Patent ID: 6273182
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: F28D,F28F

Abstract:
A mounting means for attaching a condenser (16) having generally parallel, spaced, tubular manifolds (20), each of which manifolds 20 has a predetermined end to end length and a predetermined end width and is closed at each end by a recessed end plug (22), to a radiator (10 having a pair of generally parallel, spaced tanks (14), characterized in that;each manifold (20) has, at one end, a pair of aligned through holes (24) oriented generally perpendicular to the manifold length,said radiator tanks (14) include two spaced pairs of mounting features (26,32), which are separated by substantially the length of said tubular manifolds, one pair of which (26) includes protrusions (30) which fit closely into the ends of said manifolds (20) that do not have the through holes (24), and the other pair of which (32) fit closely within the through holes (24),whereby said condenser (16) can be mounted to said radiator (10) by holding the condenser (16) in an orientation tilted away from the radiator (10), placing the ends of the manifolds (20) opposed to the ends containing the through holes (24) closely over the protrusions (30) and then swinging the condenser (16) toward the radiator (10) until the mounting features (32) pass through the through holes (24).