Heat exchanger module for a motor vehicle

US7552757B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BEHR GMBH & CO. KG · DE

Inventors

• Klaus Hassdenteufel · Gerlingen, DE
• Volker Kurz · Stuttgart, DE
• Chi-Duc Nguyen · Stuttgart, DE
• Dieter Schweidler · Oberriexingen, DE
• Michael Spieth · Gomaringen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 14, 2004
• Grant date: Jun 30, 2009
• Expiry date: Sep 14, 2024

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F28D1/05366
• WIPO field: Thermal processes and apparatus
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a heat exchanger module (1) for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one heat exchanger (2), preferably a coolant cooler, and laterally arranged plastic module supports (11, 12) which retain the heat exchanger module (1) and support the same on the vehicle. According to the invention, the heat exchanger (2) is provided with two receptacles (4, 5) having two longitudinal faces, one lateral face, and two front faces (4a, 4b, 4c; 5a, 5b, 5c) while the module supports are embodied as slip-on boxes (11, 12) which have the shape of the receptacles (4, 5), embrace the longitudinal, lateral, and front faces (4a, 4b, 4c-, 5a, 5b, 5c) thereof in a positive manner, and are secured to the front faces (4c, 5c) by means of locking hooks and/or snap-in hooks.