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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2001
Jonathan M. Hitt, Racine, WI (US);
Gregg D. Olson, Racine, WI (US);
Modine Manufacturing Company, Racine, WI (US);
Abstract
A self-fixturing fan shroud ( ) for use with a heat exchanger assembly ( ), the heat exchanger assembly ( ) includes an upper horizontal surface ( ), a lower, upwardly opening, horizontal channel ( ), and at least one core ( or ) extending between the upper horizontal surface ( ) and the channel ( ). Each of the cores ( and ) has a front face ( ), a back face ( ), and air flow passages extending from the front face ( ) to the back face ( ). The fan shroud ( ) comprises a covering portion ( ) having an opening ( ) disposed therethrough. The opening ( ) is of a predetermined size sufficient to receive a fan. An upper horizontal flange ( ) extends from the covering portion ( ) to rest on the upper horizontal surface ( ) of the heat exchanger assembly ( ) to vertically locate the fan shroud ( ) relative to the heat exchanger assembly ( ). A lower vertical flange ( ) extends downwardly from the covering portion ( ) to be received in the lower horizontal channel ( ) of the heat exchanger assembly ( ) to restrict movement of the fan shroud ( ) away from the heat exchanger assembly ( ).