US3210003A
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Radiator shutter mechanisms
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-05-20
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Granted: 1965-10-05
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Expires: 1983-05-20
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Quinton Reginald Douglas
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 17:48
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60K; B60K11/00; B60K11/08; B60K11/085; F; F01; F01P; F01P7/00; F01P7/02; F01P7/10; F01P7/12; F24; F24F; F24F13/00; F24F13/08; F24F13/10; F24F13/14; F24F13/15; B60Y; B60Y2400/00; B60Y2400/40; B60Y2400/41; B60Y2400/411; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/80; Y02T10/88
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
190 words
A RADIATOR SHUTTER MECHANISM FOR CONTROLLING A FLOW OF AIR TO A RADIATOR MATRIX OF A LIQUID COOLED ENGINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPERATIONAL TEMPERATURE OF THE COOLANT IN SAID RADIATOR MATRIX, SAID SHUTTER MECHANISM COMPRISING A FRAME STRUCTURE INCLUDING SPACED APART OPPOSITE SIDE MEMBERS, ONE OF SAID SIDE MEMBERS BEING CONSTITUTED OF TWO PARTS DISPOSED SIDE BY SIDE IN A COMMON PLANE, EACH OF THE TWO ADJACENT EDGES OF SAID PARTS INCLUDING A RECESS, THE TWO RECESSES BEING IN REGISTRY TO FORM A SPLIT BEARING, AND A VANE INCLUDING A LENGTHWISE GROOVE IN ONE OF ITS SIDES, AND A PAIR OF PIVOT RODS PLACED IN SAID GROOVE, EACH OF SAID PIVOT RODS PROTRUDING FROM ONE SIDE OF SAID VANE, ONE OF SAID PROTRUDING ROD PORTIONS BEING JOURNALLED IN SAID SPLIT BEARING AND THE OTHER BEING ROTATABLY SUPPORTED BY SAID FRAME STRUCTURE, THE SIDE WALLS OF SAID GROOVE INCLUDING DEFORMED PORTIONS OVERLYING SAID RODS AT LEAST PARTLY TO RETAIN THE SAME IN THE GROOVE AND AT LEAST ONE OF THE ROD PORTIONS WITHIN THE GROOVE BEING KINKED TO PREVENT ROTATION OF THE RESPECTIVE PIVOT ROD IN REFERENCE TO THE VANE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
190 words
A RADIATOR SHUTTER MECHANISM FOR CONTROLLING A FLOW OF AIR TO A RADIATOR MATRIX OF A LIQUID COOLED ENGINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPERATIONAL TEMPERATURE OF THE COOLANT IN SAID RADIATOR MATRIX, SAID SHUTTER MECHANISM COMPRISING A FRAME STRUCTURE INCLUDING SPACED APART OPPOSITE SIDE MEMBERS, ONE OF SAID SIDE MEMBERS BEING CONSTITUTED OF TWO PARTS DISPOSED SIDE BY SIDE IN A COMMON PLANE, EACH OF THE TWO ADJACENT EDGES OF SAID PARTS INCLUDING A RECESS, THE TWO RECESSES BEING IN REGISTRY TO FORM A SPLIT BEARING, AND A VANE INCLUDING A LENGTHWISE GROOVE IN ONE OF ITS SIDES, AND A PAIR OF PIVOT RODS PLACED IN SAID GROOVE, EACH OF SAID PIVOT RODS PROTRUDING FROM ONE SIDE OF SAID VANE, ONE OF SAID PROTRUDING ROD PORTIONS BEING JOURNALLED IN SAID SPLIT BEARING AND THE OTHER BEING ROTATABLY SUPPORTED BY SAID FRAME STRUCTURE, THE SIDE WALLS OF SAID GROOVE INCLUDING DEFORMED PORTIONS OVERLYING SAID RODS AT LEAST PARTLY TO RETAIN THE SAME IN THE GROOVE AND AT LEAST ONE OF THE ROD PORTIONS WITHIN THE GROOVE BEING KINKED TO PREVENT ROTATION OF THE RESPECTIVE PIVOT ROD IN REFERENCE TO THE VANE.
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