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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2007
Kunihiko Hayashi, Odawara, JP;
Hideo Kobayashi, Mishima, JP;
Katuhiko Arisawa, Gotenba, JP;
Kenichi Yamada, Yaizu, JP;
Yoshio Yamashita, Toyota, JP;
Kunihiko Hayashi, Odawara, JP;
Hideo Kobayashi, Mishima, JP;
Katuhiko Arisawa, Gotenba, JP;
Kenichi Yamada, Yaizu, JP;
Yoshio Yamashita, Toyota, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabuhsiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Abstract
An engine cooling apparatus includes a coolant inlet of a block water jacket formed in a cylinder block, wherein coolant is introduced into the block water jacket through the coolant inlet, a flow-directing plate that is disposed in the block water jacket at a position downstream of the coolant inlet, and that directs the coolant, which has been introduced into the block water jacket through the coolant inlet, toward a head water jacket and a control portion that controls inflow of the coolant from the head water jacket into the block water jacket.