Mercedes-Benz Aktiengesellschaft

Burkhard Raabe

Thomas Attinger

Wolfgang Kleineberg

Reiner Bandlow

Ingo Oses

In an arrangement for protecting a cooling system of an internal combustion engine from excessive pressure which cooling system includes a coolant container with a filler mouthpiece with a pressure operated valve mounted on an insert received in the mouthpiece so as to normally close the filler mouthpiece, the mouthpiece has a ventilation opening providing for communication between a gas volume in the coolant container and the filler mouthpiece and including a flow control element which is automatically closed when the coolant container is being filled to permit filling of the container only to the lower end of the mouthpiece extending into the coolant container but is opened by the insert introduced into the filler mouthpiece when the filler mouthpiece is closed. The insert also includes a valve arrangement for controlling the coolant system pressure and various conditions.

Arrangement for protecting a cooling system from excessive pressure

In a mounting arrangement for supporting a radiator in a motor vehicle the radiator is pivotally supported by a first pair of pins extending from its narrow side while a second pair of pins which is spaced from the first pair of pins is engaged by flexible holding members locating the radiator in a predetermined installation position but permitting the radiator to yield when subjected to impact forces thereby to void damage to the radiator.

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Stuttgart, Germany

Burkhard Raabe