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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1995
Steven S Christensen, Fremont, CA (US);
AlliedSignal Inc., Morris Township, NJ (US);
Abstract
A radiator assembly for use in a motor vehicle, comprising a frame attached to a chassis of a motor vehicle and a radiator disposed within the frame. The radiator includes a core and first and second lateral end portions attached to opposite ends of the core. The first lateral end portion is rigidly mounted to the frame so as to position the radiator relative to the frame, while the second lateral end portion is resiliently mounted to the frame so as to accommodate lateral thermal growth of the radiator relative to the frame. The second lateral end portion is resiliently mounted to the frame by coupling a pair of vertically spaced spring members, each comprising a leaf spring, to the second lateral end portion and to the frame. A pair of multi-pronged mount brackets are attached to the frame, with each of the leaf springs having a first end attached to one of the brackets and a second end attached to the second lateral end portion of the radiator. The position of each of the mount brackets relative to the frame may be adjusted so as to preload the corresponding one of the leaf springs.