Inlet and outlet channels for a heat exchanger
AssigneeAptiv Technologies AG
InventorsJakub Antoni Korta, Tomasz Dolot
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Abstract
A manifold of a cooling system includes an inlet channel and an outlet channel designed to connect to multiple plates of a heat exchanger. The inlet and outlet channels include a junction portion, a connection portion, and a transfer portion. The junction portion includes opposing inclined contact surfaces that are inclined relative to a horizontal plane of the plates and mate with corresponding inclined contact surfaces of the plates. The connection portion accepts coolant hoses. The transfer portion is located between the junction portion and connection portions.
Claims20
A manifold for a cooling system, the manifold comprising:
- an inlet channel configured to connect to a heat exchanger of the cooling system that includes multiple plates, the inlet channel being configured to guide coolant toward the multiple plates of the heat exchanger;
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- an outlet channel configured to connect to the heat exchanger, the outlet channel being configured to guide the coolant away from the multiple plates of the heat exchanger,
- the inlet channel and the outlet channel including:
- a junction portion configured to transfer coolant to and from the multiple plates of the heat exchanger, the junction portion comprising opposing inclined contact surfaces that are inclined relative to a horizontal plane of the multiple plates and configured to mate with corresponding inclined contact surfaces of the multiple plates;
- a connection portion configured to accept a coolant hose;
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- a transfer portion between the junction portion and the connection portion, the transfer portion extending along a longitudinal axis.
A cooling system comprising:
- a heat exchanger comprising at least one plate configured to transfer heat away from electronic components, each plate of the heat exchanger comprising a first inclined contact surface that is inclined relative to a horizontal plane of each plate;
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- a manifold comprising:
- an inlet channel configured to connect to the at least one plate of the heat exchanger and guide coolant toward each plate of the heat exchanger;
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- an outlet channel configured to connect to the at least one plate of the heat exchanger and guide the coolant away from each plate of the heat exchanger,
- the inlet channel and the outlet channel including:
- a junction portion configured to transfer coolant to and from each plate of the heat exchanger, the junction portion comprising second inclined contact surfaces that are inclined relative to the horizontal plane of each plate and configured to mate with the corresponding first inclined contact surfaces of each plate;
- a connection portion configured to accept a coolant hose;
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- a transfer portion between the junction portion and the connection portion, the transfer portion extending along a longitudinal axis.
A method of installing a manifold to a cooling system, the cooling system comprising a heat exchanger with two plates, the method comprising:
- connecting an inlet channel of the manifold to the two plates of the heat exchanger by mating opposing inclined contact surfaces of a junction portion of the inlet channel to corresponding inclined contact surfaces of the two plates, the inlet channel being configured to guide coolant toward the two plates, the opposing inclined contact surfaces of the junction portion being inclined relative to a horizontal plane of the two plates;
- connecting an outlet channel of the manifold to the two plates of the heat exchanger by mating the opposing inclined contact surfaces of the junction portion of the outlet channel to corresponding inclined contact surfaces of the two plates, the outlet channel being configured to guide the coolant away from the two plates;
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- attaching coolant hoses to a connection portion of both the inlet channel and the outlet channel of the manifold, the inlet channel and the outlet channel further including a transfer portion between the junction portion and the connection portion that extends along a longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axis being parallel with the horizontal plane of the two plates.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.