Frame for a vehicular radiator
US5360059A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 1988 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28F9/001
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The high cost of providing a heavy duty radiator is minimized in a radiator having a core and tank assembly 22 including a heat exchanger core 24, a pair of spaced headers 26, 28, a pair of spaced side pieces 34 on each side of the core 24, and a pair of tanks 36, 38 secured to respective ones of the headers 26, 28. A separate rectangular frame is provided for the core and tank assembly 22 and is made up of two each of first and second channels, 10, 12; 14, 16 with the first channels 10, 12 being substantially identical and the second channels 14, 16 being substantially identical. The first channels 10, 12, are disposed at opposite ends of the core and tank assembly 22 and encompass corresponding ones of the tanks 36, 38 while the second channels 14, 16 fit about the side pieces 34 and tightly embrace the same to provide pressure resistance.
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