UPPER INSTALLATION STRUCTURE FOR RADIATOR IN WATER- COOLED ENGINE IN VEHICLE

• Main Authors: SATO YOSUKE, OKABE KOJIRO, ABE TAKASHI, IBA SHIGERU
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 19.03.2003
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS INVEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OFTRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GASEXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS, IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; BLASTING; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES; COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OFGENERAL APPLICATION; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL; HEATING; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; LIGHTING; MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; STEAM ENGINES; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To further restrict vertical move of a radiator for a water-cooled engine, and sufficiently absorb collision force when the collision force acts on the radiator for the water-cooled engine from forward. SOLUTION: In this upper installation structure for a radiator in a water- cooled engine in a vehicle, the radiator 20 for the water-cooled engine is disposed at a front part of a car body frame 40, and a first stay 60 is extended from an upper part of the radiator for the water-cooled engine rearward. A tip part 64 of it is installed on a front upper part 42 of the car body frame, and a second stay 70 is extended from the upper part of the radiator for the water-cooled engine sideways downward. A tip part 74 of it is installed on a front side part 45 of the car body frame to be capable of swinging forward and backward. A fragile part 66 which can be deformed when the collision force acts from forward through the radiator for the water-cooled engine to the first stay is provided on the first stay.