Engine cooling radiator
AssigneeTranspro, Inc.
InventorsJohn Kolb, Lyman McWain
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A radiator includes a core for cooling a fluid, and a tank connected to the core having a side surface with a depression extending between the front and rear surfaces adapted to receive a hose and a plurality of integral ribs formed on the tank external surfaces. The radiator further includes an elongated support member having a body portion removably connected to the core and extending along a side thereof, an end portion removably connected to the tank, and a flexible expansion portion permitting relative movement between the body and end portions to reduce stress during thermal expansion and contraction of the core.
Claims20
A radiator comprising:
- a core for cooling a fluid;
- a tank connected to the core for receiving or supplying the fluid to the core, the tank having external front and rear surfaces adjacent the core and an external side surface between the front and back surfaces;
- and
- a plurality of integral ribs formed on the tank external surfaces, the ribs extending outward from the tank along at least a portion of the external side and the front or rear surfaces.
A radiator comprising:
- a core for cooling a fluid, the core having front and back surfaces, opposite sides between the front and back surfaces, and opposite ends between the front and back surfaces;
- a tank connected to the core at an end thereof and for receiving or supplying the fluid to the core;
- and
- an elongated member support having a body portion removably connected to the core and extending along a side thereof, an end portion removably connected to the tank, and a flexible expansion portion permitting relative movement between the body and end portions to reduce stress during thermal expansion and contraction of the core.
A radiator comprising:
- a core for cooling a fluid;
- and
- a tank connected to the core for receiving or supplying the fluid to the core, the tank having external front and rear surfaces adjacent the core and an external side surface between the front and back surfaces, the side surface having a depression extending between the front and rear surfaces adapted to receive a hose.
A radiator comprising:
- a core for cooling a fluid;
- a tank connected to the core for receiving or supplying the fluid to the core, the tank having external front and rear surfaces adjacent the core and an external side surface between the front and back surfaces, the side surface having a depression extending between the front and rear surfaces adapted to receive a hose;
- a plurality of integral ribs formed on the tank external surfaces, the ribs extending outward from the tank along at least a portion of the external side and the front or rear surfaces;
- and
- an elongated support member having a body portion removably connected to the core and extending along a side thereof, an end portion removably connected to the tank, and a flexible expansion portion permitting relative movement between the body and end portions to reduce stress during thermal expansion and contraction of the core.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.