CN218031585U - Valve block subassembly, thermal management system and vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a valve block subassembly, thermal management system and vehicle. The valve block assembly includes a first valve body having a first outlet and a first inlet, and a second valve body having a second outlet and a second inlet; the valve block body is internally provided with a first cavity communicated with the first inlet and a second cavity communicated with the first outlet; a third cavity communicated with the second inlet and a fourth cavity communicated with the second outlet are formed in the valve block body; a communication channel for communicating the second cavity with the third cavity is formed in the valve block body; the first outlet and the second inlet are arranged in a staggered mode in the first direction, at least part of the communication channel extends in the first direction, and at least part of the communication channel extends in the first direction, so that the height difference between the first outlet and the second inlet is reduced, the thickness of the valve block is reduced, and the weight of the valve block assembly is reduced.

Description

Valve block subassembly, thermal management system and vehicle

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of fluid control and thermal management technique and specifically relates to a valve block subassembly, thermal management system and vehicle are related to.

Background

In the related art, in order to implement the compactness and integration of a complex fluid control and thermal management system, it is very important to design the communication channel of the valve block and the structure of the valve port. In many control applications it is often desirable to use two valves in series, i.e. the outlet of a first valve is connected to the inlet of a second valve. Because there is the natural asymmetry in the position relation with the export of entry of valve body, has leaded to when the design valve piece, with a plurality of valve bodies establish ties the back, the difference in height of a plurality of valve bodies constantly accumulates to make the thickness of valve piece very thick, weight is big, and the runner is complicated and low-efficient, can't realize lightweight and efficient water conservancy diversion to heat transfer medium.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model discloses aim at solving one of the technical problem that exists among the prior art at least. To this end, an object of the present invention is to provide a valve block assembly. According to the utility model discloses a valve block subassembly extends at the first direction through the at least part that sets up the UNICOM passageway, has reduced the difference in height between first export and the second entry, has reduced the thickness of valve block, has alleviateed the weight of valve block subassembly.

The utility model discloses still provide a thermal management system who has above-mentioned valve block subassembly.

The utility model also provides a vehicle of having above-mentioned thermal management system.

The valve block assembly according to the present invention comprises a first valve body having a first outlet and a first inlet, and a second valve body having a second outlet and a second inlet; a valve block body, wherein a first cavity communicated with the first inlet and a second cavity communicated with the first outlet are formed in the valve block body; a third cavity communicated with the second inlet and a fourth cavity communicated with the second outlet are formed in the valve block body; a communication channel for communicating the second cavity with the third cavity is formed in the valve block body; wherein the first outlet and the second inlet are staggered in a first direction, and at least a portion of the communication passage extends in the first direction.

In this application, even connect through the UNICOM passageway between first export and the second entry, the UNICOM passageway can realize establishing ties between first valve body and the second valve body, at least part through setting up the UNICOM passageway extends in the first direction, utilize the UNICOM passageway can reduce the difference in height between first export and the first entry, make the difference in height of first valve body and second valve body on the first direction shorten, thereby when two valve bodies or a plurality of valve body establish ties, the size of valve piece on the first direction has obtained reducing, make the weight of valve piece reduce, the holistic quality of valve piece subassembly has been reduced.

According to the utility model discloses a valve block subassembly, second cavity and fourth cavity extend and set up at the interval in the second direction on the first direction, first direction and second direction quadrature or skew.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the communication channel comprises a first communication section and a second communication section.

The inlet end of the first communication section is in communication with the second cavity, and the first communication section extends in the second direction. The inlet end of the second communicating section is communicated with the outlet end of the first communicating section, the outlet end of the second communicating section is communicated with the third cavity, the second communicating section extends in the first direction, the second communicating section can form a certain included angle with the first direction and extends along the direction of the included angle, and the extending included angle can be 0-180 degrees

According to an embodiment of the invention, the outlet end of the second communication section is located at the bottom wall of the third cavity in the first direction.

According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, the planar height that the exit end place of second UNICOM section is not higher than the planar height that the entry end place of first UNICOM section.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the projection of the third cavity in the first direction surrounds at least part of the periphery of the projection of the fourth cavity in the first direction.

According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, the exit end of second UNICOM section is constructed for the arc that uses the axis of fourth cavity as the centre of a circle, and the exit end of second UNICOM section also can be constructed for other shapes.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the third cavity is configured to surround at least a part of the periphery of the fourth cavity, and the third cavity is configured as an annular or arc-shaped cavity.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the inlet end of the first communication section and/or the outlet end of the first communication section are configured to gradually increase in cross-sectional area in a direction away from the first communication section.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the valve block assembly further comprises a third valve body, the third valve body is configured as one or more, at least one third inlet of the third valve body is communicated with the fourth cavity, and a first series passage is provided between the second outlet and the third inlet of the third valve body; the plurality of third valve bodies are connected in series to each other, the plurality of third valve bodies are connected in series via a second series passage, and at least a part of the first series passage and at least a part of the second series passage extend in a first direction.

According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, this internal passageway entry that is formed with first cavity UNICOM of valve piece and the passageway export with fourth cavity UNICOM.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the valve block body includes a valve block seat and a sealing plate.

A first through groove and a second through groove which are through in the first direction are formed in the valve block seat, at least part of the first valve body is accommodated in the first through groove, and the first inlet and the first outlet are positioned in the first through groove; at least part of the second valve body is accommodated in the second through groove, and the second inlet and the second outlet are positioned in the second through groove; the sealing plate is connected with the valve block seat and seals the open ends of the first through groove and the second through groove in the first direction, and the sealing plate and the first through groove and the second through groove respectively define the first cavity, the second cavity, the third cavity, the fourth cavity and the communication channel.

The following briefly describes a thermal management system according to the present invention.

The heat management system of the present invention includes the valve block assembly of any of the above. Because according to the utility model discloses a thermal management system includes above-mentioned arbitrary valve piece subassembly, therefore valve piece thickness among the thermal management system is thin and light in weight, and thermal management system is more accurate and the integration, and thermal management system's heat exchange efficiency has obtained the improvement.

The vehicle according to the present invention is briefly described below.

According to the utility model discloses a be provided with the thermal management system of any one of above-mentioned embodiment on the vehicle. Because according to the utility model discloses a including any one of above-mentioned embodiment thermal management system on the vehicle, thermal management system's in this vehicle thickness is thin and light in weight, and thermal management system's heat exchange efficiency is high, the weight greatly reduced of vehicle, and the average energy consumption of vehicle reduces, and the continuation of the journey mileage of vehicle has obtained the improvement.

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 above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

fig. 1 is a block diagram of a valve block assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a valve block assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a perspective view of a valve block assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

a valve block assembly 1;

a first valve body 11, a first outlet 111, a first inlet 112;

a second valve body 12, a second outlet 121, a second inlet 122;

the valve block comprises a valve block body 13, a first cavity 131, a second cavity 132, a third cavity 133, a fourth cavity 134, a sealing plate 137, a first external interface 138 and a second external interface 139;

the communication channel 14, the first communication section 141, the first communication section inlet 1411, the second communication section 142, the second communication section outlet 1421.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the related art, in order to implement the compactness and integration of a complex fluid control and thermal management system, it is very important to design the communication channel of the valve block and the structure of the valve port. In many control applications it is often desirable to use two valves in series, i.e. the outlet of a first valve is connected to the inlet of a second valve. Because there is the natural asymmetry in the position relation with the export of entry of valve body, has leaded to when the design valve piece, with a plurality of valve bodies establish ties the back, the difference in height of a plurality of valve bodies constantly accumulates to make the thickness of valve piece very thick, weight is big, and the runner is complicated and low-efficient, can't realize lightweight and efficient water conservancy diversion to heat transfer medium.

A valve block assembly 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to fig. 1-3.

The valve block assembly 1 according to the present invention comprises a first valve body 11, a second valve body 12 and a valve block body 13, wherein the first valve body 11 has a first outlet 111 and a first inlet 112, and the second valve body 12 has a second outlet 121 and a second inlet 122; a first cavity 131 communicated with the first inlet 112 and a second cavity 132 communicated with the first outlet 111 are formed in the valve block body 13; a third cavity 133 communicated with the second inlet 122 and a fourth cavity 134 communicated with the second outlet 121 are formed in the valve block body 13; a communication passage 14 for communicating the second cavity 132 with the third cavity 133 is formed in the valve block body 13; the first outlet 111 is staggered from the second inlet 122 in a first direction in which at least a portion of the communication passage 14 extends.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the first direction is the thickness direction of the valve block, since the outlet and the inlet of each valve body are staggered in the first direction, in order to realize the series connection of two valve bodies, the first outlet 111 and the second inlet 122 are required to be communicated, but since the position of the first outlet 111 on the first valve body 11 is staggered with the position of the second inlet 122 on the second valve body 12, the dislocation occurs between the first valve body 11 and the second valve body 12, and the first valve body 11 and the second valve body 12 are staggered in the first direction.

In this application, communicate through UNICOM's passageway 14 between first export 111 and the second entry 122, UNICOM's passageway 14 can realize establishing ties between first valve body 11 and the second valve body 12, at least part through setting up UNICOM's passageway 14 extends in the first direction, utilize UNICOM's passageway 14 can reduce the difference in height between first export 111 and the first entry 112, make the difference in height of first valve body 11 and second valve body 12 in the first direction shorten, thereby when two valve bodies or a plurality of valve bodies are established ties, the size of valve piece in the first direction has been reduced, make the weight of valve piece reduce, the holistic quality of valve piece subassembly 1 has been reduced.

According to the utility model discloses a valve block subassembly 1, second cavity 132 and fourth cavity 134 extend in the first direction and the interval sets up in the second direction, according to the utility model discloses an embodiment, the second direction is the planar direction of perpendicular to first direction, because the exit structure setting of valve body, the play water direction that has leaded to first export 111 and second export 121 is the axial, install in valve block body 13 at first valve body 11 and second valve body 12 promptly, first export 111 and second export 121 all go out water in the first direction, through setting up second cavity 132 and fourth cavity 134 and extend in the first direction, the extending direction of second cavity 132 and fourth cavity 134 is unanimous with the play water direction of first valve body 11 and second valve body 12 to resistance when can reduce the valve body and go out water, improve circulation efficiency, reduce the energy consumption.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the first direction and the second direction may also be configured to be oblique.

Meanwhile, the second cavity 132 and the fourth cavity 134 are spaced in the second direction, so that a space is provided for the arrangement of the first valve body 11 and the second valve body 12, and interference between the first valve body 11 and the second valve body 12 after the first valve body 11 and the second valve body 12 are mounted on the valve block body 13 is avoided, so that the spatial arrangement of the first valve body 11 and the second valve body 12 inside the valve block body 13 is more convenient.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the communication channel 14 comprises a first communication section 141 and a second communication section 142. Wherein the inlet end of the first communicating section 141 communicates with the second chamber 132, the first communicating section 141 extending in the second direction; the inlet end of the second communication section 142 communicates with the outlet end of the first communication section 141, the outlet end of the second communication section 142 communicates with the third cavity 133, and the second communication section 142 extends in the first direction.

The communication channel 14 guides the fluid flowing in the second direction in the process of connecting the second cavity 132 and the third cavity 133, and the communication channel 14 plays a role in guiding the fluid and connecting the second cavity 132 and the third cavity 133. The communication passage 14 includes two sections of a first communication section 141 and a second communication section 142, the second chamber 132 is connected to an inlet of the first communication section 141, the fluid flows into the first communication section 141 from an outlet of the second chamber 132, and the fluid flows into the third chamber 133 after flowing into the second communication section 142 through an outlet of the first communication section 141. The second communicating section 142 extends in the first direction, shortens a height difference between the first outlet 111 and the second inlet 122, and reduces a height difference in which the first valve body 11 and the second valve body 12 are mounted in the interior of the valve block body 13, thereby reducing the thickness and volume of the valve block body 13.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the second communicating section 142 forms an included angle with the first direction and extends along the included angle, and the included angle may be 0 ° to 180 °.

According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, the exit end of second UNICOM section 142 is located the diapire of third cavity 133 in the first direction, the exit end of second UNICOM section 142 sets up in the lower surface of third cavity 133, second UNICOM section 142 extends in the first direction, first UNICOM section 141 extends in the second direction, make the whole width of whole UNICOM's passageway 14 reduce, the size in the second direction of valve block body 13 is littleer, the exit end of second UNICOM section 142 is located the lower surface of third cavity 133, and the planar height that the exit end of second UNICOM section 142 belongs to is not higher than the planar height that the entry end of first UNICOM section 141 belongs to, the difference in height of first valve body 11 with second valve body 12 has been reduced, make valve block body 13 thickness diminish.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the height of the plane where the outlet end of the second communicating section 142 is located is not higher than the height of the plane where the inlet end of the first communicating section 141 is located.

The inlet end of the first fluid communication section 141 flows into the communication channel 14, the fluid flows into the third cavity from the outlet end of the second communication section 142, the height of the plane where the outlet end of the second communication section 142 is located is not higher than that of the plane where the inlet end of the first communication section 141 is located, and in the process that the first valve body 11 is connected with the second valve body 12 through the communication channel 14, the height of the plane where the first valve body 11 is located is close to that of the plane where the second valve body 12 is located, so that the thickness and the volume of the valve block assembly 1 are greatly reduced.

As shown in fig. 2, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a projection of the third cavity 133 in the first direction surrounds at least a part of a periphery of a projection of the fourth cavity 134 in the first direction. The fluid circumferentially flows into the third cavity 133 through the second inlet 122, and the fluid axially flows into the fourth cavity 134 through the second outlet 121 after passing through the third cavity 133, because the third cavity 133 is disposed at the periphery of the fourth cavity 134, and the third cavity 133 and the fourth cavity 134 extend in the first direction, at least part of the third cavity 133 and the fourth cavity 134 are overlapped in the first direction, thereby reducing the space occupied by the third cavity 133 and the fourth cavity 134 in the second direction, facilitating the reduction of the volume of the valve block body 13, and reducing the size of the valve block body 13 in the second direction.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the outlet end of the second communicating section 142 is configured as an arc with the axis of the fourth cavity 134 as a center. The outlet of the second communicating section 142 is arc-shaped, so that the flow area of the fluid is larger in the process that the fluid flows into the third cavity 133 through the outlet of the second communicating section 142, the resistance of the fluid when the fluid flows into the third cavity 133 is smaller due to the fact that the third cavity 133 is annular, and the outlet end of the second communicating section 142 is arc-shaped with the axis of the fourth cavity 134 as the center of a circle, so that the fluid flowing into the third cavity 133 through the communicating channel 14 is more uniform, the turbulence phenomenon is reduced, the flow resistance is reduced, and the working efficiency of the valve block assembly 1 is improved. In addition, the outlet end of the second communicating section 142 is configured to be arc-shaped with the axis of the fourth cavity 134 as the center, so that the third cavity 133, the outlet end of the second communicating section 142 and the fourth cavity 134 occupy less space as a whole, and the volume of the valve block body 13 is reduced.

The outlet end of the second communicating section 142 is configured as an arc centered on the axis of the fourth cavity 134, so that the communicating passage is more convenient to process, and the outlet end of the second communicating section 142 can be configured as other shapes according to another embodiment of the present invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the third cavity 133 is configured to surround at least a portion of the periphery of the fourth cavity 134, and the third cavity 133 is configured as an annular or arc-shaped cavity. The third cavity 133 is configured as an annular or arc-shaped cavity surrounding at least part of the periphery of the fourth cavity 134, so that at least part of the third cavity 133 and the fourth cavity 134 are overlapped in the first direction, and thus the space occupied by the third cavity 133 and the fourth cavity 134 in the second direction is reduced, which is beneficial to reducing the volume of the valve block body 13 and reducing the size of the valve block body 13 in the second direction.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the inlet end of the first communicating section 141 and/or the outlet end of the first communicating section is configured to gradually increase in cross-sectional area in a direction away from the first communicating section.

As shown in fig. 2, a flare opening opened toward the second cavity 132 is formed at the inlet end of the first communicating section 141, so that the area of the inlet end of the communicating channel 14 is substantially consistent with the area of the longitudinal section of the second cavity 132, and after the fluid in the second cavity 132 enters the communicating channel 14, the resistance to the fluid flow due to the structure is reduced as much as possible, and the flow efficiency is improved. A bell mouth facing the second communicating section 142 is formed at the outlet end of the first communicating section 141, so that the flow area of the fluid flowing into the second communicating section 142 is larger, the flow efficiency is improved, and when the compressor or the fluid pump is driven by the fluid entering the valve block assembly, the energy consumption of the compressor and the fluid pump can be reduced due to the design of the bell mouth.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the valve block assembly 1 further comprises a third valve body. The third valve bodies are constructed in one or more, the third inlet of at least one third valve body is communicated with the fourth cavity 134, and a first series channel is arranged between the second outlet 121 and the third inlet of the third valve body; the plurality of third valve bodies are connected in series to each other, the plurality of third valve bodies are connected in series via a second series passage, and at least a part of the first series passage and at least a part of the second series passage extend in the first direction.

The number of the valve bodies connected with the valve block body 13 can be two or more, the number of the third valve bodies can be one or more, a third inlet of one third valve body is communicated with the second outlet 121 through the first series passage, and the third valve bodies are communicated through the second series passage, because the internal flow passage of the valve block body 13 is complex, the number of the third valve bodies can be changed according to different heat exchange conditions of the thermal management system in order to convey fluid to different flow passages, at least part of the first series passage and at least part of the second series passage extend in the first direction, the height difference between the third valve body and the second valve body 12 and between the third valve bodies is reduced, and the thickness and the volume of the valve block body 13 are reduced.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a channel inlet communicated with the first cavity 131 and a channel outlet communicated with the fourth cavity 134 are formed in the valve block body 13. Fluid flows into the first cavity 131 through a channel inlet communicated with the first cavity 131 and flows out of the fourth cavity 134 through a channel outlet communicated with the fourth cavity 134, and the channel inlet and the channel outlet formed inside the valve block body 13 realize the inflow and outflow of the fluid and the connection of the valve body and the outside.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the valve block body 13 includes a valve block seat and a sealing plate 137.

A first through groove and a second through groove which penetrate in the first direction are formed in the valve block seat, at least part of the first valve body 11 is accommodated in the first through groove, and the first inlet 112 and the first outlet 111 are positioned in the first through groove; at least a part of the second valve element 12 is accommodated in the second through groove, and the second inlet 122 and the second outlet 121 are located in the second through groove. The sealing plate 137 is connected to the valve block seat and closes an open end of the first through groove and the second through groove in the first direction. The split type design of valve block seat and closing plate 137 for valve block seat and closing plate 137 can be processed respectively, and the processing is easy, and the valve body is connected through the groove that link up with the valve block seat, inject cavity structures in the valve block, establish ties through UNICOM's passageway 14 between first valve body 11 and the second valve body 12, reduce the difference in height of the export of first valve body 11 and the entry of second valve body 12, thereby reduced the volume and the thickness of valve block body 13. The sealing plate 137 and the valve block seat improve the sealing performance of the valve block body 13.

As shown in fig. 3, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the valve block body 13 may further include one or more external interfaces, such as the first external interface 138 and the second external interface 139 in fig. 3. The external interface is connected with the fourth cavity 134, communicated with the second outlet 121 and connected with inlets of other valve bodies. The valve block can further comprise a plurality of valve bodies except the first valve body 11 and the second valve body 12, the rest of the valve bodies can be connected with the first valve body 11 and the second valve body 12 in a series connection mode, a parallel connection mode and the like, and the rest of the valve bodies can be connected through an external interface according to different heat exchange conditions.

The following briefly describes a thermal management system according to the present invention.

The heat management system according to the present invention comprises a valve block assembly 1 according to any of the above. Because according to the utility model discloses a thermal management system includes above-mentioned arbitrary valve piece subassembly 1, therefore valve piece thickness among the thermal management system is thin and light in weight, and thermal management system is more accurate and the integration, and thermal management system's heat exchange efficiency has obtained the improvement.

The vehicle according to the present invention is briefly described below.

According to the utility model discloses a be provided with the thermal management system of any one of above-mentioned embodiment on the vehicle. Because according to the utility model discloses a including any one of above-mentioned embodiment thermal management system on the vehicle, thermal management system's in this vehicle thickness is thin and light in weight, and thermal management system's heat exchange efficiency is high, the weight greatly reduced of vehicle, and the average energy consumption of vehicle reduces, and the continuation of the journey mileage of vehicle has obtained the improvement.

The valve block assembly 1 according to the present invention is briefly described below.

The valve block assembly 1 comprises a first valve body 11, a second valve body 12 and a valve block body 13, wherein the first valve body 11 has a first outlet 111 and a first inlet 112, and the second valve body 12 has a second outlet 121 and a second inlet 122; a first cavity 131 communicated with the first inlet 112 and a second cavity 132 communicated with the first outlet 111 are formed in the valve block body 13; a third cavity 133 communicated with the second inlet 122 and a fourth cavity 134 communicated with the second outlet 121 are formed in the valve block body 13; a communication passage 14 for communicating the second cavity 132 with the third cavity 133 is formed in the valve block body 13; the first outlet 111 is staggered from the second inlet 122 in a first direction in which at least a portion of the communication passage 14 extends. The valve block body 13 includes a valve block seat and a seal plate 137. A first through groove and a second through groove which penetrate in the first direction are formed in the valve block seat, at least part of the first valve body 11 is accommodated in the first through groove, and the first inlet 112 and the first outlet 111 are positioned in the first through groove; at least part of the second valve body 12 is accommodated in the second through groove, the second inlet 122 and the second outlet 121 are located in the second through groove, the sealing plate 137 is connected with the valve block seat and seals the open ends of the first through groove and the second through groove in the first direction, and the sealing plate 137 and the first through groove and the second through groove respectively define a first cavity 131, a second cavity 132, a third cavity 133, a fourth cavity 134 and the communication channel 14.

As shown in fig. 1, the second cavity 132 and the fourth cavity 134 extend in a first direction and are spaced apart in a second direction, the first direction is orthogonal to the second direction, the second cavity 132 is connected to the third cavity 133 through the communication channel 14, the communication channel 14 includes a first communication section 141 and a second communication section 142, the first communication section 141 extends in the second direction, the second communication section 142 extends in the first direction, an outlet end of the second communication section 142 is located at a bottom wall of the third cavity 133 in the first direction, an inlet end of the first communication section 141 is connected to the first outlet 111, a height difference between the first outlet 111 and the second inlet 122 is reduced, so that a height difference between the first valve body 11 and the second valve body 12 is reduced, and the thickness and the volume of the hair valve block body 13 are reduced.

As shown in fig. 2, a projection of the third cavity 133 in the first direction surrounds at least a part of a periphery of a projection of the fourth cavity 134 in the first direction, the third cavity 133 is configured to surround at least a part of a periphery of the fourth cavity 134, the third cavity 133 is configured as an annular or arc-shaped cavity, an outlet end of the second communicating section 142 is configured as an arc with an axis of the fourth cavity 134 as a center, and at least a part of the third cavity 133 overlaps at least a part of the fourth cavity 134 in the first direction, so that a size of the valve block body 13 in the second direction is reduced. The inlet end of the first communicating section 141 and/or the outlet end of the first communicating section are configured to gradually increase in sectional area in a direction away from the first communicating section 141, so that the flow resistance of the fluid is reduced, and the fluid circulation efficiency is improved.

The valve block assembly 1 further comprises one or more third valve bodies. The third valve body is connected to the fourth chamber 134, the third inlet is connected to the second outlet 121 via a first series passage, and the plurality of third valve bodies are connected in series via a second series passage, at least a portion of the first series passage and at least a portion of the second series passage extending in the first direction. The number of the third valve bodies can be changed according to different heat exchange conditions, so that fluid flows into different flow channels, and the working efficiency of the valve block assembly 1 is improved.

As shown in fig. 3, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the valve block body 13 may further include one or more external interfaces, the external interfaces are connected to the fourth cavity 134, and the external interfaces are connected to the second outlet 121 and the inlets of other valve bodies. The valve block may further include a plurality of valve bodies other than the first valve body 11 and the second valve body 12, and the remaining valve bodies may be connected in series, in parallel, or the like with the first valve body 11 and the second valve body 12.

In the description of the present invention, it is to 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", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and for simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, "the first feature" and "the second feature" may include one or more of the features.

In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more.

In the description of the present invention, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may include the first and second features being in direct contact, and may also include the first and second features being in contact with each other not directly but through another feature therebetween.

In the description of the invention, the first feature being "on", "above" and "above" the second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like mean 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 present invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. 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: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims (14)

1. A valve block assembly, comprising:

a first valve body having a first outlet and a first inlet, and a second valve body having a second outlet and a second inlet;

a valve block body, wherein a first cavity communicated with the first inlet and a second cavity communicated with the first outlet are formed in the valve block body;

a third cavity communicated with the second inlet and a fourth cavity communicated with the second outlet are formed in the valve block body;

a communication channel for communicating the second cavity with the third cavity is formed in the valve block body; wherein

The first outlet and the second inlet are arranged in a staggered mode in a first direction, and at least part of the communication channel extends in the first direction.

2. The valve block assembly of claim 1, wherein the second cavity extends in the first direction and is spaced apart from the fourth cavity in a second direction, the first direction being orthogonal or oblique to the second direction.

3. The valve block assembly of claim 2, wherein the communication channel comprises: a first communication section having an inlet end in communication with the second cavity, the first communication section extending in the second direction; the inlet end of the second communicating section is communicated with the outlet end of the first communicating section, the outlet end of the second communicating section is communicated with the third cavity, and the second communicating section extends in the first direction.

4. The valve block assembly of claim 3, wherein the outlet end of the second coupling section is located at a bottom wall of the third cavity in the first direction.

5. The valve block assembly of claim 3, wherein the outlet end of the second communication section is at a level no higher than the level of the plane of the inlet end of the first communication section.

6. The valve block assembly of claim 4, wherein a projection of the third cavity in the first direction surrounds at least a portion of a periphery of a projection of the fourth cavity in the first direction.

7. The valve block assembly of claim 4, wherein the outlet end of the second communication segment is configured in an arc centered on the axis of the fourth cavity.

8. The valve block assembly of claim 4, wherein the third cavity is configured to surround at least a portion of a periphery of the fourth cavity, the third cavity configured as an annular or arcuate cavity.

9. The valve block assembly of claim 3, wherein the inlet end of the first communication segment and/or the outlet end of the first communication segment is configured to gradually increase in cross-sectional area in a direction away from the first communication segment.

10. The valve block assembly of any one of claims 1-9, further comprising: the third valve bodies are constructed in one or more ways, the third inlet of at least one third valve body is communicated with the fourth cavity, and a first series channel is arranged between the second outlet and the third inlet of the third valve body;

the plurality of third valve bodies are connected in series to each other, the plurality of third valve bodies are connected in series via a second series passage, and at least a part of the first series passage and at least a part of the second series passage extend in a first direction.

11. The valve block assembly of claim 1, a passage inlet in communication with the first cavity and a passage outlet in communication with the fourth cavity formed in the valve block body.

12. The valve block assembly of claim 1, the valve block body comprising:

the valve block seat is internally provided with a first through groove and a second through groove which are penetrated in a first direction, at least part of the first valve body is accommodated in the first through groove, and the first inlet and the first outlet are positioned in the first through groove; at least part of the second valve body is accommodated in the second through groove, and the second inlet and the second outlet are positioned in the second through groove;

the sealing plate is connected with the valve block seat and seals the open end of the first through groove and the open end of the second through groove in the first direction, and the sealing plate and the first through groove and the second through groove respectively define the first cavity, the second cavity, the third cavity, the fourth cavity and the communication channel.

13. A thermal management system comprising the valve block assembly of any of claims 1-12.

14. A vehicle comprising the thermal management system of claim 13.

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