Vehicle fan and radiator assembly
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1. In a vehicle including a main frame comprising a pair of fore-and-aft extending, transversely spaced frame members and an internal combustion engine positioned between and supported by the pair of frame members, a cooling system for the internal combustion engine, comprising:
- a housing releasably secured to the pair of frame members exclusive of and in overlying relationship to the engine;
said housing including top, bottom and opposite end walls cooperating to define generally rectangular openings in opposite sides thereof;
outlet opening means located in said top wall;
engine cooling coil means located in said rectangular openings and mounted to said housing; and
fan means located in an mounted to the housing for drawing air in through the cooling coil means and exhausting it through the outlet opening means.
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An industrial loader includes a fan and radiator assembly mounted above the engine thereof. The assembly comprises a housing mounted on the loader main frame. A pair of radiator cores are located in opposite sides of the housing. A pair of fore-and-aft aligned, hydraulically driven fans are mounted in the housing and operate to draw cooling air in through the cores and discharge it vertically through the top of the housing.
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1. In a vehicle including a main frame comprising a pair of fore-and-aft extending, transversely spaced frame members and an internal combustion engine positioned between and supported by the pair of frame members, a cooling system for the internal combustion engine, comprising:
- a housing releasably secured to the pair of frame members exclusive of and in overlying relationship to the engine;
said housing including top, bottom and opposite end walls cooperating to define generally rectangular openings in opposite sides thereof;
outlet opening means located in said top wall;
engine cooling coil means located in said rectangular openings and mounted to said housing; and
fan means located in an mounted to the housing for drawing air in through the cooling coil means and exhausting it through the outlet opening means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
- a housing releasably secured to the pair of frame members exclusive of and in overlying relationship to the engine;
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5. An engine cooling fan and radiator assembly adapted for mounting above an internal combustion engine to be cooled comprising:
- a bottom support wall formed for being mounted in close spaced relationship to the top of an engine;
a pair of end walls respectively joined to and projecting upwardly from opposite ends of the bottom wall;
said bottom wall having generally horizontal rectangular mounting portions along opposite sides thereof;
a pair of generally rectangular, upright frames defining respective rectangular openings and having lower frame members respectively engaged with and releasably secured to said generally horizontal rectangular mounting portions;
a top wall extending between and being releasably secured to respective upper frame members of the frames;
a pair of circular air outlet openings located in said top wall;
a pair of radiators respectively mounted to said pair of frames and located within said rectangular openings; and
a pair of fans mounted to the bottom wall and having respective blades located beneath said outlet openings. - View Dependent Claims (6)
- a bottom support wall formed for being mounted in close spaced relationship to the top of an engine;
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