Fan shroud and receptacle arrangement

• US 5,649,587 A
• Filed: 02/23/1996
• Issued: 07/22/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: McCord Winn Textron Incorporated
• Original Assignee: McCord Winn Textron Incorporated
• Inventors: Plant, William David
• Primary Examiner(s): Ford, John K.
• Application Number:
  US08/605,981
• Time in Patent Office: 515 Days
• Field of Search: 165/121, 165/122, 165/41, 165/104.32, 123/41.57, 123/41.49, 123/41.51, 180/68.1
• US Class Current: 165/41
• CPC Class Codes: F01P 11/029 Expansion reservoirs
• CPC Class Codes: F01P 5/06 Guiding or ducting air to, or from, ducted fans
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 29/545 Ducts
• CPC Class Codes: F28F 9/002 with fastening means for other structures

Abstract

A fan shroud and receptacle arrangement for use adjacent a vehicle radiator and around one or more engine cooling fans. The arrangement includes a shaped hollow body of a predetermined depth and having a front face, a rear face, a top wall, a bottom wall, oppositely disposed side walls, at least one opening formed through the body with a cylindrical wall therearound. Oppositely disposed recesses are formed in the front and rear faces to form a wall for dividing the hollow body into two or more internal chambers. Filler necks and/or other openings are formed in the top wall for communicating with the two or more internal chambers.

Claims

1. A fan shroud and receptacle arrangement for use adjacent a vehicle radiator and around one or more engine cooling fans, the arrangement comprising a shaped hollow body of a predetermined depth and having a front face, a rear face spaced from said front face, a top wall, a bottom wall, oppositely disposed side walls, at least one opening formed through the body of a size to accommodate air flow through the vehicle radiator and having a cylindrical wall therearound, at least one set of oppositely disposed recesses formed in the front and rear faces to form a wall for dividing the hollow body into two or more internal chambers, and openings formed in the top wall for communicating with the two or more internal chambers.

2. The fan shroud and receptacle arrangement described in claim 1, wherein the wall for dividing the hollow body into two or more internal chambers is formed above and below the cylindrical wall.

3. The fan shroud and receptacle arrangement described in claim 2, including two openings having cylindrical walls therearound.

4. The fan shroud and receptacle arrangement described in claim 3, wherein one chamber completely surrounds one cylindrical wall.

5. The fan shroud and receptacle arrangement described in claim 1, and mounting tabs integrally formed on oppositely disposed sides of said at least one opening adapted to receive a fan assembly mounting bracket.

6. The fan shroud and receptacle arrangement described in claim 1, wherein the hollow body is formed by blow molding.

7. The fan shroud and receptacle arrangement described in claim 6, and a frame structure adapted to support a fan motor and integrally formed on the hollow body during the blow molding.