Mounting arrangement for a radiator
AssigneeMercedes-Benz AG
InventorsThomas Attinger, Ingo Oses, Burkhard Raabe
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Abstract
In a mounting arrangement for supporting a radiator in a motor vehicle the radiator is pivotally supported by a first pair of pins extending from its narrow side while a second pair of pins which is spaced from the first pair of pins is engaged by flexible holding members locating the radiator in a predetermined installation position but permitting the radiator to yield when subjected to impact forces thereby to void damage to the radiator.
Claims7
A mounting arrangement for supporting a radiator in a motor vehicle, said radiator having opposite narrow sides and upper and lower support pins projecting outwardly from each of its opposite narrow sides and being disposed in spaced relationship from one another and provided with elastic sleeves, and said vehicle having two spaced support panels provided with opposite recesses receiving two of said pins with said elastic sleeves for supporting said radiator pivotally in said opposite recesses, the other of said support pins being engaged by leaf springs mounted on said support panels, said support panels including first stops and said leaf springs being mounted on said support panels in a prestressed manner so as to abut said first stops with a predetermined force for locating said radiator in a predetermined installation position but permitting the radiator to pivotally yield so as to avoid damage when subjected to impact forces in excess of said predetermined force.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.