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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Clifford E. Maki, New Hudson, MI (US);
Sunil Katragadda, Canton, MI (US);
Ravi Gopal, Novi, MI (US);
Jody Michael Slike, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 3/02 (2006.01); F01P 5/10 (2006.01); F02F 1/14 (2006.01); F02F 7/00 (2006.01); F02F 1/10 (2006.01); F02F 1/38 (2006.01); F01M 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 3/02 (2013.01); F02F 1/14 (2013.01); F02F 7/0007 (2013.01); F01M 2011/023 (2013.01); F01P 2003/027 (2013.01); F02F 1/38 (2013.01); F02F 2001/104 (2013.01);
Abstract
An engine has a cylinder block defining a cooling circuit with an inlet passage adjacent to a first end of the block and fluidly connected to a continuous open channel positioned between a side wall of the block and a plurality of in-line cylinders. The channel intersects a block deck face and extends alongside each cylinder of the plurality of cylinders. The channel is configured to direct coolant to a cylinder head.