WO2013047090A1 - 熱媒体加熱装置およびそれを備えた車両用空調装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a heat medium heating device that heats a heat medium using a PTC heater, and a vehicle air conditioner including the same.
- Patent Document 1 provides a plurality of partition walls that divide the inside of the housing having the heat medium inlet and outlet into a heating chamber and a heat medium circulation chamber, and is partitioned by the partition walls.
- a PTC heating element is inserted and installed on the side of the heating chamber so as to be in contact with the partition wall, and the heating medium flowing through the circulation chamber side is heated across the partition wall.
- a PTC heater is configured by providing an electrode plate, an insulating layer, and a heat transfer layer on both sides of a PTC element, and an inlet and an outlet for a heat medium are provided on both sides of the PTC heater.
- a heat medium heating device having a laminated structure in which a pair of heat medium flow boxes communicated with each other and a substrate housing box for housing a control board and a lid are provided on the outer surface of the heat medium circulation box is provided. .
- a heat medium heating device having a structure in which a flat structure heat exchange tube is used, the flat heat exchange tube and the PTC heater are laminated in a multilayer structure, and pressed into the casing is incorporated.
- a heat exchange element having a structure in which a plurality of flat heat exchanger tubes are stacked, as shown in Patent Document 3, a pair of molded plate materials obtained by integrally press-molding an inlet / outlet header portion such as a refrigerant and a flat tube portion are used. Bonded tubes are often used, and the ones with inner fins in the flat tube part, the inlet / outlet header part arranged in parallel with one end part of the flat tube part, and those provided separately at both end parts are known.
- the outer fin, the article to be cooled, the heating source, and the like are laminated and disposed between a plurality of flat heat exchanger tubes.
- the header thickness of the outlet / inlet header part is generally larger than the tube thickness of the flat tube part.
- the header thickness of the outlet / inlet header part is generally larger than the tube thickness of the flat tube part.
- the present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and the flat tube portions of the plurality of flat heat exchanger tubes and the PTC heaters and the outlet / inlet header portions thereof are sufficiently brought into close contact with each other. It is an object of the present invention to provide a heat medium heating device that can be incorporated into a casing and a vehicle air conditioner including the same.
- the heat medium heating device of the present invention and the vehicle air conditioner including the same employ the following means. That is, the heat medium heating device according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a plurality of flat heat exchanger tubes that flow out from the outlet header portion after the heat medium flowing from the inlet header portion flows through the flat tube portion, A PTC heater incorporated between flat tube portions of a plurality of the flat heat exchanger tubes, a casing in which the flat heat exchanger tubes and the PTC heaters are alternately laminated in a multilayer, and the flat heat laminated in a multilayer A heat exchanger pressing member that presses one side of the exchange tube and clamps and fixes it to the inner bottom surface of the casing, wherein the heating medium heating device includes a plurality of laminated flat heat exchange tubes A flat surface formed by flattening the inlet / outlet header portion and the flat tube portion is one surface pressed by the heat exchanger pressing member of at least the uppermost flat heat exchanger tube There is a.
- the flat heat exchanger tubes and the PTC heaters are alternately stacked in multiple layers, and one surface side of the flat heat exchanger tubes is pressed by the heat exchanger pressing member and fixed to the inner bottom surface of the casing.
- the heat medium heating device at least one of the stacked flat heat exchanger tubes pressed by the heat exchanger holding member of the uppermost flat heat exchanger tube has an inlet / outlet header portion and a flat tube portion. And a flat shape. For this reason, one surface of the heat exchanger pressing member is brought into contact with one flat surface of the uppermost flat heat exchanger tube laminated in multiple layers, and the substantially entire surface is pressed substantially uniformly to thereby generate flat heat.
- the exchange tube and the PTC heater can be clamped and fixed toward the inner bottom surface of the casing. Therefore, it improves the adhesion between the outlet / inlet header portions of a plurality of flat heat exchanger tubes and between the flat tube portions of the flat heat exchanger tubes and the PTC heater, and seals around the communication holes of the outlet / inlet header portions. Can be ensured, the contact heat resistance between the flat heat exchanger tube and the PTC heater can be reduced, the heat transfer efficiency can be improved, and the heat medium heating device can be made compact and high performance. In addition, by flattening one surface of the top flat heat exchanger tube, the stacking direction dimension (thickness) of the laminated flat heat exchanger tubes is reduced, and the heat medium heating device is made compact accordingly. Can do.
- one surface in contact with the inner bottom surface of the casing of the flattened heat exchanger tube at the lowest stage among the flattened heat exchanger tubes stacked in multiple layers is the inlet / outlet port. You may be made into the planar shape which flattened the header part and the said flat tube part.
- the one surface in contact with the inner bottom surface of the casing of the lowermost flat heat exchanger tube among the flat heat exchanger tubes laminated in a multi-layer is formed by flattening the inlet / outlet header portion and the flat tube portion. It has a flattened shape. For this reason, when pressing one surface of the flat heat exchanger tubes and the uppermost flat heat exchanger tube of the PTC heater with a heat exchanger holding member and fixing them to the inner bottom surface of the casing, the pressing force is maximized.
- the flattened surface of the lower flat heat exchanger tube and the inner bottom surface of the casing are brought into contact with each other and can be received substantially uniformly over the substantially entire surface thereof.
- this also improves the adhesion between the outlet / inlet header portions of a plurality of flat heat exchanger tubes and between the flat tube portions of the flat heat exchanger tubes and the PTC heater, and around the communication holes of the outlet / inlet header portions.
- the heat transfer efficiency can be improved by reducing the contact thermal resistance between the flat heat exchanger tube and the PTC heater, and the heat medium heating device can be made compact and high performance.
- the stacking direction dimension (thickness) of the laminated flat heat exchanger tubes can be reduced, and the heat medium heating device can be made more compact accordingly. Can do.
- the plurality of flat heat exchanger tubes are formed of a pair of molded plate materials in which the inlet / outlet header portion and the flat tube portion are integrally press-formed.
- the plurality of flat heat exchanger tubes are tubes in which a pair of molded plate materials in which the outlet / inlet header portion and the flat tube portion are integrally press-formed are bonded together,
- the outlet / inlet header portion and the flat tube portion formed in one of the forming plate materials of the flat heat exchanger tube at the bottom are flattened.
- the inlet header portion By forming the inlet header portion to the same plane height as the flat tube portion, it is possible to manufacture the uppermost and / or lowermost flat heat exchanger tubes in which the outlet / inlet header portion and the flat tube portion are flattened. . Therefore, it is necessary to manufacture two types of flat heat exchanger tubes, which increases the manufacturing cost of the tubes. However, it is possible to reduce the size of the flat heat exchanger tubes in the stacking direction and reduce the size and performance of the heat medium heating device. The increase in the manufacturing cost of the tube can be sufficiently covered.
- the outlet / inlet header portions of the plurality of flat heat exchanger tubes are provided with communication holes that communicate with each other when stacked, and the communication holes The periphery may be sealed through a sealing material that is brought into close contact with the heat exchange pressing member.
- the outlet / inlet header portions of the plurality of flat heat exchanger tubes are provided with the communication holes that communicate with each other when stacked, and the periphery of the communication holes is pressed by the heat exchanger pressing member. It is sealed through a sealing material that is in close contact. For this reason, even if the sealing holes such as O-rings and liquid gaskets are sealed around the communication holes in the inlet / outlet header portions of a plurality of flat heat exchanger tubes stacked on each other, the heat exchanger The area around the communication hole can be sealed by being surely brought into close contact with the pressing member. Therefore, it is possible to simplify the seal structure around the communication hole of the inlet / outlet header portion, improve the sealing performance, and increase the reliability for preventing leakage of the heat medium.
- the structure installed integrally through the insulating sheet may be sufficient.
- the control board on which the control circuit including the heat generating electrical parts for controlling the energization state to the PTC heater is surface-mounted on the surface side of the heat exchanger pressing member is integrally installed via the insulating sheet.
- the control board for controlling the energization state to the PTC heater is directly fixed to the surface side of the heat exchanger pressing member via the insulating sheet, so that the control board can be provided in the casing without providing a dedicated board storage box. Can be housed inside.
- a flat heat exchanger tube, a PTC heater, a heat exchanger pressing member, a control board, and the like can be stacked, and the dimensions in the stacking direction can be reduced and accommodated and installed in the casing, contributing to a compact and compact heat medium heating device. be able to.
- the heat generating electrical component mounted on the control board is made of aluminum via a heat penetration portion provided on the control board and the heat conductive insulating sheet.
- the heat exchanger pressing member made of an alloy plate may be cooled to a heat sink.
- the heat-pressing member in which the heat-generating electrical component mounted on the control board is made of an aluminum alloy plate through the heat penetration part provided in the control board and the heat conductive insulating sheet.
- the heat sink can be cooled.
- heat generated from heat-generating electrical components such as power transistors that are surface-mounted on the control board is transferred to the heat exchanger presser member that is made of an aluminum alloy plate through a heat-penetrating part and a heat-conductive insulating sheet. It conducts heat and is substantially in full contact with one surface of the uppermost flat heat exchanger tube, and can dissipate heat to the heat exchanger pressing member side that functions as a heat sink. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently cool the heat generating electrical component by shortening the heat radiation distance between the heat generating electrical component and the flat heat exchanger tube, and it is possible to improve the cooling performance and thus the reliability of the heat medium heating device.
- the vehicle air conditioner according to the second aspect of the present invention is configured such that the heat medium heated by the heat medium heating device can be circulated with respect to the radiator disposed in the air flow path.
- the heat medium heating device is any one of the heat medium heating devices described above.
- the heat medium circulated in the radiator disposed in the air flow path is improved in sealing performance to improve reliability against leakage of the heat medium and improve heat transfer efficiency. Then, it can be heated and circulated by a heat medium heating device with a small size and high performance. Therefore, it is possible to improve the quality and reliability of the vehicle air conditioner and to improve the air conditioning performance, particularly the heating performance, and to improve the mountability of the air conditioner on the vehicle.
- one surface of the heat exchanger pressing member is brought into contact with one surface of the flattened heat exchange tube of the uppermost layer laminated in multiple layers, and substantially the entire surface thereof is substantially omitted.
- the flat heat exchanger tube and the PTC heater can be clamped and fixed toward the inner bottom surface of the casing.
- the adhesion between the outlet / inlet header portions of a plurality of flat heat exchanger tubes and between the flat tube portion of the flat heat exchanger tubes and the PTC heater is improved, and the seals around the communication holes of the outlet / inlet header portions
- the heat transfer efficiency can be improved by reducing the contact heat resistance between the flat heat exchanger tube and the PTC heater, and the heat medium heating device can be made compact and high performance.
- the stacking direction dimension (thickness) of the laminated flat heat exchanger tubes is reduced, and the heat medium heating device is made compact accordingly. Can do.
- the heat medium circulated through the radiator disposed in the air flow path is improved by the heat medium heating apparatus that enhances the sealing performance and achieves a small size and high performance. It can be heated and circulated. For this reason, while improving the quality and reliability of a vehicle air conditioner, the air conditioning performance, especially heating performance can be improved, and the mountability of the air conditioner to the vehicle can be improved.
- FIG. 1 It is a schematic block diagram of the vehicle air conditioner provided with the heat-medium heating device which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view for demonstrating the assembly procedure of the heat medium heating apparatus shown in FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional equivalent view along the heat-medium entrance path (or heat-medium exit path) of the heat-medium heating apparatus shown in FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the lamination
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration diagram of a vehicle air conditioner including a heat medium heating device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the vehicle air conditioner 1 is provided with a casing 3 that forms an air flow passage 2 for taking outside air or vehicle interior air and adjusting the temperature thereof, and then guiding it to the vehicle interior.
- a blower 4 that sucks and pressurizes outside air or passenger compartment air in order from the upstream side to the downstream side of the air flow passage 2 and pumps it to the downstream side, and is pumped by the blower 4.
- an air mix damper 7 that adjusts the temperature of the temperature-controlled air by installing the air mix on the downstream side thereof.
- the downstream side of the casing 3 is connected to a plurality of outlets for blowing out temperature-controlled air into the vehicle compartment via an outlet mode switching damper and a duct (not shown).
- the cooler 5 constitutes a refrigerant circuit together with a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, etc., not shown, and cools the air passing therethrough by evaporating the refrigerant adiabatically expanded by the expansion valve.
- the radiator 6 constitutes a heat medium circulation circuit 10A together with the tank 8, the pump 9 and the heat medium heating device 10, and a heat medium (for example, antifreeze liquid, hot water, etc.) heated to a high temperature by the heat medium heating device 10 is used. By circulating through the pump 9, the air passing therethrough is heated.
- FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view for explaining an assembly procedure of the heat medium heating device 10 shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 shows a heat medium inlet channel (or heat) of the heat medium heating device 10.
- the heat medium heating device 10 includes a control board 13, a plurality of electrode plates 14 (see FIG. 3), and a plurality of power such as IGBTs disposed on the control board 13.
- Transistor (heat generating electrical component) 12 see FIG. 3
- heat exchanger pressing member 16 a plurality of (in this example, three) flat heat exchanger tubes 17, and a plurality of sets of PTC elements 18a (see FIG. 3)
- a casing 11 for accommodating and installing the control board 13, the electrode plate 14, the power transistor 12, the flat heat exchange tube 17, the heat exchange pressing member 16, the PTC element 18a, and the like.
- the electrode plate 14, the PTC element 18a, the insulating member (not shown), and the like constitute the PTC heater 18.
- the casing 11 is divided into an upper half and a lower half, and includes an upper case (not shown) that constitutes the upper half and a lower case 11a that constitutes the lower half.
- the control board 13 Inside the upper case and the lower case 11a, by placing the upper case on the opening 11b of the lower case 11a from above the lower case 11a, the control board 13, the power transistor (heat generating electrical component) 12, the electrode plate 14, A space for accommodating the heat exchanger pressing member 16, a plurality of flat heat exchanger tubes 17, a plurality of sets of PTC heaters 18 and the like is formed.
- a heat medium inlet channel 11c for guiding the heat medium introduced into the three stacked flat heat exchanger tubes 17 and a heat medium flowing through the flat heat exchanger tubes 17 are derived.
- the heat medium outlet passage 11d is integrally formed.
- the heat medium inlet path 11c and the heat medium outlet path 11d extend in parallel to each other in the same horizontal direction from the bottom surface of the lower case 11a, and project laterally from one end of the lower case 11a.
- the upper case and the lower case 11a are formed of a resin material (for example, PPS) having a linear expansion similar to that of the aluminum alloy material constituting the flat heat exchanger tube 17 accommodated in the internal space.
- PPS resin material
- a hole for power harness and a hole for LV harness (both not shown) for opening through the front ends of the power harness 27 and the LV harness 28 are opened on the lower surface of the lower case 11a.
- the power supply harness 27 supplies power to the PTC heater 18 via the control board 13 and the power transistor 12 such as an IGBT, and the front end portion is bifurcated and is provided on the control board 13.
- the power harness terminal block 13c can be screwed via an electrode harness connecting screw 13b.
- the LV harness 28 transmits a control signal to the control board 13, and a tip end portion thereof is connectable to the control board 13.
- the power transistor 12 such as an IGBT and the control board 13 constitute a control circuit that performs energization control for a plurality of sets of PTC heaters 18 based on a command from a host controller (ECU).
- the power supply state of the plurality of sets of PTC heaters 18 can be switched via the power transistor 12.
- a plurality of flat heat exchanger tubes 17 are stacked so as to sandwich the plurality of sets of PTC heaters 18 from both sides.
- the flat heat exchanger tube 17 is a tube made of an aluminum alloy material. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the flat heat exchanger tubes 17 in the lower, middle, and upper stages are arranged so that the three flat heat exchanger tubes 17 are parallel to each other. The heat exchange tubes 17c, 17b, and 17a are stacked in this order. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, these flat heat exchanger tubes 17 have an inlet header portion 21 and an outlet header portion 22 arranged in parallel at one end portion of the flat tube portion 20, and a heat medium flow at the other end portion. A U-turn part 23 for making a U-turn is formed, and a U-turn flow path 24 is formed in the flat tube part 20 from the inlet header part 21 through the U-turn part 23 to the outlet header part 22. .
- the flat heat exchanger tube 17 is a pair of thin plate materials made of aluminum alloy in which the flat tube portion 20, the inlet header portion 21, and the outlet header portion 22 are integrally press-formed.
- the molded plate members 25a and 25b are overlapped and joined by brazing.
- the dimensions in the thickness direction of the inlet header portion 21 and the outlet header portion 22 formed into 25a and 25b are made larger than the thickness direction size of the flat tube portion 20 forming the U-turn flow path 24.
- the forming plate member 25a1 constituting the upper surface of the uppermost flat heat exchanger tube 17a and the forming plate member 25b1 constituting the lower surface of the lowermost flat heat exchanger tube 17c are formed on the lower surface (rear surface) of the heat exchanger holding member 16 and It is a contact surface with the inner bottom surface of the lower case 11a and serves as a receiving surface for the pressing force by the heat exchanger pressing member 16. For this reason, the pressing force is received substantially uniformly over the entire surface, and the flat heat exchanger tube 17 and the PTC heater 18 stacked in multiple layers, and the outlet / inlet header portions 21 and 22 of the flat heat exchanger tube 17 are surely provided.
- the upper and lower surfaces of the forming plate members 25a1 and 25b1 are configured to exhibit a planar shape in which the inlet / outlet header portions 21 and 22 and the flat tube portion 20 are flattened, respectively. .
- each of the communication holes 21a and 22a is sealed by a sealing material 26 (in this example, an O-ring is used) such as an O-ring, a gasket, and a liquid gasket disposed around the communication holes 21a and 22a. It has become.
- the sealing material (O-ring) 26 is formed between the inlet / outlet header portions 21 and 22 of the flat heat exchanger tube 17a and the flat heat exchanger tube 17b, and between the inlet / outlet header portions 21 and 22 of the flat heat exchanger tube 17b and the flat heat exchanger tube 17c.
- the inlet / outlet header portions 21 and 22 of the flat heat exchanger tube 17c and the inner bottom surface of the lower case 11a around the communication holes 21a and 22a on the side of the forming plate member 25b constituting the flat heat exchanger tubes 17b and 17c, and the lower case 11a is installed at the location where the sealing material 26 is formed on the inner bottom surface.
- the lowermost flat heat exchanger tube 17 c flows into the heat medium heating device 10 through the heat medium inlet passage 11 c, and the inlet header portion 21 has three sheets.
- the temperature of the heat medium before being divided into the flat heat exchanger tubes 17a, 17b, and 17c, and the three heat exchanger tubes 17a, 17b, and 17c are circulated and heated by the PTC heater 18 at the outlet header portion 22.
- an inlet temperature sensor 29 and an outlet temperature sensor 30 for detecting the temperature of the heat medium flowing out from the heat medium heating device 10 are provided.
- the inlet temperature sensor 29 and the outlet temperature sensor 30 are arranged around the inlet header portion 21 and the outlet header portion 22 that are arranged in parallel on one end side of the lowermost flat heat exchanger tube 17c. In addition, they are arranged adjacent to each other in the space between the inlet header portion 21 and the outlet header portion 22.
- the space portion is provided with a slit (not shown) for blocking heat conduction between a portion where the inlet temperature sensor 29 is installed and a portion where the outlet temperature sensor 30 is installed, and the heat interference. Is to be prevented.
- the detected values of the inlet temperature sensor 29 and the outlet temperature sensor 30 are connected to the control board 13 via lead wires 29a and 30a and a connector 31 provided at the end thereof.
- the electrode plate 14 is for supplying power to the PTC element 18a, and is a plate made of aluminum alloy having a rectangular shape in plan view.
- One electrode plate 14 is laminated on both sides of the PTC element 18a so as to be in contact with the upper surface of the PTC element 18a and one electrode plate is in contact with the lower surface of the PTC element 18a.
- positioned at the upper surface side of the PTC element 18a is arrange
- the electrode plate 14 to be arranged is arranged such that the lower surface thereof is in contact with the upper surface of the flat heat exchanger tube 17 through the heat conductive insulating sheet 19.
- the electrode plate 14 is provided between the lower flat heat exchanger tube 17c and the middle flat heat exchanger tube 17b, and between the middle flat heat exchanger tube 17b and the upper flat heat exchanger tube 17a. Two sheets, a total of four sheets, are arranged, and the PTC heaters 18 are stacked between the flat tube portions 20 of the three flat heat exchanger tubes 17 in a state of being sandwiched between these electrode plates 14. ing.
- Each of the four electrode plates 14 has substantially the same shape as the flat tube portion 20 of each flat heat exchanger tube 17.
- Each electrode plate 14 is provided with a terminal 14a (see FIG. 2) on its long side, and this terminal 14a is arranged in the long side direction of the electrode plate 14 so as not to overlap each other when the electrode plates 14 are stacked.
- the terminals 14a provided on each electrode plate 14 are provided with their positions slightly shifted in the long side direction, and are provided so as to be arranged in series when the electrode plates 14 are stacked.
- Each terminal 14a is provided so as to protrude upward, and is connected to a terminal block 13a provided on the control board 13 via a terminal connection screw 14b.
- the board subassembly 15 is integrated by fastening the control board 13 and the heat exchanger pressing member 16 with, for example, four board subassembly connection screws 15a with a heat conductive insulating sheet 32 interposed therebetween. It is.
- the power transistor 12 such as IGBT provided on the control board 13 is a heat generating electrical component, and the heat generation is caused by the heat penetration part 33 provided on the control board 13 corresponding to the installation part of the power transistor 12. Then, heat is radiated to the heat exchanger pressing member 16 side, and the heat exchanger pressing member 16 is used as a heat sink to be cooled by a heat medium flowing in the flat heat exchanger tube 17.
- each terminal block 13 a and the terminal block 13c are arrange
- various terminal blocks 13a and 13c provided on the control board 13 side or connecting portions such as the LV harness 28, lead temperature sensors 29 and lead wires 29a and 30a of the outlet temperature sensor 30 are connected through the opening 11b of the lower case 11a. Is also provided to be positioned slightly above. Thereby, the terminal 14a of the electrode plate 14 connected to the terminal block 13a and the power harness terminal block 13c, the tip of the power harness 27, or the LV harness 28 and the lead wires 29a and 30a are easily connected. .
- the heat exchanger pressing member 16 constituting the substrate subassembly 15 is a flat aluminum alloy plate material having a rectangular shape in plan view.
- the control board 13 is disposed on the upper surface of the heat exchanger pressing member 16 via the heat conductive insulating sheet 32.
- the heat exchanger pressing member 16 has a size capable of covering the flat tube portion 20 of each flat heat exchanger tube 17 and the upper surfaces of the inlet / outlet header portions 21 and 22.
- a through-hole 16a through which a board subassembly fixing screw 15b for fixing the heat exchanger pressing member 16 to the boss portion 11e of the lower case 11a is passed.
- the substrate subassembly 15 is placed on the upper surface of the stacked uppermost flat heat exchanger tube 17a, and the lower surface of the heat exchanger pressing member 16 is connected to the flat tube portion 20 and the inlet / outlet header of the uppermost flat heat exchanger tube 17a.
- the flattened upper surface (one surface) including the portions 21 and 22 is disposed so as to be in contact with substantially the entire surface.
- This substrate subassembly 15 is laminated between the lower surface of the heat exchanger pressing member 16 and the inner bottom surface of the lower case 11a by fixing the heat exchanger pressing member 16 to the boss portion 11e on the lower case 11a side with screws.
- each flat heat exchanger tube 17 and each of the two PTC heaters 18 sandwiched between them are pressed and brought into close contact with each other, and the inlet / outlet header portion 21 of each flat heat exchanger tube 17 is attached.
- 22 is configured such that a sealing material (in this example, an O-ring) 26 disposed around the communication holes 21a, 22a is brought into close contact and can be fastened and fixed.
- the heat medium flowing in from the heat medium inlet channel 11 c is introduced from the inlet header portion 21 of each flat heat exchanger tube 17 into the flat tube portion 20, and passes through the U-turn flow path 24 of the flat tube portion 20.
- the PTC heater 18 heats and raises the temperature to reach the outlet header portion 22, and circulates in the flow path that flows out from the outlet header portion 22 through the heat medium outlet passage 11 d. Yes.
- the heat medium flowing out from the heat medium heating device 10 is configured to be supplied to the radiator 6 through the heat medium circulation circuit 10A (see FIG. 1).
- the heat exchanger pressing member 16 constituting the substrate subassembly 15 is made of a plate material made of an aluminum alloy material having good thermal conductivity, and the lower surface of the heat exchanger pressing member 16 is flattened with the flattened heat exchanger tube 17a at the top. It is comprised so that it may contact with the made upper surface.
- the heat exchanger pressing member 16 uses the heat medium flowing in the flat heat exchanger tube 17 as a cold heat source as described above, and cools the power transistor (heat generating electrical component) 12 installed on the control board 13. It is designed to function as a heat sink.
- the heat medium heating device 10 described above can incorporate the three flat heat exchanger tubes 17 and the two sets of PTC heaters 18 into the lower case 11a as follows.
- the sealing material 26 is disposed around the openings of the heat medium inlet passage 11c and the heat medium outlet passage 11d opened on the inner bottom surface of the lower case 11a, and the flattened heat exchanger tube 17c at the bottom is placed thereon.
- the lowermost flat heat exchanger tube 17c has a flat shape in which the lower surface side in contact with the inner bottom surface of the lower case 11a is flattened, the substantially entire surface thereof is disposed in contact with the inner bottom surface of the lower case 11a.
- the heat conductive insulating sheet 19, the PTC heater 18, the sealing material 26, and the like are disposed on the upper surface of the lowermost flat heat exchanger tube 17c, and the middle flat heat exchanger tube 17b is laminated thereon, and the middle
- the flat heat exchanger tube 17b is provided with a heat conductive insulating sheet 19, a PTC heater 18, a sealing material 26 and the like, and the uppermost flat heat exchanger tube 17a is laminated thereon, thereby three flat heat exchangers.
- the exchange tubes 17a, 17b, 17c and two sets of the upper and lower PTC heaters 18 are stacked in a multilayer manner with the sealing material 26 interposed around the communication holes 21a, 22a of the inlet / outlet header portions 21, 22. Can do.
- the substrate subassembly 15 is placed on the upper surface of the uppermost flat heat exchanger tube 17a.
- the heat exchanger pressing member 16 of the assembly 15 is fastened and fixed to the boss portion 11e of the lower case 11a via the four fixing screws 15b, whereby the flat tube portions 20 of the three flat heat exchanger tubes 17 and each PTC heater 18 are fixed.
- the substrate subassembly 15 is placed on the upper surface, and the lower surface (back surface) of the heat exchanger pressing member 16 is multilayered.
- the substantially entire surface thereof can be pressed and fixed substantially uniformly. it can.
- the adhesiveness between the flat tube part 20 and each PTC heater 18 and between the inlet / outlet header parts 21 and 22 of each flat heat exchanger tube 17 and the sealing material 26 can be ensured simultaneously.
- the terminal of the power harness 27 and the terminal 14a of the electrode plate 14 are screwed through the screws 13b and 14b with respect to the terminal blocks 13a and 13c of the control board 13 provided on the upper surface of the heat exchanger pressing member 16.
- the LV harness 28 and the lead wires 29a, 30a of the inlet / outlet temperature sensors 29, 30 are connected by connectors to connect the electrical system, and an upper case (not shown) is attached to the lower case 11a so as to cover the upper part.
- the heat medium heating device 10 can be assembled by fixing with screws.
- the heat medium heating device 10 is incorporated in a heat medium circuit 10A of the vehicle air conditioner 1 as shown in FIG. Then, the heat medium that has flowed into the inlet header portion 21 through the heat medium inlet passage 11c is divided and circulated by the inlet header portion 21 to the three flat heat exchanger tubes 17a, 17b, and 17c, respectively. After being heated by the PTC heater 18, the heat is circulated in the heat medium circulation circuit 10 ⁇ / b> A by being joined at the outlet header portion 22 and flowing out through the heat medium outlet passage 11 d.
- the temperature of the heat medium that is circulated with respect to the heat medium heating device 10 and the temperature of the heat medium that is heated by the heat medium heating device 10 and supplied to the radiator 6 are set in the lowermost flat heat exchanger tube 17c. It can be detected by a pair of inlet temperature sensor 29 and outlet temperature sensor 30 disposed around the inlet header portion 21 and the outlet header portion 22, and the heating amount by a plurality of sets of PTC heaters 18 based on the detected temperature It is possible to control the heating medium heating device 10 such as controlling
- a plurality of flat heat exchanger tubes 17 and a plurality of sets of PTC heaters 18 are alternately stacked in multiple layers, and the upper surface (one surface) side of the uppermost flat heat exchanger tube 17a is the heat exchanger presser member 16.
- the heat medium heating device 10 that is pressed and fixed to the inner bottom surface of the casing 11 (lower case 11a)
- at least the uppermost flat heat exchanger tube 17a among the plurality of stacked flat heat exchanger tubes 17 is provided.
- the upper surface (one surface) pressed by the heat exchanger pressing member 16 is a planar shape obtained by flattening the inlet / outlet header portions 21 and 22 and the flat tube portion 20.
- the lower surface (one surface) of the heat exchanger pressing member 16 is brought into contact with one flat surface of the uppermost flat heat exchanger tube 17a stacked in multiple layers so that the substantially entire surface thereof is substantially uniform.
- the flat heat exchanger tube 17 and the PTC heater 18 can be fastened and fixed toward the inner bottom surface of the lower case 11a. Therefore, the adhesion between the inlet / outlet header portions 21 and 22 of the plurality of flat heat exchanger tubes 17 and between the flat tube portion 20 of the flat heat exchanger tubes 17 and the PTC heater 18 is improved, and the inlet / outlet header portions are increased.
- the sealing performance by the sealing material (O-ring) 26 around the communication holes 21a and 22a of the 21 and 22 can be secured, and the contact heat resistance between the flat heat exchanger tube 17 and the PTC heater 18 is reduced and transmitted.
- the heat efficiency can be improved, and the heat medium heating device 10 can be downsized and improved in performance.
- the stacking direction dimension (thickness) of a plurality of stacked flat heat exchanger tubes 17 can be reduced. Accordingly, the heat medium heating device 10 can be made compact.
- the bottom surface (one surface) in contact with the inner bottom surface of the lower case 11a of the lowermost flat heat exchanger tube 17c in the flat heat exchanger tubes 17 laminated in multiple layers is the inlet / outlet header portions 21 and 22 and the flat tube portion. 20 is flattened.
- the plurality of flat heat exchanger tubes 17 are tubes in which a pair of molded plate members 25a and 25b, in which the inlet / outlet header portions 21 and 22 and the flat tube portion 20 are press-molded integrally, are bonded together.
- the flat shape is formed by flattening the inlet / outlet header portions 21 and 22 and the flat tube portion 20 formed in one of the forming plate members 25a1 and 25b1 of the upper and / or lowermost flat heat exchanger tubes 17a and 17c.
- the outlet / inlet header portions 21 and 22 formed on one of the pair of forming plate members 25a1 and 25b1 of the pair of forming plate members 25a and 25b constituting the flat heat exchanger tube 17 have the same planar height as the flat tube portion 20.
- the uppermost and / or lowermost flat heat exchanger tubes 17a and 17c can be manufactured. Accordingly, two different types of flat heat exchanger tubes 17a, 17c and 17b must be manufactured, which increases the manufacturing cost of the tubes, but reduces the dimension in the stacking direction of the flat heat exchanger tubes 17 and heat medium heating device 10 can be made compact and high-performance, so that the increase in the manufacturing cost of the tube can be sufficiently covered.
- the outlet / inlet header portions 21 and 22 of the plurality of flat heat exchanger tubes 17 are provided with communication holes 21a and 22a that are communicated with each other when stacked, and around the communication holes 21a and 22a.
- a sealing material 26 that is brought into close contact with the heat exchanger pressing member 16, so that the communication holes 21 a of the outlet / inlet header portions 21 and 22 of the plurality of flat heat exchanger tubes 17 stacked on each other are provided.
- a sealing material 26 such as an O-ring or a liquid gasket
- the sealing material 26 is securely brought into close contact with the heat exchange pressing member 16 to seal the communication holes 21a and 22a.
- the seal structure around the communication holes 21a and 22a of the inlet / outlet header portions 21 and 22 can be simplified, the sealing performance can be improved, and the reliability for preventing the leakage of the heat medium can be increased.
- control board 13 on which the control circuit including the power transistor 12 which is a heat generating electrical component for controlling the energization state of the PTC heater 18 is mounted on the surface side of the heat exchanger pressing member 16 has the heat conductive insulating sheet 32. Since the control board 13 for controlling the energization state to the PTC heater 18 is directly fixed to the surface side of the heat exchanger pressing member 16 via the insulating sheet 32, the dedicated board is accommodated. The control board 13 can be accommodated and installed in the casing 11 without providing a box or the like.
- the flat heat exchanger tube 17, the PTC heater 18, the heat exchanger pressing member 16, the control board 13, and the like can be stacked, and the dimensions in the stacking direction can be reduced and accommodated and installed in the casing 11, so that the heat medium heating device 10 Can contribute to a compact and compact design.
- the power transistor (heat generating electrical component) 12 mounted on the control board 13 is made of aluminum via the heat penetration part 33 and the heat conductive insulating sheet 32 provided on the control board 13.
- the heat exchanger pressing member 16 made of an alloy plate can be cooled to a heat sink. For this reason, the heat generated from the power transistor (heat generating electrical component) 12 mounted on the surface of the control board 13 is converted into the aluminum alloy plate material through the heat penetration part 33 and the heat conductive insulating sheet 32. Heat can be transferred to the presser foot 16 and brought into almost full contact with one surface of the uppermost flat heat exchanger tube 17a to dissipate heat to the heat presser foot 16 functioning as a heat sink. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently cool the heat generating electrical component 12 by shortening the heat radiation distance between the heat generating electrical component 12 and the flat heat exchanger tube 17a, and to improve the cooling performance, and hence the reliability of the heat medium heating device 10. Can do.
- the heat medium circulated to the radiator 6 disposed in the air flow path 2 is improved in sealing performance and is reliable against heat medium leakage.
- it can be heated and circulated by the heat medium heating device 10 that is improved in heat transfer efficiency and improved in size and performance.
- the performance, particularly the heating performance can be improved, and the mountability of the air conditioner 1 on the vehicle can be improved.
- this invention is not limited to the invention concerning the said embodiment, In the range which does not deviate from the summary, it can change suitably.
- the flat heat exchanger tubes 17 are stacked in three layers, and the PTC heater 18 is incorporated between them.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the flat heat exchanger tubes 17 and the PTC heaters 18 Of course, the number of stacked layers may be increased or decreased.
- this invention may be made from metals, such as an aluminum alloy, without being limited to this.
- the flat heat exchanger tube 17 the one end of the flat tube portion 20 in which the inlet / outlet header portions 21 and 22 are arranged in parallel and the U-turn flow path 24 is formed in the flat tube portion 20.
- a flat heat exchanger tube having a double-end header structure in which the inlet / outlet header portions 21 and 22 are provided separately at both ends of the flat tube portion 20 may be used. Good.
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すなわち、本発明の第1の態様にかかる熱媒体加熱装置は、入口ヘッダ部から流入された熱媒体が扁平チューブ部を流通後、出口ヘッダ部から流出される複数枚の扁平熱交チューブと、複数枚の前記扁平熱交チューブの扁平チューブ部間に組み込まれるPTCヒータと、前記扁平熱交チューブおよび前記PTCヒータが交互に多層に積層されて組み込まれるケーシングと、多層に積層された前記扁平熱交チューブの一面側を押圧し、前記ケーシングの内底面に対して締め付け固定する熱交押え部材と、を備えた熱媒体加熱装置であって、積層された複数枚の前記扁平熱交チューブの中の少なくとも最上段の扁平熱交チューブの前記熱交押え部材により押圧される一面が、前記出・入口ヘッダ部と前記扁平チューブ部とをフラット化した平面形状とされている。
図1には、本発明の一実施形態に係る熱媒体加熱装置を備えた車両用空調装置の概略構成図が示されている。
車両用空調装置1は、外気または車室内空気を取り込んで温調した後、それを車室内へと導くための空気流通路2を形成するケーシング3を備えている。
冷却器5は、図示省略された圧縮機、凝縮器、膨張弁等と共に冷媒回路を構成し、膨張弁で断熱膨張された冷媒を蒸発させることにより、そこを通過する空気を冷却するものである。また、放熱器6は、タンク8、ポンプ9および熱媒体加熱装置10とともに熱媒体循環回路10Aを構成し、熱媒体加熱装置10で高温に加熱された熱媒体(例えば、不凍液、温水等)がポンプ9を介して循環されることにより、そこを通過する空気を加温するものである。
熱媒体加熱装置10は、図2に示されるように、制御基板13と、複数枚の電極板14(図3参照)と、制御基板13上に配設されているIGBT等の複数個のパワートランジスタ(発熱電気部品)12(図3参照)と、熱交押え部材16と、複数枚(本例では、3枚)の扁平熱交チューブ17と、複数組のPTC素子18a(図3参照)と、これらの制御基板13、電極板14、パワートランジスタ12、扁平熱交チューブ17、熱交押え部材16、PTC素子18a等を収容設置するケーシング11とを備えている。
ケーシング11は、上半部と下半部とに2分割されており、上半部を構成するアッパケース(図示省略)と、下半部を構成するロアケース11aとを備えている。このアッパケースおよびロアケース11aの内部には、ロアケース11aの上方からロアケース11aの開口部11bにアッパケースを載置することによって、上記制御基板13、パワートランジスタ(発熱電気部品)12、電極板14、熱交押え部材16、複数枚の扁平熱交チューブ17および複数組のPTCヒータ18等を収容する空間が形成されている。
電極板14は、図3に示されるように、PTC素子18aに電力を供給するためのものであり、平面視において、矩形状を呈するアルミ合金製の板材とされている。この電極板14は、PTC素子18aを挟んでその両面に、PTC素子18aの上面に接するように一枚、PTC素子18aの下面に接するように一枚それぞれ積層されている。これら2枚の電極板14によって、PTC素子18aの上面と、下面とが上下から挟み込まれるようになっている。
以上に説明の熱媒体加熱装置10は、3枚の扁平熱交チューブ17および2組のPTCヒータ18を、以下のようにしてロアケース11a内に組み込むことができる。
本実施形態においては、複数枚の扁平熱交チューブ17と複数組のPTCヒータ18とが交互に多層に積層され、その最上段の扁平熱交チューブ17aの上面(一面)側が熱交押え部材16により押圧されてケーシング11(ロアケース11a)の内底面に締め付け固定される熱媒体加熱装置10にあって、積層された複数枚の扁平熱交チューブ17の中の少なくとも最上段の扁平熱交チューブ17aの熱交押え部材16により押圧される上面(一面)が、出・入口ヘッダ部21,22と扁平チューブ部20とをフラット化した平面形状とされている。
同様に、多層に積層された扁平熱交チューブ17の中の最下段の扁平熱交チューブ17cのロアケース11aの内底面と接する下面(一面)が、出・入口ヘッダ部21,22と扁平チューブ部20とをフラット化した平面形状とされている。このため、積層された扁平熱交チューブ17およびPTCヒータ18の最上段の扁平熱交チューブ17aの上面を熱交押え部材16により押圧し、ロアケース11aの内底面に締め付け固定する際、その押圧力を最下段の扁平熱交チューブ17cのフラット化された下面とロアケース11aの内底面とを接触させ、その略全面で略均一に受けることができる。
6 放熱器
10 熱媒体加熱装置
10A 熱媒体循環回路
11 ケーシング
11a ロアケース
12 パワートランジスタ(発熱電気部品)
13 制御基板
16 熱交押え部材
17,17a,17b,17c 扁平熱交チューブ
(17a 最上段の扁平熱交チューブ、17c 最下段の扁平熱交チューブ)
18 PTCヒータ
20 扁平チューブ部
21 入口ヘッダ部
21a 連通穴
22 出口ヘッダ部
22a 連通穴
25a,25b 一対の成形プレート材
25a1 最上段の扁平熱交チューブの一方の成形プレート材
25b1 最下段の扁平熱交チューブの一方の成形プレート材
26 シール材
32 絶縁シート
33 熱貫通部
Claims (7)
- 入口ヘッダ部から流入された熱媒体が扁平チューブ部を流通後、出口ヘッダ部から流出される複数枚の扁平熱交チューブと、
複数枚の前記扁平熱交チューブの扁平チューブ部間に組み込まれるPTCヒータと、
前記扁平熱交チューブおよび前記PTCヒータが交互に多層に積層されて組み込まれるケーシングと、
多層に積層された前記扁平熱交チューブの一面側を押圧し、前記ケーシングの内底面に対して締め付け固定する熱交押え部材と、を備えた熱媒体加熱装置であって、
積層された複数枚の前記扁平熱交チューブの中の少なくとも最上段の扁平熱交チューブの前記熱交押え部材により押圧される一面が、前記出・入口ヘッダ部と前記扁平チューブ部とをフラット化した平面形状とされている熱媒体加熱装置。 - 多層に積層された前記扁平熱交チューブの中の最下段の扁平熱交チューブの前記ケーシングの内底面と接する一面が、前記出・入口ヘッダ部と前記扁平チューブ部とをフラット化した平面形状とされている請求項1に記載の熱媒体加熱装置。
- 前記複数枚の扁平熱交チューブは、前記出・入口ヘッダ部と前記扁平チューブ部とが一体にプレス成形された一対の成形プレート材を張り合わせたチューブとされ、前記最上段および/または最下段の扁平熱交チューブの一方の前記成形プレート材に成形される前記出・入口ヘッダ部と前記扁平チューブ部とがフラット化された平面形状とされている請求項1または2に記載の熱媒体加熱装置。
- 前記複数枚の扁平熱交チューブの前記出・入口ヘッダ部には、積層時に互いに連通される連通穴が設けられており、その連通穴周りが前記熱交押え部材の押圧により密着されるシール材を介してシールされている請求項1ないし3のいずれか1項に記載の熱媒体加熱装置。
- 前記熱交押え部材の表面側には、前記PTCヒータに対する通電状態を制御する発熱電気部品を含む制御回路が表面実装された制御基板が絶縁シートを介して一体に設置されている請求項1ないし4のいずれか1項に記載の熱媒体加熱装置。
- 前記制御基板上に実装されている前記発熱電気部品は、前記制御基板に設けられている熱貫通部および熱伝導性の前記絶縁シートを介してアルミ合金製板材とされた前記熱交押え部材をヒートシンクに冷却可能とされている請求項5に記載の熱媒体加熱装置。
- 空気流路中に配設されている放熱器に対して、熱媒体加熱装置で加熱された熱媒体が循環可能に構成されている車両用空調装置において、
前記熱媒体加熱装置が、請求項1ないし6のいずれか1項に記載の熱媒体加熱装置とされている車両用空調装置。
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