated herein.

Referring to fig. 18, fig. 18 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a fifth embodiment of the liquid storage device of the present application in fig. 15, and the structure of the fifth embodiment will be described in detail.

Referring to fig. 18, in this embodiment, compared to the second embodiment of the reservoir device, the reservoir device 100d further includes a second partition 40 and a first check valve assembly 60, and the second partition 4 is disposed in parallel with the first partition 40, and reference is made to the fifth embodiment of the reservoir device for the structural features of the second partition 40 and the first check valve assembly 60, and reference is made to the second embodiment of the reservoir device for other structural features of the reservoir device, which are not repeated herein.

Referring to fig. 19, fig. 19 is a schematic sectional view showing a sixth embodiment of the liquid storage device of the present application in fig. 15, and the structure of the embodiment will be described in detail.

Referring to fig. 19, in this embodiment, compared to the third embodiment of the fluid reservoir, the fluid reservoir assembly 100e further includes a second partition 40 and a first check valve assembly 60, the second partition 40 is disposed parallel to the first partition 4, the fifth embodiment of the fluid reservoir assembly can be referred to for the structural features of the second partition 40 and the first check valve assembly 60, and the second embodiment of the fluid reservoir assembly can be referred to for other structural features of the fluid reservoir assembly, which will not be described herein again.

Referring to fig. 20 to 23, fig. 20 to 23 are schematic cross-sectional views illustrating a seventh embodiment of a fluid storage device according to the present application, and the structure of the seventh embodiment of the fluid storage device will be described in detail below.

Referring to fig. 20 to 23, in the present embodiment, the reservoir assembly 100f includes a tube 90, the tube 90 includes a first connecting portion 91, a second connecting portion 92, and a third connecting portion 93, the third connecting portion 93 connects the first connecting portion 91 and the second connecting portion 92, the third connecting portion 93 passes through the first connecting portion 41, and the second connecting portion 92 is fixedly connected to the first cover portion 2; referring to fig. 22, the first connection portion 91 is located in the first cavity 103, the second connection portion 92 is located in the second cavity 203, the first connection portion 91 is located on one side of the first partition 4, and the second connection portion 92 is located on the other side of the first partition 4; the first connection 91 has a first channel 911 and a first orifice 912, the first orifice 912 communicating with the first channel 911 and the first orifice 912 communicating with the first chamber 103; the second connecting portion 92 has a second passage 921 and a second nozzle 922, the second nozzle 922 communicates with the second passage 921, and the second nozzle 922 communicates with the second orifice 102; the third connecting part 93 is provided with a third passage 931, and the third passage 931 is communicated with the first passage 911 and the second passage 921; referring to fig. 22, the liquid storage device 100f further comprises a stopper 95, wherein the stopper 95 covers the first spout 912, and at least a portion of the stopper 95 is located between the first spout 912 and the first opening 101, in this embodiment, the stopper 95 is fixedly connected to the first partition 4, and the first opening 101 and the second opening 102 are formed in the first cap portion 2; in addition, the reservoir device 100f of the present embodiment may further include a second partition, and the structure of the second partition may refer to the reservoir of the third embodiment.

Referring to fig. 22, in this embodiment, the liquid storage device 100f further includes a first filter device 5, the first filter device 5 is capable of filtering water in the working medium, and of course, the first filter device 5 can also be used for filtering impurities; referring to fig. 23, the first filter device 5 is located between the first connection portion 91 and the first partition portion 4, and the first filter device 5 is located in the first cavity 103, but the first filter device 103 may be located at other positions such as the bottom of the first accommodating portion 10.

Referring to fig. 23 and 24, in the present embodiment, the liquid storage device 100f further includes an oil return device 70, the oil return device 70 is fixedly connected to the third connecting portion 93, and the oil return device 70 is disposed relatively close to the lower end surface of the first partition 4; the oil return device 70 includes a second filter device 72 and an oil return passage 71, the oil return passage 71 communicates with the third passage 931 of the third connecting portion 93, the second filter device 72 is capable of filtering foreign substances, and at least a part of the second filter device 72 is located at one side of the oil return passage 71.

Referring to fig. 22 and 23, in this embodiment, the liquid storage device 100f includes a first communicating portion 41 and a third communicating portion 42, the first communicating portion 41 and the third communicating portion 42 are formed at the first partition 4, the first communicating portion 41 is disposed near the lower end of the first partition 4, the third communicating portion 42 is disposed near the upper end of the first partition 4, the first communicating portion 41 and the third communicating portion 42 are penetratingly disposed along the thickness direction of the first partition 4, the first communicating portion 41 communicates the first chamber 103 with the second chamber 203, and the third communicating portion 42 communicates the first chamber 103 with the second chamber 203; in this embodiment, by providing the third communicating portion 42, when the gaseous medium in the first chamber 103 flows from the first communicating portion 41 to the second chamber 203, the gaseous medium above the second chamber 203 can return to the first chamber 103 through the third communicating portion 42, and can flow into the first nozzle 912.

The operation of the liquid storage device according to the seventh embodiment will be described in detail.

Referring to fig. 22 and 23, when the refrigerant in a gas-liquid mixed state enters the first chamber 103 from the first orifice 101, the baffle 90 covers the first nozzle 912, so that the refrigerant in a liquid state does not enter the first nozzle; meanwhile, due to the difference in specific gravity between the gaseous and liquid media, the liquid refrigerant will settle downward, and the gaseous working medium will suspend above the liquid working medium, then enter the first orifice 912, flow into the second orifice 102 through the channel in the conduit 90, and then flow out of the second orifice 102; in the oil return device 70, when the working medium in the gas-liquid mixed state is mixed with oil, the oil will settle down to the bottom of the first container 10 because the specific gravity of the oil is greater than that of the liquid refrigerant, and then the oil will flow into the oil return hole 71 after passing through the second filter device 72, then flow into the channel in the conduit 90 through the oil return hole 71, and finally flow out of the second orifice 102.

It should be noted that: although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can make modifications and substitutions on the present application, and all technical solutions and modifications thereof without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application should be covered by the claims of the present application.

Claims (10)

1. A reservoir having a first opening and a second opening, the first opening being an inlet of the reservoir and the second opening being an outlet of the reservoir, characterized in that: the liquid storage device comprises a shell main body part, a first cover body part, a second cover body part and a first partition part, wherein the first cover body part is connected with one end of the shell main body part, the second cover body part is connected with the other end of the shell main body part, one side of the first partition part is connected with the inner wall of the shell main body part, and the other side of the first partition part is connected with the inner wall of the shell main body part; at least part of the outer surface of the shell main body part is planar, the liquid storage device is provided with a first cavity and a second cavity, the first cavity is positioned on one side of the first partition, the second cavity is positioned on the other side of the first partition, the first cavity and the second cavity are arranged in a row, the first cavity is communicated with the second cavity, the first orifice is communicated with the first cavity, and the second orifice is communicated with the second cavity.

2. The liquid storage device as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the reservoir device further includes a first communicating portion communicating the first chamber with the second chamber, the first communicating portion being formed in the first partition portion, the first communicating portion being provided through the first partition portion in a thickness direction of the first partition portion.

3. The reservoir apparatus of claim 2, wherein: the opening of the first communicating portion is located on the lower end face of the first partition portion, and the first communicating portion extends from the lower end face of the first partition portion to a direction close to the upper end face of the first partition portion.

4. A reservoir assembly as defined in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: the liquid storage device comprises a first filtering device, the first filtering device is positioned in the first cavity, and the first filtering device can filter moisture and/or impurities in the working medium; and/or the reservoir further comprises a second filter means located in the second chamber, the second filter means being capable of filtering moisture and/or impurities in the working medium.

5. The reservoir apparatus of claim 4, wherein: the reservoir further includes a second partition arranged in parallel with the first partition, one side of the second partition being connected to the inner wall of the housing main body, and the other side of the second partition being connected to the inner wall of the housing main body; the reservoir also includes a third orifice communicating with the third chamber, the third chamber being located on one side of the second partition, the first chamber being located on the other side of the second partition, and a third chamber communicating with the first chamber.

6. The reservoir apparatus of claim 5, wherein: the third aperture and the first aperture are formed in the first cap portion; the reservoir device further includes a one-way valve assembly fixedly attached to the first cover portion, the one-way valve assembly being capable of allowing the working medium to flow from the first orifice into the first chamber but not allowing the medium in the first chamber to flow out from the first orifice, or the one-way valve assembly being capable of allowing the working medium to flow from the third orifice into the third chamber but not allowing the medium in the third chamber to flow out from the first orifice.

7. The liquid storage device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein: the reservoir assembly further includes a conduit including a first connector, a second connector, and a third connector connecting the first connector and the second connector; the first connecting part is positioned in the first cavity, the second connecting part is positioned in the second cavity, the first connecting part is positioned on one side of the first partition part, and the second connecting part is positioned on the other side of the first partition part; the first connecting part is provided with a first channel and a first pipe orifice, the first pipe orifice is communicated with the first channel, and the first pipe orifice is communicated with the first cavity; the second connecting part is provided with a second channel and a second pipe orifice, the second pipe orifice is communicated with the second channel, and the second pipe orifice is communicated with the second hole; the third connecting part is provided with a third channel which is communicated with the first channel and the second channel; the liquid storage device also comprises a baffle part, the baffle part covers the first pipe orifice, and at least part of the baffle part is positioned between the first pipe orifice and the first orifice; the first aperture and the second aperture are both formed in the first cap portion.

8. The liquid storage device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein: the first cover body comprises a first body part, a first protruding part and a second protruding part, wherein the outer surface of the first protruding part and the outer surface of the second protruding part are arranged in a protruding mode from the lower surface of the first body part, the outer surface of the first protruding part and the outer surface of the second protruding part are located on the inner side of the outer surface of the first body part, the first protruding part is located in the first cavity, and the second protruding part is located in the second cavity; the upper end of the first partition is located between the first boss and the second boss.

9. The reservoir apparatus of claim 8, wherein: the second cover body comprises a second body part, a third protruding part and a fourth protruding part, the outer surface of the third protruding part and the outer surface of the fourth protruding part are arranged in a protruding mode from the upper surface of the second body part, the outer surface of the third protruding part and the outer surface of the fourth protruding part are located on the inner side of the outer surface of the second body part, the third protruding part is located in the first cavity, the fourth protruding part is located in the second cavity, the other end of the shell main body part abuts against the upper surface of the first body part, and the lower end of the first partition part is located between the third protruding part and the fourth protruding part.

10. The reservoir apparatus of claim 9, wherein: the reservoir device further includes a second communication portion formed in the second cap portion, a first opening of the second communication portion being located on an inner surface of the third protrusion, a second opening of the second communication portion being located on an inner surface of the fourth protrusion, and the second communication portion communicating the first chamber and the second chamber.

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