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US 11,111,841 B2Granted
Frame device and fan module with such a frame device
AssigneeBrose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Wiirzburg
InventorsFrank Ditter, Andre Evers, Antje Findeisen
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Abstract
A frame device for a fan module for a main cooler and for a charge air cooler of a motor vehicle, comprising a main frame for the main cooler and a charge air cooler, separate from the latter, for the charge air cooler, wherein a seal is provided between the main frame and the charge air frame. Furthermore, the invention relates to a fan module with such a frame device.
Claims16
A frame device for a fan module for a main cooler and for a charge air cooler of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a main frame for the main cooler and a charge air frame for the charge air cooler that is separate from the main cooler;
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- a seal provided between the main frame and the charge air frame, wherein the seal includes an elastic profile part fastened at least to the main frame or to the charge air frame, wherein the profile part includes a hose-shaped first profile section, wherein the hose-shaped first profile section lies against the main frame when the profile part is fastened to the charge air frame or the profile part lies against the charge air frame when the profile part is fastened to the main frame, and wherein the first profile section includes an extension that extends in a vertical direction from the charge air frame to the main frame so that the first profile section is configured to buckle relative to the vertical direction when in an assembled state.
A fan module comprising:
- a first frame structure;
- a main cooler secured to the first frame structure;
- a second frame structure;
- a charge air cooler secured to the second frame structure;
- a fan secured to the first frame structure and configured to direct air across the main cooler and the charge air cooler via the first and second frame structures;
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- an elastic seal disposed between the first frame and second frame, wherein the seal is configured to prevent air leakage between the first and second frame structures, wherein the seal has a U-shaped elastic end configured to engage a wall that protrudes from the second frame structure to secure the seal to the second frame structure, wherein the seal includes a hose-shaped elastic end opposite the U-shaped elastic end, and wherein the hose-shaped elastic end engages the first frame structure to prevent air leakage between the first and second frame structures.
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A fan module comprising:
- a first frame structure defining a first set of protrusions;
- a main cooler secured to the first frame structure;
- a second frame structure defining a second set of protrusions that engage the first set of protrusions to form a labyrinth seal between the first and second frame structures, wherein the first set of protrusions forms a first contour and the second set of protrusions forms a second contour, and wherein a clearance space is defined between the first and second contours to facilitate relative movement between the first and second contours;
- a charge air cooler secured to the second frame structure;
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- a fan secured to the first frame structure and configured to direct air across the main cooler and the charge air cooler via the first and second frame structures.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.