JP2008025926A - Heat accumulation device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a heat accumulation device capable of further enhancing heat exchange efficiency by suppressing a pressure loss of fluid while reducing cost or a size and weight. <P>SOLUTION: In the heat accumulation device 10, one fitting part 24 of fitting parts 24 and 24 to be bonded to each other includes burrings 22, and the other fitting part 24 includes mount holes 75 to which the burrings 22 are insertable. After the burrings 22 are inserted to the mount holes 75, tips 22b of the burrings 22 are caulked to thereby bond a pair of plates 21 and 21 to each other. In the bonded pair of plates 21 and 21, fluid passages 20 on one plate 21 side and fluid passages 30 on the other plate 21 side are separated from each other in a thermal storage medium-filled space 28. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a heat storage device that exchanges thermal energy between a heat storage material and a heat exchange fluid.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, development of a heat storage device that promotes effective use of energy by applying thermal energy stored in a heat storage material to a heat exchange fluid such as cooling water has been promoted.
By adopting this heat storage device in the engine, it is possible to store the waste heat that is being driven, and to use the stored waste heat at the time of starting. By using the waste heat at the start, the engine can be started smoothly.

Some heat storage devices employ a technique for increasing heat transfer efficiency (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Further, among general heat exchangers, there are various techniques for improving heat transfer efficiency (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
JP 2004-271119 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-149687

The heat storage apparatus of patent document 1 is demonstrated based on the following figure.
FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing a conventional heat storage device.
In the heat storage device 100, a plurality of heat storage plates 102 are stacked in a cylindrical sealed tank 101 through spacers 103, the double tubes 104 are passed through the heat storage plates 102, and the inlet 105 is provided in the double tube 104. Communicated.
The heat storage plate 102 is a sealed container in which a heat storage material is sealed in an internal space.

A fluid is guided from the inflow port 105, and the guided fluid flows out radially as indicated by an arrow through the outer tube 106 of the double tube 104. When the outflowing fluid flows through the gaps 107 between the heat storage plates 102, 102, heat energy is exchanged between the fluid and the heat storage material.
The fluid flowing out of the gaps 107 rises as indicated by arrows along the cylindrical sealed tank 101. The raised fluid is guided to the inner pipe 108 of the double pipe 104 and flows out from the outlet 109 through the inner pipe 108.

According to the heat storage device 100, when the fluid flows through the gaps 107, the fluid flow is disturbed by the spacers 103, so that the heat exchange efficiency between the heat storage material and the fluid is increased to some extent.
However, since the spacers 103 are small semi-spherical, it is difficult to uniformly disturb the flow of the fluid even if a fluid is applied to the spacers 103, and there is room for improvement in order to increase the heat exchange efficiency between the heat storage material and the fluid. .

As a means for improving the heat exchange efficiency, it is conceivable to employ, for example, the technique of Patent Document 2 in Patent Document 1.
The heat storage apparatus of patent document 2 is demonstrated based on the following figure.
FIG. 14 is a schematic view showing a conventional general heat exchanger.

The heat exchanger 200 has upper and lower heat transfer plates 201 and 201 facing each other through a fixed space 202 (fluid passage 202), and a large number of heat transfer fins 203 from the upper and lower heat transfer plates 201 and 201 to the fluid passage 202 side. Is divided and a large number of divided heat transfer fins 203 are used to ensure a heat transfer area with the fluid.
According to the heat exchanger 200, by providing a large number of heat transfer fins 203 on the fluid passage 202 side, the fluid flow can be disturbed, and the heat exchange efficiency can be improved.

However, in the heat exchanger 200 of Patent Document 2, it is necessary to divide and provide a large number of heat transfer fins 203 on the fluid passage 202 side, which hinders cost reduction.
Furthermore, by providing a large number of heat transfer fins 203 on the fluid passage 202 side, the heat exchanger 200 is increased in size and weight.
In addition, since a large number of heat transfer fins 203 are provided separately on the fluid passage 202 side, the flow of fluid is obstructed more than necessary by the heat transfer fins 203, and the pressure loss of the fluid is extremely large.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a heat storage device capable of reducing cost, reducing size and weight, suppressing pressure loss of a fluid, and further improving heat exchange efficiency.

  The invention according to claim 1 includes a heat storage module provided with a heat storage material filling space for filling the heat storage material and a fluid passage through which the fluid passes adjacent to the heat storage material filling space, and between the heat storage material and the fluid. In the heat storage device for exchanging thermal energy, the heat storage module is composed of a plurality of stacked flat plates, and the flat plate has an outer peripheral flange formed on the outer periphery and a surface with respect to the outer peripheral flange. A recess for filling by having an inner peripheral flange formed on the inner periphery so as to become one, and a mating portion formed at a predetermined height with respect to each flange between the outer peripheral flange and the inner peripheral flange In this mating portion, a recess for passage which becomes a part of the fluid passage is formed in a spiral shape from the outer peripheral flange side toward the inner peripheral flange side, and the plurality of plates are connected to each other. By reversing the front and back and joining the mating portions, the passage recesses are closed with the mating portions, the fluid passage is formed in a spiral shape, and the outer peripheral flanges and the inner peripheral flanges are respectively connected. It is a heat storage device in which the heat storage material filling space is formed in the filling recess by joining, and a burring is formed in one joining portion among the joined joining portions, and in the other joining portion An attachment hole into which the burring can be inserted is formed, and after inserting the burring into the attachment hole, the tip of the burring is crimped to join a pair of plates, and the heat storage material is connected to the burring and the attachment hole. A heat storage material passage portion that passes therethrough is formed, and the fluid passage on one plate side and the other plate of the pair of joined plates. A fluid passage side, characterized in that mutually separate from each other in the heat storage material filling space.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the burring and the mounting hole are provided so as to face the mounting hole and the burring of the plate that is not reversed, in the state where the plate is reversed, and the recess for passage is The height of the bottom portion is set lower than the predetermined height of the mating portion.

In the invention according to claim 1, the fluid passage is formed in a spiral shape. By flowing the fluid through the spiral fluid passage, the fluid flow can be changed to a vortex that spirals in a certain direction.
By making the flow of the fluid vortex, the heat transfer efficiency between the heat storage material and the fluid can be increased. As a result, the heat transfer area can be suppressed by the amount that increases the heat transfer efficiency, so that the heat storage device can be reduced in size and weight.

Furthermore, by flowing the fluid through the spiral fluid passage, the fluid flow is changed to a vortex that vortexes in a certain direction. Absent.
Thus, since the flow of the fluid is not hindered by the heat transfer fins more than necessary, the pressure loss of the fluid can be suppressed.

Further, the pair of mating portions were joined by caulking the burring. Therefore, the pair of mating portions can be reliably joined, and the surface pressure of the pair of mating portions can be suitably ensured.
Thereby, since a pair of matching part can be joined easily, workability | operativity can be improved and cost reduction can be aimed at.
Here, the burring is formed by burring, and is a plate material in which a pilot hole is formed and a peripheral portion of the pilot hole is formed in a cylindrical shape (that is, a flange).

Furthermore, while joining outer peripheral flanges, a pair of plate was joined by joining inner peripheral flanges. Of the pair of joined plates, the fluid passage on one plate side and the fluid passage on the other plate side were separated from each other in the heat storage material filling space.
Therefore, the joining area of each plate can be reduced, and the surface pressure between the outer peripheral flanges to be joined and the surface pressure between the inner peripheral flanges to be joined can be sufficiently ensured.
Thereby, since outer peripheral flanges and inner peripheral flanges can be joined easily, workability | operativity can be improved and cost reduction can be aimed at.

In addition, the contact area of the heat storage module can be reduced by separating the fluid passage on one plate side and the fluid passage on the other plate side in the heat storage material filling space.
Therefore, it becomes possible to suppress the heat conduction of the fluid and the heat storage material to be small, and it is possible to improve the heat retention of the fluid and the heat storage material.
Thus, the heat exchange efficiency can be further enhanced by improving the heat retention of the fluid and the heat storage material.

In the invention according to claim 2, the burring and the mounting hole of the plate that has been turned upside down face the mounting hole and the burring of the plate that has not been turned upside down.
Therefore, it is possible to insert the burring of the plate that has been turned upside down into the mounting hole of the plate that is not turned upside down, and to fit the mounting hole of the plate that is turned upside down into the burring of the plate that is not turned upside down.
Thereby, since a heat storage module can be formed by reversing and joining one type of plate, the cost can be reduced.

Furthermore, the height of the bottom part of the recessed part for channel | paths was set low with respect to the predetermined height of the fitting part. Therefore, by simply joining the outer peripheral flanges and the inner peripheral flanges of each plate, the fluid passage on one plate side and the fluid passage on the other plate side of the joined pair of plates are mutually connected in the heat storage material filling space. Can be separated.
Thereby, since the separation of the fluid passage can be performed with a simple configuration, the cost can be further reduced.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a heat storage device according to the present invention.
The heat storage device 10 is provided on the heat storage module 11 for heat exchange, the lower plate 13 provided in the lower portion 11a of the heat storage module 11, the upper plate 14 provided in the upper portion 11b of the heat storage module 11, and the upper plate. The lid member 15 and a fluid supply / discharge section 18 that supplies / discharges the fluid 16 (see FIG. 2) to the heat storage module 11 are provided.

  In the heat storage module 11, a plurality of plate joined bodies 20 are coaxially joined. The plate assembly 20 is joined by a pair of plates 21 caulking the burrings 22.

That is, the heat storage module 11 is obtained by stacking a plurality of plates 21 on the same axis. The plate 21 is a plate-like member formed in a disk shape and having an opening 23 formed in the center (see also FIG. 4).
As means for joining the plurality of plate assemblies 20, there are welding, brazing, adhesion and the like.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a heat storage device according to the present invention, in particular, a state in which a burring is cut. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the fluid passage of the heat storage device according to the present invention.
Here, in order to facilitate understanding of the configuration, the plate 21 will be described as a plate 21A that has been turned upside down and a plate that is not turned upside down 21B.
The plate joined body 20 is obtained by joining the mating portions 24, 24 of the upper plate 21 </ b> A that is turned upside down and the lower plate 21 </ b> B that is not turned upside down with a burring 22.

The plurality of plate joined bodies 20 are joined on the same axis. As an example, the joining of the uppermost plate assembly 20 and the second plate assembly 20 from the uppermost position will be described.
The lower plate 21B of the uppermost plate joined body 20 is made to face the upper plate 21A of the second plate joined body 20 from the uppermost position.

The outer peripheral flange 25 of the lower plate 21B and the outer peripheral flange 25 of the upper plate 21A are joined. Further, the inner peripheral flange 26 of the lower plate 21B and the inner peripheral flange 26 of the upper plate 21A are joined.
Therefore, the uppermost plate joined body 20 and the second highest plate joined body 20 are joined together.

Similarly, the heat storage module 11 is obtained by joining a plurality of plate assemblies 20.
The plate 21 has an opening 23 at the center. Therefore, the flow path part 45 is formed by the opening part 23 ... in the center of the thermal storage module 11 which laminated | stacked the plate 21. As shown in FIG.

A lower plate 13 is provided on the lower portion 11 a of the heat storage module 11, and an upper plate 14 is provided on the upper portion 11 b of the heat storage module 11.
Thereby, the heat storage material filling space 28 in which the heat storage material 17 can be filled is formed in the heat storage module 11.
The heat storage material 17 is a material (latent heat storage material) that undergoes a phase change from a liquid to a solid. For example, as the heat storage material 17, paraffin-based materials, sugar alcohol-based materials such as erythritol, xylitol, and sorbitol, and salt hydrates such as magnesium nitrate hexahydrate are used.

Furthermore, a plurality of fluid passages 30 for guiding the fluid 16 are provided in the heat storage module 11 by joining a plate 21A that is reversed upside down and a plate 21B that is not turned upside down.
The fluid 16 is a liquid that can exchange heat with the heat storage material 17, that is, a heat exchange fluid (refrigerant, heat medium). For example, as the fluid 16, cooling water for engine cooling is used, and other cold water and hot water are also used.

The plurality of fluid passages 30 are provided in a non-contact state with each other in the heat storage material filling space 28 and adjacent to the heat storage material filling space 28.
As shown in FIG. 3, the fluid passage 30 has an outer end portion 30 a communicating with the supply portion 38 and an inner end portion 30 b communicating with the discharge portion 43.
The supply unit 38 communicates with the supply hole 36 of the upper plate 14 through the introduction hole 39. The discharge part 43 faces the flow path part 45.

The lower plate 13 is formed in a disc shape (see FIG. 1), and an opening 31 is formed at the center, and a pair of heat storage material filling ports 32 and 32 are formed outside the opening 31.
The opening 31 is formed coaxially with the flow path portion 45 of the heat storage module 11. The pair of heat storage material filling ports 32, 32 are formed at positions facing the heat storage material filling space 28 of the heat storage module 11.

After the heat storage material 17 is filled into the heat storage material filling space 28 from the heat storage material filling ports 32, 32 of the lower plate 13, the heat storage material filling ports 32, 32 are closed with plugs 33, 33.
As a result, the heat storage material filling space 28 is maintained in a state where the heat storage material 17 is filled.

The upper plate 14 is formed in a disc shape (see FIG. 1), a fitting hole 35 is formed in the center, and twelve supply holes 36 (see also FIG. 1) are formed at equal intervals along the outer periphery.
The fitting hole 35 is arranged coaxially with the flow path portion 45 of the heat storage module 11. The supply holes 36 face the introduction holes 39 of the supply sections 38.
A lid member 15 is provided on the upper plate 14. The lid member 15 is formed in a concave shape in cross section, and a space 41 is formed between the upper plate 14 and the lid member 15 by providing the outer peripheral edge portion 15 a on the upper plate 14.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the fluid supply / discharge unit 18, a connector 51 is attached to the lower plate 13 with bolts 52, and a supply pipe 54 is provided on the connector 51.
The connector 51 includes a cylindrical connector main body 56, an introduction connecting pipe 57 extending downward from the lower end portion 56 a of the connector main body 56, and a lead-out connecting pipe 58 extending laterally from the peripheral wall 56 b of the connector main body 56. Have

The connector main body 56 is provided with a flange 56c at the upper end, and the flange 56c is attached to the lower plate 13 with bolts 52.
The connector main body 56 communicates with the flow path portion 45 of the heat storage module 11 through the opening 31 of the lower plate 13.

A step portion 61 is formed at the lower end portion 56 a of the connector main body 56. A flange 54 a of the supply pipe 54 is fitted to the stepped portion 61. An upper end portion 54 b of the supply pipe 54 is fitted in the fitting hole 35 of the upper plate 14.
Thereby, the supply pipe 54 is coaxially attached to the flow path portion 45.
In the fluid supply / discharge unit 18, as an example, the introduction connecting pipe 57 and the outlet connecting pipe 58 of the connector 51 are connected to the water cooling jacket of the engine 63 by the hoses 64 and 65.

Therefore, the fluid (cooling water) 16 in the water cooling jacket is guided to the introduction connecting pipe 57 through the hose 64. The fluid 16 guided to the introduction connecting pipe 57 is guided to the space 41 through the supply pipe 54.
The fluid 16 guided to the space 41 is guided to the supply sections 38 through the supply holes 36 and the introduction holes 39 (see FIG. 3).

The fluid 16 guided to the supply sections 38 is guided to the discharge section 43 through the fluid passage 30. When the fluid 16 flows through the fluid passage 30, heat energy is exchanged between the fluid 16 and the heat storage material 17.
The fluid 16 guided to the discharge part 43 is guided to the connector main body 56 through the flow path part 45. The fluid 16 guided to the connector main body 56 returns to the water cooling jacket of the engine 63 through the lead-out connecting pipe 58 and the hose 65.

4 is a perspective view showing a plate of the heat storage device according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. The upper plate 21 is a plate 21A that is reversed, and the lower plate 21 is a plate 21B that is not reversed.
The plate 21 is formed between an outer peripheral flange 25 formed on the outer periphery, an inner peripheral flange 26 formed on the periphery of the opening 23 (hereinafter referred to as “inner periphery”), and the outer peripheral flange 25 and the inner peripheral flange 26. The mating portion 24, the outer peripheral wall 71 connecting the outer periphery of the mating portion 24 and the outer peripheral flange 25, and the inner peripheral wall 72 connecting the inner periphery of the mating portion 24 and the inner peripheral flange 26.

The outer peripheral flange 25 and the inner peripheral flange 26 are each formed in a ring shape, and are formed so that their surfaces are flush with each other.
The mating portion 24 is formed so as to maintain a predetermined height H <b> 1 with respect to the outer peripheral flange 25 and the inner peripheral flange 26.
As a result, in the plate 21, the filling recess 73 is formed by the mating portion 24, the outer peripheral wall 71, and the inner peripheral wall 72.

In the mating portion 24, a plurality of (12) passage recesses 74 are spirally provided at equal intervals, and a plurality of burrings 22 and attachment holes 75 are provided between the passage recesses 74.
The passage recess 74 is a groove formed in a spiral shape at an angle of approximately 120 ° from the inner peripheral flange 26 side toward the outer peripheral flange 25 in order to constitute a part of the fluid passage 30 (see FIG. 2). .

The passage recess 74 protrudes from the both surfaces of the mating portion 24 to the surface 24a on which the filling recess 73 is formed (hereinafter, referred to as “non-joint surface 24a”), whereby the opposite surface 24b (hereinafter, “ Grooves are formed in the joint surface 24b).
In the passage recess 74, the height H2 of the bottom portion 74a is set lower than the predetermined height H1 of the mating portion 24.
The reason why the height H2 of the bottom portion 74a is set lower than the predetermined height H1 of the mating portion 24 will be described with reference to FIG.

The channel recess 74 has an outer end 74 b communicating with the supply recess 77 and an inner end 74 c communicating with the discharge recess 78.
The supply recess 77 protrudes from the non-joint surface 24a, thereby forming a recess in the joint surface 24b. The supply recess 77 is formed such that the bottom 77 a is flush with the outer peripheral flange 25 and the inner peripheral flange 26.
The discharge recess 78 protrudes from the non-joint surface 24a so that a recess is formed in the joint surface 24b. The discharge recess 78 is formed such that the bottom 78 a is flush with the bottom 74 a of the passage recess 74.

The burring 22 is an annular projecting portion extending so as to project from the joint surface 24b of the mating portion 24, and a through hole 22a is formed in the axial direction.
The attachment hole 75 is a hole formed with an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the burring 22 so that the burring 22 can be inserted.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a plate of the heat storage device according to the present invention.
The burrings 22 and the mounting holes 75 are formed on twelve straight lines 81a to 81l (lowercase letters of the alphabet “El”) extending in the radial direction from the center 80 of the plate 21 and the first to fourth arcs 82a to 82d. It is provided above.
The twelve straight lines 81a to 81l are arranged at equal intervals with an interval of 30 degrees.

  Specifically, the burrings 22 ... and the mounting holes 75 are arranged in a straight line 81a selected from the straight lines 81a to 81l, the burring 22 on the first arc 82a, the mounting hole 75 on the second arc 82b, and the third arc 82c. A mounting hole 75 is provided on the burring 22 and the fourth arc 82d.

Further, the burrings 22 and the mounting holes 75 are arranged in a straight line 81b on the first arc 82a, the burring 22 on the second arc 82b, the mounting hole 75 on the third arc 82c, and the fourth arc 82d. A burring 22 is provided on each of them.
That is, the burring 22 and the attachment hole 75 are alternately provided on the first to fourth arcs 82a to 82d on the 12 straight lines 81a to 81l.

Further, the burrings 22 and the mounting holes 75 are alternately provided on the 12 straight lines 81a to 81l on the first arc 82a.
In addition, the burring 22 and the mounting hole 75 are alternately provided on the 12 straight lines 81a to 81l on the second to fourth arcs 82b to 82d, similarly to the first arc 82a.
The burrings 22 and the mounting holes 75 are provided so as to be symmetric with respect to the center 80 of the plate 21 as an axis of symmetry.

Returning to FIG. 5, the upper plate 21 </ b> A is turned upside down and then rotated 30 degrees about the center 80 of the plate 21.
Burrings 22 ... provided on the upper plate 21A are provided so as to face mounting holes 75 ... provided on the lower plate 21B.
Further, mounting holes 75 provided in the upper plate 21A are provided so as to face the burrings 22 provided in the lower plate 21B.

  That is, the burrings 22 and the mounting holes 75 are provided so as to face the mounting holes 75 and the burrings 22 of the plate 21B that are not reversed when the plate 21 is turned upside down to form the plate 21A.

Thus, the burrings 22 of the upper plate 21A that has been turned upside down can be inserted into the mounting holes 75 of the lower plate 21B that are not turned upside down.
Further, the mounting holes 75 of the upper plate 21A can be fitted into the burrings 22 of the lower plate 21B.

In this state, the mating portion 24 of the upper plate 21A is placed on the mating portion 24 of the lower plate 21B. Therefore, the joint surfaces 24b and 24b of the upper and lower mating portions 24 and 24 come into contact with each other.
The upper and lower mating portions 24, 24 are joined by the burrings 22 ... by caulking the tip portions 22b ... of the burrings 22 ... protruding from the mounting holes 75 ....

  As described above, the burrings 22 and the mounting holes 75 of the upper plate 21A that are turned upside down face the mounting holes 75 and the burrings 22 of the lower plate 21B that are not turned upside down.

Therefore, the burrings 22 of the upper plate 21A that has been turned upside down are inserted into the mounting holes 75 of the lower plate 21B that are not turned upside down, and the mounting holes 75 of the upper plate 21A that are turned upside down are turned over. It is possible to fit into the burrings 22 ... of the lower plate 21B that is not allowed.
Thereby, the plate joined body 20 shown in FIG. 1 can be formed by reversing and joining one kind of plate 21 upside down.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the plates of the heat storage device according to the present invention are stacked, and particularly shows a state in which the intersections between the burring 22 and the fluid passages 30 are cut. FIG. 8 is a view showing a cross section along the fluid passage shown in FIG. 7, and specifically shows a state cut along the spiral fluid passage 30.
With the burrings 22 of the upper plate 21A inserted into the mounting holes 75 of the lower plate 21B, the tip portions 22b of the burrings 22 are crimped.
Further, with the mounting holes 75 of the upper plate 21A fitted into the burrings 22 of the lower plate 21B, the tips 22b of the burrings 22 are crimped.
The plate joined body 20 is obtained by joining the mating portion 24 of the plate 21 </ b> A that has been turned upside down and the mating portion 24 of the plate 21 </ b> B that is not turned upside down with the burrings 22.

Here, the burrings 22 and the mounting holes 75 are alternately arranged as shown in FIG. Therefore, the number of burrings 22 protruding from the mounting holes 75 of the upper mating portion 24 is the same as the number of burrings 22 protruding from the mounting holes 75 of the lower mating portion 24.
As a result, when the front ends 22b of the burrings 22 protruding from the mounting holes 75 are caulked, a caulking force acts evenly on the upper and lower mating portions 24, 24.
Therefore, the upper and lower mating portions 24, 24 can be satisfactorily joined.

In a state in which the mating portion 24 of the plate 21A that has been turned upside down and the mating portion 24 of the plate 21B that has not been turned upside down are joined by the burring 22 ..., the heat storage material passing portion 76 is formed by the burring 22 ... and the mounting hole 75 ....
That is, the burrings 22 are annular protrusions having through holes 22a. The through holes 22a are kept open after the burrings 22 are caulked.

Therefore, the heat storage material filling space 28 formed by the upper mating portion 24 and the heat storage material filling space 28 formed by the lower mating portion 24 communicate with each other through the through-hole 22a (that is, the heat storage material passing portion 76). It is kept in the state that was done.
That is, the heat storage material passage portion 76 communicates the heat storage material filling space 28 formed by the upper mating portion 24 and the heat storage material filling space 28 formed by the lower mating portion 24 through the through hole 22a. is there.

Returning to FIG. 2, the heat storage material filling space 28 of the heat storage module 11 is connected to the whole by a heat storage material passage portion 76.
Therefore, when the heat storage material 17 is filled into the heat storage material filling space 28 from the heat storage material filling ports 32, 32 of the lower plate 13, the filled heat storage material 17 passes through the heat storage material passage portion 76 and covers the entire area of the heat storage material filling space 28. Led.
Thereby, the heat storage material 17 can be filled in the whole area of the heat storage material filling space 28.

Incidentally, as shown in FIG. 4, the upper plate 21 </ b> A that has been reversed upside down has a spiral recess 74 in a reverse direction compared to the lower plate 21 </ b> B that is not reversed.
Therefore, in a state where the upper plate 21A and the lower plate 21B are joined, the passage recesses 74 of the plate 21A are arranged so as to intersect the passage recesses 74 of the plate 21B.

By joining the mating portion (upper mating portion) 24 of the plate 21A that has been turned upside down and the mating portion (lower mating portion) 24 of the plate 21B that is not inverted, the passage recess 74 of the upper mating portion 24 is joined. Is closed by the lower mating portion 24.
As a result, the upper fluid passage 30 is formed in a spiral shape by the passage recess 74 of the upper mating portion 24 and the lower mating portion 24.
The upper fluid passage 30 faces (is adjacent to) the heat storage material filling space 28.

Similarly, by closing the passage recess 74 of the lower mating portion 24 with the upper mating portion 24, the lower fluid passage is formed by the passage recess 74 of the lower mating portion 24 and the upper mating portion 24. 30 is formed in a spiral shape.
The lower fluid passage 30 faces (is adjacent to) the heat storage material filling space 28.

As described above, the upper passage recess 74 and the lower passage recess 74 are arranged in a reverse spiral shape, and thus intersect each other at a predetermined portion.
Therefore, the upper fluid passage 30 and the lower fluid passage 30 communicate with each other at the intersecting portion (hereinafter referred to as “intersection portion”) 85 while intersecting each other.
The reason why the fluid passages 30 are spirally formed and the upper and lower fluid passages 30 and 30 are communicated with each other at the intersecting portion 85 will be described with reference to FIG.

Further, by joining the upper plate 21A and the lower plate 21B with the burrings 22 ..., the supply portion 38 is formed by the supply recess 77 of the upper plate 21A and the supply recess 77 of the lower plate 21B.
The supply unit 38 communicates with the outer end portion of the upper and lower fluid passages 30.

Further, by joining the upper plate 21A and the lower plate 21B with the burrings 22 ..., the discharge recesses 43 of the upper plate 21A and the discharge recesses 78 of the lower plate 21B are formed.
The discharge part 43 communicates with the inner end part of the fluid passage 30 on the upper and lower sides.

Here, an example of joining a plurality of plate assemblies 20 will be described.
The upper plate joined body 20 and the lower plate joined body 20 are joined together by joining the outer peripheral flanges 25, 25 together and joining the inner peripheral flanges 26, 26 together.
Specifically, the lower plate 21 </ b> B of the upper plate joined body 20 faces the upper plate 21 </ b> A of the lower plate joined body 20.

The outer peripheral flange 25 of the lower plate 21B and the outer peripheral flange 25 of the upper plate 21A are joined. Further, the inner peripheral flange 26 of the lower plate 21B and the inner peripheral flange 26 of the upper plate 21A are joined.
Thereby, the upper plate joined body 20 and the lower plate joined body 20 are joined together.

  In this state, the filling concave portion 73 of the plate 21B in the upper plate joined body 20 and the filling concave portion 73 of the plate 21A in the lower plate joined body 20 are closed, and a part of the heat storage material filling space 28 is closed. Is formed.

Further, the bottom 77a and 77a of the supply recess 77 of the lower plate 21B and the supply recess 77 of the upper plate 21A are joined.
Thereby, the supply part 38 of the upper plate joined body 20 and the supply part 38 of the lower plate joined body 20 are communicated with each other through the introduction holes 39 and 39 of the bottom parts 77a and 77a.

  The heat storage module 11 shown in FIG. 2 is obtained by joining a plurality of plate joined bodies 20 so that the upper plate joined body 20 and the lower plate joined body 20 are joined together.

As described with reference to FIG. 5, the height H <b> 2 of the bottom 74 a of the passage recess 74 is set lower than the predetermined height H <b> 1 of the mating portion 24.
A space S can be secured between the lower fluid passage 30 of the upper plate assembly 20 and the upper fluid passage 30 of the lower plate assembly 20.

Therefore, the lower fluid passage 30 and the upper fluid passage 30 can be separated (in a non-contact state) in the heat storage material filling space 28.
As a result, the lower fluid passage 30 and the upper fluid passage 30 can be separated from each other with a simple configuration.

Further, by separating the lower fluid passage 30 and the upper fluid passage 30 in the heat storage material filling space 28, the bonding area between the lower plate 21B and the upper plate 21A can be reduced.
By reducing the contact area of the plates 21A and 21B, the surface pressure between the outer peripheral flanges 25 and 25 to be joined and the surface pressure between the inner peripheral flanges 26 and 26 to be joined can be sufficiently secured.
Therefore, the outer peripheral flanges 25, 25 and the inner peripheral flanges 26, 26 can be easily joined.

In addition, by reducing the contact area of the heat storage module 11 by separating the lower fluid passage 30 and the upper fluid passage 30 in the heat storage material filling space 28, the heat conduction of the fluid 16 and the heat storage material 17 is reduced. be able to.
By keeping the heat conduction of the fluid 16 and the heat storage material 17 small, the heat retention of the fluid 16 and the heat storage material 17 can be improved.

Next, an example of exchanging thermal energy using the heat storage device 10 will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view for explaining the flow of fluid in the heat storage device according to the present invention, and FIG. 10 is a sectional view for explaining the flow of fluid in the heat storage device according to the present invention.
The fluid (cooling water) 16 in the water cooling jacket of the engine 63 is guided to the introduction connecting pipe 57 as indicated by an arrow A through the hose 64. The fluid 16 guided to the introduction connecting pipe 57 is guided to the supply pipe 54 as indicated by an arrow B.
The fluid 16 guided to the supply pipe 54 is guided to the space 41 through the supply pipe 54 as indicated by an arrow C. The fluid 16 guided to the space 41 is guided as shown by an arrow D to the supply sections 38 through the supply holes 36 and the introduction holes 39.

Among the fluids 16 guided to the supply sections 38, a part of the fluid 16 is guided to the upper fluid passage 30 as indicated by the arrow E, and the remaining fluid 16 is guided to the lower fluid passage 30 by the arrow F (FIG. 9). See).
The fluid 16 guided to the upper fluid passage 30 is guided to the discharge portion 43 through the upper fluid passage 30 as indicated by an arrow G.
The fluid 16 guided to the lower fluid passage 30 is guided to the discharge portion 43 through the lower fluid passage 30 as shown by an arrow H (see FIG. 9).

The fluid 16 guided to the discharge part 43 is guided to the flow path part 45 (see FIG. 10) as indicated by an arrow I. The fluid 16 guided to the flow path portion 45 is guided to the connector main body 56 through the flow path portion 45 as indicated by an arrow J.
The fluid 16 guided to the connector main body 56 returns to the water cooling jacket of the engine 63 as indicated by an arrow K through the lead-out connecting pipe 58 and the hose 65.
Thus, the fluid 16 circulates between the engine 63 and the heat storage module 11 (see FIG. 10).
Thus, the waste heat of the engine 63 can be recovered and the recovered waste heat can be used when the engine 63 is started.

Specifically, while the engine 63 is being driven, the fluid 16 is heated by the waste heat of the engine 63, and the heated fluid 16 circulates in the heat storage module 11, so that the heat of the fluid 16 is changed to the heat storage material 17 (FIG. 10)).
On the other hand, when the engine 63 is started, the fluid 16 circulates in the heat storage module 11, whereby the fluid 16 is heated by the waste heat of the engine 63 stored in the heat storage material 17, and the heated fluid 16 returns to the engine 63. The waste heat of the engine 63 can be used at the start.

11 (a) and 11 (b) are diagrams illustrating the flow of fluid in the fluid passage according to the present invention.
In FIG. 11, for ease of understanding, the upper fluid passage 30 will be described as 30A, and the lower fluid passage 30 will be described as 30B.
As shown to (a), the fluid 16 is guide | induced as shown by the arrow D to the supply part 38 ... through the supply hole 36 ... and the introduction hole 39 .... Among the fluids 16 guided to the supply sections 38, a part of the fluid 16 is guided to the upper fluid passage 30A as indicated by an arrow E, and the remaining fluid 16 is guided to the lower fluid passage 30B.

Here, as shown in FIG. 4, the passage recesses 74 of the lower plate 21B are spiral. Therefore, the lower fluid passage 30B is spiral.
As shown in FIG. 4, the passage recesses 74 of the upper plate 21A have a spiral shape opposite to the passage recesses 74 of the lower plate 21B. Therefore, the upper fluid passage 30A has a spiral shape in the opposite direction.

Thus, by flowing the fluid 16 through the spiral fluid passage 30A, the flow of the fluid 16 in the fluid passage 30A can be changed to a vortex that spirals in a certain direction.
Similarly, by flowing the fluid 16 through the spiral fluid passage 30B, the flow of the fluid 16 in the fluid passage 30B can be changed to a vortex that spirals in a certain direction.

By making the flow of the fluid 16 in the fluid passages 30A and 30B vortex, when the fluid 16 flows through the fluid passages 30A and 30B, the heat energy can be exchanged favorably between the fluid 16 and the heat storage material 17. it can.
Therefore, the heat transfer efficiency between the heat storage material 17 and the fluid 16 can be increased.
Since the heat transfer area can be reduced by increasing the heat transfer efficiency, the heat storage device 10 can be reduced in size and weight.

Furthermore, by making the fluid passages 30A and 30B spiral, the flow of the fluid 16 in the fluid passages 30A and 30B can be made vortex. Therefore, unlike the prior art, it is not necessary to disturb the flow by applying the fluid 16 to the heat transfer fins.
Thereby, since the flow of the fluid 16 in the fluid passages 30A and 30B is not blocked by the heat transfer fins, the pressure loss of the fluid 16 can be suppressed.

Further, a space S is secured between the fluid passage 30B of the upper plate assembly 20 and the fluid passage 30A of the lower plate assembly 20, and the upper and lower fluid passages 30A and 30B are placed in the heat storage material filling space 28. Spaced apart within.
Thereby, the contact area of the heat storage module 11 can be reduced, the heat conduction of the fluid 16 and the heat storage material 17 can be suppressed, and the heat retention of the fluid 16 and the heat storage material 17 can be improved.

As shown in (b), the upper and lower fluid passages 30A and 30B were communicated with each other at the intersecting portion 85.
At the intersection 85, the fluid 16 in the upper fluid passage 30A flows as indicated by an arrow E. The fluid 16 in the lower fluid passage 30B flows from the front surface side to the back surface side with respect to the paper surface.

The flow of the fluid 16 in the upper fluid passage 30A affects the fluid 16 in the lower fluid passage 30B. As a result, a vortex can be generated as indicated by the arrow L in the fluid 16 in the lower fluid passage 30B.
Further, the flow of the fluid 16 in the lower fluid passage 30B affects the fluid 16 in the upper fluid passage 30A. As a result, a vortex can be generated as indicated by the arrow M in the fluid 16 in the upper fluid passage 30A.

By generating a vortex in the fluid 16 of each of the fluid passages 30A and 30B at the intersecting portion 85 of the upper and lower fluid passages 30A and 30B, the heat energy is exchanged favorably between the fluid 16 and the heat storage material 17. be able to.
Therefore, the heat transfer efficiency between the heat storage material 17 (see (a)) and the fluid 16 can be increased. By increasing the heat transfer efficiency, the heat transfer area can be reduced.
By reducing the heat transfer area, the heat storage device 10 shown in FIG. 1 can be reduced in size and weight.

Here, the vortex flow at the intersecting portion 85 is generated by utilizing the interference between the fluids 16 flowing through the fluid passages 30A and 30B.
Therefore, unlike the prior art, it is not necessary to disturb the flow by applying the fluid 16 to the heat transfer fins.
Thereby, since the flow of the fluid 16 in the fluid passages 30A and 30B is not blocked by the heat transfer fins, the pressure loss of the fluid 16 can be suppressed.
Furthermore, the fluid 16 can be swirled with a simple configuration in which the upper fluid passage 30 </ b> A and the lower fluid passage 30 </ b> B are formed in opposite directions and communicated at the intersection portion 85.

Next, an example in which the upper plate 21A is joined to the lower plate 21B will be described with reference to FIG.
FIGS. 12A to 12C are diagrams illustrating an example of joining plates of a heat storage device according to the present invention.
In (a), the burring 22 provided in the upper plate 21A is caused to face the mounting hole 75 provided in the lower plate 21B.
By placing the mating portion 24 provided on the upper plate 21A on the mating portion 24 provided on the lower plate 21B as indicated by the arrow N, the burring 22 is placed in the mounting hole 75 with the arrow O (the alphabet “O”). In the upper case).

  In (b), by inserting the burring 22 into the mounting hole 75, the tip 22 b of the burring 22 protrudes from the mounting hole 75.

In (c), the tip 22b of the burring 22 is swaged and crushed into a state where the tip 22b is expanded in diameter.
The crushed tip 22b has an outer diameter D1 larger than the hole diameter D2 of the mounting hole 75. The crushed tip 22b and the upper mating portion 24 sandwich the peripheral edge 75a of the mounting hole 75.
As a result, the upper and lower mating portions 24, 24 are joined (held) in contact with the burring 22, and the plate joined body 20 is obtained.

By caulking the front end portions 22b of the burrings 22 ..., the mating portion 24 of the plate 21A that has been turned upside down and the mating portion 24 of the plate 21B that has not been turned upside down can be reliably joined. The surface pressure of 24, 24 can be suitably secured.
Thereby, since each matching part 24 and 24 can be joined easily, workability | operativity can be improved and cost reduction can be aimed at.

In a state in which the mating portion 24 of the plate 21A that has been turned upside down and the mating portion 24 of the plate 21B that has not been turned upside down are joined by the burrings 22 ..., the heat storage material passing portions 76 are formed by the burrings 22 ... and the mounting holes 75 ....
Keeping the heat storage material filling space 28 formed by the upper mating portion 24 and the heat storage material filling space 28 formed by the lower mating portion 24 in communication with each other through the through hole 22a of the heat storage material passing portion 76. Can do.

  In addition, although the said embodiment demonstrated the example which has arrange | positioned the thermal storage apparatus 10 perpendicular | vertical, it is not restricted to this, It is possible to determine arbitrarily according to the use, layout, etc. of the thermal storage apparatus 10. FIG.

Moreover, although the example which employ | adopted the thermal storage apparatus 10 as the engine 63 was demonstrated in the said embodiment, it is not restricted to this, It is also possible to employ | adopt for another apparatus.
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the twelve fluid passages 30 are provided in the pair of plates 21 and 21, but the number of the fluid passages 30 can be changed as appropriate.
Further, although the fluid passage 30 is formed in a spiral shape at an angle of approximately 120 ° from the inner peripheral flange 26 side toward the outer peripheral flange 25, the spiral angle can be appropriately changed.
In addition, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which the plate 21 is formed in a disk shape has been described. However, the shape of the plate 21 is not limited to the disk shape, but may be other shapes such as a rectangular shape.

  The heat storage device of the present invention is suitable for application to a heat storage device that exchanges thermal energy between a heat storage material and a heat exchange fluid.

It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the thermal storage apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the heat storage apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is sectional drawing explaining the fluid channel | path of the heat storage apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the plate of the thermal storage apparatus which concerns on this invention. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. It is a top view which shows the plate of the thermal storage apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which laminated | stacked the plate of the thermal storage apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the cross section along the fluid channel | path shown in FIG. It is a perspective view explaining the flow of the fluid of the heat storage apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is sectional drawing explaining the flow of the fluid of the thermal storage apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a figure explaining the flow of the fluid of the fluid channel | path which concerns on this invention. It is a figure explaining the example which joins the plate of the heat storage apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the conventional heat storage apparatus. It is a schematic diagram which shows the conventional general heat exchanger.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Thermal storage apparatus, 11 ... Thermal storage module, 16 ... Fluid, 17 ... Thermal storage material, 21 ... Plate, 22 ... Burring, 22b ... Barring tip part, 24 ... Matching part, 25 ... Outer peripheral flange, 26 ... Inner peripheral flange, 28 ... Heat storage material filling space, 30 ... Fluid passage, 73 ... Filling recess, 74 ... Passage recess, 74a ... Bottom of passage recess, 75 ... Mounting hole, 76 ... Heat storage material passage, H1 ... Predetermined joint Height, H2 ... Bottom height.

Claims (2)

A heat storage device comprising a heat storage module provided with a heat storage material filling space for filling the heat storage material and a fluid passage through which the fluid passes adjacent to the heat storage material filling space, and exchanging thermal energy between the heat storage material and the fluid In
The heat storage module comprises a plurality of laminated flat plates,
The flat plate is
An outer peripheral flange formed on the outer periphery;
An inner peripheral flange formed on the inner periphery so as to be flush with the outer peripheral flange;
A filling recess is formed between the outer peripheral flange and the inner peripheral flange by having a mating portion formed at a predetermined height with respect to each flange.
In this mating portion, a passage recess that is a part of the fluid passage is formed in a spiral shape from the outer peripheral flange side toward the inner peripheral flange side,
The plurality of plates are reversed with respect to each other, and the mating portions are joined to each other so that the passage recess is closed with the mating portion, the fluid passage is formed in a spiral shape, and the outer peripheral flanges and the A heat storage device in which the heat storage material filling space is formed in the filling recess by joining inner peripheral flanges,
Of the joined mating portions, a burring is formed in one mating portion, and an attachment hole through which the burring can be inserted is formed in the other mating portion,
After inserting the burring into this mounting hole, and joining the pair of plates by caulking the tip of the burring, forming a heat storage material passage portion through which the heat storage material passes through the burring and the mounting hole,
Among the pair of joined plates, a heat storage device characterized in that a fluid passage on one plate side and a fluid passage on the other plate side are separated from each other in the heat storage material filling space. The burring and the mounting hole are provided so as to face the mounting hole and the burring of the plate which is not reversed in the state where the plate is reversed,
2. The heat storage device according to claim 1, wherein a height of a bottom portion of the recess for passage is set lower than a predetermined height of the mating portion.

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