CN219035718U

CN219035718U - Water valve structure applied to automobile thermal management module

Info

Publication number: CN219035718U
Application number: CN202223475633.7U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 曾智海; 张辉; 周强; 刘俊杰; 蒋长路; 曾静梅
Original assignee: Sichuan Xinzhi Thermal Control Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Sichuan Xinzhi Thermal Control Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2022-12-26
Filing date: 2022-12-26
Publication date: 2023-05-16
Anticipated expiration: 2032-12-26

Abstract

The utility model discloses a water valve structure applied to an automobile thermal management module, which comprises a valve housing assembly and an upper cover assembly; the valve housing assembly and the upper cover assembly are welded and integrally formed; the valve housing assembly is provided with a guide structure for facilitating welding of the valve housing assembly and the upper cover assembly. The valve housing of upper cover and valve housing subassembly with upper cover subassembly designs integrated into one piece, has cancelled the screw connection between upper cover subassembly and the valve housing subassembly, has reduced the fixed process of screw connection, has eliminated the problem that the concentricity is not enough because of assembly error leads to when assembling between upper cover subassembly and the valve housing subassembly, has avoided the long-time operation back executor installation screw of water valve structure not hard up, leads to the control accuracy of water valve structure low and the dead problem of case card. Meanwhile, the development quantity and the development cost of the die are reduced, and the working procedures are simplified.

Description

Water valve structure applied to automobile thermal management module

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of automobile thermal management, in particular to a water valve structure applied to an automobile thermal management module.

Background

Currently, in the thermal management module of a new energy automobile in the market, the water valve assembly structure is divided into two parts, as shown in fig. 1, one part is an actuator assembly (102), and the other part is a housing assembly (103). After the actuator component and the valve shell component are required to be assembled independently, the actuator component and the valve shell component are connected and fixed through the screw (101).

At present, the assembly mode of the water valve assembly structure involves more working procedures, so that the assembly process of the water valve assembly structure is complex, and the improvement of production efficiency is not facilitated.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model aims to provide a water valve structure applied to an automobile thermal management module, which solves the problems that the assembly of a water valve assembly structure in the prior art has more working procedures and is not beneficial to improving the production efficiency.

The utility model provides a water valve structure applied to an automobile thermal management module, which comprises a valve housing assembly and an upper cover assembly; the valve housing assembly and the upper cover assembly are welded and integrally formed; the valve housing assembly is provided with a guide structure for facilitating welding of the valve housing assembly and the upper cover assembly.

In the case of the above-mentioned technical solution,

1. the guide structure is beneficial to keeping stability in the welding process, and the valve housing assembly and the upper cover assembly are prevented from being displaced in the welding process.

2. The valve shell component and the upper cover component are welded into a whole, so that the assembly process (screw connection process is omitted, three or more screws are adopted to realize connection in the prior art, namely, at least three screws are required to be screwed, and the water valve structure disclosed by the utility model only needs one-time welding in the assembly process).

3. The water valve structure disclosed by the utility model can be assembled by only connecting the valve shell assembly and the upper cover assembly through the guide structure, so that the time is less, the problem of insufficient concentricity caused by assembly errors when the upper cover assembly and the valve shell assembly are assembled is solved, the working procedure is simplified, and the production efficiency is improved.

4. The water valve structure disclosed by the utility model has the advantages that the connection between the valve shell component and the upper cover component is realized without screws in the assembly process, so that the problems of low control precision and valve core locking of the water valve structure caused by loosening of the screws after the water valve structure is operated for a long time are solved, and the reliability of the water valve structure is higher.

5. The development quantity of the die in the assembly process is reduced, and the development cost is reduced.

As one possible design, the valve housing assembly comprises a valve housing and a valve cover welded into one body, a valve core is arranged in the valve housing, a sealing gasket is arranged between the valve core and the valve housing, and a shaft seal is arranged at one end of the valve core, which is away from the valve cover.

As a possible design, the valve housing is provided with a recess at an end facing the valve cover, and a protrusion is provided at an end of the valve cover facing the valve housing, and the recess and the protrusion are arranged in a matching manner. Through setting up recess and arch, and make both cooperation settings, be favorable to on the valve casing can accurate lid in the in-process of equipment, realize that both accurately close together before the welding and the displacement does not take place obvious change in the welding process.

As one possible design, the valve housing assembly further includes a cover plate integrally formed with the valve housing, the cover plate and the valve cover are respectively disposed at two ends of the valve housing, and an output gear, a signal gear and a duplex gear are disposed on the cover plate.

As a possible design, the guide structure is a plurality of guide posts arranged on the cover plate. The guide post has a simple structure, so that the water valve is more compact in structure.

As one possible design, the guide posts are at least two, and the signal gear and the duplex gear are respectively sleeved outside one guide post. The signal gear and the duplex gear are integrated on the guide post, so that the fixed installation of the signal gear and the duplex gear can be realized, and the fixation of the valve housing assembly and the upper cover assembly in the welding process can be realized.

As one possible design, the upper cover assembly includes an upper cover, a PCBA board and a motor, both of which are disposed in the upper cover, and the upper cover and the valve housing assembly are welded integrally.

As a possible design, a plurality of guide holes are arranged in the upper cover. The guide hole is matched with the guide post, so that the structure is simple, and the characteristics of compactness and lighter weight of the water valve structure are realized.

As a possible design, the upper cover is made of a natural color material. And the welding reliability is enhanced while the cost is reduced.

As a possible design, the light transmission of the natural color material is greater than 50%.

The utility model has the beneficial effects that:

the water valve structure disclosed by the utility model is characterized in that the upper cover of the upper cover assembly and the valve shell of the valve shell assembly are designed into an integral molding, so that screw connection between the upper cover assembly and the valve shell assembly is eliminated, the process of screw connection and fixation is reduced, the problem of insufficient concentricity caused by assembly errors during assembly between the upper cover assembly and the valve shell assembly is solved, and the problems of low control precision and valve core blocking of the water valve structure caused by loosening of an actuator mounting screw after the water valve structure is operated for a long time are avoided. Meanwhile, the development quantity and the development cost of the die are reduced, and the working procedures are simplified.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a conventional water valve structure in accordance with an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a conventional water valve structure in accordance with an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a water valve structure according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of a water valve structure according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 5 is an exploded view of a valve housing assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the upper cover assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a positioning structure between a valve housing and a valve cover in an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a signal gear and duplex gear mounting guide post on a valve housing in an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 9 is a schematic view of a valve housing with a guide post according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Wherein: 101-a screw; 102-an actuator assembly; 103-a housing assembly; 1-a valve housing assembly; 11-a valve cover; 12-valve core; 13-a gasket; 14-shaft seal; 15-a valve housing; 16-an output gear; 17-a signal gear; 18-duplex gear; 19-a guide post; 20-grooves; 21-a bump; 23-cover plate; 2-an upper cover assembly; 201-a motor; 202-PCBA board; 203-upper cover.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical problems, technical schemes and beneficial effects to be solved more clear, the utility model is further described in detail below. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the utility model.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "mounted" or "disposed" on another element, it can be directly on the other element or be indirectly on the other element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or be indirectly connected to the other element.

Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more such feature. In the description of the present utility model, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more, unless explicitly defined otherwise. The meaning of "a number" is one or more than one unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that the directions or positional relationships indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", etc., are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present utility model.

In the description of the present utility model, 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 communicated with the inside of two elements or the interaction relationship of the two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

As shown in fig. 1, a conventional water valve structure is disclosed. The conventional water valve structure includes an actuator assembly 102 and a housing assembly 103; as shown in fig. 2, it was found that the connection between the actuator assembly 102 and the housing assembly 103 was achieved by using the screw 101, which had many steps, and was not advantageous for improving the production efficiency.

In view of the above problems, as shown in fig. 3-4, an embodiment of the present utility model discloses a water valve structure applied to an automobile thermal management module. As shown in fig. 4, the aforementioned water valve structure applied to the thermal management module of the automobile includes a valve housing assembly 1 and an upper cover assembly 2; the valve housing assembly 1 and the upper cover assembly 2 are welded and integrally formed; the valve housing assembly 1 is provided with a guide structure for facilitating welding of the valve housing assembly 1 and the upper cap assembly 2.

Preliminary connection (the problem of concentricity alignment does not exist) is realized with the valve casing component 1 and the upper cover component 2 through the guide structure, the relative position of the valve casing component 1 and the upper cover component 2 is kept unchanged when welding is ensured, the screw 101 connection between the upper cover component 2 and the valve casing component 1 is canceled in combination with the subsequent welding procedure, the procedure of screw 101 connection and fixation is reduced, the problem of insufficient concentricity during assembly between the upper cover component 2 and the valve casing component 1 is solved, the development quantity and the development cost of a die are reduced, the procedure is simplified, and the production efficiency is improved.

In the present utility model, the specific manner of welding may be laser welding, but is not limited thereto.

In practice, the valve housing assembly 1 and the upper cover assembly 2 may be constructed in the same manner as the actuator assembly 102 and the housing assembly 103 shown in fig. 1-2, with the difference that: the bolted connection between the actuator assembly 102 and the housing assembly 103 is removed and welded instead. The method comprises the following steps:

as shown in fig. 5, the valve housing assembly 1 comprises a valve housing 15 and a valve cover 11 which are welded into a whole, a valve core 12 is arranged in the valve housing 15, a sealing gasket 13 is arranged between the valve core 12 and the valve housing 15, and a shaft seal 14 is arranged at one end of the valve core 12, which is away from the valve cover 11. The specific construction and assembly of valve housing 15, valve core 12, gasket 13 and shaft seal 14 is the same as conventional water valve construction in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

As shown in fig. 5, the valve housing assembly 1 further includes a cover plate 23 integrally formed with the valve housing 15, wherein the cover plate 23 and the valve cover 11 are disposed at two ends of the valve housing 15, and the output gear 16, the signal gear 17 and the duplex gear 18 are disposed on the cover plate 23.

As shown in fig. 5 and 9, the guide structure may be a guide post 19 in order to improve the integration of the water valve structure and reduce the weight thereof. Specifically, guide post 19 sets up on valve casing subassembly 1, and upper cover subassembly 2 sets up the guiding hole on upper cover subassembly 2, and guiding hole and guide post 19 cooperation set up, can realize that guide post 19 inserts in the guiding hole and both closely laminate.

As shown in fig. 4 and 8, the guide post 19 is disposed on the cover plate 23, and the signal gear 17 and the duplex gear 18 are respectively sleeved outside one guide post 19, so that the fixation of the signal gear 17 and the duplex gear 18 can be realized, and the integration level of the valve structure can be improved.

As shown in fig. 6, the upper cover assembly 2 includes an upper cover 203, a PCBA board 202 and a motor 201, wherein the PCBA board 202 and the motor 201 are disposed in the upper cover 203, and the upper cover 203 and the valve housing assembly 1 are integrally welded. The PCBA board 202 is a detector commonly used in water valve construction to detect water pressure and is not described in detail herein. The specific construction and assembly of the PCBA board 202, motor 201 and cover 203 are the same as those of conventional water valves in the art and will not be described in detail herein. The guide hole may be provided in the upper cover 203.

As shown in fig. 7, the end of the valve housing 15 facing the valve cover 11 is provided with a groove 20, the end of the valve cover 11 facing the valve housing 15 is provided with a protrusion 21, and the groove 20 and the protrusion 21 are matched. Before the valve casing 15 and the valve cover 11 are welded, the bulge 21 on the valve cover 11 is pressed in the groove 20 and is tightly attached to the groove, so that the relative positions of the valve casing 15 and the valve cover are unchanged during welding, the consistency is maintained, the welding success is facilitated, the production efficiency is improved, and the qualification rate of products is ensured.

In order to improve the welding reliability and reduce the manufacturing cost, the upper cover 203 may be made of a natural color material having good light transmittance, wherein good light transmittance means that the light transmittance is more than 50%.

The foregoing description of the embodiments has been provided for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the utility model, and is not meant to limit the scope of the utility model, but to limit the utility model to the particular embodiments, and any modifications, equivalents, improvements, etc. that fall within the spirit and principles of the utility model are intended to be included within the scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A water valve structure applied to an automobile thermal management module is characterized by comprising a valve shell assembly and an upper cover assembly; the valve housing assembly and the upper cover assembly are welded and integrally formed; the valve housing assembly is provided with a guide structure for facilitating welding of the valve housing assembly and the upper cover assembly.

2. The water valve structure of claim 1, wherein the valve housing assembly comprises a valve housing and a valve cover welded together, a valve core is disposed in the valve housing, a gasket is disposed between the valve core and the valve housing, and a shaft seal is disposed at an end of the valve core facing away from the valve cover.

3. The water valve structure of claim 2, wherein the valve housing is provided with a recess at an end facing the valve cover, and a protrusion is provided at an end of the valve cover facing the valve housing, the recess and the protrusion being disposed in cooperation.

4. The water valve structure of claim 2, wherein the valve housing assembly further comprises a cover plate integrally formed with the valve housing, the cover plate and the valve cover are respectively disposed at two ends of the valve housing, and the cover plate is provided with an output gear, a signal gear and a duplex gear.

5. The water valve structure of claim 4, wherein the guide structure is a plurality of guide posts disposed on the cover plate.

6. The water valve structure according to claim 5, wherein at least two guide posts are provided, and the signal gear and the duplex gear are respectively sleeved outside one guide post.

7. The water valve structure of claim 1, wherein the upper cover assembly comprises an upper cover, a PCBA plate, and a motor, both of which are disposed in the upper cover, the upper cover and the valve housing assembly being welded together.

8. The water valve structure of claim 7, wherein a plurality of pilot holes are provided in the upper cover.

9. The water valve structure of claim 7 or 8, wherein the upper cover is made of a natural color material.

10. The water valve structure of claim 9, wherein the light transmission of the natural color material is greater than 50%.