IP Library Granted Patent US 8,137,061
Granted Patent B2
US 8,137,061 · App. 12/295,047 · Granted Mar 20, 2012

Cooling structure for working vehicle

Assignee: Komatsu Utility Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,137,061
App. No.
12/295,047
Granted
Mar 20, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cooling structure for a working vehicle in which a shroud is attached to a radiator provided to a vehicle body, and an air-cooling fan is made face to an airflow opening of the shroud, wherein the shroud comprises a shroud body attached to the radiator, and an opening member having the airflow opening, and further comprises securing means capable of fixing the opening member to the shroud body, and of freely adjusting a fixing position of the opening member with respect to the shroud body, and a relative position between the air-cooling fan and the airflow opening of the shroud is made freely adjustable. With the configuration above, the sufficient amount of heat radiated by the radiator can be obtained without causing the disadvantages such as increased noise.

Claims (7)

1. A cooling structure for a working vehicle in which a shroud is attached to a radiator provided to a vehicle body, and an air-cooling fan is made face to an airflow opening of the shroud, wherein

the shroud comprises a shroud body attached to the radiator, and an opening member having the airflow opening, and further comprises securing means capable of fixing the opening member to the shroud body, and of freely adjusting a fixing position of the opening member with respect to the shroud body, including

a first securing mechanism, arranged to secure the opening member to the shroud, having a bolt screwed into the shroud body, and a large-diameter attachment hole formed to the opening member through which the bolt is loosely inserted; and

a second securing mechanism, arranged to secure the opening member to the shroud, having an attachment tongue formed to one of the shroud body and the opening member, and a hook formed to the other one of the shroud body and the opening member to engage the attachment tongue,

and a relative position between the air-cooling fan and the airflow opening of the shroud is made freely adjustable.

2. The cooling structure for a working vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the hook constituting the securing means is provided with a pressure protrusion that is pressure-contacted with the attachment tongue in a state where the attachment tongue is engaged with the hook.

3. The cooling structure for a working vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a strengthening rib is formed to the opening member to improve rigidity of the opening member.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME/MERGER Recorded Mar 23, 2012
From: KOMATSU UTILITY CO., LTD.
To: KOMATSU LTD.
Reel/Frame 027919/0338 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2009
From: ITO, SHINICHIRO; KATOU, SHINICHI; KAWAKAMI, TAKUSHI
To: KOMATSU UTILITY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 022076/0952 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2006-091209 · Mar 29, 2006 · national
JP 2007-052832 · Mar 2, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090272341A1 · Nov 5, 2009