Detailed Description
Features and exemplary embodiments of various aspects of the present invention will be described in detail below, and in order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and the detailed embodiments. Relational terms such as "first" and "second", and the like, may be used solely to distinguish one element from another element having the same name, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between the elements.
As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the embodiment of the invention provides a control valve 1, which comprises a driving assembly 40, a cover 103, a valve body 10, a first valve core 20 and a second valve core 30, wherein at least part of the first valve core 20 and at least part of the second valve core 30 are positioned in the valve body 10, and the first valve core 20 and the second valve core 30 can be independently rotated under the driving of the driving assembly 40, so that the conduction cavities of the two valve cores conduct the valve ports of different control valves 1, and the control function of the control valve 1 on fluid is realized. Further, the rotation axis of the first valve core 20 is parallel to the rotation axis of the second valve core 30, at least part of the first valve core 20 and at least part of the second valve core 30 are located between the cover 103 and the valve body 10, the cover 103 and the valve body 10 are sealed to prevent leakage of fluid in the control valve, the driving assembly 40 is located on one side of the cover 103 away from the valve body 10, and the driving assembly 40 can drive the first valve core 20 and the second valve core 30 to rotate.
With further reference to fig. 1 to 4, the control valve 1 has a first chamber 11, a second chamber 12, and a communication duct 13 that communicates the first chamber 11 and the second chamber 12, the arrangement direction of the first chamber 11 and the second chamber 12 intersecting with the height direction of the control valve 1, for example, in fig. 3, the arrangement direction of the first chamber 11 and the second chamber 12 is perpendicular to the height direction of the control valve 1. As shown in fig. 4, the valve body 10 includes a first side wall portion 14 and a second side wall portion 15, where the first side wall portion 14 and the second side wall portion 15 are fixedly connected and sealed, or the first side wall portion 14 and the second side wall portion 15 are integrally formed, the first side wall portion 14 is a peripheral wall or at least a part of a peripheral wall of the first chamber 11, and the second side wall portion 15 is a peripheral wall or at least a part of a peripheral wall of the second chamber 12. One end of the communication duct 13 forms one of the communication openings at the first side wall portion 14, and the other end of the communication duct 13 forms the other communication opening at the second side wall portion 15, thereby communicating the first chamber 11 and the second chamber 12.
With further reference to fig. 4 and 7, the valve body 10 may further include a connection wall 18 connecting the first side wall 14 and the second side wall 15, the connection wall 18 is located between the first side wall 14 and the second side wall 15, the connection wall 18 is a peripheral wall or at least a part of a peripheral wall of the communication channel 13, alternatively, the first side wall 14, the second side wall 15 and the connection wall 18 may be integrally formed, as shown in fig. 7, one end of the communication channel 13 penetrates the first side wall 14 to form a communication opening, the other end penetrates the second side wall 15 to form another communication opening, and the aperture of the communication channel 13 increases gradually along the direction of the first chamber 11 toward the second chamber 12, so that the communication channel 13 has a larger flow area, which is beneficial for reducing the flow resistance of fluid.
Referring to fig. 4 to 8, in some embodiments, the control valve 1 has at least five passages, and in embodiments of the present invention, the control valve 1 has nine passages including a first passage 101 and a second passage 102, one end of the first passage 101 forms a first communication port 141 through the first side wall portion 14, the first communication port 141 communicates with the first chamber 11, the other end of the first passage 101 forms a first valve port 1011 through an outer surface of the control valve 1 so that fluid can enter or exit the control valve 1 from the first valve port 1011, one end of the second passage 102 forms a second communication port 151 through the second side wall portion 15, the second communication port 151 communicates with the second chamber 12, and the other end of the second passage 102 forms a second valve port 1021 through the outer surface of the control valve 1 so that fluid can enter or exit the control valve 1 from the second valve port 1021. In the control valve 1 provided in the embodiment of the present invention, the first side wall portion 14 is provided with one first communication port 141 along the height direction of the control valve 1, the second side wall portion 15 is provided with one second communication port 151 along the height direction of the control valve 1, by rotating the first valve core 20 and/or the second valve core 30, at least two first communication ports 141 can be conducted through the conducting cavity of the first valve core 20, so as to realize conduction between the plurality of first valve ports 1011, and the first communication ports 141 and the second communication ports 151 can be conducted through the conducting cavity of the first valve core 20 and the conducting cavity of the second valve core 30, so as to realize multiple conduction between the first valve ports 1011 and the second valve ports 1021, and realize the control function of the control valve 1 on fluid.
With further reference to fig. 6 to 8, in some embodiments, the first communication ports 141 are arranged along the circumferential direction of the first side wall portion 14, the second communication ports 151 are arranged along the circumferential direction of the second side wall portion 15, and the centers of the first communication ports 141 and the second communication ports 151 are located at the same height of the control valve 1 in the height direction of the control valve 1, that is, a plane passing through the centers of the first communication ports 141 and the second communication ports 151 is perpendicular to the height direction of the control valve 1. In fig. 8, the distance between the center of the first communication port 141 and the center of the second communication port 151 from the bottom end surface of the valve body 10 may be h, and the specific value of h may be set according to the needs of the user. Through the above arrangement, each communication port can be neatly arranged, which is favorable for reducing the dimension of the control valve 1 in the height direction.
In order to facilitate assembly of the control valve 1 with other components in the thermal management system and improve the integration degree of the control valve 1 with other components in the system, in some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1 to 8, the valve body 10 further includes a mounting portion 17, where the planar mounting portion 17 may be fixedly connected to the first side wall portion 14, the second side wall portion 15 and the connecting wall portion 18, respectively, for example, the planar mounting portion 17, the first side wall portion 14, the second side wall portion 15 and the connecting wall portion 18 may be integrally formed, where the planar mounting portion 17 has a mounting surface 171 facing away from the driving assembly 40, and where the first valve port 1011 and the second valve port 1021 of the control valve 1 each penetrate the mounting surface 171, so that each valve port of the control valve 1 is disposed on the mounting surface 171 and each valve port is oriented identically, which may relatively simplify the assembly steps of the control valve 1 with other components and reduce leakage points of the connecting portion, and increase the reliability of the seal.
Referring to fig. 1 to 9, in order to achieve sealing performance of the control valve 1 after being mounted with other components, the control valve 1 further includes a gasket 50, the gasket 50 includes a plurality of tunnels 51 penetrating the gasket 50 along a thickness direction of the gasket 50, the tunnels 51 are communicated with corresponding first and second valve ports 1011 and 1021, in order to facilitate mounting of the gasket 50, the planar mounting portion 17 further includes a groove 172, the groove 172 is recessed from the mounting surface 171 toward the interior of the planar mounting portion 17, wherein a width of the groove is 6mm or more, and a thickness of the gasket 50 is greater than a recessed depth of the groove 172, so that the gasket 50 is clamped when the control valve 1 is assembled with other components, thereby achieving sealing performance, and optionally, the gasket 50 may be an X-shaped gasket, so as to facilitate increasing a compression amount of the gasket 50, thereby improving sealing performance of a combined structure of the control valve and other components.
Optionally, the control valve 1 includes seven first passages 101, two second passages 102, seven first passages 101 form seven first valve ports 1011, two second flow passages 102 form two second valve ports 1021, referring to fig. 6, an angle a formed by centers of two adjacent first valve ports 1011 and an axis of the first chamber 11 is 45 degrees, a minimum distance m between inner walls of two adjacent first valve ports 1011 is 6mm or more, and a cross-sectional area of the first valve ports 1011 is equal to a cross-sectional area of the second valve ports 1021, so that the first valve ports 1011 and the second valve ports 1021 have the same fluid flow area.
Referring to fig. 2 to 7, in some embodiments, the valve body 10 further includes a first connecting portion 191, where the first connecting portion 191 is fixedly connected to or integrally formed with the first side wall portion 14, a portion of the first channel 101 is located in the first connecting portion 191, a cross section of the first side wall portion 14 is a ring-shaped structure with an opening, an inner surface of the cross section of the first connecting portion 191 is a fan-shaped structure, and an arc length of a cross section of the first connecting portion 191 away from the first side wall portion 14 is greater than an arc length of an arc adjacent to the first side wall portion 14, and it should be noted that the cross section is a cross section formed by cutting the valve body 10 along a height direction perpendicular to the valve body 10. In some embodiments, the valve body 10 further includes a second connection portion 192, where the second connection portion 192 is fixedly connected to or integrally formed with the second side wall portion 15, and the second flow channel 102 penetrates the second connection portion 192, and the second side wall portion 15 includes a flat plate portion through which the second communication port 151 penetrates, and an inner surface of a cross section of the second connection portion 192 has a rectangular structure.
Referring to fig. 5 to 7, in some embodiments, the control valve 1 further includes at least three first mounting portions 161 and at least one second mounting portion 162, where the first mounting portions 161 are arranged along the circumferential direction of the first side wall portion 14 and are fixedly connected or integrally formed with the first side wall portion 14, and the second mounting portions 162 are fixedly connected or integrally formed with the second side wall portion 15, and at least one of the second mounting portions 162 and the first mounting portions 161 are disposed on two sides of the second chamber 12 along the arrangement direction of the first chamber 11 and the second chamber 12, so that stable mounting of the control valve can be achieved through the above arrangement.
The drive assembly 40 of an embodiment of the present invention is described below. Referring to fig. 1 to 3 and 10, at least a portion of the driving assembly 40 is located at one side of the valve body 10 along the height direction of the valve body 10, the driving assembly 40 includes a housing 45, a first driving member 43 and a second driving member 44, the housing 45 has a receiving cavity 453, at least a portion of the first driving member 43 and at least a portion of the second driving member 44 are located in the receiving cavity 453, the first driving member 43 includes a first motor 431 and a first driving gear set 432 in driving connection, the first driving gear set 432 includes a first output gear 4321, the first output gear 4321 is in driving connection with the first valve core 20 to drive the first valve core 20 to rotate, the second driving member 44 includes a second motor 441 and a second driving gear set 442 in driving connection, the second driving gear set 442 includes a second output gear 4421, and the second output gear 4421 is in driving connection with the second valve core 30 to drive the second valve core 30 to rotate, thereby driving the first valve core 20 and the second valve core 30 to rotate.
With further reference to fig. 1 and 10, in some embodiments, the first motor 431 includes a first power supply terminal 4311, the first power supply terminal 4311 includes a positive power supply terminal and a negative power supply terminal, the second driving member 44 includes a second power supply terminal 4411, the second power supply terminal 4411 includes a positive power supply terminal and a negative power supply terminal, the driving assembly 40 further includes a plurality of wire segments 46 and a control member 47, and the first power supply terminal 4311 and the second power supply terminal 4411 are electrically connected to the control member 47 through the wire segments 46, such that an electrical signal can be transmitted between the control member 47 and the power supply terminal through the wire segments 46 to achieve a power supply operation of the first motor 431 and the second motor 441. The first driving member 43 and the second driving member 44 may be symmetrically disposed about a symmetry axis extending along a width direction of the driving assembly 40, the first driving member 43 and the second driving member 44 are located on one side of the width direction of the driving assembly 40, the control member 47 is located on the other side of the width direction of the driving assembly 40, so as to neatly arrange each component in the driving assembly 40, the width direction and the length direction of the driving assembly 40 are perpendicular to each other, and the width direction and the length direction of the driving assembly 40 are perpendicular to a height direction of the control valve, where the height direction of the control valve, the height direction of the valve body and the height direction of the valve core are all parallel.
Further, to monitor the rotation of the first driver 43 and the second driver 44 and the two spools, for example, to monitor whether the control valve is blocked, in some embodiments, the control member 47 includes a control board 471, a first potentiometer 472 and a second potentiometer 473, the shaft of the first output gear 4321 is sleeved in the limiting hole of the first potentiometer 521 through the control board 51, and the shaft of the second output gear 4421 is sleeved in the limiting hole of the second potentiometer 522 through the control board 51. Through the above arrangement, the rotating plate in the first potentiometer 521 and the first output gear 4321 rotate synchronously, and the rotating plate in the second potentiometer 324 and the second output gear 4421 rotate synchronously, so as to monitor the rotation of the motor and the valve core in the control valve.
To achieve rotation of the first and second spools 20 and 30, referring further to fig. 3, in some embodiments, the control valve 1 further includes a first drive shaft 41 and a second drive shaft 42, the first drive shaft 41 is integrally configured or in driving connection with the first spool 20, the second drive shaft 42 is integrally configured or in driving connection with the second spool 30, the control valve 1 further includes a cover 103, the cover 103 is disposed between the drive assembly 40 and the valve body 10 and in welded sealing arrangement with the valve body 10, at least a portion of the first spool 20 and at least a portion of the second spool 30 are disposed between the cover 103 and the valve body 10, the first drive shaft 41 is in driving connection with the first spool 20 through the cover 103, the second drive shaft 42 is in driving connection with the second output gear 4421 and the second spool 30 through the cover 103, and both the first drive shaft 41 and the second drive shaft 42 are in sealing arrangement with the cover 103.
In summary, according to the control valve 1 provided by the embodiment of the present invention, there are at least five channels, the channels of the control valve include a first channel 101 and a second channel 102, the first channel 101 penetrates through a first communication port 141 formed in the first sidewall 14 and is arranged along the circumferential direction of the first sidewall 14, the second channel 102 penetrates through a second communication port 151 formed in the second sidewall 15 and is arranged along the circumferential direction of the second sidewall 15, and along the height direction of the control valve 1, the first sidewall 14 is arranged with one first communication port 141, and the second sidewall 15 is arranged with one second communication port 151, compared with at least two communication ports arranged along the height direction of the control valve when the number of channels of the control valve is large, the control valve of the embodiment of the present invention has a smaller dimension along the height direction of the control valve, so that the structure of the control valve is more compact and simple; further, the control valve 1 includes a first valve core 20 and a second valve core 30, the driving assembly 40 includes a first driving member 43 and a second driving member 44, the first driving member 43 is in transmission connection with the first valve core 20, and the second driving member 44 is in transmission connection with the second valve core 30, so that the first valve core 20 and the second valve core 30 can rotate independently, and the first valve core 20 and/or the second valve core 30 can conduct a plurality of first communication ports 141 and conduct the first communication ports 141 and the second communication ports 151 when rotating, so as to realize a plurality of control modes of the control valve 1, meanwhile, because the first communication ports 141 and the second communication ports 151 are arranged and the two valve cores are arranged to realize conduction of each communication port, compared with the conduction mode that one valve core is used to realize a plurality of communication ports, the control valve 1 provided by the embodiment of the invention can reduce the design and manufacturing difficulty of the first valve core 20 and the second valve core 30, is convenient for popularization and application.
It should be noted that the above embodiments are only for illustrating the present invention and not for limiting the technical solutions described in the present invention, for example, the directions of "front", "rear", "left", "right", "upper", "lower", etc. although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be modified, combined or replaced with the same, and all technical solutions and modifications thereof without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention are intended to be covered by the claims of the present invention.