Vehicle condenser fluid connection and mounting bracket combined as a single item

Abstract

A condenser for use in a vehicle air conditioning system includes a combined fluid connection block and mounting tab. The fluid connection block connects to a fluid line leading to other components within the refrigeration system. The bracket further has a tab mounted adjacent one side which receives mounting elements for mounting the condenser to a radiator or other frame element.

1 . A condenser for a vehicle air conditioning system comprising: 
 a heat exchanger body including a fluid inlet connection and a fluid outlet connection, said heat exchanger body to be mounted within the engine compartment of a vehicle; and    a pair of brackets mounted to said condenser, each of said brackets including a fluid connection for being connected to a fluid line leading to another component in a refrigeration system, and each of said brackets including a mounting lug to be connected to a frame member within the vehicle engine compartment.    
     
     
         2 . A condenser as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said fluid connection includes an internal fluid passage leading to a connection port for connection to the fluid line.  
     
     
         3 . A condenser as set forth in  claim 2 , wherein a tube extends into one side of said bracket to connect to said internal fluid passage.  
     
     
         4 . A condenser as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said mounting lug is relatively thin when compared to a fluid connection portion of said bracket.  
     
     
         5 . A vehicle air conditioning system comprising: 
 a condenser including a heat exchanger body, a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet;    a pair of brackets including fluid connections for connection to fluid lines leading to an evaporator and a compressor, respectively, and said brackets further including a mounting tab, the mounting tab being mounted to a frame member within a vehicle engine compartment.    
     
     
         6 . The air conditioning system as recited in  claim 5 , wherein said frame member is a radiator.  
     
     
         7 . A condenser as set forth in  claim 5 , wherein said fluid connection includes an internal fluid passage leading to a connection port for connection to the fluid line.  
     
     
         8 . A condenser as set forth in  claim 7 , wherein a tube extends into one side of said bracket to connect to said internal fluid passage.  
     
     
         9 . A condenser as set forth in  claim 5 , wherein said mounting lug is relatively thin when compared to a fluid connection portion of said bracket.