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Internal combustion engine with oil-cooled cylinder block and method for operating an internal combustion engine of said type

US9169801B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Jan Mehring · Cologne, DE
Thomas Lorenz · Chesterfield, US
Bernd Steiner · Bensberg, DE
Moritz Klaus Springer · Hagen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 22, 2013
Grant date	Oct 27, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 23, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF01M5/005
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments for selectively filling a cylinder block cooling jacket with oil are provided. In one example, a control unit may be rotated among a plurality of working positions to open up and/or block flow of oil into and out of the cylinder block cooling jacket.

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