Mounting arrangement for a heat exchanger

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11858334-B2
Application number	US-201916584231-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 26, 2019
Priority date	Oct 2, 2018
Publication date	Jan 2, 2024
Grant date	Jan 2, 2024

Abstract

A mounting arrangement for a motor vehicle, at least having at least one heat exchanger and a protective element for the at least one heat exchanger, which with a grid structure through which a fluid may flow at least partially covers a surface, over which the fluid may flow, of the at least one heat exchanger, wherein the protective element is a component that is manufactured by an injection molding process, and has at least one sealing element, integrally formed on the protective element in a multicomponent method, for conducting flow of the fluid.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A mounting arrangement for a motor vehicle, comprising:
at least one heat exchanger, and
a protective element for the at least one heat exchanger, having a grid structure through which a fluid may flow that at least partially covers a surface, over which the fluid may flow, of the at least one heat exchanger,
wherein the protective element is a component that is manufactured by an injection molding process, and has at least one sealing element, integrally formed on the protective element in a multicomponent method, for conducting flow of the fluid, and
wherein the protective element has a frame part that forms a frame around the at least one heat exchanger in a circumferential direction,
wherein the frame part of the protective element is located between the at least one sealing element and the grid structure, and
wherein the frame part has a design that is closed all around the protective element and the at least one heat exchanger in the circumferential direction.

2. The mounting arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one sealing element of the protective element has at least
a lower density,
a smaller wall thickness, or
greater elastic deformability than at least the grid structure of the protective element.

3. The mounting arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the protective element and the at least one heat exchanger are connected to one another at least via at least one first mounting situated on the frame part.

4. The mounting arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the frame part and the grid structure are made of the same material.

5. The mounting arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one sealing element extends at least partially along the frame part, closed all around, along the circumferential direction.

6. A motor vehicle having a drive unit for driving the motor vehicle and a mounting arrangement according to claim 1 .

7. A mounting arrangement for a motor vehicle, comprising:
at least one heat exchanger, and
a protective element for the at least one heat exchanger, having a grid structure through which a fluid may flow that at least partially covers a surface, over which the fluid may flow, of the at least one heat exchanger,
wherein the protective element is a component that is manufactured by an injection molding process, and has at least one sealing element, integrally formed on the protective element in a multicomponent method, for conducting flow of the fluid, and
wherein the protective element has a frame part that forms a frame around the at least one heat exchanger in a circumferential direction,
wherein the frame part of the protective element is located between the at least one sealing element and the grid structure,
wherein the protective element and the at least one heat exchanger are connected to one another at least via at least one first mounting situated on the frame part,
wherein the mounting arrangement additionally has at least one seal carrier and a fan guard,
wherein the seal carrier seals off with respect to the surroundings a flow path for the fluid, extending along an axial direction, between the at least one heat exchanger and the fan guard, and
wherein the seal carrier is connected to the protective element via at least one second mounting.

8. The mounting arrangement according to claim 7 , wherein the seal carrier is connected to the at least one heat exchanger via at least one third mounting.

9. The mounting arrangement according to claim 8 , wherein the fan guard is connected to the at least one heat exchanger via at least one fourth mounting.

10. A mounting arrangement for a motor vehicle, comprising:
at least one heat exchanger, and
a protective element for the at least one heat exchanger, having a grid structure through which a fluid may flow that at least partially covers a surface, over which the fluid may flow, of the at least one heat exchanger,
wherein the protective element is a component that is manufactured by an injection molding process, and has at least one sealing element, integrally formed on the protective element in a multicomponent method, for conducting flow of the fluid,
wherein the protective element has a frame part that forms a frame around the at least one heat exchanger in a circumferential direction,
wherein the frame part of the protective element is located between the at least one sealing element and the grid structure,
wherein the frame part has a design that is closed all around the protective element and the at least one heat exchanger in the circumferential direction, and
wherein the at least one sealing element, starting from the frame part, extends outwardly at least in a radial direction.

11. The mounting arrangement according to claim 10 , wherein the at least one sealing element of the protective element has at least
a lower density,
a smaller wall thickness, or
greater elastic deformability than at least the grid structure of the protective element.

12. The mounting arrangement according to claim 10 , wherein the protective element and the at least one heat exchanger are connected to one another at least via at least one first mounting situated on the frame part.

13. The mounting arrangement according to claim 10 , wherein the frame part and the grid structure are made of the same material.

14. The mounting arrangement according to claim 10 , wherein the at least one sealing element extends at least partially along the frame part, closed all around, along the circumferential direction.

Assignees

• Volkswagen Ag

Inventors

• Ohlhoff Jörg
• Stelzner Robert

Classifications

• B60K11/04 Primary

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

• B60R19/52

  Radiator or grille guards {; Radiator grilles (cooling aspects B60K11/08)} · CPC title

• F28F19/002 Primary

  by using inserts or attachments · CPC title

• B60H1/00507

  Details, e.g. mounting arrangements, desaeration devices (B60H1/32 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60R2019/527

  integral with bumpers · CPC title