Patent ID: 8096347
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: B60K,B60Y

Abstract:
1. A cooler block for an agricultural tractor comprising: a radiator; a cooler assembly coupled to the radiator by upper and lower linkages; the linkages configured to permit positioning of the cooler assembly in at least a first position in which the cooler assembly is generally parallel to the radiator and a second position in which the cooler assembly is inclined relative to the radiator; wherein the cooler assembly is pivotable about a pivot in the upper linkage, and the pivot is mounted such that the pivot is also movable with respect to the radiator; and the lower linkage comprising a bracket rigidly secured to the cooler assembly and having a groove receiving a projection from the radiator, wherein the groove path is shaped to move the lower end of cooler assembly away from the radiator as the cooler assembly is pivoted about the pivot of the upper linkage such that the entire cooler assembly and the pivot of the upper linkage are displaced laterally away from the radiator as the cooler assembly is pivoted from the first to the second position.