US 12,454,319 B1
Vehicle with vented hood
Jeff Taylor, Oshkosh, WI (US); Tim Booms, Oshkosh, WI (US); and Jon Pandolfini, Oshkosh, WI (US)
Assigned to OSHKOSH DEFENSE, LLC, Oshkosh, WI (US)
Filed by Oshkosh Defense, LLC, Oshkosh, WI (US)
Filed on Dec. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/079,657.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/293,047, filed on Dec. 22, 2021.
Int. Cl. B62D 25/12 (2006.01); B60K 11/08 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 25/12 (2013.01) [B60K 11/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vented hood assembly for a military vehicle, the vented hood assembly comprising:
a hood defining a hood volume, an inlet to the hood volume, and an outlet from the hood volume, the hood comprising a vent including a plurality of first louvres extending across the outlet, the plurality of first louvres extending in an upwards and rearwards direction towards a cab of the military vehicle;
a heat exchanger positioned in the hood volume;
a grille comprising a plurality of second louvres configured to direct air in an upwards direction through the inlet to the hood volume and in a downwards direction through a baffle towards the heat exchanger;
a plurality of seals extending between sides of support members of the heat exchanger and the hood, the plurality of seals configured to sealingly couple with the sides of the support members of the heat exchanger and corresponding surfaces of the hood; and
wherein during transportation, air is driven to enter the hood volume through the inlet, pass through the heat exchanger, and exit the hood volume through the outlet to induce convective heat transfer from the heat exchanger into the air.