US20110042060A1 - Plug Bypass Valves and Heat Exchangers - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to heat exchangers, and in particular, to bypass valves for bypassing or short-circuiting flow from the heat exchanger inlet to the heat exchanger outlet under conditions where the heat transfer function of the heat exchanger is not required or is only intermittently required.
- heat exchangers are used to cool or heat certain fluids, such as engine oil or transmission fluid or oil.
- a heat exchanger is usually used to cool the transmission fluid.
- the heat exchanger is usually located remote from the transmission and receives hot transmission fluid from the transmission through supply tubing, cools it, and delivers it back to the transmission again through return tubing.
- the transmission oil is very viscous and does not flow easily through the heat exchanger, if at all. In such cases, the transmission can be starved of fluid and this may cause damage to the transmission or at least erratic performance.
- Damage can also be caused to the transmission if the quantity of fluid returned is adequate, but is over-cooled by the heat exchanger due to low ambient temperatures. In this case, water may accumulate in the transmission fluid as a result of condensation (which normally would be vaporized at higher temperatures) and this may cause corrosion damage or transmission fluid degradation.
- bypass valve between the supply and return tubing to and from the heat exchanger.
- This bypass valve may be temperature responsive so that it opens causing bypass flow when the transmission fluid is cold, and it closes to prevent bypass flow when the transmission fluid heats up to operating temperature.
- An example of such a bypass valve is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 6,253,837 issued to Thomas F. Seiler et al. While this approach works satisfactorily, the heat exchanger and bypass valve assembly becomes quite large and includes fluid inlet and outlet tubing that may not otherwise be required.
- bypass valve can be incorporated as an integral part of the heat exchanger as a plug-in item that can be located anywhere desired between the inlet and outlet flow manifolds of the heat exchanger.
- a bypass valve for a heat exchanger including a plurality of parallel, tubular members having adjacent wall portions defining flow openings in communication to form flow manifolds.
- the bypass valve comprises a housing having a hollow plug portion with opposed plug walls defining inlet and outlet openings therein, the plug walls being adapted to be sealingly mounted between selected adjacent tubular member wall portions to allow fluid flow respectively between the flow manifolds and the inlet and outlet openings.
- the housing also has an actuator portion located adjacent to the plug portion. Also, an actuator is releasably mounted in the actuator portion and has a reciprocating plunger extending into the plug portion to block and unblock flow between the inlet and outlet openings.
- a heat exchanger comprising a plurality of parallel, tubular members having adjacent wall portions defining flow openings in communication to form inlet and outlet manifolds for the flow of fluid through the tubular members.
- a bypass valve includes a housing having a hollow plug portion with opposed plug walls defining inlet and outlet openings therein, the plug walls being sealingly mounted between selected adjacent tubular member wall portions to allow fluid flow respectively between the flow manifolds and the inlet and outlet openings.
- the housing also has an actuator portion located adjacent to the plug portion. Also, an actuator is releasably mounted in the actuator portion and has a reciprocating plunger extending into the plug portion to block and unblock flow between the inlet and outlet openings.
- a bypass valve for a heat exchanger including a plurality of parallel tubular members having adjacent wall portions defining flow openings in communication to form flow manifolds.
- the bypass valve comprises a housing having a hollow plug portion with opposed plug walls defining inlet and outlet openings therein.
- the plug walls are adapted to be sealingly mounted between selected adjacent tubular member wall portions to allow fluid flow respectively between said flow manifolds and said inlet and outlet openings.
- the housing also has an actuator portion located adjacent to the plug portion.
- An actuator is releasably mounted in the actuator portion and comprises a reciprocating plunger extending into the plug portion and a solenoid having a central actuator shaft attached to the plunger.
- the actuator shaft extends upon energization of the solenoid, so that the plunger blocks flow between the inlet and outlet openings.
- the actuator shaft has a first end to which the plunger is attached, a second end, and a hollow interior, and the actuator further comprises bias means for urging the actuator shaft to retract upon de-energization of the solenoid so as to unblock flow between said inlet and outlet openings.
- a temperature sensor is provided for sensing a temperature of the fluid flowing through the heat exchanger.
- the temperature sensor is electrically coupled to the solenoid through one or more conductors, wherein the temperature sensor is located at the first end of the actuator shaft and the one or more conductors extend through the hollow interior of the actuator shaft to the second end thereof.
- a heat exchanger comprising a plurality of parallel, tubular members having adjacent wall portions defining flow openings in communication to form inlet and outlet manifolds for the flow of fluid through the tubular members, wherein the heat exchanger includes a bypass valve according to the invention.
- a bypass valve for a heat exchanger.
- the bypass valve comprises a housing and a temperature-responsive actuator mounted in the housing.
- the housing comprises a first opening and a second opening to permit fluid to flow through the valve; a first valve chamber which is arranged between the first and second openings and is in flow communication with both the first and second openings; a second valve chamber in flow communication with the first valve chamber; a third opening in communication with the second valve chamber; and a valve port which is arranged between the first and second valve chambers, wherein the second valve chamber is arranged between the third opening and the valve port.
- the temperature-responsive actuator comprises a reciprocating sealing member extending into the first valve chamber; a solenoid having a central actuator shaft attached to the sealing member, wherein the actuator shaft extends upon energization of the solenoid, so that the sealing member seals the valve port and blocks flow between the first and second valve chambers, wherein the actuator shaft has a first end to which the sealing member is attached, a second end, and a hollow interior; bias means for urging the actuator shaft to retract upon de-energization of the solenoid so as to unblock flow between said inlet and outlet openings; and a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature of the fluid flowing through the valve, the temperature sensor being electrically coupled to the solenoid through one or more conductors, wherein the temperature sensor is located at the first end of the actuator shaft and the one or more conductors extend through the hollow interior of the actuator shaft to the second end thereof.
- FIG. 1 is an elevational view of a heat exchanger having a preferred embodiment of a bypass valve according to the present invention mounted therein;
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the portion of FIG. 1 indicated by circle 2 ;
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view, partly broken away of the bypass valve of FIG. 2 shown in the closed position;
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view similar to FIG. 3 but showing the bypass valve in the open position
- FIG. 5 is an elevational view similar to FIG. 2 , but showing another preferred embodiment of a bypass valve according to the present invention, the valve being shown partially in cross-section;
- FIG. 6 is an elevational view similar to FIG. 2 , showing yet another preferred embodiment of a bypass valve according to the present invention, the valve being shown in cross-section and in the closed position;
- FIG. 7 is an elevational view similar to FIG. 6 , but showing the bypass valve of FIG. 6 in the open position;
- FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a heat exchanger having multiple passes and more than one bypass valve
- FIG. 9 is an elevational view of a portion of another preferred embodiment of a heat exchanger and bypass valve according to the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is an elevational view similar to FIG. 2 , partly in cross section, showing yet another preferred embodiment of a bypass valve according to the present invention, with the valve being in the open position;
- FIG. 11 is an elevational view similar to FIG. 10 , but showing the bypass valve of FIG. 10 in the closed position;
- FIG. 12 is a schematic view of a heat exchange circuit including a heat exchanger and a four-port bypass valve according to the present invention
- FIG. 13 is a schematic view of a heat exchange circuit including a heat exchanger and a three-port bypass valve according to the present invention
- FIG. 14 is a cross-section along line 14 - 14 of FIG. 12 showing the four-port bypass valve in the open position;
- FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view similar to FIG. 14 , but showing the four-port bypass valve of FIG. 14 in the closed position;
- FIG. 16 is a cross-section along line 16 - 16 of FIG. 13 showing the three-port bypass valve in the open position;
- FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view similar to FIG. 16 , but showing the three-port bypass valve of FIG. 14 in the closed position;
- FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view of a four-port bypass valve according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- Heat exchanger 10 is formed of a plurality of parallel, spaced-apart, tubular members 14 preferably with enlarged distal end portions 16 that have adjacent wall portions 17 defining flow openings (not shown) in communication.
- Tubular members 14 are preferably formed of mating plate pairs with transversely protruding cupped end portions to form these enlarged end portions 16 that also together form flow manifolds 19 and 21 .
- tubular members 14 could be formed of tubes with separate joined enlarged end portions 16 , if desired.
- tubular members of uniform width or thickness could be used, in which case tubular spacers could be used between the tube ends in place of enlarged distal end portions 16 . If it is not necessary to space tubular members 14 apart transversely, then such spacers would not be required. Yet another possibility would be to use transversely orientated tubular manifolds 19 and 21 attached in communication with the ends of tubular members 14 .
- distal end portions is intended to include all of the above-mentioned tube member communicating wall structures.
- Corrugated cooling fins 18 are located between the tubular members 14 where the tubular members 14 are spaced apart transversely.
- the tubular members 14 are formed into two upper and lower groups separated by central back-to-back dimpled plates 20 having offset end portions 22 , 24 .
- the space between offset end portions 22 , 24 provides a location where bypass valve 12 can be plugged into heat exchanger 10 .
- Bypass valve 12 includes a hollow plug portion 26 located in this space, and which will be described in further detail below.
- the enlarged distal end portions 16 have transverse openings therethrough (not shown), so that the distal end portions 16 located above bypass valve 12 are all in communication and form either an inlet or an outlet manifold 19 depending on the direction in which fluid is to flow through heat exchanger 10 .
- the enlarged distal end portions 16 located below bypass valve 12 are all in communication and form a respective outlet or inlet manifold 21 .
- an inlet or outlet fitting 28 communicates with the enlarged distal end portions below it and an inlet or outlet fitting 30 communicates with the enlarged distal end portions above it. So, for example, fluid entering inlet fitting 28 travels from right to left as shown in FIG.
- Heat exchanger 10 is thus called a two-pass heat exchanger and can have any number of tubular members 14 above or below the dimpled plates 20 . In fact, there could just be one tubular member 14 above or below dimpled plates 20 , as illustrated in the embodiment shown in FIG. 9 and as described further below.
- Heat exchanger 10 also has upper and lower dimpled plates 36 .
- Suitable mounting brackets 40 are attached to dimpled plates 36 as are the inlet and outlet fittings 28 , 30 .
- bypass valve 12 includes a housing 42 having a hollow plug portion 26 with spaced-apart, opposed, flat, parallel plug side walls 43 defining transversely located inlet and outlet openings 44 , 46 formed therein for the flow of fluid through plug portion 26 when valve 12 is in the open position as shown in FIG. 4 .
- Plug walls 43 are sealingly mounted between selected adjacent tubular member wall portions 17 of the enlarged distal end portions 16 of tubular members 14 .
- the distal end portions 16 have flat mating surfaces.
- the offset end portions 22 mate flush against their adjacent distal end portion flat surfaces and the flat housing side walls 43 mate flush against the flat offset end portions 22 .
- housing side or plug walls 43 would mate flush against the flat portions of distal end portions 16 , if dimpled plates 22 were not used in heat exchanger 10 .
- This mounting allows bypass fluid flow directly between selected distal end portions 16 , or respectively between the flow manifolds 19 and 21 and the inlet and outlet openings 44 and 46 , or between the inlet and outlet fittings 28 , 30 when bypass valve 12 is open.
- Bypass valve side or plug walls 43 are spaced apart a predetermined distance so as to determine the spacing between adjacent heat exchanger tubular members, especially if dimpled plates 20 are not used.
- Bypass valve housing 42 also has an actuator portion 48 located adjacent to and communicating with plug portion 26 .
- a temperature responsive actuator 50 is located in housing 42 .
- Actuator 50 has a central shaft 52 attached to a removable closure 54 located remote from plug portion 26 .
- Removable closure 54 has an O-ring seal 56 and is held in position by a split pin 58 passing through openings 60 in housing actuator portion 40 and a through hole 62 in closure 54 .
- Temperature responsive actuator 50 has a reciprocating barrel portion 64 which forms a plunger slidably located in housing plug portion 26 to block and unblock flow between inlet and outlet openings 44 , 46 .
- a spring 66 is located in housing actuator portion 48 and bears against an annular shoulder 68 on barrel 64 to act as bias means to urge the actuator 50 to retract so that barrel or plunger 64 unblocks the flow of fluid through inlet and outlet openings 44 , 46 of bypass valve 12 , when the actuator is not extended due to temperature, as described next below.
- Temperature responsive actuator 50 is sometimes referred to as a thermal motor and it is a piston and cylinder type device.
- Barrel or plunger 64 is filled with a thermal sensitive material, such as wax, that expands and contracts, causing the actuator to extend axially upon being heated to a predetermined temperature and to retract upon being cooled below this predetermined temperature.
- this predetermined temperature is about 80 degrees Celsius, which is the temperature of the fluid from the transmission when bypass flow is no longer required.
- bypass valve 70 is similar to bypass valve 12 except that a sliding plate 72 bears against central shaft 52 and a spring 74 is located in housing actuator portion 48 to urge central shaft 52 toward the housing plug portion 26 .
- Spring 74 absorbs any pressure spikes or peaks that may occur in the inlet and outlet manifolds of heat exchanger 10 .
- a notch 76 is formed in barrel 64 to allow the fluid to act against the end of barrel 64 and provide this pressure relief even when bypass valve 70 is closed.
- a bleed hole through plunger or barrel 64 communicating with inlet opening 44 could also be used in place of notch 76 for this purpose. Otherwise, bypass valve 70 is substantially the same as bypass valve 12 .
- the temperature responsive actuator 50 includes a solenoid having a solenoid coil 82 and a central actuator shaft 84 attached to a plunger 86 .
- Plunger 86 also has a notch or bleed hole 76 to provide pressure spike relief when valve 80 is closed.
- Actuator shaft 84 extends upon energization of solenoid coil 82 , so that plunger 86 blocks flow between the housing inlet and outlet openings 44 , 46 .
- a spring 88 located in housing plug portion 26 bears against plunger 86 to act as bias means for urging the actuator shaft 84 to retract when solenoid coil 82 is de-energized.
- a temperature sensor 90 is attached to plunger 86 and is in the form of a thermistor electrically coupled to solenoid coil 82 for actuation of the solenoid coil when the temperature of the fluid going through heat exchanger 10 reaches a predetermined temperature. Temperature sensor 90 could be located elsewhere in bypass valve 80 , or even elsewhere in heat exchanger 10 . Preferably, temperature sensor 90 is electrically connected to an electrical control unit 92 mounted in housing actuator portion 48 . Electrical control unit 92 is in turn electrically connected to solenoid coil 82 for controlling the movement of plunger 86 in accordance with the temperature sensed by temperature sensor 90 . In this way, the opening of bypass valve 80 could be controlled to provide variable opening, rather than a simple on or off, but the latter is also possible.
- a heat exchanger 100 is shown schematically and it is like two heat exchangers 10 of FIG. 1 mounted in series.
- Two bypass valves 102 , 104 are used to provide thermal modulation of the fluid flowing through the heat exchanger 100 .
- Bypass valve 102 may have a predetermined temperature set point or activation temperature
- bypass valve 104 may have a somewhat higher temperature set point or activation temperature.
- Heat exchanger 100 is a four pass heat exchanger having four groups or stacks 106 , 108 , 110 and 112 of tubular members.
- bypass valves 102 and 104 are open, such as during cold flow operation, there is full fluid bypass from inlet fitting 28 to outlet fitting 30 .
- bypass valve 102 is closed and valve 104 is open, such as during warm up or an interim temperature of fluid flowing through heat exchanger 100 , there would be fluid flow through the top two passes 106 and 108 of heat exchanger 100 , but passes 110 and 112 would be bypassed through bypass valve 104 .
- both bypass valves 102 and 104 would close giving flow through all four passes 106 , 108 , 110 and 112 and no bypass flow at all. Additional multiples of passes and bypass valves could be used in a single heat exchanger as well. Any of the types of bypass valves described above could be used in heat exchanger 100 .
- bypass valve 115 inlet and outlet openings 44 , 46 are formed in opposed plug walls 114 , 116 and this shows that inlet and outlet openings 44 , 46 can be located anywhere in plug portion 26 as long as one of these openings is blocked when valve 115 is closed. Otherwise, bypass valve 115 is substantially similar to or can incorporate the features of the bypass valves 12 , 70 and 80 described above. In the embodiment of FIG.
- plate 36 (which preferably is dimpled but may be flat) and a bottom plate 118 (which may also be dimpled or flat), together form a tubular member 120 which is one of the tubular members that make up heat exchanger 113 .
- Tubular member 120 is actually a bypass channel and has flow openings 122 that communicate with the flow openings in the adjacent enlarged distal end portions 16 of adjacent tubular member 14 , and as such forms part of the inlet and outlet manifolds of heat exchanger 113 .
- a regular tubular member 14 could be used in heat exchanger 113 , if desired. This would produce a full flood or single pass heat exchanger.
- Tubular members 14 may or may not have turbulizers in them or be made of dimpled plates, but the bottom tubular member 120 likely would not be turbulized or have other types of flow augmentation, such as dimples.
- the various components such as the tubular members 14 or 120 and fins 18 are stacked together along with dimpled plates 20 , if desired, and upper and lower dimpled plates 36 .
- Mounting plates or brackets 40 and inlet and outlet fittings 28 , 30 can be preassembled to upper and lower dimpled plates 36 or assembled along with all of the other components.
- the housing 42 of the preferred bypass valve 12 , 70 , 80 or 115 (without any other bypass valve components) is then placed in the desired location in the heat exchanger and the entire assembly is brazed together in a brazing furnace.
- bypass valves of the present invention are in the form of plugs that can be plugged in at any desired location in the heat exchanger with a simple rearrangement of the location of some components.
- the bypass valve housings actually act as a form of baffle plate to intermittently block flow between manifold portions of the heat exchangers.
- the bypass valves could be plugged in anywhere in the heat exchangers where it is desired to have bypass flow between the plate pairs or tubes.
- the bypass valve housings are brazed in place along with all of the other heat exchanger components.
- the actual valve elements in the actuators are then removably or releasably located in the bypass valve housings to complete the assembly. No external tubing or peripheral components are required to make the actuator valves active.
- FIGS. 10 and 11 illustrate a plug bypass valve 150 according to another embodiment of the invention.
- Valve 150 shares a number of common characteristics with the plug bypass valve 80 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 , and like components thereof are identified by like reference numerals.
- Bypass valve 150 includes a temperature responsive actuator 50 including a solenoid having a solenoid coil 82 and a central actuator shaft 84 attached to plunger 86 .
- the solenoid 82 When the solenoid 82 is energized, the actuator shaft 84 is extended so as to move the plunger 86 into blocking relation with the housing inlet and outlet openings 44 , 46 as shown in FIG. 11 .
- spring 88 urges the actuator shaft 84 to retract, thereby causing the plunger 86 to move out of blocking relation with openings 44 , 46 , thereby opening the valve as shown in FIG. 10 .
- Temperature sensor 90 preferably in the form of a thermistor, is attached to plunger 86 and/or the actuator shaft 84 for actuation of the solenoid coil 82 when the temperature of the fluid going through heat exchanger 10 reaches a predetermined temperature.
- the temperature sensor 90 is electrically connected to an electrical control unit 92 mounted in housing actuator portion 48 . More preferably, the sensor 90 is connected to the electrical control unit 92 by a pair of electrical conductors or leads 152 , 154 which extend between sensor 90 and control unit 92 through the hollow interior 156 of actuator shaft 84 .
- the electrical control unit 92 includes a circuit board 158 and is mounted to a solenoid plunger plate 160 having a central aperture in which one end of actuator shaft 84 is received.
- the sensor leads 152 , 154 are connected to the circuit board 158 of control unit 92 , as are the power supply leads 162 , 164 .
- the power supply leads 162 , 164 extend through the housing 42 to a power supply (not shown). In the embodiment shown in the drawings, the power supply leads 162 , 164 extend through the removable closure 54 of housing 42 , although this is not necessarily the case.
- the power supply leads 162 , 164 may instead extend through the side wall of actuator portion 48 of housing 42 , or inbetween the actuator portion 48 and the removable closure 54 .
- the electrical control unit 92 permits the opening of valve 150 to be controlled in order to provide variable opening, although simple on or off opening is also possible.
- the temperature sensor 90 continuously monitors the temperature of the fluid flowing through heat exchanger 10 .
- the valve 150 When the valve 150 is open as in FIG. 10 , there is bypass flow through the valve 150 , with the temperature sensor 90 communicating with the fluid as it flows through the valve 150 from inlet opening 44 to outlet opening 46 .
- This is the low temperature configuration of valve 150 i.e. where the temperature of the fluid is below a predetermined temperature.
- the increased temperature is sensed by the temperature sensor 90 and is communicated to the electrical control unit 92 through leads 152 .
- the electrical control unit 92 in turn causes the solenoid coil 82 to become energized with power supplied through power supply leads 162 , 164 .
- the solenoid is energized, the hollow actuator shaft 84 is extended to the closed position shown in FIG. 11 so that plunger 86 blocks flow between the housing inlet and outlet openings 44 , 46 , thereby preventing bypass flow and causing the fluid to flow through the tubular members 14 of heat exchanger 10 .
- This is the high temperature configuration of valve 150 and in this configuration the temperature sensor 90 communicates with the fluid in heat exchanger 10 through notch or bleed hole 76 .
- the electrical control unit 92 causes the solenoid coil 82 to become de-energized, and the plunger 86 and actuator shaft 84 are then pushed by spring 88 back to the open position shown in FIG. 10 , in which the plunger 86 no longer blocks flow between the inlet and outlet openings 44 , 46 so as to permit bypass flow.
- valve 150 could instead be controlled to provide variable opening.
- the actuator shaft could be partially extended so that the plunger 86 moves from the fully open position as shown in FIG. 10 to a position at which it partially blocks the inlet and outlet openings 44 , 46 (inbetween the positions shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 ), thereby reducing but not stopping the bypass flow through the heat exchanger 10 .
- the plunger 86 is fully extended to the closed position shown in FIG. 11 , and the inlet and outlet openings 44 , 46 are completely blocked.
- FIG. 12 illustrates a heat exchange circuit 170 including a heat exchanger 172 and a preferred four-port bypass valve 174 according to the invention. Any type of heat exchanger can be used with this embodiment of the present invention.
- a typical two pass heat exchanger is shown in FIG. 12 and has a first manifold 176 , which could be an inlet or an outlet manifold, a return manifold 178 and a second manifold 180 .
- a plurality of spaced-apart heat exchange tubes 182 , 184 are connected between the manifolds such that, where first manifold 176 is an inlet manifold, fluid flows from the inlet manifold 176 through tubes 182 into return manifold 178 where it reverses direction and comes back through tubes 184 to the second manifold 180 , which is now an outlet manifold.
- the flow direction can be reversed so that second manifold 180 is the inlet manifold and the first manifold 176 is the outlet manifold.
- heat exchanger 172 could be modified to become a single pass heat exchanger with manifolds 176 , 180 located at respective ends of the heat exchanger.
- first manifold 176 is an inlet manifold, it is formed with an inlet opening 186 and an inlet conduit 188 is connected to communicate with the inlet opening 186 .
- the second manifold 20 is the outlet manifold, and is formed with an outlet opening 190 , and an outlet conduit 192 is connected to communicate with the outlet opening 190 .
- Conduits 188 , 192 are connected to inlet and outlet ports of the bypass valve 174 , as will be described further below.
- supply conduits 194 , 196 are also connected to ports in bypass valve 174 , as will be described below.
- Supply conduits 194 , 196 have end fittings 198 , 200 for attachment to flow lines (not shown). Where the heat exchanger 172 is used as a transmission oil cooler, the end fittings 198 , 200 can be hose barbs for attaching rubber hoses between the transmission and heat exchange circuit 170 . However, any type of end fittings 198 , 200 can be used to suit the type of conduits running to and from the heat exchange circuit 170 .
- Bypass valve 174 is referred to as a four port bypass valve because four conduits 188 , 192 , 194 and 196 are connected to the bypass valve 174 .
- FIG. 13 is similar to FIG. 12 and similar reference numerals have been used in FIG. 13 and subsequent figures to indicate components that correspond to those of the embodiment shown in FIG. 12 .
- the heat exchange circuit 202 of FIG. 13 has a three-port bypass valve 204 which has a single conduit 205 through which it communicates with conduits 188 and 196 , the purpose of which will be discussed below.
- FIGS. 14 and 15 provide additional detail regarding the structure of the four port bypass valve 174 .
- Four port valve 174 has a valve housing 206 defining a valve chamber 208 therein.
- the housing 206 has three main ports or openings 210 , 212 and 214 .
- Main ports 210 and 212 are connected to conduits 192 and 194 ( FIG. 12 ).
- Main port 214 also referred to as a valve port, communicates with two lower branch ports 216 , 218 to which conduits 188 and 196 ( FIG. 12 ) are connected, respectively.
- the valve port 214 has a peripheral valve seat 220 facing chamber 208 , and a movable valve member 222 for opening and closing the valve port 214 .
- the valve member 222 is in the form of an annular ring which is slidably mounted proximate to a first end of a hollow valve shaft 224 .
- the first end of the valve shaft 224 is its lower end. Movement of valve member 222 toward the first end of the valve shaft 224 is limited by a retaining ring 226 received on the valve shaft 224 proximate to its first end.
- the valve 214 further comprises a valve cover 228 which is sealed to the housing 206 , for example by a gasket 230 .
- the valve cover 228 has a central apertured boss 232 through which the second (upper) end of the valve shaft 224 extends. Spaced from the valve member 222 toward the second end of valve shaft 224 are provided an annular washer 234 slidably received on the valve shaft 224 and a retaining ring 236 attached to the shaft 224 to limit movement of the washer 234 toward the second end of the shaft 224 .
- a coil override spring 238 surrounds the valve shaft 224 and bears against the washer 234 and the valve member 222 to urge them into engagement with retaining rings 236 , 226 , respectively.
- a seal is formed between the valve cover 228 and the valve shaft 224 by an O-ring 240 which is provided in an annular groove 242 surrounding the central aperture of the valve cover 228 .
- a return spring 244 is received in a bore 246 extending between the valve chamber 208 and the branch ports 216 , 218 , thereby providing communication between branch ports 216 , 218 and valve chamber 208 through the valve port 214 .
- the bore 246 extends into the bottom wall 248 of the housing 206 , forming a circular depression 250 therein.
- the first end of the valve shaft 224 extends partway into the bore 246 .
- the coil return spring 244 extends between the depression 250 in the bottom wall 248 and the valve member 222 and urges the valve member out of engagement with the valve seat 220 , i.e. toward the open position shown in FIG. 14 .
- a temperature sensor 252 is provided at the second end of the valve shaft 224 for sensing the temperature of fluid flowing through the branch ports 216 , 218 and the bore 246 .
- the temperature sensor 252 may preferably be a thermistor. Temperature information from the sensor 252 is communicated via a pair of sensor leads 254 , 256 which extend through the hollow interior of the valve shaft 224 between its first and second ends.
- the sensor leads 254 , 256 convey temperature information from the sensor 252 to an electrical control unit 258 which is housed in a control unit compartment 260 .
- the compartment 260 is housed inside a cap 262 which is secured to valve cover 228 by any suitable means, such as set screws 264 as illustrated in FIG. 14 .
- the control unit 258 may preferably be attached to a plunger plate 266 which is attached to the second end of the valve shaft 224 , and which has an upper surface on which the control unit 258 is provided.
- the control unit 258 may preferably include a circuit board 268 to which the temperature sensor leads 254 , 256 and power supply leads 270 , 272 are connected through appropriate connectors 274 , 276 .
- the control unit 258 controls the operation of a solenoid 278 having a central bore 280 through which the valve shaft 224 extends.
- the solenoid 278 may preferably be provided with studs 282 , 284 through which it is secured to the valve cover 228 .
- the solenoid 278 may preferably have an annular depression 290 in its upper surface into which a boss 288 of the plunger plate 266 extends.
- a coil spring 286 may be provided in the control unit compartment 260 .
- one end of the coil spring engages the plunger plate while the other end engages an internal boss 292 in the cap 262 .
- Heat exchange circuit 170 can be operated with either conduit 194 or 196 being the inlet conduit, the other one being the outlet conduit.
- conduit 194 is the inlet conduit and receives transmission oil from the transmission (not shown), this is referred to as “normal flow”.
- conduit 196 is the outlet conduit and returns the transmission oil to the transmission.
- the conduit 196 is the inlet conduit receiving the transmission oil from the transmission and conduit 194 is the outlet or return conduit for delivering the oil back to the transmission, this configuration referred to as “reverse flow”.
- the valve 174 is in the open configuration with the solenoid 278 de-energized as shown in FIG. 14 .
- the hot transmission oil flowing through the inlet conduit 194 enters the valve 174 through port 212 , and enters the valve chamber 208 .
- the oil then flows through the open valve port 214 , passing through a gap between the valve element 222 and the valve seat 220 , into the bore 246 and then exits the valve 174 through the branch port 218 .
- the control unit 258 energizes the solenoid 278 which causes the valve shaft 224 to extend downwardly until the valve element 222 is brought into sealed engagement with the valve seat 220 .
- the valve port 214 is closed and bypass flow is prevented.
- the hot transmission oil flowing through inlet conduit 194 enters the valve 174 through port 212 , flows through valve chamber 208 and exits the valve 174 through valve port 210 .
- the hot oil then flows through the conduit 192 and into the inlet manifold 180 of heat exchanger 172 .
- the hot oil is cooled as it passes through heat exchanger 172 and exits the heat exchanger 172 through outlet conduit 188 , which is connected to the outlet manifold 186 .
- the cooled oil flows then enters the valve 174 through branch port 216 , passes through bore 246 and exits the valve through branch port 218 .
- the cooled oil then flows back to the transmission through outlet conduit 196 .
- control unit 258 de-energizes the solenoid, thereby causing the return spring 244 to lift the valve member out of engagement with the valve seat 220 .
- the oil is then permitted to bypass the heat exchanger 172 as described above.
- conduit 196 becomes the inlet conduit receiving hot oil from the transmission
- conduit 194 becomes the outlet conduit returning the cooled transmission oil to the transmission.
- the flow through the valve 174 is the opposite of that described above, whether the transmission oil is above or below the predetermined temperature.
- valve member 222 can lift off valve seat 220 by such a pressure surge, since valve member 222 is urged into position by coil spring 238 and is not solidly in engagement with the valve seat 220 .
- the coil spring 238 can absorb pressure spikes in the inlet conduits 196 , 188 so that they do not travel back and adversely affect the transmission.
- bypass valve 174 Another advantage of bypass valve 174 is that the temperature sensor 252 is located such that it is in continuous contact with oil flowing through the valve 174 . Thus, the temperature sensor can respond quickly to changes in the oil temperature.
- bypass valve 204 is similar to bypass valve 174 includes a number of components which are either similar or identical to components of the four-port bypass valve 174 described above. Similar reference numerals are used to describe similar elements of valve 204 and detailed description of these elements is omitted.
- valve 204 has a valve housing 294 provided with a single branch port 296 rather than a pair of branch ports 216 , 218 as in valve 174 .
- the valve housing 294 is otherwise the same as the valve housing 206 of valve 174 .
- the single branch port 296 is connected to conduits 188 and 196 through the conduit 205 .
- the operation of valve 204 is substantially the same as described above with reference to valve 174 , except that the transmission oil enters or exits the valve 204 through the single branch port 296 , depending on whether the oil flow is in the normal or reverse direction.
- FIG. 18 illustrates four-port bypass valve 298 , similar to valve 174 shown in FIG. 14 , having an electrical control unit 300 which is spaced from the valve shaft and is housed in the control unit compartment 260 which is separated from the remainder of the valve 298 by an annular flange 302 extending inwardly from the side wall of the cap 262 . In this embodiment there is no spring inside the cap 262 .
- the remaining elements of valve 298 are identical to the elements of valve 174 and are identified by like reference numerals. Also, the operation of valve 298 is substantially identical to the operation of valve 174 . Therefore, a detailed description of the elements of valve 298 , and their operation, are unnecessary.
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Abstract
A bypass valve for a heat exchanger including a plurality of parallel tubular members comprises a housing having a hollow plug portion adjacent to an actuator portion. The actuator comprises a reciprocating plunger extending into the plug portion and a solenoid having a central actuator shaft attached to the plunger, wherein the actuator shaft extends upon energization of the solenoid so that the plunger prevents bypass flow through the valve. The valve also comprises a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature of the fluid flowing through the heat exchanger, the temperature sensor being electrically coupled to the solenoid through one or more conductors, wherein the temperature sensor is located at the first end of the actuator shaft and the conductors extend through the hollow interior of the actuator shaft to the second end thereof.
Description
- This application is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/335,024 filed on Dec. 15, 2008; which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/264,494, filed on Nov. 1, 2005, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,487,826, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/918,082, filed Jul. 30, 2001, now abandoned; all of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties and from which priority is claimed.
- This invention relates to heat exchangers, and in particular, to bypass valves for bypassing or short-circuiting flow from the heat exchanger inlet to the heat exchanger outlet under conditions where the heat transfer function of the heat exchanger is not required or is only intermittently required.
- In certain applications, such as in the automotive industry, heat exchangers are used to cool or heat certain fluids, such as engine oil or transmission fluid or oil. In the case of transmission fluid, for instance, a heat exchanger is usually used to cool the transmission fluid. The heat exchanger is usually located remote from the transmission and receives hot transmission fluid from the transmission through supply tubing, cools it, and delivers it back to the transmission again through return tubing. However, when the transmission is cold, such as at start-up conditions, the transmission oil is very viscous and does not flow easily through the heat exchanger, if at all. In such cases, the transmission can be starved of fluid and this may cause damage to the transmission or at least erratic performance. Damage can also be caused to the transmission if the quantity of fluid returned is adequate, but is over-cooled by the heat exchanger due to low ambient temperatures. In this case, water may accumulate in the transmission fluid as a result of condensation (which normally would be vaporized at higher temperatures) and this may cause corrosion damage or transmission fluid degradation.
- In order to overcome the cold flow starvation problem, it has been proposed to insert a bypass valve between the supply and return tubing to and from the heat exchanger. This bypass valve may be temperature responsive so that it opens causing bypass flow when the transmission fluid is cold, and it closes to prevent bypass flow when the transmission fluid heats up to operating temperature. An example of such a bypass valve is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 6,253,837 issued to Thomas F. Seiler et al. While this approach works satisfactorily, the heat exchanger and bypass valve assembly becomes quite large and includes fluid inlet and outlet tubing that may not otherwise be required.
- In the present invention, the bypass valve can be incorporated as an integral part of the heat exchanger as a plug-in item that can be located anywhere desired between the inlet and outlet flow manifolds of the heat exchanger.
- According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a bypass valve for a heat exchanger including a plurality of parallel, tubular members having adjacent wall portions defining flow openings in communication to form flow manifolds. The bypass valve comprises a housing having a hollow plug portion with opposed plug walls defining inlet and outlet openings therein, the plug walls being adapted to be sealingly mounted between selected adjacent tubular member wall portions to allow fluid flow respectively between the flow manifolds and the inlet and outlet openings. The housing also has an actuator portion located adjacent to the plug portion. Also, an actuator is releasably mounted in the actuator portion and has a reciprocating plunger extending into the plug portion to block and unblock flow between the inlet and outlet openings.
- According to another aspect of the invention, there is provided a heat exchanger comprising a plurality of parallel, tubular members having adjacent wall portions defining flow openings in communication to form inlet and outlet manifolds for the flow of fluid through the tubular members. A bypass valve includes a housing having a hollow plug portion with opposed plug walls defining inlet and outlet openings therein, the plug walls being sealingly mounted between selected adjacent tubular member wall portions to allow fluid flow respectively between the flow manifolds and the inlet and outlet openings. The housing also has an actuator portion located adjacent to the plug portion. Also, an actuator is releasably mounted in the actuator portion and has a reciprocating plunger extending into the plug portion to block and unblock flow between the inlet and outlet openings.
- According to yet another aspect of the invention, there is provided a bypass valve for a heat exchanger including a plurality of parallel tubular members having adjacent wall portions defining flow openings in communication to form flow manifolds. The bypass valve comprises a housing having a hollow plug portion with opposed plug walls defining inlet and outlet openings therein. The plug walls are adapted to be sealingly mounted between selected adjacent tubular member wall portions to allow fluid flow respectively between said flow manifolds and said inlet and outlet openings. The housing also has an actuator portion located adjacent to the plug portion. An actuator is releasably mounted in the actuator portion and comprises a reciprocating plunger extending into the plug portion and a solenoid having a central actuator shaft attached to the plunger. The actuator shaft extends upon energization of the solenoid, so that the plunger blocks flow between the inlet and outlet openings. The actuator shaft has a first end to which the plunger is attached, a second end, and a hollow interior, and the actuator further comprises bias means for urging the actuator shaft to retract upon de-energization of the solenoid so as to unblock flow between said inlet and outlet openings. A temperature sensor is provided for sensing a temperature of the fluid flowing through the heat exchanger. The temperature sensor is electrically coupled to the solenoid through one or more conductors, wherein the temperature sensor is located at the first end of the actuator shaft and the one or more conductors extend through the hollow interior of the actuator shaft to the second end thereof.
- According to yet another aspect of the invention, there is provided a heat exchanger comprising a plurality of parallel, tubular members having adjacent wall portions defining flow openings in communication to form inlet and outlet manifolds for the flow of fluid through the tubular members, wherein the heat exchanger includes a bypass valve according to the invention.
- According to yet another aspect of the invention, there is provided a bypass valve for a heat exchanger. The bypass valve comprises a housing and a temperature-responsive actuator mounted in the housing. The housing comprises a first opening and a second opening to permit fluid to flow through the valve; a first valve chamber which is arranged between the first and second openings and is in flow communication with both the first and second openings; a second valve chamber in flow communication with the first valve chamber; a third opening in communication with the second valve chamber; and a valve port which is arranged between the first and second valve chambers, wherein the second valve chamber is arranged between the third opening and the valve port. The temperature-responsive actuator comprises a reciprocating sealing member extending into the first valve chamber; a solenoid having a central actuator shaft attached to the sealing member, wherein the actuator shaft extends upon energization of the solenoid, so that the sealing member seals the valve port and blocks flow between the first and second valve chambers, wherein the actuator shaft has a first end to which the sealing member is attached, a second end, and a hollow interior; bias means for urging the actuator shaft to retract upon de-energization of the solenoid so as to unblock flow between said inlet and outlet openings; and a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature of the fluid flowing through the valve, the temperature sensor being electrically coupled to the solenoid through one or more conductors, wherein the temperature sensor is located at the first end of the actuator shaft and the one or more conductors extend through the hollow interior of the actuator shaft to the second end thereof.
- Preferred embodiments of the invention will now be described by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
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FIG. 1 is an elevational view of a heat exchanger having a preferred embodiment of a bypass valve according to the present invention mounted therein; -
FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the portion ofFIG. 1 indicated bycircle 2; -
FIG. 3 is a perspective view, partly broken away of the bypass valve ofFIG. 2 shown in the closed position; -
FIG. 4 is a perspective view similar toFIG. 3 but showing the bypass valve in the open position; -
FIG. 5 is an elevational view similar toFIG. 2 , but showing another preferred embodiment of a bypass valve according to the present invention, the valve being shown partially in cross-section; -
FIG. 6 is an elevational view similar toFIG. 2 , showing yet another preferred embodiment of a bypass valve according to the present invention, the valve being shown in cross-section and in the closed position; -
FIG. 7 is an elevational view similar toFIG. 6 , but showing the bypass valve ofFIG. 6 in the open position; -
FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a heat exchanger having multiple passes and more than one bypass valve; -
FIG. 9 is an elevational view of a portion of another preferred embodiment of a heat exchanger and bypass valve according to the present invention; -
FIG. 10 is an elevational view similar toFIG. 2 , partly in cross section, showing yet another preferred embodiment of a bypass valve according to the present invention, with the valve being in the open position; -
FIG. 11 is an elevational view similar toFIG. 10 , but showing the bypass valve ofFIG. 10 in the closed position; -
FIG. 12 is a schematic view of a heat exchange circuit including a heat exchanger and a four-port bypass valve according to the present invention; -
FIG. 13 is a schematic view of a heat exchange circuit including a heat exchanger and a three-port bypass valve according to the present invention; -
FIG. 14 is a cross-section along line 14-14 ofFIG. 12 showing the four-port bypass valve in the open position; -
FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view similar toFIG. 14 , but showing the four-port bypass valve ofFIG. 14 in the closed position; -
FIG. 16 is a cross-section along line 16-16 ofFIG. 13 showing the three-port bypass valve in the open position; -
FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view similar toFIG. 16 , but showing the three-port bypass valve ofFIG. 14 in the closed position; and -
FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view of a four-port bypass valve according to another embodiment of the present invention. - Referring first to
FIGS. 1 and 2 , a heat exchanger is generally indicated byreference numeral 10, and a preferred embodiment of a bypass valve according to the present invention is generally indicated byreference numeral 12.Heat exchanger 10 is formed of a plurality of parallel, spaced-apart,tubular members 14 preferably with enlargeddistal end portions 16 that haveadjacent wall portions 17 defining flow openings (not shown) in communication.Tubular members 14 are preferably formed of mating plate pairs with transversely protruding cupped end portions to form theseenlarged end portions 16 that also together formflow manifolds tubular members 14 could be formed of tubes with separate joinedenlarged end portions 16, if desired. Alternatively, tubular members of uniform width or thickness could be used, in which case tubular spacers could be used between the tube ends in place of enlargeddistal end portions 16. If it is not necessary to spacetubular members 14 apart transversely, then such spacers would not be required. Yet another possibility would be to use transversely orientatedtubular manifolds tubular members 14. For the purpose of this disclosure, the term “distal end portions” is intended to include all of the above-mentioned tube member communicating wall structures.Corrugated cooling fins 18 are located between thetubular members 14 where thetubular members 14 are spaced apart transversely. - In the heat exchangers shown in
FIGS. 1 and 2 , thetubular members 14 are formed into two upper and lower groups separated by central back-to-backdimpled plates 20 having offsetend portions FIG. 2 , the space between offsetend portions bypass valve 12 can be plugged intoheat exchanger 10.Bypass valve 12 includes ahollow plug portion 26 located in this space, and which will be described in further detail below. - As mentioned above, the enlarged
distal end portions 16 have transverse openings therethrough (not shown), so that thedistal end portions 16 located abovebypass valve 12 are all in communication and form either an inlet or anoutlet manifold 19 depending on the direction in which fluid is to flow throughheat exchanger 10. Similarly, the enlargeddistal end portions 16 located belowbypass valve 12 are all in communication and form a respective outlet orinlet manifold 21. As seen best inFIG. 1 , an inlet or outlet fitting 28 communicates with the enlarged distal end portions below it and an inlet or outlet fitting 30 communicates with the enlarged distal end portions above it. So, for example, fluid entering inlet fitting 28 travels from right to left as shown inFIG. 1 through all of thetubular members 14 located abovedimpled plates 20, to a similar left hand manifold formed by enlargeddistal end portions 32, and then downwardly through a cross-over fitting 34 into a left hand manifold in the lower section ofheat exchanger 10 formed by enlargeddistal end portions 32, and then back to the right end and out through outlet fitting 30.Heat exchanger 10 is thus called a two-pass heat exchanger and can have any number oftubular members 14 above or below thedimpled plates 20. In fact, there could just be onetubular member 14 above or belowdimpled plates 20, as illustrated in the embodiment shown inFIG. 9 and as described further below. -
Heat exchanger 10 also has upper and lowerdimpled plates 36. Suitable mountingbrackets 40 are attached todimpled plates 36 as are the inlet andoutlet fittings - Referring next to
FIGS. 3 and 4 ,bypass valve 12 includes ahousing 42 having ahollow plug portion 26 with spaced-apart, opposed, flat, parallelplug side walls 43 defining transversely located inlet andoutlet openings plug portion 26 whenvalve 12 is in the open position as shown inFIG. 4 .Plug walls 43 are sealingly mounted between selected adjacent tubularmember wall portions 17 of the enlargeddistal end portions 16 oftubular members 14. Thedistal end portions 16 have flat mating surfaces. The offsetend portions 22 mate flush against their adjacent distal end portion flat surfaces and the flathousing side walls 43 mate flush against the flat offsetend portions 22. However, housing side or plugwalls 43 would mate flush against the flat portions ofdistal end portions 16, ifdimpled plates 22 were not used inheat exchanger 10. This mounting allows bypass fluid flow directly between selecteddistal end portions 16, or respectively between the flow manifolds 19 and 21 and the inlet andoutlet openings outlet fittings bypass valve 12 is open. Bypass valve side or plugwalls 43 are spaced apart a predetermined distance so as to determine the spacing between adjacent heat exchanger tubular members, especially ifdimpled plates 20 are not used. -
Bypass valve housing 42 also has anactuator portion 48 located adjacent to and communicating withplug portion 26. A temperatureresponsive actuator 50 is located inhousing 42.Actuator 50 has acentral shaft 52 attached to aremovable closure 54 located remote fromplug portion 26.Removable closure 54 has an O-ring seal 56 and is held in position by asplit pin 58 passing throughopenings 60 inhousing actuator portion 40 and a throughhole 62 inclosure 54. - Temperature
responsive actuator 50 has areciprocating barrel portion 64 which forms a plunger slidably located inhousing plug portion 26 to block and unblock flow between inlet andoutlet openings spring 66 is located inhousing actuator portion 48 and bears against anannular shoulder 68 onbarrel 64 to act as bias means to urge theactuator 50 to retract so that barrel orplunger 64 unblocks the flow of fluid through inlet andoutlet openings bypass valve 12, when the actuator is not extended due to temperature, as described next below. - Temperature
responsive actuator 50 is sometimes referred to as a thermal motor and it is a piston and cylinder type device. Barrel orplunger 64 is filled with a thermal sensitive material, such as wax, that expands and contracts, causing the actuator to extend axially upon being heated to a predetermined temperature and to retract upon being cooled below this predetermined temperature. Wherebypass valve 12 is used in conjunction with an automotive transmission fluid or oil cooler, this predetermined temperature is about 80 degrees Celsius, which is the temperature of the fluid from the transmission when bypass flow is no longer required. - Referring next to
FIG. 5 , another preferred embodiment of a bypass valve according to the present invention is generally indicated byreference numeral 70.Bypass valve 70 is similar to bypassvalve 12 except that a slidingplate 72 bears againstcentral shaft 52 and aspring 74 is located inhousing actuator portion 48 to urgecentral shaft 52 toward thehousing plug portion 26.Spring 74 absorbs any pressure spikes or peaks that may occur in the inlet and outlet manifolds ofheat exchanger 10. Anotch 76 is formed inbarrel 64 to allow the fluid to act against the end ofbarrel 64 and provide this pressure relief even whenbypass valve 70 is closed. A bleed hole through plunger orbarrel 64 communicating with inlet opening 44 could also be used in place ofnotch 76 for this purpose. Otherwise,bypass valve 70 is substantially the same asbypass valve 12. - Referring next to
FIGS. 6 and 7 , another preferred embodiment of a bypass valve according to the present invention is generally indicated byreference numeral 80. Inbypass valve 80, the temperatureresponsive actuator 50 includes a solenoid having asolenoid coil 82 and acentral actuator shaft 84 attached to aplunger 86.Plunger 86 also has a notch or bleedhole 76 to provide pressure spike relief whenvalve 80 is closed.Actuator shaft 84 extends upon energization ofsolenoid coil 82, so thatplunger 86 blocks flow between the housing inlet andoutlet openings spring 88 located inhousing plug portion 26 bears againstplunger 86 to act as bias means for urging theactuator shaft 84 to retract whensolenoid coil 82 is de-energized. - A
temperature sensor 90 is attached toplunger 86 and is in the form of a thermistor electrically coupled tosolenoid coil 82 for actuation of the solenoid coil when the temperature of the fluid going throughheat exchanger 10 reaches a predetermined temperature.Temperature sensor 90 could be located elsewhere inbypass valve 80, or even elsewhere inheat exchanger 10. Preferably,temperature sensor 90 is electrically connected to anelectrical control unit 92 mounted inhousing actuator portion 48.Electrical control unit 92 is in turn electrically connected to solenoidcoil 82 for controlling the movement ofplunger 86 in accordance with the temperature sensed bytemperature sensor 90. In this way, the opening ofbypass valve 80 could be controlled to provide variable opening, rather than a simple on or off, but the latter is also possible. - Referring next to
FIG. 8 , aheat exchanger 100 is shown schematically and it is like twoheat exchangers 10 ofFIG. 1 mounted in series. Twobypass valves heat exchanger 100.Bypass valve 102 may have a predetermined temperature set point or activation temperature, andbypass valve 104 may have a somewhat higher temperature set point or activation temperature.Heat exchanger 100 is a four pass heat exchanger having four groups or stacks 106, 108, 110 and 112 of tubular members. - Where both
bypass valves bypass valve 102 is closed andvalve 104 is open, such as during warm up or an interim temperature of fluid flowing throughheat exchanger 100, there would be fluid flow through the top twopasses heat exchanger 100, but passes 110 and 112 would be bypassed throughbypass valve 104. Where the fluid reaches its hot operating temperature, bothbypass valves passes heat exchanger 100. - Referring next to
FIG. 9 , other preferred embodiments of aheat exchanger 113 and abypass valve 115 are shown. Inbypass valve 115, inlet andoutlet openings opposed plug walls 114, 116 and this shows that inlet andoutlet openings plug portion 26 as long as one of these openings is blocked whenvalve 115 is closed. Otherwise,bypass valve 115 is substantially similar to or can incorporate the features of thebypass valves FIG. 9 , plate 36 (which preferably is dimpled but may be flat) and a bottom plate 118 (which may also be dimpled or flat), together form atubular member 120 which is one of the tubular members that make upheat exchanger 113.Tubular member 120 is actually a bypass channel and hasflow openings 122 that communicate with the flow openings in the adjacent enlargeddistal end portions 16 of adjacenttubular member 14, and as such forms part of the inlet and outlet manifolds ofheat exchanger 113. Instead oftubular member 120, a regulartubular member 14 could be used inheat exchanger 113, if desired. This would produce a full flood or single pass heat exchanger.Tubular members 14 may or may not have turbulizers in them or be made of dimpled plates, but thebottom tubular member 120 likely would not be turbulized or have other types of flow augmentation, such as dimples. - In the assembly of
heat exchangers tubular members fins 18 are stacked together along withdimpled plates 20, if desired, and upper and lowerdimpled plates 36. Mounting plates orbrackets 40 and inlet andoutlet fittings dimpled plates 36 or assembled along with all of the other components. Thehousing 42 of thepreferred bypass valve housing 42 and theremovable closures 54 are secured in position withsplit pins 58. - Having described preferred embodiments of the invention, it will be appreciated that various modifications can be made to the structures described above. For example, instead of using a thermal motor or solenoid type actuator for the bypass valves, other devices could be used as well, such as a bi-metallic helix to move the barrel or plunger of the valve. The tubular members can also have other shapes or configurations as well.
- From the above, it will be appreciated that the bypass valves of the present invention are in the form of plugs that can be plugged in at any desired location in the heat exchanger with a simple rearrangement of the location of some components. The bypass valve housings actually act as a form of baffle plate to intermittently block flow between manifold portions of the heat exchangers. In fact, the bypass valves could be plugged in anywhere in the heat exchangers where it is desired to have bypass flow between the plate pairs or tubes. The bypass valve housings are brazed in place along with all of the other heat exchanger components. The actual valve elements in the actuators are then removably or releasably located in the bypass valve housings to complete the assembly. No external tubing or peripheral components are required to make the actuator valves active.
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FIGS. 10 and 11 illustrate aplug bypass valve 150 according to another embodiment of the invention.Valve 150 shares a number of common characteristics with theplug bypass valve 80 shown inFIGS. 6 and 7 , and like components thereof are identified by like reference numerals.Bypass valve 150 includes a temperatureresponsive actuator 50 including a solenoid having asolenoid coil 82 and acentral actuator shaft 84 attached toplunger 86. When thesolenoid 82 is energized, theactuator shaft 84 is extended so as to move theplunger 86 into blocking relation with the housing inlet andoutlet openings FIG. 11 . When thesolenoid 82 is de-energized,spring 88 urges theactuator shaft 84 to retract, thereby causing theplunger 86 to move out of blocking relation withopenings FIG. 10 . -
Temperature sensor 90, preferably in the form of a thermistor, is attached toplunger 86 and/or theactuator shaft 84 for actuation of thesolenoid coil 82 when the temperature of the fluid going throughheat exchanger 10 reaches a predetermined temperature. Preferably, thetemperature sensor 90 is electrically connected to anelectrical control unit 92 mounted inhousing actuator portion 48. More preferably, thesensor 90 is connected to theelectrical control unit 92 by a pair of electrical conductors or leads 152, 154 which extend betweensensor 90 andcontrol unit 92 through thehollow interior 156 ofactuator shaft 84. - In the embodiment shown in
FIGS. 10 and 11 , theelectrical control unit 92 includes acircuit board 158 and is mounted to asolenoid plunger plate 160 having a central aperture in which one end ofactuator shaft 84 is received. The sensor leads 152, 154 are connected to thecircuit board 158 ofcontrol unit 92, as are the power supply leads 162, 164. The power supply leads 162, 164 extend through thehousing 42 to a power supply (not shown). In the embodiment shown in the drawings, the power supply leads 162, 164 extend through theremovable closure 54 ofhousing 42, although this is not necessarily the case. The power supply leads 162, 164 may instead extend through the side wall ofactuator portion 48 ofhousing 42, or inbetween theactuator portion 48 and theremovable closure 54. Theelectrical control unit 92 permits the opening ofvalve 150 to be controlled in order to provide variable opening, although simple on or off opening is also possible. - In operation, the
temperature sensor 90 continuously monitors the temperature of the fluid flowing throughheat exchanger 10. When thevalve 150 is open as inFIG. 10 , there is bypass flow through thevalve 150, with thetemperature sensor 90 communicating with the fluid as it flows through thevalve 150 from inlet opening 44 tooutlet opening 46. This is the low temperature configuration ofvalve 150, i.e. where the temperature of the fluid is below a predetermined temperature. - Once the fluid in
heat exchanger 10 reaches the predetermined temperature, the increased temperature is sensed by thetemperature sensor 90 and is communicated to theelectrical control unit 92 through leads 152. Theelectrical control unit 92 in turn causes thesolenoid coil 82 to become energized with power supplied through power supply leads 162, 164. When the solenoid is energized, thehollow actuator shaft 84 is extended to the closed position shown inFIG. 11 so thatplunger 86 blocks flow between the housing inlet andoutlet openings tubular members 14 ofheat exchanger 10. This is the high temperature configuration ofvalve 150, and in this configuration thetemperature sensor 90 communicates with the fluid inheat exchanger 10 through notch or bleedhole 76. - When the temperature signal communicated to the
control unit 92 indicates that the temperature of the fluid inheat exchanger 10 has dropped below the predetermined temperature, theelectrical control unit 92 causes thesolenoid coil 82 to become de-energized, and theplunger 86 andactuator shaft 84 are then pushed byspring 88 back to the open position shown inFIG. 10 , in which theplunger 86 no longer blocks flow between the inlet andoutlet openings - The above description describes simple on/off operation of
valve 150. It will however be appreciated that the operation ofvalve 150 could instead be controlled to provide variable opening. For example, once the temperature of the fluid reaches a first predetermined temperature, the actuator shaft could be partially extended so that theplunger 86 moves from the fully open position as shown inFIG. 10 to a position at which it partially blocks the inlet andoutlet openings 44, 46 (inbetween the positions shown inFIGS. 10 and 11), thereby reducing but not stopping the bypass flow through theheat exchanger 10. Once the temperature reaches a second predetermined temperature, higher than the first predetermined temperature, theplunger 86 is fully extended to the closed position shown inFIG. 11 , and the inlet andoutlet openings -
FIG. 12 illustrates aheat exchange circuit 170 including aheat exchanger 172 and a preferred four-port bypass valve 174 according to the invention. Any type of heat exchanger can be used with this embodiment of the present invention. A typical two pass heat exchanger is shown inFIG. 12 and has afirst manifold 176, which could be an inlet or an outlet manifold, areturn manifold 178 and asecond manifold 180. A plurality of spaced-apartheat exchange tubes first manifold 176 is an inlet manifold, fluid flows from theinlet manifold 176 throughtubes 182 intoreturn manifold 178 where it reverses direction and comes back throughtubes 184 to thesecond manifold 180, which is now an outlet manifold. The flow direction can be reversed so thatsecond manifold 180 is the inlet manifold and thefirst manifold 176 is the outlet manifold. It will also be appreciated thatheat exchanger 172 could be modified to become a single pass heat exchanger withmanifolds - Where
first manifold 176 is an inlet manifold, it is formed with aninlet opening 186 and aninlet conduit 188 is connected to communicate with theinlet opening 186. In this arrangement, thesecond manifold 20 is the outlet manifold, and is formed with anoutlet opening 190, and anoutlet conduit 192 is connected to communicate with theoutlet opening 190. It will be appreciated, however, that if the flow direction is reversed, theoutlet conduit 192 becomes the inlet conduit andinlet conduit 188 becomes the outlet conduit.Conduits bypass valve 174, as will be described further below. Similarly,supply conduits bypass valve 174, as will be described below.Supply conduits end fittings heat exchanger 172 is used as a transmission oil cooler, theend fittings heat exchange circuit 170. However, any type ofend fittings heat exchange circuit 170.Bypass valve 174 is referred to as a four port bypass valve because fourconduits bypass valve 174. -
FIG. 13 is similar toFIG. 12 and similar reference numerals have been used inFIG. 13 and subsequent figures to indicate components that correspond to those of the embodiment shown inFIG. 12 . However, theheat exchange circuit 202 ofFIG. 13 has a three-port bypass valve 204 which has asingle conduit 205 through which it communicates withconduits -
FIGS. 14 and 15 provide additional detail regarding the structure of the fourport bypass valve 174. Fourport valve 174 has avalve housing 206 defining avalve chamber 208 therein. Thehousing 206 has three main ports oropenings Main ports conduits 192 and 194 (FIG. 12 ).Main port 214, also referred to as a valve port, communicates with twolower branch ports conduits 188 and 196 (FIG. 12 ) are connected, respectively. - The
valve port 214 has aperipheral valve seat 220 facingchamber 208, and amovable valve member 222 for opening and closing thevalve port 214. - The
valve member 222 is in the form of an annular ring which is slidably mounted proximate to a first end of ahollow valve shaft 224. In the orientation of fourport valve 174 shown inFIGS. 14 and 15 , the first end of thevalve shaft 224 is its lower end. Movement ofvalve member 222 toward the first end of thevalve shaft 224 is limited by a retainingring 226 received on thevalve shaft 224 proximate to its first end. - The
valve 214 further comprises avalve cover 228 which is sealed to thehousing 206, for example by agasket 230. Thevalve cover 228 has a centralapertured boss 232 through which the second (upper) end of thevalve shaft 224 extends. Spaced from thevalve member 222 toward the second end ofvalve shaft 224 are provided anannular washer 234 slidably received on thevalve shaft 224 and a retainingring 236 attached to theshaft 224 to limit movement of thewasher 234 toward the second end of theshaft 224. Acoil override spring 238 surrounds thevalve shaft 224 and bears against thewasher 234 and thevalve member 222 to urge them into engagement with retainingrings valve cover 228 and thevalve shaft 224 by an O-ring 240 which is provided in anannular groove 242 surrounding the central aperture of thevalve cover 228. - A
return spring 244 is received in abore 246 extending between thevalve chamber 208 and thebranch ports branch ports valve chamber 208 through thevalve port 214. Thebore 246 extends into thebottom wall 248 of thehousing 206, forming acircular depression 250 therein. As shown in the drawings, the first end of thevalve shaft 224 extends partway into thebore 246. Thecoil return spring 244 extends between thedepression 250 in thebottom wall 248 and thevalve member 222 and urges the valve member out of engagement with thevalve seat 220, i.e. toward the open position shown inFIG. 14 . - A
temperature sensor 252 is provided at the second end of thevalve shaft 224 for sensing the temperature of fluid flowing through thebranch ports bore 246. Thetemperature sensor 252 may preferably be a thermistor. Temperature information from thesensor 252 is communicated via a pair of sensor leads 254, 256 which extend through the hollow interior of thevalve shaft 224 between its first and second ends. The sensor leads 254, 256 convey temperature information from thesensor 252 to anelectrical control unit 258 which is housed in acontrol unit compartment 260. Thecompartment 260 is housed inside acap 262 which is secured tovalve cover 228 by any suitable means, such asset screws 264 as illustrated inFIG. 14 . Thecontrol unit 258 may preferably be attached to aplunger plate 266 which is attached to the second end of thevalve shaft 224, and which has an upper surface on which thecontrol unit 258 is provided. Thecontrol unit 258 may preferably include acircuit board 268 to which the temperature sensor leads 254, 256 and power supply leads 270, 272 are connected throughappropriate connectors - The
control unit 258 controls the operation of asolenoid 278 having acentral bore 280 through which thevalve shaft 224 extends. Thesolenoid 278 may preferably be provided withstuds valve cover 228. Thesolenoid 278 may preferably have anannular depression 290 in its upper surface into which aboss 288 of theplunger plate 266 extends. When thesolenoid 278 becomes energized by thecontrol unit 258, thevalve shaft 224 is caused to move downwardly relative to the solenoid. Engagement of theplunger plate 266 and thesolenoid 278 provides a stop which limits the downward movement of theshaft 224. - Although not required, a
coil spring 286 may be provided in thecontrol unit compartment 260. In the embodiment shown inFIGS. 14 and 15 , one end of the coil spring engages the plunger plate while the other end engages aninternal boss 292 in thecap 262. - The operation of
bypass valve 174 will now be described with reference toFIGS. 12 , 14 and 15.Heat exchange circuit 170 can be operated with eitherconduit conduit 194 is the inlet conduit and receives transmission oil from the transmission (not shown), this is referred to as “normal flow”. In this case,conduit 196 is the outlet conduit and returns the transmission oil to the transmission. Where, on the other hand, theconduit 196 is the inlet conduit receiving the transmission oil from the transmission andconduit 194 is the outlet or return conduit for delivering the oil back to the transmission, this configuration referred to as “reverse flow”. - Dealing first with the normal flow configuration, where the temperature of the oil is lower than a predetermined temperature, such as at engine start-up conditions, the oil may be too viscous to flow through
heat exchanger 172 and it is therefore necessary to bypass theheat exchanger 172. Under these conditions, thevalve 174 is in the open configuration with thesolenoid 278 de-energized as shown inFIG. 14 . The hot transmission oil flowing through theinlet conduit 194 enters thevalve 174 throughport 212, and enters thevalve chamber 208. The oil then flows through theopen valve port 214, passing through a gap between thevalve element 222 and thevalve seat 220, into thebore 246 and then exits thevalve 174 through thebranch port 218. As the oil flows throughbore 246 it comes into contact withtemperature sensor 252. - Once the
sensor 252 detects that the oil temperature has reached the predetermined temperature, and conveys this information to thecontrol unit 258, thecontrol unit 258 energizes thesolenoid 278 which causes thevalve shaft 224 to extend downwardly until thevalve element 222 is brought into sealed engagement with thevalve seat 220. In this configuration, shown inFIG. 15 , thevalve port 214 is closed and bypass flow is prevented. Thus, when the oil reaches the desired operating temperature, full flow is occurring throughheat exchanger 172 and bypass flow has been discontinued. - With the
valve 174 in the closed configuration shown inFIG. 15 , the hot transmission oil flowing throughinlet conduit 194 enters thevalve 174 throughport 212, flows throughvalve chamber 208 and exits thevalve 174 throughvalve port 210. The hot oil then flows through theconduit 192 and into theinlet manifold 180 ofheat exchanger 172. The hot oil is cooled as it passes throughheat exchanger 172 and exits theheat exchanger 172 throughoutlet conduit 188, which is connected to theoutlet manifold 186. The cooled oil flows then enters thevalve 174 throughbranch port 216, passes throughbore 246 and exits the valve throughbranch port 218. The cooled oil then flows back to the transmission throughoutlet conduit 196. - If the transmission oil returning to the transmission drops below the predetermined temperature, the
control unit 258 de-energizes the solenoid, thereby causing thereturn spring 244 to lift the valve member out of engagement with thevalve seat 220. The oil is then permitted to bypass theheat exchanger 172 as described above. - In the reverse flow configuration,
conduit 196 becomes the inlet conduit receiving hot oil from the transmission, andconduit 194 becomes the outlet conduit returning the cooled transmission oil to the transmission. In the reverse configuration, the flow through thevalve 174 is the opposite of that described above, whether the transmission oil is above or below the predetermined temperature. - It will be appreciated that any pressure peaks that might occur upon the closing of
valve member 222 are attenuated or modulated, becausevalve member 222 can lift offvalve seat 220 by such a pressure surge, sincevalve member 222 is urged into position bycoil spring 238 and is not solidly in engagement with thevalve seat 220. In other words, thecoil spring 238 can absorb pressure spikes in theinlet conduits - Another advantage of
bypass valve 174 is that thetemperature sensor 252 is located such that it is in continuous contact with oil flowing through thevalve 174. Thus, the temperature sensor can respond quickly to changes in the oil temperature. - Referring next to
FIGS. 13 , 16 and 17, three-port bypass valve 204 will now be described in detail.Bypass valve 204 is similar to bypassvalve 174 includes a number of components which are either similar or identical to components of the four-port bypass valve 174 described above. Similar reference numerals are used to describe similar elements ofvalve 204 and detailed description of these elements is omitted. - The principal difference between
valve 204 andvalve 174 is thatvalve 204 has a valve housing 294 provided with asingle branch port 296 rather than a pair ofbranch ports valve 174. The valve housing 294 is otherwise the same as thevalve housing 206 ofvalve 174. Thesingle branch port 296 is connected toconduits conduit 205. The operation ofvalve 204 is substantially the same as described above with reference tovalve 174, except that the transmission oil enters or exits thevalve 204 through thesingle branch port 296, depending on whether the oil flow is in the normal or reverse direction. - In each of the valves illustrated in
FIGS. 10 to 17 , the electrical control unit is attached to the valve shaft so that the control unit and the valve shafts move together during operation of the valve.FIG. 18 illustrates four-port bypass valve 298, similar tovalve 174 shown inFIG. 14 , having anelectrical control unit 300 which is spaced from the valve shaft and is housed in thecontrol unit compartment 260 which is separated from the remainder of thevalve 298 by anannular flange 302 extending inwardly from the side wall of thecap 262. In this embodiment there is no spring inside thecap 262. The remaining elements ofvalve 298 are identical to the elements ofvalve 174 and are identified by like reference numerals. Also, the operation ofvalve 298 is substantially identical to the operation ofvalve 174. Therefore, a detailed description of the elements ofvalve 298, and their operation, are unnecessary. - As will be apparent to those skilled in the art in the light of the foregoing disclosure, many alterations and modifications are possible in the practice of this invention without departing from the spirit or scope thereof. The foregoing description is of the preferred embodiments and is by way of example only, and it is not to limit the scope of the invention.
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1. A bypass valve for a heat exchanger including a plurality of parallel tubular members having adjacent wall portions defining flow openings in communication to form flow manifolds, the bypass valve comprising:
a housing having a hollow plug portion with opposed plug walls defining inlet and outlet openings therein, the plug walls being adapted to be sealingly mounted between selected adjacent tubular member wall portions to allow fluid flow respectively between said flow manifolds and said inlet and outlet openings; the housing also having an actuator portion located adjacent to the plug portion;
an actuator releasably mounted in the actuator portion and comprising a reciprocating plunger extending into the plug portion and a solenoid having a central actuator shaft attached to the plunger, wherein the actuator shaft extends upon energization of the solenoid, so that the plunger blocks flow between the inlet and outlet openings, wherein the actuator shaft has a first end to which the plunger is attached, a second end, and a hollow interior, and wherein the actuator further comprises bias means for urging the actuator shaft to retract upon de-energization of the solenoid so as to unblock flow between said inlet and outlet openings; and
a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature of the fluid flowing through the heat exchanger, the temperature sensor being electrically coupled to the solenoid through one or more conductors, wherein the temperature sensor is located at the first end of the actuator shaft and the one or more conductors extend through the hollow interior of the actuator shaft to the second end thereof.
2. A bypass valve according to claim 1 , further comprising an electrical control unit mounted in the housing and electrically connected between the temperature sensor and the solenoid for controlling the movement of the plunger in accordance with the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor.
3. A bypass valve according to claim 1 , wherein the temperature sensor is a thermistor mounted on the plunger.
4. A bypass valve according to claim 1 , wherein the opposed plug walls of the housing plug portion are flat, parallel side walls defining said inlet and outlet openings.
5. A bypass valve according to claim 4 , wherein said side walls are spaced apart a predetermined distance so as to determine the spacing between adjacent heat exchanger tubular members.
6. A heat exchanger comprising:
a plurality of parallel, tubular members having adjacent wall portions defining flow openings in communication to form inlet and outlet manifolds for the flow of fluid through the tubular members; and
a bypass valve comprising
a housing having a hollow plug portion with opposed plug walls defining inlet and outlet openings therein, the plug walls being adapted to be sealingly mounted between selected adjacent tubular member wall portions to allow fluid flow respectively between said flow manifolds and said inlet and outlet openings; the housing also having an actuator portion located adjacent to the plug portion;
an actuator releasably mounted in the actuator portion and comprising a reciprocating plunger extending into the plug portion and a solenoid having a central actuator shaft attached to the plunger, wherein the actuator shaft extends upon energization of the solenoid, so that the plunger blocks flow between the inlet and outlet openings, wherein the actuator shaft has a first end to which the plunger is attached, a second end, and a hollow interior, and wherein the actuator further comprises bias means for urging the actuator shaft to retract upon de-energization of the solenoid so as to unblock flow between said inlet and outlet openings; and
a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature of the fluid flowing through the heat exchanger, the temperature sensor being electrically coupled to the solenoid through one or more conductors, wherein the temperature sensor is located at the first end of the actuator shaft and the one or more conductors extend through the hollow interior of the actuator shaft to the second end thereof.
7. A heat exchanger according to claim 6 , wherein the bypass valve further comprises an electrical control unit mounted in the housing and electrically connected between the temperature sensor and the solenoid for controlling the movement of the plunger in accordance with the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor.
8. A heat exchanger according to claim 6 , wherein the temperature sensor is a thermistor mounted on the plunger.
9. A heat exchanger according to claim 6 , wherein the tubular members are formed of plate pairs having enlarged distal end portions joined together to form said inlet and outlet manifolds, said plug walls being spaced-apart flat, parallel side walls defining said inlet and outlet openings and being joined to adjacent enlarged distal end portions of the adjacent plate pairs.
10. A heat exchanger according to claim 6 , wherein said side walls are spaced apart a predetermined distance so as to determine the spacing between adjacent heat exchanger tubular members.
11. A bypass valve for a heat exchanger, comprising:
(a) a housing comprising:
(i) a first opening and a second opening to permit fluid to flow through the valve;
(ii) a first valve chamber which is arranged between the first and second openings and is in flow communication with both the first and second openings;
(iii) a second valve chamber in flow communication with the first valve chamber;
(iv) a third opening in communication with the second valve chamber; and
(v) a valve port which is arranged between the first and second valve chambers, wherein the second valve chamber is arranged between the third opening and the valve port; and
(b) a temperature-responsive actuator mounted in the housing and comprising:
(i) a reciprocating sealing member extending into the first valve chamber;
(ii) a solenoid having a central actuator shaft attached to the sealing member, wherein the actuator shaft extends upon energization of the solenoid, so that the sealing member seals the valve port and blocks flow between the first and second valve chambers, wherein the actuator shaft has a first end to which the sealing member is attached, a second end, and a hollow interior;
(iii) bias means for urging the actuator shaft to retract upon de-energization of the solenoid so as to unblock flow between said inlet and outlet openings; and
(iv) a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature of the fluid flowing through the valve, the temperature sensor being electrically coupled to the solenoid through one or more conductors, wherein the temperature sensor is located at the first end of the actuator shaft and the one or more conductors extend through the hollow interior of the actuator shaft to the second end thereof.
12. A bypass valve according to claim 11 , further comprising an electrical control unit mounted in the housing and electrically connected between the temperature sensor and the solenoid for controlling the movement of the sealing member in accordance with the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor.
13. A bypass valve according to claim 11 , wherein the temperature sensor is a thermistor mounted on the first end of the actuator shaft.
14. The bypass valve according to claim 11 , wherein the actuator shaft and the first and second valve chambers are aligned along a common axis, and wherein the biasing means comprises a coil spring housed in the second valve chamber.
15. The bypass valve according to claim 11 , wherein the housing further comprises a fourth opening which is in flow communication with the second valve chamber, and wherein the second valve chamber is arranged between the third and fourth openings.
16. The bypass valve according to claim 11 , wherein the housing includes a valve cover which closes the first valve chamber and which has a central opening through which the actuator shaft extends, wherein the solenoid is mounted to the valve cover.
17. The bypass valve according to claim 12 , wherein the second end of the actuator shaft extends through the solenoid and is provided with a plunger plate to which the electrical control unit is mounted.
18. The bypass valve according to claim 12 , wherein the housing further comprises a control unit compartment in which electrical control unit is housed.
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