US1862684A - Removable radiator shield - Google Patents

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June 14, 1932. H, KELLO G 1,862,684

REMOVABLE RADIATOR SHIELD Filed Aug. 10, 1951 wiwmw W Patented June 14, 1932 UNETED STATES PATENT OFFHQE HOMER G. KELLOGG, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO MOTOR PRODUCTS; CORPO- RATION, OI DETROIT, 'MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF NEW/V YORK REMOVABLE RADIATOR SHIEILD Application filed August 10, 1931 Serial No. 556,261.

This invention relates to radiator shields or guards for automobile radiators and more especially to a removable shield or guard which may be readily attached or detached.

One of the important objects of this invention is to provide a simple and durable shield construction which may be economically manufactured and assembled in quantity production.

In accordance with the present invention I provide a shield having a marginal frame capable of snap-on connection with the inner periphery of a radiator shell so that the shields or guards may be, if desired, manufactured and sold as an accessory for attachment to the radiators of vehicles already in use or if standard equipment, may be removed in the winter to enable the customary shutter or weather fronts to be assembled with the radiator.

The several objects, advantages and novel details of construction of this invention will be made more apparent as this description proceeds, especially when considered in connection with the accompanying drawing, wherein,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary front elevational View of a portion of a radiator with my improved shield or guard associated therewith;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary vertical sectional View through the radiator shell, the section being taken substantially on the plan indicated by line 2-2 in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary horizontal sectional view taken substantially on the plane indicated by line 33 in Figure 1; and

Figure 4 is a fragmentary detail perspective view of a portion of the shield or guard.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing wherein like reference characters indicate like parts, it will be noted that there is illustrated a radiator shell 10, the core of the radiator being omitted, however, for the purpose of clearness, the front portion 11 of the radiator shell having its inner periphery bent to form a shallow return-bent portion 12, this portion acting, as will be made more apparent hereinafter, as an anchorage means for the shield or guard which is adapted for a substantial snap-on engagement therewith. The shield or guard comprises a marginal frame or border indicated generally by the reference character 13, the body of the shield being formed of heavy wire mesh or other similar material 14.

I In assembling the frame 13 with the body 14 of the shield the peripheral portion 15 of the frame is bent inwardly to grip the edge 14 of the body between the portion 15 and a shoulder portion 16 formed in the frame.

The frame is provided with a laterally eX- tending shallow return-bent portion 17 arranged substantially throughout the periphcry of the shield, this return-bent portion 17 being adapted for engagement with the return-bent portion 12 of the shield for re movably securing the shield in place on the radiator shell.

Obviously the frame 13 will be shaped to coincide with the inner peripheral configuration of the shell so that when the shield is secured in place the shell and shield will be rigidly connected together to prevent rattling of the shield or accidental displacement thereof.

However, in quantity production it would be inexpedient to accurately shape the shield frame at the corners thereof and principally for this reason the attaching flange 17 of the frame 18 is cut away at the corners as indica'ted most clearly in Figure 4 at 18.

The frame 13 is preferably splittransversely thereof as indicated at 19 at the center of the lower side thereof for a purpose which will presently appear.

In assembling the shield with the radia tor shell, the upper end of the shield is engaged with the shell substantially midway of the latter where the distance between the sides of the shell (which upwardly converge) is slightly greater than the width of the shield. In this manner the attaching flange 17 may be engaged with the anchorage flange 12 of the shell whereupon the shield is slid upwardly until the top frame portion engages the upper inner peripheral edge of the shell. During this movement the attaching flanges 17 at the sides of the shield are caused to engage with the anchorage flanges 12 throughout the entire side portions of the shell and subsequently the lower split sections of the shield frame are snapped into engagement with the anchorage flange at the lower side of the radiator shell. By reason of the split construction of the shield frame at the bottom, the attaching flanges 17 are first engaged at the outer ends thereof, or in other words at the ends adjacent the lower corners of the shield, and the two split lower frame sections are then snapped into position by a lateral inward pressure thereon. The flexibility of the material of the body of the shield permits the material to bow slightly during this assembling operation as will be obvious.

hen the lower frame sections have been snapped into place, vertical endwise movement of the shield is prevented because both the upper and lower frame portions of the shield tightly engage the upper and lower inner peripheral edges of the shell.

In removing the shield from the shell, the lower split sections of the frame 13 are pried up, the body 14 of the shield bowing slightly to permit this, whereupon the lower ends of the sides of the frame 13 may be forced from engagement with the side anchorage flanges 12 whereupon the shield may he slid downwardly a suflicient distance so that it may subsequently be lifted from enga ement with the shell.

abvious modifications may suggest themselves to those skilled in this art and to this end reservation is made to make such changes as may come within the purview of the accompanying claims.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In combination, a radiator shell having a flange on its inner periphery, and a shield having a frame provided with attaching flanges adapted for detachable engagement with the flange of said shell.

2. The combination with a radiator shell, of a shield of the class described including a body portion and a peripheral frame, said frame having a bent portion gripping the edge of the body and flanges adapted for detachable engagement with the radiator shell.

3. In combination, a radiator shell having a return-bent inner peripheral flange constituting an anchorage flange, and a shield having a frame provided with laterally extending return-bent flanges adapted for snap-on engagement with the flange of said shell.

4. In combination, a radiator shell having an inner peripheral flange, and a shield having a frame provided with laterally extending flanges shaped for detachable engagement with said shell flange, one of said shield flanges being transversely split to permit snap-on engagement thereof with the shell flange.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

HOMER G. KELLOGG.

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