Patent · US Expired

Automobile heat exchanger module comprising a fan shroud and a heat exchanger, in particular for motor vehicle

US6315034A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 24, 2000
Grant dateNov 13, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 24, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF28F2275/085
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A heat exchanger module for a motor vehicle having a fan shroud mounted on a heat exchanger. The shroud includes two blocks that extend from a first side of a duct and are adapted to engage corresponding housings in a first manifold of the heat exchanger. Two spring clips extend from a second side of the fan duct and have an aperture for accommodating a lug projecting from a side face of a second manifold of the heat exchanger.

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