Cooling mechanism
AssigneeMahle International GmbH
InventorsRalf Kiemlen, Phillip Lang, Ralf Zink
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a cooling mechanism (1), in particular for cooling oil in a motor vehicle, with a housing (2) having a bracket (3), by means of which housing (2) the cooling mechanism (1) is connected to an internal combustion engine, a transmission fluid cooler (10), and an engine oil cooler (7). Pertinent to the invention is that the cooling mechanism (1) is designed in a sandwich-type manner having an intermediate module (11) positioned between the engine oil cooler (7) and the transmission fluid cooler (10), which intermediate module (11) has at least one supply/removal assembly (12) that communicates with the engine oil cooler (7) and has corresponding supply/removal lines or connections.
Claims20
A cooling mechanism, comprising:
- a housing having a bracket, by means of which housing the cooling mechanism is connected to an internal combustion engine, a transmission fluid cooler, and an engine oil cooler, and
- an intermediate module;
- wherein the cooling mechanism is designed in a sandwich-type configuration having the intermediate module positioned between the engine oil cooler and the transmission fluid cooler, wherein the intermediate module has at least one supply/removal assembly that communicates with the engine oil cooler and has one of corresponding supply/removal lines and connections.
A cooling mechanism, comprising:
- a housing having a bracket, by means of which housing the cooling mechanism is connected to an internal combustion engine, and a transmission fluid cooler, and
- an intermediate module;
- wherein the cooling mechanism is designed in a sandwich-type configuration having the intermediate module positioned between the engine oil cooler and the transmission fluid cooler, wherein the intermediate module has at least one supply/removal assembly that is configured for communicating with an engine oil cooler and has one of corresponding supply/removal lines and connections.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.