Abstract: An EGR cooler bypass switching system integrally comprises an EGR cooler for cooling EGR gas and a switching valve for switching between introduction and non-introduction of the EGR gas with respect to the EGR cooler. The system further comprises a cooler core through which the EGR gas introduced in the EGR cooler passes; a cooler case housing the cooler core; a cooling water inlet pipe through which cooling water flows in the system; a cooling water outlet pipe which is provided in the cooler case and through which the cooling water flows out of the system; an in-cooler cooling water passage formed in the cooler case to allow the cooling water flowing therein through the cooling water inlet pipe to flow around an outer periphery of the cooler core; and an in-valve cooling water passage formed in a housing of the switching valve to allow the cooling water flowing therein from the cooling water inlet pipe to flow through for cooling the switching valve.

Abstract: In a cylinder block of an internal combustion engine, a water jacket in which coolant is circulated is formed around cylinder bores. In the cylinder block, an introduction passage, through which the coolant is introduced from the outside of the water jacket to the inside of the water jacket, is formed. A spacer, which extends along at least a portion of the periphery of the cylinder bores is provided in the water jacket. The spacer is disposed such that the inner wall surface of the spacer contacts the outer wall surfaces of the cylinder bores in an opening-side area of the cylinder block, where an opening of the introduction passage is formed, and the inner wall surface of the spacer does not contact the outer wall surfaces of the cylinder bores in an opposite opening-side area opposite to the opening-side area with respect to the cylinder bores.

Abstract: A production method of a water jacket spacer for use in a cylinder block with a water jacket formed around plural cylinder bores. The method comprises the fist step of integrally forming a tubular spacer body with a peripheral wall and a connecting bridge by way of synthetic resin molding so that corresponding regions of the peripheral wall are connected to each other via the connecting bridge, and the second step of cooling the tubular spacer body, with the connecting bridge fixed thereto, to prevent deformation of the tubular spacer body during the cooling process, and the third step of removing the connecting bridge from the tubular spacer body.

Abstract: In a cylinder block of an internal combustion engine, a water jacket in which coolant is circulated is formed around cylinder bores. In the cylinder block, an introduction passage, through which the coolant is introduced from the outside of the water jacket to the inside of the water jacket, is formed. A spacer, which extends along at least a portion of the periphery of the cylinder bores is provided in the water jacket. The spacer is disposed such that the inner wall surface of the spacer contacts the outer wall surfaces of the cylinder bores in an opening-side area of the cylinder block, where an opening of the introduction passage is formed, and the inner wall surface of the spacer does not contact the outer wall surfaces of the cylinder bores in an opposite opening-side area opposite to the opening-side area with respect to the cylinder bores.

Abstract: A cooling structure for uniformly cooling a bore wall of a cylinder block using a cooling medium, the bore wall surrounding plural bore regions, includes a water jacket portion which is provided so as to surround an entire outer periphery of the bore wall, and which is supplied with the cooling medium; a water jacket spacer which is inserted in the water jacket portion; a passage through which the cooling medium in a portion of an inter-bore region is transferred to another portion of the inter-bore region, the inter-bore region being positioned in a vicinity of a boundary between the bore regions adjacent to each other; and a flow promotion device which increases a flow rate of the cooling medium flowing in the passage.

Abstract: A cooling structure for uniformly cooling a bore wall of a cylinder block using a cooling medium, the bore wall surrounding plural bore regions, includes a water jacket portion which is provided so as to surround an entire outer periphery of the bore wall, and which is supplied with the cooling medium; and a water jacket spacer which is inserted in the water jacket portion such that a space is provided between the bore wall and the water jacket spacer. The cylinder block includes an inter-bore region which is positioned in a vicinity of a boundary between the bore regions adjacent to each other, and a region other than the inter-bore region; and a cross sectional area of the space between the bore wall and the water jacket spacer in the inter-bore region is smaller than a cross sectional area of the space between the bore wall and the water jacket spacer in the region other than the inter-bore region.

Abstract: A cooling structure of a cylinder block includes a water jacket portion which is provided so as to surround an entire outer periphery of the bore wall; a water jacket spacer which is inserted in the water jacket portion; and a gasket which is provided in an upper portion of the cylinder block, and which includes a hole leading to the water jacket portion. The water jacket portion is supplied with coolant. A distance between a center of the hole and an outer periphery of the cylinder block is shorter than a distance between a center of the water jacket spacer in a thickness direction and the outer periphery of the cylinder block. In the cooling structure, the cylinder block can be uniformly cooled.

Abstract: A cooling structure of a cylinder block includes a water jacket portion which is provided so as to surround an entire outer periphery of a bore wall; and a water jacket spacer which is inserted in the water jacket portion. A foreign matter collecting mechanism which collects foreign matter is provided in a bottom portion of the water jacket portion.

Abstract: A cooling structure for uniformly cooling a bore wall of a cylinder block using a cooling medium, the bore wall surrounding plural bore regions, includes a water jacket portion which is provided so as to surround an entire outer periphery of the bore wall, and which is supplied with the cooling medium; and a water jacket spacer which is inserted in the water jacket portion such that a space is provided between the bore wall and the water jacket spacer. The cylinder block includes an inter-bore region which is positioned in a vicinity of a boundary between the bore regions adjacent to each other, and a region other than the inter-bore region; and a cross sectional area of the space between the bore wall and the water jacket spacer in the inter-bore region is smaller than a cross sectional area of the space between the bore wall and the water jacket spacer in the region other than the inter-bore region.

Abstract: A cooling structure for uniformly cooling a bore wall of a cylinder block using a cooling medium, the bore wall surrounding plural bore regions, includes a water jacket portion which is provided so as to surround an entire outer periphery of the bore wall, and which is supplied with the cooling medium; a water jacket spacer which is inserted in the water jacket portion; a passage through which the cooling medium in a portion of an inter-bore region is transferred to another portion of the inter-bore region, the inter-bore region being positioned in a vicinity of a boundary between the bore regions adjacent to each other; and a flow promotion device which increases a flow rate of the cooling medium flowing in the passage.

Abstract: A cooling structure of a cylinder block includes a water jacket portion which is provided so as to surround an entire outer periphery of a bore wall; and a water jacket spacer which is inserted in the water jacket portion. A foreign matter collecting mechanism which collects foreign matter is provided in a bottom portion of the water jacket portion.

Abstract: A cooling structure of a cylinder block includes a water jacket portion which is provided so as to surround an entire outer periphery of the bore wall; a water jacket spacer which is inserted in the water jacket portion; and a gasket which is provided in an upper portion of the cylinder block, and which includes a hole leading to the water jacket portion. The water jacket portion is supplied with coolant. A distance between a center of the hole and an outer periphery of the cylinder block is shorter than a distance between a center of the water jacket spacer in a thickness direction and the outer periphery of the cylinder block. In the cooling structure, the cylinder block can be uniformly cooled.

Abstract: A production method of a water jacket spacer for use in a cylinder block with a water jacket formed around plural cylinder bores. The method comprises the fist step of integrally forming a tubular spacer body with a peripheral wall and a connecting bridge by way of synthetic resin molding so that corresponding regions of the peripheral wall are connected to each other via the connecting bridge, and the second step of cooling the tubular spacer body, with the connecting bridge fixed thereto, to prevent deformation of the tubular spacer body during the cooling process, and the third step of removing the connecting bridge from the tubular spacer body.

Abstract: A cooling apparatus of an internal combustion engine includes an insert that is deformable, and a surface of the insert opposing a cylinder bore wall is close to the cylinder bore wall after the insert is inserted into a water jacket. A cooling apparatus of an internal combustion engine includes a cylinder block having a water jacket in which an insert is disposed; the cylinder block is machined so that a water hole or an aperture having a size corresponding to a size of the insert is formed in the cylinder block and the insert can be inserted into the water jacket through the water hole or the aperture.

Abstract: Removing fluorine elements from circulating water that cools a fuel cell power generation system increases the durability of metal piping etc. of a water circulation path of this system. The fuel cell power generation system is provided with: a fuel cell main body 4, a water circulation path 8, and a fluoride absorber 6 provided in at least a portion of the water circulation path 8. The fluoride absorber 6 absorbs fluorine elements from water flowing through the water circulation path 8.

Abstract: A cooling apparatus of an internal combustion engine includes a closed deck-type cylinder block and an insert. The cylinder block includes a water jacket and an upper deck including a water hole formed therein. The insert is disposed in the water jacket and inserted into the water jacket through the water hole. The insert is fixed relative to the cylinder block at a water hole portion such that the insert is fixed in position in a flow direction of the cooling water. A stopper for preventing the insert from moving downstream in a flow direction of the cooling water may be formed, and the insert engages the stopper such that the insert is fixed in position in the flow direction of the cooling water.

Abstract: A magnetic coupling pump according to the present invention has a housing including a pump chamber a motor chamber. The rotor includes a plurality of impellers projected from top face of a substantially disc-shaped main body of the rotor to be located in the pump chamber, and a substantially cylindrical magnet section projected from back face of the main body to be located in the motor chamber. The rotor is located in engine coolant, and is driven by a stator located inward of the magnet section in the motor chamber for sucking coolant from an inlet port and exhausting it from an outlet port. The pump is provided along an inner circumference of the stator with a cavity communicating with passages of fluid along an inner circumference of the magnet section and the back face of the main body of the magnet section. The cavity admits the coolant. The pump according to the present invention is able to prevent heat-up in the inner circumferential part of the stator.

Abstract: An electrically driven waterpump includes a rotor having impellers for feeding fluid. The rotor is housed in a housing. The rotor includes: a working section located in the fluid and contacting the fluid in a main passage of the fluid stirred by the impellers; and a non-working section located in the fluid and apart from the main passage of the fluid. Water repellency is applied to at least either one of an outer surface of the non-working section or a plane of the housing confronting the outer surface of the non-working section with the fluid interposed, so that shear stress of the fluid is reduced, and pump efficiency is improved.

Abstract: A cooling apparatus of an internal combustion engine includes a closed deck-type cylinder block and an insert. The cylinder block includes a water jacket and an upper deck including a water hole formed therein. The insert is disposed in the water jacket and inserted into the water jacket through the water hole. The insert is fixed relative to the cylinder block at a water hole portion such that the insert is fixed in position in a flow direction of the cooling water. A stopper for preventing the insert from moving downstream in a flow direction of the cooling water may be formed, and the insert engages the stopper such that the insert is fixed in position in the flow direction of the cooling water.

Abstract: Removing fluorine elements from circulating water that cools a fuel cell power generation system increases the durability of metal piping etc. of a water circulation path of this system.