EP1674689B1 - Thermostatic valve for controlling a fluid and cooling circuit with such a valve - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a thermostatic valve for regulating a fluid, as well as a cooling circuit for a heat engine and a system for recirculating the exhaust gases coming from this engine, comprising such a valve.
- this type of valve is used to distribute the fluid entering the valve to different output channels, depending on the temperature of the incoming fluid.
- a valve can be used to simultaneously control the cooling, by the radiator, fluid entering the valve when the fluid is heated and control greater cooling of the fluid by the radiator when the temperature of the incoming fluid increases as it exceeds a threshold value prefixed.
- the valve is provided with a thermostatic element containing an expandable material such as wax.
- EGR exhaust gas recirculation system
- Exhaust Gas Recirculation system an exhaust gas recirculation system
- This system is an antipollution device that injects a portion of the exhaust gas, from the engine into the intake manifold of the engine, to reduce the peaks of combustion temperature and thus the formation of nitrogen oxides.
- a cooling fluid which advantageously circulates in the same circuit as the cooling circuit of the engine, in particular at the level of the radiator responsible for removing excess heat from the fluid cooling.
- the presence of two separate valves just upstream of the radiator namely the fluid control valve vis-à-vis the engine and the fluid control valve vis-à-vis the EGR system, poses problems of congestion.
- it generally leads to over-sizing of the radiator which, in practice, has a first part dedicated to the heat exchange of the fluid from the engine and a second part dedicated to the heat exchange of the fluid from the EGR system, each radiator portion being dimensioned independently of one another, according to the maximum cooling requirements for the engine to be cooled on the one hand and for the EGR system on the other hand.
- the object of the present invention is to propose a thermostatic valve intended to regulate the circulation of a cooling fluid both with respect to a heat engine to be cooled and from an EGR system to be cooled, limiting as much as possible the dimentionning of a common radiator to which is sent the fluid at the valve outlet.
- the invention relates to a thermostatic valve for regulating a fluid, as defined in claim 1.
- valve according to the invention can indeed act both on a first fluid path flowing freely between the first inlet and the first outlet delimited by the valve housing and on a second fluid path flowing between the second inlet and the second inlet. exit from the case.
- the value of the temperature of the fluid to be regulated by the valve is mitigated, that is to say, more precisely, when the value of the temperature of the fluid flowing in the first channel is greater than the first predetermined threshold value and that the value of the temperature of the fluid flowing in the second channel is less than the second predetermined threshold value, the two fluid paths circulate distinctly from one another through the valve, without mixing.
- the temperature of the fluid of the first channel is lower than the first threshold value, or when the temperature of the fluid of the second channel is greater than the second threshold value, that is to say, in practice, when a heat engine to be cooled by a cooling circuit equipped with the valve according to the invention is either in a temperature rise phase just after starting, or is stressed under a heavy load, the two fluid channels mentioned above are mixed and the fluid leaving the valve is evacuated at the two outputs of the housing regardless of their route of origin.
- the heat exchange with the fluid at the radiator is increased both at low temperature, that is to say in the engine startup phase during which the engine exhaust gases are advantageously cooled more intensely at a system EGR swept by the fluid, either at high temperature, that is to say when the engine to cool by the fluid operates under a heavy load.
- the invention also relates to a cooling circuit of a heat engine and a system for recirculating the exhaust gases from this engine, as defined in claim 9.
- a circuit 1 for circulating a cooling fluid comprising a radiator 2 responsible for discharging the excess heat of the cooling fluid therethrough and a pump 3 for circulating the fluid in the circuit.
- the circuit 1 is associated with a heat engine 4 to cool and a system 5, to cool, recirculation of the exhaust gas.
- the system 5 commonly called the EGR system, is an antipollution device that injects a portion of the exhaust gas from the engine 4 into the intake manifold of this engine, to reduce the combustion temperature peaks. hence the formation of nitrogen oxides.
- the pump 3 delivers cooling fluid to both the EGR system 5 and the motor 4, to cool them.
- the circuit 1 After having circulated at the level of the system 5, the circuit 1 sends the fluid to the radiator 2, to an inlet 6 of this radiator.
- the fluid is sent by the circuit 1 to a regulating valve 7 which sends back directly to the pump 3 the fluid entering this valve and / or which sends the fluid towards the radiator 2, until to an inlet 8 distinct from the inlet 6.
- the valve 7 controls the regulation of the fluid supplying it as a function of the temperature of the latter, the fluid being sent to the radiator only when it presents a temperature too high to ensure effective cooling of the engine 4.
- the valve 7 sends the fluid from the engine 4 to the radiator 2 when its temperature exceeds about 80 to 90 ° C.
- the fluid admitted at the inlets 6 and 8 of the radiator 2 feeds two separate compartments 2A and 2B delimited inside the cooling body 2C.
- this radiator and separated from each other by a 2D heat exchange bulkhead with the outside.
- the radiator 2 is equipped with a valve 10 intended to regulate the flow of the fluid between, on the one hand, the inlets 6 and 8 and, on the other hand, the compartments 2A and 2B, as explained herein. -Dessous. Downstream of each compartment, the fluid is discharged to the outside of the body 2C of the radiator 2, at a common suction outlet 9, connected to the pump 3.
- the valve 10 arranged between the inlets 6, 8 and the compartments 2A, 2B of the radiator 2.
- the valve 10 comprises an outer casing 12 generally tubular longitudinal axis XX and having, for example, a cross section in the general U-shape open towards the reader observing the figure 2 .
- the housing 12 is completely integrated inside the body 2C of the radiator 2, extending through the 2D partition, the side of the inputs 6 and 8 of the radiator.
- the housing 12 thus delimits internally, at its current portion, an elongate fluid flow chamber 14 between its longitudinal ends 16 and 18 which open freely into respectively the compartments 2A and 2B and which thus form, for the valve 10, outlets fluid connected to these compartments.
- the current part of the chamber 14 is designed to be supplied with fluid at two inputs 20 and 22, arranged one behind the other along the axis XX and connected respectively to the inputs 6 and 8 of the radiator 2.
- the housing 12 is arranged in a sealed manner inside the body 2C of the radiator 2 so that, upstream of the compartments 2A and 2B, the fluid circulation between these compartments within the radiator is only possible through the room 14, to possible leaks near.
- the housing 12 is integral with the partition wall 2D, and with the tubing of the body 2C delimiting the inputs 6 and 8.
- thermostatic assembly 24 The regulation of the flow of the fluid through the chamber 14 is provided by a thermostatic assembly 24 detailed below.
- This assembly as a function of the temperature values of the fluid admitted into the chamber through the inlets 20 and 22, acts on the flow of the fluid at the axial portion of the chamber 14 situated between the inlets 20 and 22.
- the configuration of this assembly has no influence on, on the one hand, a flow of fluid between the inlet 20 and the outlet 16 and, on the other hand, a flow of fluid between the inlet 22 and the outlet 18, each of these inputs 20, 22 being in free fluid communication with its corresponding output 16, 18, via the longitudinal end portions of the chamber 14.
- the thermostatic assembly 24 comprises two thermostatic elements 26 and 28 held in relation to the housing 12 by a rigid stirrup 30, for example of metal, rigidly connected to the wall of the housing delimiting the chamber 14.
- Each element 26, 28 is provided with a body 26A, 28A containing an expandable material, such as a wax, and a piston 26B, 28B movable relative to the body under the effect of the expansion of the material.
- the thermostatic elements 26 and 28 extend in length along the axis XX, being coaxial with each other, their piston 26B, 28B being directed towards one another and essentially located, according to the XX axis, between the inputs 20 and 22 of the housing 12.
- thermosensitive part of the body 26A of the element 6 is disposed on the flow path of the fluid between the inlet 20 and the outlet 16 while the thermosensitive portion of the 28A body of the element 28 is disposed in the flow path of the fluid between the inlet 22 and the outlet 18.
- the body 26A of the thermostatic element 26 is immobilized with respect to the housing 12, being for example force-fitted into a fixed annular ring 30A of the stirrup 30, which constitutes the free end of a pair of rigid arms 30B of the stirrup, made of material, in a direction parallel to the axis XX, from a transverse plate 30C of the immobilized stirrup, along the axis XX, relative to the housing 12 being received in slides 36 or the like integrally with the wall of the housing delimiting the chamber 14.
- the plate 30C is introduced into the slides 36 in the direction of observation of the figure 2 , that is to say in a direction both perpendicular to the axis XX and belonging to the longitudinal plane of symmetry of the U-shaped housing 12; once positioned as figures 2 and 3A , the plate 30C axially blocks the rest of the rigid yoke 30 relative to the housing 12 while it can further be provided to retain the plate relative to the housing in its aforementioned introduction direction, for example, by a cover or other similar means.
- the plate 30C has, seen along the axis XX, a U-shaped peripheral contour, substantially complementary to the internal contour of the cross-section of the housing 12, so that, in operation, the plate 30C hermetically divides the chamber 14 in two distinct subvolumes respectively associated with the thermostatic element 26 and the element 28.
- the piston 26B of the element 26 carries a tubular sleeve 32 centered, in length, on the axis XX and extending between the arms 30B of the stirrup.
- the sleeve 32 is sized to bear radially, at its outer face, against a seat 34 delimited by a opening which passes right through the plate 30C of the stirrup 30 being centered on the axis XX.
- the sleeve 32 is provided to slide axially along the axis XX so as to extend axially distant from the seat 34 to allow free flow of fluid through the seat, around the sleeve 32, as in FIG. figure 3A , or close this seat by radial support, as in Figure 4A .
- the translational movement of the sleeve 32 is controlled by the piston 26B of the thermostatic element 26.
- the sleeve 32 is internally integrally with a bridge 38 bearing the free end of the piston 26B. More specifically, this support bridge delimits a blind housing 38A for receiving and supporting the free end of the piston 26B.
- the support bridge 38 delimits a second blind housing 38B receiving the free end of the piston 28B of the second thermostatic element 28.
- the body 28A of this element 28 is rigidly connected to a valve 40, in being for example force-fitted into a central opening of this valve.
- the outer ring of the valve 40 is shaped to bear tightly against the free end edge 32A of the sleeve 32, directed towards the inlet 22, forming a seat. In operation, when the valve 40 is axially remote from the edge 32A, as in FIG.
- fluid can freely flow through the chamber 14 between the outlets 16 and 18 passing inside the tubular sleeve 32, the wall of the sleeve being perforated in several areas 32B at portions of the sleeve which does not are not intended, in operation, to abut against the seat 34.
- the valve 40 When the valve 40 is in abutment against the edge 32A, the aforementioned fluid flow is prevented, as on the Figure 5A .
- the thermostatic assembly 24 further comprises a compression spring 44 axially interposed between the valve 40 and an annular ring 30D of the stirrup 30, which is arranged at the free end of a pair of arms 30E of the stirrup , between which extends the body 28A of the element 28 and made of material, in a direction parallel to the axis XX and generally in the axial extension of the arms 30E, from the transverse plate 30C.
- This ring 30D is provided to support the thrust force of the spring 44 to the arms 30E, which then work in tension, as the thermostatic assembly 24 is not assembled to the housing 12.
- the ring 30D is axially supported against bearing pieces 46 secured to the housing 12, for example integral with the inner wall of the housing.
- the ring 30D and these support pieces 46 and cooperate to cash the efforts of the spring 44, the support parts discharging the arms 30E to support, in compression, most of these efforts.
- the spring 44 is sized to return each body 26A, 28A and each piston 26B, 28B of the elements 26 and 28, after this body and this piston have moved away from each other. under the effect of the dilation of the material contained in the body.
- the spring 44 is further adapted to maintain the valve 40 in sealing engagement against the end edge 32A of the sleeve 32 as the piston 28B of the element 28 is not sufficiently deployed with respect to its body 28A to push this body against the thrust of the spring.
- valve 10 is in the configuration of the figure 3A , that is to say with the pistons 26B and 28B retracted to the maximum inside their associated body 26A, 28A.
- the pump 3 draws the fluid at the outlet 9 of the radiator 2 and circulates it in the circuit 1, sending it, on the one hand, to the EGR system 5 and, d On the other hand, towards the engine 4.
- the engine is "cold", that is to say that it has a temperature relatively close to the ambient temperature
- the cooling fluid at the output of the engine 4 is returned directly to the engine.
- the exhaust gases injected into the engine 4 by the EGR system 5 have the lowest temperature possible to avoid the generation of thermal stresses between the intake manifold. hot exhaust gases and the remainder of the engine 4 relatively cold.
- the cooling fluid circulating in the EGR system 5 must be as cold as possible. For this purpose, after passing through the system 5, cooling fluid is sent to the radiator 2, at its inlet 6, as indicated by the arrow 50 to Figures 3A and 3B .
- ⁇ 1 a first threshold temperature value, hereinafter referred to as ⁇ 1 , at which the flow of fluid, through the chamber 14, between the inlet 20 and the outlet 18 is interrupted by the sleeve 32.
- ⁇ 1 is equal to 36 ° C. More specifically, as represented in Figures 4A and 4B when the fluid admitted into the chamber 14 through the inlet 20 heats up, it causes the expansion of the material contained in the body 26A of the thermostatic element 26, which causes the deployment of the piston 26B towards the outlet 18.
- This operating state corresponds to a lower cooling requirement for the EGR system 5, the engine 4 having a sufficiently high temperature so that a more moderate cooling of the exhaust gases is preferable.
- the energy consumption at the radiator 2 is thus reduced compared to that corresponding to the Figures 3A and 3B .
- valve 7 controls the intake of fluid from the engine, at the inlet 8 of the radiator 8.
- This fluid thus feeds the valve 10 at its inlet 22, as indicated by the arrow 60 to Figures 5A and 5B .
- This fluid flows freely to the outlet 18 of the valve 10, as indicated by the arrow 61, and supplies the compartment 2B of the radiator 2, as indicated by the arrow 62, where it is cooled.
- Figures 4A and 5A the temperature value of the fluid admitted into the valve 10 through the inlet 6 has increased, so that the piston 26B of the thermostatic element 26 has continued to deploy vis-à-vis the body 26A.
- ⁇ 2 is equal to about 93 ° C.
- This flow bypasses the valve 40 radially and penetrates inside the sleeve 32, from where it is evacuated via the perforated zones 32B of the sleeve, to join the outlet 16
- This fluid then mixes with that admitted at the inlet 6 (arrow 50) and feeds the other compartment 2A of the radiator 2 (arrow 51) to be cooled.
- the fluid supplying the valve 10 at its inlet 8 is sent to the two compartments 2A and 2B of the radiator 2, which thus makes it possible to use the maximum cooling capacity of this radiator.
- the flow rate of fluid circulating inside the sleeve 32 on the Figure 6A is significantly greater, for example by a factor of 10, than that of the flow around this sleeve on the figure 3A .
- the internal arrangement of the valve 10 is designed to take account of the significantly different fluid flows that flow through the engine 4, on the one hand, and through the EGR system 5 on the other hand.
- the spring 44 recalls successively the body 28A of the thermostatic element 28 with respect to its piston 28B, then, if the temperature further decreases and the valve 40 comes back against the sleeve 32, the piston 26B of the thermostatic element 26 towards its body 26A, until reaching the configuration of the figure 3A when the engine 4 is stopped and is completely cooled.
- the use of the stirrup 30 makes it possible to maintain the thermostatic assembly 24, that is to say the thermostatic elements 26 and 28 and the spring 44, in its configuration. figures 2 and 3A before assembly to the housing 12.
- This assembly consists, in essence, in bringing the caliper provided with this assembly, by inserting the plate 30C in the slideways 36 of the housing 12, as explained above.
- the thermostatic assembly 24 is directly attached to the chamber 14 of the housing 12, the wall delimiting this chamber then being at the same time provided with means for immobilizing the body 26A of the thermostatic element 26, which is similar. to the ring 30A, and delimiting a seat to be closed by the sleeve 32, similar to the seat 34 defined by the through opening in the plate 30C.
- the arrangement of the inlets 20, 22 and outputs 16, 18 of the valve 10 can be modified, in particular as a function of the geometry of the radiator 2 and the implantation of this valve within this radiator.
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La présente invention concerne une vanne thermostatique de régulation d'un fluide, ainsi qu'un circuit de refroidissement d'un moteur thermique et d'un système de re-circulation des gaz d'échappement provenant de ce moteur, comportant une telle vanne.The present invention relates to a thermostatic valve for regulating a fluid, as well as a cooling circuit for a heat engine and a system for recirculating the exhaust gases coming from this engine, comprising such a valve.
Dans de nombreuses applications du domaine fluidique, notamment pour le refroidissement de moteurs thermiques de véhicules, ce type de vanne est utilisé pour répartir le fluide entrant dans la vanne vers différentes voies de sortie, en fonction de la température de ce fluide entrant. Ainsi, de manière classique, en amont d'un radiateur chargé d'évacuer la chaleur excédentaire d'un fluide de refroidissement provenant d'un moteur à refroidir, une vanne peut être utilisée pour, à la fois, commander le refroidissement, par le radiateur, du fluide entrant dans la vanne lorsque, ce fluide s'échauffe et commander un plus grand refroidissement du fluide par le radiateur lorsque la température du fluide entrant augmente tant qu'elle dépasse une valeur seuil préfixée. Pour commander la régulation de l'écoulement du fluide à travers la vanne, cette dernière est munie d'un élément thermostatique contenant une matière dilatable telle qu'une cire.In many applications of the fluidic field, particularly for the cooling of thermal engines of vehicles, this type of valve is used to distribute the fluid entering the valve to different output channels, depending on the temperature of the incoming fluid. Thus, conventionally, upstream of a radiator designed to evacuate the excess heat of a cooling fluid coming from a motor to be cooled, a valve can be used to simultaneously control the cooling, by the radiator, fluid entering the valve when the fluid is heated and control greater cooling of the fluid by the radiator when the temperature of the incoming fluid increases as it exceeds a threshold value prefixed. To control the flow of fluid through the valve, the valve is provided with a thermostatic element containing an expandable material such as wax.
Par ailleurs, pour des raisons liées à la protection de l'environnement, de plus en plus de moteurs thermiques sont associés à un système de re-circulation des gaz d'échappement, communément appelé système « EGR », le sigle précité reprenant les initiales du nom de ce système en langue anglaise, à savoir système « Exhaust Gas Recirculation ». Ce système est un dispositif antipollution qui injecte une partie des gaz d'échappement, provenant du moteur, dans la tubulure d'admission de ce moteur, pour réduire les crêtes de température de combustion et donc, la formation d'oxydes d'azote. Avant d'injecter les gaz d'échappement dans la tubulure d'admission du moteur, il est nécessaire de les refroidir au moyen d'un fluide de refroidissement qui circule avantageusement dans le même circuit que le circuit de refroidissement du moteur, en particulier au niveau du radiateur chargé d'évacuer la chaleur excédentaire du fluide de refroidissement. Lors du démarrage du moteur, pour éviter d'injecter dans la tubulure d'admission du moteur des gaz d'échappement nettement plus chauds que cette tubulure et permettre ainsi une montée plus homogène en température du moteur, il est souhaitable de refroidir plus intensément, que durant le reste de la durée de fonctionnement du moteur, le fluide de refroidissement afin que les gaz d'échappement injectés soit les plus refroidis possibles. Cette régulation du fluide de refroidissement vis-à-vis du système EGR peut être assurée par une vanne thermostatique, agencée en amont du radiateur précité.Moreover, for reasons related to the protection of the environment, more and more heat engines are associated with an exhaust gas recirculation system, commonly known as "EGR" system, the aforementioned abbreviation containing the initials the name of this system in English, namely "Exhaust Gas Recirculation" system. This system is an antipollution device that injects a portion of the exhaust gas, from the engine into the intake manifold of the engine, to reduce the peaks of combustion temperature and thus the formation of nitrogen oxides. Before injecting the exhaust gases into the tubing intake of the engine, it is necessary to cool them by means of a cooling fluid which advantageously circulates in the same circuit as the cooling circuit of the engine, in particular at the level of the radiator responsible for removing excess heat from the fluid cooling. When starting the engine, to avoid injecting into the intake manifold of the engine much hotter exhaust gases than this manifold and thus allow a more homogeneous increase in engine temperature, it is desirable to cool more intensely, during the remainder of the engine running time, the coolant so that the injected exhaust gas is as cool as possible. This regulation of the cooling fluid vis-à-vis the EGR system can be provided by a thermostatic valve, arranged upstream of the aforementioned radiator.
Cependant, la présence de deux vannes distinctes juste en amont du radiateur, à savoir la vanne de régulation de fluide vis-à-vis du moteur thermique et la vanne de régulation du fluide vis-à-vis du système EGR, pose des problèmes d'encombrement. En outre, elle conduit généralement à un sur-dimensionnement du radiateur qui, en pratique, présente une première partie dédiée à l'échange thermique du fluide provenant du moteur et une seconde partie dédiée à l'échange thermique du fluide provenant du système EGR, chaque partie de radiateur étant dimensionnée indépendamment l'une de l'autre, en fonction des besoins maximaux de refroidissement pour le moteur à refroidir d'une part et pour le système EGR d'autre part.However, the presence of two separate valves just upstream of the radiator, namely the fluid control valve vis-à-vis the engine and the fluid control valve vis-à-vis the EGR system, poses problems of congestion. In addition, it generally leads to over-sizing of the radiator which, in practice, has a first part dedicated to the heat exchange of the fluid from the engine and a second part dedicated to the heat exchange of the fluid from the EGR system, each radiator portion being dimensioned independently of one another, according to the maximum cooling requirements for the engine to be cooled on the one hand and for the EGR system on the other hand.
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Le but de la présente invention est de proposer une vanne thermostatique destinée à réguler la circulation d'un fluide de refroidissement tant vis-à-vis d'un moteur thermique à refroidir que d'un système EGR à refroidir, en limitant autant que possible le dimentionnement d'un radiateur commun vers lequel est envoyé le fluide en sortie de vanne.The object of the present invention is to propose a thermostatic valve intended to regulate the circulation of a cooling fluid both with respect to a heat engine to be cooled and from an EGR system to be cooled, limiting as much as possible the dimentionning of a common radiator to which is sent the fluid at the valve outlet.
A cet effet, l'invention a pour objet une vanne thermostatique de régulation d'un fluide, telle que définie à la revendication 1.For this purpose, the invention relates to a thermostatic valve for regulating a fluid, as defined in claim 1.
Grâce à l'invention, on réunit au niveau d'une seule vanne thermostatique les fonctions de deux vannes prévues séparées dans l'art antérieur. La vanne selon l'invention peut en effet agir à la fois sur une première voie de fluide circulant librement entre la première entrée et la première sortie délimitées par le boîtier de vanne et sur une seconde voie de fluide circulant entre la deuxième entrée et la deuxième sortie du boîtier. Tant que la valeur de la température du fluide à réguler par la vanne est mitigée, c'est-à-dire, plus précisément, lorsque la valeur de la température du fluide circulant dans la première voie est supérieure à la première valeur seuil prédéterminée et que la valeur de la température du fluide circulant dans la seconde voie est inférieure à la seconde valeur seuil prédéterminée, les deux voies de fluide circulent distinctement l'une de l'autre à travers la vanne, sans se mélanger. En revanche, lorsque la température du fluide de la première voie est inférieure à la première valeur seuil, ou bien lorsque la température du fluide de la seconde voie est supérieure à la seconde valeur seuil, c'est-à-dire, en pratique, lorsqu'un moteur thermique à refroidir par un circuit de refroidissement équipé de la vanne selon l'invention est soit en phase de montée en température juste après démarrage, soit sollicité sous une forte charge, les deux voies de fluide précitées se mélangent et le fluide sortant de la vanne est évacué au niveau des deux sorties du boîtier indépendamment de leur voie de provenance. Autrement dit, en agençant un radiateur en sortie de la vanne selon l'invention, l'échange thermique avec le fluide au niveau du radiateur est accru à la fois en basse température, c'est-à-dire en phase de démarrage du moteur durant laquelle les gaz d'échappement du moteur sont avantageusement à refroidir plus intensément au niveau d'un système EGR balayé par le fluide, soit en haute température, c'est-à-dire lorsque le moteur à refroidir par le fluide fonctionne sous une forte charge.Thanks to the invention, the functions of two separate valves provided in the prior art are combined at a single thermostatic valve. The valve according to the invention can indeed act both on a first fluid path flowing freely between the first inlet and the first outlet delimited by the valve housing and on a second fluid path flowing between the second inlet and the second inlet. exit from the case. As long as the value of the temperature of the fluid to be regulated by the valve is mitigated, that is to say, more precisely, when the value of the temperature of the fluid flowing in the first channel is greater than the first predetermined threshold value and that the value of the temperature of the fluid flowing in the second channel is less than the second predetermined threshold value, the two fluid paths circulate distinctly from one another through the valve, without mixing. On the other hand, when the temperature of the fluid of the first channel is lower than the first threshold value, or when the temperature of the fluid of the second channel is greater than the second threshold value, that is to say, in practice, when a heat engine to be cooled by a cooling circuit equipped with the valve according to the invention is either in a temperature rise phase just after starting, or is stressed under a heavy load, the two fluid channels mentioned above are mixed and the fluid leaving the valve is evacuated at the two outputs of the housing regardless of their route of origin. In other words, by arranging a radiator at the outlet of the valve according to the invention, the heat exchange with the fluid at the radiator is increased both at low temperature, that is to say in the engine startup phase during which the engine exhaust gases are advantageously cooled more intensely at a system EGR swept by the fluid, either at high temperature, that is to say when the engine to cool by the fluid operates under a heavy load.
D'autres caractéristiques de cette vanne, prises isolément ou selon toutes les combinaisons techniquement possibles, sont énoncées aux revendications dépendantes 2 à 8.Other features of this valve, taken alone or in any technically possible combination, are set forth in
L'invention a également pour objet un circuit de refroidissement d'un moteur thermique et d'un système de re-circulation des gaz d'échappement provenant de ce moteur, tel que défini à la revendication 9.The invention also relates to a cooling circuit of a heat engine and a system for recirculating the exhaust gases from this engine, as defined in
Une caractéristique avantageuse de ce circuit de refroidissement est énoncée à la revendication 10.An advantageous feature of this cooling circuit is set forth in
L'invention sera mieux comprise à la lecture de la description qui va suivre, donnée uniquement à titre d'exemple et faite en se référant aux dessins sur lesquels :
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figure 1 est une vue schématique d'un circuit de refroidissement selon l'invention ; - la
figure 2 est une vue en élévation d'une vanne selon l'invention, équipant le circuit de lafigure 1 ; - les
figures 3A, 4A ,5A et 6A sont des coupes selon le plan A-A de lafigure 2 , illustrant différents états de fonctionnement de la vanne ; et - les
figures 3B, 4B ,5B et 6B sont des vues schématiques analogues à lafigure 1 , d'une partie du circuit de lafigure 1 , illustrant la circulation du fluide correspondant respectivement auxfigures 3A, 4A ,5A et 6A .
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figure 1 is a schematic view of a cooling circuit according to the invention; - the
figure 2 is an elevational view of a valve according to the invention, equipping the circuit of thefigure 1 ; - the
Figures 3A, 4A ,5A and 6A are cuts according to the AA plan of thefigure 2 , illustrating different operating states of the valve; and - the
Figures 3B, 4B ,5B and 6B are schematic views analogous to thefigure 1 , part of the circuit of thefigure 1 , illustrating the circulation of the fluid corresponding respectively toFigures 3A, 4A ,5A and 6A .
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En fonctionnement, la pompe 3 refoule du fluide de refroidissement à la fois vers le système EGR 5 et vers le moteur 4, pour les refroidir. Après avoir circulé au niveau du système 5, le circuit 1 envoie le fluide vers le radiateur 2, jusqu'à une entrée 6 de ce radiateur. De même, après avoir refroidi le moteur 4, le fluide est envoyé par le circuit 1 vers une vanne de régulation 7 qui renvoie directement vers la pompe 3 le fluide entrant dans cette vanne et/ou qui envoie le fluide vers le radiateur 2, jusqu'à une entrée 8 distincte de l'entrée 6. De manière classique, la vanne 7 commande la régulation du fluide l'alimentant en fonction de la température de ce dernier, le fluide n'étant envoyé au radiateur que lorsqu'il présente une température trop importante pour garantir un refroidissement efficace du moteur 4. Pour un moteur thermique de véhicule automobile, la vanne 7 envoie le fluide provenant du moteur 4 jusqu'au radiateur 2 lorsque sa température dépasse environ 80 à 90°C.In operation, the pump 3 delivers cooling fluid to both the EGR system 5 and the motor 4, to cool them. After having circulated at the level of the system 5, the circuit 1 sends the fluid to the
Le fluide admis au niveau des entrées 6 et 8 du radiateur 2 alimente deux compartiments distincts 2A et 2B délimités à l'intérieur du corps de refroidissement 2C de ce radiateur et séparés l'un de l'autre par une cloison étanche 2D d'échange thermique avec l'extérieur. A cet effet, le radiateur 2 est équipé d'une vanne 10 destinée à réguler l'écoulement du fluide entre, d'une part, les entrées 6 et 8 et, d'autre part, les compartiments 2A et 2B, comme expliqué ci-dessous. En aval de chaque compartiment, le fluide est évacué vers l'extérieur du corps 2C du radiateur 2, au niveau d'une sortie d'aspiration 9 commune, raccordée à la pompe 3.The fluid admitted at the
Sur les
Le boîtier 12 est agencé de manière étanche à l'intérieur du corps 2C du radiateur 2 de sorte que, en amont des compartiments 2A et 2B, la circulation de fluide entre ces compartiments au sein du radiateur n'est possible qu'à travers la chambre 14, à d'éventuelles fuites près. A titre d'exemple, le boîtier 12 est venu de matière avec la cloison de séparation 2D, ainsi qu'avec les tubulures du corps 2C délimitant les entrées 6 et 8.The
La régulation de l'écoulement du fluide à travers la chambre 14 est assurée par un ensemble thermostatique 24 détaillé ci-après. Cet ensemble agit, en fonction des valeurs de température du fluide admis dans la chambre par les entrées 20 et 22, sur l'écoulement du fluide au niveau de la partie axiale de la chambre 14 située entre les entrées 20 et 22. Autrement dit, la configuration de cet ensemble est sans influence sur, d'une part, un écoulement de fluide entre l'entrée 20 et la sortie 16 et, d'autre part, un écoulement de fluide entre l'entrée 22 et la sortie 18, chacune de ces entrées 20, 22 étant en libre communication fluidique avec sa sortie correspondante 16, 18, via les parties d'extrémité longitudinale de la chambre 14.The regulation of the flow of the fluid through the
L'ensemble thermostatique 24 comporte deux éléments thermostatiques 26 et 28 maintenus par rapport au boîtier 12 par un étrier rigide 30, par exemple en métal, lié rigidement à la paroi du boîtier délimitant la chambre 14. Chaque élément 26, 28 est muni d'un corps 26A, 28A contenant une matière dilatable, telle qu'une cire, et d'un piston 26B, 28B mobile par rapport au corps sous l'effet de la dilatation de la matière. Les éléments thermostatiques 26 et 28 s'étendent en longueur suivant l'axe X-X, en étant co-axiaux l'un à l'autre, leur piston 26B, 28B étant dirigés l'un vers l'autre et essentiellement situés, suivant l'axe X-X, entre les entrées 20 et 22 du boîtier 12. La partie thermosensible du corps 26A de l'élément 6 est disposée sur le trajet d'écoulement du fluide entre l'entrée 20 et la sortie 16 tandis que la partie thermosensible du corps 28A de l'élément 28 est disposée sur le trajet d'écoulement du fluide entre l'entrée 22 et la sortie 18.The
Le corps 26A de l'élément thermostatique 26 est immobilisé par rapport au boîtier 12, en étant par exemple emmanché à force dans une couronne annulaire fixe 30A de l'étrier 30, qui constitue l'extrémité libre d'une paire de bras rigides 30B de l'étrier, venus de matière, dans une direction parallèle à l'axe X-X, depuis une plaque transversale 30C de l'étrier immobilisée, suivant l'axe X-X, par rapport au boîtier 12 en étant reçue dans des glissières 36 ou analogues venues de matière avec la paroi du boîtier délimitant la chambre 14. En pratique, lors de l'assemblage de la vanne 10, la plaque 30C est introduite dans les glissières 36 suivant la direction d'observation de la
Le piston 26B de l'élément 26 porte un manchon tubulaire 32 centré, en longueur, sur l'axe X-X et s'étendant entre les bras 30B de l'étrier. Le manchon 32 est dimensionné pour venir s'appuyer radialement, au niveau de sa face extérieure, contre un siège 34 délimité par une ouverture qui traverse de part en part la plaque 30C de l'étrier 30 en étant centrée sur l'axe X-X. En fonctionnement, le manchon 32 est prévu pour coulisser axialement selon l'axe X-X de manière à soit s'étendre de façon axialement distante du siège 34 pour permettre une libre circulation de fluide à travers le siège, autour du manchon 32, comme à la
Le déplacement en translation du manchon 32 est commandé par le piston 26B de l'élément thermostatique 26. A cet effet, le manchon 32 est intérieurement venu de matière avec un pontet 38 d'appui de l'extrémité libre du piston 26B. Plus précisément, ce pontet d'appui délimite un logement borgne 38A de réception et d'appui de l'extrémité libre du piston 26B.The translational movement of the
Du côté axialement opposé au piston 26B, le pontet d'appui 38 délimite un second logement borgne 38B recevant l'extrémité libre du piston 28B du second élément thermostatique 28. Le corps 28A de cet élément 28 est lié rigidement à un clapet 40, en étant par exemple emmanché à force dans une ouverture centrale de ce clapet. La couronne extérieure du clapet 40 est conformée pour venir s'appuyer de manière étanche contre le chant d'extrémité libre 32A du manchon 32, dirigé vers l'entrée 22, formant siège. En fonctionnement, lorsque le clapet 40 est axialement distant du chant 32A, comme à la
Comme représenté aux
Le ressort 44 est dimensionné pour rappeler, l'un vers l'autre, chaque corps 26A, 28A et chaque piston 26B, 28B des éléments 26 et 28, après que ce corps et ce piston se soient éloignés l'un de l'autre sous l'effet de la dilatation de la matière contenue dans le corps. Le ressort 44 est en outre adapté pour maintenir le clapet 40 en appui étanche contre le chant d'extrémité 32A du manchon 32 tant que le piston 28B de l'élément 28 n'est pas suffisamment déployé vis-à-vis de son corps 28A pour pousser ce corps à l'encontre de la poussée du ressort.The
Le fonctionnement du circuit 1 et de la vanne 10 va maintenant être décrit, en détaillant la circulation du fluide de refroidissement au sein de ce circuit et de cette vanne lors du démarrage du moteur 4 et de sa mise sous charge progressive.The operation of the circuit 1 and the
Initialement, lorsque le moteur 4 est arrêté depuis un certain temps et que sa température correspond à la température ambiante, la vanne 10 est dans la configuration de la
Lors du démarrage du moteur 4, la pompe 3 aspire le fluide au niveau de la sortie 9 du radiateur 2 et le fait circuler au sein du circuit 1, en l'envoyant, d'une part, vers le système EGR 5 et, d'autre part, vers le moteur 4. Comme le moteur est « froid », c'est-à-dire qu'il présente une température relativement proche de la température ambiante, le fluide de refroidissement en sortie du moteur 4 est renvoyé directement à la pompe 3, via la vanne 7, sans alimenter l'entrée 8 du radiateur 2. Autrement dit, le débit de fluide au niveau de l'entrée 22 de la vanne 10 est nul.When starting the engine 4, the pump 3 draws the fluid at the
Comme expliqué précédemment, lors du démarrage du moteur 4, il est souhaitable que les gaz d'échappement injectés dans le moteur 4 par le système EGR 5 présentent une température la plus basse possible pour éviter la génération de contraintes thermiques entre la tubulure d'admission des gaz d'échappement chauds et le reste du moteur 4 relativement froid. En pratique, durant cette phase de démarrage du moteur, le fluide de refroidissement circulant dans le système EGR 5 se doit d'être le plus froid possible. A cet effet, après avoir traversé le système 5, du fluide de refroidissement est envoyé vers le radiateur 2, au niveau de son entrée 6, comme indiqué par la flèche 50 aux
Ainsi, durant la phase de démarrage du moteur 4, la totalité du fluide provenant du système EGR 5 est refroidi par les deux compartiments 2A et 2B du radiateur 2, la surface d'échange thermique avec le fluide au niveau du radiateur 2 étant ainsi maximale.Thus, during the starting phase of the engine 4, all the fluid coming from the EGR system 5 is cooled by the two
Progressivement, le moteur 4 s'échauffe et la valeur de température du fluide de refroidissement circulant dans le circuit 1 s'élève, jusqu'à atteindre une première valeur seuil de température, appelée par la suite θ1, à laquelle l'écoulement de fluide, à travers la chambre 14, entre l'entrée 20 et la sortie 18 est interrompue par le manchon 32. A titre d'exemple, θ1 est égale à 36°C environ. Plus précisément, comme représenté aux
Ensuite, comme le moteur 4 continue de s'échauffer, il devient nécessaire de le refroidir. La vanne 7 commande alors l'admission de fluide provenant du moteur, au niveau de l'entrée 8 du radiateur 8. Ce fluide alimente ainsi la vanne 10 au niveau de son entrée 22, comme indiqué par la flèche 60 aux
Lorsque le moteur 4 est sollicité sous forte charge, c'est-à-dire par exemple en montagne ou dans une forte chaleur ambiante, la capacité de refroidissement du fluide au niveau du compartiment 2B peut s'avérer insuffisante pour refroidir efficacement le moteur. Dans ce cas, la température du fluide évacué du moteur augmente jusqu'à atteindre une seconde valeur seuil de température, appelée par la suite θ2, à laquelle la vanne 10 autorise l'écoulement de fluide entre l'entrée 22 et la sortie 16, via la chambre 14. A titre d'exemple, θ2 est égale à 93°C environ. Plus précisément, comme représenté aux
On notera que le débit de fluide circulant à l'intérieur du manchon 32 sur la
Par la suite, lorsque la température du fluide entrant dans la vanne 10 diminue, le ressort 44 rappelle successivement le corps 28A de l'élément thermostatique 28 vis-à-vis de son piston 28B, puis, si la température diminue davantage et que le clapet 40 revient en appui contre le manchon 32, le piston 26B de l'élément thermostatique 26 vers son corps 26A, jusqu'à atteindre la configuration de la
L'utilisation de l'étrier 30 permet de maintenir l'ensemble thermostatique 24, c'est-à-dire les éléments thermostatiques 26 et 28 et le ressort 44, dans sa configuration des
Divers aménagements et variantes au circuit et à la vanne décrits ci-dessus sont en outre envisageables. En particulier, la disposition des entrées 20, 22 et sorties 16, 18 de la vanne 10 peuvent être modifiées, notamment en fonction de la géométrie du radiateur 2 et de l'implantation de cette vanne au sein de ce radiateur.Various arrangements and variants of the circuit and the valve described above are furthermore possible. In particular, the arrangement of the
Claims (10)
- Thermostatic fluid regulation valve, characterized in that it comprises:- a housing (12) delimiting a fluid circulation chamber (14) inside the housing, in which a first fluid inlet (20) at a first temperature, a second fluid inlet (22) at a second temperature, and a first fluid outlet (16) and a second fluid outlet (18) open out, the first and second fluid outlets freely communicating with the first and second inlets respectively, independently of the first and second temperatures, and- thermostatic means (24) for controlling fluid circulation through the chamber, adapted firstly so that fluid can freely pass through the chamber (14) between the first inlet (20) and the second outlet (22) and between the second inlet and the first outlet when either the value of the first temperature (σ1) is less than a first predetermined threshold value, or the value of the second temperature is greater than a second predetermined threshold value (σ2) strictly greater than the first threshold value (σ1), and secondly to prevent fluid from circulating through the chamber between the first inlet and the second outlet and between the second inlet and the first outlet when the value of the first temperature is greater than the first threshold value and also the value of the second temperature is less than the second threshold value.
- Valve according to claim 1, characterized in that the thermostatic means (24) comprise two thermostatic elements (26, 28) each comprising a body (26A, 28A) that contains an expandable material and a piston (26B, 28B) free to move with respect to the body under the effect of expansion of the material contained in the body, the body of a first (26) of the two thermostatic elements being arranged on the flow path (arrow 51) of the fluid in the chamber (14) between the first inlet (20) and the first outlet (16), while the body of the second thermostatic element (28) is arranged on the flow path (arrow 61) of the fluid in the chamber between the second inlet (22) and the second outlet (18).
- Valve according to claim 2, characterized in that each thermostatic element (26, 28) carries a closer (32, 40) closing off the fluid passage through the chamber (14), the closer (32) of the first thermostatic element (26) being associated with a seat (34) rigidly connected to the housing (12) while the closer (40) of the second thermostatic element (28) is associated with another seat (32A) carried by the closer (32) of the first thermostatic element (26).
- Valve according to claim 3, characterized in that the closer of the first thermostatic element (26) comprises a tubular sleeve (32) around which fluid circulates (arrow 53) when the value of the first temperature is strictly less than the first threshold (σ1) value and inside which fluid circulates (arrow 63) when the value of the second temperature is greater than the second threshold value (σ2).
- Valve according to claim 4, characterized in that the closer of the second thermostatic element (28) comprises a valve disk (40) adapted to bear on one of the end edges (32A) of the tubular sleeve (32).
- Valve according to any one of claims 3 to 5, characterized in that the body (26A) of the first thermostatic element (26) is fixed with respect to the housing (12), the closer (32) carried by this first thermostatic element being moved by its piston (26B) and in that the closer (40) carried by the second thermostatic element (28) is fixed to the body (28A) of the second thermostatic element, the position of the piston (28B) of this second thermostat-controlled element with respect to the housing being controlled by the piston of the first thermostatic element.
- Valve according to claim 6, characterized in that the closer (32) of the first thermostatic element (26) is provided with a means (38) for supporting the free end of each piston (26B, 28B) of the first and second thermostatic elements (26, 28).
- Valve according to any one of claims 3 to 7, characterized in that it comprises a single elastic (44) device for pulling the body (26A, 28A) towards the piston (26B, 28B) of each thermostatic element (26, 28), this elastic device being adapted to force the closer (40) carried by the second thermostatic element (28) in contact with its associated seat (32A) when the value of the second temperature is less than the second threshold value (σ2).
- Cooling circuit for an internal combustion engine (4) and a recirculation system (5) for exhaust gases output from this engine, characterized in that it comprises a thermostatic fluid regulation valve (10) for the circuit, conforming with any one of the preceding claims, and a radiator (2) comprising a cooling body (2C) that delimits:- a first inlet (6) connected to the first inlet (20) of the valve (10) and adapted to be supplied with fluid from the exhaust gases recirculation system (5),- and a second inlet (8) connected to the second inlet (22) of the valve and adapted to be supplied with fluid from the thermal combustion engine (4),- a fluid exhaust outlet (9),- a first compartment (2A) for heat exchange with the fluid, opening up on the downstream side in the exhaust outlet and connected on the upstream side to the first outlet of the valve, and- a second compartment for heat exchange with the fluid, separated from the first compartment by a cooling partition, opening up on the downstream side in the exhaust outlet (9) and connected on the upstream side to the second outlet (18) of the valve (10).
- Circuit according to claim 9, characterized in that the housing (12) of the valve (10) is integrated inside the body (2C) of the radiator (2), and in particular is integral with at least a part of this body.
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