Patent ID: 6192838
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: B60K,F01P

Abstract:
An engine cooling apparatus for a vehicle having a water-cooled engine mounted in an engine compartment provided with an air inlet through which air is taken in to the engine compartment, the engine cooling apparatus comprising:a radiator, mounted in the engine compartment, for exchanging heat between said air and cooling water circulating inside the water-cooled engine, said air inlet being located at a vehicle front side of said radiator;a dividing wall, disposed between said radiator and the water-cooled engine, for dividing the inside of the engine compartment into a first space on the radiator side and a second space on the water-cooled engine side; whereinsaid dividing wall includes a first air passage for guiding incoming air taken into said first space through the air inlet to said second space, and includes a second air passage for guiding incoming air taken into said first space through the air inlet to outside the engine compartment.