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US 2026/0177331 A1Published application
Radiator header assembly for a vehicle
AssigneeVolvo Truck Corporation
InventorsJoel BERNEKLEV, Erik DAHL, Bengt LYSELL, Rikard HULTHÉN, Tiago ROSSO
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Abstract
A radiator header assembly includes a header defining an interior chamber, the header comprising a plurality of header openings, each opening accommodating a respective radiator tube. The radiator header assembly further includes a plurality of elastomeric gaskets overmolded in the plurality of openings, each gasket including a gasket opening to contact the respective radiator tube to form a seal between the tube and the gasket.
Claims15
A radiator header assembly comprising:
- a header defining an interior chamber, the header comprising a plurality of header openings, each opening accommodating a respective radiator tube;
- and
- a plurality of elastomeric gaskets overmolded in the plurality of openings, each gasket comprising a gasket opening to contact the respective radiator tube to form a seal between the tube and the gasket.
A method of forming a radiator header assembly comprising:
- providing a header defining an interior chamber, the header comprising a plurality of header openings;
- and
- overmolding a plurality of elastomeric gaskets in the plurality of header openings, each gasket comprising a gasket opening to contact a respective radiator tube inserted into an interior chamber of the header to form a seal between the tube and the gasket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.