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A hydraulic fluid reservoir is provided on a vehicle for containing fluid for use in the hydraulic system of the vehicle. The hydraulic reservoir is mounted between an upright wall forming a part of the vehicle operator\s station and the backside of a water-cooled internal combustion engine. Coupled

A hydraulic fluid reservoir is provided on a vehicle for containing fluid for use in the hydraulic system of the vehicle. The hydraulic reservoir is mounted between an upright wall forming a part of the vehicle operator\s station and the backside of a water-cooled internal combustion engine. Coupled to the engine on the side remote from the reservoir is a blower-type fan. The reservoir is provided with a centrally located air duct means aligned with the engine and blower fan and the reservoir is so located that the engine-driven fan draws air around and through the reservoir to provide forced convection cooling of the fluid contained in the reservoir. The air duct means are so located relative to outlet and inlet ports of the reservoir that fluid flowing from the inlet to the outlet port will be deflected or baffled by the duct means.

대표청구항 ▼

In a vehicle including a longitudinal frame supporting, in longitudinal alignment, an engine, an engine coolant conveying radiator spaced from the engine, a driven fan located adjacent the radiator, an operator\s station having an upright transverse wall facing in the direction of the engine, a pair

In a vehicle including a longitudinal frame supporting, in longitudinal alignment, an engine, an engine coolant conveying radiator spaced from the engine, a driven fan located adjacent the radiator, an operator\s station having an upright transverse wall facing in the direction of the engine, a pair of side walls extending longitudinally at opposite sides of the engine, fan and radiator and joined by a top wall extending over the engine, fan and radiator to thus define a compartment, and a hydraulic fluid reservoir for containing hydraulic fluid for operating various hydraulic functions associated with the vehicle, the improvement comprising: said reservoir being located adjacent to and at least substantially blocking one end of said compartment; said reservoir including first and second upright, transverse longitudinally spaced walls having open-ended longitudinally extending air duct means passing therethrough and defining air passage means communicating with the compartment; the volume of the air duct means between the open ends thereof being no greater than about one-fifth of the fluid holding volume of the reservoir; said reservoir, compartment, fan and radiator cooperating to define a cooling system; said upright wall of the operator\s station being spacedly adjacent the cooling system so as to leave a gap, exposed to ambient air, between the last-named wall and the cooling system, whereby operation of the fan will result in a stream of air being moved through the compartment, duct means and gap.