Heat exchanger module
AssigneeModine Manufacturing Company
InventorsMichael Kis, Casey McIntosh
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Abstract
A heat exchanger module mountable to a vehicle frame by first and second lateral sides of the heat exchanger module. The heat exchanger module includes a fan shroud. The fan shroud is a structural fan shroud. The fan shroud includes first and second frame brackets extending from the fan shroud, one on the first lateral side and one on the second lateral side. The fan shroud is attached to at least one of a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger by at least one fastener that extends through the fan shroud.
Claims20
1) A fan shroud for mounting a heat exchanger module to a vehicle frame comprising:
- an air outlet at a first side of the fan shroud;
- an air inlet at a second side of the fan shroud that is spaced-apart in a depth direction from the first side;
- an air chamber extending between the air inlet and the air outlet;
- an air chamber wall at least partially defining the air chamber;
- a support wall extending in the depth direction and spaced-apart from the air chamber wall;
- a first frame bracket extending outwardly from the support wall;
- a second frame bracket extending outwardly from the support wall;
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- a plurality of inner walls that extend between the air chamber wall and the support wall.
16) A heat exchanger module, the heat exchanger module comprising:
- a plurality of heat exchangers arranged consecutively in a depth direction of the heat exchanger module, the plurality of heat exchangers having a first, lateral side and a second lateral side, the plurality of heat exchangers further including:
- (a) a first heat exchanger having a first core with a first core depth in the depth direction, and
- (b) a second heat exchanger having a second core with a second core depth in the depth direction, the second heat exchanger including a first mounting bracket on the first, lateral side and a second mounting bracket on the second, lateral side;
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- a fan shroud located at one end of the heat exchanger module in the depth direction, the fan shroud including:
- (a) an outer wall extending in the depth direction, the outer wall defining at least a portion of a cavity that extends in the depth direction,
- (b) an inner wall extending in the depth direction, the inner wall also defining the cavity,
- (c) a first frame bracket extending from the outer wall on the first, lateral side, and
- (d) a second frame bracket extending from the outer wall on the second, lateral side;
- wherein the outer wall, the inner wall, and the cavity are positioned about an air chamber configured to receive a fan,
- wherein the fan shroud is attached to each of the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger by a fastener that extends through the fan shroud,
- wherein the heat exchanger module is configured to mount to a vehicle frame via the first frame bracket and the second frame bracket, and
- wherein the cavity is partitioned by a plurality of partition walls extending from the outer wall to the inner wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.