US5901672A
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Vehicle engine compartment structure and method for introducing cool intake air
Assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
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Filing: 1997-08-27
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Granted: 1999-05-11
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Expires: 2017-08-27
Abstract
Abstract An engine compartment structure for introducing cool air into an air intake port without providing a baffle plate is constructed such that air discharged by cooling fans is directed away from the air intake port. A rotational direction of a second cooling fan of a pair of cooling fans can be opposite to the first cooling fan. The first cooling fan is closer to the air intake port than the second cooling fan. Air volume discharged by the first cooling fan can also be larger than that of the second cooling fan. Furthermore, rotational directions of the pair of cooling fans can be selected such that the air discharged by the cooling fans is directed toward a space at the rear side of the opposite headlamp, and each air volume discharged by the respective cooling fan set differently.
Inventors
- 👤 Makoto Suzuki
- 👤 Shizuo Abe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 07:30
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01P; F01P1/00; F01P1/06; F02; F02M; F02M35/00; F02M35/02; F02M35/04; B; B60; B60K; B60K11/00; B60K11/02; B60K11/04; B60K13/00; B60K13/02; B60K13/04; F01P5/00; F01P5/02; F02M35/16; F04; F04D; F04D25/00; F04D25/16; F04D25/166; F01P2001/005; F02B; F02B29/00; F02B29/04; F02B29/0481
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
An engine compartment construction, comprising: an engine compartment; a radiator located in the engine compartment; an air intake port located at a front corner of the engine compartment; a first cooling fan mounted at a rear side of the radiator, said first cooling fan having a configuration such that air discharged by the first cooling fan is directed away from the air intake port; and a second cooling fan mounted at the rear side of the radiator and located farther from the air intake port than the first cooling fan; wherein the first cooling fan is configured such that air volume discharged by the first cooling fan is larger than air volume discharged by the second cooling fan.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
118 words
An engine compartment construction, comprising: an engine compartment; a radiator located in the engine compartment; an air intake port located at a front corner of the engine compartment; a first cooling fan mounted at a rear side of the radiator, said first cooling fan having a configuration such that air discharged by the first cooling fan is directed away from the air intake port; and a second cooling fan mounted at the rear side of the radiator and located farther from the air intake port than the first cooling fan; wherein the first cooling fan is configured such that air volume discharged by the first cooling fan is larger than air volume discharged by the second cooling fan.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
An engine compartment construction as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the first cooling fan and the second cooling fan comprises a plurality of blades, and the blades of the first cooling fan are larger than the blades of the second cooling fan.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
An engine compartment construction as claimed in claim 1, wherein an absolute value of the rotational speed of the first cooling fan is greater than that of the second cooling fan.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
An engine compartment construction as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the first cooling fan and the second cooling fan comprises a plurality of blades, and the blades of the first cooling fan are larger than the blades of the second cooling fan.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
An engine compartment construction as claimed in claim 1, wherein an absolute value of the rotational speed of the first cooling fan is greater than that of the second cooling fan.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
An engine compartment construction as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first cooling fan and the second cooling fan are rotatable in the same direction and a rotational speed of the first cooling fan is greater than that of the second cooling fan.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
An engine compartment construction as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first cooling fan and the second cooling fan are rotatable in the same direction and a rotational speed of the first cooling fan is less than that of the second cooling fan.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
60 words
An engine compartment construction as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first cooling fan and the second cooling fan are rotatable in the same direction and each of the first cooling fan and the second cooling fan comprises a plurality of blades, and the blades of the first cooling fan are larger than the blades of the second cooling fan.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
60 words
An engine compartment construction as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first cooling fan and the second cooling fan are rotatable in the same direction and each of the first cooling fan and the second cooling fan comprises a plurality of blades, and the blades of the first cooling fan are smaller than the blades of the second cooling fan.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
91 words
An engine compartment construction as claimed in claim 1, wherein said engine compartment has a longitudinal axis, said air intake port is located at a front air intake corner of the engine compartment, said first cooling fan has a configuration such that air discharged by said first cooling fan is directed away from said air intake port and at an oblique angle with respect to said engine compartment longitudinal axis, and said second cooling fan has a rotational direction that is opposite to a rotational direction of said first cooling fan.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
129 words
A method for cooling an engine compartment, comprising: providing an air intake port at a front air intake corner on one side of a longitudinal axis of the engine compartment; providing a first cooling fan and a second cooling fan at a rear side of a radiator located in the engine compartment, wherein the first cooling fan is located closer to the air intake port than the second cooling fan; configuring the first cooling fan such that air discharged by the first cooling fan is directed away from the air intake port and at an oblique angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the engine compartment, and such that air volume discharged by the first cooling fan is larger than air volume discharged by the second cooling fan.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
129 words
A method for cooling an engine compartment, comprising: providing an air intake port at a front air intake corner on one side of a longitudinal axis of the engine compartment; providing a first cooling fan and a second cooling fan at a rear side of a radiator located in the engine compartment, wherein the first cooling fan is located closer to the air intake port than the second cooling fan; configuring the first cooling fan such that air discharged by the first cooling fan is directed away from the air intake port and at an oblique angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the engine compartment, and such that air volume discharged by the first cooling fan is larger than air volume discharged by the second cooling fan.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method for cooling an engine compartment as claimed in claim 11, further comprising rotating the second cooling fan in a direction opposite the rotational direction of the first cooling fan.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
44 words
A method for cooling an engine compartment as claimed in claim 11, further comprising providing one of the first cooling fan and the second cooling fan with blades larger than blades of the other one of the first cooling fan and second cooling fan.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
53 words
A method for cooling an engine compartment as claimed in claim 11, further comprising rotating one of the first cooling fan and the second cooling fan at a speed that has an absolute value that is greater than that of the other one of the first cooling fan and the second cooling fan.
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