JPS6313054Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a mounting structure for an automobile radiator and fan shroud.

Conventionally, automotive radiators and accompanying fan shrouds have been attached to the vehicle body by separately tightening bolts on both the upper and lower sides. In this case, the upper and lower sides of the fan shroud will be re-tightened with bolts after the radiator is installed.
It takes time and effort to assemble the vehicle.

In addition, there are some methods in which the lower side of the radiator is fitted and fixed into the vehicle body side structure, but even with this method, a mounting structure for the fan shroud must be provided separately, making it difficult to manufacture mounting parts and manage mounting dimensions. Simplification is desired.

The object of the present invention is to provide a mounting structure that facilitates the mounting and parts manufacturing of automobile radiators and fan shrouds.

In the mounting structure of the present invention, an angle member having a fitting part that engages with a fixed member on the vehicle body is attached to the lower bracket of an automobile radiator, and the end of the lower bracket is attached so as to sandwich the lower end of the fan shroud. The angle member is characterized in that the end portion and the end portion of the angle member are bent so as to face each other.

According to the above structure, after the radiator is fixed by engaging with the fixing member on the vehicle body side, the lower end of the fan shroud can be simply inserted between the lower bracket of the radiator and the end of the angle member, and the lower sides of both can be fixed. Complete. Alternatively, the lower end of the fan shroud may be fixed to the radiator in advance and then both may be attached to the vehicle body, making the attachment easier. The angle member can be formed by simple bending and attached to the lower bracket of the radiator, and is easy to manufacture. Note that the radiator and the upper side of the fan shroud may be attached by conventional methods such as bolt tightening.

Next, an example of the illustrated mounting structure according to the present invention will be explained.

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of an automobile radiator and fan shroud to which the present invention is applied.
is the core part of the cross flow radiator, 2 and 3 are tank parts, hot water that flows into the tank part 2 from the inlet pipe 4 enters the tank part 3 while being cooled through the flow path in the core part 1, and then enters the tank part 3 through the outlet pipe 5. It is starting to flow from the 6 and 7 are radiator brackets, and 8 is a fan shroud.

As shown in FIG. 2, a steel plate angle 9 fixed to a steel plate radiator bracket 7 by spot welding or the like can be assembled to a fixing member 11 on the vehicle body side via a rubber bush 10. The rubber bushing 10 has an overall U-shaped cross section that opens upward, and the angle 9 is formed to fit inside the rubber bushing 10 from above.

One upper edge portion 9a of the angle 9 extends toward the rear of the vehicle body along the lower side of the bracket 7 (rearward in the case of a normal blow-in type fan, but forward in the case of a push-in type fan), and 10 is integrally formed with a portion 9b bent downward at the front thereof, and portion 9b is integrally formed with a portion 9c extending horizontally forward from the lower end of the portion 9b.
c integrally forms a portion 9d bent upward from its front end, and portions 9b, 9c, and 9d define a space 12 with a U-shaped cross section that opens upward.
The front end part of the bracket 7 is the part 9 of the angle 9.
b, and extends laterally above the space 12 to a halfway point, forming a tip portion 7a that is further bent downward, and the tip portion 7a forms an angle 9 within the space 12.
The lower end of the fan shroud 8 is held between the portions 7a and 9d and supported by the portion 9c.

With the configuration described above, the mounting structure according to the present invention not only allows both the radiator and the fan shroud to be mounted easily and accurately, but also has the advantage of being simple in structure and easy to manufacture.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a schematic front view of an automobile radiator and fan shroud to which the present invention is applied;
The figure is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 1. 1... Radiator core section, 6, 7... Radiator bracket, 8... Fan shroud, 9...
Angle, 10...Rubber butt.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An angle member with a fitting part that engages with a fixing member on the vehicle body is attached to the lower bracket of an automobile radiator, and the end of the lower bracket and the end of the angle member are attached so as to sandwich the lower end of the fan shroud. A mounting structure for an automobile radiator and a fan shroud, characterized in that the mounting structure is formed by bending and opposing each other.