Patent ID: 9682616
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: B60K,B62D

Claim:
1. A structural air guide configured to be incorporated into a front of a vehicle in an engine compartment of the vehicle, behind at least one ventilating opening of a front face of the vehicle, the air guide being in a form of a substantially rectangular structure comprising: a front surface; a rear surface; and an upper border; the substantially rectangular structure incorporating at least one radiator and further comprising means for fastening the at least one radiator to the engine compartment of the vehicle; the front surface comprising a zone for fastening at least one adaptive air guiding module configured to conduct air from the at least one ventilating opening to the front surface; the rear surface forming a housing for receiving a cooling kit comprising at least the at least one radiator, a condenser positioned upstream of the at least one radiator in a direction of air flow, and a fan positioned downstream of the radiator, the kit comprising sealing means co-operating with the housing the upper border comprising at least one zone for fastening technical front surface equipment modules; wherein the housing for receiving the cooling kit, situated at a rear of the structural air guide, can receive the kit in at least two positions, including a forward position and a rearward position, a distance between the at least one radiator and the condenser being the same when the cooling kit is in the forward position and when the cooling kit is in the rearward position, and wherein the cooling kit includes an envelope that surrounds the at least one radiator, the condenser, and the fan such that the condenser is positioned upstream of the at least one radiator and the fan is positioned downstream of the radiator when the kit is in the forward position and when the kit is in the rearward position.