Radiator mounting system
AssigneeCNH America LLC
InventorsRobert D. Kurtz, Jr., Braden G. Cammauf, Kevin W. Ward
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Abstract
A radiator mounting system for a skid steer vehicle includes an air box with a front wall having an opening sized to receive engine fan blades, an oil cooler disposed in the air box, a radiator; and a radiator frame supporting the radiator that is hingeably coupled to the air box. The radiator has plastic tanks and an aluminum core and the frame extends around the periphery of the radiator.
Claims24
A radiator mounting system for a skid steer vehicle, comprising:
- a rectangular air box having a front wall, a plurality of sidewalls abutting one another to form an air duct, and an open back, wherein the front wall has an opening sized to receive engine fan blades,
- a planar oil cooler disposed in the air box and having a plurality of lateral edges sealed against the plurality of sidewalls of the air box;
- a planar radiator having a plurality of lateral edges, a back side, and a front side;
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- a radiator frame supporting the radiator by the radiator's plurality of lateral edges, the frame including a strap configured to encircle and support the periphery of a radiator, wherein the strap is hingeably coupled to the air box.
A radiator mounting system for a skid steer vehicle, comprising:
- an air box configured as an air duct to conduct substantially all cooling air required for an oil cooler and a radiator, the air box having a front wall, at least four sidewalls, and an open back, wherein the front wall shrouds an engine cooling air fan,
- an oil cooler disposed in the air box and having at least four lateral edges sealed against the at least four sidewalls of the air box;
- a flat radiator having at least four lateral edges, a back side, and a front side;
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- a radiator support coupled to and supporting the radiator, wherein the radiator support is hingeably coupled to the air box.
A radiator and mounting system for a work vehicle, comprising:
- a radiator having a top tank, a bottom tank and a core, the radiator having a peripheral edge that extends across the top of the top tank, down each side of the radiator core and across the bottom of the bottom tank;
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- a frame configured to extend around the peripheral edge of the radiator, wherein the frame is configured to be pivotally coupled to a chassis of the work vehicle;
- wherein the frame includes a first subframe and a second subframe that are coupled together with threaded fasteners along the peripheral edge of the radiator, and further wherein the first subframe is a top frame configured to extend across the top surface of the top tank and the second frame is a bottom frame configured to extend across the bottom surface of the bottom tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.