Heat Exchanger Mounting Bracket With Elastic Stopper
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional heat exchanger mounting structures face issues with looseness and misalignment due to varying radiator sizes and wear over time, leading to potential breakage and increased complexity in managing multiple radiator types.
Innovation Solution
A heat exchanger mounting structure that integrates a bracket with a load supporting section and a fitting member, where the load is supported by the load supporting section and the fitting member is fitted to the outer side, with a contact section that stabilizes the assembly in all directions and regulates deviations, reducing looseness and improving workability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a plastic bracket is used to mount the condenser to the radiator, then the mounting process is simplified, but looseness arises between components leading to potential breakage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the bracket and stopper into a single integrated component. The bracket portion provides the mounting function while the stopper portion provides the positioning function, eliminating the need for separate components and reducing assembly complexity while preventing looseness between components
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated bracket-stopper component serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides structural support for mounting the condenser, maintains precise positioning to prevent looseness, and guides alignment during assembly. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by achieving both ease of manufacture and reliability through a single component design
2Adaptability or versatility
If the width dimension of the heat exchange core part varies among radiators, then different radiator types can be used, but the stopper cannot appropriately contact the radiator requiring multiple types of stoppers
Solution Approach 1:
The stopper is designed with elastic deformability, allowing it to dynamically adapt to different radiator width dimensions. The elastic material enables the stopper to deform and make appropriate contact with radiators of varying sizes, providing universal compatibility without requiring multiple stopper types for different radiator configurations
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes the elastic property of the stopper material to change its physical parameters (shape and size) in response to different radiator dimensions. This parameter change capability allows a single stopper design to accommodate multiple radiator types, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and device complexity
3Reliability
If the condenser deviates frontward, then positioning accuracy is compromised, but increasing the interval between heat exchangers or connector strength increases complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The stopper protrudes in advance toward the radiator to establish contact before the condenser can deviate. This preliminary positioning action prevents frontward deviation by creating a mechanical constraint that stops the condenser from moving forward, maintaining positioning accuracy without requiring larger connectors or increased intervals between components
Data Source
AI summary
A heat exchanger mounting structure is provided with a bracket, a load supporting section, a fitting member, and a contact section. The bracket is provided to one of a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger. The load supporting section is provided to the other heat exchanger to which the bracket is not provided, and supports a load transmitted from the one of the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger. The fitting member is provided to the one of the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger, to which the bracket is provided, and is fitted over the load supporting section. The contact section is in contact with at least a part of the upper portion of the bracket.