WO2019148114A1 - Module cvca pour un véhicule électrique - Google Patents

Module cvca pour un véhicule électrique Download PDF

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WO2019148114A1
WO2019148114A1 PCT/US2019/015445 US2019015445W WO2019148114A1 WO 2019148114 A1 WO2019148114 A1 WO 2019148114A1 US 2019015445 W US2019015445 W US 2019015445W WO 2019148114 A1 WO2019148114 A1 WO 2019148114A1
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Earl BUCKMAN
Darshan PARIKH
Steven Marshall
Jonathan ATWATER
Richard Sikorski
Didier Barat
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Valeo Climate Control Corp.
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60H—ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES
    • B60H1/00—Heating, cooling or ventilating [HVAC] devices
    • B60H1/22—Heating, cooling or ventilating [HVAC] devices the heat being derived otherwise than from the propulsion plant
    • B60H1/2215—Heating, cooling or ventilating [HVAC] devices the heat being derived otherwise than from the propulsion plant the heat being derived from electric heaters
    • B60H1/2225—Heating, cooling or ventilating [HVAC] devices the heat being derived otherwise than from the propulsion plant the heat being derived from electric heaters arrangements of electric heaters for heating air
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60H—ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES
    • B60H1/00—Heating, cooling or ventilating [HVAC] devices
    • B60H1/00007—Combined heating, ventilating, or cooling devices
    • B60H1/00021—Air flow details of HVAC devices
    • B60H2001/00078—Assembling, manufacturing or layout details
    • B60H2001/00092—Assembling, manufacturing or layout details of air deflecting or air directing means inside the device
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60H—ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES
    • B60H1/00—Heating, cooling or ventilating [HVAC] devices
    • B60H1/00007—Combined heating, ventilating, or cooling devices
    • B60H1/00021—Air flow details of HVAC devices
    • B60H2001/00114—Heating or cooling details
    • B60H2001/00135—Deviding walls for separate air flows
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60H—ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES
    • B60H1/00—Heating, cooling or ventilating [HVAC] devices
    • B60H1/00007—Combined heating, ventilating, or cooling devices
    • B60H1/00021—Air flow details of HVAC devices
    • B60H2001/00185—Distribution of conditionned air
    • B60H2001/00192—Distribution of conditionned air to left and right part of passenger compartment
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60H—ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES
    • B60H1/00—Heating, cooling or ventilating [HVAC] devices
    • B60H1/22—Heating, cooling or ventilating [HVAC] devices the heat being derived otherwise than from the propulsion plant
    • B60H2001/2268—Constructional features
    • B60H2001/2287—Integration into a vehicle HVAC system or vehicle dashboard

Definitions

  • HVAC Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning
  • HVAC systems are used for climate control of, e.g., internal cabin areas of an automobile.
  • HVAC systems may be configured with an HVAC module having a heat exchanger disposed in a housing.
  • An HVAC distribution system may be operatively connected to the HVAC module.
  • An HVAC system may have one or more airflow paths for allowing air to flow, for example, to, from, and/or within the HVAC module and the HVAC distribution system.
  • An HVAC module for an electric vehicle includes an electric powered heating module having heating elements extending in a cross-car direction in the electric vehicle. Electronic components of the electric powered heating module are separated from a direct path of water. An independent airflow management (1AM) housing is disposed in contact with the electric powered heating module to receive airflow that passes through the electric powered heating module to direct a portion of the airflow independently to driver side ducts and passenger side ducts defined in the HVAC module.
  • 1AM independent airflow management
  • An aspect disclosed herein is an HVAC module for an electric vehicle, comprising: an electric powered heating module having heating elements extending in a cross-car direction in the electric vehicle wherein the electronic components are separated from a direct path of water; and an independent airflow management (1AM) housing disposed in contact with the electric powered heating module to receive airflow that passes through the electric powered heating module to direct a portion of the airflow independently to driver side ducts and passenger side ducts defined in the HVAC module.
  • an electric powered heating module having heating elements extending in a cross-car direction in the electric vehicle wherein the electronic components are separated from a direct path of water
  • an independent airflow management (1AM) housing disposed in contact with the electric powered heating module to receive airflow that passes through the electric powered heating module to direct a portion of the airflow independently to driver side ducts and passenger side ducts defined in the HVAC module.
  • the 1AM driver side duct has a driver vent outlet defined in an upper face of the 1AM driver side duct to direct at least a portion of airflow from the 1AM driver side duct to a driver vent duct defined in the HVAC module.
  • the 1AM driver side duct has a driver floor outlet defined in a left face of the 1AM driver side duct to direct at least a portion of airflow from the 1AM driver side duct to a driver floor duct defined in the HVAC module.
  • the 1AM driver side duct has a second row outlet defined in a bottom face of the 1AM driver side duct to direct at least a portion of airflow from the 1AM driver side duct to a second row duct defined in the HVAC module.
  • the 1AM housing defines a passenger side intake on a lower portion of the 1AM housing facing the electric powered heating module, wherein the passenger side intake spans the 1AM passenger side duct and the 1AM driver side duct, wherein passenger side intake airflow is prevented from flowing into the 1AM driver side duct by a driver side front wall of the 1AM driver side duct and by the central wall.
  • the 1AM passenger side duct has a passenger vent outlet defined in an upper face of the 1AM passenger side duct to direct at least a portion of airflow from the 1AM passenger side duct to a passenger vent duct defined in the HVAC module.
  • the 1AM passenger side duct has a passenger floor outlet defined in a right face of the 1AM passenger side duct to direct at least a portion of airflow from the 1AM passenger side duct to a passenger floor duct defined in the HVAC module.
  • the 1AM passenger side duct has a second row outlet defined in a bottom face of the 1AM passenger side duct to direct at least a portion of airflow from the 1AM passenger side duct to a second row duct defined in the HVAC module.
  • the electric powered heating module has a mounting flange for attaching the electric powered heating module to an HVAC module housing.
  • the electric powered heating module has a heating module housing attached to the mounting flange.
  • the electric powered heating module has electrical connectors disposed on the heating module housing, and wherein the electrical connectors are to receive mating connectors by moving the mating connectors vertically relative to the electrical connectors.
  • HVAC module may be used and/or combined together in any desirable manner, and/or may be used and/or combined with any of the examples disclosed herein.
  • FIG. 2 is a semi-schematic front perspective drawing of an independent airflow management (IAM) housing according to an example of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 3 is a semi-schematic rear perspective drawing of the IAM housing depicted in Fig. 2 according to an example of the present disclosure
  • Fig. 8 is a semi-schematic rear perspective view of the electric heating module, and the IAM housing from Fig. 2 shown with the cross-section from Fig. 5 superimposed on the electric heating module and the IAM housing according to an example of the present disclosure;
  • an HVAC module 10 for an electric vehicle 20 (Fig. 1 ) includes an electric powered heating module 30 (Fig. 8) and an independent airflow management (IAM) housing 40 (Fig. 2).
  • an electric vehicle may be any vehicle that uses electric power, at least in part, to move the vehicle. Examples of electric vehicles as contemplated herein include battery electric hybrid automobiles, plug-in electric automobiles, solar powered automobiles and fuel cell powered automobiles.
  • the vehicle may have a gasoline or diesel engine as long as at least some electric power is capable of moving the vehicle for at least a portion of the useful life of the vehicle 20.
  • the HVAC module 10 may have a heater core 34 that uses engine coolant/water as a heat exchange medium.
  • the heater core 34 may be in addition to the electric powered heating module 30, or combined with the electric powered heating module 30. In some examples of the present disclosure, there may be no engine coolant/water type heater core.
  • the electric powered heating module 30 has heating elements 32 extending in a cross-car direction in the electric vehicle 20.
  • “cross-car” direction mean a direction parallel to the Y-axis shown in the coordinate system depicted in Fig. 1.
  • the electronic components are separated from a direct path of water.
  • the independent airflow management (1AM) housing 40 is disposed in contact with the electric powered heating module 30 to receive airflow that passes through the electric powered heating module 30 to direct a portion of the airflow independently to driver side ducts and passenger side ducts defined in the HVAC module 10.
  • driver side means the left side, also called the -Y side of the vehicle using the coordinate system depicted in Fig. 1.
  • passenger side means the right side, also called the +Y side of the vehicle using the coordinate system depicted in Fig. 1. It is to be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to vehicles that have a driver onboard the vehicle. It is to be further understood that the present disclosure is not limited to vehicles with driver controls on the left side of the vehicle. The present disclosure also includes mirror images of what is expressly described herein.
  • the electric powered heating module 30 may include Positive Temperature Coefficient (PTC) heating elements 32.
  • PTC heating elements use positive temperature coefficient materials. Positive temperature coefficient materials exhibit a positive resistance change in response to an increase in temperature. As the temperature increases, the electrical resistance of the material also increases; thereby limiting current flow through the element.
  • PTC Positive Temperature Coefficient
  • the 1AM driver side duct 44 may have a driver vent outlet 54 defined in an upper face 56’ of the 1AM driver side duct 44 to direct at least a portion of airflow from the 1AM driver side duct 44 to a driver vent duct defined in the HVAC module 10.
  • the IAM driver side duct 44 may have a driver floor outlet 60 defined in a left face 62 of the IAM driver side duct 44 to direct at least a portion of airflow from the IAM driver side duct 44 to a driver floor duct defined in the HVAC module 10.
  • the IAM driver side duct 44 may have a second row outlet 66 defined in a bottom face 68’ of the IAM driver side duct 44 to direct at least a portion of airflow from the IAM driver side duct 44 to a second row duct defined in the HVAC module 10.
  • the IAM passenger side duct 46 may have a passenger vent outlet 78 defined in an upper face 56 of the IAM passenger side duct 46 to direct at least a portion of airflow from the IAM passenger side duct 46 to a passenger vent duct defined in the HVAC module 10.
  • the IAM passenger side duct 46 may have a passenger floor outlet 82 defined in a right face 84 of the IAM passenger side duct 46 to direct at least a portion of airflow from the IAM passenger side duct 46 to a passenger floor duct defined in the HVAC module 10.
  • the electric powered heating module 30 may have a mounting flange 88 for attaching the electric powered heating module 30 to an HVAC module housing 90.
  • the electric powered heating module 30 hay have a heating module housing 92 attached to the mounting flange 88.
  • the electric powered heating module 30 may have electrical connectors 94 disposed on the heating module housing 92.
  • the electrical connectors 94 may be to receive mating connectors (not shown) by moving the mating connectors vertically relative to the electrical connectors 94.
  • the IAM housing 40 may have a central wall 42 to separate an IAM driver side duct 44 from an IAM passenger side duct 46.
  • the IAM housing 40 may define a driver side intake 50 on an upper portion 48 of the IAM housing 40 facing the electric powered heating module 30.
  • the driver side intake 50 may span the IAM driver side duct 44 and the IAM passenger side duct 46.
  • passenger side intake airflow may be prevented from flowing into the IAM driver side duct 44 by a driver side front wall 52’ of the IAM driver side duct 44 and by the central wall 42.
  • the electric powered heating module 30 may be to independently control heat in the driver side intake airflow and the passenger side intake airflow.
  • connection/connected/connection “attach/attached/attachment” and/or the like are broadly defined herein to encompass a variety of divergent connected arrangements and assembly techniques. These arrangements and techniques include, but are not limited to (1 ) the direct communication between one component and another component with no intervening components therebetween; and (2) the communication of one component and another component with one or more components therebetween, provided that the one component being“connected to” or“attached to” the other component is somehow in communication with the other component (notwithstanding the presence of one or more additional components therebetween). Additionally, two components may be permanently, semi-permanently, or releasably engaged with and/or connected to one another.
  • Indirect communication may include communication between two components with additional component(s) located therebetween.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne un module CVCA pour un véhicule électrique, ledit module CVCA comprenant un module de chauffage électrique ayant des éléments chauffants s'étendant dans une direction transversale dans le véhicule électrique. Des composants électroniques du module de chauffage électrique sont séparés d'un trajet direct d'eau. Un boîtier de gestion de flux d'air indépendant (IAM pour Independent Airflow Management) est disposé en contact avec le module de chauffage électrique pour recevoir un flux d'air qui passe à travers le module de chauffage électrique pour diriger une partie du flux d'air indépendamment des conduits côté conducteur et des conduits côté passager définis dans le module CVCA.
PCT/US2019/015445 2018-01-29 2019-01-28 Module cvca pour un véhicule électrique WO2019148114A1 (fr)

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