Cooling module

Abstract

A cooling module includes a heat exchanger, a blower, a fan shroud and an air cleaner unit for filtering air to be introduced into an engine of a vehicle. The fan shroud holds the blower on a downstream side of the heat exchanger with respect to a flow of air passing through the heat exchanger and has an air introducing portion defining an air passage from the heat exchanger to the blower. A front end of the air cleaner unit is offset from the heat exchanger with respect to a horizontal direction. A side wall of the air cleaner unit partly forms the air introducing portion. A clearance is provided between the side wall and the heat exchanger such that air upstream of the heat exchanger is conducted toward a position downstream of the heat exchanger through the clearance.

1 . A cooling module to be mounted to a front part of a vehicle, the cooling module comprising:
 a heat exchanger for performing heat exchange between air and a heat medium;   a fan shroud disposed downstream of the heat exchanger with respect to a flow of air passing through the heat exchanger;   a blower held by the fan shroud; and   an air cleaner unit for filtering air to be introduced into an internal combustion engine of the vehicle, wherein   the air cleaner unit is disposed such that a front end of the air cleaner unit is offset from the heat exchanger with respect to a horizontal direction,   the fan shroud includes an air introducing portion defining an air passage from the heat exchanger to the blower,   the air cleaner unit has a side wall, and a part of the side wall forms a part of the air introducing portion of the fan shroud, and   a clearance is provided between the part of the side wall and the heat exchanger such that air upstream of the heat exchanger is conducted toward a position downstream of the heat exchanger through the clearance.   
     
     
         2 . The cooling module according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the air cleaner unit includes an air cleaner case, an air cleaner cap, and an air cleaner element for filtering the air to be introduced into the internal combustion engine,   the air cleaner element is disposed between the air cleaner case and the air cleaner cap and arranged substantially parallel to a plane that is perpendicular to the flow of air passing through the heat exchanger, and   one of the air cleaner case and the air cleaner cap is integrally formed with the fan shroud and the side wall is provided by the one.   
     
     
         3 . The cooling module according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the air cleaner unit has a length with respect to an up and down direction and a width with respect to the horizontal direction, and the length is greater than the width.   
     
     
         4 . The cooling module according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the air cleaner unit has an air inlet for introducing air into the air cleaner unit and an air outlet for discharging the air from the air cleaner unit after being filtered,   the air inlet is located at a position lower than a middle position of the air cleaner unit with respect to an up and down direction, and   the air outlet is located at a position higher than the middle position with respect to the up and down direction.   
     
     
         5 . The cooling module according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an elastic member having elasticity, wherein   the fan shroud is fixed to a body of the vehicle through the elastic member.   
     
     
         6 . The cooling module according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an elastic member having elasticity, wherein   the fan shroud is fixed to the heat exchanger, and the heat exchanger is fixed to a body of the vehicle through the elastic member.   
     
     
         7 . The cooling module according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the air cleaner unit has a length with respect to an up and down direction and a width with respect to the horizontal direction, and the length is greater than the width.   
     
     
         8 . The cooling module according to  claim 7 , wherein
 the air cleaner unit has an air inlet for introducing air into the air cleaner unit and an air outlet for discharging the air from the air cleaner unit after being filtered,   the air inlet is located at a position lower than a middle position of the air cleaner unit with respect to the up and down direction, and   the air outlet is located at a position higher than the middle position with respect to the up and down direction.   
     
     
         9 . The cooling module according to  claim 8 , further comprising:
 an elastic member having elasticity, wherein   the fan shroud is fixed to a body of the vehicle through the elastic member.   
     
     
         10 . The cooling module according to  claim 8 , further comprising:
 an elastic member having elasticity, wherein   the fan shroud is fixed to the heat exchanger, and the heat exchanger is fixed to a body of the vehicle through the elastic member.