Intercooler Assembly for Vehicle

Abstract

An intercooler assembly for a vehicle. The intercooler assembly may include an inflow portion on which an inflow hose is mounted, the inflow portion including a buffering space to temporarily accumulate an in-flowing air, a first cooling portion fluidly connected to the inflow portion, an outflow portion on which an outflow hose is mounted, a second cooling portion fluidly connected to the outflow portion, and a turnaround portion fluidly connecting the first cooling portion and the second cooling portion, wherein the turnaround portion changes a flow direction of the in-flowing air and guides the in-flowing air toward the outflow portion so as to discharge the air.

1 . An intercooler assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
 an inflow portion on which an inflow hose is mounted, the inflow portion including a buffering space to temporarily accumulate an in-flowing air;   a first cooling portion fluidly connected to the inflow portion;   an outflow portion on which an outflow hose is mounted;   a second cooling portion fluidly connected to the outflow portion; and   a turnaround portion fluidly connecting the first cooling portion and the second cooling portion, wherein the turnaround portion changes a flow direction of the in-flowing air and guides the in-flowing air toward the outflow portion so as to discharge the air.   
   
   
       2 . The intercooler assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the outflow portion includes a buffering space to temporarily accumulate an out-flowing air. 
   
   
       3 . The intercooler assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the inflow hose guides the in-flowing air from a turbocharger compressor toward the inflow portion and the outflow hose guides the air to an intake manifold. 
   
   
       4 . The intercooler assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the first and second cooling portions are formed monolithically. 
   
   
       5 . The intercooler assembly according to  claim 4 , wherein the first cooling portion and the inflow portion are formed monolithically. 
   
   
       6 . The intercooler assembly according to  claim 4 , wherein the second cooling portion and the outflow portion are formed monolithically. 
   
   
       7 . The intercooler assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the first cooling portion and the inflow portion are formed monolithically. 
   
   
       8 . The intercooler assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the second cooling portion and the outflow portion are formed monolithically. 
   
   
       9 . The intercooler assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the inflow and outflow portions are located at a same lateral side of the intercooler assembly in parallel. 
   
   
       10 . The intercooler assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the inflow and outflow hoses are mounted on a same lateral side of the intercooler assembly. 
   
   
       11 . The intercooler assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the first and second cooling portions are configured to be streamlined. 
   
   
       12 . The intercooler assembly according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an air passage through which the inflow portion directly communicates with the outflow portion; and   an air control member configured to regulate flow of an air between the inflow portion and outflow portion.   
   
   
       13 . The intercooler assembly according to  claim 12 , wherein the first and second cooling portions is separated by a partition that prevents fluid communication therebetween. 
   
   
       14 . The intercooler assembly according to  claim 13 , wherein the air control member includes a bypass valve having a rotary plate which is rotatably coupled to the partition so as to open or close the air passage by rotation thereof so that the air is bypassed from the inflow portion to the outflow portion when the air passage is open. 
   
   
       15 . The intercooler assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the turnaround portion includes at least a fin configured to be in an approximate “U” shape. 
   
   
       16 . The intercooler assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the first and second cooling portions include at least a fin for increasing heat-exchanging performance. 
   
   
       17 . A passenger vehicle comprising an intercooler assembly of  claims 1 .