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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Joshua Putman Styron, Canton, MI (US);
Michael Joseph Giunta, Livonia, MI (US);
Peter Rowling, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Erik Thomas Andersen, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 23/02 (2006.01); F01P 7/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 23/022 (2013.01); F01P 7/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various systems for controlling coolant flow through a plurality of coolant lines via a wax thermostat are provided. In one embodiment, a thermostat comprises at least one wax motor that mediates coolant flow between two inlet passages and three outlet passages as a function of longitudinal position, the longitudinal position varying in response to changes in coolant temperature.