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Module for the cooling circuit of an engine in an automobile

US8695542B2 · kind B2 · utility

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8References

13Claims

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Assignee

Valeo Systemes Thermiques · FR

Inventors

Frédéric Vacca · Béhoust, FR
Alain Farkh · Maurepas, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 23, 2008
Grant date	Apr 15, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 30, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF01P2007/146
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A module for a cooling circuit of a motor vehicle engine includes at least one control valve allowing a circulation according to at least one normal mode. The module also includes a thermal safety device capable of allowing a circulation according to another mode called the short-circuit mode in the event of failure of the normal circulation mode.

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