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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2007
Markus Hochmayr, Krenglbach, AT;
Jean-charles Pouillard, Krenglbach, AT;
Stefan Leiber, Marchtrenk, AT;
Anton Pichler, Steyr, AT;
Rudolf Kusel, Thalheim, AT;
Johann Neuboeck, Gunskirchen, AT;
Markus Hochmayr, Krenglbach, AT;
Jean-Charles Pouillard, Krenglbach, AT;
Stefan Leiber, Marchtrenk, AT;
Anton Pichler, Steyr, AT;
Rudolf Kusel, Thalheim, AT;
Johann Neuboeck, Gunskirchen, AT;
BRP-Powertrain GmbH & Co KG, Gunskirchen, AT;
Abstract
An internal combustion engine has a crankcase, a crankshaft, a cylinder block, at least one piston, a cylinder head assembly, and a cooling system for cooling at least a portion of the engine. The cooling system has a first cooling jacket for cooling a first side of the cylinder block, a second cooling jacket for cooling a second side of the cylinder block, and a cylinder head cooling jacket for cooling the cylinder head assembly. A coolant inlet and a coolant outlet fluidly communicate with the first and second cooling jackets respectively. Coolant flowing in the cooling system flows from the coolant inlet to the first cooling jacket, then to the cylinder head cooling jacket, then to the second cooling jacket, and finally to the coolant outlet. A cylinder block, an engine cooling system, and a method of cooling an engine are also disclosed.