Patent ID: 8858198
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: B60K,F04B,F04D,H02K

Abstract:
1. A fan shroud apparatus for use in a hydrostatic apparatus having an end cap with a sidewall and a fan mounted on a pump shaft, the fan having a first face generally forming a first plane perpendicular to the pump shaft and a second face generally forming a second plane perpendicular to the pump shaft and parallel to and opposite the first face, the fan shroud apparatus comprising: a bracket having a center portion generally proximate to the pump shaft and a plurality of bracket members, the center portion having an opening through which the pump shaft extends and the bracket members originating from the center portion of the bracket and extending radially outward from the center portion of the bracket beyond the end cap sidewall; and a fan shroud comprising a fan shroud top, a fan shroud sidewall extending from an edge of the fan shroud top and ending in a base, and at least one snap extending from the base, for engaging one of the plurality of bracket members at a position on the one bracket member located beyond the end cap sidewall; wherein the bracket engages an end of a hydrostatic pump to allow the fan shroud to generally enclose the fan such that the fan shroud top is adjacent the first face of the fan and the bracket lies in a plane generally parallel to and axially adjacent the second face of the fan.