Patent ID: 6155335
Filing Date: 2000-12-05
Classification: B60K,F28F

Abstract:
A combined engine cooling fan and component cooling module (24) for a vehicle (10) having a generally planar engine cooling radiator (26) that operates at a higher temperature mounted at the front end of a vehicle engine compartment (12), and a generally planar air conditioning system condenser (28) that operates at a cooler temperature mounted to the vehicle (10) in front of and spaced from the radiator (26), said vehicle (10) also having at least one component (22) that would benefit from forced air cooling, comprising,an engine cooling fan shroud (30) mounted to the vehicle (10) in the space between the radiator (26) and condenser (28) that supports an engine cooling fan (44) which pulls ambient air through the condenser (28) and pushes it through the radiator (26), thereby creating a front zone (F) of lower than ambient pressure air between the condenser (28) and the fan (44) and a rear zone (R) of higher than ambient pressure air between the fan (44) and the radiator (26), and,a component cooling air supply means that opens into at least one of the pressure zones (R, F), so as to create a forced cooling air flow than can be routed to the component (22) before the cooling air flow has been pushed through the hotter radiator (26).