(19)
(11) EP 2 037 097 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
01.02.2012 Bulletin 2012/05

(43) Date of publication A2:
18.03.2009 Bulletin 2009/12

(21) Application number: 08163515.3

(22) Date of filing: 02.09.2008
(27) Previously filed application:
 11.09.2007 SE 0702016
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F01P 7/16(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA MK RS

(30) Priority: 11.09.2007 SE 0702016

(71) Applicant: Scania CV AB
151 87 Södertälje (SE)

(72) Inventors:
  • Söderberg, Erik
    111 29, Stockholm (SE)
  • Kardos, Zoltan
    151 35, Södertälje (SE)

   


(54) Cooling system and thermostat device for motor vehicle


(57) The present invention relates to a cooling system for a motor vehicle comprising a cooling circuit (2) for cooling the vehicle's engine (100) by means of a cooling medium flowing in the cooling circuit, which cooling system comprises a radiator (20) for cooling the cooling medium, means (30) for circulating the cooling medium in the cooling circuit, a thermostat device (40) comprising a valve device (52) situated downstream of the engine, and at least one thermal element (54) which is connected to the valve device and adapted to detecting the temperature of the cooling medium in order on the basis thereof to direct the cooling medium through the radiator (20) and/or through a bypass line (8) past the radiator, the at least one thermal element (54) being situated upstream of the engine (100). The invention relates also to a thermostat device for a cooling system of a motor vehicle. The invention relates also to a motor vehicle.







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