Abstract:
The present invention provides an automobile radiator housing, which has multiple ribs placed over the hollow space of the housing. The ribs are connected to the housing, so that each rib may be taken off and replaced.

Description:
RELATED U.S. APPLICATIONS 
       [0001]    Not applicable. 
       STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT 
       [0002]    Not applicable. 
       REFERENCE TO MICROFICHE APPENDIX 
       [0003]    Not applicable. 
       FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
       [0004]    The present invention relates generally to an automobile radiator housing, and more particularly to a combination with a housing and a rib. 
       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0005]    Regular automobiles have a hollow space at the front of the engine, and the hollow space is mainly used to increase the amount of air coming into the engine chamber, as well as dissipating the heat in the radiator housing. So as to protect the radiator inside the engine chamber and so as to keep foreign objects from coming and hitting other components, a radiator housing consists of a cover that has ribs crossing horizontally and vertically over the hollow space to keep foreign objects out. The conventional radiator housing may be made of plastic material with vertical or horizontal ribs, or made of metal material with horizontal and vertical ribs welded onto the inner side of the frame of the radiator housing to be secure and to have a nice look. Whether they are made of plastic material or metal with ribs welded on, when part of a rib is destroyed, the entire radiator housing must be replaced instead of replacing part of the broken rib, which is not very convenient. 
         [0006]    Thus, to overcome the aforementioned problems of the prior art, it would be an advancement in the art to provide an improved structure that can significantly improve efficacy. 
         [0007]    To this end, the inventor has provided the present invention of practicability after deliberate design and evaluation based on years of experience in the production, development and design of related products. 
       BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0008]    The advantages of the present invention are described herein. 
         [0009]    When the ribs are placed over the housing, they are placed on the inner shoulder with the outer shoulder on both ends. They go through holes by a joint component to be secure on the locking hole, so that the ribs are placed on the housing. Compared to the conventional welding method, the present invention can be taken off and replaced. 
         [0010]    Another new effect of the present invention is that both ends of the ribs are used to form an outer shoulder with an inner shoulder of the housing. After the rib is secured, its outer edge is flat with the outer side of the housing (as shown in  FIG. 3 ) to achieve a better appearance. 
         [0011]    Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed. 
     
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0012]      FIG. 1  shows the exploded perspective view of the present invention. 
           [0013]      FIG. 2  shows the assembled perspective view of the present invention. 
           [0014]      FIG. 3  shows the partial assembled sectional view of the present invention. 
           [0015]      FIG. 4  shows the exploded perspective view of ribs of the present invention secured by fastening strip. 
           [0016]      FIG. 5  shows the assembled perspective view of  FIG. 4  of the present invention. 
           [0017]      FIG. 6  shows the assembled elevation view of  FIG. 4  of the present invention. 
           [0018]      FIG. 7  shows the elevation view of the ribs of the present invention as connected horizontally with fastening strip. 
           [0019]      FIG. 8  shows the elevation view of the embodiment of the ribs secured by a fastening strip. 
           [0020]      FIG. 9  shows a partial cross-sectional view of the embodiment of illuminating components placed on both ends of the light-guide strip. 
           [0021]      FIG. 10  shows the assembled sectional view of the rib and light-guide strip of the present invention. 
           [0022]      FIG. 11  shows the assembled sectional view of the illuminating component placed over the housing. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
       [0023]    The features and the advantages of the present invention will be more readily understood upon a thoughtful deliberation of the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. 
         [0024]    As shown in  FIGS. 1˜3 , there is an automobile radiator housing embodied in the present invention. 
         [0025]    A housing  1  is placed on the front of the automobile engine chamber, and its size may be designed according to the plan of the automobile manufacturers. The shape of the present invention is presented in rectangle; however, the shape is not restricted to this shape. The housing  1  has a frame  11 , and a hollow space is formed inside the frame  11 . The frame of the hollow space  12  is formed inside the inner shoulder  13 , and several locking holes  14  are placed on the inner shoulder  13  on both sides. 
         [0026]    Several ribs  2  are spaced throughout the hollow space  12  of the housing  1 , and both ends of the rib  2  form outer shoulder  21  with the inner shoulder  13  of the housing  1 . Through hole  22  is placed on the outer shoulder  21 . 
         [0027]    With the above mentioned components, when the ribs  2  are placed over the housing  1 , they are placed on the inner shoulder  13  with the outer shoulder  21  on both ends. They go through hole  22  by joint component  3  to be secure on the locking hole  14 , so that the ribs are placed on the housing. Compared to the conventional welding method, the present invention can be taken off and replaced. 
         [0028]    Another new effect of the present invention is to use both ends of the ribs  2  to form outer shoulder  21  with inner shoulder  13  of the housing. After the rib  2  is secured, its outer edge is flat with the outer side of the housing  1  to achieve a better appearance. 
         [0029]    As shown in  FIGS. 4 ,  5 , there is another embodiment of the ribs of the present invention. A fastening strip  4  is placed on the inner shoulder  13  on both sides, and a slot  41  is placed on the fastening strip  4  for the outer shoulder  21  of the rib to be secured. When assembling, a fastening strip is placed over the ribs  2  after the outer shoulder  21  on both ends of the rib  2  is secured on the slot  41 . Thus, both ends of rib have fastening strip  4  and are secured by the joint component  3 . 
         [0030]    As shown in  FIG. 6 , several ribs  2  can be placed over the inner shoulder  13  of the housing  1  horizontally. 
         [0031]    Continuing with the embodiment of  FIG. 6 , as shown in  FIG. 7 , the fastening strip  4  can be placed on the inner shoulder  13  on the top and the bottom, so that the rib  2  is secured vertically. 
         [0032]    Continuing with the embodiment of  FIG. 6 , as shown in  FIG. 8 , the fastening strip  4  can be placed over the inner shoulder  13  on the top and the bottom. The slot  41  is secured to the ribs  2 , so that the horizontal rib  2  may be supported in the middle. 
         [0033]    As shown in  FIG. 9 , there is another structural embodiment of the rib of the present invention. The outer edge of the rib  2  can be made by a light-guide strip  5 , and the outer edge has a structure of a connector  23 , as shown in  FIG. 10 . The light-guide strip  5  may be made by transparent material or night light material. An illuminating component  6  may be placed on both ends of the light-guide strip  5 , so that the ribs  2  may illuminate during the night time or in the dark. 
         [0034]    Continuing with the embodiment in  FIG. 9 , as shown in  FIG. 11 , the illuminating component  3  can be placed over the housing  1  relative to the inner part of the light-guide strip  5 . The illuminating component  6  can project the light on the light-guide strip  5 , so that the light-guide strip  5  may also have illuminating effect.