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US20140116658A1
US20140116658A1 US13/663,817 US201213663817A US2014116658A1 US 20140116658 A1 US20140116658 A1 US 20140116658A1 US 201213663817 A US201213663817 A US 201213663817A US 2014116658 A1 US2014116658 A1 US 2014116658A1
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Joshua J. Kappelman
Kaleb Zimmerman
Ronnie F. Burk
Randy C. Rush
Adam J. Shuttleworth
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Priority to EP13187398.6A priority patent/EP2727756B1/en
Priority to MX2013011961A priority patent/MX2013011961A/es
Priority to RU2013146092/06A priority patent/RU2013146092A/ru
Priority to AU2013248214A priority patent/AU2013248214A1/en
Priority to JP2013224272A priority patent/JP2014088173A/ja
Priority to BRBR102013027715-0A priority patent/BR102013027715A2/pt
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K11/00—Arrangement in connection with cooling of propulsion units
    • B60K11/02—Arrangement in connection with cooling of propulsion units with liquid cooling
    • B60K11/04—Arrangement or mounting of radiators, radiator shutters, or radiator blinds
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01P—COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01P3/00—Liquid cooling
    • F01P3/18—Arrangements or mounting of liquid-to-air heat-exchangers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO ASPECTS CROSS-CUTTING VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY
    • B60Y2200/00—Type of vehicle
    • B60Y2200/20—Off-Road Vehicles
    • B60Y2200/22—Agricultural vehicles
    • B60Y2200/221—Tractors
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO ASPECTS CROSS-CUTTING VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY
    • B60Y2200/00—Type of vehicle
    • B60Y2200/40—Special vehicles
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01P—COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01P3/00—Liquid cooling
    • F01P3/18—Arrangements or mounting of liquid-to-air heat-exchangers
    • F01P2003/182—Arrangements or mounting of liquid-to-air heat-exchangers with multiple heat-exchangers

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  • the present disclosure relates to a vehicle cooling system having a plurality of heat exchangers and a fan.
  • Conventional vehicle cooling systems include a single stack of coolers. When cooling air blows through such a cooling system on a vehicle, a larger pressure drop for the cooling air across the stack of coolers reduces the ability to flow air through the system. This increases the power required to gain sufficient airflow to cool the vehicle. Coolers that are downstream in the stack receive cooling air that has already been heated by the coolers in front of them. This decreases the efficiency of the rear coolers. The air velocity must also be high on a single stack of coolers which can lead to debris buildup on coolers or the front grill screen if the machine is operating in a dirty environment.
  • a multi-faced assembly of cooling units locates the different coolers in an C shaped array around a single cooling fan.
  • a charge air cooler is oriented substantially horizontally and is positioned at the top of the assembly.
  • a hydraulic oil cooler is oriented substantially horizontally and is positioned at the bottom of the assembly.
  • a radiator, condenser and fuel coolers are oriented substantially vertically and are positioned at the front of the assembly.
  • a single cooling fan is located at the rear and pulls air through all the coolers.
  • FIG. 1 is a right front top perspective view of a vehicle cooling assembly embodying the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a right rear perspective view of the assembly of FIG. 1 with parts removed for clarity;
  • FIG. 3 is a right rear bottom perspective view of the assembly of FIG. 1 with parts removed for clarity;
  • FIG. 4 is a right rear top perspective view of the assembly of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 5 is left rear top perspective view of the assembly of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 6 is a right front top perspective view of the assembly of FIG. 1 with the top heat exchanger removed.
  • a vehicle such as an agricultural tractor, includes a cooling assembly 10 and a structural frame 12 which is attached to the vehicle chassis (not shown).
  • the frame 12 includes a bottom part 14 , a left side part 16 and a right side part 18 .
  • the frame 12 supports the cooling assembly 10 .
  • brackets 24 and 26 are attached to the frame 12 and depend downwardly from a base 25 .
  • the base 25 support a radiator or front frame 28 .
  • the radiator frame 28 includes a bottom panel 30 , a left panel 32 and a right panel 34 .
  • Also supported by the brackets 24 and 26 is an upper cooler frame 36 and a bottom cooler frame 38 .
  • Upper cooler frame 36 includes a rear panel 40 , a left panel 42 and a right panel 44 and a front panel 46 .
  • Lower cooler frame 38 includes a rear panel 47 , a left panel 48 , a right panel 50 and a front panel 52 .
  • Left and right support arms 54 and 56 extend diagonally upwardly and rearwardly from the front panel 52 of bottom cooler frame 38 to the rear panel 40 of upper cooler frame 36 .
  • Upper cooler frame 36 slopes upwardly from front to rear.
  • Bottom cooler frame 38 slopes downwardly from front to rear.
  • the radiator frame 28 supports and partially encloses a first or front cooler or heat exchanger 60 , preferably a conventional vertically oriented radiator.
  • the upper cooler frame 36 supports and partially encloses a second or top cooler or heat exchange unit 62 , preferably a charge air cooler.
  • the bottom cooler frame 38 supports and partially encloses a third or bottom cooler or heat exchange unit 64 , preferably an hydraulic oil cooler. Viewed from the left side, this assembly of heat exchangers forms a C-shaped array which partially surrounds a volume. Fan 22 is positioned at the rear end of this volume and fan 22 thereby draws air though radiator 60 , charge air cooler 62 and hydraulic oil cooler 64 .
  • a fuel cooler 70 is mounted in front of radiator 60 and an air conditioning condenser 72 is mounted between the radiator 60 and the fuel cooler 70 .
  • the first or front heat exchanger 60 is spaced apart from and in front of the fan 22 .
  • the second or top heat exchanger 62 is positioned between a top portion of the fan 22 and a top portion of the first heat exchanger 60 .
  • the third or bottom heat exchanger 64 is positioned between a bottom portion of the fan 22 and a bottom portion of the first heat exchanger 60 .
  • Fan shroud 76 includes a cylindrical portion 78 which encircles the fan 22 and a flange 80 which projects upwardly from the cylindrical portion 78 .
  • the flange is attached to the rear side of a plate 82
  • rear panel 40 of upper cooler frame 36 is attached to the front side of plate 82 .
  • the fan shroud 76 forms a structural support for at least the rear end of top heat exchanger 62 .
  • a right side panel 84 covers the space between the right sides of heat exchangers 60 , 62 and 64 .
  • a left side panel 86 covers the space between the left sides of heat exchangers 60 , 62 and 64 .
  • the different coolers are distributed among multiple different stacks of coolers, thus increasing the effective air flow cross sectional area of the system.
  • the increased air flow cross sectional area creates a lower pressure drop across the entire system.
  • the lower pressure drop allows the system to flow more total cooling air through it.
  • Each cooler stack receives lower temperature air than if there was a single stack of coolers. This also increases the efficiency of the coolers. Lowering the velocity of the air into each cooler stack also benefits the system by lowering the exposure to debris buildup on the coolers or on the outer hood screen.
  • This cooling system design maintains forward visibility while increasing vehicle power and heat rejection capability. Further, cleaning and assembly of the cooling package is improved over current state of the art cooling packages. This system also lowers the noise produced by the cooling system fan.

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  • Cooling, Air Intake And Gas Exhaust, And Fuel Tank Arrangements In Propulsion Units (AREA)
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US13/663,817 US20140116658A1 (en) 2012-10-30 2012-10-30 Vehicle cooling system
EP13187398.6A EP2727756B1 (en) 2012-10-30 2013-10-04 Vehicle cooling system
MX2013011961A MX2013011961A (es) 2012-10-30 2013-10-14 Sistema de refrigeracion de vehiculo.
RU2013146092/06A RU2013146092A (ru) 2012-10-30 2013-10-15 Система охлаждения транспортного средства
AU2013248214A AU2013248214A1 (en) 2012-10-30 2013-10-24 Vehicle cooling system
JP2013224272A JP2014088173A (ja) 2012-10-30 2013-10-29 車両冷却システム
BRBR102013027715-0A BR102013027715A2 (pt) 2012-10-30 2013-10-29 Sistema de refrigeração de veículo

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