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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Continental Automotive Gmbh, Hannover, DE;
Inventors:
Stephan Heinrich, Pfeffenhausen, DE;
Denny Schädlich, Neustadt, DE;
Andreas Wildgen, Nittendorf, DE;
Assignee:
Continental Automotive GmbH, Hannover, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 11/14 (2006.01); F01P 11/20 (2006.01); F01P 5/10 (2006.01); F01P 11/02 (2006.01); F01P 11/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 11/14 (2013.01); F01P 5/10 (2013.01); F01P 11/029 (2013.01); F01P 11/16 (2013.01); F01P 11/20 (2013.01); F01P 2025/13 (2013.01); F01P 2025/80 (2013.01);
Abstract
A coolant circuit for an internal combustion engine includes: a coolant pump; at least one coolant line; a radiator; and a coolant cavity delimited in the internal combustion engine. The coolant pump, the coolant line, the radiator and the coolant cavity are filled with a coolant. One or more sensors, configured to monitor the coolant concentration, are fixedly and permanently arranged in and/or on the coolant circuit.