Patent ID: 8720064
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: B29C,B29L,F04D,H02K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for manufacturing a cooling fan for a cooler of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, said cooling fan comprising a fan wheel, a motor connected with the fan wheel to drive the fan wheel and having a motor housing, and a plastic frame for mounting the motor housing in the motor vehicle, said plastic frame connected with the motor housing and provided with a frame opening in which the fan wheel is arranged; wherein said method comprises the steps of: a) making said plastic frame of plastic material; b) providing the motor housing with a plurality of connecting elements; c) connecting said plastic frame with said motor housing by injecting frame material upon at least one part of the motor housing or by enclosing the motor housing with frame material via injection molding, wherein form-fit connections are formed between said plastic frame and said at least one part of the motor housing by said connecting elements enclosed with the plastic material via the injecting or injection molding; d) prior to connecting of the at least one part of the motor housing with said plastic frame, connecting said motor housing with said fan wheel so that said fan wheel is drivable by said fan motor.