Heat exchanger unit
AssigneeForum US, Inc.
InventorsDerek Hjorth, John Gaska, Randy Vanberg, Kevin Visscher, Iqbal Lotey, Bob Peng
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Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosure pertain to a heat exchanger unit that includes a frame and at least one cooler. The cooler is associated with a respective side region of the heat exchanger unit, and the cooler has an outer surface and an inner surface. The unit can include a mount assembly for coupling the cooler to the frame. The mount assembly includes an elongated fastening member; a rigid outer ring; a rigid inner ring; and a deformable ring disposed between the rigid outer ring and the inner outer ring. The cooler may have a core end mass greater than a tank end mass.
Claims19
A heat exchanger unit, comprising:
- a frame comprising a top region, a bottom region, and a plurality of side regions;
- a plurality of coolers, each of the plurality of coolers coupled with the frame proximate to a respective side region, each of the plurality of coolers having an outer surface and an inner surface, and at least one of the plurality of coolers comprising a tank end welded to a core end, wherein a tank end mass of a tank end volume is less than a core end mass of a core end volume;
- and
- a mount assembly for coupling at least one of the plurality of coolers to the frame, the mount assembly further comprising:
- an elongated fastening member;
- a rigid outer ring;
- a rigid inner ring;
- and
- a deformable ring disposed between the rigid outer ring and the rigid inner ring, wherein the elongated fastening member extends through the rigid inner ring and at least partially into the frame.
A heat exchanger unit, comprising:
- a vertical axis;
- a frame comprising at least one side region;
- at least one cooler coupled with the frame proximate to the respective side region, the at least one cooler comprising a tank end welded to a core end, wherein a tank end mass of the tank end is less than a core end mass of the core end;
- and
- a mount assembly for coupling the at least one cooler to the frame, the mount assembly further comprising:
- an elongated fastening member;
- a rigid outer ring;
- a rigid inner ring;
- and
- a deformable ring disposed between the rigid outer ring and the rigid inner ring,
- wherein the elongated fastening member extends through the rigid inner ring and at least partially into the frame.
A heat exchanger unit, comprising:
- a frame comprising a top region, a bottom region, and a plurality of side regions;
- a plurality of coolers, each of the plurality of coolers coupled with the frame proximate to a respective side region, and each of the plurality of coolers comprising a core welded with a tank;
- and
- an airflow region within the heat exchanger unit;
- wherein each core further comprises a core end having a core end mass associated with a core end volume of material, wherein each tank further comprises a tank end having a tank end mass associated with a tank end volume of material, and wherein each core end mass is greater than each respective tank end mass.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.