Structure connecting heat exchanger to shroud improving workability in assembling or disassembling them
AssigneeDenso Corporation
InventorsYoshinori Yagi, Tatsuo Ozaki
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Abstract
A fan shroud 4 is assembled to a cooling module in such a way that the fan shroud 4 covers brackets 3 that have been assembled to the cooling module, that is, a radiator 1 and a condenser 2 and, at the same time, snap fits 3h and a vehicle body prevent the fan shroud 4 from being detached from the brackets 3. In this way, it is possible to easily assemble the cooling module and the fan shroud 4 and, therefore, it is also possible to improve the workability in assembling or disassembling the cooling module and the fan shroud 4.
Claims14
A structure connecting a shroud to a heat exchanger comprising:
- an air blower that sends a current of air to the heat exchanger;
- the shroud that guides the current of air sent from the air blower to the heat exchanger;
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- brackets for mounting the heat exchanger to a vehicle body;
- wherein the brackets and the shroud are pressed by part of the vehicle body and prevented from moving in the vertical direction in a state in which the horizontal movement of the shroud with respect to the brackets is prevented by projections that are formed on the top end sides of the brackets and project upward, and the bottom end side of the shroud is supported by support projections provided to the brackets.
A structure connecting a shroud to a heat exchanger comprising:
- an air blower that sends a current of air to the heat exchanger;
- and
- the shroud that guides the current of air sent from the air blower to the heat exchanger;
- wherein the heat exchanger and the shroud are pressed by part of a vehicle body and prevented from moving in the vertical direction in a state in which the horizontal movement of the shroud with respect to the heat exchanger is prevented by projections that are formed on the top end side of the heat exchanger and projects in a vertical direction, and the bottom end side of the shroud is supported by support projections provided to the heat exchanger.
A structure connecting a shroud to a heat exchanger comprising:
- an air blower that sends a current of air to the heat exchanger;
- the shroud that guides the current of air sent from the air blower to the heat exchanger;
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- brackets for mounting the heat exchanger to a vehicle body;
- wherein the brackets and the shroud are prevented from moving in the vertical direction by tightening-coupling means provided at least to either of the brackets or the shroud in a state in which the horizontal movement of the shroud with respect to the brackets is prevented by projections that are formed on the top end sides of the brackets and project upward, and the bottom end side of the shroud is supported by support projections provided to the brackets.
A structure connecting a shroud to a heat exchanger comprising:
- an air blower that sends a current of air to the heat exchanger;
- and
- the shroud that guides the current of air sent from the air blower to the heat exchanger;
- wherein the heat exchanger and the shroud are pressed by tightening-coupling means provided to the heat exchanger and prevented from moving in the vertical direction in a state in which the horizontal movement of the shroud with respect to the heat exchanger is prevented by projections that are formed on the top end side of the heat exchanger and project in a vertical direction, and the bottom end side of the shroud is supported by support projections provided to the heat exchanger.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.