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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2023
Filed:
May. 17, 2019
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Inventor:
Dongming Tan, Peoria, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 9/00 (2006.01); F28F 9/013 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 9/0138 (2013.01); F28F 2275/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A support assembly for attaching a heat exchanger to a frame of a machine. The support assembly includes a clip configured to at least partially surround a perimeter of a tube member of the heat exchanger. The clip includes a first end portion and a second end portion configured to engage the first end portion to hold the support assembly around the tube member in a closed position. The first end portion includes a laterally-extending projection and a laterally facing surface spaced apart from the projection by a recessed area. The second end portion defines a recess configured to receive a portion of the projection.