Deaeration tank
AssigneeModine Manufacturing Company
InventorsMichael J. Kis, Timothy R. Luttig, Zachary J. Fleischmann
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Abstract
A deaeration tank includes a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a cavity, a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and a plurality of support members. The cavity is defined between the top wall, the bottom wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall. The cavity provides a path for fluid to flow between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet. Each of the plurality of support members includes a first segment and a second segment. The first segment extends from the first side wall to the second side wall. The second segment extends perpendicularly from the first segment toward the bottom wall such that the support members are configured to direct fluid flowing within the cavity away from the top wall.
Claims20
A deaeration tank configured to de-aerate coolant fluid for an electric vehicle, the deaeration tank comprising:
- a housing including:
- a first portion having a first cavity, a plurality of first portion support members, and a baffle that divides the first cavity into an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber,
- a second portion having a second cavity and a plurality of second portion support members, and
- a fluid flow path extending from the inlet chamber to the second cavity and from the second cavity to the outlet chamber;
- and
- a filter configured to separate air from coolant fluid flowing through the filter, the filter extending along an interface between the first portion and the second portion;
- wherein the filter:
- (i) separates the second cavity from the inlet chamber such that the fluid flow path passes though the filter a first time, and
- (ii) separates the second cavity from the outlet chamber such that the fluid flow path passes through the filter a second time;
- wherein the first portion is joined to the second portion such that ends of the first portion support members are joined with ends of the second portion support members,
- wherein each of the second portion support members is configured to direct coolant fluid toward a bottom of the housing to reduce air entrainment of the coolant fluid
- wherein, one of the first portion support members and the second portion support members, in cross section, includes a first segment and a second segment that extends perpendicularly from the first segment,
- wherein, in use, the second segment extends perpendicularly from the first segment in a direction towards a bottom of the housing, and
- wherein the first segment and the second segment form a T-shape in the cross section.
A deaeration tank comprising:
- a housing including:
- a first portion having a first cavity, a plurality of first portion support members, and a baffle that divides the first cavity into an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber,
- a second portion having a second cavity and a plurality of second portion support members, and
- a fluid flow path extending from the inlet chamber to the second cavity and from the second cavity to the outlet chamber;
- and
- a filter configured to separate air from coolant fluid flowing through the filter, the filter extending along an interface between the first portion and the second portion;
- wherein the filter:
- (i) separates the second cavity from the inlet chamber such that the fluid flow path passes though the filter a first time, and
- (ii) separates the second cavity from the outlet chamber such that the fluid flow path passes through the filter a second time;
- wherein the first portion is joined to the second portion such that ends of the first portion support members are joined with ends of the second portion support members,
- wherein each of the second portion support members is configured to direct coolant fluid toward a bottom of the housing to reduce air entrainment of the coolant fluid,
- wherein, one of the first portion support members and the second portion support members, in cross section, includes a first segment and a second segment that extends perpendicularly from the first segment, and
- wherein only one of the first segment and the second segment extends through the filter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.