Patent ID: 9303530
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: F01D,F01P

Claim Text:
1. A condenser, radiator, and fan module (CRFM), comprising: a first fan shroud including a first segment, a second segment, and a flexible, gas impermeable seal interconnecting the first and second segments, wherein the first segment includes an annular body, the annular body defines a first circumferential edge and a second circumferential edge, the flexible, gas impermeable seal is coupled to the first segment along an entirety of the second circumferential edge of the annular body, the second segment includes a circumferential connecting wall and a flange extending from the circumferential connecting wall, the circumferential connecting wall includes a first circumferential edge and a second circumferential edge, the flexible, gas impermeable seal is coupled to the second segment along an entirety of the first circumferential edge of the circumferential connecting wall, and the flange is coupled to the circumferential connecting wall along an entirety of the second circumferential edge of the circumferential connecting wall; a second fan shroud coupled to the second segment, wherein the second fan shroud includes a shroud body and a circumferential support wall extending from the shroud body, the flange is disposed on the shroud body, and the circumferential connecting wall is disposed on the circumferential support wall such that the circumferential connecting wall surrounds the circumferential support wall; a fan disposed within the annular body; and a radiator coupled to the second fan shroud.