Portable and removable air-cooling accessory for engine cooling in a piston engine aircraft and method of use thereof
First Claim
1. A portable and removable air-cooling accessory device for conveying an ambient airflow to cool an engine of a piston engine aircraft through an engine input port and one or more engine air cooling inlets, the portable and removable air-cooling accessory device comprising:
- a housing for receiving and channeling the ambient airflow;
a motorized fan assembly coupled to a top portion of the housing, wherein the housing includes a hollow enclosure and two ports, wherein the two ports include an air exhaust port formed at the top portion of the housing and an airflow port opening formed at a bottom portion of the housing, wherein the motorized fan assembly when enabled is configured to force the ambient airflow upward through the engine input port, thereby pulling the ambient air through the one or more engine air cooling inlets, over the engine, resulting in cooling the engine;
a power switch coupled to the motorized fan assembly and the housing; and
a rechargeable battery coupled to the motorized fan assembly, the power switch and the housing, wherein the rechargeable battery provides power to drive the motorized fan assembly when activated by the power switch.
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Abstract
A portable removable air-cooling accessory device for an air cooled engine, in a piston and/or light aircraft, and a method of using the air-cooling accessory to cool the engine of the light aircraft are described. The portable removable air-cooling accessory device includes at least a fan assembly, a housing having an enclosure forming and airflow channel, a rechargeable battery, and electrical components for controlling and monitoring the portable removable air-cooling accessory device is placed on the opening of the oil access door or the engines air cooling inlets to provide cooling airflow over the engine when a hot start scenario is anticipated.
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1. A portable and removable air-cooling accessory device for conveying an ambient airflow to cool an engine of a piston engine aircraft through an engine input port and one or more engine air cooling inlets, the portable and removable air-cooling accessory device comprising:
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a housing for receiving and channeling the ambient airflow; a motorized fan assembly coupled to a top portion of the housing, wherein the housing includes a hollow enclosure and two ports, wherein the two ports include an air exhaust port formed at the top portion of the housing and an airflow port opening formed at a bottom portion of the housing, wherein the motorized fan assembly when enabled is configured to force the ambient airflow upward through the engine input port, thereby pulling the ambient air through the one or more engine air cooling inlets, over the engine, resulting in cooling the engine; a power switch coupled to the motorized fan assembly and the housing; and a rechargeable battery coupled to the motorized fan assembly, the power switch and the housing, wherein the rechargeable battery provides power to drive the motorized fan assembly when activated by the power switch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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