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A heat exchanger module, a cooling fan module, a pump/fan module, and an electronics system control module are joined together in assembly to form a total cooling assembly for an automotive vehicle that is powered by an internal combustion engine. The cooling fan module is disposed directly behind t

A heat exchanger module, a cooling fan module, a pump/fan module, and an electronics system control module are joined together in assembly to form a total cooling assembly for an automotive vehicle that is powered by an internal combustion engine. The cooling fan module is disposed directly behind the rear face of the radiator, and contains an electric motor-driven fan that draws ambient air across the radiator. At time of installation in a vehicle, the assembly is "dropped into" the vehicle engine compartment and secured in place. An electric motor-driven coolant pump module that pumps engine coolant through the engine and radiator, and an electronics system control module that controls the operation of the fan and pump motors also mount on the cooling fan module. When the vehicle has an air conditioning system, and/or turbo-charged engine, one and/or two additional heat exchangers form part of the heat exchanger module. The cooling fan module may comprise an axial flow fan or a ducted radial flow fan.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A total cooling assembly for an engine, comprising:a heat exchanger module;a cooling fan module joined to said heat exchanger module, said cooling fan module having a fan and a first electric motor that operates said fan;a fluid pump in fluid communication with said heat

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A total cooling assembly for an engine, comprising:a heat exchanger module;a cooling fan module joined to said heat exchanger module, said cooling fan module having a fan and a first electric motor that operates said fan;a fluid pump in fluid communication with said heat exchanger module;a second electric motor that operates said pump; anda controller that selectively operates said first and second electric motors;wherein said cooling fan module comprises a panel structure having a walled through-passage in which said fan is disposed such that operation of said fan by said first electric motor causes an effluent to be drawn through said through-passage, and wherein said fluid pump and said second electric motor are also disposed on said panel structure.