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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
May. 04, 2009
Yukari Araki, Chiryu, JP;
Nobutaka Takeuchi, Nishikamo-gun, JP;
Osamu Shintani, Toyota, JP;
Kazuya Nakagaki, Toyota, JP;
Daisuke Murakami, Toyota, JP;
Masanori Shibata, Toyota, JP;
Hisao Nonoyama, Kariya, JP;
Yukari Araki, Chiryu, JP;
Nobutaka Takeuchi, Nishikamo-gun, JP;
Osamu Shintani, Toyota, JP;
Kazuya Nakagaki, Toyota, JP;
Daisuke Murakami, Toyota, JP;
Masanori Shibata, Toyota, JP;
Hisao Nonoyama, Kariya, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Abstract
A cooling apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes an engine cooling system that includes a water jacket, a radiator, and a circulation passage through which a coolant is circulated between the water jacket and the radiator, wherein the coolant is provided in the engine cooling system; a water pump that forcibly circulates the coolant provided in the engine cooling system when the water pump is operated; a reservoir tank in which the coolant is reserved, and into which gas flows from the engine cooling system while the reserved coolant flows out to the engine cooling system from the reservoir tank; and a forcible introduction portion that forcibly introduces the coolant from the reservoir tank into the engine cooling system before the internal combustion engine is started.