CN216977638U - Radiator core and vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a radiator core and a vehicle, which belong to the technical field of radiators. The utility model has the effect of solving the problems of high manufacturing difficulty and high cost of the radiator core.

Description

Radiator core and vehicle

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of radiators, in particular to a radiator core and a vehicle with the same.

Background

This section provides background information related to the present disclosure only and is not necessarily prior art.

The automobile radiator is a key component of a water-cooled engine cooling system, the core body of the radiator is a core component of the radiator, and most of heat is radiated through the core body of the radiator. The existing radiator core body mainly comprises a tube sheet type radiator core body and a tube belt type radiator core body, wherein heat of cooling liquid is conducted to a radiating fin or a radiating belt through a radiating tube wall, and the radiating fin and the radiating belt are generally connected with a radiating tube through brazing so as to increase heat conduction capacity; or a layer of foam metal is added on the radiating pipe of the original automobile radiator, and when a radiating belt is arranged between the radiating pipes, the foam metal is wrapped on the radiating belt, and the foam metal is welded with the radiating pipe and the radiating belt.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to at least solve the problems of high manufacturing difficulty and high cost of the core body of the radiator. The purpose is realized by the following technical scheme:

a first aspect of the utility model provides a radiator core comprising

A radiating pipe;

the foam metal piece, the foam metal piece parcel is in the outer wall of cooling tube, just the foam metal piece with cooling tube formula structure as an organic whole.

According to the radiator core body, the radiating pipe and the foam metal piece are integrally designed, the radiating pipe and the foam metal piece are directly connected and integrally formed through a pressurizing seepage casting process mode, the radiating pipe and the foam metal piece are directly connected, the manufacturing process is greatly simplified, the cost is low, the radiating capacity and the strength of the radiator are further improved, and the problems that the radiator core body is large in manufacturing difficulty and high in cost are solved.

In addition, the radiator core body according to the utility model can also have the following additional technical characteristics:

in some embodiments of the present invention, the foam metal member is an aluminum member having a plurality of through holes.

In some embodiments of the utility model, the aperture of the through hole is 2.5mm to 6 mm.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the inner wall of the radiating pipe is smoothly arranged.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the inner wall of the heat dissipation pipe is provided with a turbulent flow thread, and the turbulent flow thread is spirally wound to be attached to the inner wall of the heat dissipation pipe.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the heat dissipation pipe is provided with a plurality of pipes.

In some embodiments of the utility model, the heat sink core further comprises a stiffening rib disposed around an outer surface of the foam metal piece.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the reinforcing rib is provided in a plurality, and a plurality of the reinforcing ribs are arranged at intervals on the outer surface of the foam metal member.

A first aspect of the utility model proposes a vehicle having a radiator core according to any one of the embodiments described above.

Drawings

Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments. The drawings are only for purposes of illustrating the preferred embodiments and are not to be construed as limiting the utility model. Also, like parts are designated by like reference numerals throughout the drawings. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the overall structure of a radiator core;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the structure of FIG. 1 in partial cross-section;

fig. 3 is a flow chart illustrating a heat transfer process of the heat sink.

Reference numerals:

100. a heat sink;

1. a radiating pipe; 10. a turbulent flow thread; 2. a foam metal member; 3. and (4) reinforcing ribs.

Detailed Description

Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure may be embodied in various forms and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art.

It is to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only, and is not intended to be limiting. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" may be intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The terms "comprises," "comprising," "including," and "having" are inclusive and therefore specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. The method steps, processes, and operations described herein are not to be construed as necessarily requiring their performance in the particular order described or illustrated, unless specifically identified as an order of performance. It should also be understood that additional or alternative steps may be used.

Although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections, these elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections should not be limited by these terms. These terms may be only used to distinguish one element, component, region, layer or section from another region, layer or section. Terms such as "first," "second," and other numerical terms when used herein do not imply a sequence or order unless clearly indicated by the context. Thus, a first element, component, region, layer or section discussed below could be termed a second element, component, region, layer or section without departing from the teachings of the example embodiments.

For convenience of description, spatially relative terms, such as "inner", "outer", "lower", "below", "upper", "above", and the like, may be used herein to describe one element or feature's relationship to another element or feature as illustrated in the figures. Such spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is turned over, elements described as "below" or "beneath" other elements or features would then be oriented "above" or "over" the other elements or features. Thus, the example term "below … …" can include both an orientation of above and below. The device may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the radiator core of the present embodiment includes

A radiating pipe 1;

foam metal spare 2, the outer wall of foam metal spare 2 parcel at cooling tube 1, and foam metal spare 2 and 1 formula structure as an organic whole of cooling tube.

Specifically, in this embodiment, cooling tube 1 is flat tubular setting, and foam metal part 2 sets up the outer peripheral face at cooling tube 1 along the axis direction parcel of cooling tube 1, and cooling tube 1 and foam metal part 2 integrated into one piece in the manufacturing process, has that manufacturing process is simple, low cost, heat-sinking capability is strong and intensity height is high a great deal of a bit. During the in-service use, the high temperature coolant liquid that comes from the engine passes through the intake chamber and gets into cooling tube 1, and the heat of coolant liquid leads to foam metal spare 2 through the pipe wall of cooling tube 1 on, and the heat exchange on external cold air and the foam metal spare 2 takes away the heat simultaneously.

It should be understood that in other embodiments, the radiating pipe 1 may also be a round pipe, an oval pipe, a straight pipe, a corrugated pipe, a twisted pipe, or other shapes.

According to the radiator core body, the radiating pipe 1 and the foam metal piece 2 are integrally designed, and the radiating pipe 1 and the foam metal piece 2 are directly connected and integrally formed through a pressurizing seepage casting process mode, so that the manufacturing process is greatly simplified, the cost is low, and the radiating capacity and the strength of the radiator 100 are further improved. Thereby the problem that radiator core manufacturing difficulty is big and with high costs has been solved. Meanwhile, the radiator core body with the integrated design avoids the use of brazing filler metal when the foam metal piece 2 and the radiating pipe 1 are assembled, thereby avoiding the electrochemical corrosion condition caused by the contact of various different metals and prolonging the service life of the radiator 100.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the metal foam member 2 is an aluminum member having a plurality of through holes.

Furthermore, the aperture of the through hole is 2.5 mm-6 mm.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the foam metal member 2 is a through-hole foam aluminum, and the through-hole foam aluminum and the heat dissipation pipe 1 are integrally formed by a seepage casting process, and have the advantages of simple manufacturing process, low cost, strong heat dissipation capability, high strength, and the like. The through-hole foamed aluminum is a novel multifunctional material, and is a three-dimensional porous metal material which takes aluminum or aluminum alloy as a framework and contains a large number of interconnected cells. The metal framework has higher heat conduction capability, the interior of the metal framework is of a three-dimensional communication structure, and the metal framework has good air circulation performance and extremely high specific surface area, so that the air has extremely large heat exchange area when passing through the through-hole foamed aluminum. The complex porous structure in the through-hole foamed aluminum can generate strong turbulent flow, so that the heat dissipation capacity is further improved. Meanwhile, the through-hole foamed aluminum has the characteristics of small density, high specific strength, strong energy absorption capacity and the like, and the light weight degree and the noise of the automobile can be improved through reasonable design. And the radiating pipe 1 and the through-hole foamed aluminum are combined by adopting a seepage casting method during casting, so that the porosity of the through-hole foamed aluminum can be controlled, the production period is short, and the production cost is reduced.

It should also be understood that in other embodiments, the through-hole aluminum foam may be replaced by other metals, such as copper foam, nickel foam, foam cast iron, etc., but the production process may be different, and the corresponding cost may be increased.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the inner wall of the radiating pipe 1 is smoothly arranged.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the inner wall of the heat dissipating pipe 1 is provided with the turbulent flow threads 10, and the turbulent flow threads 10 are spirally wound to be attached to the inner wall of the heat dissipating pipe 1.

Specifically, the inner wall of the radiating pipe 1 may be smooth, or may be provided with a turbulent flow thread 10 or other turbulent flow structures. The vortex screw thread 10 is at the inner wall of cooling tube 1 along the axis direction spiral setting of cooling tube 1 and with the inner wall laminating of cooling tube 1, and the high temperature coolant liquid that comes from the engine gets into cooling tube 1 through the intake chamber, and the vortex screw thread 10 of 1 inner wall of cooling tube can make the high temperature coolant liquid produce strong turbulent flow and flow to make the heat-sinking capability further improve.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the radiating pipe 1 is provided with a plurality of pipes. Specifically, in this embodiment, the plurality of radiating pipes 1 are arranged, and the plurality of radiating pipes 1 are all vertically arranged and uniformly spaced in the horizontal direction. The even parcel of through-hole foamed aluminum is at the outer wall of many cooling tubes 1 to set up rather than integrated into one piece. The arrangement of the plurality of radiating pipes 1 further improves the radiating capacity and strength of the radiator 100.

In some embodiments of the utility model, the radiator core further comprises reinforcing ribs 3, the reinforcing ribs 3 being arranged around the outer surface of the foam metal piece 2.

Furthermore, a plurality of reinforcing ribs 3 are arranged, and the plurality of reinforcing ribs 3 are arranged on the outer surface of the foam metal piece 2 at intervals.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, seven reinforcing ribs 3 are provided, and seven reinforcing ribs 3 are provided around the outer surface of the through-hole aluminum foam in the radial direction of the radiating pipe 1, fastening the through-hole aluminum foam and the radiating pipe 1, further improving the strength of the radiator 100, and improving the reliability of the device.

A first aspect of the present invention provides a vehicle having a radiator core according to any one of the above embodiments, and therefore, the details are not repeated.

The above description is only for the preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims (7)

1. A radiator core is characterized by comprising

A radiating pipe;

the foam metal piece is wrapped on the outer wall of the radiating pipe and is of an integrated structure with the radiating pipe;

the inner wall of cooling tube is provided with the vortex screw thread, the vortex screw thread be spiral coil with the inner wall laminating of cooling tube.

2. The radiator core of claim 1 wherein said foam metal member is an aluminum member having a plurality of through holes.

3. A radiator core as claimed in claim 2 wherein the aperture of the through-hole is 2.5mm to 6 mm.

4. The radiator core according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a plurality of said radiating pipes are provided, and all of said plurality of said radiating pipes are wrapped by said foam member.

5. The radiator core of claim 1 further comprising a stiffening rib disposed around an outer surface of the foam metal piece.

6. The radiator core as recited in claim 5 wherein said reinforcing ribs are provided in plurality, and a plurality of said reinforcing ribs are provided spaced apart on an outer surface of said foam metal member.

7. A vehicle characterized by having the radiator core of any one of claims 1 to 6.

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