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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2023
Applicant:
Briggs & Stratton, Llc, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Inventors:
Ryan A. Sullivan, West Bend, WI (US);
Gary S. Johnson, Hales Corners, WI (US);
Assignee:
Briggs & Stratton, LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 1/00 (2006.01); F01P 1/02 (2006.01); F01P 5/02 (2006.01); F01P 5/04 (2006.01); F01P 11/12 (2006.01); F02B 75/00 (2006.01); F02B 75/22 (2006.01); F02F 7/00 (2006.01); F02B 75/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F 7/007 (2013.01); F01P 1/00 (2013.01); F01P 1/02 (2013.01); F01P 5/02 (2013.01); F01P 5/043 (2013.01); F01P 11/12 (2013.01); F02B 75/007 (2013.01); F02B 75/22 (2013.01); F02B 2075/1808 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operating a fan for an air-cooled internal combustion engine includes starting the air-cooled internal combustion engine, operating the fan in a first operating mode in which the fan rotates in a first direction, and operating the fan in a second operating mode in which the fan rotates in a second direction.