Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
123410040 | Shutters, air valves, dampers or adjustable cowls | 42 |
20100071638 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING THE HEAT FLUXES OF AN AIRCRAFT - A system for managing the heat fluxes of an aircraft including at least one propulsion system that integrates a turbomachine and a cell including at least one fuel tank to supply the turbomachine via a fuel supply circuit, and at least one source of thermal effluents connected to a cell cooling circuit that integrates first elements for ensuring heat transfer between a coolant circulating in the cell cooling circuit and an air flow channeled into at least one cooling air channel extending from at least one air intake up to at least one air exhaust, whereby the system includes second elements for ensuring heat transfer between a coolant circulating in the cell cooling circuit and the fuel, a fuel circuit connecting the at least one tank to the second heat transfer elements, whereby the air intake includes blocking elements that can occupy a first open state for air to pass inside the channel and a second closed state to block the air intake. The fuel circuit includes at least one control valve that orients the fuel either in the direction of the tank or of the circuit designed for the propulsion system. | 03-25-2010 |
20100083917 | VEHICLE ENGINE COOLING APPARATUS - A radiator is provided within an engine room and in front of an engine for cooling engine cooling water. A shutter is provided in front of the radiator and covers a portion of a core surface of the radiator for adjusting an amount of cooling air to be directed toward the radiator. A baffle plate is provided behind a remaining portion of the core surface, which is not covered with the shutter, for directing the air, having passed through the remaining portion, to outside the engine room. | 04-08-2010 |
20100139583 | VARIABLE VENT SYSTEM INTEGRATED INTO A VEHICLE FRONT END GRILL - A system for variable engine compartment ventilation in a slim and compact unit with components used in non-related industries. The system can have at least one bank of movable louvers rotatably mounted within a louver frame for guiding a flow of air into a vehicle engine compartment; a motor to rotate the louvers with a motor gear formed on an output shaft rotatably connected in parallel to at least one helix cable by a helix cable drive gear and a louver pinion gear integral with each louver engaging the helix cable along its length; and a control unit for operating the assembly of movable louvers in response to an output signal from a vehicle communication bus. The output signal of the vehicle communication bus can be in response to input from an engine coolant temperature sensor or a vehicle speed sensor. | 06-10-2010 |
20110048345 | EXPANSION TANK FOR VEHICLE COOLING SYSTEM - An expansion tank ( | 03-03-2011 |
20120125271 | ENGINE SYSTEM WITH AIR DIVERTER - A disclosed engine system includes an engine having upper and lower portions, an ancillary component positioned above the upper portion of the engine and having upper and lower portions, and an air diverter adjacent to both the upper portion of the engine and the lower portion of the ancillary component. | 05-24-2012 |
20130036991 | Control Method for a Vehicle Air Intake System - A method of controlling a vehicle engine compartment cooling system by cooperatively controlling both a variable grille opening and engine cooling fan based on a number of vehicle inputs. Maximum component cooling demand, vehicle speed, and ambient temperature are inputs to lookup tables that issue grille opening demand and engine cooling fan demand. Additionally, vehicle overall power consumption is considered in the development of the lookup tables. A vehicle computing unit selects grille opening settings and cooling fan speeds that correspond to demands from lookup tables. A control signal is sent to an adjustable grille actuator and to a fan motor. Further, vehicle deceleration events are used to trigger a full open grille opening setting, allowing increased cooling at little or no loss to vehicle efficiency. A benefit of the disclosed method is optimal settings to minimize the grille opening for aerodynamic performance while providing required engine component cooling. | 02-14-2013 |
20130074789 | WAX TYPE THERMOSTAT FOR THE COOLING SYSTEM OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A wax-type thermostat for the cooling system of an internal combustion engine (ICE) provided with a radiator and a coolant loop circuit linking the radiator to the ICE, and a by-pass conduit. The thermostat comprises
| 03-28-2013 |
20130213323 | IDLE TIME CONTROL SYSTEM - An idle time control system for controlling an engine idle time by controlling an engine cooling water temperature may include a temperature detection device detecting the engine cooling water temperature, a front grill, an opening angle thereof being changeable, an opening angle changing device engaged to the front grill, and a control device controlling the opening angle changing device according to information from the temperature detection device, wherein the opening angle changing device changes the opening angle of the front grill based on a command from the control device, wherein by changing the opening angle of the front grill for cooling a radiator of a vehicle, the engine cooling water temperature may be changed and the engine idle time may be controlled. | 08-22-2013 |
20140123917 | ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN ENGINE - Various embodiments for a thermal management system are provided. In one example, a thermal management system includes a coolant pump that provides coolant to a first cooling circuit and a second cooling circuit in parallel. The first cooling circuit includes an air-to-coolant radiator system and the second cooling circuit includes an engine coolant jacket. The thermal management system further comprises a fan and a cooling shutter for controlling a flow of air through the air-to-coolant radiator system. | 05-08-2014 |
20140230759 | AIR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR UNDER-HOOD HEAT CONTROL - A system for removing heat from the engine compartment ( | 08-21-2014 |
20140299075 | Air Supply Adjusting Device - An air intake adjusting system for a motor vehicle includes a plurality of struts which are arranged at distances from one another and can each be rotated about an axis of rotation such that, in a first position of the struts, the air intake adjusting system is open and, in a second position of the struts, the air intake adjusting system is closed. The struts each have a rotating section, through which the axis of rotation of the respective strut extends, and a flap section, which extends from the rotating section and, in the second position, rests against the rotating section of an adjacent strut. The rotating sections of the struts each have a first side and a second side which, when the struts are in the second position, converge against an intended approach flow direction of the air intake adjusting system such that they form an approach flow edge. | 10-09-2014 |
20140299076 | VEHICLE FRONT PORTION STRUCTURE - To provide a vehicle front portion structure that efficiently cools a cooling unit. A duct, whose upper end opens at a cowl panel side and whose lower end opens above a vehicle front side of a cooling unit, is provided at a vehicle front portion. A blower fan is provided at an intermediate portion of the duct. The blower fan is rotated, and external air, that has been drawn-in from a cowl side, can be blown as cooling wind from a lower end side of the duct toward a condenser and a radiator. Therefore, heat exchange efficiency can be improved as compared with a case of only traveling wind that is introduced in from an opening of a front bumper cover. | 10-09-2014 |
20150020758 | SHUTTER DEVICE - Provided is a shutter device having a fail-safe function to prevent occurrence of overheating even when an actuator becomes inoperable. The shutter device includes a shutter valve ( | 01-22-2015 |
20150315955 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AIR FLOW RATE INTO VEHICLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT - A system for controlling a flow rate of air into a vehicle engine compartment may include a radiator cooling coolant, a coolant inflow tank provided to one side of the radiator and temporarily storing coolant that cools an engine, a coolant exhaust tank provided to the other side of the radiator and temporarily storing coolant circulating past a cooling fin of the radiator from the coolant inflow tank, Phase Change Material (PCM) tanks provided to an exterior side of the coolant inflow tank and coolant exhaust tank and storing a phase change material heat-exchanging with the coolant stored in the coolant inflow tank and the coolant exhaust tank and a conversion device converting a phase of the phase change material. | 11-05-2015 |
20160138459 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING EFFICIENCY OF ALTERNATOR FOR VEHICLE - An apparatus for improving efficiency of an alternator for a vehicle includes a controller connected to the alternator by LIN communication to determine whether the alternator enters a high temperature condition. The controller operates a cooler to cool an inside of an engine room if it is determined that the alternator enters the high temperature condition. | 05-19-2016 |
123410050 | Temperature and engine operation responsive | 26 |
20080223317 | Cooling apparatus for internal combustion engine - A cooling apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes: a coolant pump; coolant piping provided so that a first coolant circuit and a second coolant circuit are arranged in a parallel manner; a heat radiation mechanism of the coolant; a load mechanism operated using heat carried by the coolant; an exhaust heat recovery device, disposed in an exhaust pipe of the internal combustion engine, that perform heat exchange between the coolant flowing through the second coolant circuit and exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine; and a flow control unit that controls a flow rate of the coolant in accordance with a temperature of the coolant in a disposition portion at which the flow control unit is disposed, the flow control unit being disposed downstream of the exhaust heat recovery device on the second coolant circuit. | 09-18-2008 |
20080236517 | Water pump and control method for same - A water pump is driven by a driving force generated by an internal combustion engine, and generates a larger driving force as a pressure introduced into a pressure chamber becomes higher. The pressure chamber is connected to a VSV through a first passage. A portion of an intake passage, which is located downstream of a throttle valve, is connected to the VSV through a second passage. An atmospheric pressure space is connected to the VSV through a third passage. In the VSV, the volume of wax in a temperature-sensitive case is increased to increase the ratio of the cross sectional area of an opening portion of the third passage, which is connected to the first passage, to the cross sectional area of an opening portion of the second passage, which is connected to the first passage, as the temperature of a coolant for the internal combustion engine increases. | 10-02-2008 |
20090266312 | Cooling Device - A cooling device in an engine bay of a motor vehicle has a radiator and a radiator louver with at least one lamella that controls the passage of a gas flow through the radiator. At least one bypass duct bypasses the radiator and can be closed off by an associated closing element which is operatively connected to the radiator louver in such a way that an opening of the radiator louver generates a closing of the closing element, and therefore of the associated bypass duct, and vice versa. The radiator louver and the at least one closing element are coupled to one another in such a way that, regardless of the position of the lamellae of the radiator louver and the position of the at least one closing element, an at least approximately uniform lift force, or an at least approximately uniform pitching moment, is imparted to the vehicle. | 10-29-2009 |
20100031901 | COOLANT SYSTEM - An engine cooling system is provided with a cooling circuit including a coolant pump for supplying an engine with a coolant and for circulating the coolant in the cooling circuit, and at least one heat exchanger for cooling said coolant downstream of the engine, wherein an expansion tank is connected to the cooling circuit upstream of the coolant pump. The cooling system is pressurized by a pressure regulating arrangement arranged to pressurize coolant supplied to the cooling circuit from the expansion tank during at least one predetermined operating mode of the engine and the expansion tank is closed to the ambient atmosphere during all normal engine operation modes. | 02-11-2010 |
20100083918 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AND CONVEYING AIR FLOWS THROUGH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A motor vehicle is provided with a conveyor structure that conveys the entire flow of air that traverses the radiator downwards and then longitudinally underneath the floor panel of the motor vehicle, preventing said flow from traversing the engine compartment and obtaining a consequent reduction in the aerodynamic resistance of the motor vehicle. Associated to the aforesaid conveyor structure are active and passive fins for enabling an adequate cooling of the components of the engine unit or electronic components associated thereto during given operating conditions. | 04-08-2010 |
20100236503 | COOLING AIR SUPPLY APPARATUS FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING AN EMERGENCY OPERATION DEVICE - A device is provided for the emergency operation of at least one closure element of a cooling air supply apparatus and a correspondingly implemented cooling air supply apparatus for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, a closure element being mechanically operationally linked to an actuator. The closure element is situated so it is movable between a closed position, in which it essentially closes a ventilation opening, and an open position, in which it releases the ventilation opening for cooling air to flow through. The actuator automatically transfers the closure element into the open position if a predetermined temperature is exceeded. | 09-23-2010 |
20100269767 | RADIATOR SHUTTER USING FILM DOOR TECHNOLOGY - An apparatus for controlling airflow to and a temperature of an engine may employ a radiator with liquid coolant, a first roller positioned parallel to an inlet tank and a second roller positioned parallel to an outlet tank, and a single film shutter that winds upon each roller. Thin strip leaders define gaps for airflow to reach the radiator. A method of controlling an open position of the film shutter may entail calculating a first film shutter open position based upon an engine coolant temperature, calculating a second film shutter open position based upon an air conditioning output pressure, comparing the first film shutter open position to the second film shutter open position, determining the larger open position, and moving the film shutter to the larger open position to expose a greater radiator surface area than the smaller open position. | 10-28-2010 |
20110011355 | Method and Device for Controlling Surface Temperatures on Internal Combustion Engines - A device for controlling surface temperatures on exposed surfaces of internal combustion engines to maintain all exposed engine surfaces below a predetermined maximum temperature includes a cooled enclosure enclosing components of the engine that normally have surfaces reaching temperatures above the predetermined maximum during normal operation of the engine. The cooled enclosure is sized to provide an air space between the enclosed engine surfaces and the exposed walls of the enclosure to slow heat transfer from the enclosed engine surfaces to the exposed enclosure walls, and the exposed enclosure walls are cooled, such as by circulation of cooling fluid through fluid circulation spaces within the walls, to maintain the exposed walls below the predetermined maximum. Cooling fluid for the cooled walls can come from the usual engine cooling system. | 01-20-2011 |
20110120395 | FLAP CONTROL APPARATUS OF VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A flap control apparatus of a vehicle and a control method thereof are disclosed. The flap control apparatus can control flaps, disposed at the front side of the vehicle to adjust inflow of air into a radiator, and can perform a fail-safe operation by releasing a corresponding flap from a locked state so that the corresponding flap can be opened by drive wind pressure upon occurrence of a malfunction making the flaps substantially non-operative, thereby preventing the engine from overheating. | 05-26-2011 |
20120060776 | COMPOUND SHUTTER SYSTEM - A compound shutter system includes a first shutter assembly having at least one louver operable to selectively open and close the first shutter assembly. The compound shutter system also includes a second shutter assembly disposed remotely from the first shutter assembly. The second shutter assembly includes at least one louver operable to selectively open and close the second shutter assembly. The compound shutter system additionally includes a drive element. The drive element operatively connects the first shutter assembly and the second shutter assembly and automatically coordinates operation of the first and second shutter assemblies. A vehicle employing the compound shutter system is also disclosed. | 03-15-2012 |
20120167842 | APPARATUS, KIT, AND METHOD FOR A COOLING SYSTEM - Various methods and systems are provided for an apparatus forming at least a portion of a cooling circuit for a fluid source. In one example, the apparatus includes a first radiator system having a parallel flow path configuration, a second radiator system having a series flow path configuration, and at least one shutter system for adjusting airflow to one or more of the first radiator system or the second radiator system. The apparatus further includes a controller configured to adjust operation of the shutter system responsive to an operating condition. | 07-05-2012 |
20130180477 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE COOLING DEVICE - [Problem] To obtain a thermostat device with which it is possible to dull the thermosensitivity of a thermo-element thermosensitive component to coolant water and better control the opening and closing of a main valve at a selected timing by means of an electrical heater. [Solution] A thermostat device ( | 07-18-2013 |
20140026831 | ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENGINE COOLING - Various methods and systems are provided for adjusting the speed of a cooling system fan. In one example, a method includes adjusting a speed of a cooling system fan based on ambient temperature, engine output, and a desired engine temperature. | 01-30-2014 |
20140130753 | COOLING WATER TEMPERATURE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The present invention is intended to provide a technique which makes effective use of a phase transition temperature zone of cooling water by controlling a control valve for changing the temperature of the cooling water in an appropriate manner. The present invention resides in a cooling water temperature control apparatus for an internal combustion engine in which cooling water is caused to circulate, said cooling water having variable specific heat, said apparatus comprising: a received heat amount calculation unit configured to calculate an amount of received heat which is received by said cooling water, a control valve that is controlled to open and close according to a command so as to change a circulation route or an amount of circulation of said cooling water and to change the temperature of said cooling water, and a control unit configured to control said control valve based on the amount of received heat which is calculated by said received heat amount calculation unit. | 05-15-2014 |
20140137815 | MODULE FOR CONTROLLING COOLANT VALVE AND GRILLE SHUTTER - A thermal management module includes a motor with an output shaft, and a gear train connecting the output shaft to a driven gear connected to a valve for controlling coolant flow in a coolant system. At least one grille shutter is movable between an open position allowing air through the grille shutter and a dosed position preventing air through the grille shutter. A linkage connects the at least one grille shutter to the output shaft or the gear train, so that the motor is operable to control a valve operating position of the valve and a shutter operating position of the at least one shutter. | 05-22-2014 |
20140230760 | FREEZE DETECTING DEVICE FOR ACTIVE SHUTTER OF VEHICLE - A freeze detecting device for an active shutter of a vehicle includes an engine control unit that outputs an opening signal, opens an active shutter, takes in travelling wind to an engine compartment, and inhibits heat damage when an external air temperature is at or below a freezing determination temperature and also a load state is high. On the other hand, when an opening signal is output from the engine control unit but the active shutter does not perform an opening action, a determination of being frozen solid is made, a warning is displayed on the display to warn the vehicle driver. | 08-21-2014 |
20140251239 | CHARGE AIR COOLING CONTROL FOR BOOSTED ENGINES TO ACTIVELY MAINTAIN TARGETED INTAKE MANIFOLD AIR TEMPERATURE - Methods and systems are provided for adjusting a charge air cooler fan or charge air cooler coolant pump and an engine cooling fan and/or vehicle grille shutters based on a target manifold charge air temperature. In one example, the grille shutter position and/or engine cooling fan speed may be adjusted based on a difference between a target manifold charge air temperature and a temperature of the charge air cooler cooling medium. Further, the charge air cooler fan speed or charge air cooler coolant pump speed may be adjusted based on a difference between a charge air cooler inlet charge air temperature and the target manifold charge air temperature. | 09-11-2014 |
20140290599 | ACTIVE GRILLE SHUTTER - An active grille shutter controls opening and closing of a variable duct device which uses movable louvers to open and close an opening provided at the front end of a vehicle to introduce moving air. The active grille shutter includes: thermal load state detection units each configured to detect a thermal load state of the vehicle; and an opening and closing control unit configured to set the variable duct device in a closed state in a normal condition, and to set the variable duct device in an open state when it is determined that the thermal load state of the vehicle is a predetermined high thermal load state. | 10-02-2014 |
20140299077 | ACTIVE GRILLE SHUTTER SYSTEM WITH A STAGED PROGRESSIVE LINKAGE TO REDUCE ENGINE MISFIRE FROM CHARGE AIR COOLER CONDENSATION - Methods and systems are provided for adjusting a dual grille shutter system based on engine operating conditions. A position of a first group of grille shutters may be adjusted by a motor in response to engine temperature, CAC temperature, and driving conditions. A position of a second group of grille shutters may be adjusted based on the position of the first group of grille shutters. | 10-09-2014 |
20150322844 | METHOD & SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE RADIATOR FLAP - The present invention provides a system & method for controlling a radiator flap for a vehicle, which are capable of effectively operating of a cooling fan and a radiator flap simultaneously consequently by opening & closing the radiator flap by a combination of a cooling fan control signal related to control of the cooling fan and a vehicle CAN signal related to vehicle state information, such as a vehicle speed. The system includes: an engine controller that is configured to generate a cooling fan control signal. In addition, an integrated controller is configured to detect an engine coolant temperature based on the cooling fan control signal, and detect one or more of vehicle speed information, on/off information of an air conditioner switch, and air conditioner refrigerant pressure information based on a vehicle CAN signal to open and close the radiator flap. | 11-12-2015 |
20150336455 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AIR FLOW RATE INTO VEHICLE ENGINE ROOM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A system for controlling an air flow rate into a vehicle engine room may include a fan shroud in which a cooling fan including a fan motor and a fan blade is mounted, a radial portion which is provided in the fan shroud while corresponding to an operation area of the fan blade, including a shutter hub positioned to a center thereof and a plurality of radial units disposed to the shutter hub and including a plurality of radial shutters selectively unfolded from the shutter hub to external circumference directions or selectively folded to the shutter hub direction, and a radial unit operating portion unfolding the plurality of radial units from the shutter hub to the external circumference directions or folding the plurality of radial units to the shutter hub direction. | 11-26-2015 |
20150345367 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AIR FLOW INTO VEHICLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT - A system for controlling a flow rate of air into a vehicle engine compartment, may include a radiator cooling a coolant; a coolant inflow tank provided to one side of the radiator and temporarily storing the coolant that cools an engine; and a coolant exhaust tank provided to another side of the radiator and temporarily storing the coolant circulating past a cooling fin of the radiator from the coolant inflow tank. | 12-03-2015 |
20160090898 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR ENGINE - A cooling system for an engine is provided. The cooling system includes coolant flow paths including a first flow path and a second flow path and where coolant circulates, a coolant pump for circulating the coolant within the coolant flow paths, a flow rate control valve for adjusting a flow rate of the coolant through the second flow path, a temperature detector for detecting a temperature of the coolant within the first flow path, a valve controller for adjusting an opening of the flow rate control valve based on the temperature detected by the temperature detector, and an output level determiner for determining an output level of the engine based on at least one of a fuel injection amount for the engine and an engine speed. | 03-31-2016 |
20160194999 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A GRILLE SHUTTER OPENING | 07-07-2016 |
20170234206 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING TEMPERATURE IN AIR-COOLED ENGINES | 08-17-2017 |
20180022210 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING OPENING/CLOSING OF SHUTTER FOR VEHICLE | 01-25-2018 |
123410060 | Servomotor-operated type | 1 |
20160102599 | AIR-GOVERNING DEVICE FOR GOVERNING AN AIR FLOW INTO A VEHICLE - An air-governing device ( | 04-14-2016 |