Patent ID: 8960619
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: B60K,F04D,F28D,F28F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device for assembling a motor-fan unit to a radiator of a motor vehicle, the assembly device comprising: a first peripheral support frame configured to support the motor-fan unit and a second peripheral support frame configured to support the radiator, at least one of the support frames including at least one peripheral sealing baffle configured to overlap a lateral peripheral edge of the other support frame; at least two upper fixing points and at least two lower fixing points integral to each of the support frames, each fixing point comprising a pin and a lug defining a housing and configured to cooperate by engaging together simultaneously, the pins of the fixing points being integral with one support frame and the corresponding lugs being integral with the other support frame, and wherein each lug of an upper fixing point defines a U-shaped housing with the support frame with which it is integral, and the corresponding pin is shaped to slide in the U-shaped housing, the pins and lugs of the upper fixing points being positioned and arranged such that when the pins are inserted in the U-shaped housings, the upper parts of the support frames are held at a predefined distance from each other in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the support frames; and each lug of a lower fixing point is L-shaped and defines an L-shaped housing with the support frame with which it is integral, an opening of the housing being located at one end of the main branch of the L-shaped lug and the base of the housing being located at the other end of the lug integral with the support frame, and the corresponding pin is shaped to slide in the L-shaped housing, the pins and lugs of the lower fixing points being positioned and arranged such that when the pins are inserted in the main branch of the L-shaped housing, the lower parts of the support frames are held spaced apart, and when the pins are inserted into the base of the lower branch of the L-shaped housing, the lower parts of the support frames are held at a predefined distance from each other in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the support frames; at least one lateral indexing element configured to position the support frames in relation to each other in a direction parallel to the plane of the support frames and perpendicular to a sliding direction of the pins in the U-shaped housings; and at least one element for locking an assembly of the support frames in relation to each other.