Method and means for determining malfunctioning of a thermostatic valve
US6234399A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 10, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01M13/003
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
To detect the capability to function of a thermostatic valve of a cooling system of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, the actual temperature of the internal combustion engine, the ambient temperature and the actual temperature at the outlet of a coolant radiator are measured and evaluated in such a way that a malfunction of the thermostatic valve can be detected thereby.
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