Patent ID: 7552757

Claim:
A heat exchanger module for a motor vehicle, comprising: at least one heat exchanger comprising two header tanks at opposing ends of the heat exchanger, each header tank having two opposing longitudinal side faces that face opposing sides of the heat exchanger and a longitudinal side face that forms one end surface of the heat exchanger, and two end walls that close opposing ends of the header tank; and a pair of module supports for holding and supporting the heat exchanger on the vehicle, wherein each module support is made of plastic and has a form of a slip-on box having an internal recess that fits the shape of one of the header tanks and positively surrounds the longitudinal side faces and end walls of the respective header tank, wherein each module support has a lower end wall, an upper end wall, a longitudinal wall connecting the upper and lower end walls of the module support, a locking hook arrangement at one of the upper and lower end walls of the module support, and a resilient snap-in hook arrangement at the other of the upper and lower end walls of the module support, wherein the upper and lower end walls of each module support run perpendicular to the longitudinal wall of the respective module support and run parallel to the end walls of the respective header tank, and wherein the locking hook arrangement and the resilient snap-in arrangement of each module support are for positively locking the respective header tank into the respective module support.