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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2020
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Dean W. Walters, Rapid City, SD (US);
Allen Y. Chen, Dunlap, IL (US);
DeForest C. Gould, III, Washington, IL (US);
Jason L. Van Farowe, Brimfield, IL (US);
Quinton M. Burcar, Peoria, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
An internal combustion engine system including a cylinder block, a cylinder head attached to the cylinder block, an EGR cooler, and a coolant collector bracket configured to vertically support the EGR cooler is provided. The cylinder head includes a lateral surface including a plurality of fasteners positioned along a bottom edge of the lateral surface. The cylinder head also includes a plurality of coolant passages. The coolant collector bracket is horizontally coupled to the cylinder head and perpendicularly coupled to the EGR cooler. The coolant collector bracket includes a plurality of mounting legs directly coupled to the lateral surface of the cylinder head. The plurality of mounting legs include a plurality of slots. The plurality of mounting legs are slidably inserted onto the plurality of fasteners of the cylinder head via the plurality of slots.