Patent ID: 11873619
Assignee: CATERPILLAR INC.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC E  F  B | IPC E  F

Claim 10:
11. A work machine, comprising:
a radiator frame for a radiator of the work machine;
a radiator blower unit configured to cool a coolant from a power source by blowing and forcing air across the radiator;
a motor to power a rotation of the radiator blower unit through a connection interface between the radiator blower unit and the motor and extending parallel to an axis of the motor; and
a guard for the radiator blower unit, the guard at least partially surrounding the connection interface and including:
a body defining a first end, a second end, and a conduit extending from the first end to the second end;
a flange arranged at the first end to mount the body to the radiator frame facilitating an extension of the body from the radiator frame towards the radiator blower unit such that the second end is directed towards the radiator blower unit, the flange defining a first aperture open to the conduit at the first end; and
a lip arranged to least partially surround the body at the second end to define a second aperture open to the conduit at the second end, wherein
the first aperture, the second aperture, and the conduit collectively define a passageway in which the connection interface is located, and
at least a portion of the lip extends outwardly and away from the body, in a direction transversal to the extension of the body.