Noise-proof and air-cooled enclosure for an engine

Claim 1

A vehicle having a noise-proof and air-cooled enclosure system comprising a vehicle frame; an engine supportably mounted on said frame having an exhaust pipe thereon; a radiator for cooling said engine, mounted on said frame, said radiator being arranged sideways with respect to said engine; a radiator compartment having an inlet and an outlet for cooling air, said radiator compartment enclosing said radiator; a closed engine compartment positioned adjacent said radiator compartment and having inlet means and outlet means for cooling air said engine compartment enclosing said engine; a partition wall for separating said engine compartment from said radiator compartment, said partition wall having an opening means for communicating between said compartments said opening means including sound absorbing means wherein said sound absorbing means includes a plurality of sound absorbing blades positioned in said opening means, and wherein said opening means is the inlet means for said engine compartment; and ejector means in said engine compartment said ejector means utilizing the flow of gases from said engine exhaust pipe for creating a relatively low pressure within said air outlet means from said engine compartment to draw ambient cooling air through said radiator compartment into said engine compartment around said engine and out of said air outlet means.