Internal-combustion engines – Cooling – Automatic coolant flow control
Reexamination Certificate
2008-03-25
2008-03-25
Cronin, Stephen K. (Department: 3747)
Internal-combustion engines
Cooling
Automatic coolant flow control
C123S041120, C123S041490, C318S471000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07347167
ABSTRACT:
A method for controlling a cooling system for an internal combustion engine having first and second cooling fans is provided, comprising operating the first cooling fan at a first rotational frequency which is greater than a combustion frequency of the internal combustion engine and operating the second cooling fan at a second rotational frequency which is less than the combustive vibration frequency of the internal combustion engine. Since the rotational frequencies of the first and second cooling fans are different from the combustion frequency of the internal combustion engine, the resonance between the rotational vibration of the cooling fans and the combustive vibration of the internal combustion engine may be prevented. Also, since the rotational frequencies of the first and second cooling fans are different from each other so that the resonance between their rotational vibrations may be prevented.
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English Translation of Specification and Drawings of JP2001-193460A.
Iwasaki Tatsunori
Kosaka Eiji
Ohshima Shinichi
Sugiyama Kazuya
Ali Hyder
Alleman Hall McCoy Russell & Tuttle LLP
Cronin Stephen K.
Mazda Motor Corporation
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