Cooling module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12065020-B2
Application number	US-202017424765-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 10, 2020
Priority date	Feb 11, 2019
Publication date	Aug 20, 2024
Grant date	Aug 20, 2024

Abstract

A cooling module including: a radiator including: first and second header tanks disposed to face each other; and hook parts respectively disposed at upper and lower sides of the first header tank and a lower side of the second header tank; and a condenser including: third and fourth header tanks disposed to face each other; a flange connection part coupled to the third header tank; and a gas-liquid separator coupled to the fourth header tank, in which the condenser is coupled to the radiator as the flange connection part, the third header tank, and the gas-liquid separator are inserted into the plurality of the hook parts, respectively, in a direction from an upper side to a lower side thereof.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A cooling module comprising:
a radiator comprising:
first and second header tanks disposed to face each other; and
hook parts respectively disposed at upper and lower sides of the first header tank and a lower side of the second header tank; and

a condenser comprising:
third and fourth header tanks disposed to face each other;
a flange connection part coupled to the third header tank; and
a gas-liquid separator coupled to the fourth header tank,

wherein the condenser is coupled to the radiator as the flange connection part, the third header tank, and the gas-liquid separator are inserted into the plurality of the hook parts, respectively, in a direction from an upper side to a lower side thereof,
wherein the plurality of the hook parts comprises:
a first hook part disposed at the upper side of the first header tank; and
a third hook part disposed at the lower side of the second header tank,
wherein the first hook part comprises:
a first horizontal portion protruding from an outer circumferential surface of the first header tank; and
a first vertical portion extending from an end of the first horizontal portion in an upward direction, and
wherein the flange connection part is inserted into a space between the first header tank and the first vertical portion,
wherein the first hook part comprises a first-1 stopper protruding from an end of the first vertical portion toward the first header tank, and the first-1 stopper has an inclined portion provided at an upper end of an inner surface thereof,
wherein the forward and rearward motions of the flange connection part are restricted by the first vertical portion, the upward and downward motions of the flange connection part are restricted by the first-1 stopper.

2. The cooling module of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of the hook parts comprises:
a second hook part disposed at the lower side of the first header tank.

3. The cooling module of claim 1 , wherein the first hook part comprises a first-2 stopper protruding from the outer circumferential surface of the first header tank, and the flange connection part comprises a first insertion groove into which the first-2 stopper is inserted.

4. The cooling module of claim 3 , wherein the first-2 stopper is disposed between the first horizontal portion and the first-1 stopper.

5. The cooling module of claim 3 , wherein the first insertion groove has two opposite ends opened such that the first-2 stopper is coupled to the first insertion groove by sliding in an upward-downward direction.

6. The cooling module of claim 2 , wherein the second hook part comprises:
a second horizontal portion protruding from an outer circumferential surface of the first header tank; and
a second vertical portion extending from an end of the second horizontal portion in an upward direction, and
wherein the third header tank is inserted into a space between the first header tank and the second vertical portion.

7. The cooling module of claim 6 , wherein the third header tank is disposed to be spaced apart upward from the second horizontal portion.

8. The cooling module of claim 6 , wherein the third header tank is seated on the second horizontal portion.

9. The cooling module of claim 6 , wherein the second hook part comprises a second stopper protruding from an upper surface of the second horizontal portion, and the third header tank comprises a second insertion groove into which the second stopper is inserted.

10. The cooling module of claim 2 , wherein the third hook part comprises:
a third horizontal portion protruding from an outer circumferential surface of the second header tank;
a third vertical portion extending from an end of the third horizontal portion in an upward direction; and
a pair of support pieces protruding from the outer circumferential surface of the second header tank toward the third vertical portion,
wherein the gas-liquid separator is inserted into a space between the second header tank and the third vertical portion, and
wherein an outer circumferential surface of the gas-liquid separator is supported by the third vertical portion and the pair of support pieces which are disposed to be spaced apart from one another in a circumferential direction of the gas-liquid separator.

11. The cooling module of claim 10 , wherein the gas-liquid separator is disposed to be spaced apart upward from the third horizontal portion.

12. The cooling module of claim 10 , wherein the third vertical portion comprises:
a cut-out portion formed in a C shape; and
a support portion formed by the cut-out portion and protruding toward the second header tank.

13. The cooling module of claim 1 , wherein the radiator comprises a fourth hook part disposed at an upper side of the second header tank, the condenser comprises a fixing piece protruding from the fourth header tank, and the fixing piece is inserted into the fourth hook part in the direction from the upper side to the lower side.

14. The cooling module of claim 1 , wherein the flange connection part supports a pipe connected to the third header tank.

Assignees

• Hanon Systems

Inventors

• Shin Sung Hong
• Jang Jun Il
• Kim Hyuk

Classifications

• F28F2255/143

  injection molded · CPC title

• F28F9/262

  for radiators (F28D1/0408 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F28F9/02

  Header boxes; End plates · CPC title

• F28F9/013

  for tubes or tube-assemblies · CPC title

• F28F9/002

  with fastening means for other structures · CPC title