Heat exchange – With vehicle feature
Patent
1994-10-03
1996-09-03
Lopez, F. Daniel
Heat exchange
With vehicle feature
165903, 180 681, F28F 900
Patent
active
055515053
ABSTRACT:
An air inlet duct is provided for a heat exchanger of a vehicle. The heat exchanger having a top portion and a bottom portion for receiving air from an air inlet duct. The duct has an outer wall that fits against the heat exchanger and a center baffle for dividing air flow equally to the top and bottom portions of the heat exchanger. The center baffle has at least one member with a vertical portion dividing the air inlet into a plurality of vertical sections and at least one horizontal portion combining alternate ones of the vertical sections and directing air flowing therethrough to the top portion of the heat exchanger and also combining other alternate ones of the vertical sections and directing air flowing therethrough to the bottom portion of the heat exchanger so that the top and bottom portions receive substantially equal air flow.
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Coppiellie Raymond L.
Ford Motor Company
Lopez F. Daniel
May Roger L.
Sgantzos Mark
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