US 11,719,183 B2
Methods and systems for cooling arrangement
Bernd Steiner, Duesseldorf (DE); Ravi Gopal, Novi, MI (US); Ronald Semel, West Bloomfield, MI (US); Jody Michael Slike, Farmington Hills, MI (US); and Jan Mehring, Cologne (DE)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Nov. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/454,218.
Prior Publication US 2023/0142862 A1, May 11, 2023
Int. Cl. F02F 1/16 (2006.01); F01P 3/14 (2006.01); F01P 5/10 (2006.01)
CPC F02F 1/16 (2013.01) [F01P 3/14 (2013.01); F01P 5/10 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a separator arranged in a block coolant jacket of an engine cylinder block, wherein the separator seals an upper portion of the block coolant jacket from a lower portion of the block coolant jacket, wherein liquid transfer between the upper portion and the lower portion is blocked by the separator, and where the separator comprises a plurality of orifices configured to allow coolant in the lower portion to degas and flow gases to the upper portion.