Slide-on heat exchanger restraining bracket
AssigneeDENSO International America, Inc.
InventorDerek Giordano
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Abstract
The present teachings provide for a bracket for a heat exchanger assembly including a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, and a third heat exchanger. The bracket can include a first landing, a second landing, a bridge member and a retention member. The first landing can be configured to be fixedly coupled to the first heat exchanger. The second landing can define a first aperture that can be configured to receive a first fastener through the second landing. The bridge member can be fixedly coupled to the first and second landings. The retention member can be fixedly coupled to the second landing. The retention member and the second landing can define a slot that can be adapted to receive a portion of the second heat exchanger.
Claims5
A bracket for a heat exchanger assembly including a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, and a third heat exchanger, the bracket comprising:
- a first landing configured to be fixedly coupled to the first heat exchanger;
- a second landing defining a first aperture configured to receive a first fastener through the second landing;
- a bridge member fixedly coupling the first and second landings;
- and
- a retention member fixedly coupled to a terminal end of the second landing, the retention member and the second landing defining a slot that is adapted to receive a mounting member of the second heat exchanger, wherein
- the mounting member of the second heat exchanger engages the retention member by being inserted into the slot, and
- the bridge member defines a ridge extending along a middle of the bridge member;
- wherein the first and second landings are substantially parallel and offset from one another;
- and
- wherein the bridge member extends generally diagonally between the first and second landings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.