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Cooling system
Assignee: Cummins Engine IP Inc
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Filing: 1984-02-13
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Granted: 1985-11-05
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Expires: 2004-02-13
Abstract
Abstract An engine cooling system wherein coolant is circulated through a circuit including an engine, a radiator and an aftercooler. Means are provided for automatically regulating the temperature of the coolant passing through the aftercooler. Greater cooling is achieved in the aftercooler by utilizing the natural occurrence of low temperature coolant in the bottom tank of a conventional radiator during the most frequently prevailing operating conditions.
Inventors
- 👤 John G. Crofts, Sr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 10:45
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02B; F02B29/00; F02B29/04; F02B29/0493; F01; F01P; F01P7/00; F01P7/14; F01P7/16; F02B29/0406; F02B29/0437; F02B29/0443; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
179 words
A cooling system for an internal combustion engine comprising an engine having a liquid coolant inlet and a liquid coolant outlet; a liquid coolant pump having an outlet connected to the engine inlet; a thermostatically controlled valve having an inlet connected to the engine outlet and first and second outlets, the setting of said valve being dependent upon the temperature of the coolant leaving said engine outlet; a radiator having an inlet connected to the valve first outlet and an outlet connected by a first flow line to an inlet of said pump; a by-pass flow line interconnecting the valve second outlet with the said first flow line at a first location upstream of said pump inlet; an aftercooler having an inlet connected to the said first flow line at a second location upstream of said first location and an outlet connected to the said first flow line at a third location downstream of said first location and upstream of said pump inlet; and flow-control means disposed within the said first flow line intermediate said first and third locations.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
179 words
A cooling system for an internal combustion engine comprising an engine having a liquid coolant inlet and a liquid coolant outlet; a liquid coolant pump having an outlet connected to the engine inlet; a thermostatically controlled valve having an inlet connected to the engine outlet and first and second outlets, the setting of said valve being dependent upon the temperature of the coolant leaving said engine outlet; a radiator having an inlet connected to the valve first outlet and an outlet connected by a first flow line to an inlet of said pump; a by-pass flow line interconnecting the valve second outlet with the said first flow line at a first location upstream of said pump inlet; an aftercooler having an inlet connected to the said first flow line at a second location upstream of said first location and an outlet connected to the said first flow line at a third location downstream of said first location and upstream of said pump inlet; and flow-control means disposed within the said first flow line intermediate said first and third locations.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The cooling system of claim 1 wherein the pump is a variable speed type and the speed thereof is dependent upon revolutions per minute of the engine.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A system according to claim 1 wherein means are provided for passing from about 10 to 15% of the total coolant flow through the aftercooler.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
A system according to claim 1 wherein a thermostatically controlled valve is included in the system in such manner that the setting of the said valve affects the amount of coolant flow from the radiator passed through the aftercooler.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
A system according to claim 1 wherein flow-control means is incorporated in the system to regulate the amount of coolant flow from the radiator passed to the aftercooler.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
A system according to claim 5 wherein the flow-control means is a venturi flow orifice.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
A system according to claim 1 wherein the flow-control means is a line orifice control means.
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