Vehicle fan shroud and component cooling module
US6155335A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 26, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60K11/04
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle fan shroud and component cooling module (24) includes a fan (44) mounted within a fan ring (32) between the radiator (26) and condenser (28). Pressurized air, either positively pressurized (downstream of fan (44)), negatively pressurized (upstream of fan (44)), or both, is routed from within the fan ring (32) and to the component (22) to cool it. Since the air has not yet passed the radiator (26), it is not substantially hotter than regular ambient air. Unlike rammed ambient air, it is pressurized as long as the fan (44) is turning. It therefore provides better cooling than either rammed ambient air, or pressurized air picked up downstream of the radiator (26).
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