. J. P. MOORE.

RADIATOR SUSPENSION.
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WILLIAM il'. IP. MOORE, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.
RADIATOR SUSPENSION.

1,282,451. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented oet., carers.

Applicatidn ñled September 12, 1916. Serial No. 119,620.

To all whom ¿t may concern: Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail section of the

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. P. MOORE', lower end of the radiator and saddle as in
a citizen of the United States, and resident dicated at the bottom of Fig. 3. ’
of New York, in the county of New York Fig. 6 is an enlarged horizontal sectional 60
and State of New York, have invented cer plan on the line 6, 6 of Fig. 3. .
tain new and useful Improvements in Radi Similar characters of reference designate
ator Suspensions, of'which the following is corresponding parts throughout the different
a specification, reference being had therein figures of the drawing. Y
to the accompanying drawing. ’ It is unnecessary to enter here into any 65
10 This invention has to do with radiators complete description of the radiator proper,
for automobiles and the like, which contain inasmuch as it may be any one of the great
a circulating fiuid for cooling the action of variety of radiators that are-now in well
the engine; and it relates more particularly ' known use, or any other kind of radiator, the
to the means for suspending the radiator in same having the customary function 'of au 70
15 or upon the frame of the car. > , tomobile radiators and being made up of
~§ rlÍ‘he oblz'ect is to enable the radiator to be amultiplicity of tubes through which the
lsupporte( in such a manner that there will cooling water circulates. I have designated
be some substantial amount of give or ?leXi a specimen of radiator here, as 5, the same'
.bility in the support, so that the radiator being of oval or egg-shaped form, smaller at
20 may accommodate itself in its position to the the top and broader at .the bottomaand havlng
torsional and other strains to which it is sub the customary water clrculatlng plpes, one of
jected under the vibration of the engine and - which, as 6, enters the radiator near the top,
the twisting and turning of the car; and also while the other, as 7, enters near the bottom.
the invention relatesto a radiator suspension This radiator 5 when in use occupies an up 80
25 which enables it to be easily removed and re right position in the front portion of the
placedy as the exigencies of repair or inspec frame contiguous to the engine, which lat
tion work may. be determined at various ter is not shown.
times. i ' 1 designates the upper part of a cover in
The invention, therefore, comprises essen which the radiator is suspended. rl‘his may 85
30 tially a removable radiator member, in com obviously have a wide variety of different
bination with a suspending saddle which is forms, but in the particular example which
carried by the frame of the automobile or l have used to illustrate the invention, it
other machine, there being preferably inter corresponds generally to the shape of the
posed between the radiator and the saddle a radiator, being generally bow-shaped, with 90
35 cushioning member of rubber, felt, asbestos, its sides resting upon and secured to the
or other suitable fabric or material, and sides 2, 2 of the main frame. The details of
therebeing a suitable number of~ securing the latter are not brought out in the draw
devices which fasten the radiator within the ings. as it is unnecessary, to present them.
saddle; and also the invention comprises nu Said sides 2 are shown, however, provided 95
40 merous details and pecularities in the con with the side covers 3, 3 which are used with
- struction, arrangement, and combination of my particular novel type of frame wherein
the, various parts, substantially as will be these sides 2, Q are provided with housings
hereinafter described and then more par for completely enveloping and protecting
ticularly pointed out in the ensuing claims. the springs and their appurtenant parts. 10o
45 lin the accompanying drawing illustrating Within the cover 1 l locate the saddle con
my invention: sisting of an arching or bow-shaped plate 8
Figure l is a front elevation of my im having parallel vertical flanges 8a at both
proved radiator suspension mechanism. the edges thereof. and terminating in a base
Fig. 2 is a similar iront elevation of the 4 having a straight lower edge 4“ and cut-out 105
radiator and its suspension means removed vertical sides 9 which receive the covers 3 of
ìîrpm the front frame work of the automo the sides 2 of the frame. The saddle also
has projections 10 above the covers 3 which
Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3, 3 fit against the sides of the frame, and are
mi’ Fig. il, certain parts being in side View. there united to the frame by welding or 110
Fig. a is a side elevation of the saddle that otherwise, while at the bottom of the mem
surrounds and receives the radiator, , ber a, or at the opposite ends of its bottom
 1,282,451
edge> 4a, are also similar projections 11 which in this interposed cushion may be made
Íìt'against the sides of the frame 2 „below without exceeding >the main intent of the
the covers 3,- where said projections are invention. -
V united to the frame by welding or otherwise, The saddle and radiator with the interven
so that the whole saddle may thus be prop ing cushioning material are held together by 70
erly positioned within'the encircling and sus a plurality of devices located at points suit
taining framework. It is further to be noted ably distanced >from each other, of which
that the arch or bow-shaped plate 8V has anl there may be as many or as few as will ef
oval _form which corresponds to the general fectively do the work. I find it convenient
" 1o shape of the radiator; that is, the basal por to use two of these devices at the top of the 75
tion 4 is so shaped that in crossfsection it ex radiator, one at each side and two at the bot
hibits flanges 4" which are much wider- than ' tom. They consist of bolts 13 (see Fig. 5)
the flanges 8EL which run from a point near having heads 14, which bolts vpass through
the projections 10 around the upper portion openings 15 in the radiator wall and corre
15 of the arch 8, as indicated in Figs. 3 and 4. sponding coincident openings in the contigu 80
It is desirable that the saddle should be ous plate 8, while >the inner threaded ends ofy
made of thisiight steel construction having these bolts 13 engage mushroom nuts 16 whose
the main- arch plate 8 with the parallel inner. faces are welded or brazed'against the
flanges Aat the edges- which take the narrow 1 adjoining side of the radiator to prevent
form 8al throughout al portion of the length- leakage. These bolts are preferably inserted 85
and then widen out at the bottom into the centrally in the width of the radiator and
parts 4" so as -to make a substantialA basal saddle and areaccessible from the Outside of
member which can be upheld in the sides of the saddle', asshown in Figs. 4 and 5, and
the frame in the way that I have described. caused to pass through iirst the saddle, then
While the lower portion of the saddle is the interposed packing'12, then the wall of` 90
held in the frame by the engagement of the the radiator, and then are brought into en
projections 10 and 11 with the sides of the gagement with the welded nuts 16. These
latter, it will be seen by referring to Fig. 3, devices are, however, given herein by Way of
that the narrow ñanges 8a fit neatly under- ' example and any other suitable bolt, clamp,
30 neath the upper arching cover 1, and that or equivalent securing means, may be 95
the outermost flange 8a is held firmly against adopted for the same purpose. These de
a bead 1a which is located around the inside vices hold the radiator firmly wit-hin the sad
'front edge of the front cover 1. Additional dle, and as the saddle is rigidly sustained in
or other means fo'r holding the saddle in the the frame, the parts are all tightly joined to
35 frame may also be utilized. . ' gether, and yet the suspension of the radiator '100
Between the saddle and the radiator I in is such that it is able to accommodate itself
terpose an endless cushionv 12, which may be to the severe strains, torsional, and otherwise,
to which it is subjected under the heavy vi- `
a strip of rubber, asbestos, or any other suit
able fabric or material, being in a measure f bration of the engine and the severe twist
40 elastic and serving to cushion the contact iong to whichÍ the parts> of the car are ex 105
between the radiator and the saddle and to . posed in the running of the machine.. It will
impart to the joint a' greater» or less amount be found that a suspension for the radiator
(1f-»flexibility or resiliency so that the two like what I am now describing will possess,
parts may not, be held together with too therefore, many very useful and valuable
45 much'rigidity, but will be so related that features over more rigid forms of radiator 110
the radiator will have-some slight amount which are now in use. Obviously the radi
of yielding character or give underthev dif ~ator can be quickly and easily removed andl
ferent strains to which it is subjected. rI‘he replaced by simply taking out the bolts, and
thickness and width of the strip 12 may further the semi-elastic cushioning 12 between
50 vary within wide limits, and I do not Wish the radiator and its suspension saddle can be 11,5;
to„be restricted in this respect. Further renewed whenever desired by simply taking'v
more, it may pass entirely around >the radia out the radiator and putting in a new -strip so
't'or between the latter and the‘saddle, that is that the effectiveness of the member 12 can
to say, it mayed'ectually line the whole in be maintained at all times.
55 terior of the oval~shaped plate. or frame Many changes in the precise construction, '.120
work 8, or insome cases it may run only a arrangement, and relation .of the various
part of the way around, different examples parts ma be made without exceeding the
of construction requiring different material scope of t e invention, and I reserve the lib-_
l in this regard, and I wish the liberty of I erty of making all such changes, additions„,
60 changing‘and 'varying as may be required, and substitutions as may be found desirable 125
vand further, it may be desirable to arrange and useful in practice.
this intervening cushion ina number of Having thus described my invention, what `
layers instead of `simply one, and the layers I claim as new and desire to secure by Let
may be of the same. or di?'erent materials, ters Patent, 1s :-
65 and various other changes and alterations 1. In a radiator suspension, the combina 130
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tion with a supporting frame, a saddle shaped and a wider b sal portion below and attached
with a plate conforming to the radiator, and to the supporting means, a radiator properlìy
having an upper arching portion and basal shaped .tor insertion into the correspon - 40
portion, both of skeleton form, a radiator ingly-shaped wall of the saddle, and an in
terposed strip of fabric between the ~radiator
adapted t0 be inserted in the saddle, an inter
posed strip of fabric material between the and the saddle, together with a series of
_radiator and the saddle, and a series of clamping devices passing through openings
clamping bolts that pass through the saddle, in the radiator, saddle and fabr1c. 45
the fabric and the radiator wall for holdin 5. In a radiator suspension, the combina
10 the parts together. ' tion with supporting means carried on an au
2. In a radiator suspension, the combina tomobile, of a saddle consisting of an endless
tion of an automobile frame, a saddle at-` flanged member forming an arch at the top
tached thereto and consisting’of an endless and a basal portion below and attached to 50
plate shaped to conform to the ligure of the the supporting means, a radiator properly
15 radiator and having supporting flanges and a shaped for insertion into the correspond
flanged basal portion, a radiator carried .in ingly-shaped wall of the saddle, and an in
the said endless plate, and a sheet of non terposed strip of fabric between the radi
metallic substance interposed between the ra ator and the saddle, together with a series-` 55
diator and the saddle, and means for holding of bolting devices passing through openings
the saddle, radiator, and sheet together. ‘ in the radiator, saddle, and fabric.
3. The herein described means for yield 6. In a radiator suspension, the combina
ingly sustaining an automobile radiator con-A tion with an automobile frame, of a saddle
sisting inthe combination with a frame, of a consisting of a vertical member formed as 60
saddle attached thereto and shaped to receive flanged arch at the top and with a basal por
25 the radiator when laterally inserted there tion below, said basal portion consisting of
into from the front or rear, said saddle hav parallel flanges on the saddle and having
ing front and rear parallel vertical flanges, pairs of ears at each side for attachment to
and also bottom flanges that form a base, a the frame, a radiator inserted into the simi-- 65
radiator removably inserted in the saddle, larly shaped wall of the saddle, and a cush
30 and an intervening layer of non-metallic ma ion intermediate between the radiator and the
terial between the radiator and the saddle, saddle, together with a series of securing de
and clamping means for holding the saddle, vices passing through openings in the radi
radiator, and layer together. ator, saddle and cushion. . 70
4:. In a radiator suspension, the combina In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my
35 tion with supporting means carried on an au signature. '
tomobile, of a saddle consisting of an endless
flanged member forming an arch at the top WILLIAM J. P.. MOORE.