CN212296597U - Novel radiator - Google Patents

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CN212296597U
CN212296597U CN202020696744.2U CN202020696744U CN212296597U CN 212296597 U CN212296597 U CN 212296597U CN 202020696744 U CN202020696744 U CN 202020696744U CN 212296597 U CN212296597 U CN 212296597U
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The utility model relates to a novel radiator, including the heat dissipation box and arrange the first hydroecium of heat dissipation box both sides in, the second hydroecium, the first outlet pipe that has the inlet tube on the first hydroecium and communicate with gearbox oil cooler, the second outlet pipe that communicates with the engine has on the second hydroecium, a baffle and this baffle have in the first hydroecium divide into intake antrum and play water cavity with first hydroecium, the inside cooling tube that has many align to grid of heat dissipation box, engine coolant passes through cooling tube to second hydroecium in from the inlet tube to the intracavity of intaking, some engine coolant discharges from the second outlet pipe, another part engine coolant discharges from first outlet pipe in the play water cavity of cooling tube flow to first hydroecium. The utility model has the advantages of as follows: the heat dissipation of the engine and the gearbox oil cooler at different temperatures is realized, and the connection stability of the heat dissipation box body and the water chamber and the thermal stress intensity of the heat dissipation box body are ensured.

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Novel radiator
The technical field is as follows:
the utility model belongs to the car heat dissipation field, concretely relates to novel radiator that is used for engine and gearbox oil cooler.
Background art:
the engine and the gearbox oil cooler realize cooling and heat dissipation together through the radiator, and the existing radiator shares a water outlet with the engine and the gearbox oil cooler, so that the temperature of water after heat dissipation by the radiator reaches the same temperature of the engine and the gearbox oil cooler, but the water inlet temperature required by the gearbox oil cooler is lower than the water inlet temperature required by the engine in the use process, and the defect of poor heat dissipation effect of the gearbox oil cooler often exists; meanwhile, when the cooling liquid in the engine flows to the radiator from the engine, the cooling liquid has a certain temperature, the anti-freezing liquid with the temperature quickly flows into the radiator, the shell part of the radiator can generate thermal stress due to instant heating, so that the shell of the radiator is easy to deform, even leakage can occur between the water chamber and the radiating box body, the cooling and radiating of the whole engine and a gearbox oil cooler are affected, and therefore the connecting stability of the radiating box body and the water chamber and the thermal stress intensity of the radiating box body are the technical problems which need to be solved urgently.
The utility model has the following contents:
the utility model aims at overcoming the not enough above, provide a novel radiator, realize the heat dissipation of engine and the different temperatures of gearbox oil cooler, guarantee the thermal stress intensity of being connected steadiness and the heat dissipation box of heat dissipation box and hydroecium.
The purpose of the utility model is realized through the following technical scheme: the utility model provides a novel radiator, including the heat dissipation box and arrange the first hydroecium in heat dissipation box both sides in, the second hydroecium, the first outlet pipe that has the inlet tube on the first hydroecium and communicate with gearbox oil cooler, the second outlet pipe that communicates with the engine has on the second hydroecium, the both ends position of first hydroecium is arranged respectively in inlet tube and first outlet pipe, a baffle and this baffle divide into intake antrum and play water cavity with first hydroecium in the first hydroecium, the inside cooling tube that has many align to grid of heat dissipation box, the both ends of cooling tube respectively with first hydroecium, second hydroecium intercommunication, engine coolant liquid passes through cooling tube to the second hydroecium in from the inlet tube to the intake intracavity, some engine coolant liquid discharges from the second outlet pipe, another part engine coolant liquid discharges from first outlet pipe in the play water cavity that the heat dissipation tube flowed to first hydroeci.
The utility model discloses a further improvement lies in: the two side faces, close to the first water chamber and the second water chamber, of the heat dissipation box body are provided with sealing plates, the two end faces of the heat dissipation box body are provided with side plates, the outer edges of the sealing plates are fixedly connected with clamping ring pieces, the first water chamber and the second water chamber are connected with the corresponding clamping ring pieces in a clamping mode respectively, and the two ends of each side plate are connected with the corresponding clamping ring pieces in a clamping mode.
The utility model discloses a further improvement lies in: the side plate is of a U-shaped structure with an opening direction far away from the heat dissipation box body, and two sides of the side plate are respectively provided with a stress release structure;
the side plate comprises a first side part which is arranged on the side end face of the radiating box body in a clinging manner and two second side parts which are respectively arranged at two ends of the first side part; the stress release structure comprises rectangular holes respectively arranged on two second edge parts, the two rectangular holes are arranged in a staggered mode, the rectangular holes are outwards extended from the joints of the first edge parts and the second edge parts, the stress release structure further comprises a first groove body, a second groove body and a third groove body, the first groove body and the second groove body are respectively and vertically connected with the corresponding rectangular holes, and the third groove body is connected with the first groove body and the second groove body to form an integrated groove type structure.
The utility model discloses a further improvement lies in: the end faces, close to the clamping ring piece, of the first water chamber and the second water chamber are provided with bosses, the edge of the clamping ring piece is provided with a plurality of L-shaped buckling bodies embedded with the bosses, the two ends of the clamping ring piece extend towards the edge plate integrally to form limit bodies, the two ends of the edge plate extend integrally along the edge of the clamping ring piece to form a sleeve body, and the sleeve body and the limit bodies are clamped.
The utility model discloses a further improvement lies in: the limiting body comprises a first lock tongue portion and a second lock tongue portion, a limiting hole for the first lock tongue portion to penetrate through is formed in the sleeve body, one end of the sleeve body is embedded into the second lock tongue portion and penetrates through the limiting hole from inside to outside through the second lock tongue portion.
The utility model discloses a further improvement lies in: and a reinforcing convex rib is arranged between the joints of the two ends of the side plate which extend towards the bending of the clamping ring piece.
The utility model discloses a further improvement lies in: have the perforation that the one end of holding the cooling tube passed on the shrouding, the outside of shrouding and for tubaeform structure are arranged in respectively at the both ends of cooling tube, the cooling tube inlays and has waterproof boss on the outward flange in the shrouding, realize sealed cooperation through the sealing ring between waterproof boss and the perforation.
The utility model discloses a further improvement lies in: the cross-section of sealing ring is I shape structure, the outer edge of waterproof boss and fenestrate inward flange all block and establish the both sides at the sealing ring.
The utility model discloses a further improvement lies in: the radiating pipe is provided with radiating fins.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following advantage:
1. the engine coolant liquid that has the temperature gets into the intake antrum of first hydroecium from the inlet tube, flow into the second hydroecium through the cooling tube, the coolant liquid after the heat dissipation partly flows to the engine once more through the second outlet pipe, and partly coolant liquid flows to the play water cavity of first hydroecium through the cooling tube and flows to gearbox oil cooler from first outlet pipe, satisfy the cooling temperature demand that engine and gearbox oil cooler are different, because the coolant liquid that leads to gearbox oil cooler flows to the play water cavity of first hydroecium again from the intake antrum of first hydroecium to the second hydroecium, its cooling path prolongs one time, realize the lower cooling temperature of gearbox oil cooler, improve the cooling radiating effect of gearbox oil cooler, the life of extension gearbox oil cooler.
2. The heat dissipation box body is fixed with the first water chamber and the second water chamber through the clamping ring pieces, the side plate is provided with the stress release structure, when the radiator is instantly heated, concentrated stress is generated inside the radiator, the stress release structure releases the internal stress, the phenomenon that the two ends of the radiator are outwards widened due to stress concentration is avoided, the clamping ring pieces are connected with the side plate in a clamping mode, the connection stability of the heat dissipation box body and the water chambers is improved, the phenomenon that the two sides of the radiator are outwards widened due to stress concentration is also avoided, and the structural stability of the whole heat dissipation box body is stronger.
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fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the novel heat sink of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the novel heat sink of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a stress releasing structure of the novel heat sink of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is a schematic view illustrating the connection between the snap ring member and the side plate of the novel heat sink of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is the utility model relates to a novel cooling tube of radiator and structure cross-sectional view of shrouding.
Reference numbers in the figures: 1-a radiating box body, 2-a first water chamber, 3-a second water chamber, 4-a water inlet pipe, 5-a first water outlet pipe, 6-a second water outlet pipe, 7-a partition plate, 8-a water inlet cavity, 9-a water outlet cavity, 10-a radiating pipe, 11-a sealing plate, 12-a side plate, 121-a first side part, 122-a second side part, 13-a clamping ring piece and 14-a stress release structure, 141-rectangular hole, 142-first groove body, 143-second groove body, 144-third groove body, 15-boss, 16-fastener, 17-limiting body, 171-first lock tongue portion, 172-second lock tongue portion, 18-nesting body, 181-limiting hole, 19-reinforcing convex rib, 20-perforation, 21-waterproof boss and 22-sealing ring.
The specific implementation mode is as follows:
in order to deepen the understanding of the present invention, the present invention will be further described in detail with reference to the following embodiments and the attached drawings, and the embodiments are only used for explaining the present invention, and do not constitute the limitation to the protection scope of the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms indicating orientation or positional relationship, such as those based on the drawings, are only for convenience of description and simplification of description, and do not indicate or imply that the structures or units indicated must have a specific orientation, and therefore, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
In the present invention, unless otherwise specified or limited, terms such as "connected," "provided," "having," and the like are to be understood in a broad sense, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, mechanically connected, or directly connected, and may be connected through an intermediate medium, and those skilled in the art can understand the basic meaning of the above terms in the present invention according to specific situations.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, an embodiment of the novel radiator of the present invention is shown, which comprises a radiator tank 1, and a first water chamber 2 and a second water chamber 3 disposed at two sides of the radiator tank 1, wherein the first water chamber 2 has a water inlet pipe 4 and a first water outlet pipe 5 communicated with a transmission oil cooler, the second water chamber 3 has a second water outlet pipe 6 communicated with an engine, the water inlet pipe 4 and the first water outlet pipe 5 are disposed at two ends of the first water chamber 2, respectively, a partition 7 is disposed in the first water chamber 2, and the partition 7 divides the first water chamber 2 into a water inlet cavity 8 and a water outlet cavity 9, a plurality of radiating pipes 10 are uniformly arranged in the radiator tank 1, two ends of the radiating pipes 10 are respectively communicated with the first water chamber 2 and the second water chamber 3, engine coolant passes from the water inlet pipe 4 to the water inlet cavity 8 through the radiating pipes 10 to the second water chamber 3, and a portion of the engine coolant is discharged from the second water outlet pipe 6, another part of the engine coolant flows into the water outlet cavity 9 of the first water chamber 2 through the radiating pipe 10 and is discharged from the first water outlet pipe 5.
The working principle is as follows: engine coolant liquid with temperature gets into the intake antrum 8 of first hydroecium 2 from inlet tube 4, flow into second hydroecium 3 through cooling tube 10, the coolant liquid after the heat dissipation partly flows to the engine once more through second outlet pipe 6, and partly coolant liquid flows to the play water cavity 9 of first hydroecium 2 through cooling tube 10 and flows to the gearbox oil cooler from first outlet pipe 5, satisfy the cooling temperature demand that engine and gearbox oil cooler are different, because the coolant liquid that leads to the gearbox oil cooler flows to the play water cavity 9 of first hydroecium 2 again from the intake antrum 8 of first hydroecium 2 to second hydroecium 3, its cooling path extension is one time, realize the lower cooling temperature of gearbox oil cooler, improve the cooling radiating effect of gearbox oil cooler, the life of gearbox oil cooler is prolonged.
Furthermore, sealing plates 11 are arranged on two side faces, close to the first water chamber 2 and the second water chamber 3, of the heat dissipation box body 1, side plates 12 are arranged on two end faces of the heat dissipation box body 1, clamping ring pieces 13 are fixedly connected to outer edges of the sealing plates 11, the first water chamber 2 and the second water chamber 3 are connected with the corresponding clamping ring pieces 13 in a clamping mode respectively, and two ends of each side plate 12 are connected with the corresponding clamping ring pieces 13 in a clamping mode.
As shown in fig. 3, the side plate 12 is a U-shaped structure with an opening direction away from the heat dissipation case 1, and two sides of the side plate 12 are respectively provided with a stress release structure 14;
the side plate 12 includes a first side portion 121 closely attached to the side end surface of the heat dissipating case 1 and two second side portions 122 respectively disposed at both ends of the first side portion 121; the stress relieving structure 14 includes rectangular holes 141 respectively disposed on the two second side portions 122, the two rectangular holes 141 are disposed in a staggered manner, the rectangular holes 141 extend outward from the joint of the first side portion 121 and the second side portion 122, the stress relieving structure 14 further includes a first groove 142, a second groove 143, and a third groove 144 disposed on the first side portion 121, the first groove 142 and the second groove 143 are respectively vertically connected to the corresponding rectangular holes 141, and the third groove 144 connects the first groove 142 and the second groove 143 to form an integrated groove structure.
As shown in fig. 4, the end surfaces of the first water chamber 2 and the second water chamber 3 close to the collar member 13 are provided with bosses 15, the edge of the collar member 13 is provided with a plurality of L-shaped snap bodies 16 which are embedded with the bosses 15, two ends of the collar member 13 integrally extend towards the side plate 12 to form a retainer 17, two ends of the side plate 12 integrally extend along the edge of the collar member 13 to form a sleeve body 18, and the sleeve body 18 and the retainer 17 are clamped.
The position-limiting body 17 includes a first tongue portion 171 and a second tongue portion 172, the fitting body 18 has a position-limiting hole 181 for the first tongue portion 171 to pass through, one end of the fitting body 18 is embedded in the second tongue portion 172 and is disposed through the position-limiting hole 181 from inside to outside by the second tongue portion 172.
The heat dissipation box body 1 is fixed with the first water chamber 2 and the second water chamber 3 through the clamping ring piece 13, the stress release structure 14 is arranged on the side plate 12, when the heat radiator is instantly heated, concentrated stress is generated inside the heat radiator, the stress release structure 14 releases the internal stress, the phenomenon that the two ends of the heat radiator are outwards widened due to stress concentration is avoided, the clamping ring piece 13 is connected with the side plate 12 in a clamping mode, the connection stability of the heat dissipation box body 1 and the water chambers is improved, the phenomenon that the two sides of the heat radiator are outwards widened due to stress concentration is also avoided, and the structural stability of the whole heat dissipation box body is stronger.
The stress releasing structure 14 releases thermal stress in a form of combining the groove and the hole, and compared with the traditional method of releasing stress through a simple groove, the stress released by the structure when heated is larger, so that the outward expansion of the heat dissipation box body 1 when heated is avoided, and meanwhile, local fracture cannot occur.
Furthermore, a reinforcing rib 19 is arranged between the joints of the two ends of the side plate 12 which extend towards the bending of the clamping ring piece 13, so that the structural strength of the side plate 12 is improved, and the side plate is prevented from being broken.
Further, as shown in fig. 5, the sealing plate 11 is provided with a through hole 20 for allowing one end of the radiating pipe 10 to pass through, two ends of the radiating pipe 10 are respectively disposed at the outer side of the sealing plate 11 and have a trumpet-shaped structure, the radiating pipe 10 is embedded in the sealing plate 11 and is provided with a waterproof boss 21, and the waterproof boss 21 is in sealing fit with the through hole 20 through a sealing ring 22.
The section of the sealing ring 22 is an I-shaped structure, and the outer edge of the waterproof boss 21 and the inner edge of the through hole 20 are clamped at two sides of the sealing ring 22.
The trumpet-shaped radiating pipe 10 facilitates the coolant in the water chamber to flow to the radiating pipe 10 quickly, and the sealing ring 22 plays a role in isolating the water chamber from the inside of the radiating box body 1, has a sealing function, and prevents the coolant from flowing to the inside of the radiating box body 1 from the gaps between the radiating pipe 10 and the sealing plates 11; the structure of the sealing ring 22 and the design of the waterproof boss 21 on the radiating pipe 10 further provide a sealing effect to prevent the leakage of the cooling liquid.
Further, the heat dissipation pipe 10 has heat dissipation fins, which can ensure the heat dissipation effect of the heat dissipation pipe 10.
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the description of the embodiments and the description is only illustrative of the principles of the present invention, and various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, which fall within the scope of the claimed invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

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1. A novel radiator is characterized in that: the cooling device comprises a cooling box body (1), and a first water chamber (2) and a second water chamber (3) which are arranged on two sides of the cooling box body (1), wherein the first water chamber (2) is provided with a water inlet pipe (4) and a first water outlet pipe (5) communicated with an oil cooler of a gearbox, the second water chamber (3) is provided with a second water outlet pipe (6) communicated with an engine, the water inlet pipe (4) and the first water outlet pipe (5) are respectively arranged at two ends of the first water chamber (2), the first water chamber (2) is internally provided with a partition plate (7), the partition plate (7) divides the first water chamber (2) into a water inlet cavity (8) and a water outlet cavity (9), a plurality of uniformly arranged cooling pipes (10) are arranged in the cooling box body (1), two ends of the cooling pipes (10) are respectively communicated with the first water chamber (2) and the second water chamber (3), and engine cooling liquid passes through the cooling pipes (10) and enters the second water chamber (3) from the water inlet pipe (4), one part of the engine coolant is discharged from the second water outlet pipe (6), and the other part of the engine coolant flows into the water outlet cavity (9) of the first water chamber (2) through the radiating pipe (10) and is discharged from the first water outlet pipe (5).
2. The new heat sink as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the utility model discloses a radiator, including heat dissipation box (1), the both sides face that is close to first hydroecium (2), second hydroecium (3) is equipped with shrouding (11), the both ends face of heat dissipation box (1) is equipped with sideboard (12), the outward flange fixedly connected with snap ring spare (13) of shrouding (11), first hydroecium (2), second hydroecium (3) are connected with corresponding snap ring spare (13) snap-on respectively, the both ends of sideboard (12) are connected with corresponding snap ring spare (13) snap-on.
3. The new heat sink as claimed in claim 2, wherein: the side plate (12) is of a U-shaped structure with an opening direction far away from the heat dissipation box body (1), and two sides of the side plate (12) are respectively provided with a stress release structure (14);
the side plate (12) comprises a first side part (121) which is closely attached to the side end face of the heat dissipation box body (1) and two second side parts (122) which are respectively arranged at two ends of the first side part (121); stress release structure (14) is including setting up rectangular hole (141) on two second limit portion (122) respectively, two rectangular hole (141) dislocation set, rectangular hole (141) are outwards extended by the junction of first limit portion (121) and second limit portion (122), stress release structure (14) is still including arranging first cell body (142), second cell body (143) and third cell body (144) on first limit portion (121) in, first cell body (142) and second cell body (143) are perpendicular respectively to be connected corresponding rectangular hole (141), first cell body (142) and second cell body (143) are connected to third cell body (144) and are formed integral type cell type structure.
4. The new heat sink as claimed in claim 2, wherein: the end faces, close to the clamping ring piece (13), of the first water chamber (2) and the second water chamber (3) are provided with bosses (15), the edge of the clamping ring piece (13) is provided with a plurality of L-shaped clamping bodies (16) embedded with the bosses (15), two ends of the clamping ring piece (13) integrally extend towards the side plate (12) to form a limiting body (17), two ends of the side plate (12) integrally extend along the edge of the clamping ring piece (13) to form a sleeve body (18), and the sleeve body (18) and the limiting body (17) are clamped.
5. The new heat sink as claimed in claim 4, wherein: the limiting body (17) comprises a first lock tongue portion (171) and a second lock tongue portion (172), a limiting hole (181) allowing the first lock tongue portion (171) to penetrate through is formed in the fitting body (18), one end of the fitting body (18) is embedded into the second lock tongue portion (172) and penetrates through the limiting hole (181) from inside to outside through the second lock tongue portion (172).
6. The new heat sink as claimed in claim 5, wherein: and a reinforcing convex rib (19) is arranged between the joints of the two ends of the side plate (12) which extend towards the clamping ring piece (13) in a bending way.
7. The new heat sink as claimed in claim 2, wherein: have perforation (20) that the one end of holding cooling tube (10) passed on shrouding (11), the outside of shrouding (11) and for trumpet-shaped structure are arranged respectively in the both ends of cooling tube (10), cooling tube (10) inlay and have waterproof boss (21) on the outward flange in shrouding (11), realize sealed cooperation through sealing ring (22) between waterproof boss (21) and perforation (20).
8. The new heat sink as claimed in claim 7, wherein: the cross section of the sealing ring (22) is of an I-shaped structure, and the outer edge of the waterproof boss (21) and the inner edge of the through hole (20) are clamped on two sides of the sealing ring (22).
9. A new heat sink according to claim 1 or 7 or 8, characterized in that: the radiating pipe (10) is provided with radiating fins.
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