Patent ID: 7051786
Filing Date: 2006-05-30
Classification: B60K,B60Y,F01P,F02B

Abstract:
1. In a non-rail off-road vehicle having an engine with a horizontally oriented rotation axis, a hood covering the engine and a cooling system, the improvement wherein the cooling system comprises: an engine cooling radiator, at least a portion of which is positioned directly above the engine and between the engine and the hood; a radiator fan unit for blowing air substantially upwardly through the radiator, the hood having an opening in an upper surface of the hood through which passes air blown by the fan unit; an engine charge air cooler positioned behind the engine cooling radiator, above the engine and between the engine and the hood; and a charge air cooler fan unit for blowing air upwardly through the charge air cooler, the hood having a plurality of openings in an upper surface of the hood through which passes air blown by the radiator fan unit and the charge air cooler fan unit.