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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2012
Christopher W. Vaughn, Mebane, NC (US);
Jeffrey A. Wians, Mebane, NC (US);
Christopher W. Vaughn, Mebane, NC (US);
Jeffrey A. Wians, Mebane, NC (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cooling device for use with an engine is provided. The cooling device includes a flow control portion that includes a base and an opening defined therein. The flow control portion also includes a plurality of blades that extend from at least a portion of the base. The cooling device also includes a grid portion having an opening defined therein, said grid portion opening is substantially concentrically aligned with the base opening. An attachment portion is configured to couple the cooling device to at least one rotatable component of the engine. Each of the flow control portion, the grid portion, and the attachment portion are formed integrally together such that the cooling device is a single component.