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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2016
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michele Tempesta, La Loggia, IT;
Alfonso Renella, Beinasco, IT;
Paolo Lavazza, Turin, IT;
Andrea Palma, Giaveno, IT;
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F 1/10 (2006.01); F02F 1/40 (2006.01); F02F 1/14 (2006.01); F02F 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F 1/40 (2013.01); F02F 1/14 (2013.01); F02F 1/243 (2013.01); F02F 2001/104 (2013.01);
Abstract
A water jacket having a coolant flow crossing the space over the cylinder head is provided for an internal combustion engine of an automotive system. The internal combustion engine is equipped with a cylinder and a cylinder head. The water jacket includes a lower water jacket having side passages surrounding the cylinder and connected together by a plurality of branches disposed over the cylinder head, so as to create the coolant flow crossing the space over the cylinder head.