公开(公告)号：US20180156230A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-07

申请号：US15370687

申请日：2016-12-06

Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.

Inventor： Joseph Kennedy ,  Nirag Sheth ,  Jianlong Xu ,  Dongming Tan ,  Neil Terry ,  Sumeeth Sivanagere ,  Haifeng Li

IPC: F04D29/32 ,  F04D29/34

Abstract: A fan hub stiffener is provided. The stiffener occupies a gap between parallel fan hub plates to reduce or eliminate stress on the plates during operation. The stiffener may include a body and arms extending radially outward from the body and into the spaces between adjacent fan blades.

公开(公告)号：US20170030659A1

公开(公告)日：2017-02-02

申请号：US14811117

申请日：2015-07-28

Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.

Inventor： Joseph Kennedy

IPC: F28F1/20 ,  F28F9/26 ,  B23P15/26 ,  F28F3/04

CPC classification number: F28F1/20 ,  B23P15/26 ,  B60K11/04 ,  F01P11/04 ,  F28D1/05366 ,  F28D2021/0094 ,  F28F1/025 ,  F28F1/126 ,  F28F3/04 ,  F28F9/14 ,  F28F9/165 ,  F28F9/262 ,  F28F2280/02

Abstract: A tube-and-fin assembly with improved removal feature is provided. The tube-and-fin assembly includes a tube including an elongated body having flattened sides, a cylindrical top end and a cylindrical bottom end for attachment to a coolant manifold, and a plurality of fins which are disposed as a unitary part of a corrugated sheet affixed to either side of the tube, where the bottom end includes a bottom bead and a top bead.

Abstract translation: 提供了具有改进的去除特征的管 - 翅片组件。 管翅组件包括管，其包括具有扁平侧面的细长主体，圆柱形顶端和用于附接到冷却剂歧管的圆柱形底端，以及多个翅片，其布置为波纹片的整体部分 固定在管的任一侧，其中底端包括底部胎圈和顶部胎圈。

公开(公告)号：US20180292149A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-11

申请号：US15480507

申请日：2017-04-06

Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.

Inventor： Joseph Kennedy

IPC: F28F27/00 ,  F01P3/20 ,  F01P11/02 ,  F01P11/16

Abstract: A cooling system for a machine includes a radiator assembly having a tank access port, and an overflow port formed in a radiator tank. A solid cap is coupled with the radiator tank to seal the tank access port, and a valve mechanism is coupled with the radiator tank. The valve mechanism includes a pressure relief valve and a coolant return valve operable to fluidly connect the radiator tank with a recovery bottle responsive to a pressurized or a vacuum state of the radiator tank, respectively.

公开(公告)号：US20200271083A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-27

申请号：US16286353

申请日：2019-02-26

Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.

Inventor： Joseph Kennedy ,  Lee Kress

IPC: F02N19/10

Abstract: A heating system for an engine includes a heater and a heat exchanger. The heater increases the temperature of an engine coolant and circulates the engine coolant into the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger is located with an oil pan. The heat exchanger received the heated engine coolant and transfers heat from the engine coolant into engine lubricant in the oil pan. The engine coolant flows from the heat exchanger into an engine block of the engine. The engine coolant transfers heat to the engine block and flows back to the heater to be heated again.