DE102009041981A1 - Container for vehicle for receiving fluid, has two chambers, in which fluid, particularly lubricant for engine is accommodated, where chambers are fluidically separated by separation wall - Google Patents

Abstract

The container (10) has two chambers (12,14), in which a fluid, particularly a lubricant for an engine is accommodated. The chambers are fluidically separated by a separation wall (16). The fluid is discharged from the two chambers by an associated outlet (18). The outlet is arranged in the area of the separation wall and communicates fluidically with the two chambers.

Description

The invention relates to a container according to claim 1.

Such containers for holding liquids are installed, for example, in a motor vehicle. They serve to receive operating fluids for the motor vehicle, for example for cooling or for the lubrication of components. As they age, the fluids pick up contaminants, requiring fluid replacement. For the sake of simplicity, a drain is provided on such containers in a bottom region, which is closable and obvious with a drain plug. The provision of this drain in a floor area allows the liquid to flow virtually by itself as a result of gravity, making expensive pumping devices obsolete.

If, for reasons of space, one wishes to keep two different liquids separate from one another in a container or to divide such a container into two receiving areas for receiving a liquid, the problem arises that two drains and two drainage screws are required for draining the liquids from the partial areas.

This has the disadvantage that this increases a number of parts, which leads to increased costs.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a container of the type mentioned, which has low costs.

This object is achieved by a container according to claim 1. Advantageous embodiments with expedient and non-trivial developments of the invention are specified in the dependent claims.

An inventive container has a first and at least one second chamber, in each of which a liquid, in particular a lubricant for a motor, is receivable. The chambers are at least partially fluidly separated by at least one bulkhead wall, wherein the respective liquid can be discharged via a respectively associated drain from the first and the second chamber. The drain is arranged in the region of the bulkhead wall and communicates with both the first and the second chamber. The liquids of the chambers may also be one and the same liquid. This may be the case, for example, if such a container is provided with the bulkhead wall in order to prevent rapid leveling of the liquid between the chambers.

The container according to the invention thus makes it possible to discharge the liquids from both chambers by means of only one discharge, that is to say via a passage opening. This avoids the need for a drain per chamber, which keeps a manufacturing cost and a part number of the container low. This is accompanied by low costs for the container, which has a positive effect in particular in the case of a large number of containers.

In order to avoid elaborate discharge devices, it is extremely advantageous if the drain is arranged in a bottom region of the container, so that the fluids can thus automatically flow out of the chambers as a result of gravity.

In an advantageous embodiment of the invention, a closure element, in particular a drain plug, is provided, by means of which the drain is closable. Such a closure element allows a simple and quick opening and closing of the drain without special tools, which allows a quick exchange of fluids. In addition, only such a closure element is required by the container according to the invention, as well as a small number of parts of the container according to the invention and thus the costs desselbigen is beneficial.

For ease of manufacture of the container according to the invention or the discharge, the outlet or the passage opening of the drain has a larger diameter than the wall thickness of the bulkhead, whereby the passage opening in a simple manner in the production of the container in the bulkhead in a corresponding wall of the container can be formed , This training can for example be such that with a drill having a larger diameter than the wall thickness of the bulkhead, the through hole is formed in the container. Thus, further, complex and cost-producing manufacturing steps, such as the formation of oblique pierced holes for the preparation of the fluidic communication of the chambers with the through hole or with the drain obsolete.

Closes the closure element, in particular the drain plug, the drain, the chambers are fluidly separated from each other, with any minimal leakage is permitted, since the bulkhead, as indicated, for example, to prevent a fast level compensation between the chambers only in special situations. If the closure element is removed and the drain released, the liquid can drain out of both chambers.

Further advantages, features and details of the invention will become apparent from the following description of a preferred embodiment and from the drawings. The features and feature combinations mentioned above in the description as well as the features and feature combinations shown below in the description of the figures and / or in the figures alone are usable not only in the respectively indicated combination but also in other combinations or in isolation without the scope of the invention leave.

The drawings show in:

1 in sections, a perspective sectional view of a container having a first and a second chamber, in each of which a liquid is receivable and which are fluidically separated by a bulkhead wall, wherein a single drain is provided for both chambers and

2 in sections, a perspective view of the container according to 1 with closed drain.

In the figures, like reference numerals designate like elements.

The 1 and 2 show a container 10 which is a first chamber 12 and a second chamber 14 having. By means of the chambers 12 and 14 is a liquid absorbable, the chambers 12 and 14 through a bulkhead wall 16 are separated, which provide a fast leveling between the chambers 12 and 14 should prevent. Smaller leaks between the chambers 12 and 14 are therefore permissible, so what causes the chambers 12 and 14 partially and predominantly through the bulkhead wall 16 are fluidically isolated.

To drain the liquid from the chambers 12 and 14 For example, when replacing the liquid is a drain 18 provided by means of which the liquid from both the first chamber 12 as well as from the second chamber 14 is drainable. This is the indulgence 18 which is a wall 20 of the container 10 penetrating passage opening 22 covers, in the area of the bulkhead wall 16 arranged and thus communicates fluidly with both the first chamber 12 as well as with the second chamber 14 ,

For a simple and cost-intensive presentation of the indulgence 18 has the passage opening 22 a larger diameter than the wall thickness of the bulkhead wall 16 on. directional arrows 24 and 26 in the 1 indicate an outflow of the liquid through the drain 18 with open drain 18 at.

The 2 shows the container 10 with the drain 18 , where the drain 18 through a drain plug 28 is closed. Through the drain plug 28 is the indulgence 18 or its passage opening 22 can be quickly opened and closed, which allows easy drainage of the liquid.

Like that 1 and 2 can be seen, allows the container 10 thus a drain or an exchange of the liquid of the two chambers 12 and 14 by means of only a single indulgence 18 , which thus only a single drain plug 28 requires. This keeps the number of parts of the container and thus the costs desselbigen low.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

10

container

12

chamber

14

chamber

16

Schottwandung

18

drainage

20

wall

22

Through opening

24

arrow

26

arrow

28

drain plug

Claims (6)

Container ( 10 ) with a first and at least one second chamber ( 12 . 14 ), in which in each case a liquid, in particular a lubricant for a motor, can be received and which by at least one bulkhead ( 16 ) are at least partially fluidly separated, wherein the respective liquid via a respectively associated drain ( 18 ) from the first and second chambers ( 12 . 14 ) is drainable, and wherein the drain ( 18 ) in the area of the bulkhead wall ( 16 ) and with the first and the second chamber ( 12 . 14 ) communicates fluidically. Container ( 10 ) according to claim 1, wherein the drain ( 18 ) is at least partially formed by a wall, which at least partially in the first chamber (on the one hand 12 ) and on the other hand at least partially into the second ( 14 ) Chamber extends into it. Container ( 10 ) according to claim 2, wherein the drain ( 18 ) at least partially forming wall on one of the chambers ( 12 . 14 ) facing away from lateral surface at least partially has a thread. Container ( 10 ) according to one of claims 2 or 3, wherein the bulkhead wall ( 16 ) at one of the chambers ( 12 . 14 ) facing the end of the drain ( 18 ) at least partially forming wall rests. Container ( 10 ) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein a closure element ( 28 ) by means of which the drain ( 18 ) is closable. Container ( 10 ) according to claim 5, wherein the closure element ( 28 ) as a drain plug ( 28 ) is trained.

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