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US 10,480,394 B2Granted
Shroud in a heat exchange assembly in a vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsSteven Shi, Alvin Fei, Castle Wen
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Abstract
A shroud in a heat exchange assembly of a vehicle comprises a housing connected with a radiator of the heat exchange assembly and spaced apart with the radiator; a ventilation aperture disposed on the housing and spaced apart from a fan receiving opening; and a flow guide structure having sidewalls and connected to the housing. The flow guide structure is configured to guide air flow from the ventilation aperture away from a clearance between the housing and the radiator.
Claims16
A heat exchange assembly of a vehicle, comprising:
- a radiator;
- and
- a shroud including:
- a housing adapted to be connected with the radiator of the heat exchange assembly and spaced apart with the radiator, wherein the housing includes a fan receiving opening;
- a ventilation aperture disposed on the housing and spaced apart from the fan receiving opening;
- and
- a flow guide structure having sidewalls and connected to the housing, wherein the sidewalls form a guide tunnel to airflow entering the ventilation aperture and are configured to guide the airflow away from a clearance between the housing and the radiator and the ventilation aperture remains open all time;
- wherein the sidewalls of the flow guide structure extend from a front surface of the housing toward the radiator and surrounding entirely a perimeter of the ventilation aperture;
- and
- wherein one end of the sidewalls of the flow guide structure is connected to the front surface of the housing and another end of the sidewalls contacts a surface of the radiator.
7 more elements
A heat exchange assembly in a vehicle, comprising:
- a radiator;
- a fan;
- and
- a shroud including:
- a housing, wherein the housing is connected to the radiator and spaced apart from the radiator, and wherein the housing includes an assembling bracket and a fan receiving opening and the fan is mounted on the assembling bracket and received in the receiving opening,
- at least one ventilation aperture disposed on the housing and spaced apart from the fan receiving opening, and
- a first flow guide structure, wherein the first flow guide structure is connected to the housing and surrounding a ventilation aperture, and wherein the first flow guide structure includes sidewalls and is disposed on a front surface of the housing between the housing and the radiator, and
- wherein the first flow guide structure is configured to guide airflow through a guide tunnel formed by the sidewalls while the ventilation aperture opens regardless of a vehicle speed;
- wherein the first flow guide structure includes the sidewalls surrounding the ventilation aperture substantially and extending toward the radiator;
- and
- wherein one end of the sidewalls of the first flow guide structure is connected to the front surface of the housing and another end of the sidewalls contact a surface of the radiator.
8 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.