Cooling system for a skid steer loader

US6092616A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Caterpillar SARL · CH

Inventors

• Andrew D. Burris · Beaufort, US
• H. Patrick Gaines · Cary, US
• Timothy P. Graham · Apex, US
• Jeffrey J. Griffith · Cary, US
• Richard A. Naugle · Fuquay-Varina, US
• Reid W. Waitt · Willow Springs, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 5, 1998
• Grant date: Jul 25, 2000
• Expiry date: Jun 5, 2018

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F01P3/18
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The cooling system for a skid steer loader provides a unitary assembly that is pivotally mounted to the body portion of the loader above the engine. The unitary assembly includes a frame, first and second heat exchangers, a shroud, a guard, a drive mechanism, and a fan. During times of maintenance on the work machine the entire cooling system can be moved to a second position providing unencumbered access to the engine compartment.