Integrated hydraulic cooler and return rail in camless cylinder head
Patent
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OSTI ID:1034311
- Clawson, MI
- Ortonville, MI
- Flushing, MI
- Colorado Springs, CO
An engine assembly may include a cylinder head defining an engine coolant reservoir, a pressurized fluid supply, a valve actuation assembly, and a hydraulic fluid reservoir. The valve actuation assembly may be in fluid communication with the pressurized fluid supply and may include a valve member displaceable by a force applied by the pressurized fluid supply. The hydraulic fluid reservoir may be in fluid communication with the valve actuation assembly and in a heat exchange relation to the engine coolant reservoir.
- Research Organization:
- GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit, MI)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC26-05NT42415
- Assignee:
- GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit, MI)
- Patent Number(s):
- 8,074,614
- Application Number:
- US patent applicaiton 12/209,580
- OSTI ID:
- 1034311
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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