Patent ID: 6446586
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: F01P

Abstract:
A cooling system for an engine including an engine body having a cylinder bore and a water jacket, and a thermostat for controlling the passage of cooling water between the water jacket and a radiator in accordance with cooling water temperature, the improvement comprising:said thermostat includes: a cylindrical housing with a sliding space therein; an inlet and an outlet opening onto an inner surface of the sliding space, said inlet and said outlet facing each other; a wax case housed within said cylindrical housing, said wax case being slidably fitted in said sliding space and slidable between positions for enabling and disabling communication between said inlet and said outlet in response to expansion or contraction of the wax; and said housing is directly attached to the engine body with an axis of said sliding space parallel to an axis of a cylinder bore of the engine.