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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Meisam Mehravaran, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/04 (2010.01); F16K 31/00 (2006.01); F28D 15/00 (2006.01); F28F 27/02 (2006.01); F28D 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/0417 (2013.01); F16H 57/0413 (2013.01); F16H 57/0435 (2013.01); F16K 31/002 (2013.01); F28D 15/00 (2013.01); F28F 27/02 (2013.01); F28D 2021/0089 (2013.01); F28F 2250/06 (2013.01); F28F 2250/08 (2013.01); F28F 2250/102 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for bypass control within a transmission oil cooler of U-flow design in a motor vehicle includes a thermostat configured to selectively bypass transmission fluid directly from an inlet tank to an outlet tank of the transmission oil cooler in response to a temperature difference within the tanks relative a predefined threshold. The thermostat includes a thermal-sensitive element, such as a bimetal strip, that has one end bendable at a predetermined rate in a predetermined direction in response to a temperature difference between the inlet and outlet tanks of the transmission oil cooler.