A device protects at least a portion of an A/C condenser of an automotive vehicle against damage from stones and other road debris. The device includes a guard having a plurality of spaced apart louvers for intercepting and deflecting the stones and other road debris but permitting air to pass throu
A device protects at least a portion of an A/C condenser of an automotive vehicle against damage from stones and other road debris. The device includes a guard having a plurality of spaced apart louvers for intercepting and deflecting the stones and other road debris but permitting air to pass through the guard between the louvers.
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What is claimed is: 1. A device for protecting at least a portion of an A/C condenser of an automotive vehicle against damage from stones and other road debris, said device comprising: a guard having a plurality of spaced apart louvers spaced closely enough to intercept and deflect the stones and o
What is claimed is: 1. A device for protecting at least a portion of an A/C condenser of an automotive vehicle against damage from stones and other road debris, said device comprising: a guard having a plurality of spaced apart louvers spaced closely enough to intercept and deflect the stones and other road debris but permitting air to pass through the guard between the louvers, wherein said guard comprises an elongated frame carrying the louvers and the louvers are disposed in side-by-side relation to one another in a row extending lengthwise of the frame along a central plane thereof, wherein said louvers are slanted at an acute angle to the central plane of the frame, and wherein a first set of said louvers are parallel to one another and slanted in one direction and a second set of said louvers are parallel to one another and slanted in another direction, and wherein the elongated frame and plurality of sets of louvers form a guard of unitary construction that is disposed forwardly of, adjacent to, and generally in-line with the condenser and rearwardly of and adjacent to an opening in a front fascia of the automotive vehicle that is disposed in a front end of the automotive vehicle that allows air entering through the fascia opening to pass between the louvers through the guard and be directed to the condenser, and wherein the frame is attached to a structural cross-member of the vehicle adjacent the condenser and rearwardly of the front fascia and wherein no portion of the frame is in contact with the front fascia. 2. The device of claim 1, wherein said louvers of both of said sets are spaced apart a distance of approximately three fourths of one (1) inch. 3. A device for protecting at least a portion of an A/C condenser of an automotive vehicle against damage from stones and other road debris, wherein the condenser is disposed rearwardly of a front fascia of the vehicle and a bumper beam is disposed between the front fascia and the condenser, said device comprising: a guard between the fascia and the condenser comprised of a horizontally extending frame and a plurality of spaced apart louvers carried by the frame that intercepts and deflects stones and other road debris and that permits air to pass through the guard between the louvers, said guard being rearwardly spaced from the fascia and mounted on the bumper beam rearwardly of the front fascia and forwardly of and adjacent the condenser; wherein louvers overlie a portion of the condenser and there are louvers extending substantially along the entire transverse length of the condenser; and wherein the frame and louvers define a guard of unitary construction that is recessed such that no portion extends outwardly from the front fascia, and wherein said frame comprises an elongated horizontal frame which extends transversely of the vehicle and is disposed between the front fascia and the condenser, the frame has a horizontal top frame member and a horizontal bottom frame member, and the louvers have upper and lower ends secured respectively to the top and bottom frame members and are disposed in side-by-side relation to one another in a row extending lengthwise of the frame along a central plane thereof, and wherein the frame has a top flange fixed to the bumper beam. 4. The device of claim 3, wherein the frame has a bottom flange fixed to a structural cross member of the vehicle. 5. The device of claim 4, wherein said louvers are slanted at an acute angle to the central plane of the frame. 6. The device of claim 5, wherein a first set of said louvers are parallel to one another and slanted in one direction and a second set of said louvers are parallel to one another and slanted in an opposite direction. 7. The device of claim 6, wherein said louvers of both of said sets are spaced apart a distance of approximately three fourths of one (1) inch, and are slanted at an angle of about 30 degrees to a central plane of the frame. 8. The device of claim 1, wherein each louver has an upper end and a lower end, and further including a web interconnecting the louvers intermediate the respective upper and lower ends thereof. 9. The device of claim 3, wherein each louver has an upper end and a lower end, and further including a web interconnecting the louvers intermediate the respective upper and lower ends thereof. 10. The device of claim 9, wherein said louvers are slanted at an acute angle to the central plane of the frame. 11. The device of claim 10, wherein a first set of said louvers are parallel to one another and slanted in one direction and a second set of said louvers are parallel to one another and slanted in an opposite direction. 12. The device of claim 11, wherein said louvers of both of said sets are slanted at an angle of about 30 degrees to a central plane of the frame. 13. A device for protecting at least a portion of an A/C condenser of an automotive vehicle against damage from stones and other road debris in combination with an A/C condenser disposed in an automotive vehicle, the combination comprising: (a) an A/C condenser disposed rearwardly of a generally transversely extending and elongate bumper beam having top and bottom edges that is disposed rearwardly of a front fascia of a front end of the vehicle with the front fascia having an elongate and generally transversely extending fascia opening formed therein extending along a portion of one of the top and bottom edges of the bumper beam and the condenser disposed forwardly of a generally transversely extending structural cross member; (b) a device comprised of a guard disposed rearwardly of the fascia and generally overlying the fascia opening, the guard comprising (1) a plurality of generally upwardly oriented elongate louvers disposed in-line with the fascia opening and rearwardly of the bumper beam with a first plurality of louvers disposed along a portion of one side of the condenser and a second plurality of louvers disposed along a portion of an opposite side of the condenser, and (2) a frame carrying the louvers that has a first flange outwardly extending generally toward the bumper beam and that is connected to the bumper beam and a second flange outwardly extending toward the structural cross member and that is connected to the structural cross member; and wherein the guard is interiorly disposed in the front end of the automotive vehicle such that no portion of the guard extends outwardly of the front fascia. 14. The combination of claim 13, wherein each one of the louvers extends vertically and is generally parallel to the condenser and the condenser is generally vertically oriented. 15. The combination of claim 14, wherein the first one of the flanges extends generally horizontally and forwardly to the bumper beam and is fixed thereto and wherein the second one of the flanges extends generally horizontally and rearwardly to the structural cross member and is fixed thereto. 16. The combination of claim 15, wherein the first plurality of louvers is acutely angled at a first angle relative to a central plane, wherein the second plurality of louvers is acutely angled at a second angle relative to the central plane, and further comprising an elongate generally horizontal louver-interconnecting web generally horizontally connecting the louvers.
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