Self-supporting cooling module

Abstract

A self-supporting cooling module, comprising a self-supporting cooling module body which is made of foamed resin material, a reference plane being defined in said cooling module body, wherein components are located in said cooling module body in a first operating position with respect to the reference plane in which all components operably interact, and a plurality of components to be cooled or executing a cooling action, said components executing a cooling action include at least one heat exchanger, characterized in that said components are introduced into said cooling module body such that they operably interact also in a second operating position which, with respect to said first operating position, is rotated by 180° around an axis lying in said reference plane.

1 . A self-supporting cooling module, comprising:
 a self-supporting cooling module body which is made of foamed resin material, a reference plane being defined in said cooling module body, wherein components are located in said cooling module body in a first operating position with respect to the reference plane in which all components operably interact, and   a plurality of components to be cooled or executing a cooling action, said components executing a cooling action include at least one heat exchanger,   wherein said components are introduced into said cooling module body such that they operably interact also in a second operating position which, with respect to said first operating position, is rotated by 180° around an axis lying in said reference plane.   
     
     
         2 . The self-supporting cooling module of  claim 1 , wherein said cooling module body is formed as a double-shell, wherein the interface between the two shells is parallel to or within said reference plane. 
     
     
         3 . The self-supporting cooling module of  claim 1 , wherein said heat exchanger comprises a condensate drain discharging condensate in a first direction in said first operating position and discharging condensate in a second direction in said second operating position. 
     
     
         4 . The self-supporting cooling module of  claim 3 , wherein said condensate drain is configured as a two-way-drain. 
     
     
         5 . The self-supporting cooling module of  claim 4 , wherein said condensate drain is configured as a valve-controlled two-way-drain. 
     
     
         6 . The self-supporting cooling module of  claim 1 , wherein control means are provided driving said components executing a cooling action in response to signals issued to said control means by at least one temperature sensor and/or by at least one humidity sensor. 
     
     
         7 . The self-supporting cooling module of  claim 3 , wherein a position sensor is provided wherein said control means controls the valve of the two-way-drain in response to signals received from said position sensor to discharge the condensate in the first direction or in the second direction, depending on the detected position of said cooling module body. 
     
     
         8 . The self-supporting cooling module of  claim 4 , wherein a position sensor is provided wherein said control means controls the valve of the two-way-drain in response to signals received from said position sensor to discharge the condensate in the first direction or in the second direction, depending on the detected position of said cooling module body. 
     
     
         9 . The self-supporting cooling module of  claim 5 , wherein a position sensor is provided wherein said control means controls the valve of the two-way-drain in response to signals received from said position sensor to discharge the condensate in the first direction or in the second direction, depending on the detected position of said cooling module body. 
     
     
         10 . The self-supporting cooling module of  claim 1 , wherein said resin material is expanded polypropylene. 
     
     
         11 . The self-supporting cooling module of  claim 2 , wherein the shells of said cooling module body snap into another in a mounted position.