Arrangement for mounting a fan motor on a heat exchanger and automobile vehicle front assembly provided with that arrangement
AssigneeEcia Industrie
InventorsAlain Vadrot, Alain Battel, David Negre
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Abstract
In an arrangement for mounting a fan motor on a heat exchanger comprising a body extending between two heat-exchange fluid tanks connected together by tubes carrying cooling fins and in which a heat-exchange fluid flows, the motor is fixed to a support at least one portion of which is molded onto the body. The motor is preferably fixed to the support by at least one screw, for example a self-tapping screw, screwed into the support. The molded material is preferably a plastics material.
Claims9
An arrangement for mounting a fan motor on a heat exchanger comprising a body extending between two heat-exchange fluid tanks connected together by tubes carrying cooling fins and in which a heat-exchange fluid flows, wherein said motor is fixed to a support at least one portion of which is molded onto an internal region of said body, said internal region being spaced apart from a periphery of said body and including sections of several of said tubes and several of said fins, said sections defining spaces therebetween which are substantially fully filled by said at least one portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.