US2175533A - Air-cooled internal combustion engine - Google Patents

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US2175533A
US2175533A US100795A US10079536A US2175533A US 2175533 A US2175533 A US 2175533A US 100795 A US100795 A US 100795A US 10079536 A US10079536 A US 10079536A US 2175533 A US2175533 A US 2175533A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01P—COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
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  • the present invention provides an air cooling arrangement tor internal combustion engines, in particular those with horizontally opposed cylinders, and consists more particularly in that the cylinders are arranged in a housing which is open at the bottom and has an opening at the top leading to one or more blowers.
  • a separate blower is provided tor each cylinder and is so arranged that the main air stream sweeps ll over the hottest part of the cylinder.
  • the carburetter can be arranged in the space between the blowers on the crank case, the blowers being driven by belts from the crankshaft.
  • the arrangement according to the invention has, inter alia, the following advantages:
  • the main stream of the cooling air can be directed over the cylinder heads.
  • Each cylinder receives its own cooling air. Repairs to the cylingg 'ders as well as to the blowers are easily carried out.
  • the length of the engine and the diameter of the ily-wheel housing can be kept small,- which is very important for a low-built chassis. Large curved air conduits trom the blowers arranged on 30 the crankshaft to the cylinders are avoided, so that the weight and the space taken up by the engine and the blowers are substantially reduced.
  • the blowers can be 5 driven at as high a speed as desired, so that the diameter or the blowers can be correspondingly reduced.
  • A. displacement oi the centre 0! gravity c! the engine to above its previous height is not inevitable, owing to the possibility of using small *9 blowers.
  • the belt drive can be simultaneously employed :lor driving the dynamo or other auxiiiaries.
  • Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but showing a modification having one blower only for each pair of cylinders.
  • I indicates a crank case carrying two pairs of horizontally opposed cylinders 2.
  • 3 are housings, each or which encloses two cylinders and is open at the bottom. These housings have openings I at the top, above which a blower I is mounted for each cylinder.
  • the blowers i are driven through belts 6 from the crankshaft.
  • the outlets of the blowers are arranged so that the main air stream flows over the cylinder heads whilst the remainder of the air is conducted to the cylinder barrels.
  • the bottom openings of the housings 3 enclosing the cylinders may be connected to outlets suitably arranged to secure additional draught due to the movement of the vehicle on which theengine is carried.
  • the carburetter or carburetters can be arranged above the crank case between the blowers.
  • An air cooling arrangement for internal combustion engines in particular engines with horizontally opposed cylinders, a housing over each bank of opposed cylinders. said housing being open at the bottom and having an opening at the top, at least one blower having an outlet com municating with said top and having that portion of its outlet which carries the main stream of the cooling air located opposite the cylinder head, by virtue of which the main air stream sweeps over the hottest part of the cyl- 4o inders.

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Oct. 10, 1939. LEDWmKA 2,175,533
AIR-COOLED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE Filed Sept. 14, 1936 'F/G. j.
Patented Oct. 10, 1939 PATENT OFFICE 2,175,533 AIR-COOLED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGmE Hans Ledwinka, Koprlvnice, Moravia, Oaechoslovakia Application September 14, 1936, Serial No. 100,795 In Czechoslovakia September 16, 1935 1 Claim.
horizontally opposed cylinders it has been usual to arrange the fan or blower for the cooling air directly on the crankshaft and often on the flywheel.
The present invention provides an air cooling arrangement tor internal combustion engines, in particular those with horizontally opposed cylinders, and consists more particularly in that the cylinders are arranged in a housing which is open at the bottom and has an opening at the top leading to one or more blowers. Preferably a separate blower is provided tor each cylinder and is so arranged that the main air stream sweeps ll over the hottest part of the cylinder. According to a feature of the invention, the carburetter can be arranged in the space between the blowers on the crank case, the blowers being driven by belts from the crankshaft.
The arrangement according to the invention has, inter alia, the following advantages:
The main stream of the cooling air can be directed over the cylinder heads. Each cylinder receives its own cooling air. Repairs to the cylingg 'ders as well as to the blowers are easily carried out. The length of the engine and the diameter of the ily-wheel housing can be kept small,- which is very important for a low-built chassis. Large curved air conduits trom the blowers arranged on 30 the crankshaft to the cylinders are avoided, so that the weight and the space taken up by the engine and the blowers are substantially reduced. In view of the fact that the drive of the blowers is eflected by belt pulleys, the blowers can be 5 driven at as high a speed as desired, so that the diameter or the blowers can be correspondingly reduced. A. displacement oi the centre 0! gravity c! the engine to above its previous height is not inevitable, owing to the possibility of using small *9 blowers. The belt drive can be simultaneously employed :lor driving the dynamo or other auxiiiaries.
(Cl. its-4n) In air-cooled'internal combustion engines with An embodiment of the invention is shown, by way of example, in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a partial transverse section through an arrangement according to the invention, and 5 Figure 2 is a. plan view corresponding to Figure 1 but with certain parts removed.
Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but showing a modification having one blower only for each pair of cylinders.
In the drawing, I indicates a crank case carrying two pairs of horizontally opposed cylinders 2. 3 are housings, each or which encloses two cylinders and is open at the bottom. These housings have openings I at the top, above which a blower I is mounted for each cylinder. The blowers i are driven through belts 6 from the crankshaft. The outlets of the blowers are arranged so that the main air stream flows over the cylinder heads whilst the remainder of the air is conducted to the cylinder barrels. The bottom openings of the housings 3 enclosing the cylinders may be connected to outlets suitably arranged to secure additional draught due to the movement of the vehicle on which theengine is carried. The carburetter or carburetters can be arranged above the crank case between the blowers.
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An air cooling arrangement for internal combustion engines, in particular engines with horizontally opposed cylinders, a housing over each bank of opposed cylinders. said housing being open at the bottom and having an opening at the top, at least one blower having an outlet com municating with said top and having that portion of its outlet which carries the main stream of the cooling air located opposite the cylinder head, by virtue of which the main air stream sweeps over the hottest part of the cyl- 4o inders.
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Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2525374A (en) * 1939-01-02 1950-10-10 Tatra Np Carburetor arrangement for v-type air cooled engines
DE940420C (en) * 1953-03-19 1956-03-15 Elektron Co M B H Compressor with air cooling
US3236215A (en) * 1956-12-07 1966-02-22 Laing Vortex Inc Internal combustion engine heat exchanger systems
US3302881A (en) * 1962-09-05 1967-02-07 Laing Vortex Inc Air cooled engines and vehicle heating systems
US4815550A (en) * 1987-08-21 1989-03-28 Clark Equipment Company Engine cooling system for skid steer loaders

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2525374A (en) * 1939-01-02 1950-10-10 Tatra Np Carburetor arrangement for v-type air cooled engines
DE940420C (en) * 1953-03-19 1956-03-15 Elektron Co M B H Compressor with air cooling
US3236215A (en) * 1956-12-07 1966-02-22 Laing Vortex Inc Internal combustion engine heat exchanger systems
US3302881A (en) * 1962-09-05 1967-02-07 Laing Vortex Inc Air cooled engines and vehicle heating systems
US4815550A (en) * 1987-08-21 1989-03-28 Clark Equipment Company Engine cooling system for skid steer loaders

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