KR20060018175A - Heat exchanger for heating - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention electrically connects the terminal connecting member of the auxiliary heater to the terminal tube via a separate terminal connecting member between the header tank and the both tubes, and then the power from the outside is applied to the terminal connecting member to the auxiliary tube. The power supply is supplied, and the terminal connection member is fixedly coupled to the tube so that the auxiliary tube is not separated by vibration applied from the outside and the electrical connection state between the terminal portion and the terminal connection member is well maintained. It is an object to provide a heat exchanger for heating which is maintained.

The heat exchanger for heating according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the first and second header tanks are arranged in parallel with a predetermined interval spaced apart from each other, and having an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe of the heat exchange medium; A plurality of tubes in which the first and second header tanks communicate with each other such that a heat exchange medium flows therein, and the heat exchange medium flows; A heat dissipation fin disposed between the tubes; An auxiliary heater disposed between the tubes and having a pair of terminal parts at one end thereof supplied with power from the outside; And a pair of insertion holes inserted into one of the first and second header tanks facing the terminal portion and a space portion between the tube and the auxiliary heater and having the terminal portion inserted therein. A pair of terminal contact plates in electrical contact with the terminal portion inserted through the terminal, one end of which is electrically connected to the terminal contact plate, and the other end of which is connected to a terminal having a pair of external power lines that are sunrise to a predetermined length to the outside Characterized in that it comprises a member.

Terminal, connecting member, terminal part, auxiliary heater, heating, heat exchanger

Description

Heat exchanger for heating

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a heat exchanger for heating according to the prior art.

2 is an enlarged perspective view of the electric heating element installation unit shown in FIG.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the heating yaw heat exchanger to which the auxiliary heater according to the present invention is applied.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the auxiliary heater according to the present invention.

5 is an exploded perspective view of the auxiliary heater shown in FIG. 4.

6 is a partially exploded perspective view showing a detailed configuration of the heat generating assembly shown in FIG.

7 is a partial cross-sectional view of a heat exchanger for heating showing the connection state of the terminal portion of the terminal connection member and the auxiliary heater according to the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

300: auxiliary heater

400: heating assembly

420: heating element

410: guide member

430 electrode plate

431,432: terminal section                 

440: insulation member

500: heating fin

600: heat shield member

700: terminal connection member

701: insertion hole

710: terminal contact plate

720: external power line

730: hook portion

810: inlet pipe

820: outflow pipe

830,840: First and second header tank

850: Tube

860: heat radiation fins

The present invention relates to a heat exchanger for heating, and more particularly, after the terminal part of the auxiliary heater is electrically connected to the terminal unit via a separate terminal connecting member between the header tank and both tubes, the power supply from the outside is connected to the terminal. It is applied to the connecting member so that power is supplied to the auxiliary tube, and the terminal connecting member is fixedly coupled to the tube in a one-touch manner so that the auxiliary tube is not separated by vibration applied from the outside and the terminal part and the terminal The present invention relates to a heat exchanger for heating in which a good electrical connection with a connecting member is maintained.

In general, a heat exchanger for heating a vehicle heats air by using high temperature engine coolant after cooling the engine as a heat source, and supplies the same to a vehicle interior. However, in such a heat exchanger for heating, there is a limit in that heating cannot be effectively performed at the initial stage of starting the engine.

That is, since the engine is not sufficiently heated at the start of the start-up, there is a limit to using the engine coolant that is a heat source of the heat exchanger for heating.

In addition, in the heating apparatus using the engine cooling water as a heat source, the heating performance is often insufficient due to the high performance of the vehicle engine, and such a heating problem is more serious.

In order to compensate for the insufficient heating performance, a method of mounting an auxiliary heater in a heat exchanger for heating has been attempted.

An example of such an auxiliary heater is a heating element that electrically generates heat, which has a constant temperature characteristic with increased resistance as the temperature increases, so there is little risk of fire and temperature control characteristics. It is becoming.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-288493 is a heat exchanger for heating according to the prior art.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the technique includes a core part for heat exchange between the hot water inlet side tank 1, the hot water outlet side tank 2, and the two tanks 1 and 2, 3) have.

An electric heating element 9 is provided at a portion of the heat exchange core 3 in place of the flat tube 6.

On the other hand, reference numerals 12 and 13 are fastening members made of a metal material excellent in corrosion resistance such as stainless steel, and are disposed on both of the air inlet side and the air outlet side of the heat exchange core portion 3.

The fastening members 12 and 13 have hook portions having bent shapes at both ends thereof. The hook portion is caught by locking groove portions 8c and 8d formed in the center portion in the longitudinal direction of the upper and lower side plates 8a and 8b.

By mounting the fastening members 12 and 13, the electric heating element 9 is pressed and supported between the two support plates 10 and 11.

However, according to the prior art configured as described above, there were the following problems.

First, the fastening members 12 and 13 are conventionally used in order to prevent separation when vibration is generated while driving the vehicle while the electric heating element 9 is inserted between the tubes 6 of the heating heat exchanger. .

Even though the hook parts are bent at the upper and lower ends of the fastening members 12 and 13 to be caught between the side plates 8a and 8b, the electric heating element 9 is separated from the heat exchanger for heating.

Second, the prior art has a structure in which the hook portions formed at both ends of the fastening members 12 and 13 are respectively caught in the locking groove portions 8c and 8d of the side plates 8a and 8b. Thereby, there was also a problem that the hook portion was easily separated from the locking groove portions 8c and 8d.

Third, since the two fastening members 12 and 13 are mounted on both sides of the conventional heat exchanger, the number of assembly and disassembly labors is high, and the assembly and disassembly process is also inconvenient.

The present invention was created in order to solve the above problems, and after connecting the terminal connection member of the auxiliary heater electrically through the terminal connection member between the header tank and both tubes, the power source from the outside It is applied to the terminal connecting member so that power is supplied to the auxiliary tube, and the terminal connecting member is fixedly coupled to the tube in a one-touch manner so that the auxiliary tube is not separated by vibration applied from the outside and the terminal part and An object of the present invention is to provide a heat exchanger for heating in which an electrical connection state with the terminal connecting member is maintained well.

The heat exchanger for heating according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the first and second header tanks are arranged in parallel with a predetermined interval spaced apart from each other, and having an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe of the heat exchange medium; A plurality of tubes in which the first and second header tanks communicate with each other such that a heat exchange medium flows therein, and the heat exchange medium flows; A heat dissipation fin disposed between the tubes; An auxiliary heater disposed between the tubes and having a pair of terminal parts at one end thereof supplied with power from the outside; And a pair of insertion holes inserted into one of the first and second header tanks facing the terminal portion and a space portion between the tube and the auxiliary heater and having the terminal portion inserted therein. A pair of terminal contact plates in electrical contact with the terminal portion inserted through the terminal, one end of which is electrically connected to the terminal contact plate, and the other end of which is connected to a terminal having a pair of external power lines that are sunrise to a predetermined length to the outside It is characterized by including a member.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a heating yaw heat exchanger to which the auxiliary heater according to the present invention is applied, Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the auxiliary heater according to the present invention, Figure 5 is an exploded perspective view of the auxiliary heater shown in FIG. 6 is a partially exploded perspective view showing a detailed configuration of the heat generating assembly shown in Figure 5, Figure 7 is a partial cross-sectional view of a heat exchanger for heating showing the connection state of the terminal portion of the terminal connection member and the auxiliary heater according to the present invention. .

As shown in FIG. 3, the heat exchanger for heating according to the present invention includes the first and second header tanks 830 and 840, the tube 850, the heat dissipation fin 860, the auxiliary heater 300, It comprises a terminal connecting member 700.

Here, reference numeral 880 denotes a side supporter.

The first and second header tanks 830 and 840 are spaced apart from each other and disposed in parallel to each other, and include an inlet pipe 810 and an outlet pipe 820 of the heat exchange medium.

Here, although the inlet pipe 810 and the outlet pipe 820 is shown as being installed in the first header tank 830, which may be configured differently according to the flow of the heat exchange medium (cooling water or refrigerant), inflow The pipe 810 may be installed in the first header tank 830 and the outlet pipe 820 may be installed in the second header tank 840.

The plurality of tubes 850 are installed in communication with the first and second header tanks 830 and 840 so that the heat exchange medium flows therein, and serves to flow the heat exchange medium.

The heat dissipation fins 860 are disposed between the tubes 850.

The auxiliary heater 300 is disposed between the tubes 850, and has a pair of terminal parts 431 and 432 which receive power from the outside at one end thereof, and are configured to electrically generate heat.

The auxiliary heater 300 is for auxiliary heating of the air passing through the heat radiating fin 860 when the cooling water is not sufficiently heated, such as the initial start of the engine.

As shown in FIG. 5, the auxiliary heater 300 includes a heat generating assembly 400 that electrically generates heat, a heat generating fin 500 installed on at least one surface of the heat generating assembly 400, and the heat generating assembly 400. And a heat blocking member 600 attached to each surface of the heating fin 500 to block heat from being transferred to the outside.

As shown in FIG. 6, the heating assembly 400 constituting the auxiliary heater 300 has a guide member 410 having a predetermined length and seated on at least one side of the guide member 410. A pair of electrode plates 430 having at least one heat generating element 420 and the terminal portions 431 and 432 having a predetermined length so as to be electrically connected to an external circuit disposed on both sides of the heat generating element 420; An insulating member 440 (see FIG. 5) formed to surround the guide member 410 and the electrode plate 430 is included.

The heating fin 500 is installed on at least one surface of the heating assembly 400, in the embodiment of the present invention has been described by way of example to be installed on both sides of the heating assembly 400.

The thermal barrier member 600 is shown to be attached to both sides of the heating fin 500 in the embodiment of the present invention.

The heat blocking member 600 is made of silicon.

In addition, the heat shield member 600 is bonded to the outer surface of the heating fins 500 through the adhesive 550, where the adhesive 500 has a characteristic of not melting under a constant temperature.

In addition, an adhesive 490 is interposed between the heating assembly 400 and the heating fin 500 to fix them together, and the adhesive 490 also has the same characteristics as the adhesive 550.

That is, there is a characteristic that does not melt even at the highest temperature of the heat generated in the heat generating assembly 400.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 7, the terminal connecting member 700 faces the first and second header tanks facing the terminal portions 431 and 432 which are protruded from the electrode plate 430 constituting the auxiliary heater 300. 830, 840 is inserted into the space portion between the tube 850 and the auxiliary heater (300).

Here, in the present invention, the position where the terminal connecting member 700 is installed on the drawing is shown as being installed in the first header tank 830.

The terminal connection member 700 includes a pair of insertion holes 701 into which the terminal parts 431 and 432 are inserted.

The terminal connecting member 700 includes a pair of terminal contact plates 710 electrically contacting the terminal parts 431 and 432 inserted through the insertion hole 701.

The terminal connection member 700 includes a pair of external power lines 720 having one end electrically connected to the terminal contact plate 710 and the other end of which is sunrise to a predetermined length.

On the other hand, the hook portion 730 is formed on both sides of the terminal connecting member 700 to be locked to the tube 850.

Here, the terminal connecting member 700 is inserted into the space between the tubes 850 as shown in FIG. 3, whereby the auxiliary heater 300 is completely installed between the tubes 850.

As a result, the terminal parts 431 and 432 protruding to the outside of the auxiliary heater 300 are inserted into the insertion holes 701 of the terminal connection member 700, thereby connecting the terminal connection member 700 and the auxiliary heater 300 to FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the hook portion 730 of the terminal connecting member 700 is inserted into the tube 850 while the auxiliary heater 300 and the terminal connecting member 700 are inserted between the tubes 850 together after the temporary coupling. To be locked to the lock (see Figure 3).

Therefore, by performing the assembly process as described above it is possible to assemble the auxiliary heater in a one-touch manner can reduce the number of assembly.

In addition, the terminal connection member is fixedly coupled to the tube in a one-touch manner, thereby preventing the auxiliary tube from being separated by vibration applied from the outside and maintaining a good electrical connection state between the terminal portion and the terminal connection member. .

On the other hand, the auxiliary heater applied to the heat exchanger for heating of the present invention, first, compared to the conventional first and second support members, its shape is simplified, and since the material is made of a heat shielding material such as silicon to block heat to the outside The performance is superior to that of the prior art.

Second, in order to couple the conventional first and second support members to each other, a plurality of spring members are used separately, and the process of coupling the spring members and the support members to each other is difficult, but in the present invention, the terminal connecting members ( By simply installing 700) there is an advantage that the manufacturing process is easy.

As described above, according to the heat exchanger for heating according to the present invention, after the terminal portion of the auxiliary heater is electrically connected to each other via a separate terminal connecting member between the header tank and the both tubes, the external power supply is turned off. It is applied to the terminal connecting member so that power is supplied to the auxiliary tube, and the terminal connecting member is fixedly coupled to the tube in a one-touch manner so that the auxiliary tube is not separated by vibration applied from the outside and the terminal part and It is possible to maintain a good electrical connection with the terminal connecting member.

Claims (3)

First and second header tanks 830 and 840 spaced apart from each other at a predetermined interval and arranged in parallel and having an inflow pipe 810 and an outflow pipe 820 of the heat exchange medium; A plurality of first and second header tanks 830 and 840 communicating with each other such that a heat exchange medium flows therein, and a tube 850 through which the heat exchange medium flows; A heat dissipation fin 860 disposed between the tubes 850; An auxiliary heater 300 disposed between the tubes 850 and having a pair of terminal parts 431 and 432 supplied with power from the outside at one end thereof to generate heat; It is inserted into a space between any one of the first and second header tanks 830 and 840 facing the terminal parts 431 and 432 and the tube 850 and the auxiliary heater 300, and the terminal parts 431 and 432. ) Has a pair of insertion holes 701 inserted therein, and a pair of terminal contact plates 710 electrically contacting the terminal portions 431 and 432 inserted through the insertion holes 701 therein. The heat exchanger for heating, characterized in that it is electrically connected to the terminal contact plate 710 and the other end includes a terminal connection member 700 having a pair of external power lines 720 which are sunrise to a predetermined length to the outside. group. The method of claim 1, The auxiliary heater 300 is a heat generating assembly 400 for electrically heating; A heating fin 500 installed on at least one surface of the heating assembly 400; The heat exchanger for heating, characterized in that consisting of the heat shield member 600 is attached to each surface of the heat generating assembly 400 and the heat generating fins 500 to block heat from being transferred to the outside. The method of claim 1, Both sides of the terminal connection member 700, the heat exchanger for heating, characterized in that the hook portion 730 is formed to be locked to the tube (850).

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