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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2020
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
David Brian Glickman, Southfield, MI (US);
Sean Terence Coghlan, Canton, MI (US);
James Alan Acre, Monroe, MI (US);
Darshan Arun Nayak, Northville, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Zeljko Deljevic, Plymouth, MI (US);
David A. Brown, Plymouth, MI (US);
Alan George Dry, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A front end structure of a vehicle is disclosed and includes a housing having a fluid reservoir portion, a fan shroud portion, a back face, a bolster portion, a first air passage communicating airflow to an air intake system, and a second air passage in communication with a higher pressure airflow. A fan assembly is mounted within the fan shroud portion and a radiator mounted to the back face of the housing. A battery compartment is in communication with airflow from the second air passage for maintain battery temperature within a predefined range. A headlight also receives an airflow to actively remove moisture from an inner cavity. A method of assembling a front end structure is also disclosed.