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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2008
Applicants:
Keiji Wakahara, Kairya, JP;
Akira Ichikawa, Chiryu, JP;
Inventors:
Keiji Wakahara, Kairya, JP;
Akira Ichikawa, Chiryu, JP;
Assignee:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 15/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for detecting a malfunction of a cooling system of an internal combustion engine, comprising: detecting a coolant temperature on a side of the engine; determining a malfunction of the cooling system with the coolant temperature and the value only after a cold start of the engine.