KR20170047050A - A condenser - Google Patents

Abstract

The condenser 1000 of the present invention includes a pair of header tanks 100, which are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance in the vehicle width direction and include a baffle 101 for blocking refrigerant movement in the vehicle height direction; An inlet 210 formed at the header tank 100 and through which the refrigerant flows and an outlet 220 discharged; A plurality of tubes (300) having both ends fixed to the pair of header tanks (100) to form refrigerant channels; A pin (400) interposed between the tubes (300); And a gas-liquid separator (500) provided at one side of the header tank (100) for separating the gaseous refrigerant and the liquid refrigerant, wherein the gas-liquid separator (500) of the condenser (1000) A first communication hole 511 through which the refrigerant flows into the outer circumferential surface through the first connection pipe 610, a second communication hole 511 through which the liquid refrigerant in the inner space is discharged through the second connection pipe 620, A case 510 having a cavity 512 and recessed grooves 513 concaved along the lower inner peripheral surface of the second communication hole 512 in the vehicle height direction; The inside of the case 510 is divided into a first space part 510a on the lower side and a second space part 510b on the upper side in the vehicle height direction, A diaphragm 520 fixed to the base plate 520; A pipe 530 extending to the first space portion 510a under the partition 520 to transfer the liquid refrigerant to the second space portion 510b; And a drying material 540 provided in the first space part 510a. At this time, the diaphragm 520 is integrally brazed together with the case 510. Accordingly, the condenser 1000 of the present invention is advantageous in that the possibility of leakage can be remarkably reduced and the gas-liquid separator 500 capable of accurately separating the liquid-phase refrigerant is formed.

Description

Condenser {A CONDENSER}

The present invention relates to a condenser, and more particularly, to provide a condenser having a gas-liquid separator capable of significantly reducing the possibility of leakage as the diaphragm is forcedly inserted into the case and assembled integrally, thereby accurately separating the liquid refrigerant.

A heat exchanger is a device that absorbs heat from one side to the other and dissipates heat to the other side. It is a cooling system that absorbs heat from the room and emits it to the outside. It will act as a heating system. Basically, the heat exchanger is composed of an evaporator for absorbing heat from the surroundings, a compressor for compressing the heat exchange medium, a condenser for releasing heat to the surroundings, and an expansion valve for expanding the heat exchange medium.

In the cooling apparatus, an actual cooling action is caused by an evaporator in which a liquid heat exchange medium absorbs heat as much as the heat of vaporization in the vicinity and is vaporized. Wherein the gaseous heat exchange medium flowing into the compressor from the evaporator is compressed at a high temperature and a high pressure in the compressor, and the liquefied heat is discharged to the periphery in the process of liquefaction while the compressed gaseous heat exchange medium passes through the condenser, The medium again passes through the expansion valve to become a low-temperature and low-pressure humidified vapor state, and then flows into the evaporator again to be vaporized to form a cycle.

As described above, in the condenser, refrigerant in a gaseous state at a high temperature and a high pressure flows into the condenser, and is condensed into a liquid state and discharged after being discharged by heat exchange. The conventional condenser is shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.

The condenser shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 includes a first header tank 10 and a second header tank 20, which are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance. An inlet pipe (40) and an outlet pipe (50) provided in the second header tank (20) to allow the refrigerant to flow in or out; A baffle 30 provided in the first header tank 10 and the second header tank 20 to control the flow of the refrigerant; A plurality of tubes (60) having both ends fixed to the first header tank (10) and the second header tank (20) to form a refrigerant channel; A plurality of fins (70) stacked between the tubes (60); And a gas-liquid separator (80) provided at one side of the first header tank (10) and separating the gaseous refrigerant from the liquid refrigerant. The gas-liquid separator (80) As shown in Fig.

1 and 2, the gaseous refrigerant compressed by the compressor at high temperature and high pressure flows into the inlet pipe of the first header tank, and the gaseous refrigerant introduced into the second header Moved to the tank. At this time, since condensation occurs in the condenser, the gaseous phase and the liquid phase are mixed, so that the gaseous refrigerant is moved to the upper side and the liquid refrigerant is moved to the lower side.

The liquid refrigerant collected in the lower portion of the gas-liquid separator through the upper and lower regions along the flow path formed by the baffle collects most of the liquid refrigerant. The liquid refrigerant passes through the subcooled region and a supercooling angle is generated. So that the cooling efficiency can be increased.

3 is a ph diagram of the condenser. FIG. 3 (a) shows a Ph diagram of the condenser in which the supercooled region is not formed, and FIG. 3 (b) The ph diagram of the condenser as shown above is shown. As shown in FIG. 3, the conventional condenser has the advantage of being able to further reduce the enthalpy of the refrigerant due to the occurrence of the supercooling, thereby increasing the cooling efficiency. However, the temperature of the internal refrigerant in the supercooled region is directly affected by the air temperature and the air flow rate. However, in many cases, an intercooler is generally provided in the lower part of the front side of the condenser, so that the temperature of the air flowing into the supercooled area is increased and the air volume is lowered, which may cause the supercooling to be lowered. This causes deterioration of the overall air conditioner cooling performance.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2013-0012986 (entitled Cooling Module and Control Method Thereof)

The present invention has been conceived to solve the problems as described above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a gas-liquid separator for a gas-liquid separator, which is capable of remarkably reducing the possibility of leakage, And a condenser in which a separator is formed.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a condenser which can prevent the heat exchange efficiency from being lowered due to a supercooled region being formed on the upper side to increase the temperature of the outside air by a separate heat exchanger, thereby improving the overall cooling efficiency.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and a method for forming an upper supercooled region by using a gas-liquid separator including a case, a diaphragm, a pipe and a drying material, And to provide a condenser which can further increase the composition.

The condenser according to the present invention comprises a pair of header tanks, which are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance in the vehicle width direction and are provided with baffles for blocking refrigerant movement in a vehicle height direction; An inlet portion formed in the header tank and into which refrigerant flows and an outlet portion discharged; A plurality of tubes having opposite ends fixed to the pair of header tanks to form refrigerant channels; A pin interposed between the tubes; And a gas-liquid separator provided at one side of the header tank for separating the gaseous refrigerant and the liquid-phase refrigerant, wherein the gas-liquid separator of the condenser is opened at one side or both sides in the vehicle height direction, A second communication hole through which the liquid refrigerant in the interior is discharged through the second connection pipe, and a mounting groove recessed along the lower inner circumferential surface of the second communication hole in the vehicle height direction; A diaphragm which divides the case inside into a first space part on the lower side in the vehicle height direction and a second space part on the upper side and is fixedly secured to the seating groove along the inside of the case; A pipe extending to the first space portion on the lower side of the diaphragm to transfer the liquid refrigerant to the second space portion; And a drying material provided in the first space portion. In this case, the diaphragm is integrally brazed together with the case. Accordingly, the condenser of the present invention is advantageous in that the possibility of leakage can be remarkably reduced and a gas-liquid separator capable of accurately separating the liquid-phase refrigerant is formed.

Further, the case is characterized in that a diaphragm fixing portion is formed adjacent to the seat groove and protruding inwardly to block movement of the diaphragm in a vehicle height direction.

In addition, the gas-liquid separator may further include a filter unit in the first space portion or the second space portion of the case, and the filter unit may have a cylindrical shape in which the first communication hole or the second communication hole is formed Is provided.

The gas-liquid separator may include a cap portion that closes an opened side of the case, and the cap portion may have a certain region of an outer circumferential surface formed in a concave shape and further include a sealing portion.

On the other hand, in the case where the filter portion is provided in the first space portion, the cap portion closes the side of the case where the first space portion is formed, and the gas- And the other side of the filter unit is supported by the cap unit.

When the filter portion is provided in the second space portion, the cap portion closes the side of the case where the second space portion is formed, and both sides of the filter portion are supported by the partition plate and the cap portion .

In addition, the gas-liquid separator includes a fixing member for fixing the drying material. At this time, the fixing member may be in the form of a hook on the lower side of the diaphragm, or may be formed by wrapping the imaginary dry material and the pipe together.

Accordingly, the condenser of the present invention includes a gas-liquid separator capable of remarkably reducing the possibility of leakage as the diaphragm is forcedly inserted into the case and assembled integrally, and capable of accurately separating the liquid-phase refrigerant.

In addition, the condenser of the present invention is advantageous in that the supercooled region is formed on the upper side so that the temperature of the outside air is increased by a separate heat exchanger to prevent the heat exchange efficiency from being lowered, thereby improving the overall cooling efficiency.

In addition, the condenser of the present invention can easily form an upper supercooled region by using a gas-liquid separator including a case, a diaphragm, a pipe and a drying material, and can reliably fix the drying material using the fixing member, There is an advantage that the composition can be further increased.

1 is a perspective view showing a conventional condenser;
FIG. 2 is a refrigerant flow chart of the condenser shown in FIG. 1; FIG.
FIG. 3 is a ph diagram of the condenser shown in FIG. 1; FIG.
4 and 5 are a perspective view and a partial cross-sectional view of a condenser according to the present invention.
6 is a schematic view illustrating a process of manufacturing a part of a gas-liquid separator of a condenser according to the present invention.
7 is a view illustrating a process of manufacturing a gas-liquid separator of a condenser according to the present invention.
8 is a cross-sectional view of another portion of a condenser according to the present invention.
9 is a schematic view of a refrigerant flow of a condenser according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, a condenser 1000 according to the present invention having the above-described characteristics will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

4 and 5 are a perspective view and a partial cross-sectional view of the condenser 1000 according to the present invention, FIG. 6 is a schematic view illustrating a process of manufacturing a part of the gas-liquid separator 500 of the condenser 1000 according to the present invention, 8 is a sectional view of another part of a condenser 1000 according to the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a condenser 1000 according to the present invention. / RTI >

The condenser 1000 of the present invention includes a header tank 100, an inlet portion 210 and an outlet portion 220, a tube 300, a fin 400, and a gas-liquid separator 500.

The header tank 100 includes a pair of baffles 101 spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance in the vehicle width direction, and a baffle 101 for blocking refrigerant movement in a vehicle height direction. At this time, the header tank 100 may be formed by a combination of a header and a tank. In addition, the header tank 100 is provided with an inlet portion 210 through which refrigerant flows into the header tank 100 and an outlet portion 220 through which the refrigerant flows.

The tubes 300 are fixed to the pair of header tanks 100 in parallel to each other in the height direction of the vehicle to form a coolant flow passage, and a pin 400 is interposed between the tubes 300. In addition, in the tube 300, the refrigerant is condensed in a certain region on the upper side in the vehicle height direction, and the remaining region on the lower side is supercooled in the refrigerant. That is, in the condenser 1000 of the present invention, the supercooled region A3 in which the condensation region A1 for condensing the refrigerant is located on the lower side in the vehicle height direction and the liquid refrigerant separated through the gas-liquid separator 500 is supercooled And is located on the upper side in the vehicle height direction. Accordingly, the condenser 1000 of the present invention has an advantage that the overall cooling efficiency can be improved because the supercooled region A3 is formed on the upper side to prevent the heat exchange efficiency from being lowered by increasing the temperature of the outside air by a separate heat exchanger have. Particularly, in the condenser 1000 of the present invention, when the intercooler is provided in the lower part of the front side of the condenser 1000, since the outside air flowing into the supercooled area A3 passes through the intercooler, the temperature increases, There is an advantage that the problem can be prevented.

The gas-liquid separator 500 is provided at one side of the header tank 100 to separate the gaseous refrigerant and the liquid-phase refrigerant, and discharges only the liquid-phase refrigerant to the subcooled region A3. More specifically, the gas-liquid separator 500 includes a case 510, a partition plate 520, a pipe 530, and a drying material 540.

The case 510 has a basic structure for forming the gas-liquid separator 500. The case 510 is opened at one side or both sides in the vehicle height direction and is connected to the header tank 100 through a first connection pipe 610 to the outer circumferential surface, And the second communication hole 512 is connected to the header tank 100 through the first communication hole 511 and the second connection pipe 620 through which the liquid refrigerant is discharged. In the case 510, a seating groove 513 is formed on the lower side of the second communication hole 512 in the vehicle height direction along the inner circumferential surface. The seating groove 513 includes a first space portion 510a communicating with the first communication hole 511 and a second space portion 510b communicating with the second communication hole 512. [ And is formed adjacent to the lower side of the second communication hole 512 in the vehicle height direction.

The diaphragm 520 separates the inside of the case 510 into a first space 510a on the lower side and a second space 510b on the upper side in the vehicle height direction, And is fixed to the seating groove 513.

The pipe 530 extends from the lower side of the partition plate 520 to the first space portion 510a and transfers the liquid refrigerant in the first space portion 510a to the second space portion 510b. In this case, since the partition 520 and the pipe 530 are integrally formed, the number of assembling steps can be reduced and the manufacturing is facilitated.

6 (a), the partition plate 520 is a member having a diameter d2 slightly larger than the inner diameter d1 of the case 510, Is inserted along the inner circumferential surface of the case 510 using the interference fit tool T and is seated in the seating groove 513 as shown in Fig. 6 (c). At this time, the diaphragm 520 is seated in the seating groove 513 of the case 510 and brazed together with the case 510. As a result, the condenser 1000 of the present invention can reliably distinguish the first space 510a and the second space 510b inside the case 510 by the diaphragm 520, 530). Accordingly, it is possible to separate the gaseous refrigerant and the liquid-phase refrigerant stably and further improve the supercooling performance.

The case 510 may further include a diaphragm fixing portion 514 protruding inwardly to block the movement of the diaphragm 520 adjacent to the seating groove 513 in the vehicle height direction. 5 and 6, the diaphragm 520 is constrained in the downward direction from above, so that the diaphragm fixing portion 514 is positioned below the seating groove 513 along the inner circumferential surface of the case 510 The diaphragm fixing portion 514 may be inserted into the mounting groove 513 of the condenser 1000 in the same manner as the condenser 1000 of the present invention, .

The gas-liquid separator 500 may further include a filter unit 560 in the first space 510a or the second space 510b of the case 510. At this time, the filter unit 560 prevents the problem that the durability such as the clogging of the valve, which may be generated while the foreign substance is contained in the refrigerant and is generated and moved along the pipe, may be hindered. Particularly, it is preferable that the filter unit 560 is provided at a position where the first communication hole 511 or the second communication hole 512 is formed in the cylinder height direction.

The opened side of the case 510 may be closed by the cap portion 570. The cap portion 570 may be formed by recessing a certain region of the outer circumferential surface of the cap portion 570 so that the inner coolant does not flow out, 571) are further provided. At this time, the gas-liquid separator 500 can support the filter unit 560 by the cap unit 570.

When the filter portion 560 is provided in the first space portion 510a, the cap portion 570 is formed on the side of the case 510 on which the first space portion 510a is formed And a filter fixing portion 515 protruding inwardly to support one side of the filter portion 560 is formed on the inner circumferential surface of the case 510. That is, both sides of the filter unit 560 are supported by the cap unit 570 and the filter fixing unit 515. At this time, since the filter unit 560 is provided at the position where the first communication hole 511 is formed in the vehicle height direction, the filter fixing unit 515 is positioned on the upper side of the first communication hole 511 , And the upper surface of the cap portion 570 is positioned below the first communication hole 511.

When the filter portion 560 is provided in the second space portion 510b, the cap portion 570 may be formed on the side where the second space portion 510b of the case 510 is formed And both sides of the filter portion 560 are supported by the partition plate 520 and the cap portion 570. Since the filter unit 560 is provided at a position where the second communication hole 512 is formed in the vehicle height direction, the lower side of the filter unit 560 is supported by the diaphragm 520, The upper side of the cap 560 is supported by the cap portion 570.

The drying material 540 is provided in the first space 510a inside the case 510. [

Referring to FIG. 7, the condenser 1000 of the present invention will be described with reference to an example of a process for manufacturing the gas-liquid separator 500. The condenser 1000 includes the case 510, The filter portion 560 (and the drying material 540) can be assembled and the cap portion 570 can be fixed after the diaphragm 520 and the pipe 530 are integrally brazed.

The condenser 1000 of the present invention may include a fixing member 550 for fixing the drying material 540. The fixing member 550 may be integrally formed on the lower side of the partition plate 520 And the fixing member 550 shown in FIG. 8 has a form in which the drying material 540 and the pipe 530 are wrapped together.

The condenser 1000 of the present invention includes a condensing region A1 where the refrigerant introduced through the inlet portion 210 is condensed while passing through the tubes 300; Liquid separator for separating the gaseous refrigerant and the liquid refrigerant from the refrigerant flowing through the first connection pipe 610 and discharging the refrigerant through the pipe 550 and the filter unit 530 through the second connection pipe 620, Region A2; And is discharged through the outlet portion 220 through the sub-cooled region A3 where the refrigerant passes through the remaining tube 300 and is supercooled. At this time, the number and position of the baffle 101 in the header tank 100, the position of the inlet portion and the outlet portion 220, and the like are included in the embodiment shown in FIGS. .

Accordingly, in the condenser 1000 of the present invention, the supercooled region A3 is formed on the upper side to increase the heat exchange efficiency, and the upper subcooled region A3 can be easily formed using the gas-liquid separator 500 as described above The drying member 560 can be stably fixed using the fixing member 570, and the composition can be further improved.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

1000: condenser
100: header tank 101: baffle
210: inlet part 220: outlet part
300: tube
400: pin
500: gas-liquid separator
510: Case
510a: first space part 510b: second space part
511: first communication hole
512: second communication hole
513: seat groove
514: diaphragm fixing portion 515: filter fixing portion
520: diaphragm
530: pipe
540: Drying material
550: Fixing member
560:
570: cap part 571: sealing part
610: first connector
620: second connector
A1: Condensation zone
A2: gas-liquid separation area
A3: supercooled region
T: Compensating tool

Claims (12)

A pair of header tanks 100 provided in parallel and spaced apart from each other in a vehicle width direction and having a baffle 101 for blocking the movement of refrigerant in a vehicle height direction; An inlet 210 formed at the header tank 100 and through which the refrigerant flows and an outlet 220 discharged; A plurality of tubes (300) having both ends fixed to the pair of header tanks (100) to form refrigerant channels; A pin (400) interposed between the tubes (300); And a gas-liquid separator (500) disposed at one side of the header tank (100) for separating the gaseous refrigerant and the liquid refrigerant, the condenser (1000)
The gas-liquid separator (500) of the condenser (1000)
A first communication hole 511 in which one side or both sides are opened in the vehicle height direction and in which the refrigerant flows into the outer circumferential surface through the first connection pipe 610 and a second communication hole 511 in which the liquid refrigerant in the interior is discharged through the second connection pipe 620 A case 510 having a second communication hole 512 and a recessed groove 513 formed along the lower inner peripheral surface of the second communication hole 512 in the vehicle height direction;
The inside of the case 510 is divided into a first space part 510a on the lower side and a second space part 510b on the upper side in the vehicle height direction, A diaphragm 520 fixed to the base plate 520;
A pipe 530 extending to the first space portion 510a under the partition 520 to transfer the liquid refrigerant to the second space portion 510b; And
And a drying material (540) provided in the first space (510a).
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the diaphragm (520) is brazed together with the case (510).
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the case (510) is formed with a diaphragm fixing portion (514) which protrudes inward to block the movement of the partition plate (520) in the vehicle height direction, adjacent to the mounting recess (513).
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the gas-liquid separator (500) further comprises a filter unit (560) in the first space (510a) or the second space (510b) of the case (510).
5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the filter unit (560) is provided in a cylindrical shape at a position where the first communication hole (511) or the second communication hole (512) is formed in the vehicle height direction.
5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the gas-liquid separator (500) includes a cap portion (570) for closing an open side of the case (510).
The method according to claim 6,
Characterized in that the cap part (570) is formed with a certain area of the outer circumferential surface and is further provided with a sealing part (571).
The method according to claim 6,
The gas-liquid separator (500)
When the filter unit 560 is provided in the first space part 510a,
The cap portion 570 closes the side where the first space portion 510a of the case 510 is formed,
A filter fixing portion 515 protruding inwardly to support one side of the filter portion 560 is formed on the inner circumferential surface of the case 510 and the other side of the filter portion 560 is supported by the cap portion 570 Lt; / RTI >
The method according to claim 6,
The gas-liquid separator (500)
When the filter portion 560 is provided in the second space portion 510b,
The cap portion 570 closes the side where the second space portion 510b of the case 510 is formed,
Wherein both sides of the filter unit (560) are supported by the partition plate (520) and the cap unit (570).
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the gas-liquid separator (500) comprises a fixing member (550) for fixing the drying material (540).
11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the fixing member (550) is in the shape of a hook below the partition plate (520).
11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the fixing member (550) is formed by wrapping the drying material (540) and the pipe (530) together.

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