Radiator support cover and radiator including the same
A heat exchanger includes a heat exchanger main body having a pair of header tanks configured to deliver a cooling medium, a core part disposed between the pair of header tanks and configured to allow heat exchange with the cooling medium, and a support disposed at a lateral side of the core part, and a support cover coupled to the support and configured to cover at least a part of the support.
1 . A heat exchanger comprising:
a heat exchanger main body including a pair of header tanks configured to deliver a cooling medium, a core part disposed between the pair of header tanks and configured to allow heat exchange with the cooling medium, and a support disposed at a lateral side of the core part; and
a support cover coupled to the support and configured to cover at least a part of the support,
wherein the support cover comprises
a body configured to cover the support, and
a blade protruding from the body, the blade configured to cover a forward or rearward edge of the support,
wherein at least one catching ring is formed on the support,
wherein a ring fastening portion is formed on the body and positioned at a position corresponding to the catching ring,
wherein the catching ring of the support is fitted with the ring fastening portion of the body, and
wherein the body has a through-hole formed through the body and positioned at a position corresponding to the ring fastening portion.
2 . The heat exchanger of claim 1 , wherein the blade is provided on one of two opposite surfaces of the body in a width direction and configured to cover a rearward edge of the support.
3 . The heat exchanger of claim 2 , wherein a predetermined mark is formed on the body to identify an assembling direction of the support cover.
4 . The heat exchanger of claim 1 , wherein the body is longer in length than the support or larger in width than the support.
5 . The heat exchanger of claim 1 , wherein the support and the support cover are coupled to each other.
6 . The heat exchanger of claim 1 , wherein the support has a structure in which a central portion, except for an outer peripheral portion, is recessed toward the core part.
7 . The heat exchanger of claim 1 , wherein the body has one or more guide ribs for guiding attachment of the support cover, and wherein the guide ribs protrude from a surface of the body.
8 . The heat exchanger of claim 7 , wherein the guide ribs comprise:
first guide ribs aligned with a through-hole formed through the body; and
a second guide rib disposed between the plurality of first guide ribs spaced apart from one another in a vertical direction.
9 . The heat exchanger of claim 1 , wherein the support cover is provided only on one of two opposite surfaces of the core part.
10 . The heat exchanger of claim 9 , wherein one of the two opposite surfaces of the core part, on which the support cover is installed, is an outer side of the core facing a corresponding side of a vehicle.
11 . The heat exchanger of claim 9 , wherein at least a part of the support is configured to be covered by an air guide installed on the heat exchanger main body, and wherein the air guide is disposed at a side of the core part in the width direction that is not a side at which the support cover is mounted.
12 . The heat exchanger of claim 1 , wherein the heat exchanger main body is an auxiliary radiator installed separately from a cooling module disposed at a front side of a vehicle.