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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2012
Applicants:
Dale G. Gibby, Columbus, IN (US);
Mark N. Bays, Columbus, IN (US);
Inventors:
Dale G. Gibby, Columbus, IN (US);
Mark N. Bays, Columbus, IN (US);
Assignee:
Cummins Intellectual Property, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 5/10 (2006.01); F01P 7/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 5/10 (2013.01); F01P 2060/16 (2013.01); F01P 2025/44 (2013.01); F01P 7/164 (2013.01); F01P 2005/105 (2013.01);
Abstract
An internal combustion engine includes a cooling fluid circuit and a pumping circuit. The pumping circuit drives an ejector pump located along the cooling fluid circuit, enabling a reduced parasitic load on the engine from pumping cooling fluid through the cooling fluid circuit.