Cooling system for work vehicle
AssigneeCase Corporation
InventorsJames C. Skeel, Dale M. Winkelman
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Abstract
A cooling system for a work vehicle (e.g., a wheel loader) having reduced air restriction noise includes a cooling system frame defining an enclosure therein. A cooler (e.g., an engine cooler) and a fan are coupled to the cooling system frame, the fan imparting a velocity on a flow of cooling air flowing through the cooler. An air deflection member is coupled to the cooling system frame and extends into the enclosure to shape the flow of cooling air as it travels between the cooler and the fan. The air deflection member defines a fluid reservoir (e.g., a hydraulic reservoir) for holding a fluid (e.g., a hydraulic fluid).
Claims23
A cooling system for a work vehicle, comprising:
- a cooling system frame defining an enclosure therein and having first and second walls;
- a cooler coupled to the cooling system frame;
- a fan coupled to the first wall of the cooling system frame to impart a velocity on a flow of cooling air flowing through the cooler;
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- an air deflection member coupled to the second wall of the cooling system frame and extending into the enclosure to shape the flow of cooling air as it travels between the cooler and the fan, wherein the air deflection member defines a at least a portion of a fluid reservoir configured to hold a fluid.
A cooling system for a work vehicle, comprising;
- a cooling system frame defining an enclosure therein;
- a cooler coupled to the cooling system frame;
- a fan coupled to the cooling system frame;
- and
- air deflection means extending into the enclosure for redirecting the flow of cooling air as it travels between the cooler and the fan, and for forming at least a portion of a fluid reservoir to hold a fluid.
A work vehicle, comprising:
- an engine compartment;
- a cooling system frame defining an enclosure therein;
- a cooler coupled to the cooling system frame;
- a fan coupled to the cooling system frame to impart a velocity on a flow of cooling air flowing through the cooler and to exhaust the flow of cooling air into the engine compartment;
- and
- an air deflection member coupled to the cooling system frame and extending into the enclosure to redirect the flow of cooling air as it travels between the cooler and the fan, wherein the air deflection member defines at least a portion of a fluid reservoir to hold a fluid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.