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AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorSerge Iafrate
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The present invention relates to a venting tank, suitable for being fitted in a cooling system of a motor vehicle and defining an inner space intended for receiving a coolant, the venting tank including at least one inlet and at least one outlet for the coolant which are arranged below a minimum liquid level when the vehicle is in service, wherein the venting tank also includes, opposite the inlet or at least some of the inlets, a member for guiding the coolant, penetrating into the inner space via the inlet, following a flow directed toward a lower wall of the venting tank opposite the flow arriving through the inlet, and forming a 180-degree arc. The invention also relates to a motor-vehicle cooling system provided with such a venting tank.
A degassing tank, adapted to equip a motor vehicle cooling system and delimiting an inner volume intended to receive a cooling liquid, the degassing tank comprising at least one inlet orifice and at least one outlet orifice for the cooling liquid which are positioned under a minimum liquid level when the vehicle is in service, wherein the degassing tank also comprises, facing the inlet orifice or at least some of the inlet orifices, a guidance member for guiding the cooling liquid, penetrating into the inner volume through the inlet orifice, following a flow directed towards a lower wall of the degassing tank opposite to the flow arriving through the inlet orifice, forming an arc of 180 degrees.
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