Internal-combustion engines – Cooling
Patent
1998-12-30
2000-08-29
Kamen, Noah P.
Internal-combustion engines
Cooling
123 4151, 180 684, F01P 900
Patent
active
061092177
ABSTRACT:
A snowmobile having a liquid-cooled engine with an improved cooling system is disclosed. The snowmobile has a chassis with a drive tunnel. Horizontal footrests extend laterally from opposite sides of the chassis. The snowmobile also has left and right elongate side coolers that dissipate heat generated by the engine. The side coolers have a hollow interior that is in fluid communication with liquid coolant passages in the engine. Each cooler extends longitudinally and is mounted at an outer edge of a respective footrest to form a footwell. The snowmobile has a pump that circulates coolant throughout the coolant circuit formed by the side coolers and the internal passages of the engine. The side coolers may also contain heat exchanging anti-skid studs that extend outward from the surface of each side cooler. The snowmobile may also contain front and rear heat exchangers connected within the coolant circuit and positioned at the front and rear ends of the tunnel, respectively.
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Bates, Jr. Richard H.
Dahlgren Lyle J.
Hedlund Jan M.
Johnson Aaron J.
Olson Jack R.
Kamen Noah P.
Polaris Industries Inc.
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