COOLING APPARATUS FOR WATER-COOLED ENGINE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING COOLING APPARATUS FOR WATER-COOLED ENGINE
First Claim
1. A cooling apparatus for a water-cooled engine, comprising:
- a radiator that cools coolant that has been circulated in the engine;
a radiator fan that delivers air to the radiator;
a determination portion that determines whether the engine is operated under a high load; and
a setting portion, wherein if the determination portion determines that the engine is operated under a high load, the setting portion sets an operation rate of the radiator fan at a time point at which the determination portion determines that the engine is operated under a high load, to a value higher than a normal operation rate at a same coolant temperature as a coolant temperature at the time point.
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Abstract
A cooling apparatus for a water-cooled engine includes a radiator that cools coolant that has been circulated in the engine; a radiator fan that delivers air to the radiator; a determination portion that determines whether the engine is operated under a high load; and a setting portion. If the determination portion determines that the engine is operated under a high load, the setting portion sets an operation rate of the radiator fan at a time point at which the determination portion determines that the engine is operated under a high load, to a value higher than a normal operation rate at the same coolant temperature as a coolant temperature at the time point.
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10 Claims
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1. A cooling apparatus for a water-cooled engine, comprising:
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a radiator that cools coolant that has been circulated in the engine; a radiator fan that delivers air to the radiator; a determination portion that determines whether the engine is operated under a high load; and a setting portion, wherein if the determination portion determines that the engine is operated under a high load, the setting portion sets an operation rate of the radiator fan at a time point at which the determination portion determines that the engine is operated under a high load, to a value higher than a normal operation rate at a same coolant temperature as a coolant temperature at the time point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 7)
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3. A cooling apparatus for a water-cooled engine, comprising:
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a radiator that cools coolant that has been circulated in the engine; a radiator fan that delivers air to the radiator; a radiator fan control portion that operates the radiator fan on a condition that a temperature of the coolant for the engine is equal to or higher than a threshold value; a determination portion that determines whether the engine is operated under a high load; and a setting portion, wherein if the determination portion determines that the engine is operated under a high load, the setting portion sets the threshold value to a value lower than a normal threshold value, at a time point at which the determination portion determines that the engine is operated under a high load. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A cooling apparatus for a water-cooled engine, comprising:
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a radiator that cools coolant that has been circulated in the engine; a radiator fan that delivers air to the radiator; a determination portion that determines whether the engine is operated under a high load; and a setting portion, wherein if the determination portion determines that the engine is operated under a high load, the setting portion sets a target cooling temperature of the coolant to a value lower than a normal target cooling temperature, at a time point at which the determination portion determines that the engine is operated under a high load. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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8. A cooling apparatus for a water-cooled engine, comprising:
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a radiator that cools coolant that has been circulated in the engine; a radiator fan that delivers air to the radiator; a controller that operates the radiator fan on a condition that a temperature of the coolant for the engine is equal to or higher than a threshold value, wherein the controller sets the threshold value so that the threshold value decreases as a load of the engine increases.
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9. A method of controlling a cooling apparatus for a water-cooled engine, which includes a radiator that cools coolant that has been circulated in the engine;
- and a radiator fan that delivers air to the radiator, the method comprising;
determining whether the engine is operated under a high load; setting a coolant temperature threshold value, which is related to a control of operation of the radiator fan, to a value lower than a normal threshold value, at a time point at which it is determined that the engine is operated under a high load, if it is determined that the engine is operated under a high load; and operating the radiator fan on a condition that a temperature of the coolant is equal to or higher than the coolant temperature threshold value that is set to the value lower than the normal threshold value, if it is determined that the engine is operated under a high load. - View Dependent Claims (10)
- and a radiator fan that delivers air to the radiator, the method comprising;
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