KR101497306B1 - Front End Module - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a front end module including a cooling module and a carrier. The front end module includes a fastening portion on both sides of a frame that can accommodate a condenser, a radiator, a fan shroud, etc. constituting the cooling module. So that it can be detachably engaged with the fastening portion. Preferably, the swing bag structure can swing the upper part of the cooling module around the lower mounting part, thereby easily securing a working space during repairing, and minimizing damage to the cooling module during an external shock. Further, the upper mounting portion is provided with an elastic piece and a seat portion for desorption bonding, and is elastically engaged with a coupling portion formed of the side arm and the isolator, thereby reducing the number of parts such as bolts. Furthermore, since the guide rails can be slidably coupled to the frame, the structure of each of the components can be simplified and contributed to the common use.

Description

A front end module {Front End Module}

A front end module including a cooling module and a carrier is provided with a fastening part and a mounting part for easily detachably attaching the cooling module to the carrier and a frame for easily housing the cooling module unit and the like To a front-end module. The present invention also relates to a front end module in which a cooling module can be rotated so that a cooling module can be prevented from being damaged due to rotation of the cooling module in an inward direction of the vehicle when the cooling module suffers an external impact or a space for repairing a vehicle can be easily secured .

Recently, the development of vehicles has been studied to improve the productivity by reducing parts and process water. Particularly, as a representative example thereof, there is a front end module which forms a front part of a vehicle, and a carrier which is integrally formed is assembled with components such as a cooling module, a head lamp, a bumper and the like to constitute a front end module.

Referring to FIG. 1, a conventional cooling module includes a radiator R, a condenser C, a fan shroud F, and the like. A condenser is attached to the front surface of the radiator and a fan shroud F is mounted to the rear surface of the radiator by fastening means such as a bolt respectively by attaching a condenser or a coupling port for coupling with the fan shroud to the radiator R do.

Referring to FIG. 2, the integrated cooling module 10'B inserts a pair of lower mountain pins 140 'into the lower end coupling hole 340' of the carrier 30 ' 10 'B of the upper mountain pin 120', and then mounting the upper mount pin 320 'on the carrier 30', thereby constituting a combined front end module.

Therefore, each piece requires separate types of separate coupling means for mutual coupling, which complicates the structure and assembly process of each piece.

In addition, although the cooling module specifications may be diversified depending on the type of vehicle, the limited layout of the carrier restricts the accommodating of various specifications of the cooling module, and thus unnecessary cost increase due to the development of the new carrier, It becomes a factor to inhibit.

In addition, since the cooling module is fixed to the cooling module mounting portion of the carrier, it can be easily broken even in case of a light contact accident at the time of a collision of a vehicle, which increases a repair cost drastically.

In particular, the Research Council for Automobile Repairs (RCAR) is an organization that calculates and evaluates the durability and stability standards of each component of a vehicle. The result of this evaluation is the basis for calculating insurance premiums of insurance companies. That is, the increase in the repair cost of the vehicle is a major cause of increasing the premium.

In addition, if the cooling module is to be replaced, it is not easy to disassemble the cooling module (for example, if the radiator needs to be replaced, the condenser and fan shroud must be dismantled). There are many cases of suffering.

Among the above-mentioned problems, as a prior art for solving the problems such as breakage of the cooling module in case of external impact of the vehicle, Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2011-0006910 (breakage prevention device for cooling module for vehicle) Discloses a technique for minimizing the damage of the cooling module by sliding the cooling module to the opposite side of the collision direction, and Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2010-0136069 (front end module for a vehicle having a rear detachment structure) Discloses a technique in which the fastening portion of the cooling module is detached from the protruding portions of the panels to move backward.

However, the above-described techniques are merely techniques for minimizing the damage of the cooling module as a rear detachment structure in the event of a collision, simplifying the structure of each of the components, sharing the same, and improving the assembly workability have.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2011-0006910 Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2010-0136069

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a refrigerator which can (i) easily attach / detach a cooling module to / from a carrier, (ii) iii) the structure of each component can be easily replaced, simplifying the structure and assembling process of parts, and reducing assembly parts, and (iv) preventing the parts of the cooling module from being damaged by the external impact of the vehicle And a front end module having a rotating structure.

The front end module includes a cooling module 10 and a carrier 30. The cooling module 10 includes at least one cooling module unit 10B selected from an intercooler, a condenser, a radiator, and a fan shroud. and; A frame 10A for housing the cooling module unit 10B; And a fastening part 10D provided on both sides of the frame 10A. The fastening part 10D includes upper side arms 182 located on both upper sides of the frame 10A, And an isolator 186 that surrounds the upper side arm 182 and the lower side arm 184. The carrier 30 includes an upper mounting portion 320 and a lower mounting arm 186. The upper mounting portion 320, (340) to engage with the fastening part (10D).

The upper mounting portion 320 includes an elastic piece 324 and a seat portion 322. The upper mounting portion 320 is connected to the upper side arm 182 of the corresponding position by the isolator 186 and the elastic fitting And can be detached and detached.

Preferably, the lower mounting portion 340 is formed with a hinge receiving portion 342 to which the isolator 186 coupled to the lower side arm 184 is seated and rotatable. The cooling module 10, And the upper part of the cooling module 10 can be rotated about the hinge receiving part 342. [

At this time, it is preferable that the side of the frame 10A adjacent to the isolator 186, which is seated in the hinge accommodating portion 342, is provided with a rotation restricting stopper 128 for restricting rotation in the vehicle interior direction.

The lower mounting portion 340 is detachably attached to the isolator 186 coupled to the lower side arm 184 at a corresponding position by an elastic fitting in the same manner as the upper mounting portion 320 The front end module 1 may be a front end module.

The frame 10A includes at least one guide rail 110 for longitudinally inserting both ends of the cooling module unit 10B and fixing means 10C for fixing the cooling module unit 10B. And a control unit.

Further, the cooling module frame 10A includes a first side frame 120A having at least one guide rail 110 for allowing both side ends of the cooling module unit 10B to be longitudinally inserted, A frame 120B; And a support frame 140 connecting between the first side frame 120A and the second side frame 120B with a predetermined distance therebetween.

A slit 125 is formed at an upper end of the side frame 120. The fixing means 10C includes a fitting piece 164 inserted into the slit 125 and a pair of The front end module 1 may be an upper stopper 160 including an elastic hook 162.

According to the present invention, it is possible to (i) facilitate the assembly of the cooling module by allowing the cooling module to be fitted to the carrier, (ii) to provide a working space when the cooling module is maintained and maintained as a swingback structure, It is possible to minimize the damage of the cooling module in the event of an external collision, and (iii) it is housed separately for each item, so that the operation time and cost can be reduced by replacing only the item requiring repair. (Iv) Since the individual components (condenser, radiator, and fan shroud) constituting the cooling module are housed in the frame, the structure of each single component is simplified, which is advantageous for common use, and the mold cost can be lowered.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a coupling of a condenser and a fan shroud with a radiator as a center. FIG.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a conventional method of assembling a cooling module to a carrier. FIG.
3 is a front view illustrating a process of coupling a cooling module constituting a front end module to a carrier according to the present invention;
4 is a perspective view showing a carrier constituting a front end module according to the present invention;
5 is a perspective view illustrating a cooling module constituting a front end module according to an embodiment of the present invention;
6 is a perspective view showing that a fixing means constituting a front end module according to the present invention is coupled to a frame.
7 is an exploded perspective view of a front end module according to the present invention.
8 is a perspective view of the front end module according to the present invention;

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a process of coupling a cooling module to a carrier in a front end module according to the present invention, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a carrier constituting a front end module according to the present invention, And a cooling module constituting the front end module.

3 to 5, the present invention is a front end module including a cooling module 10 and a carrier 30, wherein the cooling module 10 is an intercooler, a condenser, a radiator, and a fan shroud At least one cooling module unit (10B); A frame 10A for housing the cooling module unit 10B; And a fastening part 10D provided on both sides of the frame 10A. The fastening part 10D includes upper side arms 182 located on both upper sides of the frame 10A, And an isolator 186 surrounding the upper side arm 182 and the lower side arm 184, respectively. The carrier 30 is provided with an upper mounting portion 320 and a lower mounting portion 340 so as to be coupled to the coupling portion 10D.

3, both sides of the frame 10A are provided with fastening portions 10D that can be detachably attached to the upper and lower mounting portions 320 and 340 of the carrier 30, respectively. The fastening part 10D is composed of an upper side arm 182 provided on the upper side of the cooling module and a lower side arm 184 provided on the lower side of the outer side. The upper side arm 182 and the lower side arm 182 185 are coupled to an isolator 186, respectively. The isolator 186 is a bushing type member for preventing an external impact or being easily seated on upper and lower mounting portions 320 and 340 to be described later.

The front end module 1 according to the present invention is designed to swing-back the upper portion of the cooling module 10 in the engine room direction with the lower portion of the cooling module 10 as a hinge axis, ) Can be formed.

3 and 4, the upper mounting portion 320 of the carrier 30 is configured to be removably fitted to the isolator 186 of the upper side arm 182 of the cooling module package 10 . The upper mounting portion 320 is provided with a pair of elastic pieces 324 in the vertical direction and an isolator 186 sandwiched between the upper side arms 182 is provided between the upper mounting portion 320 and the seat portion 322 .

Preferably, the distance between the pair of elastic pieces 324 is smaller than the diameter of the isolator 186, and the elastic piece 324 is made of a resilient material such as synthetic resin.

4, the lower mounting portion 340 has a structure in which the isolator 186 fitted to the lower side arm 184 of the cooling module 10 is seated and pivoted, and the upper portion of the lower mounting portion 340 is opened And a hinge receiving portion 342 formed thereon.

3 (a) and 3 (b), the cooling module 10 is installed at an oblique position on the lower mounting portion 340 coupled to the carrier 30 to seat the isolator 186 of the lower side arm 184 The upper side of the cooling module 10 is rotated to elastically connect the isolator 186 of the upper side arm 182 to the upper mounting portion 320 coupled to the carrier 30. [ 3C shows a state where the coupling part 10D of the cooling module 10 is coupled to the upper and lower mounting parts 320 and 340 of the carrier. The upper side arm 182 and the associated isolator 186 can be disengaged by pushing the upper portion of the upper side arm 182 toward the engine room.

The upper mounting portion 320 and the lower mounting portion 340 may be integrally formed with the upper mounting portion 320 so that the lower mounting portion 340 can be elastically detachably attached to the upper mounting portion 320 with the lower mounting portion 340 as a hinge axis. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the rotation limiting stopper 128 may be provided on the side frame 120 to limit the turning radius?. This is to prevent the cooling module from being damaged by collision with the engine room in case of excessive rotation.

The rotation limit stopper 128 is preferably provided at a position spaced apart from the lower side arm 184 by a predetermined distance in consideration of the turning radius?

Meanwhile, although not shown in the drawings, the upper mounting portion 320 and the lower mounting portion 340 may be equally provided in another embodiment of the present invention. That is, the lower mounting portion 340 may be formed in the same structure as the upper mounting portion 320 including the pair of elastic pieces 324 and the mounting portion 322. In this case, both the upper and lower sides can be resiliently coupled to each other, so that it is necessary to release the binding state of the lower mounting portion when the cooling module frame 10 is dismantled later. However, It is also possible to arrange the elastic part and the seating part in a manner similar to the upper mounting part 320 so that the seating part faces upward.

5, the cooling module 10 constituting the front end module according to the present invention includes at least one selected from an intercooler (not shown), a condenser C, a radiator R, and a fan shroud F A cooling module unit 10B; A frame (10A) having at least one guide rail (110) for both longitudinal ends of the cooling module unit to be inserted in the longitudinal direction; Fixing means (not shown) for fixing the cooling module unit; And a coupling portion 10D for coupling to the carrier 30.

5, the condenser C is inserted into the first guide rail 112 of the cooling module unit 10B, the radiator R is inserted into the second guide rail 114, and a plurality of fan shroud F And are coupled to the fastening holes 124 of the respective holes. However, it is needless to say that another guide rail may be formed in front of the first guide rail 112 so that an intercooler (not shown) is located in front of the condenser C. Further, another guide rail for interpolating the fan shroud F may be formed behind the second guide rail 114.

The frame 10A includes a first side frame 120A and a second side frame 120B. The first side frame 120A forms a guide rail 110 for longitudinally interpolating at least one end of at least one unit selected from the cooling module units 10B. And a support frame 140 that connects the first side frame 120A and the second side frame 120B, which are positioned at a predetermined distance from each other, in the longitudinal direction of the two side frames 120B.

5, the support frame 140 may include a first side frame 120A and a lower side portion of the second side frame 120B so that the support frame 140 is formed in a "C" shape, It is preferable to form a passageway. In this case, the upper surface 142 of the support frame 140 may serve to support the lower end of the cooling module unit 10B.

5, the guide rails 110 may be provided according to the number of the cooling module units 10B to be inserted. Preferably, the first guide rails 112 for inserting the condensers C are provided on the vehicle And a second guide rail 114 for inserting the radiator R is formed in the inner direction. In addition, the fan shroud F may be provided with a plurality of fasteners 124 for fastening the fan shroud to the outer surface of the frame 10A from the engine room direction.

At this time, the first guide rail 112 is formed with the guide sidewall 112a and the guide groove 112b formed inward in the longitudinal direction inside the first side frame 120A. It is preferable that the shape of the guide groove 112b is formed such that the side surface of the cooling module unit to be inserted and slidably inserted and inserted.

In the case of using the cooling module 10 according to the present invention, the side of the conventional cooling module unit is advantageous in that it can be designed in a simpler structure since it does not need to mount the cooling module unit or the coupling means with the carrier. It becomes possible to share the vehicle with the vehicle type.

Similarly, the second guide rail 114 has a guide sidewall 114b and a guide groove 114b formed inwardly in the longitudinal direction of the first side frame 120A, and between the first guide rail 114 and the first guide rail 112 A guide center wall 116 of a thickness that is considered to be able to separate the cooling module units is interposed. The widths and the longitudinal lengths of the guide grooves 112b and 114b of the first guide rail 112 and the second guide rail 114 can be designed to be varied depending on the type and size of the cooling module unit 10B to be inserted Of course.

A second side frame 120B is provided at a position facing the first side frame 120A where the first guide rail 112 and the second guide rail 114 are formed and is spaced apart from the first side frame 120A by a predetermined distance, The guide rails 110 are formed in a direction in which the first side frames 120B are opposed to the first side frames 120A.

5, the same guide rail 110 as the first guide rail 112 and the second guide rail 114 formed in the first side frame 120A is formed inside the second side frame 120B The shape of the guide rail 110 formed inside the second side frame 120B may be designed to be different from that of the second side frame 120B corresponding to the shape of the cooling module unit to be inserted.

As another embodiment of the cooling module 10, although not shown in the drawings, the support frame 140 is positioned at the middle of the outer surfaces of the first side frame 120A and the second side frame 120B, 10A may be provided in an 'H' shape.

In this case, when the guide rails 112 and 114 are formed in the entire longitudinal direction inside the side frames 120A and 120B, the guide rails 112 and 114 are formed in consideration of the longitudinal length of the cooling module unit 10B to be inserted. A method of forming a lower end stopper (not shown) inside the side frames 120A and 120B or a method of shortening the longitudinal lengths of the guide rails 112 and 114 formed inside the side frames 120A and 120B so that the cooling module unit is slid and inserted, And a method of constructing so as not to come down any further can be taken.

6 is a perspective view showing that the upper stopper 160 is inserted into the cooling module 10 constituting the front end module according to the present invention (the cooling module unit is not shown)

6, when the cooling module unit 10B is inserted into the frame 10A, the fixing unit 10C prevents the upper end of the cooling module unit 10B from being detached, The stopper 160 can be fitted in the slit 125. [

More specifically, in consideration of the mounting height of the cooling module unit 10B to be inserted at the upper end portion of the side frames 120A and 120B, a slit 125 is formed laterally in the lateral direction, ) Of the lower surface of the substrate.

The upper stopper 160 includes a fitting piece 164 and a pair of elastic fitting pieces 162 formed on both sides of the fitting piece 164 as an example of the fixing means 10C to be fitted to the slit 125 May be included. 6, the fitting piece 164 is fitted to the slit 125, the elastic latching piece 162 on one side is elastically bonded to the guide side wall 112a on which the elastic latching piece 162 contacts, and the elastic latching piece 162 on the other side And is fixed to the guide sidewall 114a which is in contact with the guide sidewall 114a. The material of the upper stopper 160 is preferably made of a synthetic resin having heat resistance and elasticity.

Although not shown in the drawing, the fixing unit 10C may be formed of a cap structure that can fix the cooling module unit 10B to prevent the cooling module unit 10B from moving according to a general technical level in the related art, Or bolts or the like for securing them.

7 is a disassembled perspective view of a front end module according to the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating an assembled cooling module unit (not shown). Referring to FIG. 7, the front end module 1 according to the present invention includes a plurality of A carrier 30 having an upper mounting part 320 and a lower mounting part 340; A cooling module 10 having a frame 10A on which a guide rail is formed, a cooling module 10B (not shown), a fixing means 10C composed of an upper stopper and a fastening part 10D formed on the outer surface of the frame The upper mounting part 320 and the lower mounting part 340 are coupled to the coupling part 10D of the cooling module 10 so as to be detachable without a coupling means such as a bolt.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

1: Front End Module
10: Cooling module
10A: frame
110: Guide rail
112: first guide rail
112a: guide side wall
112b: guide groove
114: second guide rail
114a: guide sidewall
114b: guide groove
116: guide center wall
120: side frame
120A: first side frame
120B: second side frame
124: Fan shroud fastener
125: slit
128: Restriction stopper
140: Support frame
10B: Cooling module unit
C: Condenser
R: Radiator
F: Fan Shroud
10C: Fixing means
160: Upper stopper
162: Elastic locking piece
164:
10D:
180: Side arm
182: upper side arm
184: Lower side arm
186: Isolator
30: Carrier
320: upper mounting portion
322:
324: elastic piece
340: Lower mounting portion
342: Hinge receptacle

Claims (8)

delete In a front end module including a cooling module (10) and a carrier (30)
The cooling module 10 includes at least one cooling module unit 10B selected from an intercooler, a condenser, a radiator, and a fan shroud; A frame 10A for housing the cooling module unit 10B; And a fastening part 10D provided on both sides of the frame 10A,
The fastening part 10D includes an upper side arm 182 and a lower side arm 184 located on both sides of the upper side of the frame 10A and a lower side arm 184 located on both lower sides of the frame 10A, And an isolator (186) surrounding the arm (184), respectively,
The carrier 30 includes an upper mounting portion 320 and a lower mounting portion 340 and is coupled to the coupling portion 10D,
The upper mounting portion 320 includes an elastic piece 324 and a seating portion 322. The upper mounting portion 320 is detachably attached to the upper side arm 182 at a corresponding position by elastic fitting with the isolator 186, A front end module characterized by being enabled. 3. The method of claim 2,
The lower mounting portion 340 is attachable to and detachable from the upper side mounting portion 320 by a resilient fit with the isolator 186 coupled to the lower side arm 184 at the corresponding position. End module. In a front end module including a cooling module (10) and a carrier (30)
The cooling module 10 includes at least one cooling module unit 10B selected from an intercooler, a condenser, a radiator, and a fan shroud; A frame 10A for housing the cooling module unit 10B; And a fastening part 10D provided on both sides of the frame 10A,
The fastening part 10D includes an upper side arm 182 and a lower side arm 184 located on both sides of the upper side of the frame 10A and a lower side arm 184 located on both lower sides of the frame 10A, And an isolator (186) surrounding the arm (184), respectively,
The carrier 30 includes an upper mounting portion 320 and a lower mounting portion 340 and is coupled to the coupling portion 10D,
The lower mounting portion 340 is formed with a hinge receiving portion 342 to which the isolator 186 coupled to the lower side arm 184 is seated to be rotatable,
The upper part of the cooling module 10 is rotatable about the hinge accommodating part 342 of the cooling module 10,
And a rotation restricting stopper 128 is provided on a side of the frame 10A adjacent to the isolator 186 that is seated in the hinge accommodating portion 342 to restrict rotation of the frame 10A toward the vehicle interior direction. .
delete In a front end module including a cooling module (10) and a carrier (30)
The cooling module 10 includes at least one cooling module unit 10B selected from an intercooler, a condenser, a radiator, and a fan shroud; A frame 10A for housing the cooling module unit 10B; And a fastening part 10D provided on both sides of the frame 10A,
The fastening part 10D includes an upper side arm 182 and a lower side arm 184 located on both sides of the upper side of the frame 10A and a lower side arm 184 located on both lower sides of the frame 10A, And an isolator (186) surrounding the arm (184), respectively,
The carrier 30 includes an upper mounting portion 320 and a lower mounting portion 340 and is coupled to the coupling portion 10D,
The frame 10A includes at least one guide rail 110 for longitudinally inserting both ends of the cooling module unit 10B and fixing means 10C for fixing the cooling module unit 10B Wherein the front end module is a front end module. The method according to claim 6,
The frame 10A includes a first side frame 120A and a second side frame 120B having at least one guide rail 110 for longitudinally interpolating both side ends of the cooling module unit 10B, and; And a support frame (140) connecting between the first side frame (120A) and the second side frame (120B) with a predetermined distance therebetween. 8. The method of claim 7,
A slit 125 is formed at the upper end of the side frame 120. The fixing means 10C includes a fitting piece 164 inserted into the slit 125 and a pair of elastic hooks And a top stopper (160) including a flap (162).

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