Internal-combustion engines – Cooling – With cooling of additional parts or materials
Patent
1990-06-04
1992-06-30
Kamen, Noah P.
Internal-combustion engines
Cooling
With cooling of additional parts or materials
60912, 74606A, F01P 106
Patent
active
051253682
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for maintaining the temperature of the transmission of a motorized vehicle within safe limits when the vehicle's engine is not running. The apparatus includes a pump for circulating fluid through the transmission, the pump being operable independently of the operation of the motor that drives the vehicle. Therefore, a vehicle can be safely towed any distance without the need to elevate the vehicle to prevent the vehicle's wheels from turning. In the preferred embodiment, a power source provides power to the pump. A switch selectively connects the power source to the pump to enable the pump to be turned on and off. Fluid is pumped to a radiator through a first fluid flow line connected between the pump and the radiator, and returns to the transmission through a second fluid flow line connected between the transmission and the radiator. A fan is positioned in close proximity to the radiator such that the fan can push air through the radiator. A temperature control circuit controls the operation of the fan by stopping and starting the fan in response to a temperature reading of the fluid that leaves the radiator through the second fluid flow line. The temperature control circuit starts the operation of the fan if the temperature reading is above a predetermined temperature.
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Kamen Noah P.
Murray Michael M.
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