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Liquid-cooled internal combustion engine with selector guide valve, and method for controlling the selector guide valve of an internal combustion engine of said type

US9784172B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Michael Tobergte · Cologne, DE
Bernd Steiner · Bensberg, DE
Kay Hohenboeken · Cologne, DE
Bert Pingen · Rheinbach, DE
Stefan Quiring · Leverkusen, DE
Jan Mehring · Cologne, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 13, 2015
Grant date	Oct 10, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 20, 2035

Classification

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

Abstract

A selector guide valve in cooling system of an internal combustion engine is provided. The selector guide valve includes a first control drum independently rotatable and including an inlet receiving engine coolant from a pump and a plurality of coolant openings extending through the first control drum and a second control drum independently rotatable, circumferentially surrounding the first control drum, and including a plurality of coolant openings extending through the second control drum.

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