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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2013
Eiji Ishikawa, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Tsuyoshi Seike, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki, Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Eiji Ishikawa, Okazaki, JP;
Tsuyoshi Seike, Okazaki, JP;
Yusuke Hoshikawa, Kariya, JP;
Sunao Hirota, Kariya, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, Aichi-ken, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-ken, JP;
DENSO CORPORATION, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
This cooling fan device for a vehicle comprises: a fan shroud which is shaped as a box accommodating a radiator and/or a condenser, and which has an opening in the front side in the travel direction of the vehicle and a fan coupling surface in the rear side in the travel direction; at least two cooling fans disposed in the fan coupling surface, the cooling fans having center axes vertically separated from each other by a predetermined distance; and a shield rib extending downward from the top of the fan coupling surface, protruding toward the radiator and/or the condenser, and having a top end and a bottom end, the shield rib being provided to the fan coupling surface between the adjacent cooling fans. The top end and/or the bottom end of the shield rib have a cutout section allowing air to pass between the adjacent cooling fans.