Patent ID: 8151920
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: B60K,B62D,F01P

Abstract:
1. A heat exchanger assembly for a front section of a motor vehicle, comprising: a heat exchanger, wherein the heat exchanger is of multi-part design in a form of heat exchanger elements, wherein the heat exchanger elements comprise at least one main heat exchanger and at least one secondary heat exchanger, wherein at least two of the heat exchanger elements are arranged such that the at least two heat exchanger elements can be displaced relative to each other in an event of a crash, wherein one heat exchanger element is arranged in a deformation region and, in the event of a crash, can be displaced rearward, at least in some sections, counter to a normal direction of travel of the motor vehicle, wherein the heat exchanger element arranged in the deformation region is the at least one secondary heat exchanger, wherein a support for the secondary heat exchanger is formed by a fan frame, wherein the at least one main heat exchanger is located below the at least one secondary heat exchanger such that a vertical space is provided between the at least one main heat exchanger and the at least one secondary heat exchanger and such that the at least one main heat exchanger and the at least one secondary heat exchanger do not overlap when viewed along a direction extending from the front section of the motor vehicle to a rear of the motor vehicle, wherein the secondary heat exchanger is arranged at an angle not equal to 180° with respect to a main heat exchanger.