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Cooling system controller for internal combustion engines

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5056674
A cooling system controller for internal combustion engines is described comprising: a first radiator and a second radiator, a first water jacket provided to a cylinder head, a second water jacket provided to a cylinder block, a first water pump and a second water pump, being provided respectively at the upperstream side of the first or second water jacket, a first and second conduits, connecting respectively an outlet port at the downstream side of the first or second water jacket to an inlet port of the first or second radiator, a first return passageway and a second return passageway, connecting respectively an outlet port of the first or second radiator to the first or second water pump, a first bypass passageway and a second bypass passageway, being branched respectively from the first or second conduit and communicating respectively with the first or second return passageway, a first mixing valve and a second mixing valve, being disposed respectively at the junction of the first or second bypass passageway and the first or second return passageway, to mix cooling water of the two passageways and return it to the first or second water pump respectively.
Assignee:
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya
Patent Number(s):
US 4726324
OSTI ID:
5056674
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English