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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2021
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Frederick R. Cote, Dover, MA (US);
Mark Bilodeau, Dover, MA (US);
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
An automotive cooling fan assembly includes fan driven by a motor. The motor supported by a motor support structure of a shroud. The motor support structure includes a motor carrier and support arms extend radially outward from an outer surface of the motor carrier. The fan includes a central hub and blades that extend radially outward from the side of the hub. An axial operating gap is disposed between an end of the hub and the motor support structure. The motor support structure includes a protrusion that protrudes axially into the operating gap and serves to govern an extent of deflection of the fan during a water fording event.