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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8166927 | Outboard motor An outboard motor that facilitates replacement of an impeller of a water pump includes a water pump arranged to pump coolant and a pump driving mechanism arranged to distribute power from a drive shaft to the water pump. At least a portion of the water pump in which... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8156903 | Actuating device of a recirculation pump for a cooling circuit of an internal combustion engine Actuating device for a recirculation pump of a cooling circuit of an internal combustion engine comprising a pulley suitable for being rotationally driven by the engine, a driven shaft for driving the pump and an electromagnetically controlled coupling interposed be... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7987822 | Electromechanical failsafe thermostat An apparatus for controlling a temperature for an engine by controlling a flow of a liquid engine coolant through a coolant conduit, the apparatus including a thermostat having a temperature responsive valve for substantially blocking and substantially unblocking th... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7905203 | Oil cooler for vehicle In an oil cooler, a heat exchange core is housed in a casing including a cylindrical sidewall part in a way that a cooling water passage is formed around a heat exchange core. The heat exchange core includes inlet-side and outlet-side oil passages, and enables oil t... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7673594 | Water-cooled internal combustion engine having radiator A water circulation structure of a cylinder block having a compact layout of piping connecting an engine body and a radiator. A water-cooled internal combustion engine is provided with an engine body including a cylinder block and a cylinder head and a radiator. The... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7617803 | Water-cooled internal combustion engine A water-cooled internal combustion engine includes a water pump having a short pump drive shaft for reducing the weight and size thereof. In a water-cooled internal engine equipped with a clutch at the end of a crankshaft, a water pump having a water pump drive shaf... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7509929 | System and method to control temperature of an alternator and/or an engine in a vehicle A method of controlling alternator temperature and engine temperature for a vehicle is provided. The method comprises rotating a first drive shaft to generate electricity during an operation of an engine; rotating a second drive shaft to cause pumping of coolant to ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7481186 | Engine with cooling water passage formed inside crank case A cooling water structure for an engine with improved external appearance and reduced cost. A first passage section of a cooling water passage discharges cooling water from a water pump to water jackets of front and rear cylinders. The first passage section is forme... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7430993 | Cooling structure of engine A cooling water communication passage extending in a cylinder disposition direction is provided at a cylinder block-integrated crankcase of an engine with parallel multiple cylinders loaded by being tilted forward, and cooling water is supplied to a water jacket fro... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7424868 | Predictive auxiliary load management (PALM) control apparatus and method An improved vehicle cooling system is disclosed having the capability of controlling various thermal components of the system to effectively control the heating and cooling of an engine of the vehicle based on instantaneous vehicle and ambient conditions and also ba... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7424869 | Cooling circuit for an internal combustion engine In a cooling circuit for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle including a pump device arranged upstream of the internal combustion engine, a cooler having an inlet side connected to a coolant outlet of the internal combustion engine and an outlet connect... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7421985 | Water-cooled internal combustion engine A water-cooled internal combustion engine configured so as to facilitate the change of the cooling system, thereby reducing costs. The crankcase of the water-cooled internal combustion engine is adapted to journal a crankshaft. The crankcase is covered by a crankcas... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7406835 | Cooling system and method for cooling a heat producing system A cooling system for cooling a plurality of heat producing systems includes a heat exchanger having a plurality of cooling zones, each of which has a respective inlet and outlet for facilitating flow of a respective temperature control fluid therethrough. Each of th... | 08/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7353793 | Hold down plate for securing a component A hold-down plate (500) for securing a first component (104) to a second component (400) having a seal (416) disposed between the first component (104) and the second component (400), includes a support member (502) h... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347168 | Predictive auxiliary load management (PALM) control apparatus and method An improved vehicle cooling system is disclosed having the capability of controlling various thermal components of the system to effectively control the heating and cooling of an engine of the vehicle based on instantaneous vehicle and ambient conditions and also ba... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343883 | Coolant pump arrangement for an internal-combustion engine A coolant pump arrangement for an internal-combustion engine of a motor vehicle is provided, which includes engine shafts. The coolant pump arrangement encompasses a pump housing and a pump shaft, one end of which is provided with a pump impeller. The pump shaft is ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7334543 | Coolant pump, especially electric convection-cooled coolant pump with integrated directional control valve, and corresponding method A coolant pump and method thereof for a coolant circuit of the internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle including at least a radiator circuit and a bypass circuit is disclosed. The coolant pump contains a coolant pump housing (14) which is provided with ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331323 | Lubricating oil supplying system for internal combustion engine A lubricating oil supplying system for an internal combustion engine includes a lubricating oil storage section for storing lubricating oil. A driven pump is driven by the internal combustion engine to suck the lubricating oil from the lubricating oil storage sectio... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322800 | System and method of providing hydraulic pressure for mechanical work from an engine lubricating system The method provides hydraulic pressure for mechanical work from an engine lubricating system in an internal combustion engine by supplying oil to an engine lubrication gallery for lubricating the engine and to at least one variable oil demand accessory. Each of the ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316208 | Generator cooling system of engine The present invention provides a generator cooling system of an engine which can supply sufficient cooling oil to a generator even during low speed operation, without complicating an oil passage formed within a wall of a crankcase. In the generator cooling system of... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311499 | Impeller apparatus for water pump and water pump An impeller apparatus for a water pump includes a driven side rotation body having a shaft portion and a plane portion positioned outside of the shaft portion in a radial direction, the driven side rotation body being arranged coaxially to a drive side rotation body... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7305827 | Inlet duct for rearward-facing compressor wheel, and turbocharger incorporating same A turbocharger includes a compressor wheel having back-to-back impellers (i.e., a forward-facing impeller and a rearward-facing impeller) mounted on the same shaft. The two impellers are independently supplied with inlet air via separate inlet ducts and discharge pr... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7302329 | Apparatus, system and method for magnetorheological clutch diagnostics An apparatus and method for monitoring and diagnosing the coil temperature of a magnetorheological (MR) clutch connected to a power steering pump of a vehicle is disclosed. The apparatus includes a processing circuit, and a storage medium, readable by the processing... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7296543 | Engine coolant pump drive system and apparatus for a vehicle An engine coolant pump drive system for a vehicle having an engine, an engine coolant system, and at least one sensor for sensing at least one operational condition of the vehicle is disclosed. The pump drive system includes a magnetorheological fluid (MRF) clutch, ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7293535 | Cooling module for the engine of a motor vehicle The invention relates to a cooling module for an engine (1) of a motor vehicle. Said cooling module comprises a heat exchanger (4), at least one fan (16) and a coolant pump (8), whereby a modular frame (3) forms an integral part of... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290721 | Method and apparatus for measuring the temperature of a computer system and operating the cooling fans A method and apparatus for measuring the temperature of a computer system provides a first temperature sensor, positioned around or on a CPU, for sensing the temperature of the CPU or around the CPU. A first A/D converter is used to convert the temperature sensed by... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7278475 | Control arrangement for cooling power electronic components A control arrangement (10) comprises a first selectable controller (12) for controlling an action, and a second selectable controller (14) for controlling the action. The arrangement also includes a selector (22) for selecting one of the ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276829 | Frame unit of compressor and manufacturing method thereof A frame unit provided in a compressor and a method of manufacturing the frame unit with improved productivity. The frame unit is secured between a cylinder block and a stator of the compressor and is adapted to rotatably support a rotary shaft press fitted in a roto... | 10/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7267085 | Method of engine cooling This invention relates to a method of cooling an engine for an automobile. The method operates using a predictive, feed-forward element combined with a fuzzy logic feedback controller to achieve accurate control over engine temperature. The fuzzy logic feedback is o... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267095 | Power unit having crankcase to which auxiliary machine is fitted, and motorcycle having power unit An internal combustion engine in a power unit includes an oil pump that rotates by a transmission mechanism with an endless chain, and a crankcase with an opening formed by protruding walls of side walls of the crankcase in an axial direction. A drive sprocket is fi... | 09/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7258097 | Crankcase for an internal combustion engine A crankcase (100) for an engine includes a first bank (102) of cylinders that has a plurality of cylinder bores (104) formed therein, and a second bank (102) of cylinders that includes an additional plurality of cylinder bores (104... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255068 | Cooling arrangement for a snow vehicle engine A snow vehicle includes an engine, a track belt arranged on a rear side of the engine, and a cooling water path for cooling the engine, in which the engine includes a cooling water inlet portion and a cooling water outlet portion provided on a front surface side of ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7201119 | Vehicular power unit A vehicular power unit including a drive-side transmission sprocket wheel provided on an end of an output shaft that protrudes from one side of a crankcase, an endless transmission belt for transmitting power to a driving wheel wound the sprocket wheel. The endless ... | 04/10/2007 |
