Motor vehicle having a radiator arrangement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9694666-B2
Application number	US-201615097256-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 12, 2016
Priority date	Apr 13, 2015
Publication date	Jul 4, 2017
Grant date	Jul 4, 2017

Abstract

A motor vehicle may include a radiator arrangement. The radiator arrangement may include a radiator grill having a cooling air inlet and a radiator arranged behind the cooling air inlet with respect to a forward traveling direction. A flow-directing device may be arranged to direct a cooling air flow from the cooling air inlet to the radiator. The flow-directing device may include at least one baffle element disposed on a radiator-grill side of the radiator arrangement and at least one other baffle element disposed on a radiator side. Additionally or alternatively, the flow-directing device may include a bellows arranged on the radiator-grill side or on the radiator side. Additionally or alternatively, the flow-directing device may include at least one rail including a groove and at least one rail baffle element guided in the at least one guide groove.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A motor vehicle, comprising: a radiator arrangement including a radiator grille having a cooling air inlet and a radiator arranged behind the cooling air inlet with respect to a forward traveling direction, and a flow-directing device arranged to direct a cooling air flow from the cooling air inlet to the radiator,
wherein the motor vehicle is a commercial vehicle,
wherein the flow-directing device includes at least one of:
at least one baffle element disposed on a radiator-grille side of the radiator arrangement and at least one other baffle element disposed on a radiator side of the radiator arrangement, wherein the at least one baffle element and that at least one other baffle element overlap in an installed state,
a bellows arranged on the radiator-grille side or on the radiator side, wherein the bellows is extended and fixed on the radiator or on the radiator grille when the radiator is installed, and

at least one rail including a guide groove and at least one rail baffle element guided in the at least one guide groove.

2. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one baffle element on the radiator-grille side and the at least one other baffle element on the radiator side are arranged in a V shape and together define a guide for inserting the radiator.

3. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one baffle element on the radiator-grille side and the at least one other baffle element on the radiator side are at least in linear contact.

4. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of:
the at least one baffle element on the radiator-grille side is arranged in a fixed manner on the radiator grille, and
the at least one other baffle element on the radiator side is arranged in a fixed manner on the radiator.

5. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the at least one baffle element on the radiator-grille side and the at least one other baffle element on the radiator side are arranged in a fixed manner on a frame.

6. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of:
the at least one baffle element on the radiator-grille side is arranged pivotably on the radiator grille, and
the at least one other baffle element on the radiator side is arranged pivotably on the radiator.

7. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the flow-directing device includes the at least one rail, and wherein the at least one rail is a keder rail arranged on the radiator grille and on the radiator, wherein the at least one rail baffle element is threaded into the keder rail after installation.

8. The motor vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein the at least one rail baffle element is flexible.

9. The motor vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one rail baffle element is a cloth.

10. The motor vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein the at least one rail baffle element is inflexible.

11. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the flow-directing device includes the bellows, and wherein the bellows is disposed on the radiator.

12. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the flow-directing device includes the bellows arranged on the radiator side, and wherein the bellows is extended and fixed on the radiator grille when the radiator is installed.

13. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the flow-directing device includes the bellows arranged on the radiator-grille side, and wherein the bellows is extended and fixed on the radiator.

14. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the flow-directing device includes the at least one rail, and wherein the at least one rail is a keder rail.

15. The motor vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one baffle element on the radiator-grill side and the at least one other baffle element on the radiator side are in surface contact.

16. The motor vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one baffle element on the radiator-grill side is arranged pivotally attached via a film hinge on the radiator grill.

17. The motor vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one other baffle element on the radiator side is arranged pivotally attached via a film hinge on the radiator.

18. The motor vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one baffle element on the radiator-grille side is arranged in a fixed manner on the radiator grille.

19. The motor vehicle according to claim 18 , wherein the at least one other baffle element on the radiator side is arranged in a fixed manner on the radiator.

20. A radiator arrangement, comprising:
a radiator grille on a radiator-grille side and a radiator on a radiator side, wherein the radiator grille includes a cooling air inlet and the radiator is arranged behind the cooling air inlet with respect to a forward traveling direction;
a flow-directing device arranged to direct a cooling air flow from the cooling air inlet to the radiator, wherein the flow-directing device includes at least one of:
at least one baffle element disposed on the radiator-grille side and at least one other baffle element disposed on the radiator side, wherein the at least one baffle element on the radiator-grille side is arranged pivotally on the radiator grille and that at least one other baffle element on the radiator side is arranged pivotally on the radiator, and wherein the at least one baffle element and that at least one other baffle element overlap when the radiator is installed;
a bellows arranged on one of the radiator-grille side and the radiator side, wherein the bellows is extended and fixed on the radiator when the bellows is arranged on the radiator-grille side, and the bellows is extended and fixed on the radiator grille when the bellows is arranged on the radiator side; and
at least one rail including a guide groove and at least one rail baffle element guided in the guide groove.

Assignees

• Mahle Int Gmbh

Inventors

• Bruemmer Richard
• Griesheimer Peter
• Kleber Andreas
• Kurz Volker
• Aschermann Uwe

Classifications

• B60K11/08

  Air inlets for cooling; Shutters or blinds therefor · CPC title

• B60Y2200/14

  Trucks; Load vehicles, Busses · CPC title

• B60K11/04 Primary

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