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US 10,208,646 · App. 14/944,704 · Granted Feb 19, 2019

Radiator reservoir tank and radiator structure

Inventors: Yuki Takahashi (Okazaki, JP); Junichi Suematsu (Kariya, JP); Masashi Shibata (Nagoya, JP)
Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA; DENSO CORPORATION
F01P11/029F01P3/18F01P11/0285F01P2005/046F01P2060/14
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Patent No.
US 10,208,646
App. No.
14/944,704
Granted
Feb 19, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a radiator reservoir tank including: a tank body that is connected to a radiator and that includes an inlet section and an accumulation section for cooling water; a first rib that is disposed inside the tank body, and that extends out from a side wall at one side of facing side walls of the tank body toward another side, and that partitions between the inlet section and the accumulation section, and that is provided with a gap to the side wall at the other side; and a second rib that is provided further toward the inlet section side or the accumulation section side than the first rib, that extends out from the side wall at the other side toward the one side, and that is provided with a gap to the side wall at the one side.

Claims (21)

1. A radiator structure comprising:

a radiator that is attached to a vehicle front section; and

a radiator reservoir tank comprising:

a tank body that is connected to a radiator and that comprises an inlet section and an accumulation section for cooling water;

a first rib that is disposed inside the tank body, and that extends out from a side wall at one side of facing side walls of the tank body toward another side, and that partitions between the inlet section and the accumulation section, and that is provided with a gap to the side wall at the other side; and

a second rib that is provided further toward the inlet section side or the accumulation section side than the first rib, that extends out from the side wall at the other side toward the one side, and that is provided with a gap to the side wall at the one side,

wherein the radiator reservoir tank is disposed such that the accumulation section is connected to the radiator, the inlet section is positioned at a vehicle upper side, and the accumulation section is positioned at a vehicle lower side, and

wherein the first rib and the second rib extend out along a vehicle front-rear direction from the respective side walls.

2. The radiator structure of claim 1 , wherein a gap is formed between the first rib and the second rib in plan view.

3. The radiator structure of claim 1 , wherein

a plurality of first ribs and second ribs are disposed alternately in the vehicle up-down direction.

4. A radiator structure comprising:

a radiator that is attached to a vehicle front section; and

a radiator reservoir tank comprising:

a tank body that is connected to a radiator and that comprises an inlet section and an accumulation section for cooling water;

a first rib that is disposed inside the tank body, and that extends out from a side wall at one side of facing side walls of the tank body toward another side, and that partitions between the inlet section and the accumulation section, and that is provided with a gap to the side wall at the other side; and

a second rib that is provided further toward the inlet section side or the accumulation section side than the first rib, that extends out from the side wall at the other side toward the one side, and that is provided with a gap to the side wall at the one side,

wherein the radiator reservoir tank is disposed such that the accumulation section is connected to the radiator, the inlet section is positioned at a vehicle upper side, and the accumulation section is positioned at a vehicle lower side, and

wherein the first rib and the second rib slope toward the vehicle lower side on progression away from the inlet section.

5. The radiator structure of claim 4 , wherein a gap is formed between the first rib and the second rib in plan view.

6. The radiator structure of claim 4 , wherein a plurality of first ribs and second ribs are disposed alternately in the vehicle up-down direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 16, 2016
From: TAKAHASHI, YUKI; SUEMATSU, JUNICHI; SHIBATA, MASASHI
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA; DENSO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 038117/0879 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-235541 · Nov 20, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160146093A1 · May 26, 2016