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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2019
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jeff James Cremering, Livonia, MI (US);
Kenneth James Hayes, Northville Township, MI (US);
Garrett Michael O'Donohue, Livonia, MI (US);
Erin Gibb, Belle River, CA;
Yi Zhang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael Brett Sovine, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Systems are provided for a vehicle fan shroud with integrated structural support. In one example, a fan shroud includes an opening adapted to house a fan impeller, and an upper extension and a lower foot adapted to couple the fan shroud to a vehicle in an angled position. The upper extension and lower foot provide structural support to the fan shroud to enable vehicle components such as a heat exchanger and condenser to be mounted to the fan shroud and maintained in position by the fan shroud.