EP3982061A1 - Wärmetauscheranordnung - Google Patents

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EP3982061A1
EP3982061A1 EP20461565.2A EP20461565A EP3982061A1 EP 3982061 A1 EP3982061 A1 EP 3982061A1 EP 20461565 A EP20461565 A EP 20461565A EP 3982061 A1 EP3982061 A1 EP 3982061A1
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housing
receiver drier
heat exchanger
exchanger assembly
receiver
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Karol POKRYWINSKI
Natalia FICEK
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Valeo Autosystemy Sp zoo
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B39/00—Evaporators; Condensers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2339/00—Details of evaporators; Details of condensers
    • F25B2339/04—Details of condensers
    • F25B2339/044—Condensers with an integrated receiver
    • F25B2339/0441—Condensers with an integrated receiver containing a drier or a filter
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2339/00—Details of evaporators; Details of condensers
    • F25B2339/04—Details of condensers
    • F25B2339/047—Water-cooled condensers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2400/00—General features or devices for refrigeration machines, plants or systems, combined heating and refrigeration systems or heat-pump systems, i.e. not limited to a particular subgroup of F25B
    • F25B2400/16—Receivers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D21/00—Heat-exchange apparatus not covered by any of the groups F28D1/00 - F28D20/00
    • F28D2021/0019—Other heat exchangers for particular applications; Heat exchange systems not otherwise provided for
    • F28D2021/008—Other heat exchangers for particular applications; Heat exchange systems not otherwise provided for for vehicles
    • F28D2021/0084—Condensers

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  • the present invention relates to a heat exchanger assembly, particularly a receiver drier - housing assembly, wherein a receiver drier is received in a housing connected to a heat exchanger.
  • Conventional air conditioning system for example, air conditioning system for a vehicle includes a condenser, an evaporator, an expansion device, a compressor and a heater.
  • the conventional air conditioning system configured with an expansion valve is also configured with a receiver drier that is disposed in a high-pressure section of the air conditioning system/ air conditioning loop.
  • the receiver drier is usually located between a condenser and the expansion valve in the air conditioning loop.
  • the receiver drier traps moisture and debris carried with condensed refrigerant received from the condenser. Accordingly, moisture and debris that is detrimental to critical components such as compressor disposed in the air-conditioning loop is prevented from reaching the compressor.
  • the receiver drier is disposed near the condenser, particularly, the receiver drier is received in a receiver drier housing that is mounted on the condenser.
  • receiver driers are used corresponding to different configurations of the condenser.
  • different sizes of receiver drier are used corresponding to different sizes of the condensers.
  • a different receiver drier housing is used to receive different configuration, particularly, different size of the receiver drier.
  • a wrong version of the receiver drier is prevented from being received in the housing.
  • a heat exchanger assembly that obviates the problems faced by the conventional heat exchanger assembly.
  • a heat exchanger assembly that includes a receiver drier and a housing for the receiver drier. More particularly, a heat exchanger assembly that not only ensures that a right version of receiver drier is received in a corresponding housing but also ensures that a wrong version of the receiver drier is prevented from being received in the housing. Further, there is a need for a heat exchanger assembly configured with redundant features to ensure only a right version of a receiver drier is received in the corresponding housing and a wrong version is prevented from being received in the housing.
  • a heat exchanger assembly configured with a failsafe arrangement that involves more than one feature to ensure that only a right version of a receiver drier is received in the corresponding housing while the wrong version is prevented from being received in the housing. More specifically, even when one feature fails, another feature still ensures that only a right version of the receiver drier is received in the corresponding housing and wrong version is prevented from being received in the housing.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a heat exchanger assembly, wherein a receiver drier and corresponding housing of the heat exchanger assembly include complementary features to ensure that only a right version of receiver drier is received in the corresponding housing while a wrong version is prevented from being received in the housing.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a heat exchanger assembly that is simple in construction and that is configured with redundant features to ensure that only a right version of a receiver drier is received in the corresponding housing while the wrong version is prevented from being received in the housing.
  • some elements or parameters may be indexed, such as a first element and a second element.
  • this indexation is only meant to differentiate and name elements which are similar but not identical. No idea of priority should be inferred from such indexation, as these terms may be switched without betraying the invention. Additionally, this indexation does not imply any order in mounting or use of the elements of the invention.
  • a heat exchanger assembly includes a receiver drier and a housing for the receiver drier.
  • the receiver drier includes a cut-out portion, while the housing includes a complementary protrusion portion protruding into the cut-out portion of the receiver drier.
  • the cut-out portion is located at one of the ends of the receiver drier with an inlet and/or outlet of the receiver drier.
  • the cut-out portion is located on a side of the receiver drier substantially in-between the ends of the receiver drier.
  • the cut-out portion is a groove and the protrusion portion is a rib.
  • a region of the receiver drier proximal to the groove is depressed radially inward to enable entry of the receiver drier into the housing such that the groove and the complementary rib are aligned with respect to each other, the groove and the complementary rib engage with each other when the receiver drier is rotated relative to the housing while being inside the housing.
  • the groove protrudes substantially perpendicularly to the general axis of extension of the receiver drier into the housing.
  • the receiver drier includes a protruding pin and the housing includes an aperture, wherein the protruding pin protrudes outside of the housing through the aperture.
  • the housing includes at least two apertures, wherein the protruding pin protrudes outside of the housing through one of them.
  • the housing includes a first half and a second half connected together to define an enclosure that encloses the receiver drier.
  • the protrusion portion and the aperture are located at the first half of the housing.
  • the protrusion portion is located at the first half of the housing, while the aperture is located at the second half of the housing.
  • heat exchanger assembly includes a plate condenser also enclosed by the housing and connected to the receiver drier.
  • the plate condenser is so arranged with respect to the receiver drier that their axes of general extension are parallel to each other.
  • the present invention relates to a heat exchanger assembly that includes a receiver drier and a housing, wherein the receiver drier and the corresponding housing include complementary engaging elements formed thereon to interact with each other to ensure a right receiver drier variant is received in the corresponding housing and a wrong receiver drier variant is prevented from being received in the housing.
  • the present invention can also be extended to a tubular element and a housing of an assembly, wherein the tubular element and the housing are configured with features that ensure a right tubular element variant is received in the corresponding housing and a wrong tubular element variant is prevented from being received in the housing.
  • the tubular element and the housing include features to determine variant of tubular element received in the housing by mere visual inspection of an exterior of the housing without requiring dis-assembly of the housing.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates an isometric view of a heat exchanger assembly 300, herein after referred to as assembly 300.
  • the assembly 300 includes a receiver drier 100 and a housing 200.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a sectional view of the housing 200 depicting internal details thereof and an isometric view of the receiver drier 100.
  • FIG. 3a illustrates a sectional view of the housing 200 with the receiver drier 100 received therein.
  • FIG. 3b illustrates another sectional view depicting internal details of the housing including a rib 210A.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates an isometric view of the receiver drier 100 of the assembly 300.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates an isometric view of the housing of the assembly 300.
  • the receiver drier 100 includes a cut-out portion 110 while the housing 200 includes a complementary protrusion portion 210 protruding into the cut-out portion 110 of the receiver drier 100.
  • the cut-out portion 110 is located at one of the ends of the receiver drier 100 with an inlet and/or outlet of the receiver drier 100.
  • the cut-out portion 110 may be located on a side of the receiver drier 100 substantially in-between the ends of the receiver drier 100.
  • the cut-out portion 110 is a groove 110A and the protrusion portion 210 is the rib 210A. More specifically referring to FIG. 2 and FIG.
  • the receiver drier 100 includes at least one groove 110A and at least one protruding pin 120 that are positioned based on the receiver drier variant.
  • the corresponding housing 200 includes the complementary rib 210A, and optionally at least one aperture 220 formed thereon.
  • the groove 110A formed on the receiver drier 100 receives the complementary rib 210A formed on the corresponding housing 200.
  • the groove 110A protrudes substantially perpendicularly to the general axis of extension of the receiver drier 100 into the housing 200. Further, the protruding pin 120 formed on the receiver drier 100 is received in the aperture 220 formed on the corresponding housing 200.
  • a region of the receiver drier 100 proximal to the groove 110A may be depressed radially inward to enable entry of the receiver drier 100 into the housing 200 such that the groove 110A and the complementary rib 210A are aligned with respect to each other.
  • the groove 110A and the complementary rib 210A then engage with each other when the receiver drier 100 is rotated relative to the housing 200 while being inside the housing 200.
  • the groove 110A on the receiver drier 100 is complementary to the rib 210A of the corresponding housing 200, for example, the groove 110A and the rib 210A are at same height "X" from base of the receiver drier 100 and the corresponding housing 200 respectively when measured parallel to the general axis of extension of the receiver drier 100.
  • the receiver drier 100 may include the protruding pin 120 and the housing 200 may include the aperture 220 , wherein the protruding pin 120 protrudes outside of the housing 200 through the aperture 220.
  • the housing 200 includes at least two apertures 220 , wherein the protruding pin 120 protrudes outside the housing 200 through one of them. This allows to indicate visibly which variant is present within the housing by protruding from a respective aperture 220.
  • the protruding pin 120 on the receiver drier 100 is complementary to the aperture 220 of the corresponding housing 200.
  • the protruding pin 120 and the aperture 220 are at same height "Y" from base of the receiver drier 100 and the corresponding housing 200 respectively when measured parallel to the general axis of extension of the receiver drier 100.
  • the interaction between the protruding pin 120 on the receiver drier 100 and the aperture 220 of the corresponding housing 200 indicates the receiver drier variant received inside the housing as the protruding pin 120 protrudes out of the housing 200 through the aperture 220.
  • the receiver drier is not receivable in housing of another version other than the corresponding housing as the rib 210A and the groove 110A configured on the receiver drier and housing do not match or the protruding pin and the aperture configured on the receiver drier and housing do not match.
  • the groove 110A formed on the receiver drier capable of receiving the complementary rib 210A formed on the corresponding housing 200 and the protruding pin 120 of the receiver drier 100 engaging with the aperture 220 formed on the housing 200 , it is ensured that the right receiver drier variant is received in the corresponding housing and wrong version is prevented from being received in the housing.
  • the complementary groove 110A and the rib 210A act as poke-yoke features that ensure that the right receiver drier variant is received in the corresponding housing and wrong version is prevented from being received in the housing.
  • the housing 200 includes a first half 200A and a second half 200B connected together so that they form an enclosure to receive the receiver drier 100.
  • both the protrusion portion 210, particularly, the rib 210A and the aperture 220 are located at the first half 200A of the housing 200 as illustrated in FIG. 6A.
  • the protrusion portion 210, particularly, the rib 210A is located at the first half 200A of the housing 200, while the aperture 220 is located at the second half 200B of the housing 200.
  • the heat exchanger assembly 300 includes a plate condenser 300A.
  • the plate condenser 300A is also enclosed by the housing 200 and is connected to the receiver drier 100.
  • the plate condenser 300A is arranged with respect to the receiver drier 100 so that their axes of general extension are parallel to each other.

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JPH09196513A (ja) * 1996-01-18 1997-07-31 Zexel Corp レシーバドライヤ一体型コンデンサ
EP3517874A1 (de) * 2018-01-29 2019-07-31 Valeo Autosystemy SP. Z.O.O. Wärmeaustauschmodul mit einem gehäuse mit einem inneren rahmen und einem äusseren rahmen
EP3561427A1 (de) * 2018-04-27 2019-10-30 Valeo Autosystemy SP. Z.O.O. Wärmetauscherbaugruppe

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPH09196513A (ja) * 1996-01-18 1997-07-31 Zexel Corp レシーバドライヤ一体型コンデンサ
EP3517874A1 (de) * 2018-01-29 2019-07-31 Valeo Autosystemy SP. Z.O.O. Wärmeaustauschmodul mit einem gehäuse mit einem inneren rahmen und einem äusseren rahmen
EP3561427A1 (de) * 2018-04-27 2019-10-30 Valeo Autosystemy SP. Z.O.O. Wärmetauscherbaugruppe

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