CN220248191U - Expansion kettle and automobile - Google Patents
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Abstract
The utility model relates to the field of automobile cooling system components and automobiles, in particular to an expansion kettle and an automobile, and aims to solve the problems that in the prior art, when cooling liquid is filled into the expansion kettle, vacuumizing is needed, but the system exhaust time is long and incomplete, and the cost is high after vacuumizing. For this purpose, the expansion kettle comprises a kettle body, a tee joint unit and a gas-liquid separation unit, wherein the kettle body is provided with a containing cavity and is provided with a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet which are communicated with the containing cavity; three interfaces of tee bend unit in proper order with the inlet the gas-liquid separation unit reaches the liquid outlet is connected, the gas-liquid separation unit with hold the cavity intercommunication, the tee bend unit with the gas-liquid separation unit with the liquid outlet is optional to be linked together, through above-mentioned technical scheme, when needing the filling coolant liquid, can not need the evacuation, avoided long-time evacuation, greatly reduced after-sale cost of maintenance.
Description
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the field of automobile cooling system components and automobiles, and particularly provides an expansion kettle and an automobile.
Background
The primary task of the automotive cooling system is to dissipate heat into the air to prevent overheating of components, wherein an expansion kettle is an important component in the automotive cooling system. The expansion kettle can store cooling liquid and timely supplement the cooling system with the cooling liquid when the cooling system lacks the cooling liquid.
The common expansion kettles commonly used have a common pain point, namely, after delivery vacuum filling, the filling time is long once after the filling of cooling liquid is carried out in the after-sale maintenance and re-filling process, the problem of slow system exhaust is solved, incomplete exhaust is often caused, and the risk of damaging automobile parts is caused; and the vacuum pumping cost is too high in general after-sale, and a vacuum filling machine is basically arranged in a 4S shop.
Along with the popularization of new energy automobiles, the whole automobile thermal management becomes a necessary place for each enterprise; in order to improve the heat management efficiency, the whole car cooling system becomes more and more complex, various electrical components and various loops are designed to bring great difficulty to after-sales exhaust, and the normal pressure filling of the system basically needs 30-40 minutes to realize, so that the after-sales cost is greatly improved; the problem of unclean exhaust is also one of the causes of failure of various electrical devices.
Accordingly, there is a need in the art for a new expansion jug that solves the above-mentioned problems.
Disclosure of Invention
The utility model aims to solve the technical problems that in the prior art, the vacuum pumping is needed when the cooling liquid is filled into the expansion kettle, but the system has long and incomplete air exhaust time, and the cost is high after the vacuum pumping. To this end, the present utility model provides an expansion jug comprising:
the kettle body is provided with a containing cavity and is provided with a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet which are communicated with the containing cavity;
the three-way unit is sequentially connected with the liquid inlet, the gas-liquid separation unit and the liquid outlet, the gas-liquid separation unit is communicated with the accommodating cavity, and the three-way unit is selectively communicated with the gas-liquid separation unit and the liquid outlet.
In the specific embodiment with the expansion kettle, the three-way unit is a three-way valve, the three-way unit is provided with a first port, a second port and a third port, the first port is a normally open port and is communicated with the liquid inlet, the second port is communicated with the liquid outlet, and the third port is communicated with the gas-liquid separation unit.
In the specific implementation mode with the expansion kettle, the three-way unit comprises a three-way pipe fitting and electromagnetic valves, one port of the three-way pipe fitting is connected with the liquid inlet, the electromagnetic valves are two and are arranged on the other two ports of the three-way pipe fitting, and the two electromagnetic valves are respectively communicated with the liquid outlet and the gas-liquid separation unit.
In the specific embodiment with the expansion kettle, the gas-liquid separation unit is a cyclone gas-liquid separator, the cyclone gas-liquid separator is provided with an exhaust port and a liquid outlet, the exhaust port is positioned above the cyclone gas-liquid separator and is communicated to the outside of the kettle body, and the liquid outlet is communicated with the accommodating cavity.
In the specific embodiment with the expansion kettle, the expansion kettle further comprises an exhaust cover, and the exhaust cover is arranged on the kettle body and used for covering the exhaust port.
In the specific embodiment with the expansion kettle, the expansion kettle further comprises a liquid supplementing cover, the kettle body is provided with a liquid supplementing opening, and the liquid supplementing cover is in threaded connection with the kettle body to cover the liquid supplementing opening.
In the specific embodiment with the expansion kettle, the kettle body is of a split type structure.
In the specific embodiment with the expansion kettle, the kettle body comprises a kettle cover and a kettle body, the liquid inlet and the liquid outlet are formed in the kettle body, the liquid supplementing port is formed in the kettle cover, and the kettle cover and the kettle body are connected in a buckled mode to form the accommodating cavity.
In the specific embodiment with the expansion kettle, the kettle body is provided with the fixing feet, the reinforcing rib plates are arranged between the fixing feet and the kettle body, the kettle cover is provided with the hanging lugs, and the hanging lugs are multiple.
An automobile to which the expansion tank of any of the above-described aspects is applied.
Under the condition of adopting the technical scheme, the three-way unit and the gas-liquid separation unit are arranged in the accommodating cavity in the kettle body, one end of the three-way unit is communicated with the liquid inlet, the other two ports are respectively connected with the liquid outlet and the gas-liquid separation unit, but the communication is optional, namely when the expansion kettle is used normally, the liquid inlet and the liquid outlet are communicated by the three-way unit, and when the expansion kettle is required to be filled with cooling agent, the liquid inlet and the gas-liquid separation unit are communicated by the three-way unit.
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Preferred embodiments of the present utility model are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the overall structure of an expansion kettle in the present utility model;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the internal structure of the expansion kettle of the present utility model;
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the gas-liquid separation unit in the expansion kettle.
In the figure: 1. the kettle comprises a kettle body, a containing cavity, a liquid inlet, a liquid outlet, a tee joint unit, a gas-liquid separation unit, an exhaust cover, a liquid supplementing cover, a kettle body, a kettle hanging lug, a fixed foot, a reinforcing rib plate, a hanging lug and a hanging lug.
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Preferred embodiments of the present utility model are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that these embodiments are merely for explaining the technical principles of the present utility model, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present utility model. Those skilled in the art can adapt it as desired to suit a particular application.
It should be noted that, in the description of the present utility model, terms such as "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "inner," "outer," and the like indicate directional or positional relationships, and are based on the directional or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are merely for convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the relevant devices or elements must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the utility model. Furthermore, the ordinal terms "first," "second," and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
Furthermore, it should be noted that, in the description of the present utility model, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood by those skilled in the art according to the specific circumstances.
As shown in fig. 1-3, the present utility model proposes an expansion jug comprising:
the kettle comprises a kettle body 1, wherein the kettle body 1 is provided with a containing cavity 2 and is provided with a liquid inlet 3 and a liquid outlet 4 which are communicated with the containing cavity 2;
the three-way unit 5 and the gas-liquid separation unit 6, three interfaces of the three-way unit 5 are sequentially connected with the liquid inlet 3, the gas-liquid separation unit 6 and the liquid outlet 4, the gas-liquid separation unit 6 is communicated with the accommodating cavity 2, and the three-way unit 5 is selectively communicated with the gas-liquid separation unit 6 and the liquid outlet 4.
In this embodiment, in order to solve the problem that in the prior art, when the expansion kettle is filled with the cooling liquid, the evacuation is needed, but the exhaust time is long and is not thorough, the internal structure of the expansion kettle is improved, specifically, a three-way unit 5 and a gas-liquid separation unit 6 are installed in a containing cavity 2 inside the kettle body 1, one end of the three-way unit 5 is communicated with a liquid inlet 3, and the other two ports are respectively connected with the liquid outlet 4 and the gas-liquid separation unit 6, but the communication is optional, so that two working modes can be formed, wherein when the expansion kettle is normally used, the three-way unit 5 enables the liquid inlet 3 to be communicated with the liquid outlet 4, a passage between the three-way unit 5 and the gas-liquid separation unit 6 is closed, that is, the working mode is that the cooling liquid enters from the liquid inlet 3, and returns to the system from the liquid outlet 4 through the three-way unit 5. The other is that the expansion kettle fills coolant liquid, tee bend unit 5 makes inlet 3 and gas-liquid separation unit 6 intercommunication, the passageway is closed between tee bend unit 5 and the liquid outlet 4, this is filling mode, during the filling, coolant liquid gets into from the filler, get into gas-liquid separation unit 6 through the three-way valve, coolant liquid separates with gaseous in gas-liquid separation unit 6, coolant liquid enters into the accommodation space of expansion kettle from gas-liquid separation unit 6 again, thereby the evacuation operation of unnecessary when filling coolant liquid, thereby avoid the evacuation not thoroughly, the system exhaust time is long, after-sales cost has been reduced, and after-sales efficiency has also been improved simultaneously.
The normal pressure filling of the general system basically needs 30-40 minutes, the expansion kettle adopting the embodiment does not need to exhaust or vacuumize, the filling time is greatly reduced, the filling time can be shortened by approximately 25 minutes, the air inlet amount in the system can be greatly reduced by adopting the gas-liquid separation unit 6, and the safety of the system is protected.
On the basis of the above embodiment, the three-way unit 5 is a three-way valve, the three-way unit 5 is provided with a first port, a second port and a third port, the first port is a normally open port and is communicated with the liquid inlet 3, the second port is communicated with the liquid outlet 4, and the third port is communicated with the gas-liquid separation unit 6.
In this embodiment, referring to fig. 2, the three-way unit 5 may adopt a three-way valve, specifically, the valve core of the three-way valve can control the opening and closing directions of the three-way valve by controlling the rotation directions thereof, the three ports of the three-way valve are respectively a first port, a second port and a third port, the first port is communicated with the liquid outlet 4, the second port and the third port are respectively communicated with the liquid outlet 4 and the gas-liquid separation unit 6, the three-way valve can realize mode conversion through a connection control circuit, and the expansion kettle is provided with a connection end of the control circuit, so that the on-off of the pipeline of the three-way valve can be controlled to realize mode conversion.
It is conceivable that the three-way unit 5 may have other structural forms, and the three-way unit 5 includes a three-way pipe and an electromagnetic valve, one port of the three-way pipe is connected with the liquid inlet 3, two electromagnetic valves are disposed on the remaining two ports of the three-way pipe, and the two electromagnetic valves are respectively communicated with the liquid outlet 4 and the gas-liquid separation unit 6.
In this embodiment, the three-way unit 5 adopts a form of combining a three-way pipe fitting and an electromagnetic valve, three ports of the three-way pipe fitting are respectively communicated with the liquid inlet 3, the liquid outlet 4 and the gas-liquid separation unit 6 are controlled by the electromagnetic valve, the electromagnetic valve is arranged on the ports of the liquid outlet 4 and the gas-liquid separation unit 6, and the electromagnetic valve can also control the on-off through a control circuit, so that the connecting end of the control circuit can also be arranged on the kettle body 1.
It should be noted that, the specific implementation of the three-way unit 5 may be multiple, and the two embodiments are only possible implementations, so long as the mode of selectively communicating the three-way unit 5 can be achieved, automatic control of the control circuit is adopted to facilitate control, and other operation modes, such as a manual valve, may also be adopted.
On the basis of the above embodiment, the gas-liquid separation unit 6 is a cyclone gas-liquid separator, the cyclone gas-liquid separator is provided with an exhaust port and a liquid outlet, the exhaust port is located above the cyclone gas-liquid separator and is communicated to the outside of the kettle body 1, and the liquid outlet is communicated with the accommodating cavity 2.
In this embodiment, referring to fig. 3, when the gas-liquid separation unit 6 adopts a cyclone gas-liquid separator and fills with cooling liquid, the cooling liquid enters the cyclone gas-liquid separator from the liquid inlet 3 through the tee unit 5, the cooling liquid generates cyclone under the action of gravity and falls down to the system or the internal accommodating cavity 2 of the kettle body 1 through the liquid outlet at the lower part, and the gas floats through the air outlet at the upper part under the action of centrifugal force and is discharged out of the kettle body 1, so that a large amount of air is prevented from being brought in the filling process, the safety of the system is improved, and the after-sales filling of the cooling liquid is no longer difficult.
On the basis of the above embodiment, the expansion kettle further comprises an exhaust cover 7, wherein the exhaust cover 7 is arranged on the kettle body 1 and is used for covering the exhaust port.
In this embodiment, the upper end exhaust port of the cyclone gas-liquid separator extends out of the kettle body 1, and is used for exhausting gas to the outside, and in order to protect the exhaust port, an exhaust cover 7 is installed on the kettle body 1 to protect the exhaust port so as to ensure the smoothness of exhaust.
On the basis of the embodiment, the expansion kettle further comprises a fluid supplementing cover 8, the kettle body 1 is provided with a fluid supplementing port, and the fluid supplementing cover 8 is in threaded connection with the kettle body 1 so as to cover the fluid supplementing port.
In this embodiment, when the coolant in the system is less, the coolant can be replenished to the expansion kettle through the fluid replenishing port, and the fluid replenishing port is protected through the fluid replenishing cover 8, so that the influence of other substances on the operation of the system is avoided.
On the basis of the embodiment, the kettle body 1 is of a split type structure.
Further, the kettle body 1 comprises a kettle cover 9 and a kettle body 10, the liquid inlet 3 and the liquid outlet 4 are arranged on the kettle body 10, the liquid supplementing opening is arranged on the kettle cover 9, and the kettle cover 9 and the kettle body 10 are buckled and connected to form the accommodating cavity 2.
In this embodiment, the kettle body 1 adopts split type structure to be convenient for install at the inside part of the kettle body 1, when ageing or trouble appear in inside part simultaneously, can also open the part of being convenient for change its inside, improved expansion kettle's practicality and life greatly.
The split type structure has multiple, and it is conceivable that the split type kettle body 1 structure of structure about taking, the lower extreme is kettle body 10, and the upper end is kettle lid 9, and both take the structural style of lock to link together, and specific buckling structure is multiple, and the split type of structure is connected about being unnecessary here, is convenient for open kettle lid 9 inspection inner structure, and kettle body 10 can also keep holding the function, in addition, can take the sealing member to play sealed effect between kettle lid 9 and the kettle body 10, promotes the leakproofness.
On the basis of the embodiment, the kettle body 10 is provided with the fixing leg 11, the reinforcing rib plate 12 is arranged between the fixing leg 11 and the kettle body 10, the kettle cover 9 is provided with the hanging lugs 13, and the hanging lugs 13 are a plurality of.
In this embodiment, set up fixed foot 11 on kettle body 10, through set up reinforcing rib plate 12 between fixed foot 11 and kettle body 10 and promote intensity, have the through-hole on the fixed foot 11, be convenient for fix through the bolt, have hangers 13 on the kettle lid 9, on the one hand can assist fixed mounting on the car, also conveniently take off kettle lid 9 from kettle body 10, be convenient for install and maintain, hangers 13 can set up to a plurality ofly, the interval sets up on kettle lid 9, auxiliary installation or dismantlement can make holding power or pulling force more balanced.
The embodiment also provides an automobile, and the expansion kettle in the embodiment is installed on the automobile, and through installing the expansion kettle, after the automobile leaves the factory, the after-sales maintenance filling cooling liquid is involved, the problems of long filling time and slow system exhaust can not be faced any more, a large amount of air can not be introduced in the filling process, the service life of automobile parts is prolonged, and the damage risk is reduced.
Thus far, the technical solution of the present utility model has been described in connection with the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings, but it is easily understood by those skilled in the art that the scope of protection of the present utility model is not limited to these specific embodiments. Equivalent modifications and substitutions for related technical features may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the principles of the present utility model, and such modifications and substitutions will fall within the scope of the present utility model.
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1. An expansion kettle, characterized in that it comprises:
the kettle comprises a kettle body (1), wherein the kettle body (1) is provided with a containing cavity (2) and is provided with a liquid inlet (3) and a liquid outlet (4) which are communicated with the containing cavity (2);
three way unit (5) and gas-liquid separation unit (6), three interfaces of three way unit (5) in proper order with inlet (3) gas-liquid separation unit (6) reaches liquid outlet (4) are connected, gas-liquid separation unit (6) with hold cavity (2) intercommunication, three way unit (5) with gas-liquid separation unit (6) with liquid outlet (4) optional intercommunication.
2. The expansion kettle according to claim 1, wherein the three-way unit (5) is a three-way valve, the three-way unit (5) is provided with a first port, a second port and a third port, the first port is a normally open port and is communicated with the liquid inlet (3), the second port is communicated with the liquid outlet (4), and the third port is communicated with the gas-liquid separation unit (6).
3. The expansion kettle according to claim 1, wherein the three-way unit (5) comprises a three-way pipe fitting and an electromagnetic valve, one port of the three-way pipe fitting is connected with the liquid inlet (3), the electromagnetic valves are two and are arranged on the other two ports of the three-way pipe fitting, and the two electromagnetic valves are respectively communicated with the liquid outlet (4) and the gas-liquid separation unit (6).
4. Expansion kettle according to claim 2, wherein the gas-liquid separation unit (6) is a cyclone gas-liquid separator provided with an exhaust port and a liquid discharge port, the exhaust port being located above the cyclone gas-liquid separator and communicating to the outside of the kettle body (1), the liquid discharge port communicating with the accommodation cavity (2).
5. Expansion kettle according to claim 4, further comprising a venting cover (7), which venting cover (7) is arranged on the kettle body (1) and serves to cover the venting opening.
6. The expansion kettle according to claim 4, further comprising a fluid-filling cap (8), wherein the kettle body (1) is provided with a fluid-filling port, and the fluid-filling cap (8) is screwed on the kettle body (1) to cover the fluid-filling port.
7. Expansion kettle according to claim 6, wherein the kettle body (1) is of a split construction.
8. The expansion kettle as claimed in claim 7, wherein said kettle body (1) comprises a kettle lid (9) and a kettle body (10), said liquid inlet (3) and said liquid outlet (4) are provided on said kettle body (10), said liquid replenishing opening is provided on said kettle lid (9), and said kettle lid (9) and said kettle body (10) are snap-fitted together to form said accommodating cavity (2).
9. Expansion kettle according to claim 8, wherein the kettle body (10) is provided with a fixing foot (11), a reinforcing rib plate (12) is arranged between the fixing foot (11) and the kettle body (10), the kettle cover (9) is provided with a plurality of hanging lugs (13).
10. An automobile, characterized in that an expansion kettle according to any of claims 1 to 9 is applied to the automobile.
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