Global Patent Index - EP 1174602 B1

EP 1174602 B1 20051221 - Cooling structure for internal combustion engine

Title (en)

Cooling structure for internal combustion engine

Title (de)

Kühlstruktur für Brennkraftmaschine

Title (fr)

Structure de refroidissement pour un moteur à combustion interne

Publication

EP 1174602 B1 20051221 (EN)

Application

EP 01117221 A 20010716

Priority

  • JP 2000218008 A 20000718
  • JP 2001187149 A 20010620

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1174602A2] The invention provides less expensively a cooling structure for an internal combustion engine which, despite a simple structure, can control the flow of coolant to a cylinder and a cylinder head without allowing the coolant to stay in the cylinder, according to the temperature of the coolant, and which can expect the attainment of both the effect of suppressing a drop in temperature of residual gas and an anti-knocking effect. <??>A cooling structure for an internal combustion, comprising a first coolant circulation system and a second coolant circulation system, the first coolant circulation system having a first thermostat (5) for adjusting the amount of coolant to be circulated between a radiator (10) and the internal combustion engine, the second coolant circulation system having a second thermostat (20), the second thermostat (20) making control so that the coolant circulates in parallel to a cylinder (2) and a cylinder head (3) when the temperature of the coolant is lower than a predetermined coolant temperature, while when the coolant temperature is higher than the predetermined coolant temperature, the coolant circulates in series from the cylinder (2) to the cylinder head (3). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

F01P 3/02; F01P 7/16

IPC 8 full level

F01P 3/02 (2006.01); F01P 7/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F01P 3/02 (2013.01); F01P 7/165 (2013.01); F01P 2003/021 (2013.01); F01P 2003/024 (2013.01); F01P 2003/028 (2013.01); F01P 2025/50 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1174602 A2 20020123; EP 1174602 A3 20031001; EP 1174602 B1 20051221; CN 1145743 C 20040414; CN 1334400 A 20020206; DE 60116001 D1 20060126; DE 60116001 T2 20060622; ES 2254294 T3 20060616; JP 2002097959 A 20020405; JP 4522018 B2 20100811

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 01117221 A 20010716; CN 01123232 A 20010718; DE 60116001 T 20010716; ES 01117221 T 20010716; JP 2001187149 A 20010620