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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2001
Werner Zobel, Boblingen, DE;
Michael Ehlers, Nagold, DE;
Frank Vetter, Filderstadt, DE;
Jorg Soldner, Ehningen, DE;
Roland Strähle, Unterensingen, DE;
Wolfgang Knecht, Stuttgart, DE;
Mark G. Voss, Franksville, WI (US);
Andreas Willman, Tübingen, DE;
Modine Manufacturing Company, Racine, WI (US);
Abstract
A compact cooling system for a vehicle includes an assembly of heat exchangers ( ), ( ), ( ) and ( ) connected to each other to provide a box-like configuration. Each heat exchanger ( ), ( ), ( ), ( ) includes a core with headers ( ), ( ) at each end in fluid communication with spaced, flattened tubes ( ) with fins (24) extending between the tubes in each of the cores. One of the cores ( ) is generally horizontal and located at the upper side of the box-like configuration. A radial discharge fan ( ) is located within the box-like configuration and receives cooling air and directs the same radially outwardly through the cores to cool fluid passing through the tubes ( ) of the cores. An equalization tank ( ), ( ) is mounted on the box-like configuration in overlying, spaced relation to a substantial portion of the surface of the heat exchanger ( ) so as to be in the path of cooling air merging from the heat exchanger ( ) to divert the same.