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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2023
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/10 (2006.01); F02F 1/00 (2006.01); H05B 6/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/10 (2013.01); F02F 1/004 (2013.01); H05B 6/362 (2013.01);
Abstract
An engine includes a cylinder block including a cylinder wall, a cylinder liner, and a water jacket. The engine further includes a heater including an induction coil disposed in the water jacket. The heater is configured to heat the cylinder wall by generating an eddy current in the cylinder wall by an alternating current flowing through the induction coil.