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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 17, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ronald H. Till, Fairview, PA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 7/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 7/02 ;
Abstract
An engine cooling apparatus for cooling the engine prior to a scheduled maintenance activity. A cool down controller receives a maintenance cool down signal and operates to place the cooling fan, coolant pump, coolant bypass valve and air control shutter in their respective maximum or increased cooling modes. These components are maintained in their maximum or increased cooling mode until the engine reaches a predetermined temperature which may be a function of an ambient temperature control signal. Interlocks may be provided to incorporate a motion control signal and/or a brake control signal.