Patent ID: 7426909
Filing Date: 2008-09-23
Classification: F01P

Abstract:
1. A cooling system for a machine having an operator compartment, a front end, and an engine cooled by a first heat exchanger and mounted within an engine compartment, with the engine compartment positioned behind the operator compartment in relation to the front end, comprising: a fan mounted within the engine compartment and having an inlet and a first and a second outlet; a second heat exchanger fluidically coupled to the fan and the engine and mounted within the engine compartment; a first fluid flow path extending from ambient to the inlet; a second fluid flow path extending from the first outlet to ambient and extending through the second heat exchanger; and a third fluid flow path extending from the second outlet to ambient and extending over at least a portion of the engine and through the first heat exchanger; wherein the second fluid flow path is thermally isolated from the third fluid flow path.