Heat exchanger shroud mount

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10048023-B2
Application number	US-201514837838-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 27, 2015
Priority date	Aug 27, 2015
Publication date	Aug 14, 2018
Grant date	Aug 14, 2018

Abstract

The present teachings provide for a heat exchanger assembly including a shroud, a heat exchanger, a pin, and a bead. The shroud can include a body and a first mount. The body can define a first aperture and a second aperture that can be fluidly coupled to the first aperture. The first mount can define a first surface. The heat exchanger can include a platform that can define a second surface. The pin can be fixedly coupled to and extend outwardly from one of the first or second surfaces and can be received in an aperture that is defined by the other of the first or second surfaces. The bead can be fixedly coupled to and extend from one of the first or second surfaces. The bead can be disposed about the aperture and compressed between the first and second surfaces.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A heat exchanger assembly comprising:
a shroud including a body and a first mount, the body defining a first aperture and a second aperture that is fluidly coupled to the first aperture, the first mount defining a first surface;
a heat exchanger including a platform, the platform defining a second surface;
a pin fixedly coupled to and extending outward from one of the first surface or the second surface, in an assembled state the pin is received in a mount aperture that is defined by the other one of the first surface or the second surface;
a first bead fixedly coupled to and extending from one of the first surface or the second surface in a disassembled state in which the pin is not received within the mount aperture, the first bead being disposed about the mount aperture and compressed between the first and second surfaces in the assembled state; and
a second bead disposed about the first bead, the second bead being fixedly coupled to and extending outwardly from the one of the first surface or the second surface that the first bead is coupled to in the disassembled state, the second bead being compressed between the first and second surfaces in the assembled state, wherein a space is defined between the first bead and the second bead
a fan including a plurality of fan blades and a motor configured to rotate the fan blades about a rotational axis of the motor, the motor being fixedly coupled to the shroud;
wherein the heat exchanger includes a core and a tank, wherein the platform is fixedly coupled to the tank and extends outwardly therefrom; and
wherein the fan is disposed above the platform and a weight of the fan and the body of the shroud is configured to compress the first bead between the first and second surfaces in the assembled state.

2. The heat exchanger assembly of claim 1 , wherein the pin is a cylindrical shape and the mount aperture is a circular shape.

3. The heat exchanger assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first bead is fixedly coupled to the first surface and extends outwardly therefrom in the disassembled state, and abuts the second surface in the assembled state.

4. The heat exchanger assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first bead is fixedly coupled to the second surface and extends outwardly therefrom in the disassembled state, and abuts the first surface in the assembled state.

5. The heat exchanger assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first bead is formed of a polymer material.

Assignees

• Denso Int America Inc
• Denso Corp

Inventors

• Wang Xinhua

Classifications

• F28F9/002

  with fastening means for other structures · CPC title

• B60K11/04

  Arrangement or mounting of radiators, radiator shutters, or radiator blinds · CPC title

• F28F9/007 Primary

  Auxiliary supports for elements · CPC title