Patent ID: 6109219
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: F01P

Abstract:
A device for controlling a cooling device for an internal combustion engine including a coolant circulation route between flow passages defined in the internal combustion engine and a flow passage defined in a heat exchanger such that heat generated in the internal combustion engine is radiated by the heat exchanger, the device comprising:a flow control means for controlling a coolant flow in said circulation route between said internal combustion engine and said heat exchanger;forced air cooling means provided in association with said heat exchanger for intermittently effecting forced air cooling to the heat exchanger; anda control unit to produce command signals for controlling the amount of a coolant flow in said flow control means by receiving a first information showing at least one of the operation and the non operation of the forced air cooling means, a second information showing a coolant flow amount by means of the flow control means, a third information showing a temperature of the coolant flowing out of the internal combustion engine, a fourth information showing outdoor air temperature, and a fifth information showing the volume of air coming into contact with said heat exchanger.