Fluid flow control device and method
AssigneeJaguar Land Rover Limited
InventorWilliam Hutchins
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Abstract
A fluid flow control device controls flow of coolant in a motor vehicle motor cooling system. The flow control device includes first and second coolant inlets and first and second coolant outlets. The flow control device is operable selectively to direct coolant flowing into the device to flow out from the flow device through one or both of the first and second outlets in dependence on a temperature of fluid flowing through the device.
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A fluid flow control device for controlling flow of coolant in a motor vehicle motor cooling system, the flow control device having first and second coolant inlets and first and second coolant outlets, the flow control device being operable selectively to direct coolant flowing into the device to flow out from the flow device through one or both of the first and second outlets in dependence on a temperature of fluid flowing through the device.
A method of controlling flow of coolant through a motor vehicle motor cooling system by means of a fluid flow control device,
- the method comprising selectively directing coolant flowing into the device through one or both of first and second inlets to flow out from the device through one or both of first and second outlets responsive to a temperature of fluid flowing through the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.