Ventilation system for an enclosure of a work machine
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsJonathan Edward Seger, Daniel Allen Hatfield, Anthony DeCarlo
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Abstract
An enclosure for a battery of a work machine may include a first side wall having an inlet vent through the first side wall, a second side wall, a central wall, extending between the first side wall and the second side wall, having an outlet vent through the central wall, and an air-guiding cover over the outlet vent and defining an opening. The air-guiding cover may be configured to guide air that is to flow through the outlet vent to flow through the opening.
Claims20
A work machine, comprising:
- a frame;
- a battery positioned on the frame;
- an enclosure connected to the frame and enclosing the battery, the enclosure comprising:
- a first side wall having an inlet vent through the first side wall;
- a second side wall;
- a central wall, extending between the first side wall and the second side wall, having an outlet vent through the central wall;
- and
- an air-guiding cover over the outlet vent and defining an opening;
- and
- a cooling system mounted to the enclosure over the battery, the cooling system configured to draw air through the inlet vent and expel air through the outlet vent in a flow direction, and the air-guiding cover configured to guide air that is to flow through the outlet vent in the flow direction to flow through the opening in a redirected flow direction.
An enclosure for a battery of a work machine, comprising:
- a first side wall having an inlet vent through the first side wall;
- a second side wall;
- a central wall, extending between the first side wall and the second side wall, having an outlet vent through the central wall;
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- an air-guiding cover over the outlet vent and defining an opening, the air-guiding cover configured to guide air that is to flow through the outlet vent to flow through the opening.
A ventilation system for a power source of a work machine, comprising:
- an enclosure configured to enclose the power source, the enclosure comprising:
- a wall having an outlet vent through the wall;
- and
- an air-guiding cover over the outlet vent and defining an opening;
- and
- a cooling system mounted to the enclosure, the cooling system configured to draw air through an inlet vent in the enclosure and expel air through the outlet vent in a flow direction, and the air-guiding cover configured to guide air that is to flow through the outlet vent in the flow direction to flow through the opening in a redirected flow direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.