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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2013
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Cliff Maki, New Hudson, MI (US);
Thomas Polley, Livonia, MI (US);
Jeffrey Allen Mullins, Allen Park, MI (US);
Sonny E. Stanley, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A engine block cover plate is described having a depression shaped to guide coolant flow around a bend in a coolant circuit, the plate further including a plurality of oil ports. One example method of operation may include guiding a coolant flow around a bend in a cooling circuit within an engine block via the cover plate, the cover plate having coolant and oil ports positioned therein, and adjusting a valve positioned on the cover plate to control a flow of oil through the oil port in response to an engine component temperature. In this way, flow losses may be decreased while enabling improved oil flow control with reduced system complexity.
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