Fully adjustable air deflector system for snow plow blades

摘要

A fully adjustable system is provided for reducing overheating of engines caused by the blockage of air flow by snow plow blades. One embodiment mountable onto blades of a split V-plow includes two elongated deflectors, two T-shaped mounting brackets, and a U-shaped slide bracket. When the system is assembled, the base plates are slidable in a direction parallel to the blade before the fasteners are tightened, the deflectors are slidable relative to the slide bracket in a direction parallel to the blade before the fasteners are tightened, the deflectors are slidable in a direction perpendicular to the blade before the fasteners are tightened, and the deflectors are angularly rotatable relative to a top lip of the blade.

主权项

1. A fully adjustable air deflector system mountable on a split V-blade snow plow, comprising:
first and second air deflectors, each comprising: an elongated middle section; a leading edge curved upwards approximately 90° relative to the middle section; a trailing edge curved downwards approximately 90° relative to the middle section; and a plurality of attachment slots formed through the middle section substantially perpendicular to the leading and trailing edges; first and second T-shaped mounting brackets, each comprising: an elongated flat base plate having at least one mounting slot formed therethrough; and an upright plate having a bore hole formed therethrough and secured at a lower edge to the base plate approximately 90° relative to the base plate; and a U-shaped slide bracket, comprising: an elongated middle section having at least two mounting slots formed therethrough parallel to a length of the slide bracket; and first and second end pieces at each end of the middle section, both end pieces angled approximately 90° downward relative to the middle section and having a bore hole formed therethrough; wherein: both base plates are adjustably mountable to one of two blades of a V-blade snow plow with a fastener through the at least one mounting slot; each end piece of the slide bracket is adjustably mountable to one of the upright plates with a fastener through the bore holes of the end pieces and upright plates; and the deflector is adjustably mountable to the slide bracket with fasteners through the attachment slots in the deflector and slide bracket; whereby: the base plates are slidable in a direction parallel to the blade before the fasteners are tightened; the deflectors are slidable relative to the slide bracket in a direction parallel to the blade before the fasteners are tightened; the deflectors are slidable in a direction perpendicular to the blade before the fasteners are tightened; and the deflectors are angularly rotatable relative to a top lip of the blade.