Relating to radiator guards
AssigneePerkins Engines Company Limited
InventorsPaul William Wilkinson, Shankar Raman, Nalraj Pandi
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Abstract
A radiator guard comprising a main body and a service panel; the main body being formed of mesh sheet material and comprising: a plurality of fastening points for mounting the main body over a rear face of a radiator of an internal combustion engine; a service aperture for providing access, in use, to the rear face of the radiator; and a plurality of retained fasteners arranged around a periphery of the service aperture; wherein the service panel is releasably mountable to the main body, to cover the service aperture, using the retained fasteners.
Claims20
A radiator guard comprising a main body and a service panel;
- the main body being formed of mesh sheet material and comprising:
- a plurality of fastening points for mounting the main body over a rear face of a radiator of an internal combustion engine;
- a service aperture for providing access, in use, to the rear face of the radiator;
- and
- a plurality of retained fasteners arranged around a periphery of the service aperture;
- wherein the service panel is releasably mountable to the main body, to cover the service aperture, using the retained fasteners.
An internal combustion engine assembly, comprising:
- an engine block;
- a fan;
- a radiator;
- and
- a radiator guard;
- the radiator guard comprising a main body and a service panel;
- the main body being formed of mesh sheet material and comprising:
- a plurality of fastening points for mounting the main body over a rear face of the radiator;
- a service aperture for providing access, in use, to the rear face of the radiator;
- and
- a plurality of retained fasteners arranged around a periphery of the service aperture;
- wherein the service panel is releasably mountable to the main body, to cover the service aperture, using the retained fasteners.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.