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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 1995
Filed:
Apr. 04, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles S Hunt, Plymouth, MI (US);
Robert W Kay, Belleville, MI (US);
David T Patrick, Dearborn, MI (US);
Robert L Schmidt, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ajit R Shembekar, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123 4149 ; 180 681 ; 4152081 ; 4161 / ;
Abstract
A variable geometry fan duct for an automotive engine cooling system having a fan-cooled, liquid-to-air radiator includes a support structure for securing the fan duct to the radiator and fixed and movable barrel segments which are arranged such that the movable barrel segment may be moved from a first position in which the movable segment is nested with the fixed segment to a second position in which the segments completely encircle and shroud the fan blade.