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Engine cooling system

  • US 4,519,343 A
  • Filed: 11/02/1983
  • Issued: 05/28/1985
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/08/1982
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An engine cooling system for an automotive vehicle including a vehicle body, comprising:

  • (a) a radiator adapted to be mounted on the vehicle body;

    (b) a cross-flow fan disposed behind said radiator and having a shaft;

    (c) a casing assembly connected to said radiator and including an upper casing disposed above said cross-flow fan, a lower casing disposed below said cross-flow fan, and a pair of lateral casings disposed one on each side of said cross-flow fan; and

    (d) a motor connected to one end of said shaft for driving said cross-flow fan to create an air flow through said radiator and said casing assembly,wherein said upper casing includes a first curved portion extending from an upper end of said radiator, a second curved portion extending from said first curved portion in partly covering relation to said corss-flow fan, and a third end portion extending from said second curved portion, said first and second curved portions being joined by a downwardly projecting edge located on a straight line connecting between a vertically central point on said radiator and an axis of said shaft of said cross-flow fan, said lower casing including a first straight portion extending from a lower end of said radiator, a second curved portion extending from said first straight portion, and a third end portion extending from said second curved portion, said third end portions of said upper and lower casings jointly constituting an air flow outlet.

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