GB1456558A - Heat exchangers - Google Patents

Abstract

1456558 Radiator mountings SOC ANON DES USINES CHAUSSON 15 Feb 1974 [11 April 1973] 7137/74 Heading F4S [Also in Divisions B7 and F2] A mounting arrangement for connecting a radiator of the kind having a tubular core extending between header boxes 2 and 3 of moulded material such as synthetic resin or glass, to a support such as a cross-member 4 or bracket 5 comprises a ring-shaped member 8 of distortable material arranged to be compressed and expanded outwardly by means of a headed bolt 10 and a nut 16 into contact with the internal wall surfaces of a cavity or recess 7 formed in the header box. The member 8 is provided with a metal insert 9 and washers 11 and 12 on opposite faces thereof. A second distortable member 13 of mushroom shape and provided with an insert sleeve 14 passes through a hole in the crossmember 4; the hole is lined with a protective member 17. The bolt 10 extends through both inserts 9 and 14, and its nut 16 bears against a washer 15. A similar arrangement may be used for mounting and supporting an accessory 6 on the radiator (see Fig. 3 for further detail). The inside wall of each cavity or recess 7 may be formed with ribs and recesses into which the material of ring 8 deforms when compressed (see Fig. 4, not shown). In a modified embodiment (Fig. 5, not shown) the head of the bolt is formed from a number of separate sections (21a) which are forced outwardly against the ring (8) by a conical protrusion (19) in the cavity (7). In an alternative embodiment (Fig. 6, not shown) the header boxes are formed with openended passages (23) instead of cavities or recesses, each passage receiving a tubular or conical shaped distortable member (8) and a nut and bolt.