Automotive ram air system
AssigneeValeo Engine Cooling AB
InventorsRichard W. Watson, Stephan G. Adelman
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Abstract
An improved ram air charge heat exchanger ducting system, is disclosed comprising an elongated, hollow header tank, having a generally rectangular opening therein for engagement to a header sheet of a heat exchanger core. The hollow header tank is of increasing depth from a closed end to an outlet end, and the outlet comprises an attachment ridge having a mounting surface arranged in a plane at an angle to the plane of the header mounting surface. A duct inlet has a mounting surface configured to generally mate with the mounting surface of the header outlet and, means are provided to removably attach the duct to the header outlet. This system allows variety in attachment for multiple automotive environments.
Claims18
An improved ram air charge heat exchanger system, comprising an elongated, hollow output header tank, said header tank having a base with a generally rectangular opening therein and comprising a generally flat header mounting surface and an outwardly extending attachment ridge for engagement to a header sheet of an energy exchange core;
- said hollow output header tank formed to provide a hemispherical domed structure and being of increasing depth from a first end to a second end and having a header outlet at said second end, disposed within the direction of and at an oblique angle to the fluid flow from the first end to the second end;
- said header outlet comprising an outwardly extending outlet attachment ridge and having a header outlet mounting surface;
- an interface duct, having an inlet comprising an outwardly extending attachment ridge, said ridge having a duct inlet mounting surface configured to generally mate with said header outlet mounting surface;
- and, means to removably attach said duct inlet to said header outlet.
An improved automotive heat exchanger header tank having a base comprising an elongated, generally rectangular, opening therein, said base comprising a generally flat tank mounting surface and an outwardly extending header attachment ridge;
- said tank, formed to provide a hemispherical domed structure, being hollow and of increasing depth from a first end to a second end and having an outlet at said second end, disposed within the direction of and at an oblique angle to the fluid flow from the first end to the second end;
- said outlet comprising an outwardly extending attachment ridge having a mounting surface arranged in a plane at an angle to the plane of the tank mounting surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.