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Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018

Filed:

Apr. 01, 2016
Applicants:

James M Wilder, Farmington Hills, MI (US);

Jeremy J Anker, Lake Orion, MI (US);

Paul Rodriguez, White Lake, MI (US);

Mark V Musial, Leonard, MI (US);

Farhan Ehsan, Windsor, CA;

Inventors:

James M Wilder, Farmington Hills, MI (US);

Jeremy J Anker, Lake Orion, MI (US);

Paul Rodriguez, White Lake, MI (US);

Mark V Musial, Leonard, MI (US);

Farhan Ehsan, Windsor, CA;

Assignee:

FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 7/14 (2006.01); F01P 7/16 (2006.01); F01P 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 7/167 (2013.01); F01P 2001/005 (2013.01); F01P 2031/30 (2013.01); F01P 2060/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

An engine cooling system includes an engine, an intercooler, a radiator fan, a cooling circuit thermally coupled to at least one of the engine and the intercooler and circulating a coolant, and a controller in signal communication with the cooling circuit. The controller is configured to: upon receipt of a request, when the engine is in an off state, activate a quick cooldown mode where the radiator fan and the cooling circuit are operated to circulate and supply the coolant to at least one of the engine and the intercooler to cool vehicle under hood components while the engine is in the off state.


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