VEHICULAR COOLING DEVICE
FIG5 is a rear end elevational view of the cooling device of FIG2 as seen forwardly of the vehicle in the horizontal direction
The undercover 28 has a front portion 92 which extends forwardly from the front end of the cooler body 24 to protect the cooler body 24, and downwardly from the lower end of the air outlet 82 so that the negative air pressure is generated within the air outlet 82, due to the air stream A generated during running of the vehicle 12. The undercover 28 further has a rear portion 94 which extends backwardly from the rear end of the cooler body 24 back to a position near the rear end of the vehicle 12, like the air inlet 50, to reduce the air resistance within the undercover 28 during running of the vehicle 12. The rear portion 94 has a part which projects upwardly and partially overlaps the cooler body 24 as seen forwardly of the vehicle 12 in the horizontal direction, namely, as seen in the rear end elevational view of FIG5. However, the above-indicated part of the rear portion 94 has only a small area of overlap with the cooler body 24, so that the undercover 28 can be moved forwardly relative to the cooler body 24 upon application of a load to the undercover 28, without damaging of the cooler body 24 due to deformation of the above-indicated part.
elevational view
28
undercover
72
attaching arms
22
bracket
64
engaging jaws
56
partition plate
104
attaching bracket
66
resin clips
102
resin clip resin clips
50
air inlet
10
cooling device
26
air intake duct
58
integrally formed mesh-type strainers
70
attaching brackets
60
air inlet portion
68
rear surface
['1. A cooling device (10) of a vehicle (12) comprising a cooler body (24) of a heat exchanging type and an air intake duct (26) which are disposed in a rear portion of the vehicle, and wherein a coolant flows through the cooler body, and an ambient air for cooling the coolant with heat exchanging between the coolant and the ambient air is introduced through the air intake duct into the cooler body, and the air intake duct extends backwardly from the cooler body in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and the cooling device being  characterized in that  the air intake duct is disposed such that it is displaceable relative to the cooler body forwardly of the vehicle upon application of an impact load to the air intake duct; and the cooler body is attached to a body (20) of the vehicle, while the air intake duct is attached to the cooler body, such that a strength of attachment of the air intake duct to the cooler body is lower than a strength of attachment of the cooler body to the body of the vehicle.', '3. The cooling device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the air intake duct comprises an air inlet portion (60) through which the ambient air is introduced into the cooler body, and is attached to the cooler body such that the air inlet portion is held in fluid-tight contact with the cooler body.']