US 2006/0213639 A1Published application

Radiator core support structure and its assembly method

AssigneeCalsonic Kansei Corporation

InventorsHideki Kobayashi, Katsuji Mashio, Kenji Hara, Koji Tsumura, Eiichi Mori, Kosuke Okamoto

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Abstract

A radiator core support structure comprises a radiator core support and a heat exchanger. The former has a through-hole, and a fixing hole on its the lower portion. The latter has a pipe projecting rearward and introduceable in the through-hole and a lower mounting pin projecting downward from its bottom portion. The fixing hole is formed as an elongate hole extending toward the front side so that the pipe can be kept free from an interference between the pipe and the radiator core support when the lower mounting pin is inserted in a front side of the fixing hole and the heat exchanger is turned rearward around the front side of the fixing hole to stand erect. Then, the fixing hole allows the mounting pin to be slid rearward for introducing the pipe through the through-hole.

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Dependent claims

A radiator core support structure comprising:

a radiator core support to be fixed to a vehicle body, the radiator core support having an obstructing portion formed with a through-hole communicating a front side and a rear side thereof and a lower portion formed with a fixing hole on an upper surface of the lower portion;
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a heat exchanger provided with a pipe projecting rearward from the heat exchanger to be introduced through the through-hole of the radiator core support when the heat exchanger is attached to the radiator core support, the heat exchanger having a bottom portion with a lower mounting pin projecting downward from the bottom portion to be inserted in the fixing hole when the heat exchanger is attached to the radiator core support, wherein
the fixing hole is formed as an elongate hole extending toward the front side so that the pipe can be kept free from an interference between the pipe and the radiator core support when the lower mounting pin is inserted diagonally from a front side of the radiator core support into a front side of the fixing hole and the heat exchanger is turned rearward around the front side of the fixing hole to stand erect, the fixing hole allowing the lower mounting pin to be slid rearward for introducing the pipe through the through-hole.

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The radiator core support structure assembly method comprising:

preparing a radiator core support to be fixed to a vehicle body, the radiator core support having an obstructing portion formed with a through-hole communicating a front side and a rear side thereof and a lower portion formed with a fixing hole on an upper surface of the lower portion;
preparing a heat exchanger provided with a pipe projecting rearward from the heat exchanger to be introduced through the through-hole of the radiator core support when the heat exchanger is attached to the radiator core support, the heat exchanger having a bottom portion with a lower mounting pin projecting downward from the bottom portion to be inserted in the fixing hole when the heat exchanger is attached to the radiator core support;
inserting the lower mounting pin diagonally from a front side of the radiator core support into a front side of the fixing hole;
turning the heat exchanger rearward around the front side of the fixing hole to stand erect, where the pipe is kept free from an interference between the pipe and the radiator core support while turning the heat exchanger;
and
moving the heat exchanger rearward in a substantially horizontal direction so that the lower mounting pin can slide along the fixing hole and the pipe can be introduced through the through-hole.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.