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Internal combustion engine with liquid cooling

US8601987B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Bernd Steiner · Bensberg, DE
Kai Sebastian Kuhlbach · Bensberg, DE
Jan Mehring · Cologne, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 3, 2011
Grant date	Dec 10, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 4, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF01P2003/024
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A system for providing cooling to at least one cylinder of an engine is disclosed. The system comprises at least one coolant jacket in a cylinder head arranged on an inlet side of a cylinder and at least one coolant jacket in the cylinder head arranged on an outlet side of the cylinder. The outlet-side coolant jacket may be part of a water cooling circuit, while the inlet-side coolant jacket may be part of an oil circuit.

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