IP Library Granted Patent US 7,047,912
Granted Patent B2
US 7,047,912 · App. 10/683,281 · Granted May 23, 2006

Work vehicle cooling system

Assignees: Komatsu Ltd.; Komatsu Zenoah Co.
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Patent No.
US 7,047,912
App. No.
10/683,281
Granted
May 23, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A work vehicle cooling system comprises a cooling fan ( 18 ) driven by the output from an engine ( 16 ), and a flow path for allowing an airflow ( 27 ) generated by the cooling fan ( 18 ) to be flown between the engine ( 16 ) and an operator's seat ( 14 ) without having passed through any of a radiator ( 20 ) and an oil cooler ( 21 ) for the engine ( 16 ). With this simple configuration, the heat generated by the engine ( 16 ) is prevented from being transmitted to the operator's seat ( 14 ).

Claims (11)

1. A work vehicle cooling system, comprising:

a cooling fan ( 18 ) driven by the output from an engine ( 16 ) of a work vehicle; and

a flow path for allowing an airflow ( 27 ) generated by the cooling fan ( 18 ) to be directly sucked from outside of the work vehicle and a straight-line manner between the engine ( 16 ) and an operator's seat ( 14 ) without having passed through any of a radiator ( 20 ) and an oil cooler ( 21 ),

wherein in the airflow ( 27 ) flowing upstream toward downstream, the radiator ( 20 ) and the oil cooler ( 21 ), the cooling fan ( 18 ), and the engine ( 16 ) are arranged in the named order.

2. A work vehicle cooling system comprising:

a cooling fan ( 18 ) driven by the output from an engine ( 16 ) of a work vehicle;

and a flow path for allowing an airflow ( 27 ) generated by the cooling fan ( 18 ) to be directly sucked from outside of the work vehicle and a straight-line manner between the engine ( 16 ) and an operator's seat ( 14 ) without having passed through any of a radiator ( 20 ) and an oil cooler ( 21 ),

wherein the flow path comprises an air inlet ( 22 ) provided between the operator's seat ( 14 ) and at least one of the radiator ( 20 ) and the oil cooler ( 21 ).

3. A work vehicle cooling system according to claim 1 , wherein the cooling fan ( 18 ) is of suction type, and

the airflow ( 27 ) flowing between the engine ( 16 ) and the operator's seat ( 14 ) without having passed through any of the radiator ( 20 ) and the oil cooler ( 21 ) is sucked toward an engine room.

4. A work vehicle cooling system according to claim 2 , wherein the cooling fan ( 18 ) is of suction type.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME/MERGER Recorded Mar 23, 2012
From: KOMATSU UTILITY CO., LTD.
To: KOMATSU LTD.
Reel/Frame 027919/0338 →
CHANGE OF NAME/MERGER Recorded Mar 21, 2012
From: KOMATSU ZENOAH CO.
To: KOMATSU UTILITY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027899/0163 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 14, 2003
From: MIMURO, JUNJI; ITOU, SHINICHI
To: KOMATSU LTD.; KOMATSU ZENOAH CO.
Reel/Frame 014592/0141 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2002-301264 · Oct 16, 2002 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20040074454A1 · Apr 22, 2004