CN117841598A - Thermal management module and vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a thermal management module and a vehicle, wherein the thermal management module comprises: the flow passage plate is internally provided with a liquid flow passage which is provided with a connecting interface; the heat exchanger component comprises a heat exchanger and a fixing base, a connecting runner is arranged in the fixing base, a first interface and a second interface are arranged at two ends of the connecting runner, the heat exchanger is fixed to the fixing base and connected with the first interface, and the fixing base is fixed to the runner plate and enables the second interface to be communicated with the connecting interface. According to the invention, the heat exchanger is fixed on the fixed seat, so that the connection of the heat exchanger component and the runner plate is facilitated, the structure is simplified, the assembly efficiency is improved, the pipeline is optimized, the space occupied by the thermal management module is reduced, the system leakage point is reduced, and meanwhile, the overhaul and assembly difficulties are reduced.

Description

Thermal management module and vehicle

Technical Field

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

Background

In order to improve the endurance mileage of the pure electric vehicle, the design requirements of the whole vehicle heat management system are more and more adaptive to working conditions, and the required heat management components are more and more. Such as expansion kettles, cooling water pumps, heat exchangers, temperature sensors, pressure sensors, solenoid valves, expansion valves, check valves, cooling connecting lines and the like. In the related art, the heat management components are distributed, and the technical defects of complex pipeline arrangement, large space occupation, multiple system leakage points, difficult maintenance, difficult assembly, high cost and the like exist.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. Therefore, the invention provides a thermal management module which simplifies the pipeline arrangement, reduces the space occupation, reduces the system leakage points, reduces the cost and reduces the difficulty of overhaul and assembly.

The invention also provides a vehicle applying the thermal management module, which simplifies the pipeline arrangement, reduces the space occupation, reduces the system leakage points, reduces the cost and simultaneously reduces the difficulty of overhaul and assembly.

A thermal management module according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: the liquid flow channel is arranged in the flow channel plate and is provided with a connecting interface; the heat exchanger assembly comprises a heat exchanger and a fixing seat, a connecting runner is arranged in the fixing seat, a first interface and a second interface are arranged at two ends of the connecting runner, the heat exchanger is fixed to the fixing seat and connected with the first interface, and the fixing seat is fixed to the runner plate and enables the second interface to be communicated with the connecting interface.

According to the heat management module provided by the embodiment of the invention, the heat exchanger is fixed on the fixed seat, so that the heat exchanger component and the runner plate are conveniently connected, the structure is simplified, the assembly efficiency is improved, the pipeline is optimized, the space occupied by the heat management module is reduced, the system leakage point is reduced, and meanwhile, the overhaul and assembly difficulties are reduced.

In some embodiments, the plurality of heat exchangers is each fixed to the fixing base, and each heat exchanger is communicated with the corresponding liquid flow passage through the corresponding connecting flow passage.

Specifically, the number of the heat exchangers is two, and the two heat exchangers are arranged on two opposite sides of the fixing seat.

In some embodiments, the heat exchanger is provided with a mouthpiece extending into the first mouthpiece; the distance between the interface tube and the flow channel plate of the two heat exchangers is different.

Specifically, each heat exchanger corresponds to two connecting runners; the two connecting flow passages connected with one heat exchanger extend oppositely, and the two connecting flow passages connected with the other heat exchanger extend in parallel.

More specifically, the number of the second interfaces is four, the number of the four second interfaces is respectively a first opening, a second opening, a third opening and a fourth opening, two connecting runners extending in opposite directions are respectively communicated with the first opening and the second opening, two connecting runners extending in parallel are respectively communicated with the third opening and the fourth opening, and the first opening and the second opening are arranged between the third opening and the fourth opening.

In some embodiments, the first opening, the second opening, the third opening, and the fourth opening are disposed on a same line.

In some embodiments, the connecting flow channel comprises: a horizontal portion extending in a horizontal direction, the horizontal portion being connected to the first interface; the vertical part is communicated with the horizontal part, extends along the vertical direction and is connected with the second interface.

In some embodiments, the fixing base is further provided with a lightening hole.

In some embodiments, the liquid flow channel comprises an inner flow channel and an outer flow channel, the flow channel plate (10) comprises a main body and a base plate, a plurality of inner flow channels are arranged in the main body, a plurality of flow channel grooves are arranged in the main body, the base plate is arranged on the main body, the base plate and the plurality of flow channel grooves define the outer flow channel, and at least one inner flow channel is communicated with the outer flow channel; the main body is provided with a plurality of mounting cavities, each mounting cavity is communicated with the corresponding internal flow channel, the base plate is provided with the connecting interface, and the connecting interface is communicated with the external flow channel; wherein the thermal management module further comprises a plurality of electrically controlled valves mounted to the plurality of mounting cavities, the plurality of electrically controlled valves acting to switch communication through different ones of the internal flow channels and/or different ones of the external flow channels to form different flow circuits.

In some embodiments, at least two of the internal flow channels are communicated through one of the external flow channels to form a plurality of first branches connected in parallel, and each first branch is controlled to be turned on or off through a corresponding electric control valve.

In some embodiments, at least two of the mounting cavities are communicated through one of the internal flow channels to form a plurality of parallel second branches, and each second branch is controlled to be turned on or off by a corresponding electronic control valve.

In some embodiments, a one-way valve is disposed within at least a portion of the internal flow passage.

In some embodiments, the mounting cavity comprises a first chamber, the plurality of internal flow channels comprises a first internal flow channel, the first chamber is communicated with the first internal flow channel through an inlet channel and an outlet channel, and the first chamber is internally provided with the electric control valve to open or close the outlet channel; the first internal flow passage is provided with the one-way valve therein, the one-way valve being located between the inlet passage and the outlet passage, the one-way valve being configured to be one-way conductive in a direction toward the inlet passage.

The vehicle comprises the thermal management module.

According to the vehicle provided by the embodiment of the invention, by applying the thermal management module, the structure is simplified, the assembly efficiency is improved, the pipeline is optimized, the space occupied by the thermal management module is reduced, the system leakage point is reduced, and meanwhile, the difficulty of overhauling and assembling is reduced.

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 an exploded view of a thermal management module according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the holder of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a second cross-sectional view of the holder of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a first embodiment of a fixing base;

FIG. 5 is a second schematic structural view of the fixing base in the first embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural view of a fixing base in a second embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the body of an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a top view of a substrate according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of the positions of the inlet and outlet channels according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing a distribution of mounting cavities according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a second schematic distribution diagram of the mounting cavity according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 12 is a schematic view of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

10. a thermal management module;

1. a main body; 11. a flow channel groove; 12. an internal flow passage; l1, a first internal flow channel; 107. an external device interface;

2. a fixing seat; 21. a substrate; 25. a first interface; 26. a second interface; 261. a first opening; 262. a second opening; 263. a third opening; 264. a fourth opening; 23. a connecting runner; 27. a horizontal portion; 28. a vertical portion; 24. a lightening hole;

3. a heat exchanger; 31. an interface tube; 303. a connection interface; 5. a mounting cavity; 4. a flow channel plate; 6. an electric control valve; 601. a first chamber; 8. a heat exchanger assembly; 802. a one-way valve;

100. a vehicle; l9, inlet channel; l91, outlet channel.

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.

A thermal management module 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 1, a thermal management module 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: flow channel plate 4 and heat exchanger assembly 8.

The flow channel plate 4 is provided with a liquid flow channel, wherein the liquid flow channel is provided with a connection interface 303 as shown in fig. 8. The liquid flow channel is used for flowing the refrigerant.

The heat exchanger component 8 comprises a heat exchanger 3 and a fixed seat 2, a connecting runner 23 is arranged in the fixed seat 2, a first interface 25 and a second interface 26 are arranged at two ends of the connecting runner 23, the heat exchanger 3 is fixed to the fixed seat 2 and connected with the first interface 25, and the fixed seat 2 is fixed to the runner plate 4 and enables the second interface 26 to be communicated with the connecting interface 303.

Wherein the fixing base 2 plays a role of a platform, and the heat exchanger 3 is fixed on the fixing base 2 to facilitate the connection of the heat exchanger component 8 and the runner plate 4. For example, the heat exchanger 3 is fixed on the fixing base 2, compared with the scheme that the heat exchanger 3 is connected with the runner 23 plate through the middle pipeline, the middle pipeline is optimized, the system leakage points are reduced, the heat management module 10 is simplified, the occupied space is reduced, the assembly efficiency is improved, the later maintenance is convenient, the assembly reliability between the heat exchanger 3 and the runner plate 4 is enhanced, and meanwhile, the heat exchanger is applicable to various application scenes, and the universality is improved.

The connecting flow channel 23 plays a role of intermediate communication, a first interface 25 at one end of the connecting flow channel 23 is connected with the heat exchanger 3, and a second interface 26 at the other end of the connecting flow channel 23 is communicated with the liquid flow channel, so that the refrigerant flows between the liquid flow channel and the heat exchanger 3.

According to the thermal management module 10 provided by the embodiment of the invention, the heat exchanger 3 is fixed on the fixed seat 2, so that the connection between the heat exchanger component 8 and the runner plate 4 is facilitated, the structure is simplified, the assembly efficiency is improved, the pipeline is optimized, the space occupied by the thermal management module 10 is reduced, the system leakage point is reduced, and meanwhile, the overhaul and assembly difficulties are reduced.

In some embodiments, the heat exchanger 3 is a plate heat exchanger, which reduces the space occupied and improves the heat recovery efficiency, and of course, the heat exchanger 3 may also be other heat exchangers, such as a tube heat exchanger, etc., and will not be described herein.

As shown in fig. 1, in some embodiments, the heat exchangers 3 are plural, each heat exchanger 3 is fixed to the fixing base 2, and each heat exchanger 3 communicates with a corresponding liquid flow passage through a corresponding connection flow passage 23.

For example, 2 heat exchangers 3 are fixed on one fixing seat 2, compared with the scheme that 2 heat exchangers 3 are respectively connected with a runner plate 4, the middle pipeline is optimized, system leakage points are reduced, the heat management module 10 is simplified, occupied space is reduced, assembly efficiency is improved, later maintenance is convenient, assembly reliability between the heat exchangers 3 and the runner plate 4 is improved, and meanwhile, the heat exchanger is applicable to various application scenes, and universality is improved.

Specifically, the number of the heat exchangers 3 is two, and the two heat exchangers 3 are arranged on two opposite sides of the fixed seat 2. Through establishing two heat exchangers 3 in the opposite both sides of fixing base 2, two heat exchangers 3 all have great installation space, reduce the probability that two heat exchangers 3 interfere each other to the design degree of difficulty of thermal management module 10 is reduced.

In some embodiments, two heat exchangers 3 are provided, and two heat exchangers 3 are arranged on two adjacent sides of the fixing seat 2, so that the structure is clearer.

Of course, it is understood that the number of the heat exchangers 3 may be three, four or more, and may be designed according to different situations, for example, a plurality of heat exchangers 3 are disposed on one surface of the fixing base 2, and the specific situations are not described herein.

As shown in fig. 1, in some embodiments, the heat exchanger 3 is provided with a mouthpiece 31, the mouthpiece 31 extending into the first mouthpiece 25. Wherein the distance between the interface tube 31 of the two heat exchangers 3 and the flow field plate 4 is different.

As shown in fig. 1, specifically, the distances between the interface tubes 31 of the two heat exchangers 3 and the runner plates 4 are different, so that the heights of the different interface tubes 31 are different, and the positions of the base 2 corresponding to the interface tubes 31 are different, so that the size of the fixing seat 2 can be reduced, and the volume of the thermal management module 10 can be further reduced.

Specifically, each heat exchanger 3 corresponds to two connecting flow passages 23.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, two connecting flow passages 23 connecting one of the heat exchangers 3 extend in opposite directions, and two connecting flow passages 23 connecting the other heat exchanger 3 extend in parallel. The connecting runners 23 extending in different directions are adapted to the heat exchangers 3 and the runner plates 4 at different positions, so that the adaptability is improved.

Of course, the connecting flow passages 23 may be provided in five, six or more, and are not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the interface tube 31 is provided with a groove, and a sealing ring is disposed in the groove to seal the space between the interface tube 31 and the first interface 25, so as to improve the tightness.

As shown in fig. 2 to 5, more specifically, the number of the second connectors 26 is four, the four second connectors 26 are respectively a first opening 261, a second opening 262, a third opening 263 and a fourth opening 264, two connecting runners 23 extending in opposite directions respectively communicate with the first opening 261 and the second opening 262, two connecting runners 23 extending in parallel respectively communicate with the third opening 263 and the fourth opening 264, and the first opening 261 and the second opening 262 are disposed between the third opening 263 and the fourth opening 264.

The first opening 261 and the second opening 262 are disposed between the third opening 263 and the fourth opening 264, that is, the second port 26 connected to the same heat exchanger 3 is located at a middle position, and the second port 26 connected to another heat exchanger 3 is located at two sides, so that the communication between the runner plate 4 and the second port 26 is clearer, assembly errors are reduced, and production efficiency is improved.

It can be appreciated that in the assembly process of the thermal management module 10, the fixing base 2 is provided with a plurality of first interfaces 25 and a plurality of second interfaces 26, the first interfaces 25 are communicated with the heat exchanger 3, the second interfaces 26 are communicated with the runner plate 4, and the assembling difficulty is improved by the interfaces which are arranged in disorder in the related technology, so that the assembling difficulty is reduced by orderly arranging the second interfaces 26.

As shown in fig. 6, in some embodiments, the first opening 261, the second opening 262, the third opening 263, and the fourth opening 264 are disposed on the same line. By arranging the first opening 261, the second opening 262, the third opening 263 and the fourth opening 264 on the same straight line, the size of the fixing base 2 is reduced, and the cost and the space are saved. For example, the first opening 261, the second opening 262, the third opening 263 and the fourth opening 264 are disposed on the central axis of the fixing base 2, so that the fixing base 2 can be made thinner. It is to be understood that the first opening 261, the second opening 262, the third opening 263 and the fourth opening 264 are disposed on the same line, which does not mean that the axes of the first opening 261, the second opening 262, the third opening 263 and the fourth opening 264 are on the same line or close to the same line, which is not strictly limited herein.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, in some embodiments, the connecting runner 23 includes: a horizontal portion 27 and a vertical portion 28.

The horizontal portion 27 extends in the horizontal direction, and the horizontal portion 27 is connected to the first interface 25.

The vertical portion 28 communicates with the horizontal portion 27, the vertical portion 28 extends in the vertical direction, and the vertical portion 28 connects with the second interface 26. By providing the horizontal portion 27 and the vertical portion 28, the horizontal portion 27 extends in the horizontal direction, and the vertical portion 28 extends in the vertical direction, improving efficiency. It will be appreciated that the horizontal portion 27 extends in a horizontal direction, and the tool for machining the horizontal portion 27 works in a horizontal plane to finish machining the horizontal portion 27, the vertical portion 28 extends in a vertical direction, and the tool for machining the vertical portion 28 works in a vertical plane to finish machining the vertical portion 28, so that the path of the tool is optimized, and efficiency is improved.

As shown in fig. 1 to 6, in some embodiments, the fixing base 2 is further provided with a lightening hole 24. The weight of the fixing base 2 is reduced by providing the weight reducing holes 24, so that the thermal management module 10 is lightweight.

As shown in fig. 7 to 9, in some embodiments, the liquid flow path includes an inner flow path 12 and an outer flow path, the flow path plate 4 includes a main body 1 and a base plate 21, a plurality of inner flow paths 12 are provided inside the main body 1, the main body 1 is provided with a plurality of flow path grooves 11, the base plate 21 is provided on the main body 1, the base plate 21 and the plurality of flow path grooves 11 define the outer flow path, and at least one of the inner flow paths 12 communicates with the outer flow path.

The internal flow channel 12 is arranged in the main body 1, and compared with the internal flow channel defined by the groove and the sealing plate in the related art, the internal flow channel 12 has the characteristics of high tightness and high pressure resistance. On the basis, the main body 1 is also provided with an external runner, the diversity of the runner is increased by the external runner, the external runner is suitable for different requirements, the external runner is limited by the runner groove 11 and the base plate 21, and the design of the runner groove 11 facilitates the forming of the external runner, so that the integral manufacturing difficulty of the runner plate 4 is reduced.

As shown in fig. 1, the main body 1 is provided with a plurality of mounting cavities 5, each mounting cavity 5 is communicated with a corresponding internal flow channel 12, the base plate 21 is provided with a connection interface 303, and the connection interface 303 is communicated with an external flow channel.

As shown in fig. 1, the thermal management module 10 further includes a plurality of electrically controlled valves 6, where the plurality of electrically controlled valves 6 are mounted to the plurality of mounting cavities 5, and the plurality of electrically controlled valves 6 operate to switch communication between different internal flow channels 12 and/or different external flow channels to form different circulation loops.

For example, the plurality of electronically controlled valves 6 act to switch communication through different internal flow passages 12 to form different flow circuits; alternatively, the plurality of electrically controlled valves 6 act to switch communication through different external flow channels to form different flow circuits; alternatively, the plurality of electrically controlled valves 6 operate to switch communication through different internal flow passages 12 and different external flow passages to form different flow circuits.

It should be noted that, the refrigerant flows through both the inner flow channel 12 and the outer flow channel, and the plurality of electric control valves 6 are disposed on the flow channel plate 4 to control the flow rate and the flow direction of the refrigerant, so as to implement various functions of the thermal management module 10. Meanwhile, compared with the heat management components distributed in the related art, the integration of the electric control valve 6 and the runner plate 4 simplifies the structure, makes the whole more compact, improves the integration level and reduces the occupied space.

In some embodiments, at least two internal flow channels 12 communicate through one of the external flow channels to form a plurality of first branches connected in parallel, each first branch being controlled to be turned on or off by a respective electrically controlled valve 6. Through forming a plurality of first branches of parallelly connected, further increase the variety of circulation return circuit, richen the mode of thermal management module 10, compare the scheme that corresponds interior runner 12 and set up the outside runner, reduce the quantity of outside runner, shorten runner overall length, compact structure.

For example, the first branch may be simply understood as the inner flow channel 12, and the plurality of first branches are connected in parallel such that the plurality of inner flow channels 12 are connected in parallel through the outer flow channel.

In some embodiments, at least two of the mounting cavities 5 communicate through one of the internal flow channels 12 to form a plurality of second branches in parallel, each of which is controlled to be turned on or off by a respective electrically controlled valve 6. Through forming a plurality of parallelly connected second branches, further increase the variety of circulation loop, richen the mode of thermal management module 10, compare the scheme that corresponds installation cavity 5 and set up interior runner 12, reduce the quantity of interior runner 12, shorten runner overall length, compact structure.

The second branch can be simply understood as the installation space 5, and the plurality of second branches are connected in parallel, so that the plurality of installation spaces 5 are connected in parallel through the internal flow channel 12.

In some embodiments, a one-way valve 802 is disposed within at least a portion of the internal flow passage 12. By providing the check valve 802 in the internal flow passage 12, the surface complexity of the thermal management module 10 is reduced.

As shown in fig. 9, in some embodiments, the mounting cavity 5 includes a first chamber 601, the plurality of internal flow passages 12 includes a first internal flow passage L1, the first chamber 601 communicates with the first internal flow passage L1 through an inlet passage L9 and an outlet passage L91, and an electronically controlled valve 6 is provided in the first chamber 601 to open or close the outlet passage L91; a check valve 802 is provided in the first internal flow passage L1, the check valve 802 being located between the inlet passage L9 and the outlet passage L91, the check valve 802 being configured to be unidirectional in a direction toward the inlet passage L9. The inlet channel L9, the outlet channel L91 and the electric control valve 6 are arranged on the basis of the first internal flow channel L1 provided with the check valve 802, so that the circulation loop is more diversified, the integration level is further improved, and the structure is compact.

It should be noted that, the pressures at two ends of the check valve 802 are different, the refrigerant in the first internal flow channel L1 enters the side with higher pressure from the side with lower pressure through the check valve 802, the check valve 802 is disposed in the first internal flow channel L1, under the action of the check valve 802, the refrigerant in the first internal flow channel L1 can flow in a unidirectional direction to the high pressure side, meanwhile, the inlet channel L9 communicates the high pressure side with the first chamber 601, the outlet channel L91 communicates the low pressure side with the first chamber 601, and under the conduction of the electric control valve 6 in the first chamber 601, the refrigerant in the high pressure side bypasses the check valve 802 to enter the low pressure side, thereby further increasing the diversity of the circulation loop, and simultaneously reducing the length of the circulation loop and compacting the structure compared with the mode of setting a plurality of parallel passages.

As shown in fig. 11, in some embodiments, one of the internal flow passages 12 is provided on both sides with a mounting cavity 5 in communication therewith. By providing the installation cavities 5 communicated with the internal flow channels 12 on both sides of the internal flow channels 12, the internal flow channels 12 are fully utilized, so that the structure is compact.

As shown in fig. 10, in some embodiments, a cross-section of one of the internal flow channels 12 extends completely through the mounting cavity 5.

Specifically, the section of the internal flow channel 12 completely penetrates through the installation cavity 5, that is, the section of the internal flow channel 12 is smaller than the section of the installation cavity 5, so that the internal flow channel 12 completely penetrates through the installation cavity 5, the smaller internal flow channel 12 can be communicated with a plurality of installation cavities 5, and the plurality of installation cavities 5 are connected in parallel, so that the layout is compact, the space is saved, the flow channel length is shortened, and the flow channel pressure drop is reduced. For example, the internal flow passage 12 completely penetrates through the three installation cavities 5, the three installation cavities 5 are connected in parallel, and the refrigerant in the same internal flow passage 12 can enter the three different installation cavities 5, so that the space is fully utilized.

For example, as shown in fig. 11, five installation cavities 5 are located at two sides of the inner flow channel 12, three installation cavities 5 are located at the left side of the inner flow channel 12, two installation cavities 5 are located at the right side of the inner flow channel 12, openings are formed in the side walls of the installation cavities 5 and are communicated with the openings in the side walls of the inner flow channel 12, the five installation cavities 5 are respectively arranged at two sides of the inner flow channel 12, the space at two sides of the inner flow channel 12 is fully utilized, the problem that the unidirectional size of the five installation cavities 5 is larger due to the fact that the five installation cavities are located at one side of the inner flow channel 12 at the same time is avoided, the length of the inner flow channel 12 is shortened, and the layout is compact.

As shown in fig. 7, in some embodiments, a portion of the internal flow channel 12 is provided with an external device interface 107 that extends to a sidewall of the body 1. By providing the external device interface 107 extending to the side wall of the main body 1, the external device can be easily mounted, and the integration level can be further improved.

For example, the external device interface 107 includes: the device comprises a compressor exhaust port pipeline interface, a drying bottle pipeline interface, a passenger cabin evaporator inlet, a passenger cabin condenser pipeline outlet and a front radiator pipeline interface, wherein the compressor exhaust port pipeline interface is used for being connected with a compressor exhaust port pipeline, the drying bottle pipeline interface is used for being connected with a drying bottle pipeline, the passenger cabin evaporator inlet is used for being connected with a passenger cabin evaporator, the passenger cabin condenser pipeline inlet and the passenger cabin condenser pipeline outlet are used for being connected with a passenger cabin condenser pipeline, and the front radiator pipeline interface is used for being connected with a front radiator pipeline.

Specifically, the number of front-end radiator pipeline interfaces is two, and the two front-end radiator pipeline interfaces are sequentially arranged at intervals along the width direction of the main body 1.

In some embodiments, at least a portion of the cross-section of the internal flow passage 12 is formed as an arcuate surface. By utilizing the characteristic of the arc-shaped surface, the resistance of the refrigerant flowing in the flow passage is reduced, and the pressure drop is reduced.

It should be noted that the cross section of the inner flow channel 12 from the start end to the tail end may be always one cross section, or the cross sections of the inner flow channel 12 from the start end to the tail end at different positions may be different in shape, so as to adapt to different requirements.

Specifically, the cross-section of the inner flow passage 12 is one or more of circular, semicircular, elliptical, semi-elliptical, and U-shaped.

In some embodiments, the internal flow channels 12 communicate with the respective flow channel grooves 11 via communication channels, and the first connection of the communication channels with the internal flow channels 12 and/or the second connection of the communication channels with the flow channel grooves 11 are provided with chamfers. Through setting up the chamfer, reduce the local resistance that the edges and corners brought to make the refrigerant flow more smooth and easy, reduce the runner pressure drop.

For example, a chamfer is provided at the first connection of the communication channel and the internal flow channel 12; or a chamfer is arranged at the second connection part of the communication channel and the runner groove 11; alternatively, the first connection between the communication channel and the internal flow channel 12 and the second connection between the communication channel and the flow channel groove 11 are provided with chamfers.

Specifically, the chamfer radius is not smaller than 2mm, the compressive strength is improved, and the safety is improved.

More specifically, the intervals between any adjacent two of the inner flow passages 12, between the inner flow passages 12 and the outer flow passages, between any adjacent two of the installation cavities 5, between the inner flow passages 12 and the installation cavities 5, between the outer flow passages and the installation cavities 5, between the inner flow passages 12 and the surface of the main body 1, and between the outer flow passages and the surface of the main body 1 are not less than 10mm, so that the compressive strength is improved, and the safety is improved.

In some embodiments, the compressive strength of the inner flow channel 12, the outer flow channel and the installation cavity 5 is not less than 2MPa, improving safety.

As shown in fig. 12, a vehicle 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the thermal management module 10 described above. Here, the vehicle 100 may be a new energy vehicle, which may be a pure electric vehicle having an electric motor as a main driving force in some embodiments, and may be a hybrid vehicle having an internal combustion engine and an electric motor as both main driving forces in other embodiments. Regarding the internal combustion engine and the motor that supply driving power to the new energy vehicle mentioned in the above embodiments, the internal combustion engine may use gasoline, diesel oil, hydrogen gas, or the like as fuel, and the manner of supplying electric power to the motor may use a power battery, a hydrogen fuel cell, or the like, without being particularly limited thereto. The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and may be applied to any other embodiments.

According to the vehicle 100 of the embodiment of the present invention, due to the thermal management module 10 described in any of the above embodiments, the structure is simplified, the assembly efficiency is improved, the pipelines are optimized, the system leakage points are reduced, and meanwhile, the difficulty of maintenance and assembly is reduced.

Other constructions and operations of the thermal management module 10 according to embodiments of the present invention are known to those of ordinary skill in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

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, for distinguishing between the descriptive features, and not sequentially, and not lightly.

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.

In the description herein, reference to the term "embodiment," "example," 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 (15)

1. A thermal management module, comprising:

the liquid flow channel is arranged in the flow channel plate and is provided with a connecting interface;

the heat exchanger assembly comprises a heat exchanger and a fixing seat, a connecting runner is arranged in the fixing seat, a first interface and a second interface are arranged at two ends of the connecting runner, the heat exchanger is fixed to the fixing seat and connected with the first interface, and the fixing seat is fixed to the runner plate and enables the second interface to be communicated with the connecting interface.

2. The thermal management module of claim 1, wherein the plurality of heat exchangers is each secured to the mount, each heat exchanger in communication with a respective liquid flow passage through a respective connecting flow passage.

3. The thermal management module of claim 2, wherein the number of heat exchangers is two, the two heat exchangers being disposed on opposite sides of the mount.

4. A thermal management module according to claim 3, wherein the heat exchanger is provided with an interface tube extending into the first interface;

the distance between the interface tube and the flow channel plate of the two heat exchangers is different.

5. A thermal management module according to claim 3, wherein each of said heat exchangers corresponds to two of said connecting channels;

the two connecting flow passages connected with one heat exchanger extend oppositely, and the two connecting flow passages connected with the other heat exchanger extend in parallel.

6. The thermal management module of claim 5, wherein the number of the second connectors is four, the number of the four second connectors is a first opening, a second opening, a third opening and a fourth opening, two connecting runners extending in opposite directions are respectively communicated with the first opening and the second opening, two connecting runners extending in parallel are respectively communicated with the third opening and the fourth opening, and the first opening and the second opening are arranged between the third opening and the fourth opening.

7. The thermal management module of claim 6, wherein the first opening, the second opening, the third opening, and the fourth opening are disposed on a same line.

8. The thermal management module of claim 1, wherein the connecting runner comprises:

a horizontal portion extending in a horizontal direction, the horizontal portion being connected to the first interface;

the vertical part is communicated with the horizontal part, extends along the vertical direction and is connected with the second interface.

9. The thermal management module of claim 1, wherein the mounting base is further provided with a lightening hole.

10. The thermal management module of claim 1, wherein the liquid flow channel comprises an inner flow channel and an outer flow channel, the flow channel plate comprises a main body and a base plate, a plurality of the inner flow channels are arranged in the main body, a plurality of flow channel grooves are arranged in the main body, the base plate is arranged on the main body, the base plate and the plurality of flow channel grooves define the outer flow channel, and at least one of the inner flow channels is communicated with the outer flow channel;

the main body is provided with a plurality of mounting cavities, each mounting cavity is communicated with the corresponding internal flow channel, the base plate is provided with the connecting interface, and the connecting interface is communicated with the external flow channel;

wherein the thermal management module further comprises a plurality of electrically controlled valves mounted to the plurality of mounting cavities, the plurality of electrically controlled valves acting to switch communication through different ones of the internal flow channels and/or different ones of the external flow channels to form different flow circuits.

11. The thermal management module of claim 10, wherein at least two of said internal flow passages communicate through one of said external flow passages to form a plurality of first branches connected in parallel, each of said first branches being controlled to be turned on or off by a respective said electrically controlled valve.

12. The thermal management module of claim 10, wherein at least two of said mounting cavities communicate through one of said internal flow passages to form a plurality of second branches connected in parallel, each of said second branches being controlled to be turned on or off by a respective said electrically controlled valve.

13. The thermal management module of any one of claims 10-12, wherein a one-way valve is disposed within at least a portion of the internal flow passage.

14. The thermal management module of claim 13, wherein the mounting cavity comprises a first chamber, the plurality of internal flow passages comprising a first internal flow passage, the first chamber in communication with the first internal flow passage through an inlet passage and an outlet passage, the first chamber having the electrically controlled valve disposed therein to open or close the outlet passage;

the first internal flow passage is provided with the one-way valve therein, the one-way valve being located between the inlet passage and the outlet passage, the one-way valve being configured to be one-way conductive in a direction toward the inlet passage.

15. A vehicle comprising the thermal management module of any one of claims 1 to 14.