Sealing Members for Radiator Assemblies and Radiator Assemblies Comprising The Same
First Claim
1. A sealing member for a radiator assembly, the sealing member comprising:
- a central panel;
a mounting connector formed in an upper edge of the central panel and extending across a width of the central panel, wherein the mounting connector and the central panel are formed from a first polymeric material; and
a flexible skirt element formed in a lower edge of the central panel and extending across the width of the central panel, wherein the flexible skirt element is formed from a second polymeric material that is elastically deformable and recoverable, the first polymeric material being relatively harder than the second polymeric material.
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Abstract
Sealing members for vehicle radiator assemblies and vehicle radiator assemblies comprising sealing members are disclosed. In one embodiment, a sealing member for a radiator assembly includes a central panel, a mounting connector, and a flexible skirt element. The mounting connector may be formed in an upper edge of the central panel and extend across a width of the central panel. The mounting connector and the central panel are formed from a first polymeric material. The flexible skirt element may be formed in a lower edge of the central panel and extend across the width of the central panel. The flexible skirt element may be formed from a second polymeric material that is elastically deformable and recoverable. The first polymeric material may be relatively harder than the second polymeric material. The sealing member may be coupled to a radiator assembly installed in an engine compartment of a vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. A sealing member for a radiator assembly, the sealing member comprising:
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a central panel; a mounting connector formed in an upper edge of the central panel and extending across a width of the central panel, wherein the mounting connector and the central panel are formed from a first polymeric material; and a flexible skirt element formed in a lower edge of the central panel and extending across the width of the central panel, wherein the flexible skirt element is formed from a second polymeric material that is elastically deformable and recoverable, the first polymeric material being relatively harder than the second polymeric material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A radiator assembly comprising:
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a radiator; a lower flange member coupled with the radiator; and a sealing member comprising a flexible skirt element, the flexible skirt element being deformable and recoverable, wherein; the sealing member is coupled with the lower flange member; and the flexible skirt element of the sealing member extends below a bottom of the radiator. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A vehicle comprising:
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a radiator-support member extending across a width of an engine compartment of the vehicle; and a radiator assembly positioned on the radiator-support member, the radiator assembly comprising; a radiator; a lower flange member coupled with the radiator; and a sealing member coupled with the lower flange member, the sealing member comprising a flexible skirt element, the flexible skirt element being elastically deformable and recoverable, wherein the sealing member extends from the lower flange member and rests on the radiator-support member, the flexible skirt element of the sealing member conforming to a shape of the radiator-support member. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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