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EP0108479A1 - Carénage de ventilateur pour un radiateur d'automobile - Google Patents

Carénage de ventilateur pour un radiateur d'automobile Download PDF

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EP0108479A1
EP0108479A1 EP83305323A EP83305323A EP0108479A1 EP 0108479 A1 EP0108479 A1 EP 0108479A1 EP 83305323 A EP83305323 A EP 83305323A EP 83305323 A EP83305323 A EP 83305323A EP 0108479 A1 EP0108479 A1 EP 0108479A1
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cowl
radiator
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Graham Gerald Lardner
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SU BUTEC Ltd
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Unipart Group Ltd
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01P—COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01P11/00—Component parts, details, or accessories not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01P1/00 - F01P9/00
    • F01P11/10—Guiding or ducting cooling-air, to, or from, liquid-to-air heat exchangers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F9/00—Casings; Header boxes; Auxiliary supports for elements; Auxiliary members within casings
    • F28F9/001—Casings in the form of plate-like arrangements; Frames enclosing a heat exchange core
    • F28F9/002—Casings in the form of plate-like arrangements; Frames enclosing a heat exchange core with fastening means for other structures
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01P—COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01P2070/00—Details
    • F01P2070/50—Details mounting fans to heat-exchangers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F2275/00—Fastening; Joining
    • F28F2275/08—Fastening; Joining by clamping or clipping
    • F28F2275/085—Fastening; Joining by clamping or clipping with snap connection

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  • This invention relates to cowl assemblies for automobile radiator fans.
  • cowls have been secured to radiators by means of bolts passing through the cowls, which bolts screw into nuts welded to the radiator casing.
  • the radiators had header tanks of plastics material, the header tanks carried special mouldings which could be attached to the cowls.
  • the present invention provides a cowl assembly for an automobile radiator fan, which comprises a fan cowl, a pair of channel members for fitting over opposite ends of the radiator, parts on the cowl and on each channel member being so push-engageable that the cowl can be secured by push-engagement to the channels when the channels have been fitted over the opposite ends of the radiator, in order to attach the cowl to the radiator.
  • the push-engagement parts are lugs which push-engage into slots.
  • the lugs may be bifurcated, being resiliently forced together on entering the slot and resiliently springing back when reaching the end of the slots, in order to engage.
  • cowl assembly and/or the channel members are made of plastics material, and the push-engagement parts are formed intergrally therewith.
  • the cowl may be provided with an additional set of push-engagement parts arranged on an axis at right angles to the first mentioned set, and spaced apart by a different amount to that of the first mentioned set.
  • the same cowl and same channel members can be used-on radiators of different height, the first mentioned set of push-engagement parts being appropriate for one radiator height and the differently spaced set being appropriate for a radiator of a different height.
  • the arrangement of the invention is particularly suited to fitment to a range of radiator sizes, since it is only necessary to provide channel menbers where the push-engagement parts are spaced from the bottom of the channel members by varying depths, so that whatever radiator size the channel members are fitted over, the push-engagement parts lie at the same spacing from each other, corresponding to the corresponding parts on the cowl, which can therefore be common to the range of radiators.
  • a cowl assembly for an automobile radiator fan, constructed in accordance with the invention, will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawing, which is a perspective veiw of the cowl assembly on the radiator.
  • the radiator forms part of the engine cooling system in the usual way, and comprises header tank 1, 2, tubes 3 extending between them, and corrugated finning 4 packed between the tubes.
  • the sides of the radiator are defined by channel shaped side pieces 5, 6.
  • the cowl assembly for the fan (not shown) consists of a cowl 7 of plastics material and channel members 8, 9, also of plastics material.
  • the channel members 8, 9, are shaped to fit closely over the channel shaped side pieces 5, 6 of the radiator.
  • the channel members 8, 9 are integrally formed each with a pair of bifurcated lugs 10, 11.
  • the cowl has slots 12, 13 to receive the bifurcated lugs.
  • the lugs 10, 11 and the slots 12, 13 are so located and dimensioned that, when the channel members 8, 9 have been fitted over the side pieces 5, 6 of the radiator, the vertical spacing between them (as seen in the drawing), corresponds exactly to the vertical spacing of the slots 12 and 13 in the cowl. Consequently, the cowl can simply be pushed so that the slots pass over the lugs in order to attach it to the radiator.
  • the cowl has a second set of slots 14, 15 arranged on a horizontal axis as seen in the drawing, and these lugs are faced apart by about two inches more than the slots 12, 13. the purpose of this is so that the same cowl can be used with the same channel members on another radiator which, in its vertical height, is about two inches bigger than the one illustrated in the drawing.
  • the method of attachment of the cowl to the radiator is in any case easily adaptable to radiators of different sizes, in that the cowl can remain the same but the channel members 8, 9 need only have a different depths between the position of the lugs 10, 11 and the base of the channel members.
  • the side pieces could be formed with studs which engage the channel members, or the channel members could be provided with projections which engage the fins 3.
  • the slots 12, 13 could be provided on the channel members 8, 9 and the lugs 10, 11 could be provided on the cowl.
  • the channel members 8, 9 could be shaped for fitting over the header tanks 1, 2 instead of over the side pieces 5, 6.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Body Structure For Vehicles (AREA)
  • Cooling, Air Intake And Gas Exhaust, And Fuel Tank Arrangements In Propulsion Units (AREA)
  • Standing Axle, Rod, Or Tube Structures Coupled By Welding, Adhesion, Or Deposition (AREA)
  • Details Of Heat-Exchange And Heat-Transfer (AREA)
EP83305323A 1982-11-03 1983-09-12 Carénage de ventilateur pour un radiateur d'automobile Expired EP0108479B1 (fr)

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GB8231374 1982-11-03
GB08231374A GB2130304B (en) 1982-11-03 1982-11-03 Cowl assembly for automobile radiator fan

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EP0108479A1 true EP0108479A1 (fr) 1984-05-16
EP0108479B1 EP0108479B1 (fr) 1986-09-10

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JP (1) JPS5999024A (fr)
DE (1) DE3366099D1 (fr)
ES (1) ES288246Y (fr)
GB (1) GB2130304B (fr)

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FR2576969A1 (fr) * 1985-01-31 1986-08-08 Daimler Benz Ag Chassis pour radiateur d'un moteur a combustion interne refroidi par liquide
WO1990014243A1 (fr) * 1989-05-16 1990-11-29 Llanelli Radiators Limited Radiateur et capot associe
WO1996012094A1 (fr) * 1994-10-18 1996-04-25 Itt Automotive Electrical Systems, Inc. Carenage de ventilateur a griffe de positionnement
DE19526286A1 (de) * 1995-07-19 1997-01-23 Behr Gmbh & Co Wärmeübertrager
FR2748559A1 (fr) * 1996-05-09 1997-11-14 Valeo Thermique Moteur Sa Dispositif de fixation d'un groupe moto-ventilateur sur un echangeur de chaleur, notamment de vehicule automobile
EP0811821A1 (fr) * 1996-06-05 1997-12-10 Valeo Thermique Moteur S.A. Radiateur de véhicule brasé muni d'un support d'accessoire
EP1096154A1 (fr) * 1999-10-28 2001-05-02 Modine Manufacturing Company Capot d'un ventilateur
CN1330863C (zh) * 2004-02-17 2007-08-08 本田技研工业株式会社 内燃机本体的散热器安装结构
EP1983289A1 (fr) 2007-03-19 2008-10-22 Land Rover Échangeurs thermiques
WO2015007913A1 (fr) * 2013-07-19 2015-01-22 Agco International Gmbh Agencement de refroidissement pour véhicule
US20150267600A1 (en) * 2014-03-18 2015-09-24 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Convex fan shroud
CN110821636A (zh) * 2018-08-13 2020-02-21 卡特彼勒路面机械公司 用于机器的冷却封装

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DE3536457A1 (de) * 1985-10-12 1987-06-25 Sueddeutsche Kuehler Behr Waermetauscher, insbesondere kuehler fuer kraftfahrzeuge
GB2208281A (en) * 1987-07-24 1989-03-22 Austin Rover Group A radiator assembly and a cowl assembly therefor
DE3907926A1 (de) * 1989-03-11 1990-09-13 Sueddeutsche Kuehler Behr Waermetauscher, insbesondere kuehler fuer nutzfahrzeuge
DE4421835A1 (de) * 1994-06-22 1996-01-04 Behr Gmbh & Co Wärmetauscher, insbesondere Kühler für Verbrennungskraftmaschinen von Nutzfahrzeugen
DE19825653A1 (de) * 1998-06-09 1999-12-23 Daimler Chrysler Ag Lüfterhaube
DE19828362B4 (de) * 1998-06-25 2009-07-09 Behr Gmbh & Co. Kg Lüfterhaube für eine Wärmeübertrageranordnung eines Kraftfahrzeugs
FR2785379B1 (fr) * 1998-10-29 2001-06-15 Valeo Thermique Moteur Sa Module d'echange de chaleur comprenant une buse de ventilateur et un echangeur de chaleur, en particulier pour vehicule automobile
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USRE15178E (en) * 1921-08-16 Pan-housing cooling extension
GB472150A (en) * 1936-02-25 1937-09-17 United Carr Fastener Corp Improvements in and relating to devices for securing two members together
FR2329851A1 (fr) * 1975-10-28 1977-05-27 Int Harvester Co Dispositif de refroidissement pour moteurs a combustion interne, en particulier pour moteurs montes sur vehicules
GB1508916A (en) * 1975-08-22 1978-04-26 Brown Ltd F Connectors for cabinets

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GB472150A (en) * 1936-02-25 1937-09-17 United Carr Fastener Corp Improvements in and relating to devices for securing two members together
GB1508916A (en) * 1975-08-22 1978-04-26 Brown Ltd F Connectors for cabinets
FR2329851A1 (fr) * 1975-10-28 1977-05-27 Int Harvester Co Dispositif de refroidissement pour moteurs a combustion interne, en particulier pour moteurs montes sur vehicules

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2576969A1 (fr) * 1985-01-31 1986-08-08 Daimler Benz Ag Chassis pour radiateur d'un moteur a combustion interne refroidi par liquide
WO1990014243A1 (fr) * 1989-05-16 1990-11-29 Llanelli Radiators Limited Radiateur et capot associe
WO1996012094A1 (fr) * 1994-10-18 1996-04-25 Itt Automotive Electrical Systems, Inc. Carenage de ventilateur a griffe de positionnement
DE19526286A1 (de) * 1995-07-19 1997-01-23 Behr Gmbh & Co Wärmeübertrager
FR2748559A1 (fr) * 1996-05-09 1997-11-14 Valeo Thermique Moteur Sa Dispositif de fixation d'un groupe moto-ventilateur sur un echangeur de chaleur, notamment de vehicule automobile
EP0811821A1 (fr) * 1996-06-05 1997-12-10 Valeo Thermique Moteur S.A. Radiateur de véhicule brasé muni d'un support d'accessoire
FR2749649A1 (fr) * 1996-06-05 1997-12-12 Valeo Thermique Moteur Sa Radiateur de vehicule brase muni d'un support d'accessoire
US5791402A (en) * 1996-06-05 1998-08-11 Vako Thermique Moteur Brazed radiator for a vehicle having an accessory support
EP1096154A1 (fr) * 1999-10-28 2001-05-02 Modine Manufacturing Company Capot d'un ventilateur
CN1330863C (zh) * 2004-02-17 2007-08-08 本田技研工业株式会社 内燃机本体的散热器安装结构
EP1983289A1 (fr) 2007-03-19 2008-10-22 Land Rover Échangeurs thermiques
WO2015007913A1 (fr) * 2013-07-19 2015-01-22 Agco International Gmbh Agencement de refroidissement pour véhicule
US9616741B2 (en) 2013-07-19 2017-04-11 Agco International Gmbh Vehicle cooling arrangement
US20150267600A1 (en) * 2014-03-18 2015-09-24 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Convex fan shroud
US9267419B2 (en) * 2014-03-18 2016-02-23 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Convex fan shroud
CN110821636A (zh) * 2018-08-13 2020-02-21 卡特彼勒路面机械公司 用于机器的冷却封装
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EP0108479B1 (fr) 1986-09-10
DE3366099D1 (en) 1986-10-16
GB2130304B (en) 1986-06-25
JPH0444086B2 (fr) 1992-07-20
JPS5999024A (ja) 1984-06-07
GB2130304A (en) 1984-05-31
ES288246U (es) 1986-05-16
ES288246Y (es) 1987-01-16

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