Patent ID: 6481392
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: F02B,F02F

Abstract:
An internal combustion engine comprising:a cylinder block with at least two cylinders and at least one intake and exhaust valve per cylinder; a cooling system having an inlet opening formed in the cylinder block and leading to a first coolant space in the cylinder block; at least one restriction element arranged in the first coolant space; a second coolant space in a cylinder head and inlet ports arranged in the cylinder head and connecting the first and second coolant spaces to one another, the inlet ports being principally situated on an exhaust side of the cylinder head; outlet ports arranged in the cylinder head and connecting the first and second coolant spaces one another, the outlet ports being principally arranged on an intake side of the cylinder head; and an outlet opening formed in the cylinder block, the outlet opening having a connection to the first coolant space; wherein the at least two cylinders are arranged along side one another and a slit is arranged between the cylinders connecting the exhaust side of the first coolant space to its intake side.