Patent ID: 7384234
Filing Date: 2008-06-10
Classification: F01P,F04D

Abstract:
1. A system for mounting a fan shroud to a radiator assembly comprising: a fan shroud having a general profile defining at least one fan shroud elongated slot having a length along a first axis; a fan shroud mount carried by said radiator assembly; said fan shroud mount having a general profile defining at least one fan shroud mount elongated slot having a length along a second axis which is perpendicular to said first axis; a cage nut received within said fan shroud mount elongated slot; a fan shroud fastener; said fan shroud elongated slot and said fan shroud mount elongated slot being designed for only a portion of each said elongated slot to have an overlapping orientation enabling said fan shroud fastener to be simultaneously received within only a portion of said fan shroud elongated slot and only a portion of said fan shroud mount elongated slot; wherein said fan shroud fastener may move along either the lengths of said first axis or said second axis for positioning said fan shroud at a desired horizontal and vertical location with respect to said radiator assembly.