Patent ID: 8312848
Filing Date: 2012-11-20
Classification: F02B

Abstract:
1. An engine block assembly for an internal combustion engine comprising: a cylinder portion having a plurality of cylinder walls disposed therein; a water jacket, having opposed side walls, extending about the plurality of cylinder walls to define a coolant flow path; a coolant inlet in fluid communication with the water jacket for delivery of coolant thereto; a coolant outlet in fluid communication with the water jacket for removal of coolant from the water jacket; opposed sealing shoulders extending into the coolant flow path of the water jacket from the water jacket side walls, the sealing shoulders extending substantially the height of the water jacket; and a coolant baffle, having a longitudinally extending seal body, disposed in the water jacket adjacent to the sealing shoulders, the coolant baffle having a baffle sealing face configured to engage the opposed sealing shoulders and to direct the coolant, entering the water jacket through the coolant inlet.