CN219769637U

CN219769637U - Water tank assembly, radiator applicable to same and vehicle

Info

Publication number: CN219769637U
Application number: CN202320435652.2U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 文俊; 冯勇; 艾小东
Original assignee: Powertrain Thermal Systems Branch of Valeo Automotive Air Conditioning Hubei Co Ltd
Current assignee: Powertrain Thermal Systems Branch of Valeo Automotive Air Conditioning Hubei Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-03-08
Filing date: 2023-03-08
Publication date: 2023-09-29
Anticipated expiration: 2033-03-08

Abstract

The utility model relates to a water tank assembly, and a radiator and a vehicle applicable to the same. Wherein, the water tank subassembly includes: a housing and a plug; the housing includes: a body and a pin boss; the body defines a chamber of the tank and the pin boss is provided at an end of the body; and the bolt is detachably connected with the pin seat. The water tank assembly is of a split structure, the shell and the bolt are detachably assembled, and when a certain part is damaged, only the damaged part is required to be replaced, all the parts are not required to be replaced, so that the water tank assembly is beneficial to saving the use cost of a user.

Description

Water tank assembly, radiator applicable to same and vehicle

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of vehicle heat exchangers, in particular to a water tank assembly, a radiator suitable for the water tank assembly and a vehicle.

Background

Radiator for automobile engine or power battery cooling, including left and right water tank and radiator core, wherein the sealed installation process of water tank and core includes: after the water tank and the core body are assembled together, the open claw on the main board of the core body is bent towards the water tank by using equipment, so that the water tank is fastened, and a rubber gasket is arranged between the water tank and the main board, so that the assembly and sealing of the plastic water chamber and the rubber gasket are completed by one core body.

The water tank of the existing radiator is usually of an integrated structure, and the bolt structure at the end of the water tank is difficult to match with the requirements of different installation environments. In addition, in the installation or use process of the radiator, if the bolt is damaged, only the whole water tank, even the whole radiator, can be replaced, so that the replacement cost is not reduced.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above drawbacks in the prior art, an object of the present utility model is to provide a water tank assembly, a radiator and a vehicle suitable for the same, which are used for solving the technical problems of poor flexibility of an integrated water tank structure, high replacement cost and the like in the prior art.

To achieve the above and other related objects, the present utility model provides a water tank assembly comprising: a housing and a plug; wherein, the casing includes: a body and a pin boss; wherein the body defines a chamber of a water tank and the pin boss is provided at an end of the body; and the bolt is detachably connected with the pin seat.

In one embodiment of the present utility model, the pin holder and the plug pin are slidably connected.

In an embodiment of the present utility model, the pin base includes a first sliding slot disposed along a first direction, and the plug includes a second sliding slot disposed along the first direction; the first chute is slidably connected with the second chute.

In an embodiment of the present utility model, the pin base includes two slots opposite to the first sliding slot; the bolt comprises two second sliding grooves with opposite notches.

In an embodiment of the present utility model, the two first sliding grooves are correspondingly matched with the two second sliding grooves in the second direction, so that the pin seat and the pin are limited in the second direction in the connection state.

In an embodiment of the present utility model, the two first sliding grooves are correspondingly matched with the two second sliding grooves in a third direction, so that the pin base and the pin are limited in the third direction in a connection state.

In an embodiment of the present utility model, the latch further includes a latch in the first direction, and the latch seat is provided with a protrusion adapted to the latch and a flange located in the seat; in the connecting process of the pin seat and the bolt, the elastic clamp slides between the bulge and the flange, so that the pin seat and the bolt are limited in the first direction under the connecting state.

In an embodiment of the present utility model, a certain gap is left between the hook of the spring clip and the protrusion when the pin seat and the plug are in a connection state.

To achieve the above and other related objects, the present utility model provides a radiator including the above-mentioned tank assembly.

To achieve the above and other related objects, the present utility model provides a vehicle including the radiator.

The water tank assembly is of a split structure, the shell and the bolt are detachably assembled, and when one part is damaged, only the damaged part is needed to be replaced, and the whole water tank structure is not needed to be replaced, so that the replacement cost of a user is saved. In addition, the user can select the bolt with different structures to be connected with the shell according to the requirement of the installation environment, thereby being beneficial to reducing the production and manufacturing cost.

Drawings

The above and other features, properties and advantages of the present utility model will become more apparent from the following description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments, in which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a split radiator according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an assembled structure of the heat sink of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the left tank assembly of FIG. 1 in a split configuration;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the split structure of the latch and the pin holder in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the pin bosses of FIG. 3 from a perspective;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the latch of FIG. 3 from a view angle;

FIG. 7 is a first schematic view of a portion of the structure of FIG. 2 taken along the direction D-D;

FIG. 8 is a second schematic view of a portion of the structure of FIG. 2 taken along the direction D-D;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of a portion of the structure of FIG. 2 taken along the direction E-E;

fig. 10 is a partial enlarged view of C in fig. 9.

Detailed Description

The following discloses various embodiments or examples of the subject technology of the different implementations. Specific examples of components and arrangements are described below for purposes of simplifying the disclosure, and of course, these are merely examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the utility model. For example, a first feature described later in this specification may be distributed over a second feature, and may include embodiments in which the first and second features are distributed in a direct relationship, and may also include embodiments in which additional features are formed between the first and second features, such that no direct relationship between the first and second features is possible. In addition, the reference numerals and/or letters may be repeated in the various examples. This repetition is for the purpose of simplicity and clarity and does not in itself dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or configurations discussed. Further, where a first element is described as being coupled or combined with a second element, the description includes embodiments in which the first and second elements are directly coupled or combined with each other, and also includes embodiments in which one or more other intervening elements are added to indirectly couple or combine the first and second elements with each other.

It is noted that the drawings are by way of example only, are not drawn to scale, and should not be construed to limit the scope of the utility model as actually claimed.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a heat sink 1 according to an embodiment of the utility model. The radiator 1 is installed in a vehicle for cooling an automobile engine or a power battery in use.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the radiator 1 mainly includes a core 2, and water tank assemblies mounted on both left and right sides of the core 2, and left and right water tanks are connected and communicated with the core 2, respectively. In the utility model, the water tank assembly is of a split structure, and when one part is damaged, only the damaged part is needed to be replaced, and all water tanks are not needed to be replaced, thereby being beneficial to saving the replacement cost of users. In addition, when the specification of one of the components does not meet the requirement of the installation environment, the components with other specifications can be selected for assembly, so that the production and manufacturing cost can be reduced.

For convenience of description, the related structure of the left tank assembly of the radiator 1 will be described in detail, and the right side will refer to the left side, which has the same structural design as the principle.

In this embodiment, the left tank assembly includes: a housing 3 and a plug 4. The housing 3 includes: a body 5 and a pin seat 6, wherein the body 5 defines a chamber 51 of the tank, the chamber 51 being connected and communicating with the core 2, the pin seat 6 being provided at an end of the body 5. The plug 4 is detachably connected to the pin holder 6, and in this embodiment, the plug 4 is slidably connected to the pin holder 6 in the direction of the arrow, and in other embodiments, the two may be detachably connected by means of a buckle, a bolt, or the like, which is not limited in this aspect of the utility model.

As shown in fig. 2, for convenience of description, hereinafter, the length direction of the heat sink 2 is referred to as a first direction Y, the width direction of the heat sink 2 is referred to as a second direction X, and the height direction of the heat sink 2 is referred to as a third direction Z, X, Y, Z, which form a space rectangular coordinate system.

As shown in fig. 4, a schematic structural diagram of the plug 4 and the pin holder 6 before assembling is shown, and the structure and the assembly principle of the plug 4 and the pin holder 6 will be described in detail with reference to fig. 5 to 10.

As shown in fig. 5, the pin holder 6 includes a first sliding groove 7 disposed along the first direction Y, and preferably, the pin holder 6 of this embodiment includes two first sliding grooves 7 disposed opposite to each other with respect to two notches, which may be the same or different in height, without being limited thereto. In addition, in the present embodiment, the space between the two first sliding grooves 7 allows the plug pin 4 to slide in. As shown in fig. 5, the surface of the pin seat 6 is also provided with a protrusion 10 to be matched with the bottom spring clip 9 of the bolt 4, and the clip and the connection play a limiting effect. The specific construction of the plug 4 will be described below. As shown in fig. 5, the pin seat 6 is further provided with a flange 11 in the seat, which limits the maximum sliding depth of the pin 4 and, together with the projection 10, serves to limit the position of the sliding pin 4 in the first direction Y.

As shown in fig. 6, the latch 4 includes a second sliding groove 8 disposed along the first direction Y, preferably, the latch 4 of this embodiment includes two second sliding grooves 8 disposed opposite to each other with the same or different heights, but the height of the two slots may not be limited thereto, but the height of the first sliding groove 7 and the second sliding groove 8 on each side needs to be adapted because the two first sliding grooves 7 and the two second sliding grooves 8 are slidably connected. The latch 4 further includes a latch 9 in the first direction Y, and a hook 91 of the latch 9 is an elastic free end, and is located in a window 12 formed in the body of the latch 4, so that the latch is not obstructed by the window 12 when the latch is elastically deformed.

As shown in fig. 6, the right free end of the upper wall 71 of the first chute 7 may be spaced from the bottom of the second recess 8 by a distance so as to reduce the friction of the latch 4 sliding into the keyway 6.

As shown in fig. 7, a schematic view of the connection state after the plug pin 4 slides into the pin socket 6 is shown. For the left-hand chute connection structure, the first chute 7 and the second chute 8 are engaged with each other in a crossing manner, the upper wall 71 of the first chute 7 slides in the second chute 8, and the lower wall 81 of the second chute 8 (here, the thickness is larger and can be regarded as a slider) slides in the first chute 7 until the sliding stops after the plug 4 slides to the inside of the pin seat 6 and is blocked by the flange 11. It should be noted that, referring to the four positions pointed at by S1, since the height of the upper wall 71 of the first chute 7 along the third direction Z is adapted to the height of the lower wall 81 of the second chute 8 along the third direction Z is adapted to the height of the second chute 8 along the third direction Z, the first chute 7 and the second chute 8 are adapted to each other along the third direction Z so that the pin seat 6 and the pin 4 are limited to each other in the third direction Z in the connected state. For the chute connection structure on the right side, the principle is the same, and the description is not repeated here.

As shown in fig. 8, the connection state of the plug 4 after sliding into the socket 6 is also shown. Referring to the two positions pointed by S2, the inner distance of the left and right first sliding grooves 7 along the second direction X is adapted to the outer distance of the lower walls 81 of the left and right second sliding grooves 8 along the second direction X, so that the pin seat 6 and the pin 4 are limited to each other in the second direction X in the connected state.

As shown in fig. 9 and 10, the connection state of the plug 4 after sliding into the socket 6 is also shown.

In this embodiment, in the process of sliding the plug 4 into the pin seat 6, referring to fig. 4, firstly, the plug 4 gradually approaches the pin seat 6 and is inserted therein, then, with the continuous insertion of the plug 4, the inclined surface 92 of the hook 91 at the bottom of the plug 4 slides to the arc surface 93 of the protrusion 10, and the two contact with each other, the protrusion 10 blocks the further sliding of the hook 91, and then, with the continuous insertion of the plug 4, the hook 91 slides along the arc surface 93 under the blocking of the protrusion 10, and is tilted upward due to elastic deformation until falling back due to elastic deformation after being separated from the protrusion 10. As shown in fig. 10, a certain gap should be reserved between the left end surface 93 of the hook 91 and the right end surface 94 of the protrusion 10, so as to achieve such falling-back of the hook 91 due to elastic deformation recovery. In the state shown in fig. 10, the right end surface 94 of the boss 10 and the flange 11 will restrict the position of the plug pin 4 in the first direction Y.

It should be noted that in the sealing installation process of the radiator core and the left and right water tanks, the claw structure on the main board of the core needs to be bent to the water tanks by using equipment. The equipment needs certain space when working, and in addition, the position of a vehicle mounting point also has certain limitation, so that the existing integrated bolt is difficult to adapt to the mounting environment. The shell and the bolt are of a split structure, so that the water tank and the core body can be normally installed first, and the bolt is inserted after the water tank and the core body are installed.

While the utility model has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model, and that any changes, equivalents, and modifications to the above embodiments in accordance with the technical principles of the utility model fall within the scope of the utility model as defined in the appended claims.

Claims

1. A cistern assembly, comprising: a housing and a plug; wherein,,

the housing includes: a body and a pin boss; wherein the body defines a chamber of a water tank and the pin boss is provided at an end of the body;

and the bolt is detachably connected with the pin seat.

2. The tank assembly of claim 1 wherein the pin boss and the latch are slidably connected.

3. The tank assembly of claim 1, wherein the pin seat includes a first runner disposed along a first direction, and the latch includes a second runner disposed along the first direction; the first chute is slidably connected with the second chute.

4. The tank assembly of claim 3 wherein said pin receptacle includes said first runner with two notches disposed opposite each other; the bolt comprises two second sliding grooves with opposite notches.

5. The tank assembly of claim 4, wherein the two first runners are correspondingly adapted to the two second runners in a second direction such that the pin boss and the plug pin are retained to each other in the second direction in the connected state.

6. The tank assembly of claim 4, wherein the two first runners are correspondingly adapted to the two second runners in a third direction such that the pin boss and the plug pin are retained to each other in the third direction in the connected state.

7. The cistern assembly according to claim 3 or 4, wherein said latch further includes a latch in said first direction, said latch seat having a projection adapted to said latch and a flange located within the seat; in the connecting process of the pin seat and the bolt, the elastic clamp slides between the bulge and the flange, so that the pin seat and the bolt are limited in the first direction under the connecting state.

8. The tank assembly of claim 7, wherein said pin socket and said latch leave a gap between a hook of said latch and said protrusion in a connected state.

9. A heat sink, comprising: a cistern assembly as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8.

10. A vehicle, characterized by comprising: the heat sink of claim 9.