Mounting structure of cooling-fan

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9458858-B2
Application number	US-201314107577-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 16, 2013
Priority date	Oct 11, 2013
Publication date	Oct 4, 2016
Grant date	Oct 4, 2016

Abstract

A mounting structure of a cooling-fan mounted in an opening formed on a Front End Module (FEM) carrier may include a locking guide fixed to the opening and along a longitudinal direction of which a guide hole is formed, a link bar along a longitudinal direction of which a sliding hole is pierced and one end of which is connected rotatively to the FEM carrier, a first pin that is slid through the respective guide hole and sliding hole and connects the link bar and the locking guide, a second pin, one end of which is connected slidingly to the sliding hole, and a motor connected to the other end of the second pin to rotate the second pin. The cooling-fan is connected to the first pin and slid through the opening by link-movement of the first pin, the second pin and the link bar.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mounting structure of a cooling-fan that is mounted in an opening formed on a Front End Module (FEM) carrier, the mounting structure comprising:
a locking guide which is fixed to the opening and along a longitudinal direction of which a guide hole is formed;
a link bar along a longitudinal direction of which a sliding hole is pierced and one end of which is connected rotatively to the FEM carrier;
a first pin that is slid through the respective guide hole and sliding hole and connects the link bar and the locking guide;
a second pin, one end of which is connected slidingly to the sliding hole; and
a motor which is connected to the other end of the second pin to rotate the second pin, wherein the cooling-fan is connected to the first pin and slid through the opening by link-movement of the first pin, the second pin and the link bar in accordance with rotation of the motor.

2. The mounting structure of a cooling-fan of claim 1 , wherein the opening is formed in a rectangular shape with a width side longer than a vertical side and the locking guide is arranged within the opening such that the guide hole is oriented in a longitudinal direction of the opening and the link bar is connected to a portion of the FEM carrier that forms the width side on a lower side of the opening in the FEM carrier.

3. The mounting structure of a cooling-fan of claim 2 , wherein the motor is disposed, at a middle location below the locking guide and when the cooling-fan is disposed at a center portion of the opening, the link bar and the second pin are arranged to be substantially at a right angle to the locking guide.

4. The mounting structure of a cooling-fan of claim 3 , wherein the cooling-fan comprises a fan-blade that rotates to generate cooling wind and a shroud that embeds the fan-blade and protects it wherein the shroud is formed in a circular shape.

5. The mounting structure of a cooling-fan of claim 2 , wherein the cooling-fan comprises a fan-blade that rotates to generate cooling wind and a shroud that embeds the fan-blade and protects it wherein the shroud is formed in a circular shape.

6. The mounting structure of a cooling-fan of claim 1 , wherein the cooling-fan comprises a fan-blade that rotates to generate cooling wind and a shroud that embeds the fan-blade and protects it wherein the shroud is formed in a circular shape.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jeong Yu-Seorg

Classifications

• F04D25/105

  by changing rotor axis direction, e.g. oscillating fans (interconnecting rotary motion and oscillating motion F16H) · CPC title

• F04D29/601 Primary

  specially adapted for elastic fluid pumps · CPC title

• F04D29/563

  specially adapted for elastic fluid pumps · CPC title

• F04D25/12

  the unit being adapted for mounting in apertures · CPC title

• F04D29/646

  Mounting or removal of fans · CPC title