Patent ID: 7363961
Filing Date: 2008-04-29
Classification: F01P,F04D,F28F

Abstract:
1. A heat exchanger support structure comprising: a heat exchanger; a motor fan to supply said heat exchanger with air flow; an electric motor driving said motor fan; a heat exchanger support supporting said heat exchanger; a motor fan shroud fixed on one of said heat exchanger and said heat exchanger support and allowing the air flow caused by said motor fan to pass through said motor fan shroud; and a cylindrical shroud member which supports said electric motor and surrounds an outer periphery of said motor fan, said cylindrical shroud member having a plurality of stays resiliently supported to said motor fan shroud with a plurality of elastic members interposed between the plurality of stays and said motor fan shroud, respectively, wherein said motor fan shroud is provided with a plurality of holding portions for respectively holding said elastic members, each of said stays is provided with an inserting portion, and each of said elastic members has a rectangular tube shape with a hole to receive the inserting portion of a respective one of said stays of said cylindrical shroud member.