Radiator and condenser assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing radiator and condenser assembly requires a separate fixed bracket for the condenser, increasing manufacturing and processing costs due to the need for additional components and assembly processes.
Innovation Solution
The radiator and condenser assembly directly fixes the vapor-liquid separator of the condenser to the radiator's header tank, eliminating the need for a separate bracket by using a fixed part with protrusions and an L-shaped bracket to securely attach the vapor-liquid separator, thereby reducing component manufacturing and assembly costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a separate fixed bracket is used to attach the condenser to the radiator, then the condenser can be securely fixed, but manufacturing costs and assembly process costs increase due to additional components and processes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the fixing function into the vapor-liquid separator itself by forming a fixing protrusion that directly engages with the radiator header tank. This eliminates the need for a separate fixed bracket, reducing component count while maintaining secure attachment. The fixing protrusion is integrated as part of the vapor-liquid separator structure, combining the separator and fixing mechanisms into a single component.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the fixing function from a separate bracket component and relocates it to the vapor-liquid separator. The fixing protrusion is formed directly on the vapor-liquid separator, taking out the bracket's attachment function and embedding it into the separator structure, thereby eliminating the need for the separate bracket component.
2Reliability
If a separate fixed bracket is used to attach the condenser to the radiator, then the condenser can be securely fixed, but manufacturing and processing costs increase due to additional components and assembly processes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the vapor-liquid separator and fixing mechanisms into a single integrated component. The fixing protrusion is formed as part of the vapor-liquid separator structure, eliminating the need for separate bracket manufacturing and assembly processes, thereby reducing manufacturing and processing costs.
Solution Approach 2:
The vapor-liquid separator is designed to be self-fixing through its integrated fixing protrusion. The component attaches itself to the radiator header tank without requiring external brackets or additional fastening hardware, enabling self-service installation and reducing manufacturing complexity.
3Ease of manufacture
If the vapor-liquid separator is directly fixed to the radiator header tank using an integrated fixing protrusion, then manufacturing costs are reduced, but the fixing strength may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing protrusion is designed with a curved surface that fits into a corresponding curved recess in the radiator header tank. This curved geometry increases the contact area between the vapor-liquid separator and the radiator, distributing mechanical loads more effectively and enhancing fixing strength despite the elimination of separate brackets.
Solution Approach 2:
The fixing protrusion of the vapor-liquid separator is nested within a corresponding recess in the radiator header tank, creating a interlocking fit. This nesting arrangement provides mechanical interlocking that maintains fixing strength while using a single integrated component, eliminating the need for separate brackets.
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AI summary
Provided is a radiator and condenser assembly, and more particularly, a radiator and condenser assembly capable of forming a pair of protrusions for horizontally fixing the condenser at a lower portion of a header tank of the radiator and forming a fixed part in a ‘U’ shape for fixing the condenser in a front and back direction to directly fix a vapor-liquid separator of the condenser to the header tank of the radiator to remove a fixed bracket formed in the condenser, thereby saving component manufacturing costs and additional process and processing costs for forming the fixed bracket.