CN117656757A - Thermal management integrated module and vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a thermal management integrated module and a vehicle, wherein the thermal management integrated module comprises: the mounting bracket comprises a mounting plate and a bulge protruding out of the mounting plate; the body has the runner in the body, and the body is suitable for to be installed on the installing support and the body is connected with the installing plate, and wherein, the surface of body has the cavity of inwards caving, and the cavity is adjacent the runner, and protruding stretching into cavity and protruding and the diapire butt of cavity. According to the thermal management integrated module provided by the embodiment of the invention, through arranging the concave cavity, the weight of the body can be reduced, the heat loss among the runners can be reduced, and the overall performance is improved; through the diapire butt of protruding and cavity, realize reliable support, saved the material, guaranteed overall assembly intensity, can not increase overall structure's size weight again, overall structure is simple, convenient assembling, and assembly stability is good, is convenient for processing manufacturing and application.

Description

Thermal management integrated module and vehicle

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of vehicles, in particular to a thermal management integrated module and a vehicle.

Background

In the related art, in order to improve the endurance mileage of the pure electric vehicle, the design requirement of the whole vehicle thermal management system is more in adaptive working conditions, more in internal parts of the system, and the integration of pipelines and parts in the system is realized by using a thermal management integrated module. At present, the structure of the thermal management integrated module is complex, so that the whole weight is large, and there is room for improvement.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a thermal management integrated module that has good overall performance and good assembly stability.

The invention further provides a vehicle.

The thermal management integrated module according to an embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention comprises: the mounting bracket comprises a mounting plate and a protrusion protruding out of the mounting plate; the body, have the runner in the body, the body is suitable for to be installed on the installing support just the body with the mounting panel is connected, wherein, the surface of body has the cavity of inwards caving in, the cavity is adjacent the runner, the arch stretches into the cavity just the arch with the diapire butt of cavity.

According to the thermal management integrated module provided by the embodiment of the invention, the concave cavity is formed in the body, so that the weight of the body can be reduced, the heat loss among the flow channels can be reduced, and the overall performance is improved; install on the mounting panel through the body to through the diapire butt of protruding and cavity, realized reliable support, saved the material, can guarantee overall assembly intensity, can not increase overall structure's size weight and cost again, avoided the high difference that produces between body's cavity and the installing support to influence the stability of structure, overall structure is simple, convenient assembling, and assembly stability is good, is convenient for process manufacturing and use.

According to the thermal management integrated module provided by the embodiment of the invention, the bulge is provided with the connecting hole, and the bulge is suitable for being fixedly connected with the bottom wall of the concave cavity through the fastener penetrating through the connecting hole.

According to the thermal management integrated module provided by the embodiment of the invention, one side of the body, which faces the mounting plate, is provided with the runner outlet communicated with the runner, the mounting plate is provided with the avoidance notch, and the projection of the runner outlet on the mounting plate is positioned in the avoidance notch.

In some examples, further comprising: the connecting piece, the connecting piece has the connection import and the connection export of intercommunication each other, the connecting piece be suitable for through dodge the breach with the body cooperation, wherein, the connection import can with runner export intercommunication, the connection export with external pipeline intercommunication will fluid in the runner lets in external pipeline.

In some examples, at least a portion of the flow channel outlet is located at a bottom wall of the cavity, the connector is adapted to extend into the cavity and the connector inlet is in sealing engagement with the flow channel outlet.

According to the thermal management integrated module provided by the embodiment of the invention, the mounting bracket is further provided with the flange, the flange is arranged at the edge of the mounting plate, the flange extends towards the direction away from the protrusion, and the flange is suitable for fixing a wire harness and/or connecting the flange with an external connecting piece.

In some examples, the flange includes a plurality of flanges, the plurality of flanges having an area that is less than an area of the mounting plate.

According to the thermal management integrated module provided by the embodiment of the invention, the mounting plate is provided with a plurality of protrusions.

According to the thermal management integrated module provided by the embodiment of the invention, the mounting plate is provided with the mounting hole, the body is provided with the matching hole, and the matching hole corresponds to the mounting hole and is connected with the mounting hole through the fastener.

According to the vehicle provided by the embodiment of the second aspect of the invention, the thermal management integrated module provided by the embodiment of the first aspect of the invention is adopted, so that the manufacturing cost is reduced, the stability of the whole assembly can be ensured, and the thermal management integrated module has good whole performance and is convenient to apply to the vehicle.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

The foregoing and/or additional aspects and advantages of the invention will become apparent and may be better understood from the following description of embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a thermal management integrated module at one perspective according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a thermal management integrated module in another view according to an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic view of an assembled structure of a body and a connection block according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

the thermal management integrated module 100,

the body 10, the cavity 11, the runner 12, the runner outlet 121, the first mating hole 13, the second mating hole 14,

mounting bracket 20, mounting plate 21, mounting hole 211, relief notch 212, boss 22, connecting hole 221, flange 23,

the connecting piece 30 is externally connected with a pipeline 40.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to like or similar elements or elements having like or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are illustrative only and are not to be construed as limiting the invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings are merely for convenience in describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, features defining "first", "second" may include one or more such features, either explicitly or implicitly. In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise indicated, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, for example; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention will be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.

A thermal management integrated module 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to fig. 1-3.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, a thermal management integrated module 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: the installation support 20 and the body 10, the installation support 20 includes mounting panel 21 and protruding 22, and protruding 22 sets up on mounting panel 21, and protruding 22 one side surface of mounting panel 21, and the inside runner 12 that has of body 10, body 10 can install on the installation support 20, and body 10 is connected with mounting panel 21, and the installation support 20 can be connected with outside structure cooperation, and then realizes the installation of body 10 on outside structure.

The outer surface of the body 10 is partially recessed inwards, so that a cavity 11 is formed on the body 10, the entity quantity of the body 10 can be reduced, the weight of the body 10 is reduced, the cost is reduced, the cavity 11 is adjacent to the flow channels 12, the entity quantity between the adjacent flow channels 12 can be reduced by arranging the cavity 11, the entity in the body is replaced by air in the cavity 11, and the heat loss between the flow channels 12 can be reduced due to the weak heat transfer capacity of the air relative to the entity of the body, namely, the cavity 11 is formed by hollowing the body 10, so that the weight of the whole structure is reduced, the cost is reduced, the heat loss is reduced, and the whole performance is improved.

When body 10 and installing support 20 are assembled, body 10 supports on mounting panel 21, protruding 22 corresponds with the position of cavity 11, protruding 22 can stretch into in the cavity 11, protruding 22 and the diapire butt of cavity 11 can play effectual supporting role to body 10 from this, need not additionally to set up other bearing structure between the diapire of mounting panel 21 and cavity 11, avoided the increase of weight and cost, can avoid the difference in height that produces between cavity 11 and the installing support 20 of body 10 to influence the stability of structure simultaneously, guaranteed whole assembly strength.

According to the thermal management integrated module 100 of the embodiment of the invention, by arranging the concave cavity 11 on the body 10, the weight of the body 10 can be reduced, the heat loss between the flow channels 12 can be reduced, and the overall performance is improved; install on mounting panel 21 through body 10 to through the diapire butt of protruding 22 and cavity 11, realized reliable support, saved the material, can guarantee overall assembly intensity, can not increase overall structure's size weight and cost again, avoided the influence of difference in height to structure's stability, overall structure is simple, convenient assembling, and assembly stability is good, is convenient for process manufacturing and use.

It will be appreciated that after the body 10 is structurally defined, the depth of the recess 11 is defined and the mounting bracket 20 is manufactured such that the projection 22 projects from the mounting plate 21 to a height substantially equal to the depth of the recess 11 at the corresponding location, thereby facilitating corresponding engagement of the projection 22 with the bottom wall of the recess 11.

As shown in fig. 1 and 3, according to some embodiments of the present invention, the mounting plate 21 is fixedly connected to the body 10, specifically, the mounting plate 21 has a mounting hole 211, the body 10 has a first mating hole 13, when the body 10 is supported on the mounting plate 21, the mounting hole 211 corresponds to the first mating hole 13, the body 10 is connected to the mounting plate 21 by penetrating the mounting hole 211 and the first mating hole 13 through a fastener, wherein the first mating hole 13 may be a threaded hole with internal threads, and the fastener may be a bolt, which is directly in threaded engagement with the first mating hole 13 after penetrating the mounting hole 211, so as to realize connection of the body 10 and the mounting plate 21. Of course, the mounting plate 21 and the body 10 can be reliably connected by riveting. The mounting plate 21 may be provided with a plurality of first fitting holes 13 to improve the reliability of the connection of the mounting plate 21 with the body 10.

As shown in fig. 1 and 3, according to some embodiments of the present invention, the protrusion 22 is provided with a connection hole 221, correspondingly, the bottom wall of the cavity 11 is provided with a second matching hole 14, and the connection hole 221 and the second matching hole 14 are penetrated by a fastener, so that the protrusion 22 can be fixedly connected with the bottom wall of the cavity 11, wherein the second matching hole 14 can be an internal threaded hole on the body 10, and the fastener can be a bolt, after the bolt penetrates through the connection hole 221 on the protrusion 22, the bolt is directly in threaded fit with the second matching hole 14, i.e. the protrusion 22 is fixedly connected with the body 10. Of course, the bottom walls of the projections 22 and the cavities 11 can also be reliably connected by riveting.

The mounting plate 21 can be a sheet metal part, the bulge 22 can be directly punched and formed, the mounting plate 21 can be further provided with the mounting hole 211, the top of the bulge 22 can be further provided with the connecting hole 221, the mounting hole 211 and the connecting hole 211 are respectively matched with the matching holes on the body 10 in an alignment manner, and the novel connecting device has the advantages of simple integral structure, reliable connection, low cost and convenience in processing.

As shown in fig. 3, according to some embodiments of the present invention, the body 10 is provided with a flow channel outlet 121, the flow channel outlet 121 is communicated with the flow channel, at least a part of the flow channel outlet 121 is disposed on a side of the body 10 facing the mounting plate 21, a avoidance gap 212 is formed on the mounting plate 21, and a projection of the flow channel outlet 121 on the mounting plate 21 can be located in the avoidance gap 212, so that connection of the flow channel outlet 121 with other structural members is facilitated, and interference between the other structural members and the mounting plate 21 is avoided.

As shown in fig. 3, in some examples, thermal management integrated module 100 further includes: the connecting piece 30, the connecting piece 30 has connection inlet and connection export, and connection inlet and connection export communicate each other, and connecting piece 30 installs on body 10, and connection inlet and runner export 121 position correspond the intercommunication, and the junction sealing cooperation between them to let in the connecting piece 30 with the fluid in the runner 12, connection export and external pipeline 40 intercommunication, and then let in the external pipeline 40 with the fluid in the runner 12.

That is, by providing the connecting member, the body 10 may be directly provided with the runner outlet 121 that is communicated with the runner 12, and the runner 12 may be communicated with the external pipeline 40 by connecting the inlet and the runner outlet of the connecting member, without providing a plurality of structures such as groove collection on the body 10, so that the complexity of the manufacturing process is reduced, and the connecting inlet and the runner outlet 121 are hermetically matched, so that the whole thermal management integrated module 100 has a simple structure, convenient assembly and good tightness.

In some examples, the connector 30 is mounted to a side of the body 10 proximate to the mounting bracket 20, and when the connector 30 is mounted, a projection of the connector 30 onto the mounting plate 21 may be positioned within the relief notch 212, such that the connector may mate with the body 10 after passing through the relief notch 212. By providing relief notches 212 in mounting plate 21, attachment of attachment member 30 is facilitated and interference of the structure is avoided.

It will be appreciated that the side of the body 10 facing away from the mounting bracket 20 has a flow channel inlet, the flow channel inlet is in communication with the flow channel, the flow channel inlet is provided with a control valve, and the connecting piece 30 and the control valve are disposed on the upper and lower sides of the body 10, so that the assembly of the integral structure and the circulation of the flow channel are facilitated. Wherein the amount of fluid entering the flow passage 12 can be controlled by a control valve to control the flow passage within the thermal management integrated module 100. The thermal management integrated module 100 is provided with a plurality of control valves, the body 10 is provided with a plurality of runner inlets, and the control valves are correspondingly and hermetically connected with the runner inlets to realize the control of the fluid quantity in a plurality of runners. Of course, the control valve may be integrated inside the flow passage 12, and the flow passage inlet and the flow passage outlet 121 of the flow passage 12 may be provided at the side of the body 10.

As shown in fig. 3, in some specific examples, the bottom wall of the cavity 11 has a partial flow channel outlet 121, thereby allowing the partial flow channel outlet 121 to communicate directly with the cavity 11, the corresponding flow channel to communicate with the cavity 11, and the amount of solids between adjacent flow channels 12 is reduced, resulting in reduced heat loss between the flow channels 12.

The connector 30 may extend into the cavity 11 and the connection inlet and the flow passage outlet 121 may be in sealing engagement by a seal. For example, the connector 30 is provided with a connection connector, the connection connector is disposed at the connection inlet, the connection connector can be plugged into the flow channel 12 through the flow channel outlet 121 and is in sealing connection with the flow channel outlet 121 through the connection connector, so that fluid in the flow channel 12 can be introduced into the connector 30 through the connection inlet, it is understood that the connector 30 is internally provided with a fluid cavity, and the connection inlet and the connection outlet are respectively communicated with the fluid cavity, thereby facilitating the fluid introduced into the connector 30 to enter the external pipeline 40.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the mounting bracket 20 further includes a flange 23, the flange 23 is disposed at the edge of the mounting plate 21, and the extending direction of the flange 23 is opposite to the protruding direction of the protrusion 22, so that after the body 10 is mated with the mounting bracket 20, the flange 23 may extend away from the body 10, so as to avoid interference between the disposition of the flange 23 and the structural member on the body 10.

The turn-ups 23 can be connected with external connection spare, and then realize fixing on external connection spare installing support 20 and body 10, and here external connection spare can be the automobile body roof beam, and turn-ups 23 can be with automobile body roof beam butt, realizes reliable cooperation, and turn-ups 23 also can fix the pencil on the integrated module, improves the regularity and the aesthetic property of structure.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in some examples, the edge of the mounting plate 21 includes a plurality of flanges 23, thereby allowing a portion of the flanges 23 to be connected with an external connection member, and a portion of the flanges 23 to be used for fixing a wire harness, wherein, in order to secure the stability of the mounting bracket 20, the area of the mounting plate 21 is larger than that of the plurality of flanges 23, whereby the mounting bracket 20 can be prevented from overturning, thereby securing the stability of the mounting of the body 10.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the mounting bracket 20 is integrally formed by stamping through sheet metal, that is, the mounting plate 21, the protrusion 22 and the flange 23 may be directly formed by stamping, so as to form an integral piece, which has high structural strength and good stability.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the mounting plate 21 is provided with a plurality of protrusions 22, for example, the mounting plate 21 includes a supporting surface and a connecting arm, the connecting arm is disposed at an edge of the supporting surface, and the connecting arm may extend to a position corresponding to the cavity 11, the mounting plate 21 is provided with a plurality of connecting arms, each protrusion 22 is disposed on one connecting arm, and the plurality of connecting arms correspond to a plurality of positions of the cavity 11, thereby enabling the protrusions 22 to achieve a more stable fit with the body 10; or the mounting plate 21 is provided with a longer connecting arm, and a plurality of bulges 22 are arranged on the connecting arm, so that the stability of the matching of the connecting arm and the body 10 is improved; or the body 10 is provided with a plurality of concave cavities 11, and a plurality of protrusions 22 respectively correspond to the plurality of concave cavities 11, so that the fixing effect on the body 10 is improved, and the installation stability of the body 10 is ensured.

Wherein each protrusion 22 protrudes by the same height as the depth at the corresponding position of the recess 11, thereby facilitating abutment of the protrusion 22 with the bottom wall of the recess 11.

It should be noted that, the cavity 11 may be a regular groove structure or a special-shaped groove structure, and the inner wall or the bottom wall of the cavity 11 may have a groove, a protrusion, etc., which all belong to the cavity 11 of the present application and may be formed by recessing inwards on the outer surface of the body 10.

According to the vehicle provided by the embodiment of the invention, the thermal management integrated module is adopted, so that the manufacturing cost is reduced, the stability of the whole assembly can be ensured, and the thermal management integrated module has good overall performance and is convenient to apply to the vehicle.

Other components and operations of a vehicle according to embodiments of the invention are known to those of ordinary skill in the art and will not be described in detail herein. The vertical direction, the horizontal direction, and the front-rear direction are defined by the vertical direction, the horizontal direction, and the front-rear direction in the drawing.

In the description of the present invention, unless explicitly stated and limited otherwise, a first feature "above" or "below" a second feature may include both the first and second features being in direct contact, or may include both the first and second features not being in direct contact but being in contact by another feature therebetween. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature.

In the description of the present specification, reference to the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "illustrative embodiments," "examples," "specific examples," or "some examples," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiments or examples. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

While embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: many changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the spirit and principles of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims (10)

1. A thermal management integrated module, comprising:

the mounting bracket comprises a mounting plate and a protrusion protruding out of the mounting plate;

a body having a flow passage, the body being adapted to be mounted on the mounting bracket and the body being connected to the mounting plate,

the outer surface of the body is provided with a concave cavity which is concave inwards, the concave cavity is adjacent to the flow channel, the protrusion extends into the concave cavity, and the protrusion is abutted with the bottom wall of the concave cavity.

2. The thermal management integrated module of claim 1, wherein the protrusion has a connection hole therein, the protrusion being adapted to be fixedly connected to the bottom wall of the cavity by a fastener passing through the connection hole.

3. The thermal management integrated module of claim 1, wherein a side of the body facing the mounting plate has a flow channel outlet in communication with the flow channel, the mounting plate has an avoidance gap, and a projection of the flow channel outlet onto the mounting plate is positioned within the avoidance gap.

4. The thermal management integrated module of claim 3, further comprising: a connecting piece, wherein the connecting piece is provided with a connecting inlet and a connecting outlet which are communicated with each other, the connecting piece is suitable for being matched with the body through the avoidance gap,

the connecting inlet can be communicated with the runner outlet, and the connecting outlet is communicated with an external pipeline so as to enable fluid in the runner to be led into the external pipeline.

5. The thermal management integrated module of claim 4, wherein at least a portion of the flow channel outlet is located at a bottom wall of the cavity, the connector is adapted to extend into the cavity and the connector inlet is in sealing engagement with the flow channel outlet.

6. The thermal management integrated module of claim 1, wherein the mounting bracket is further provided with a flange provided at an edge of the mounting plate, the flange extending in a direction away from the protrusion, the flange being adapted to secure a wire harness and/or the flange being connected to an external connection.

7. The thermal management integrated module of claim 6, wherein the cuff comprises a plurality of cuffs having an area less than an area of the mounting plate.

8. The thermal management integrated module of claim 1, wherein a plurality of said protrusions are provided on said mounting plate.

9. The thermal management integrated module of claim 1, wherein the mounting plate has mounting holes and the body has mating holes corresponding to the mounting holes and connected by fasteners.

10. A vehicle characterized by comprising a thermal management integrated module according to any of claims 1-9.