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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023

Filed:

Dec. 17, 2019
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Michael Brett Sovine, Canton, MI (US);

Kenneth James Hayes, Northville Township, MI (US);

Jeff James Cremering, Livonia, MI (US);

Korey Martin Erickson, Wixom, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/32 (2006.01); B60K 11/08 (2006.01); B60K 11/04 (2006.01); B60R 19/52 (2006.01); F01P 3/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/3229 (2013.01); B60K 11/04 (2013.01); B60K 11/08 (2013.01); B60K 11/085 (2013.01); B60R 19/52 (2013.01); F01P 3/18 (2013.01); F01P 2070/52 (2013.01);
Abstract

A heat exchanger bracket for an automotive cooling module may include a first mounting assembly disposed at a first end of the heat exchanger bracket, a second mounting assembly disposed at a second end of the heat exchanger bracket, and a bracket container disposed between the first and second ends of the heat exchanger bracket. The first mounting assembly may include a first free floating retention point, and the second mounting assembly may include a second free floating retention point. The bracket container may be configured to receive a heat exchanger. The bracket container may include a first flexible retainer disposed at a first longitudinal end thereof, and a second flexible retainer disposed at a second longitudinal end thereof. The first and second flexible retainers may be configured to engage opposing longitudinal ends of the heat exchanger responsive to insertion of the heat exchanger into the bracket container.


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