Patent ID: 6145479
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: F01P,F02B,F28D

Abstract:
A cooling apparatus for use with a liquid cooled internal combustion engine comprising:a centrifugal fan having a central axis, said fan being driven by said engine, wherein said fan draws air from a substantially axial direction and expels said air in a substantially radial direction;a radiator at least partially encircling said centrifugal fan in a path of said expelled air, said radiator having fluid heated by said engine flowing therethrough and airways extending outward from said centrifugal fan, wherein said expelled air passes through said airways to cool said fluid; andan air duct surrounding said radiator, wherein said fan draws said air into said duct and propels said air toward said airways, and said duct guides said propelled air toward said airways and guides said air exiting said airways away from said radiator.