Heat deflection system for a lawn tractor
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsCharles R. Spitler, William M. Bezilla, Hitoshi Fujii, Masatoshi Nagaoka
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Abstract
A heat deflection system is provided for a lawn tractor which has an engine mounted on a chassis and enclosed within an engine enclosure. The engine enclosure has a top, sides and a front grille. The engine also includes a carburetor, an exhaust header and a muffler. The heat deflection system includes a heat shield having at least a portion thereof disposed between the exhaust header and carburetor, a partition having openings therein, wherein the openings extend above the muffler, such that the heated air from the muffler rises and passes through the openings, and the heat deflector extending above the partition for directing soak heat from the muffler away from the carburetor.
Claims22
A heat deflection system for a lawn tractor having an engine mounted on a chassis and enclosed within an engine enclosure having a top, sides and a front grille, the engine including a carburetor, an exhaust header and a muffler, said heat deflection system comprising:
- a heat shield having at least a portion thereof disposed between the exhaust header and the carburetor;
- a partition having openings therein, said openings extending above the muffler, such that soak heat from the muffler rises and passes through said openings;
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- a heat deflector extending above said partition for directing soak heat from the muffler away from the carburetor.
A heat deflection system for a lawn tractor having an engine mounted on a chassis and enclosed within an engine enclosure having a top, sides and a front grille, the engine including a carburetor, an exhaust header and a muffler, said heat deflection system comprising:
- a heat shield positioned above the exhaust header and below the carburetor;
- a partition extending forwardly from a lower portion of said heat shield, said partition having openings above the muffler, such that soak heat from the muffler rises and passes through said openings;
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- a heat deflector extending upwardly from a position near said partition, such that said heat deflector is disposed between said openings in said partition and the carburetor, for directing soak heat from the muffler away from the carburetor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.