Connection module, heat exchanger, and corresponding heat-exchanging assembly

Abstract

A connection module of a heat exchanger, in particular for a motor vehicle, is configured to connect the heat exchanger to a component of a fluid circuit and to carry a sensor suitable for measuring a quantity of the fluid. The connection module includes at least two fixing parts and complementary assembly means. The two fixing parts include a first fixing part arranged on a defined axis and configured to form a mechanical support for the component and a second fixing part configured to carry the sensor. The complementary assembly means is carried on the one hand by the first fixing part and on the other hand by the second fixing part and is configured to allow assembly of the second part on the first part in at least two orientations of the second part with respect to the defined axis.

1 . A module for connecting a heat exchanger between a first fluid and a second fluid, the connection module being configured to connect the heat exchanger to a component of a fluid circuit and to carry a sensor suitable for measuring a quantity of the fluid emerging from the component injected into the heat exchanger, the connection module comprising:
 at least two fixing parts, including:
 a first fixing part arranged on a defined axis and suitable for forming a mechanical support for the component, and 
 a second fixing part suitable for carrying the sensor; and 
   complementary assembly means carried on the one hand by the first fixing part and on the other hand by the second fixing part, the complementary assembly means configured to allow assembly of the second fixing part to the first fixing part in at least two orientations of the second fixing part with respect to the defined axis of the first fixing part.   
     
     
         2 . A connection module according to  claim 1 , in which the two fixing parts have complementary shapes. 
     
     
         3 . A connection module according to  claim 2 , wherein the second fixing part has a portion with a substantially cylindrical shape suitable for cooperating with the first fixing part, and the first fixing part has a substantially concave surface opposite the second fixing part. 
     
     
         4 . A connection module according to  claim 1 , wherein the first fixing part has a first assembly means and the second fixing part has a plurality of second assembly means complementary to the first assembly means and extending in at least two different orientations with respect to the defined axis of the first fixing part. 
     
     
         5 . A connection module according to  claim 1 , wherein the assembly means are provided on the external peripheries of the first fixing part and of the second fixing part. 
     
     
         6 . A connection module according to  claim 1 , wherein the assembly means comprise at least one complementary rib and groove. 
     
     
         7 . A connection module according to  claim 6 , wherein the first fixing part has a rib and the second fixing part has a plurality of grooves complementary to the rib for assembling the two fixing parts. 
     
     
         8 . A heat exchanger between a first fluid and a second fluid, wherein the heat exchanger comprises a connection module according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         9 . A heat exchanger according to  claim 8 , further comprising a heat exchange core comprising a first set of tubes and a second set of tubes in thermal contact with each other,
 said first set of tubes configured to be connected to one or more of a cooling circuit of an electrical or an electronic component of said vehicle in which the first fluid circulates, wherein the first fluid is a heat transfer fluid type fluid, and   said second set of tubes configured to be connected to the air-conditioning circuit of said vehicle in which the second fluid circulates, wherein the second fluid is a refrigerating fluid type fluid.   
     
     
         10 . A heat exchanger according to  claim 8 , further comprising a heat exchange core having a substantially parallelepipedal shape overall, wherein the defined axis of the first fixing part is substantially parallel to the width of the heat exchange core. 
     
     
         11 . A heat exchanger according to  claim 8 , wherein it is of the water evaporator type in which the heat transfer fluid comprising water with glycol added and the refrigerating fluid are able to circulate. 
     
     
         12 . A heat exchange assembly comprising a heat exchanger and a component of a fluid circuit, wherein the heat exchanger is in accordance with  claim 8 . 
     
     
         13 . A heat exchange assembly according to  claim 12 , wherein the component is a pressure reducing member configured to reduce the pressure and temperature of the fluid. 
     
     
         14 . A heat exchange assembly according to  claim 12 , wherein the component comprises a control solenoid valve. 
     
     
         15 . A heat exchange assembly according to  claim 12 , wherein the sensor is a temperature sensor or a pressure sensor.