Cooling apparatus of engine
AssigneeKawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTakahiro YANO, Michio Hirano
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Abstract
A cooling apparatus of an engine according to the present invention includes a cooling fan, a fan housing, and a shroud guiding cooling air from the fan housing to the outer circumferential surface of an engine body portion. Further, a cooling air passage passing throughout in a cylinder head from one side surface of the cylinder head to the other side surface thereof is formed in the cylinder head, and a narrowed or throttle guide portion which guides the cooling air from the interior of the fan housing to an inlet opening of the one side surface of the cooling air passage is formed in the shroud.
Claims8
A cooling apparatus of an engine, comprising:
- a cooling fan fixed to one end of a crankshaft;
- a fan housing surrounding the cooling fan;
- a shroud guiding cooling air discharged from the interior of the fan housing to the outer circumferential surface of an engine body portion;
- a cooling air passage formed in a cylinder head composing the engine body portion, the cooling passage passing throughout in the cylinder head from one side surface of the cylinder head to the other side surface thereof;
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- a narrowed or throttle guide portion formed in the shroud, the narrowed guide portion guiding the cooling air from the interior of the fan housing to an inlet opening of the one side surface of the cooling air passage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.