摘要 |
<p>The invention relates to a cooling system for a combustion engine, comprising an inlet for cooling fluid, which is connectable to cooling channels of the combustion engine, and an outlet for cooling fluid, which is also connectable to the cooling channels of the combustion engine, a pump for pumping the cooling fluid through the inlet and outlet, a cooler for cooling the cooling fluid, which is connected to the outlet, on the one hand, and the inlet, on the other hand, and a bypass line, which connects the outlet to the inlet without passing through the cooler, and a valve assembly comprising a valve element and an actuation device for actuating the valve element, characterized in that the valve element is arranged in the outlet and comprises at least three fluid connections, wherein a first fluid connection is connected to a section of the outlet coming from a cooling fluid discharge of the combustion engine, a second fluid connection is connected to a section of the outlet leading to the cooler and a third fluid connection is connected to the bypass line leading to the inlet, and the actuation device comprises an expansion element, which is arranged in the inlet downstream of the connection of the bypass line to the inlet, and with which expansion element the valve element is actuatable such that the first fluid connection is connected to the second and/or third fluid connection.</p> |