Patent ID: 9624816
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: F01P,F02F

Claim:
1. A cooling device for a multi-cylinder engine, comprising: a cylinder block including a block-side water jacket configured to surround a plurality of cylinder bores for an array of cylinders disposed in series; a cylinder head including a head-side water jacket; and a coolant channel for circulating coolant by a water pump via the block-side water jacket, the head-side water jacket, and a radiator, wherein the cylinder block includes: the cylinder head includes: both of the inclined portion and the communication path are formed on the one end side of the cylinder array, the inclined portion is configured to guide the coolant toward the cylinder head so that the coolant is allowed to flow into the head-side water jacket in a first direction via the communication path, and a narrow portion restricts flow in a direction opposite the first direction.