Coolant overflow bottle
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorsJerry R. Reineking, Anthony L. Coffey
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Abstract
A coolant overflow bottle is interposed between the centrifugal fan and the radiator for guiding air expelled by the fan toward the radiator. The bottle includes a top, a bottom, a pair of nested curved sidewalls, and a rear wall. The side walls are joined at a leading edge, and join the top and bottom. The rear wall is joined to the side walls at a trailing edge, and joins the top and bottom. The bottle wails define an exterior shape for guiding air.
Claims18
A coolant overflow bottle having an interior volume for receiving coolant for use with a liquid cooled internal combustion engine comprising:
- a top;
- a bottom;
- a pair of nested curved side walls joined at a leading edge, and joining said top and bottom;
- and
- a rear wall joined to said side walls at a trailing edge, and joining said top and bottom, wherein said walls define an exterior shape for guiding air, and at least one side wall is formed to guide air in a desired direction.
A liquid cooled vertical shaft internal combustion engine having a cooling circuit for cooling said engine, said cooling circuit having a fluid flowing therethrough, said engine comprising:
- a cylinder block having a vertical shaft and passageways, said passageways being part of a cooling circuit;
- a centrifugal fan mounted adjacent the engine block and being driven by said vertical shaft for rotation about a vertical central axis, wherein said fan draws air from a substantially axial direction and expels said air in a substantially radial direction;
- a radiator mounted adjacent the cylinder block at least partially encircling said centrifugal fan in a path of said expelled air, said radiator being coupled to said cooling circuit for circulating cooling fluid therethrough;
- a coolant overflow bottle interposed between said centrifugal fan and said radiator.
An internal combustion engine having a cooling circuit for cooling said engine, said cooling circuit having a fluid flowing therethrough, said engine comprising:
- a cylinder block having passageways, said passageways being part of a cooling circuit;
- a radiator mounted adjacent the cylinder block and being coupled to the cooling circuit for circulating cooling fluid therethrough;
- a fan mounted adjacent the engine block for blowing air past said radiator for cooling circulating cooling fluid;
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- a coolant overflow bottle interposed between said fan and said radiator, and having a surface for guiding air expelled from said fan toward said radiator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.