WO2024078736A1 - Élément structural conducteur de fluide, procédé de démoulage d'un élément structural conducteur de fluide produit au moyen d'un procédé de moulage par injection, module de gestion thermique doté d'un tel élément et véhicule en étant équipé - Google Patents

Élément structural conducteur de fluide, procédé de démoulage d'un élément structural conducteur de fluide produit au moyen d'un procédé de moulage par injection, module de gestion thermique doté d'un tel élément et véhicule en étant équipé Download PDF

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WO2024078736A1
WO2024078736A1 PCT/EP2023/025418 EP2023025418W WO2024078736A1 WO 2024078736 A1 WO2024078736 A1 WO 2024078736A1 EP 2023025418 W EP2023025418 W EP 2023025418W WO 2024078736 A1 WO2024078736 A1 WO 2024078736A1
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Roland Klein
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K11/00—Arrangement in connection with cooling of propulsion units
    • B60K11/02—Arrangement in connection with cooling of propulsion units with liquid cooling
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L37/00—Couplings of the quick-acting type
    • F16L37/08—Couplings of the quick-acting type in which the connection between abutting or axially overlapping ends is maintained by locking members
    • F16L37/084—Couplings of the quick-acting type in which the connection between abutting or axially overlapping ends is maintained by locking members combined with automatic locking
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L37/00—Couplings of the quick-acting type
    • F16L37/24—Couplings of the quick-acting type in which the connection is made by inserting one member axially into the other and rotating it to a limited extent, e.g. with bayonet-action
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L41/00—Branching pipes; Joining pipes to walls
    • F16L41/02—Branch units, e.g. made in one piece, welded, riveted
    • F16L41/03—Branch units, e.g. made in one piece, welded, riveted comprising junction pieces for four or more pipe members

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  • Fluid-conducting structural component Method for demoulding a fluid-conducting structural component produced by injection moulding, thermal management module with such a component and vehicle with such a component
  • the invention relates to a fluid-conducting structural component with at least one first fluid connection device and at least one second fluid connection device and at least one fluid path, wherein the at least one fluid path opens into the at least one first fluid connection device, a method for demolding such a fluid-conducting structural component produced by the injection molding process in an injection molding tool containing at least one injection molding tool upper part and injection molding tool lower part, a thermal management module for managing mass flows of a temperature control medium in at least one temperature control circuit of a vehicle, wherein the thermal management module comprises at least one load-bearing structural component with at least two fluid connection devices and at least one fluid path, and a vehicle with at least one temperature control circuit for temperature control of vehicle components, in particular at least one battery and at least one electronic component, wherein at least one such thermal management module is provided for managing mass flows of a temperature control medium in the at least one temperature control circuit.
  • Fluid-conducting structural components with a first fluid connection device and a second fluid connection device and at least one fluid path, in which the fluid path opens into the first fluid connection device are known in the prior art. These can be used, for example, in vehicles in which fluids and other media are transported to and from vehicle components through media lines.
  • more and more electronically controlled components such as electrically adjustable control valves, electrically adjustable pumps, a large number of sensors, etc.
  • fluid circuits or temperature control circuits such as cooling circuits, of the vehicle. This enables thermal management to be carried out in line with requirements and optimized for the driving state, which on the one hand supports driving comfort and on the other hand optimizes the range of the vehicle.
  • the respective The temperature control medium is guided in a closed system of a temperature control circuit of a vehicle.
  • a temperature control circuit comprises at least a first sub-circuit, which is used to control the temperature of a traction battery, at least a second sub-circuit, which is used to control the temperature of at least one electronic component, and at least a third sub-circuit, which comprises a heat exchanger, which is used to absorb heat from the ambient air of the vehicle and to release heat to it and through which the temperature control medium also flows, so that heat can be transferred through the heat exchanger into the temperature control medium and from this to the ambient air.
  • the climate comfort for the interior or cabin of a vehicle can also be regulated via the third sub-circuit.
  • Each of the sub-circuits has a flow and a return and a number of media lines in which at least one temperature control medium flows.
  • a thermal management module can be provided to manage mass flows of the temperature control medium in such a closed temperature control circuit of a vehicle.
  • DE 10 2021 102473 A1 discloses a thermal management module for a cooling system for a motor vehicle with an electric drive system, which has a module housing with a plurality of cooling fluid connections, wherein the cooling fluid connections comprise a first cooling fluid connection, a second cooling fluid connection and a third cooling fluid connection, and a control valve arranged in the module housing is provided for controlling a fluid flow between the cooling fluid connections.
  • the thermal management module has a first connecting line for passing cooling fluid through, wherein the first connecting line couples the first cooling fluid connection to the second cooling fluid connection in a fluid-communicating manner.
  • An interior space is formed inside the module housing of the thermal management module, in which an control valve designed as a rotary slide valve is arranged.
  • the control valve By means of the control valve, a fluid-communicating coupling between the individual cooling fluid connections can be switched and interrupted.
  • the control valve has valve chambers with valve chamber openings that are brought into line with the corresponding cooling fluid connections. so that at least two cooling fluid connections can be connected to one another in a fluid-communicating manner via a valve chamber.
  • This thermal management module is therefore a special valve tailored to a specific application in the form of a 9/x-way valve for regulating the cooling medium in various branches of the cooling system, which is very complex and expensive.
  • the fluid connection devices are only arranged in one plane, so that their number is limited by the dimensions of the module housing.
  • the present invention is based on the object of developing a fluid-conducting structural component with at least one first fluid connection device and at least one second fluid connection device and at least one fluid path, wherein the at least one fluid path opens into the at least one first fluid connection device, as well as a method for demolding such a fluid-conducting structural component produced by the injection molding process in an injection molding tool in such a way that a larger number of fluid connection devices can be provided on the fluid-conducting structural component, wherein good demolding of the fluid-conducting structural component produced by the injection molding process should also be possible.
  • the at least one second fluid connection device is arranged approximately perpendicular to the at least one fluid path along it and is in fluid communication with the fluid path, wherein the at least one second fluid connection device has at least two locking lugs provided with an undercut for forming a holding area for fastening a media line to the at least one second fluid connection device.
  • the object is achieved in that the fluid-conducting structural component is demolded at least in a first plane of the fluid-conducting structural component lying in the main extension plane of the fluid-conducting structural component, wherein at least two locking lugs of the at least one second fluid connection device are guided from the side of their undercut through at least two through-openings between the at least one second Fluid connection device, the at least one fluid path and a structural element spaced apart from the at least one second fluid connection device.
  • the at least one supporting structural component is the fluid-conducting structural component defined above or comprises this.
  • the at least one thermal management module is such a thermal management module.
  • first fluid connection devices can be arranged in one plane, but also at least one second fluid connection device can be arranged in a plane perpendicular thereto on the fluid-conducting structural component.
  • the at least one first fluid connection device which is arranged in the main extension plane of the fluid-conducting structural component at the end of the at least one fluid path, in particular fluid channel, can have a circumferential retaining collar for locking and holding a retaining element for fastening a line connector of a media line to be connected there.
  • the fluid-conducting structural component preferably consists of a material that can be processed using the injection molding process, such as at least one plastic material.
  • Demolding of the fluid-conducting structural component produced using the injection molding process is carried out in the area of the at least one second fluid connection device in that the at least two locking lugs provided with an undercut are provided for forming a holding area for locking and holding or fastening the holding element for fastening a line connector of a media line to the at least one second fluid connection device.
  • the at least two locking lugs provided with an undercut are sufficient to create a holding area as a replacement for the holding collar on the at least one first fluid connection device, via which a holding element for holding or fastening a line connector can be fastened.
  • the undercut of the at least two locking lugs means that they protrude in the shape of a nose over the outside of the second fluid connection device, so that, as with a holding collar on the at least one first fluid connection device, a holding element can engage behind to fasten a line connector arranged at the end of a media line to the at least one second fluid connection device.
  • the fluid-conducting structural component is demolded by opening the injection molding tool in at least one first plane, namely the main plane of extension of the fluid-conducting structural component, in which the first fluid connection devices extend.
  • a structural element is arranged around at least in the region of the at least one fluid path and at least one section of the at least one second fluid connection device, and at least one through-opening is provided between the inside of the structural element and the outside of the fluid path.
  • the fluid-conducting structural component has at least two Through openings between the at least one second fluid connection device, the at least one fluid path, in particular fluid channel, and the structural element spaced from the at least one second fluid connection device.
  • the fluid-conducting structural component can be easily demolded in the region of the at least two locking lugs of the at least one second fluid connection device through the at least two through openings.
  • the demolding of all fluid connection devices of the injection-molded fluid-conducting structural component can thus take place approximately perpendicular to its main extension plane, the main extension plane of the fluid-conducting structural component, in the opening direction of the injection molding tool.
  • the injection molding tool is opened, the at least one injection molding tool upper part is removed from the at least one injection molding tool lower part.
  • the at least one second fluid connection device is demolded from the at least one injection molding tool lower part in the region of its at least two locking lugs, thus from the side of its undercut, i.e. from the direction of the injection molding tool lower part.
  • Demoulding can be carried out by means of suitably shaped demoulding elements which in particular engage the locking lugs on the side of their undercut.
  • the at least one structural element which is arranged at a distance from the at least one second fluid connection device and by providing the at least two through openings between the inside of the at least one structural element and the outside of the fluid path, in particular the fluid channel, a stable structure of the fluid-conducting structural component can be created around the at least one second fluid connection device.
  • the at least two locking lugs of the at least one second fluid connection device can be easily removed from the mold through the at least two through openings.
  • the at least one structural element can surround the at least one second fluid connection device at least in sections or partially or completely.
  • the at least one structural element can be at least partially ring-shaped and/or designed as a polygon, in particular as a closed polygon, e.g.
  • the structural element partially in the shape of a ring, flattened in one or more sections, in order to enable a holding element, such as a holding clip, to be easily attached to the holding collar of the at least one first fluid connection device, particularly in the area that covers the at least one first fluid connection device, for connecting it to a media line or a line connector arranged at the end of the same.
  • the at least one second fluid connection device is further advantageously provided on the outside with at least one support rib, in particular at least two support ribs, for stabilizing the at least one second fluid connection device.
  • the at least two support ribs advantageously extend spatially between the two locking lugs along the longitudinal extent of the second fluid connection device.
  • the at least two support ribs can be arranged opposite one another on the outside of the second fluid connection device.
  • the at least two support ribs can be arranged on the outside of the second fluid connection device aligned at an angle of approximately 90° to the at least two locking lugs.
  • the at least two support ribs then extend over the fluid path, in particular the fluid channel, in the longitudinal direction of the second fluid connection device. This enables particularly good support and stabilization of the second fluid connection device.
  • the at least two support ribs end in particular on the outside of the at least one fluid path, in particular fluid channel, and are in particular integrally connected to this or its outer wall or are formed in one piece.
  • the at least one second fluid connection device has at least one anti-twisting device for preventing twisting of a fluid to be connected or connected to the second fluid connection device.
  • the at least one anti-twisting device can be formed by the at least one support rib on the second fluid connection device or in addition to this, in particular on the outside thereof.
  • the at least one support rib arranged or provided on the outside of the second fluid connection device thus advantageously comprises or forms the anti-twisting device for preventing rotation of a holding element to be arranged or arranged thereon for holding a line connector of a media line that is to be or is connected to the second fluid connection device.
  • the holding element can engage or interact with the anti-twisting device so that rotation of the holding element about the longitudinal axis of the second fluid connection device can be prevented. Rotation of a media line connected or to be connected thereto or of its line connector about the longitudinal axis of the second fluid connection device can thereby be prevented.
  • This can prove to be particularly advantageous when installed in an arrangement such as a vehicle, in order to keep all media lines that are or will be connected to the corresponding fluid connection devices of the fluid-conducting structural component in an optimal positioning, so that on the one hand damage to the media lines is prevented, and on the other hand an arrangement of them that is optimized for installation space can be maintained.
  • the fluid-conducting structural component also advantageously comprises at least one grid-shaped structural area. This makes it possible to provide thermal decoupling of individual areas of the fluid-conducting structural component from other adjacent areas, since little or hardly any heat is/can be transferred via the respective grid-shaped structural area of the fluid-conducting structural component. Other areas of the fluid-conducting structural component can, however, be thermally coupled in a targeted manner, whereby in these areas, for example, no grid-shaped design of the fluid-conducting structural component is provided. In known fluid-conducting structural components, plastic geometries that are closed over the entire surface are usually provided.
  • the use of material when producing an injection-molded fluid-conducting structural component in particular for use in a thermal management module, can be reduced compared to the prior art and the distortion of the component can also be reduced compared to large-volume injection molding geometries of the prior art.
  • the at least one fluid path in particular fluid channel, is surrounded by at least one grid-shaped structural area.
  • the grid-shaped The structural region further advantageously comprises, in the region of the at least one second fluid connection device, the at least one structural element spaced apart from the at least one second fluid connection device.
  • the grid-shaped structural regions as well as the first and second fluid connection devices can thus be easily demolded during the opening movement of the injection molding tool.
  • the grid-shaped structural areas as well as the at least one structural element with the at least two through-openings that at least partially or in sections surrounds the at least one second fluid connection device that is or is to be formed along the at least one fluid path, in particular fluid channel, can be produced in the injection molding tool by sections of the at least one injection molding tool upper part and the at least one injection molding tool lower part that dip into one another during the closing movement of the injection molding tool.
  • the fluid-conducting structural component with its at least one first fluid connection device and its at least one second fluid connection device, which are arranged along the at least one fluid path, in particular fluid channel, which opens into the at least one first fluid connection device at the end, is very well suited for forming a supporting structural component of a thermal management module.
  • At least one component for conveying the temperature control medium and at least one component for regulating the mass flow can be arranged or be integrated into the structural component or fluid-conducting structural component.
  • a component for conveying the temperature control medium can in particular be a pump device, a component for regulating the mass flow can in particular be a valve.
  • Both the at least one component for conveying the temperature control medium and the at least one component for regulating the mass flow can thus be arranged on and/or in the supporting or fluid-conducting structural component in order to convey and regulate mass flows within the thermal management module in the desired manner and thus to distribute them to individual temperature control circuits of a vehicle in which the thermal management module is accommodated.
  • the temperature control circuits comprise media lines that are connected to the thermal management module or its supporting fluid-conducting structural component in the region of its at least one first and at least one second fluid connection device.
  • the temperature control circuits can be used to control the temperature of vehicle components, such as a battery, such as a traction battery, and electronic components, wherein heat exchangers and/or temperature control devices or heat sources and/or heat sinks are or can be arranged in the partial circuits. At least one or more partial circuits can thus be connected to the respective fluid path, in particular fluid channel, which is in fluid communication with the at least one first fluid connection device as well as with the at least one second fluid connection device.
  • Managing mass flows means that fluid medium mass flows within the thermal management module are conveyed, in particular pumped, by the at least one component for conveying the temperature control medium, and can be dosed or adjusted or regulated accordingly by the at least one component for controlling the mass flow and can be supplied to the respective fluid connection devices of the thermal management module or of its supporting fluid-carrying structural component.
  • the mass flows of temperature control medium within the closed temperature control circuit or of its partial circuits can be supplied to vehicle components to be tempered.
  • Such thermal management modules and temperature control circuits can for tempering vehicle components, particularly of an electric or hybrid-electric vehicle.
  • Figure 1 is a plan view of a first embodiment of a thermal management module according to the invention provided with a supporting fluid-conducting structural component according to the invention, comprising three valves and two pumping devices arranged on the supporting fluid-conducting structural component, as well as a number of first fluid connection devices arranged in the plane of the supporting fluid-conducting structural component and a second fluid connection device according to the invention arranged perpendicular to these and a fluid channel on this,
  • Figure 2 is a detailed view of the supporting fluid-conducting structural component according to Figure 1 in the region of the first and second fluid connection device,
  • Figure 3 is a perspective view of the portion of the supporting fluid-conducting structural component of the thermal management module according to Figure 1 comprising the second fluid connection device, and
  • Figure 4 shows a further perspective detailed view of the supporting fluid-conducting structural component according to the invention according to Figure 1, indicating the demolding direction during demolding of the fluid-conducting structural component after its injection molding.
  • Figure 1 shows a plan view of an inventive
  • Thermal management module 1 for managing mass flows of a temperature control medium in a temperature control circuit of a vehicle is shown.
  • the thermal management module comprises a fluid-conducting structural component 2, which is also the supporting structural component of the thermal management module 1. This means that on the supporting fluid-conducting structural component, on the one hand, components for conveying the temperature control medium in the form of a first
  • Pumping device 3 and a second pumping device 4 are arranged, on the other hand, three valves 5, 6, 7 as components for mass flow control. Both the two pump devices 3, 4 and the valves 5, 6, 7 are each arranged in the intersection area of fluid paths or fluid channels 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 60 of the fluid-conducting structural component 2.
  • a first fluid connection device 23 or 24 or 25 or 26 or 27 or 28 or 29 or 30 or 31 or 32 or 33 or 34 is arranged at the end of the fluid channels 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 60.
  • a second fluid connection device 8 is arranged along the longitudinal extension or longitudinal axis L 13 of the fluid channel 13, which extends with its longitudinal extension or longitudinal axis L 8 perpendicular to the longitudinal extension or longitudinal axis L 13 of the fluid channel 13.
  • Both the first fluid connection device 26 and the second fluid connection device 8 are fluidically connected to the inner flow lumen of the fluid channel 13, so that fluid or tempering medium flowing through the fluid channel 13 or its inner lumen can exit through the first fluid connection device 26 and through the second fluid connection device 8 or, conversely, can flow through these selectively or together into the fluid channel 13.
  • the supporting fluid-conducting structural component 2 comprises, in addition to the number of fluid channels 10 to 22, 60 and first fluid connection devices 23 to 34, which all lie in the main extension plane or plane E1 of the fluid-conducting structural component 2 (corresponding to the drawing plane in Figure 1) and the second fluid connection device 8 arranged perpendicular to the fluid channel 13, a number of grid-shaped structural regions 9.
  • the grid-shaped structural regions 9 are formed essentially between the fluid channels 10 to 22, 60 and thus form a large part of the body of the fluid-conducting structural component 2.
  • the grid-shaped structural regions 9 comprise intersecting webs 90, 91, in particular webs 90, 91 that are perpendicular to one another, and through openings 92 formed between them.
  • the body of the fluid-conducting structural component 2 is thus formed like a skeleton.
  • Four fastening points 101, 102, 103, 104 are provided on the outside of the fluid-conducting structural component 2 of the thermal management module 1, to which the thermal management module 1 or its load-bearing fluid-conducting structural component 2 can be fastened in a vehicle, in particular to its body.
  • the second fluid connection device 8 has two locking lugs 80, 81 formed opposite one another, each of which is provided with an undercut 82, 83.
  • the undercuts 82, 83 can be seen particularly well in Figures 3 and 4.
  • the locking lugs 80, 81 provided with the undercuts 82, 83 serve to form a holding area for a holding element 100, indicated by dashed lines in Figure 2, for holding and fastening a line connector of a media line to the second fluid connection device 8.
  • a demolding of a circumferential holding collar, such as the circumferential holding collar 35 on the first fluid connection devices 23 to 34 would not be possible in a simple manner.
  • only the locking lugs 80, 81 with their undercuts 82, 83 are provided.
  • the grid-shaped structural area 9 further comprises an annular structural element 95 around the second fluid connection device 8.
  • This is designed as a circumferential or closed structural element 95 and has a flattening 96 in the area where it covers the fluid connection device 26. This makes it possible to easily arrange a holding element 100 on the fluid connection device 26 or on its holding collar 35 in order to fasten a line connector of a media line there.
  • a distance A is provided around the second fluid connection device 8 between the inner side 97 of the annular structural element 95, also in the region of its flattening 96, and the outside 84 of the second fluid connection device 8.
  • the distance A is chosen to be large enough that a through opening 98, 99 remains on both sides of the inner side 97 of the annular structural element 95 and the outer side 130 of the fluid channel 13.
  • the second fluid connection device 8 can be demolded in the area of its locking lugs 80, 81 from the direction of its undercuts 82, 83 through these two through openings 98, 99. This is indicated in Figure 4 by the arrows P1, P2.
  • the fluid-conducting structural component 2 which is produced in particular by plastic injection molding, can thus be demolded in the opening direction of the injection molding tool for demolding by demolding elements engaging through the through openings 98, 99 in the annular structural element 95 and engaging the protruding locking lugs 80, 81. It is thus possible to demold the manufactured load-bearing fluid-conducting structural component 2 in a single plane, namely perpendicular to the plane E1.
  • the second fluid connection device 8 has two support ribs 85, 86 extending in the direction of its longitudinal axis L 8 or parallel to it.
  • the two support ribs 85, 86 extend between the two locking lugs 80, 81.
  • the support ribs 85, 86 and the two locking lugs 80, 81 are each arranged crosswise in pairs to one another, so that the two locking lugs 80, 81 lie opposite one another, partially overlapping the two through openings 98, 99 of the annular structural element 95, and the two support ribs 85, 86 also lie opposite one another, covering the fluid channel 13 and supporting on its outer side 130 or forming one piece with it.
  • the two support ribs 85, 86 are each designed in such a way that they can be easily demolded in the opening direction of an injection molding tool upper part when it is opened, which is indicated by the arrow P3 in Figure 4.
  • the support ribs 85, 86 are not uniformly flat, but have an external step, as can be seen particularly well in Figures 2 and 3.
  • the support ribs 85, 86 can also be designed to be uniformly flat, without such gradations.
  • the second fluid connection device 8 is inserted into the structure of the supporting fluid-conducting structural component 2 in a way that is protected from the outside, as shown, in the grid-shaped structural regions 9 thereof, as shown by the ring-shaped structural element 95.
  • the absorption of forces and bending moments can be achieved by the surrounding grid structure of the grid-shaped structural regions 9 of the supporting fluid-conducting structural component 2 of the thermal management module 1.
  • the pump devices 3, 4 and valves 5, 6, 7 attached to the supporting fluid-conducting structural component 2 can also be accommodated in a protected manner in the fluid-conducting structural component 2.
  • the heat exchange or the insulation of sub-functional areas of the thermal management module 1 can be varied by the shape of the grid structure of the grid-shaped structural areas 9, i.e. the ratio of webs 90, 91 to through-openings 92.
  • all areas of the fluid-conducting structural component that are not functional areas can be designed as grid-shaped structural areas 9. This allows the size of the required injection molding machine or injection molding tool to be reduced.
  • all areas of the grid structure of the grid-shaped structural areas 9 can be created by alternately immersing the upper part of the injection molding tool and the lower part of the injection molding tool.
  • the different design of the grid-shaped structural areas 9 of the supporting fluid-conducting structural component 2, in particular the positioning and shape of the through-openings 92 and webs 90 and 91 not only allows for targeted changes in stiffness, but also for targeted mechanical relief of individual areas of the supporting fluid-conducting structural component of the thermal management module 1, but also specifically more flexible areas of the supporting fluid-conducting structural component 2 can be created.
  • the grid structure of the grid-shaped structural areas 9 can change the original shape of the through-openings 92 under the influence of load, so that an actually square through-opening 92 can be deformed under the influence of force to become, for example, a diamond-shaped one.
  • the grid-shaped structural areas 9 can thus be used to specifically create mechanically more flexible areas of the fluid-conducting structural component and thus of the thermal management module 1 in order to keep loads that are detrimental to function away from sensitive areas of the thermal management module, such as weld seams and other sealing and functional areas of the thermal management module 1.
  • fluid-conducting structural components each have at least one first fluid connection device and at least one second fluid connection device as well as at least one fluid path, in particular fluid channel, wherein the at least one second fluid connection device extends along the fluid channel perpendicular to the latter and to the at least one first fluid connection device and wherein the at least one fluid channel opens into the at least one first fluid connection device, thus being or being able to be brought into fluid communication with both the at least one first fluid connection device and the at least one second fluid connection device.
  • At least two locking lugs are provided on the outside of the at least one second fluid connection device, which are used to form a holding area for fastening a holding element to the second Fluid connection devices are used to attach a media line or a line connector arranged at the end of the same to the latter.
  • the fluid-conducting structural component is removed from the side of an undercut of the respective locking lug through at least two through-openings that are formed between the at least one second fluid connection device, the at least one fluid path, in particular fluid channel, and a structural element that at least partially surrounds the at least one second fluid connection device at a distance from the latter.

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L'invention concerne un élément structural (2) conducteur de fluide comprenant au moins un premier dispositif de raccordement de fluide (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34) et au moins un deuxième dispositif de raccordement de fluide (8) et au moins un trajet de fluide (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 60), ce ou ces trajets de fluide débouchant dans le ou les premiers dispositifs de raccordement de fluide (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34), le ou les deuxièmes dispositifs de raccordement de fluide (8) étant disposés de manière sensiblement perpendiculaire audit trajet de fluide (13) le long de celui-ci et étant en communication fluidique avec ce trajet de fluide (13), le ou les deuxièmes dispositifs de raccordement de fluide (8) comprenant au moins deux ergots d'encliquetage (80, 81) pourvus d'une contre-dépouille (82, 83) pour former une zone de retenue pour la fixation d'un élément de retenue et/ou d'un connecteur de conduite et/ou d'une conduite de fluide sur le ou les deuxièmes dispositifs de raccordement de fluide (8).
PCT/EP2023/025418 2022-10-10 2023-10-04 Élément structural conducteur de fluide, procédé de démoulage d'un élément structural conducteur de fluide produit au moyen d'un procédé de moulage par injection, module de gestion thermique doté d'un tel élément et véhicule en étant équipé WO2024078736A1 (fr)

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