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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2011
Jan Mehring, Cologne, DE;
Kai Sebastian Kuhlbach, Bergisch Gladbach, DE;
Bernd Steiner, Bergisch Gladbach, DE;
Michael Tobergte, Cologne, DE;
Hans Guenter Quix, Herzogenrath, DE;
Jan Mehring, Cologne, DE;
Kai Sebastian Kuhlbach, Bergisch Gladbach, DE;
Bernd Steiner, Bergisch Gladbach, DE;
Michael Tobergte, Cologne, DE;
Hans Guenter Quix, Herzogenrath, DE;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A cooling system for an engine is provided. In one embodiment, an internal combustion engine comprises a cabin heat exchanger circuit including a connecting line opening on an inlet side into a cylinder block coolant jacket, a main coolant pump arranged in the cabin heat exchanger circuit, an auxiliary coolant pump arranged in the connecting line, and a check valve. In this way, additional cooling and/or heating may be provided to the engine and associated components by the auxiliary coolant pump.