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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
May. 17, 2012
Applicants:
Michele Bilancia, Turin, IT;
Morena Bruno, Chivasso, IT;
Inventors:
Michele Bilancia, Turin, IT;
Morena Bruno, Chivasso, IT;
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 5/14 (2006.01); F02D 41/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/22 (2013.01); F01P 5/14 (2013.01); F01P 2025/30 (2013.01); F01P 2025/31 (2013.01); F01P 2025/46 (2013.01); F01P 2025/64 (2013.01); Y02T 10/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for performing on/off diagnosis of a smart cooling pump for an internal combustion engine comprising a cylinder having an inner liner layer, an external engine block layer, and a coolant layer placed between the inner liner layer and the external engine block layer, wherein the smart cooling pump pumps a coolant fluid inside the coolant layer is provided.