# US 2018/0320996 A1 · Cooling arrangement, fluid collector for cooling arrangement, and method of producing a fluid collector > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0320996 A1 - Document ID: US20180320996A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/970,523 - Filed: 2018-05-03 - Published: 2018-11-08 - Earliest claimed: 2017-05-05 - Assignees: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH - Applicants: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH - Inventors: Konstantin Tatarinov; Edvin List Clausen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180320996A1 ## CPC - F28F 9/0226: {with resilient gaskets} - F28D 1/00: Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators (F28D5/00 takes precedence) - F28D 1/05366: {Assemblies of conduits connected to common headers, e.g. core type radiators} - F28F 9/0248: {Arrangements for sealing connectors to header boxes} - F28F 9/165: {by using additional preformed parts, e.g. sleeves, gaskets (F28F9/185 takes precedence)} - H01M 10/613: Cooling or keeping cold - H01M 10/625: Vehicles - H01M 10/6554: Rods or plates - H01M 10/6556: Solid parts with flow channel passages or pipes for heat exchange (closed pipes H01M10/6552) - H01M 10/6567: Liquids - F28D 2021/0029: {Heat sinks} - F28D 2021/0043: {for fuel cells} - F28F 2275/08: by clamping or clipping - F28F 2275/10: by force joining - H01M 2220/20: Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane - Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries - F28F: DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION (water and air traps, air venting F16) - F28D: HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT (fluid heaters having heat generating means and heat transferring means F24H; furnaces F27; details of heat-exchange apparatus of general) - H01M: PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION ## Abstract A cooling arrangement for a battery box includes a plate-shaped heat exchanging element, a cooling channel secured to the heat exchanging element, and a fluid collector for collecting or feeding a fluid into the cooling channel. The fluid collector includes a volume region and has a receiving opening on a side proximate to the cooling channel for introduction of the cooling channel to thereby fluidly connect the volume region with the cooling channel. A sealing element and a clamping element are arranged on an outside of the fluid collector at the receiving opening, with the clamping element being traversed by the cooling channel. A clamping tab is arranged above or below the receiving opening in surrounding relationship to the sealing element and the clamping element to thereby secure the cooling channel immovably to the fluid collector. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cooling arrangement for a battery box, said cooling arrangement comprising: a plate-shaped heat exchanging element; a cooling channel secured to the heat exchanging element; a fluid collector for collecting or feeding a fluid into the cooling channel, said fluid collector including a volume region and having a receiving opening on a side proximate to the cooling channel for insertion of the cooling channel to thereby fluidly connect the volume region with the cooling channel; a sealing element arranged on an outside of the fluid collector at the receiving opening; a clamping element arranged on the outside of the fluid collector at the receiving opening and traversed by the cooling channel; and a clamping tab arranged above or below the receiving opening in surrounding relationship to the sealing element and the clamping element to thereby secure the cooling channel immovably to the fluid collector. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cooling arrangement of claim 1, wherein the sealing element is made of a malleable material selected from the group consisting of elastomer, polymer, and another fluidtight and gastight material. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The cooling arrangement of claim 1, wherein the clamping element is made of a stiff material which is fluidtight and gastight. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The cooling arrangement of claim 1, wherein the cooling channel is secured to the fluid collector by a press fit. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The cooling arrangement of claim 4, wherein the press fit is formed between the cooling channel and the sealing element. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The cooling arrangement of claim 1, wherein the sealing element is arranged at the receiving opening and surrounded by the clamping element, with the clamping element and a wall of the fluid collector in surrounding relationship to the receiving opening defining a hollow space in which the sealing element is arranged. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The cooling arrangement of claim 1, wherein the sealing element and the clamping element jointly form a single-piece structure. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The cooling arrangement of claim 1, further comprising a fishplate formed in one piece with and made of same material as the fluid collector for connecting the fluid collector with the heat exchanging element. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The cooling arrangement of claim 1, wherein the cooling channel is connected to the heat exchanging element by a form fit and/or material joint. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The cooling arrangement of claim 1, further comprising a holder formed in one piece with and made of same material as the heat exchanging element for receiving the cooling channel. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The cooling arrangement of claim 1, wherein the volume region has a cross section which is round or polygonal or varies over a length of the volume region, in particular with a variable diameter or with a variable cross sectional configuration. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The cooling arrangement of claim 1, wherein the fluid collector is made in one piece and uniformly produced of an aluminum alloy, in particular by an extrusion process. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The cooling arrangement of claim 8, wherein the clamping tab, the fishplate, and the receiving opening are produced by mechanically processing an extruded profile. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The cooling arrangement of claim 1, further comprising an end piece attached to an end of the fluid collector to close off the fluid collector. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The cooling arrangement of claim 14, wherein the end piece includes a connecting portion having a threaded sleeve and attached to the end of the fluid collector, said fluid collector comprising a further clamping tab to hold the connecting portion captivated, said end piece further including a fitting for connection to a fluid supply line or fluid discharge line, said fitting being threadably engaged via the threaded sleeve to the connecting portion. ### Claim 16 A fluid collector made from an extruded aluminum profile, said fluid collector comprising: a volume region having a wall formed with a receiving opening; and a clamping tab arranged above or below the receiving opening and projecting in a direction away from the volume region and capable of being bent towards the receiving opening for securing a cooling channel in the receiving opening. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The fluid collector of claim 16, further comprising a fishplate for connection of the fluid collector to a further structure, in particular a heat exchanging element. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The fluid collector of claim 16, further comprising an end piece attached to an end of the fluid collector; and a further clamping tab for securing the fluid collector to the end piece. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The fluid collector of claim 16, wherein the volume region is defined by a longitudinal axis and has a cross section which varies in a direction of the longitudinal axis. ### Claim 20 A method of producing a fluid collector, comprising: providing an extruded aluminum profile with a volume region and a flange which extends from the volume region in a direction away from the volume region; forming a receiving opening in a wall of the volume region of the aluminum profile in neighboring relationship to the flange; and mechanically processing the flange to form a clamping tab above or below a position of the receiving opening. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The method of claim 20, further comprising producing the aluminum profile with two of said flange in spaced-apart relationship, and mechanically processing the receiving opening in the wall of the volume region in an area between the flanges. ### Claim 22 (depends on 20) The method of claim 20, further comprising forming a fishplate from the flange through mechanical processing. ### Claim 23 (depends on 20) The method of claim 20, further comprising mechanically processing the aluminum profile to form a further clamping tab for securement of an end piece. ### Claim 24 (depends on 20) The method of claim 20, further comprising forming at least one area of the volume region along a longitudinal extension thereof such as to produce a cross section which varies over a length of the volume region.