Cooling assembly for service vehicle

• US 10,563,925 B2
• Filed: 07/12/2017
• Issued: 02/18/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Caterpillar Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Caterpillar Incorporated
• Inventors: Sakaray, Umakanth, Murugan, Dhanasekar, Englert, Timothy
• Primary Examiner(s): Ciric, Ljiljana V.
• Application Number:
  US15/647,363
• Publication Number:
  US 20190017747A1
• Time in Patent Office: 951 Days
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 36/001 Cooling arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: F01P 11/10 Guiding or ducting cooling-air, to, or from, liquid-to-air heat exchangers
• CPC Class Codes: F01P 2003/185 arranged in parallel
• CPC Class Codes: F01P 3/18 Arrangements or mounting of liquid-to-air heat-exchangers such arrangements on cylinders or cylinder heads F01P3/04; relative to vehicles B60K11/04
• CPC Class Codes: F02B 63/04 for electric generators
• CPC Class Codes: F28D 1/024 with an air driving element
• CPC Class Codes: F28D 1/0426 with units having particular arrangement relative to the large body of fluid, e.g. with interleaved units or with adjacent heat exchange units in common air flow or with units extending at an angle to each other or with units arranged around a central element
• CPC Class Codes: F28D 1/05366 Assemblies of conduits connected to common headers, e.g. core type radiators
• CPC Class Codes: F28D 1/06 with the heat-exchange conduits forming part of, or being attached to, the tank containing the body of fluid
• CPC Class Codes: F28D 2021/008 for vehicles for aircrafts F28D2021/0021
• CPC Class Codes: F28F 2009/004 Common frame elements for multiple cores
• CPC Class Codes: F28F 9/001 Casings in the form of plate-like arrangements; Frames enclosing a heat exchange core
• CPC Class Codes: F28F 9/002 with fastening means for other structures

Abstract

A cooling assembly, for a service vehicle, includes a frame arranged to define an internal cavity, with the frame having six faces: a bottom face, a top face, and four side faces. The first face is configured to be mounted on the service vehicle. Three of the four side faces are each configured to have at least one cooler mounted thereon. A remaining one of the four side faces is positioned facing an engine of the service vehicle and has a barrier element to restrict drawing air through the remaining one of the four faces.

Claims

1. A cooling assembly for a service vehicle, the cooling assembly comprising:

a frame having a plurality of faces that define an internal cavity,

wherein the plurality of faces include;

a first face that is configured to be mounted on the service vehicle,

a second face that is opposite the first face and is configured to be fitted with a fan,

a third face this is configured to be fitted with at least one cooler, and

a fourth face that is adjacent to the third face and configured to face an engine of the service vehicle,

the fourth face having a barrier element,

the barrier element being configured to restrict air from being drawn through the fourth face,

the fourth face including at least one channel adapted to receive the barrier element, and

the barrier element being held in position using mechanical fasteners.

2. The cooling assembly of claim 1, wherein the at least one cooler includes one or more of a radiator, a fuel cooler, a hydraulic oil cooler, a power end lubrication cooler, or a charge air cooler.

3. The cooling assembly of claim 1, wherein the third face is fitted with a plurality of coolers that include the at least one cooler.

4. The cooling assembly of claim 1, further comprising:

a core guard provided on the fourth face.

5. The cooling assembly of claim 1, wherein the barrier element is made of sheet metal.

6. The cooling assembly of claim 1, further including:

at least one support panel attached to the first face.

7. The cooling assembly of claim 1,

wherein the at least one cooler includes a plurality of coolers, and

wherein an arrangement of the plurality of coolers is based on at least one of a length, a breadth, or a height of the frame.

8. The cooling assembly of claim 1, wherein the frame includes a plurality of support arms.

11. The service vehicle of claim 1, wherein the third face is fitted with a plurality of coolers that include the at least one cooler.

9. A service vehicle comprising:

a mainframe;

an engine supported on the mainframe; and

a cooling assembly comprising;

a frame having a plurality of faces that define an internal cavity,

wherein the plurality of faces include;

a first face that is configured to be mounted on the service vehicle,

a second face that is opposite the first face and is configured to be fitted with a fan,

a third face this is configured to be fitted with at least one cooler, and

a fourth face that is adjacent to the third face and configured to face an engine of the service vehicle,

 

the fourth face having a barrier element,

 

the barrier element being configured to restrict air from being drawn through the fourth face,

 

the fourth face including at least one channel adapted to receive the barrier element, and

 

the barrier element being held in position using mechanical fasteners.

10. The service vehicle of claim 9, wherein the at least one cooler includes one or more of a radiator, a fuel cooler, a hydraulic oil cooler, a power end lubrication cooler, or a charge air cooler.

12. The service vehicle of claim 9, further comprising:

a core guard provided on the fourth face.

13. The service vehicle of claim 9, wherein the barrier element is made of sheet metal.

14. The service vehicle of claim 9, further including:

at least one support panel attached to the first face.

15. The service vehicle of claim 9,

wherein the at least one cooler includes a plurality of coolers, and

wherein an arrangement of the plurality of coolers is based on at least one of a length, a breadth, or a height of the frame.

16. The service vehicle of claim 9, wherein the frame includes a plurality of support arms.

17. A system comprising:

a frame comprising a plurality of faces that define an internal cavity,

wherein the plurality of faces include;

a first face that is configured to be mounted on a service vehicle,

a second face that is opposite the first face,

a third face this is fitted with a first cooler,

a fourth face that is fitted with a second cooler,

a fifth face that is fitted with a third cooler, and

a sixth face,

wherein the sixth face is adjacent to the third face and the fourth face, and

wherein the sixth face is configured to face an engine of the service vehicle,

wherein the sixth face has a barrier element, and

wherein the barrier element is configured to restrict air from being drawn through the sixth face.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein each one of the third face, the fourth face, and the fifth face has a plurality of coolers.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the sixth face includes at least one channel adapted to receive the barrier element.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the barrier element is held in position using mechanical fasteners.