Heat exchanger assembly for the front section of a motor vehicle

US8151920B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Behr GmbH & Co. · DE
• HPBO GmbH · DE
• Behr India Ltd. · IN

Inventors

• Pradeep Palande · Asperg, DE
• Thomas Pillas · Neuerburg, DE
• Andreas Seeger · Munich, DE
• Vitalij Bauer · Lippstadt, DE
• Robert Raulf · Bad Waldliesborn, DE
• Gaoming ZHAO · Lippstadt, DE
• Ravi Kumar · Darsi, IN

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 21, 2005
• Grant date: Apr 10, 2012
• Expiry date: May 25, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F01P2005/025
• WIPO field: Engines, pumps, turbines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a heat exchanger assembly, in particular a radiator assembly for the front section of a motor vehicle, including a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger is configured in several parts in the form of heat exchanger elements, i.e. at least one primary heat exchanger and at least one secondary heat exchanger, and at least two of the heat exchanger elements can be displaced in relation to one another in the event of a crash.