Cooling module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9733022-B2
Application number	US-201414459617-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 14, 2014
Priority date	Aug 14, 2013
Publication date	Aug 15, 2017
Grant date	Aug 15, 2017

Abstract

A cooling module including a first heat exchanger cooling a first heat exchange medium, a second heat exchanger cooling a second heat exchange medium, a third heat exchanger cooling a third heat exchange medium, and a fan and shroud assembly arranged in parallel in an air flow direction, wherein a flow of the first heat exchange medium inside first tubes forming the first heat exchanger is perpendicular to a flow of the second heat exchange medium inside second tubes forming the second heat exchanger and parallel with a flow of the third heat exchange medium inside third tubes forming the third heat exchanger. The cooling module capable of sufficiently securing the first heat exchange medium condensing performance, the third heat exchange medium cooling performance, and the second heat exchange medium cooling performance and being miniaturized.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cooling module comprising:
a first heat exchanger cooling a first heat exchange medium;
a second heat exchanger cooling a second heat exchange medium, the second heat exchanger including an interval keeping structure, wherein the interval keeping structure is a gasket;
a third heat exchanger cooling a third heat exchange medium, wherein the interval keeping structure maintains a spaced distance from the first heat exchanger and a spaced distance from the third heat exchanger; and
a fan and shroud assembly arranged in parallel in an air flow direction, wherein a flow of the first heat exchange medium inside first tubes forming the first heat exchanger is perpendicular to a flow of the second heat exchange medium inside second tubes forming the second heat exchanger and parallel with a flow of the third heat exchange medium inside third tubes forming the third heat exchanger.

2. The cooling module of claim 1 , wherein the first heat exchanger includes a first header tank and a second header tank arranged in parallel, the first header tank of the first heat exchanger and the second header tank of the first heat exchanger spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance in a width direction of a vehicle, the first tubes having a first end fixed to the first header tank of the first heat exchanger and a second end fixed to the second header tank of the first heat exchanger, and the first heat exchanger further includes first fins interposed between the first tubes, and wherein the second heat exchanger includes a first header tank and a second header tank arranged in parallel, the first header tank of the second heat exchanger and the second header tank of the second heat exchanger spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance in a height direction of the vehicle, the second tubes having a first end fixed to the first header tank of the second heat exchanger and a second end fixed to the second header tank of the second heat exchanger, and the second heat exchanger further includes second fins interposed between the second tubes, and wherein the third heat exchanger includes a first header tank and a second header tank arranged in parallel, the first header tank of the third heat exchanger and the second header tank of the third heat exchanger spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance in the width direction of the vehicle, the third tubes having a first end fixed to the first header tank of the third heat exchanger and a second end fixed to the second header tank of the third heat exchanger, and the third heat exchanger further includes third fins interposed between the third tubes.

3. The cooling module of claim 2 , wherein in the height direction of the vehicle, a height H100 of a formation area of the first tubes and the first fins in the first heat exchanger, a height H200 of a formation area of the second tubes and the second fins in the second heat exchanger, and a height H300 of a formation area of the third tubes and the third fins in the third heat exchanger are equal.

4. A cooling module comprising:
a first heat exchanger;
a second heat exchanger;
a third heat exchanger, the first heat exchanger, the second heat exchanger, and the third heat exchanger arranged parallel to each other and arranged in series with respect to an air flow direction, wherein the second heat exchanger includes storage tanks at an upper end and a lower end and each of the first heat exchanger and the third heat exchanger includes storage tanks at lateral side ends thereof;
a first gasket disposed between the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger; and
a second gasket disposed between the second heat exchanger and the third heat exchanger.

5. The cooling module of claim 4 , wherein the storage tanks of the first heat exchanger and the third heat exchanger are disposed between the storage tanks of the second heat exchanger.

6. The cooling module of claim 4 , wherein a flow of a first heat exchange medium inside first tubes of the first heat exchanger is perpendicular to a flow of a second heat exchange medium inside second tubes of the second heat exchanger and the flow of the first heat exchange medium is parallel with a flow of a third heat exchange medium inside third tubes of the third heat exchanger.

7. The cooling module of claim 1 , wherein at least two gaskets are provided spaced apart in a height direction of a vehicle.

8. The cooling module of claim 4 , wherein at least two gaskets are provided spaced apart in a height direction of a vehicle.

Assignees

• Halla Visteon Climate Control
• Hanon Systems

Inventors

• Wilkins Keith Roland
• Armsden Richard Steven
• Seeds Nigel
• Somhorst Leo

Classifications

• F28D1/05366

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• F28D2021/0031

  Radiators for recooling a coolant of cooling systems · CPC title

• F28F2265/30

  for preventing vibrations · CPC title

• F28D1/0435 Primary

  Combination of units extending one behind the other (F28D1/0452 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F28D2021/0094

  for recooling the engine coolant · CPC title