Combined deaerator and manifold for a coolant system of a vehicle
AssigneeCooper-Standard Automotive Inc.
InventorsJacob C. Jensen, Tisiphone A. Titus
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Abstract
This disclosure pertains to a device for removing air from a coolant liquid of a coolant system. The device has a body with a swirl pot at one end and a manifold extending from the swirl pot to an opposed end of the body. The swirl pot has a fluid inlet for receiving coolant fluid of a first air concentration and a fluid outlet for discharging coolant fluid of a second concentration less than the first. The manifold has a first fluid pipe connected to a plurality of outlet pipes that extend transversely to the first fluid pipe and are spaced there along.
Claims20
A device for removing air from a coolant liquid of a coolant system comprising:
- a body having a first end, a second opposed end, a top and an opposed bottom;
- a first manifold comprising a first plurality of inlet Pipes in fluid communication with the first manifold;
- a second manifold, integral with the first manifold, comprising a second plurality of outlet pipes in fluid communication with the second manifold;
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- a swirl pot, integral with the first manifold and the second manifold having a first fluid inlet for receiving fluid containing air of a first concentration, a first fluid outlet for conveying fluid having air of a second concentration lower than the first concentration, and an air bubble outlet,
- wherein the first manifold, the second manifold, and the swirl pot are fluidically connected to one another such that the swirl pot is located between the first and second manifolds.
A device for removing air from a coolant liquid of a coolant system comprising:
- a body having a first end, a second opposed end, a top and an opposed bottom;
- a first manifold having a first fluid pipe in fluid communication with a first plurality of inlet pipes extending in a first direction,
- a second manifold, integral with the first manifold, having a second fluid pipe extending parallel to the first fluid pipe and having a second plurality of outlet pipes extending in a second direction opposite the first direction;
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- a swirl pot at the first end, integral with the first manifold and the second manifold, having a bottom, a top, a side wall connecting the bottom and the too, a first fluid inlet for receiving fluid containing air of a first concentration, a first fluid outlet for conveying fluid having air of a second concentration lower than the first concentration, and an air bubble outlet,
- wherein the first manifold, the second manifold, and the swirl pot are fluidically connected to one another such that the swirl pot is located between the first and second manifolds.
A coolant system comprising:
- a heat exchanger;
- a heat generating component;
- a coolant reservoir;
- a first pump;
- piping connecting the heat exchanger, the heat generating component, the first pump and the coolant reservoir to remove heat from the heat generating component;
- an air separator connected to the piping having a body having a first end, a second opposed end, a top and an opposed bottom;
- a first manifold having a first fluid pipe in fluid communication with a first plurality of inlet pipes;
- a second manifold, integral with the first manifold, having a second fluid pipe in fluid communication with a second plurality of outlet pipes;
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- a swirl pot at the first end, integral with the first manifold and the second manifold, having a bottom, a top, a side wall connecting the bottom and the top, a first fluid inlet for receiving fluid containing air of a first concentration from the heat generating component, a first fluid outlet for conveying fluid having air of a second concentration lower than the first concentration to the heat exchanger, and an air bubble outlet connected to the coolant reservoir,
- wherein the first manifold, the second manifold, and the swirl pot are fluidically connected to one another such that the swirl pot is located between the first and second manifolds.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.