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US 11,549,426 B2Granted
Transversely oriented cooling package for an agricultural harvester
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorsLode A. Demonie, Frank R. G. Duquesne
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Abstract
An agricultural harvester includes an IC engine, a grain tank, and a fluid cooling system for at least one component onboard the agricultural harvester. The fluid cooling system has a cooling package positioned between the IC engine and the grain tank. The cooling package includes a housing, and a plurality of cooling units arranged in a side-to-side manner within the housing, transverse to a fore-aft direction of the harvester.
Claims18
An agricultural harvester, comprising:
- an internal combustion engine;
- a grain tank;
- and
- a fluid cooling system for cooling at least one component onboard the agricultural harvester, the fluid cooling system comprises a cooling package positioned between the internal combustion engine and the grain tank, the cooling package comprising a housing, and a plurality of cooling units arranged in a side-to-side manner within the housing, transverse to a fore-aft direction of the harvester;
- wherein each said cooling unit has an inlet with an opening adjacent to and facing forward with respect to a direction of travel of the harvester and toward the grain tank, and an outlet adjacent to the internal combustion engine.
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An agricultural harvester, comprising:
- an internal combustion engine;
- a concave;
- a grain tank;
- and
- a fluid cooling system for cooling at least one component onboard the agricultural harvester, the fluid cooling system comprises a cooling package positioned between the internal combustion engine and the grain tank, the cooling package comprising a housing, and a plurality of cooling units arranged in a side-to-side manner within the housing, transverse to a fore-aft direction of the harvester;
- wherein each said cooling unit has an inlet adjacent to and facing toward the grain tank, and an outlet adjacent to the internal combustion engine, each of the cooling units includes a screen, a fluid cooler, and a fan;
- wherein at least one fan of the fans in the plurality of cooling unit is configured for reversal of air flow direction through the corresponding cooling unit, and the at least one said fan is configured to direct air flowing in a reverse direction under the grain tank toward an outer surface of the concave for cleaning the concave.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.