EP0953773B1 - Flüssigkeitspumpe insbesondere für den Kühlkreislauf einer Brennkraftmaschine - Google Patents

Flüssigkeitspumpe insbesondere für den Kühlkreislauf einer Brennkraftmaschine Download PDF

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EP0953773B1
EP0953773B1 EP19990108411 EP99108411A EP0953773B1 EP 0953773 B1 EP0953773 B1 EP 0953773B1 EP 19990108411 EP19990108411 EP 19990108411 EP 99108411 A EP99108411 A EP 99108411A EP 0953773 B1 EP0953773 B1 EP 0953773B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01P—COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01P7/00—Controlling of coolant flow
    • F01P7/14—Controlling of coolant flow the coolant being liquid
    • F01P7/16—Controlling of coolant flow the coolant being liquid by thermostatic control
    • F01P7/161—Controlling of coolant flow the coolant being liquid by thermostatic control by bypassing pumps
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D15/00—Control, e.g. regulation, of pumps, pumping installations or systems
    • F04D15/0005—Control, e.g. regulation, of pumps, pumping installations or systems by using valves
    • F04D15/0011—Control, e.g. regulation, of pumps, pumping installations or systems by using valves by-pass valves
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D15/00—Control, e.g. regulation, of pumps, pumping installations or systems
    • F04D15/0005—Control, e.g. regulation, of pumps, pumping installations or systems by using valves
    • F04D15/0016—Control, e.g. regulation, of pumps, pumping installations or systems by using valves mixing-reversing- or deviation valves
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01P—COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01P2025/00—Measuring
    • F01P2025/08—Temperature
    • F01P2025/32—Engine outcoming fluid temperature
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01P—COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01P2070/00—Details

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  • the present invention relates to a pump for liquids, in particular for the cooling circuit of an internal combustion engine.
  • the subject of the invention is a pump which includes a casing with an inlet duct and a (first) outlet duct for the liquid and a chamber defined between them in which a bladed impeller is mounted for rotation, operable to cause a flow of liquid from the inlet duct to the outlet duct.
  • Cooling systems for internal combustion engines have been proposed which include a hydraulic circuit with a variable-flow electric pump, a radiator connected to the engine, a by-pass duct which is essentially parallel to the radiator, an automatic valve for regulating the ratio between the flows of liquid fed to the engine through the radiator and through the by-pass duct respectively, and a control unit operable to control the pump so as to vary the flow in dependence on the temperature of the liquid flowing through the circuit, as measured by a sensor.
  • a cooling system is known e.g. from JP 57 002417 A.
  • One object of the invention is to provide a pump for a cooling system of the aforesaid type, which enables the hydraulic connections required between the components of the system to be radically simplified, and which significantly improves the reliability of the system.
  • an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle for example, is indicated E.
  • a cooling system is associated with the said engine.
  • This system comprises a hydraulic circuit for supplying a flow of cooling liquid to the engine E.
  • the cooling liquid can be a mixture of water and anti-freeze and anti-corrosion agents, for example.
  • the hydraulic cooling circuit includes a pumping assembly generally indicated 1, which includes an electric pump 2, of a rotary type, the flow thereof being variable in dependence on variation in the speed of rotation of the impeller.
  • the assembly 1 also includes an outlet distributor device 3 connected to the outlet or delivery 2b of the electric pump 2.
  • the inlet 2a of the electric pump 2 is connected to an outlet 4 for the coolant liquid of the engine E.
  • a radiator (a liquid/air heat exchanger), is indicated 5 with the inlet thereof connected to an outlet duct 3b of the outlet distributor device 3.
  • This outlet duct 3b is able to communicate with the intake duct 2a of the electric pump 2 by means of a by-pass duct or passage 8 and a regulating valve 9.
  • the outlet of the radiator 5 is connected to an inlet 6 for the coolant liquid of the engine E.
  • a by-pass duct, indicated 7, is connected in parallel with the radiator 5, between an outlet duct 3a of the distributor 3 and the inlet 6 of the engine E.
  • the duct 3a is in permanent communication with the outlet or delivery 2b of the pump 2.
  • the by-pass duct 7 could extend through a heat exchanger (not illustrated), for heating the air flowing into the passenger compartment of the vehicle, for example.
  • an electric temperature sensor is indicated 11.
  • the sensor 11 is arranged near the inlet 6 for coolant liquid for the engine E.
  • This temperature sensor could be arranged elsewhere, for example adjacent the outlet 4 of the engine E, or inside the engine E or at another predetermined point along the fluid circuit carrying the coolant.
  • the temperature sensor 11 is connected to an electronic control unit, indicated 12.
  • This unit 12 is connected to the electric motor which drives the pump 2, and is operable to control the said pump so that the delivery thereof varies according to predetermined instructions in dependence on the temperature measured by the sensor 11.
  • the regulation valve 9 is operable to modify the ratio of the flows of coolant liquid supplied to the engine E through the radiator 5 and through the by-pass duct 7 respectively.
  • the pump assembly 1 includes an electric pump 2, driven by an electric motor 10
  • the electric pump 2 comprises a spiral casing, generally indicated 13, which is preferably moulded in one piece from plastics material.
  • the inlet duct 2a of the electric pump 2 is formed in the upper portion of the spiral casing 13 of the electric pump 2. This duct opens (see Figure 3) into an inner chamber 14 of the spiral casing 13 in which an impeller 15 having a plurality of angularly spaced blades 16 is mounted for rotation.
  • the chamber 14 has an outlet aperture or peripheral passage 2b, formed in one piece with the spiral casing 13 and to which the outlet duct 3a is connected.
  • this outlet duct is inclined upwardly, so as to extend upwardly from the outlet of the pumping chamber 14 to the level of the inlet duct 2a of the spiral casing.
  • the second outlet duct 3b opens off a side portion of the outlet duct 3a and extends essentially perpendicular thereto.
  • a control chamber 17, which is essentially cylindrical in the embodiment illustrated, is formed in such a way that the lateral wall thereof is essentially tangential to the wall of the inlet duct 2a (see Figures 3 and 4 in particular).
  • the chamber 17 is aligned axially with the outlet duct 3b and opens into the outlet duct 3a, facing the opening of the duct 3b.
  • control chamber 17 communicates with the inlet duct 2a through an aperture or slot, indicated 8 in Figures 2 to 4, formed in the region of tangency between their walls.
  • regulating valve means 9 are associated with the duct 3b.
  • the valve means 9 are sensitive to the difference in pressure between the outlet duct 3a and the inlet duct 2a of the spiral casing, and are prearranged to allow liquid to flow through the outlet duct 3b (and thus through the radiator 5) once this pressure difference is greater than a predetermined value.
  • the regulating valve means 9 include a valve member 20 able to cooperate, substantially as a shutter, with the opening of the outlet duct 3b.
  • This valve member 20 is connected by a rod 21 to a piston 22 sealingly slidably mounted in the portion of the control chamber 17 downstream of the passage 8.
  • the piston 22 is subject on one side to the pressure of the liquid flowing into the control chamber 17 from the inlet duct 2a, through the by-pass passage 8. On the other side, the piston 22 is subject to the pressure of the liquid flowing through the outlet duct 3a.
  • a spring 23 is interposed between the valve member 20 and a stop 24 formed in the outlet duct 3b. This spring 23 tends to maintain the valve member 20 engaged against the mouth or entrance of the duct 3b.
  • valve member 20 closes the opening of the duct 3b.
  • the control unit 12 controls the electric pump to rotate at a moderate speed of rotation, whereby the pressure difference acting on the opposite sides of the piston 22 is not sufficient to overcome the action of the spring 23. Under these conditions, the pump 2 causes coolant liquid to flow to the engine E through the by-pass duct 7 alone.
  • the control unit 12 shifts the electric pump 2 to a speed of rotation at which the pressure difference acting on the opposite sides of the piston 22 causes this latter to move whereby the valve 20 moves away from the opening of the outlet duct 3b. Under this condition, a portion of the liquid flowing from the electric pump 2 enters the outlet duct 3b and flows through the radiator 5. Therefore, a mixed flow of relatively cold liquid, from the radiator 5, and relatively warm liquid, from the by-pass duct 7, reaches the inlet 6 of the engine E.
  • the control unit 12 is set to control the speed of rotation of the pump 2 so as to regulate the temperature of the fluid supplied to the engine E in the desired manner.
  • FIG. 5 shows a variant of the pumping assembly 1, and in particular the spiral casing 13.
  • parts and elements that have already been described are indicated once again by the same numbers.
  • the by-pass passage 8 is constituted by a duct which is inclined to the axis of the inlet duct 2a and extends towards the outlet duct 3a. This arrangement enables the outlet duct 3a to be maintained substantially on the same plane as the chamber of the impeller 15. If the inclination is right, the by-pass duct 8 can be formed in one piece with the spiral casing 13.
  • FIG. 6 shows an alternative embodiment of the valve 20.
  • the valve 20 not only acts as a shutter but is able to increase the flow of liquid through the outlet duct 3b at a predetermined rate as it moves away from the associated opening of the duct 3b.
  • the valve 20 has an essentially cylindrical sleeve 25, closed at the top by a transverse wall 26.
  • the side wall of the sleeve 25, which extends into the duct 3b one or more apertures 27 are formed, shaped so as to allow a gradual increase of the flow of liquid into the duct 3b during the upward movement of the valve member 20.

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  1. Pumpe (1) für Flüssigkeiten, im Besonderen für ein Kühlsystem (CS) eines Verbrennungsmotors (E), wobei das System ein spiralenförmiges Gehäuse (13) mit einem Einlassrohr (2a) und mit einem ersten Auslassrohr (3a) für die Flüssigkeit aufweist, zwischen denen eine Kammer (14) gebildet wird, in der ein mit Flügeln versehenes Flügelrad (15) drehbar befestigt ist, um eine Flüssigkeitsströmung vom Einlassrohr (2a) zum Auslassrohr (3a) zu erzeugen;
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein zweites Auslassrohr (3b) vom ersten Auslassrohr (3a) abzweigt; eine Ventileinrichtung (9) dem zweiten Auslassrohr (3b) zugeordnet ist, die auf die Differenz zwischen dem Druck im ersten Auslassrohr (3a) und im Einlassrohr (2a) anspricht und die betätigt werden kann, um Flüssigkeit durch das zweite Auslassrohr (3b) in Abhängigkeit von der Differenz im Druck strömen zu lassen.
  2. Pumpe gemäß Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein Bypasskanal (8) im spiralenförmigen Gehäuse (13) zwischen dem Einlassrohr (2a) und einer Steuerkammer (17) ausgebildet ist, die neben dem ersten Auslassrohr (3a) ausgebildet ist und der Öffnung des oben genannten zweiten Auslassrohrs (3b) gegenüber liegt; die Ventileinrichtung (9) ein Ventil (20) enthält, um die Strömung zu regeln, wobei das Ventil mit der Öffnung des zweiten Auslassrohrs (3b) zusammenwirkt und mit einem Kolben (22) verbunden ist, der in der Steuerkammer (17) verschiebbar angebracht ist und an einem Ende dem Druck jener Flüssigkeit ausgesetzt ist, die durch den Bypasskanal (8) in die Steuerkammer (17) strömt, und am anderen Ende dem Druck jener.Flüssigkeit ausgesetzt ist, die durch das erste Auslassrohr (3a) fließt.
  3. Pumpe gemäß Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Steuerventil (20) mit dem zugeordneten Kolben (22) über eine Stange (21) verbunden ist.
  4. Pumpe gemäß Anspruch 2 oder Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Steuerventileinrichtung (9) ein elastisches Vorspannelement (23) aufweist, das versucht, die Ventileinrichtung (9) in einem Zustand zu halten, in dem ein Minimum an Flüssigkeit durch das zweite Auslassrohr (3b) strömen kann.
  5. Pumpe gemäß irgendeinem der Ansprüche 2 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Steuerventil (20) einen Verschluss enthält, der mit dem Rand der Öffnung des zweiten Auslassrohrs (3b) zusammenwirkt, der als Ventilsitz dient.
  6. Pumpe gemäß Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Steuerventil (20) so aufgebaut ist, dass es dann, wenn es sich vom Sitz wegbewegt, einen Anstieg in der Zufuhr der Flüssigkeit durch das zweite Auslassrohr (3b) ermöglicht, der sich in Übereinstimmung mit einem eingestellten Schema ändert.
  7. Pumpe gemäß irgendeinem der Ansprüche 2 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das erste Auslassrohr (3a) zumindest teilweise geneigt ist und von der Kammer (14) des Flügelrads (15) zum Niveau das Einlassrohrs (2a) des spiralenförmigen Gehäuses (13) verläuft, und dass die Wand der Steuerkammer (17) im Wesentlichen tangential zur Wand des Einlassrohrs (2a) verläuft; wobei im Bereich, wo sich die Wände treffen, eine Öffnung (8) ausgebildet ist, die den Bypasskanal bildet.
  8. Pumpe gemäß irgendeinem der Ansprüche 2 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Bypasskanal (8) von einem Rohr gebildet wird, das zur Achse des Einlassrohrs (2a) des spiralenförmigen Gehäuses (13) geneigt ist und zum ersten Auslassrohr (3a) führt.
  9. Pumpe gemäß Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das geneigte Bypassrohr (8) in eine Richtung verläuft, die das erste Auslassrohr (3a) schneidet.
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