US1242813A - Automobile-hood. - Google Patents

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H.. E. KAILEB.

AUTOMOBILE HOOD. APPLICATION FILED my?. |911.

Patented Oct. 9,1917.

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Patented Oct. 9, 1917.

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HARVEY E. KAILER, 0F AURORA, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 CHARLES H. STOLP, 0F AURORA, ILLINOIS.

AUTOMOBILE-HOOD.

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Be it known that I, HARVEY E. KAILER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Aurora, in the county of Kane and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automobile-Hoods, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention has to do with certain improvements in the construction "of hoods or covers for automobile power plants and the like. The invention has particular reference to an improved construction of hood or the like for covering over the engine and radiator so as to give the same an improved and distinctive appearance. There are in service to-day a number of makes of automobiles in which the engine hood and radiator are of such peculiar and distinctive appearance that the owners thereof frequently desire to change or modify the appearance in order to give the machine such curves and distinctive lines that it will appear to have what are known as stream lines of approved and accepted design.

@ne of the objects of the present invention is to provide a sepa-rate hood or casing which can be set down over both the engine and radiator, or in some cases over the hood previously furnished, leaving the same in position.

Another object of the invention is to provide a construction for accomplishing the foregoing results without in any way interfering with or disarranging the operation of the engine and radiator in their normal manner and without the necessity of changing or reconstructing other portions of the machine.

Other objects and uses will appear from a detailed description of the invention, which consists in the features of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 shows a side elevation of one form of my invention as applied to a well known type of automobile;

Fig. 2 is a plan view corresponding to Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a front elevation corresponding y to Fig. 1;

Fig. f1 is an enlargeddetailed section taken substantially on line 1 4 of Fig. 2 looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a modified Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 9, 1917.

Application led May 7, 1917. Serial No. 166,928.

form of construction embodying the features of the invention;

Fig. 6 is a front elevation corresponding to Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is an elevation of the blank used in the construction of the form shown in Figs. 5 and 6; and

Fig. 8 is a detailed section taken on line 8 8 of Fig. 7 looking lin the direction of the arrows.

In the several figures, I have shown the features of the present invention as applied to a Ford car, inasmuch as they are very well adapted for use on this type of car, but in so illustrating and describing the ap plication of the features of invention to a particular construction, I wish it understood that I do not limit myself to this particular application of the said features of invention, except as I may limit myself in the claims.

Bearing the foregoing facts in mind, the forward portions of the frame bars of the chassis are designated by the numeral 9. The radiator which is a portion of the standard equipment is designated by the numeral 10, and the cowl by the numeral 11. In this type of construction, the radiator is provided with a pair of sidewise projecting flanges or the like 1Q and 13 which rest on the forward portions of the rails 9, and are bolted thereto. The radiator filling neck is shown at 14 and the cap at 15. It is quite customary in this type of construction to provide a saddle 16 connecting together the front ends of the rails 9, said saddle extend-- ing below the radiator and in some cases supporting the same. l

The dash board or front of the cowl is designated by the numeral 17. In the earlier models of this car, this dash board is vertical and extends a slight distance above the upper edge 18 of the radiator hood which was a portion of the standard equipment.

In carrying into effect the features of the present invention, I provide a front face or wall 19 which stands in front of the radiator, and I also provide a hood or the like which overlies the radiator and the original hood, or, in case said hood has been removed, the position which it previously occupied.

The front wall 19 is conveniently formed from a sheet metal stamping or the like,

having the side walls 20 and 21, the top portion 22, and the bottom portion 23. The cross section of the side walls is well shown in Fig. 8, from which it will be observed that they have rearwardly extending flanges or the like 24C which, however, extend rearward only far enough to provide a suitable support for the side covers of the hood, and which are not intended in and of themselves to cover over or in any manner protect the radiator proper.

1t will be observed from an examination of Fig. 8 in particular that the lower portions of the side flanges 2l are bent or deflected outwardly to provide the lugs or supports 25. These rest upon and are supported by the end portions of the rails 9, and they serve to support and carry the front wall 19. 11i the construction shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 1, these lugs extend rearwardly a considerable distance with respect to the remaining portions of the front wall 19, so tha-t said front wall is spaced a substantial distance in advance of the radiator itself. This fact is well illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. When this is done, a grid orgrating 26 may be set into the frame or front wall 19, soas to give the same a finished appearance. This frame or grid permits a free passage of cooling air for cooling the radiator. 1n order to support the upper portion of the front wall or frame 19, 1 provide a rearwardly extending bar or plate or support 27. The front end of said bar or support is fastened to the upper portion of the frame or wall 19, as by the rivets 28 shown in Fig. 2, so that said rearwardly extending support 27 becomes, in effect, a portion of the front wall or frame 19. The rear end of the bar 27 is fastened in a suitable manner to the cowl 11, or to a false cowl 29 which is set over and covers the cowl 11. 1n the construction shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and L1, a false cowl 29 is used, whereas in the construction shown in lugs. 5 and 6, the bar 27 is attached directly t0 the upper end of the dash board 17, or to the original cowl 11. '1 his attachment is elfected in any suitable manner as by rivets or bolts 30.

-With the parts assembled as above explained, the front wall or frame 19 is rigidly supported. r1`he hood sections 31 and 32 are hinged to the edges of the bar 27 along the lines 33 and 34, and by reason of the rigid support of the bar 27, this constitutes a very satisfactory element to which to hinge the hood sections.

The fillinV neck passes up through a hole in the bar 2 1n many cases, this neck will be found to be of suiiicient height for this purpose, but in those cases where the neck is not tall enough, an additional or removable section may be set in place, so as to raise it to the desired elevation. l

Examination of the various figures will reveal very clearly and unmistakably thc fact that the hood sections 31 and 32 and the bar 27 surround and protect the radiator 10, and that the radiator is not covered or surrounded by the front wall 19. This front wall simply stands in front of the radiator or serves as a support for the grid which stands in front of the radiator, but the wall or frame 19 does not overlie the radiator. f

1n some cases it may be desirable to forni the bottom portion 23 of the front wall or frame 19 as an apron so as to cover and protect the saddle 16. Such a construction is shown in Figs. 5, 6, and 7.

While 1 have herein shown and described only certain constructions embodying the features of my invention, still 1 wish it to be understood that 1 do not limit myself to the said embodiments, except as 1 may do so in the claims.

1 claim:

1. The combination with the chassis, engine, and radiator of a motor vehicle, of a vertical partition located entirely in front of the radiator, means for securing the lower end thereof to the front portion of the chassis, said partition being suitably. formed for the passage of cooling air to the radiator, a supporting bar having its forward end connected to the partition and its rear end connected to the body of the vehicle, said bar serving to support the upper end of the partition and secure the same rigid with respect to the body of the vehicle, and a pair of engine hood sections having their upper portions hinged to said bar and of suitable formation to close in and protect the engine and the radiator when they are in lowered position, said bar being provided with an opening of suitable size and location for the passage of the filling neck of the radiator, substantially as described.

2. The combination with the chassis, engine, and radiator of a motor vehicle, of a partition located wholly in front of the radiator and suitably formed for the passage of coolin'gair to the radiator, means for connecting the lower portion of said partition to the front portion of the chassis, a rearwardly extending member having its forward end secured to the partition and supporting the same in rigid manner independently of the radiator, said member being suitably formedfor the accommodation of the filling neck of the radiator, and a hood section hinged on each side of said member and adapted, when in lowered position, to cover over and protect the engine and radiator, substantially as described.

3. The combination with the chassis, engine, partition located wholly in front of the radiator, means for connecting the lower and radiator of a motor vehicle, of av portion of said partition to the front p0r- 130 tion, to cover tion of the chassis, means connecting the upper portion of said partition with the body of the vehicle and serving to support the upper portion of the partitionin rigid manner independently of the radiator, and a hood section hinged on each side of said means, and serving, when in lowered posiover and protect the engine and radiator independently of the aforesaid partition, substantially as described l. The combination with the chassis, engine, and radiator of a motor Vehicle, of a false partition located wholly in front of the radiator, means for connecting the loWer portion thereof rigidly to the chassis, means for connecting the upper portion thereof rigidly to the body of the vehicle independdescribed.

HARVEY E. KAILER.

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