Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle fan shroud with integrated support structure
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Application No.: US16502639Application Date: 2019-07-03
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Publication No.: US11326506B2Publication Date: 2022-05-10
- Inventor: Jeff James Cremering , Kenneth James Hayes , Garrett Michael O'Donohue , Erin Gibb , Yi Zhang , Michael Brett Sovine
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: McCoy Russell LLP
- Agent Geoffrey Brumbaugh
- Main IPC: F01P11/10
- IPC: F01P11/10 ; B60K11/04

Abstract:
Systems are provided for a vehicle fan shroud with integrated structural support. In one example, a fan shroud includes an opening adapted to house a fan impeller, and an upper extension and a lower foot adapted to couple the fan shroud to a vehicle in an angled position. The upper extension and lower foot provide structural support to the fan shroud to enable vehicle components such as a heat exchanger and condenser to be mounted to the fan shroud and maintained in position by the fan shroud.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210003065A1 VEHICLE FAN SHROUD WITH INTEGRATED SUPPORT STRUCTURE Public/Granted day:2021-01-07
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