ENGINE COOLANT SEPARATOR AND ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME
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1. An engine coolant separator comprising:
- a housing having an inlet and an outlet; and
a guide member fixedly mounted inside the housing, and having a spiral channel inducing a spiral flow of an engine coolant,wherein the spiral channel is formed of a spiral groove provided in an external surface of the guide member at a predetermined pitch, andwherein the spiral channel communicates with the inlet of the housing.
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Abstract
An engine coolant separator may include a housing having an inlet and an outlet; and a guide member fixedly mounted inside the housing, and having a spiral channel inducing a spiral flow of an engine coolant, wherein the spiral channel communicates with the inlet of the housing.
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18 Claims
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1. An engine coolant separator comprising:
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a housing having an inlet and an outlet; and a guide member fixedly mounted inside the housing, and having a spiral channel inducing a spiral flow of an engine coolant, wherein the spiral channel is formed of a spiral groove provided in an external surface of the guide member at a predetermined pitch, and wherein the spiral channel communicates with the inlet of the housing.
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2. An engine coolant separator comprising:
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a housing having an inlet and an outlet; and a guide member rotatably mounted inside the housing, and having; a spiral channel inducing a spiral flow of an engine coolant; and a straight channel inducing a straight flow of the engine coolant for selectively inducing the spiral flow or the straight flow of the engine coolant, wherein the guide member selectively moves between a first operating position in which the spiral channel communicates with the inlet of the housing and a second operating position in which the straight channel communicates with the inlet of the housing according to rotation of the guide member. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4)
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5. An engine cooling system comprising:
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an engine water jacket provided to an engine; a radiator cooling an engine coolant discharged from the engine water jacket; a water pump connected between the engine water jacket and the radiator and circulating the engine coolant between the engine water jacket and the radiator; a coolant reservoir disposed between the engine water jacket and the radiator; and an engine coolant separator connected between the engine water jacket and the radiator, and separating gas from the engine coolant which circulates between the radiator and the engine water jacket, wherein the engine coolant separator includes; a housing having an inlet connected to the engine water jacket, wherein the engine coolant is supplied into the inlet of the housing, and an outlet connected to the radiator, wherein the engine coolant is discharged through the outlet of the housing; and a guide member mounted in the housing and facilitating a spiral flow of the engine coolant which passes through the internal to the housing. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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