IP Library Granted Patent US 11,824,235
Granted Patent B2
US 11,824,235 · App. 16/984,507 · Granted Nov 21, 2023

Ejector nozzle and ejector including same

Inventors: In Tae Park (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Hak Yoon Kim (Incheon, KR); Hyeon Seok Ban (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Motors Corporation
H01M8/04097F02C3/32F04F5/16F04F5/461H01M8/04753
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Patent No.
US 11,824,235
App. No.
16/984,507
Granted
Nov 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides an ejector nozzle and an ejector including the same. The ejector nozzle includes a first tube having a first flow path into which a fluid is introduced, and a second tube provided outside the first tube and having an inner diameter larger than an inner diameter of the first tube, the second tube defining a second flow path between the first tube and the second tube, in which the first tube further includes a communication port that penetrates the first tube to allow the first flow path to communicate with the second flow path and is openably and closably provided, and in which when the communication port is opened, a part of the fluid flowing in the first flow path is allowed to flow along the second flow path.

Claims (27)

1. An ejector nozzle comprising:

a first tube having a first flow path into which a fluid is introduced;

a second tube provided outside the first tube and having an inner diameter larger than an inner diameter of the first tube, the second tube defining a second flow path between the first tube and the second tube, wherein the first tube further comprises a communication port that penetrates the first tube to allow the first flow path to communicate with the second flow path and is openable and closable;

an opening/closing member provided in the first tube and configured to rotate toward the second tube to open or close the communication port; and

an elastic member arranged between the first tube and the second tube and configured to elastically deform based on a flow rate of the fluid introduced into the first flow path to allow the opening/closing member to open or close the communication port,

wherein when the communication port is opened, a part of the fluid flowing in the first flow path is allowed to flow along the second flow path, and

wherein one end of the elastic member is fixed to an inner surface of the second tube, and an opposite end of the elastic member is fixed to the opening/closing member in the first tube.

2. The ejector nozzle of claim 1 , wherein the first tube further comprises a first body part penetrated by the communication port, and the opening/closing member is hingedly coupled to the first body part so as to open or close the communication port.

3. The ejector nozzle of claim 2 , wherein when a flow rate of the fluid introduced into the first flow path is within a reference range, the elastic member elastically supports the opening/closing member to allow the opening/closing member to close the communication port, and

wherein when a flow rate of the fluid introduced into the first flow path exceeds the reference range, the elastic member is elastically deformed by a pressure of the introduced fluid to allow the opening/closing member to open the communication port.

4. The ejector nozzle of claim 2 , wherein the first tube further comprises a first discharge port provided at one side tip of the first body part so that the fluid is discharged from the first discharge port,

wherein the second tube further comprises:

a second body part having the second flow path formed therein; and

a second discharge port provided at one tip of the second body part so that the fluid is discharged from the second discharge port, and

wherein a diameter of the second discharge port is larger than a diameter of the first discharge port.

5. An ejector nozzle comprising:

a first tube having a first flow path into which a fluid is introduced;

a second tube provided outside the first tube and having an inner diameter larger than an inner diameter of the first tube, the second tube defining a second flow path between the first tube and the second tube, wherein the first tube further comprises a communication port that penetrates the first tube to allow the first flow path to communicate with the second flow path and is openable and closable;

an opening/closing member configured to open or close the communication port; and

an elastic member arranged between the first tube and the second tube and configured to elastically deform based on a flow rate of the fluid introduced into the first flow path to allow the opening/closing member to open or close the communication port,

wherein when the communication port is opened, a part of the fluid flowing in the first flow path is allowed to flow along the second flow path,

wherein the first tube further comprises:

a first body part penetrated by the communication port; and

a first discharge port provided at one side tip of the first body part so that the fluid is discharged from the first discharge port, the first discharge port having a smaller diameter in a direction downstream of the first body part, and

wherein the second tube further comprises:

a second body part having the second flow path formed therein; and

a second discharge port provided at one tip of the second body part so that the fluid is discharged from the second discharge port, the second discharge port having a smaller diameter in a direction downstream of the second body part.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 1, 2024
From: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
To: KIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 069050/0952 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 4, 2020
From: PARK, IN TAE; KIM, HAK YOON; BAN, HYEON SEOK
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053394/0617 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0167676 · Dec 16, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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