OIL MODULE

Abstract

An oil module may include a conveying device for conveying oil along a flow path, a heat exchanger for temperature-controlling the oil, and a main body having a front side and a back side. The front side may include (i) an inlet opening and (ii) an outlet opening. The back side may include (i) at least one pump opening fluidically connected with the inlet opening, (ii) a first cooler opening fluidically connected with the at least one pump opening, and (iii) a second cooler opening fluidically connected with the outlet opening. The conveying device may be arranged on the back side and fluidically connected with the at least one pump opening. The heat exchanger may be arranged on the back side and fluidically connected with the first cooler opening and the second cooler opening.

Claims

1. An oil module, comprising: a conveying device which during operation conveys oil along a flow path; a heat exchanger for temperature-controlling the oil, the flow path extending through the heat exchanger; a main body having a front side and a back side facing away from the front side; the front side including (i) an inlet opening for letting oil into the main body and (ii) an outlet opening for letting oil out of the main body; the back side including at least one pump opening fluidically connected with the inlet opening; the back side further including, disposed spaced apart from the at least one pump opening, a first cooler opening and a second cooler opening; the first cooler opening fluidically connected with the at least one pump opening; wherein the second cooler opening fluidically connected with the outlet opening; wherein the conveying device is arranged on the back side and fluidically connected with the at least one pump opening such that the flow path extends between the inlet opening and the conveying device and between the conveying device and the first cooler opening; and wherein the heat exchanger is arranged on the back side and fluidically connected with the first cooler opening and the second cooler openings such that the flow path extends through the heat exchanger between the first cooler opening and the second cooler opening and between the second cooler opening and the outlet opening.

2. The oil module according to claim 1, wherein: the main body further includes at least one component opening that is disposed spaced apart from the front side and separate from the at least one pump opening, the first cooler opening, and the second cooler openings, the at least one component opening, in the main body, fluidically connected with at least one of (i) the first cooler opening, (ii) the second cooler opening and the at least one pump opening; and an additional component that is separate from the conveying device and from the heat exchanger is fluidically connected with the at least one component opening and disposed spaced apart from the front side.

3. The oil module according to claim 2, wherein: the main body has a plurality of outer sides connecting the front side with the back side; and the at least one component opening is disposed in one of the outer sides.

4. The oil module according to claim 2, wherein the at least one component opening is disposed in the back side.

5. The oil module according to claim 2, wherein the at least one additional component is a sensor device configured to determine a state variable of the oil.

6. The oil module according to claim 1, wherein the conveying device is arranged along the flow path upstream of the heat exchanger.

7. The oil module according to claim 1, wherein the main body further includes a base plate, which includes the first cooler opening and the second cooler openings.

8. The oil module according to claim 7, wherein: the main body further includes an ancillary plate, which includes the inlet opening and the at least one pump opening; and the ancillary plate is arranged offset relative to the base plate in a distance direction of the back side to the front side towards the front side such that a front side and a back side of the ancillary plate are arranged offset towards a front side and a back side of the base plate.

9. The oil module according to claim 8, wherein: the main body further includes an arm projecting from the base plate transversely or obliquely to the distance direction; and the outlet opening is at least partially formed on the arm.

10. A system, comprising: a motor including a gear; and an oil module attached to the motor, the oil module including: a conveying device which during operation conveys oil along a flow path; a heat exchanger for temperature-controlling the oil, the flow path extending through the heat exchanger; a main body having a front side and a back side facing away from the front side; the front side including (i) an inlet opening for letting oil into the main body and (ii) an outlet opening for letting oil out of the main body; the back side including at least one pump opening fluidically connected with the inlet opening; the back side further including, disposed spaced apart from the at least one pump opening, a first cooler opening and a second cooler opening; the first cooler opening fluidically connected with the at least one pump opening; the second cooler opening fluidically connected with the outlet opening; wherein the conveying device is arranged on the back side and fluidically connected with the at least one pump opening such that the flow path extends between the inlet opening and the conveying device and between the conveying device and the first cooler opening; wherein the heat exchanger is arranged on the back side and fluidically connected with the first cooler opening and the second cooler opening such that the flow path extends through the heat exchanger between the first cooler opening and the second cooler opening and between the second cooler opening and the outlet opening; wherein the front side faces the motor; wherein the motor further includes an oil inlet for letting the oil into the motor and an oil outlet for letting the oil out of the motor, the oil inlet and the oil outlet facing the front side; and wherein the oil outlet is fluidically connected with the inlet opening and the oil inlet is fluidically connected with the outlet opening such that the flow path extends through the motor.

11. A main body for the oil module according to claim 1.

12. The system according to claim 10, wherein the motor is an electric motor.

13. The oil module according to claim 1, wherein the at least one pump opening includes a plurality of pump openings.

14. The oil module according to claim 13, wherein: the plurality of pump openings includes a first pump opening and a second pump opening; the first pump opening is fluidically connected with the inlet opening; and the second pump opening is fluidically connected with the first cooler opening.

15. The oil module according to claim 14, wherein: the first pump opening is fluidically connected with the inlet opening via a pump channel extending through the main body; and the second pump opening is fluidically connected with the first cooler opening via a cooler channel extending from the second pump opening to the first cooler opening.

16. The oil module according to claim 1, wherein the second cooler opening and the outlet opening are fluidically connected via an outlet channel extending between the second cooler opening and the outlet opening.

17. The oil module according to claim 1, wherein the first cooler opening and the second cooler opening are fluidically connected to one another exclusively via the heat exchanger.

18. The oil module according to claim 1, wherein: the main body further includes a base plate having a base plate front side and a base plate back side, the base plate front side at least partially defining the front side of the main body, the base plate back side at least partially defining the back side of the main body; the main body further includes an ancillary plate having an ancillary plate front side and an ancillary plate back side, the ancillary plate front side at least partially defining the front side of the main body, the ancillary plate back side at least partially defining the back side of the main body; and the base plate and the ancillary plate are connected to one another in a step-like manner such that the base plate and the ancillary plate are disposed offset from one another.

19. An oil module, comprising: a conveying device configured to convey oil along a flow path; a heat exchanger configured to temperature-control the oil, the flow path extending through the heat exchanger; a main body having a front side surface and a back side surface facing away from the front side surface, the main body including: a base plate having a base plate front side surface and a base plate back side surface, the base plate front side surface at least partially defining the front side surface of the main body, the base plate back side surface at least partially defining the back side surface of the main body; an ancillary plate having an ancillary plate front side surface and an ancillary plate back side surface, the ancillary plate front side surface at least partially defining the front side surface of the main body, the ancillary plate back side surface at least partially defining the back side surface of the main body; an inlet opening disposed in the ancillary plate front side surface via which the oil is flowable into the main body; an outlet opening disposed in the front side surface of the main body via which the oil is flowable out of the main body; at least one pump opening disposed in the ancillary plate back side surface, the at least one pump opening fluidically connected with the inlet opening; a first cooler opening disposed in the base plate back side surface, the first cooler opening fluidically connected with the at least one pump opening; and a second cooler opening disposed in the base plate back side surface, the second cooler opening fluidically connected with the outlet opening; wherein the conveying device is arranged on the back side and fluidically connected with the at least one pump opening such that the flow path extends between the inlet opening and the conveying device and between the conveying device and the first cooler opening; and wherein the heat exchanger is arranged on the back side and fluidically connected with the first cooler opening and the second cooler opening such that the flow path extends through the heat exchanger between the first cooler opening and the second cooler opening and between the second cooler opening and the outlet opening.

20. The oil module according to claim 19, wherein the base plate and the ancillary plate are connected to one another in a step-like manner such that the base plate and the ancillary plate are disposed offset from one another in a direction extending transversely to the front side surface and the back side surface of the main body.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0034] It shows, in each case schematically

[0035] FIG. 1 shows a greatly simplified representation of a system having a motor and an oil module in the manner of a circuit diagram,

[0036] FIG. 2 shows a lateral view of the system,

[0037] FIG. 3 shows a section through the system,

[0038] FIG. 4 shows an isometric view of the oil module towards a back side of the oil module,

[0039] FIG. 5 shows an isometric view of a main body of the oil module towards the back side,

[0040] FIG. 6 shows an isometric view of the oil module towards a front side,

[0041] FIG. 7 shows a front view of the front side of the oil module with transparent main body.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0042] An oil module 1, as shown for example in the FIGS. 1 to 7, is employed in a system 2 shown in the FIGS. 1 to 3, in order to supply an associated application 3 with oil. In the shown system 2, the application 3 is a motor 4, in particular an electric motor 5. As is evident from FIG. 1, the motor 4 comprises a gear 6. Here, as indicated in FIG. 1, the oil module 1 can be employed for supplying the gear 6 with oil and accordingly be a gear oil module 7. As indicated in FIG. 1, the motor 4, in particular the electric motor 5, comprises a shaft 14 via which a torque can be drawn on the motor 4.

[0043] The oil module 1 comprises a conveying device 8 for conveying the oil along a flow path 9 (see in particular FIG. 1), which is designed in particular as an oil pump 10. For the temperature-controlling, in particular for the cooling of the oil, the oil module 1 further includes a heat exchanger 11, in particular an oil cooler 12. For the temperature-controlling, in particular for the cooling of the oil, the flow path 9 leads through the heat exchanger 11. The heat exchanger 11 shown in the figures is, separated from the flow path 9 of the oil, flowed through by a temperature-control means, for example by a coolant, whose flow in FIG. 1 is indicated with a dashed line.

[0044] The oil module 1 furthermore includes a main body 13. The main body 13 is formed plate-like and comprises a front side 15, which faces the motor 4, and a back side 17 facing away from the front side 15, which consequently faces away from the motor 4. Here, FIG. 4 shows an isometric view of the oil module 1 towards the back side, FIG. 5 an isometric view of the main body 13 towards the back side 16, FIG. 6 an isometric view of the oil module 1 towards the front side 15 and FIG. 7 a front view towards the front side 15, wherein the main body 13 is shown in a transparent manner. The main body 13 further comprises outer sides 29 connecting the front side 15 with the back side 16.

[0045] As is evident in particular from the FIGS. 1 and 6, the main body 13 comprises an inlet opening 17 and an outlet opening 18 spaced apart from the inlet opening 17, which are each formed on the front side 15. In the exemplary embodiment shown in the FIGS. 2 to 7, the inlet opening 17 is formed round and the outlet opening 18 elongated.

[0046] As is evident in particular from the FIGS. 1 and 5, the main body 13 on the back side 16 comprises at least one pump opening 19, in the shown exemplary embodiment 2 pump openings 19 spaced apart from one another. The pump openings 19 serve for the fluidic connection with the conveying device 8, which are arranged on the back side 16 and attached to the main body 13. Here, at least one of the at least one pump opening 19 in the main body 13 is fluidically connected with the inlet opening 17. In the shown exemplary embodiment, a first one of the pump openings 19a is fluidically connected with the inlet opening 17 by a channel 20 running through the main body 13, wherein this channel 20 in the following is also referred to as pump channel 20. The pump channel 20 of the shown exemplary embodiment runs along a distance direction 21 of the back side 16 to the front side 15. As is evident in particular from the FIGS. 1 and 5, the main body 13 comprises, on the back side 16 and spaced apart from the at least one pump opening 19, two cooler openings 22, 23, namely a first cooler opening 22 and a second cooler opening 23. The first cooler opening 22 in the shown exemplary embodiment is arranged nearer to the pump openings 19 than the second cooler opening 23. As is evident in particular from the FIGS. 1 and 3, the second pump opening 19b in the main body 13 is fluidically connected with the first cooler opening 22. For this purpose, a channel 24 runs between the second pump opening 19b and the first cooler opening 22, wherein this channel 24 in the following is also referred to as cooler channel 24. The heat exchanger 11 is fluidically connected with both cooler openings 22, 23 in such a manner that the cooler openings 22, 23 are fluidically connected to one another via the heat exchanger 11. In the shown exemplary embodiment, a fluidic connection between the cooler openings 22, 23 ensues exclusively via the heat exchanger 11. Furthermore, the second cooler opening 23 in the main body 13, as is evident in particular in FIG. 1, is fluidically connected with the outlet opening 18. For this purpose a channel 25, which in the following is also referred to as outlet channel 25, runs between the second cooler opening 23 and the outlet opening 18.

[0047] Thus, the flow path 9 runs between the inlet opening 17 and the first pump opening 19a via the pump channel 20, between the second pump opening 19b and the first cooler opening 22 via the cooler channel 24, between the first cooler opening 22 and the second cooler opening 23 via the heat exchanger 11 and between the second cooler opening 23 and the outlet opening 18 via the outlet channel 25. In the shown exemplary embodiment, the conveying device 8 is operated in such a manner that it is arranged upstream of the heat exchanger 11. Thus, the flow path 9 leads via the inlet opening 17 into the oil module 1, via the pump channel 20 to the first pump opening 19a and via the first pump opening 19a into the conveying device 8, wherein the conveying device 8 outputs the conveyed oil via the second pump opening 19b, so that the flow path 9 leads from the second pump opening 19b via the cooler channel 24 to the first cooler opening 22 and via the heat exchanger 11 to the second cooler opening 23 and from the second cooler opening 23 via the outlet channel 25 to the outlet opening 18.

[0048] For fluidically connecting the oil module 1 with the motor 4, the motor 4, facing the front side 15, comprises an oil inlet 26 and an oil outlet 27 for the letting out oil as is evident in FIG. 1. In the system 2 and thus in the state of the oil module 1 mounted on the motor 4, the oil inlet 26 is congruent with the outlet opening 18 and fluidically connected with the outlet opening 18. Compared with this, the oil outlet 27 is congruent with the inlet opening 17 and fluidically connected with the inlet opening 17. Accordingly, the oil enters the motor 4 via the outlet opening 18 and the oil inlet 26 and the oil module 1 via the oil outlet 27 and the inlet opening 17.

[0049] Thus, an oil module 1 and a system 2 are realised which are configured in an installation space-saving manner. In addition, the oil module 1 can be attached to the motor 4 in different positions and orientations, for example both vertically and also horizontally. The reason for this is in particular that the oil module 1 does not comprise an oil pan for collecting oil.

[0050] In the shown exemplary embodiment, the main body 13, spaced apart from the front side 15, comprises at least one further opening 28, which in the following is also referred to as component opening 28. Thus, the component opening 28 is spaced apart from the front side 15 and thus spaced apart both from the inlet opening 17 and also from the outlet opening 18. In addition to this, the component opening 28 is separate from the at least one pump opening 19 and from the cooler openings 22, 23, and spaced apart from these. In the shown exemplary embodiment, merely one component opening 28 is purely exemplarily provided, which is formed on one of the outer sides 29. As is evident in particular from the FIGS. 2 to 7, the component opening 28 of the shown exemplary embodiment is fluidically connected to the outside via a receiving channel 30, wherein the receiving channel 30 runs obliquely to the distance direction 21. The component opening 28 serves for the fluidic connection of a further component 31 of the oil module 1, which is separate from the conveying device 8 and the heat exchanger 11, which in the following is also referred to as additional component 31. In the shown exemplary embodiment, the additional component 31 is a sensor device 32, which, via the component opening 28, is fluidically connected with the flow path 9 and during the operation determines a state variable of the oil, in particular the temperature of the oil.

[0051] As is evident in particular from the FIGS. 3 to 7, the main body 13 of the shown exemplary embodiment comprises a base plate 33, which comprises the cooler openings 22, 23. The base plate 33 thus comprises a portion of the back side 16, which in the following is also referred to as back side 16a of the base plate 33. On the back side 16a of the base plate 33, the cooler openings 22, 23 are formed. Analogously to this, the base plate 33 comprises a portion of the front side 15 of the main body 13, which in the following is also referred to as front side 15a of the base plate 33. The main body 13 of the shown exemplary embodiment further comprises an ancillary plate 34 connected with the base plate 33 step-like, which comprises the inlet opening 17 and the pump openings 19. Thus, the ancillary plate 34 comprises a portion of the back side 16 of the main body 13, which in the following is also referred to as back side 16b of the ancillary plate 34. Here, the pump openings 19 are formed on the back side 16b of the ancillary plate 34. In addition, the ancillary plate 34 comprises the inlet opening 17. Thus, the ancillary plate 34 comprises a portion of the front side 15 of the main body 13, which in the following is also referred to as front side 15b of the ancillary plate 34. Here, the inlet opening 17 is formed on the front side 15b of the ancillary plate 34. As is evident in the figures, the ancillary plate 34 is moved here towards the base plate 33 in the distance direction 21. This means that the ancillary plate 34, compared with the base plate 33, is arranged offset towards the motor 4. As a consequence, the front side 15a and the back side 16a of the base plate 33 are offset towards the front side 15b and back side 16b of the ancillary plate 34 in the distance direction 21.

[0052] As is evident in particular from FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the main body 13, in the shown exemplary embodiment, additionally comprises an arm 35. The arm 35 is arranged spaced apart from the ancillary plate 34 and projecting from the base plate 33 and comprises the outlet opening 18 at least partially.