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US 11,591,028 B2Granted
Front end module assembly
AssigneeNissan North America, Inc.
InventorAlvaro Menez Sánchez
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Abstract
A front end module assembly has a front end module structure of a vehicle, a heat exchanger support and a first heat exchanger unit. The heat exchanger support is supported to the vehicle front end module structure. The heat exchanger support has an opening. The first heat exchanger unit is accommodated in the opening of the heat exchanger support so that the transmission cooler is supported to the vehicle front end module structure via the heat exchanger support.
Claims20
A front end module assembly comprising:
- a front end module structure of a vehicle;
- a heat exchanger support supported to the vehicle front end module structure, the heat exchanger support having a pair of first and second lateral sides that supports substantially an entirety of the weight of the heat exchanger to the front end module structure, the heat exchanger support having an opening;
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- a first heat exchanger unit that is accommodated in the opening of the heat exchanger support so that the first heat exchanger unit is supported to the vehicle front end module structure via the heat exchanger support.
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A heat exchanger assembly, comprising:
- a heat exchanger support configured to be supported to a vehicle front end module structure, the heat exchanger support spanning substantially an entire width of the front end module structure, the heat exchanger support having an accommodating portion, the heat exchanger support having a pair of first and second lateral sides that supports substantially an entirety of the weight of the heat exchanger to the front end module structure when the heat exchanger support is supported to the vehicle front end module;
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- a transmission cooler that is accommodated in the accommodating portion of the heat exchanger support so that the transmission cooler is configured to be supported to the vehicle front end module structure via the heat exchanger support.
A heat exchanger support, comprising:
- a frame portion having an opening for accommodating a heat exchanger unit;
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- at least one first support arm extending from a pair of first and second lateral sides of the frame portion to be attached to a vehicle front end structure, the frame portion including a top wall, a bottom wall, and a plurality of apertures spanning from the opening to an outer perimeter of the frame portion defined by the first and second lateral sides and a top and bottom side of the frame portion, the apertures having a depth that corresponds a depth of the top wall and a depth of the bottom wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.