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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146542 | Adaptive EGR cooling system A first loop contains engine coolant passageways (28, 30) and a first radiator (34). A second loop contains a first EGR cooler (48). A third loop contains a second EGR cooler (50), a second radiator (36), a charge air cooler (26... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8136488 | Cooling system for a vehicle, and method for the operation of a cooling system An invention relates to a cooling system for a vehicle comprising an engine, an engine radiator, and an engine cooling circuit. A second cooling circuit encompassing at least one cooling component can be coupled to the engine radiator and is connected to a coolant r... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8132547 | Thermal energy management system for a vehicle heat engine provided with a time-delay switching means The inventive management system comprises a high-temperature circuit (12) provided with a high-temperature cooling radiator (20), a low-temperature circuit (14) provided with a low-temperature cooling radiator (30, 30a, 30 | 03/13/2012 |
| 8061309 | Cooling system The disclosure relates to an internal combustion engine with a cooling circuit having a water jacket portion in the cylinder block and a water jacket portion in the cylinder head which has an intake portion and an exhaust portion. Flow from the intake and exhaust po... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7966978 | Cooling control unit for water-cooled multi-cylinder internal combustion engine having cylinder deactivation mechanism A cooling control unit for a water-cooled multi-cylinder internal combustion engine having a cylinder deactivation mechanism for controlling the flow of coolant to prevent the internal combustion engine from being incompletely warmed up when the internal combustion ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7958854 | Multi-stage cooling system A cooling system is provided having a first heat exchanger configured to remove heat from at least a portion of a first fluid and a second heat exchanger configured to remove heat from a portion of a second fluid. The second heat exchanger is located downstream of t... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7806091 | Cooling system for a vehicle The invention relates to a cooling system for an internal combustion engine on a vehicle, preferably for an agricultural or industrial commercial vehicle. The cooling system includes a high temperature circuit and a low-temperature circuit. The high temperature circ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7699028 | System for cooling equipment on a motor vehicle with a split heat exchanger The invention relates to a system which is used to cool at least one piece of motor vehicle equipment to a low temperature, comprising a heat transfer fluid circulation loop. According to the invention, a low-temperature heat exchanger (60) and at least one e... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7533635 | Method and device for a proactive cooling system for a motor vehicle A proactive cooling system and method improve the cooling of a motor vehicle apparatus, such as an engine or transmission, in a motor vehicle. The proactive cooling system boosts the primary cooling system connected to the motor vehicle apparatus by using an electro... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7426909 | Cooling system for a machine A cooling system for a machine is provided. The machine has an operator compartment, a front end, and an engine cooled by a first heat exchanger and mounted within an engine compartment. The engine compartment is positioned behind the operator compartment in relatio... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7421984 | Method for adjusting a coolant flow by means of a heating cut-off valve The invention relates to a method for actuating the valves in the three-way thermostat and in the heating cut-off valve of a cooling system. The valve setting in the cooling system is in this case selected such that during the warm-up phase of the engine, until the ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7421983 | Marine propulsion system having a cooling system that utilizes nucleate boiling A cooling system for a marine propulsion device incorporates both a closed portion and an open portion. The closed portion is operated to encourage nucleate boiling and is provided with a pump and a valve in order to regulate the rate of flow of coolant through cert... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7392769 | Cooling system for a combustion engine A cooling system for a combustion engine having a cooling passage system in an engine block comprising a main cooler HWK which is arranged in a cycle with the cooling passage system of the combustion engine, a water pump and a first thermostat TH1 in said cyc... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7363903 | Engine for a leisure vehicle An engine for a leisure vehicle including a crankcase having at least two crankcase portions, a plurality of main journal fastener bolts by which the two crankcase portions are coupled to each other such that a crankshaft is rotatably mounted between the two crankca... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7341026 | Propulsion system and method for optimising power supply to the cooling system thereof A drive train system having a driving engine that has a cooling system for cooling the driving engine is provided. The cooling system has a coolant circuit, a cooling device, and a fan that is associated with the cooling device and that is in driveline connection wi... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334544 | Vehicle temperature control system A vehicle temperature control system comprising an internal combustion engine with an engine block and with a cylinder head, a heat source for heating a heat transfer medium, a heat exchanger arrangement for the transfer of heat transported in the heat transfer medi... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334545 | Method and cooling system for cooling an internal combustion engine In a method for cooling an internal combustion engine, in particular in/on a motor vehicle, it is possible for individual components of the internal combustion engine to be cooled individually, for example a cylinder head and/or a cylinder block, by what is known as... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322399 | Heat exchange unit for a motor vehicle and system comprising said unit The heat exchange module, intended for a motor vehicle with internal combustion engine fitted with a high temperature cooling system and a low temperature cooling system, comprises at least one row of heat exchange tubes (102) connected to at least one inlet ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318396 | Cooling system for a marine propulsion engine A cooling system for a marine engine incorporates first and second thermally responsive valves which are responsive to increases in temperature above first and second temperature thresholds, respectively. The two thermally responsive valves are configured in serial ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7299771 | Coolant valve system for internal combustion engine and method An internal combustion engine (200) includes a coolant pump (212) having a pump outlet (214), and a first exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) cooler (206) fluidly connected to the pump outlet (214). A crankcase (202) is fluidly ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7287493 | Internal combustion engine with hybrid cooling system An internal combustion engine that includes individually-cooled cylinder assemblies. Direct raw-water cooling is provided for the engine's intercooler, oil cooler, and heat exchanger, which is used for the purpose of cooling a fresh water coolant circulating individ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7267084 | Cooling and preheating device In a cooling and heating device for an internal combustion engine having a main coolant pump supplying coolant to the engine and a coolant return line with a return flow control unit which directs the coolant return flow to the main coolant pump selectively via a la... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267086 | Thermal management system and method for a heat producing system A vehicle thermal management system includes a temperature control fluid for controlling the temperature of at least a portion of a vehicle system. A pump is configured to pump the temperature control fluid through a heat exchanger to facilitate the transfer of heat... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264520 | Cooling system for an outboard motor having both open and closed loop portions A cooling system for an outboard motor pumps water from a body of water through certain selected portions of the outboard motor and through a heat exchanger which, in turn, comprises a coolant conduit that is directed to conduct the coolant in thermal communication ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261068 | Vehicular thermostatically-controlled dual-circuit cooling system and associated method A dual-circuit cooling system for a vehicle is disclosed. One of the circuits may be used to manage the temperature of the engine while the other circuit may be used to manage the temperature of a component other than the engine. An associated method is disclosed. | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258083 | Integrated cooling system An integrated cooling system includes a housing and a pumping device disposed within the housing, configured to pressurize a fluid. The cooling system also includes a motor disposed within the housing and operatively coupled to the pumping device. The cooling system... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7249576 | Low temperature thermostat housing system for an engine An aftercooler thermostat housing for an engine is disclosed. The housing system comprises a housing and a thermostat within the housing. The housing system further includes a bypass system for providing a connection to allow an engine coolant to flow to the afterco... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7243620 | Liquid-cooling device for internal combustion engine A head cooling path diverges from a backflow path at a position between a radiator and a thermostat and is connected with a cylinder head of an engine by bypassing a cylinder block of the engine. A pump circulates the cooling water through the head cooling path, to ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237513 | Internal combustion engine for a motor vehicle In an internal combustion engine for a motor vehicle, having a cylinder head and an engine block, each with a coolant inlet port and a coolant outlet port which is common to the cylinder head the engine block, a main coolant pump having an intake side connected to t... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237511 | Cooling device of engine There are provided a radiator passage, a thermostat to open and close the radiator passage according to an engine temperature, a heater passage, a flow adjusting device to adjust a flow amount of the coolant that flows in the water jacket according to the engine tem... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7216812 | Device for air conditioning a vehicle A device for conditioning a vehicle includes at least one electrically operated conditioning arrangement, a hot air supply system with a heat source, and a delivery arrangement for delivery of heated air into a vehicle interior, a fuel cell system for providing elec... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7216609 | Motor vehicle cooling system A cooling system for an internal combustion engine mounted in a vehicle includes a first flow circuit with a pump for circulating coolant via ducts in the cylinder block of the engine and a radiator. The first flow circuit is separated from atmospheric pressure. The... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210522 | Arrangement for cooling a vehicle component The invention constitutes an arrangement for cooling a vehicle component, for example a transmission, disposed adjacent to an engine, which arrangement includes a cooling circuit designed to feed a coolant through the transmission and including a line for coolant to... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207298 | Cooling system for an engine A cooling system for an engine including a cylinder head, a cylinder block, coolant inlet lines, and coolant outlet lines. Coolant inlet lines for introducing coolant respectively to the cylinder head and the cylinder block are separately formed and coolant outlet l... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7171926 | Internal combustion engine thermostat guide An internal combustion engine performing its cooling by means of coolant and being capable of detecting a temperature of the coolant accurately is to be provided. In this engine, there is mounted a water outlet 3 provided with a temperature detecting means | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168398 | System for managing the heat energy produced by a motor vehicle heat engine The system for managing the heat energy developed by a heat engine (10) of a motor vehicle comprises a main system (2) equipped with a main pump (12), a heat engine (10) and a main cooling radiator (18). The main system (2) ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7147038 | Cooling apparatus of a vehicle A cooling apparatus of a vehicle includes a single radiator and an air conditioner condenser. The single radiator is sectioned a cooling portion of an engine cooling system and a cooling portion of a second cooling system which is to be kept at a lower temperature t... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7114469 | Cooling system for a marine propulsion engine A cooling system for a marine engine divides a flow of cooling water into first and second streams downstream of a pump. The first stream flows through a first cooling system which is controlled by a pressure sensitive valve. The second stream flows through a second... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7089890 | Cooling system for an internal combustion engine with exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) A cooling system pumps coolant through parallel connections to a crankcase and an EGR cooler in an internal combustion engine with exhaust gas recirculation (EGR). A crankcase supply conduit connects a coolant pump to a coolant channel formed by the crankcase. The c... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086915 | Lubricating structure for outboard motors There is provided a lubricating structure for an outboard motor, which can secure a sufficiently large cross-sectional area for a main oil gallery while preventing an increase in the width of an engine thereof. A water-cooled four-cycle six-cylinder V-type engine ha... | 08/08/2006 |
