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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2008
Hiroyuki Okumura, Obu, JP;
Toshirou Matsubara, Toyota, JP;
Hiroaki Nakano, Toyota, JP;
Tadashi Akiyama, Okazaki, JP;
Yasuji Nishi, Toyota, JP;
Shinji Miyawaki, Anjo, JP;
Hiroyuki Okumura, Obu, JP;
Toshirou Matsubara, Toyota, JP;
Hiroaki Nakano, Toyota, JP;
Tadashi Akiyama, Okazaki, JP;
Yasuji Nishi, Toyota, JP;
Shinji Miyawaki, Anjo, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A reserve tank includes a tank body for storing coolant, an inflow portion for allowing the coolant to flow into the tank body, a guide portion, and an outflow portion for allowing the coolant to flow out of the tank body. The guide portion is disposed above the inflow portion and below a liquid level of the coolant in the tank body. Furthermore, the guide portion is adapted to guide a flow of the coolant flowing thereinto from the inflow portion and directed upward, substantially in a horizontal direction or downward with respect to the horizontal direction. Therefore, the reserve tank can restrict air from being trapped in coolant.