Water jacket for an internal combustion engine
US10184420B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 3, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 22, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02F2001/104
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A water jacket having a coolant flow crossing the space over the cylinder head is provided for an internal combustion engine of an automotive system. The internal combustion engine is equipped with a cylinder and a cylinder head. The water jacket includes a lower water jacket having side passages surrounding the cylinder and connected together by a plurality of branches disposed over the cylinder head, so as to create the coolant flow crossing the space over the cylinder head.
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