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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2015
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Giorgio Candela, Turin, IT;
Giuseppe Larocca, Potenza, IT;
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detriot, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 1/04 (2006.01); F02M 35/10 (2006.01); F01P 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 35/10229 (2013.01); F01P 3/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A valve for controlling piston cooling jets in an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The valve includes a valve body equipped with an oil inlet for drawing oil from an oil gallery and an oil outlet for connection with a piston cooling jet gallery. The valve body is equipped with an air inlet for drawing air from an intake manifold of the engine, and with a valve element configured to be actuated by the pressure of the oil entering the oil inlet and of the air entering the air inlet.