The present invention provides a battery temperature control system having a simple configuration and capable of immediately raising a battery temperature by actively using heat generated by an internal combustion engine. The battery temperature control system includes: an engine cooling circuit in which a coolant in an internal combustion engine is circulated between a coolant jacket and a radiator by a coolant pump; an exhaust heat recovery circuit in which a coolant in an EGR cooler that recovers exhaust heat of the internal combustion engine flows; a battery cooler-destined branch circuit that is branched from the engine cooling circuit and goes toward an upstream side of the battery cooler in the battery cooling circuit 11; and a channel switching mechanism that selectively connects a downstream side of at least one of the exhaust heat recovery circuit or the battery cooler-destined branch circuit to the upstream side of the battery cooler in the battery cooling circuit.

The present invention provides a battery temperature control system having a simple configuration and capable of immediately raising a battery temperature by actively using heat generated by an internal combustion engine. The battery temperature control system includes: an engine cooling circuit in which a coolant in an internal combustion engine is circulated between a coolant jacket and a radiator by a coolant pump; an exhaust heat recovery circuit in which a coolant in an EGR cooler that recovers exhaust heat of the internal combustion engine flows; a battery cooler-destined branch circuit that is branched from the engine cooling circuit and goes toward an upstream side of the battery cooler in the battery cooling circuit 11; and a channel switching mechanism that selectively connects a downstream side of at least one of the exhaust heat recovery circuit or the battery cooler-destined branch circuit to the upstream side of the battery cooler in the battery cooling circuit.

A water jacket includes: a cooling channel through which a coolant flows, the cooling channel being formed in a cylinder block in which a plurality of cylinders are formed such that the cooling channel is positioned outside the cylinders; and a cooling groove (slit) through which the coolant flows, the cooling groove being formed between adjacent ones of the cylinders. When a slit end portion is viewed in sectional view in a direction in which the cylinders are arranged, the slit end portion and a cylinder-block inner wall are continuous with each other via an inclined portion inclined so as to become thicker toward the cylinder-block inner wall.

A water jacket includes: a cooling channel through which a coolant flows, the cooling channel being formed in a cylinder block in which a plurality of cylinders are formed such that the cooling channel is positioned outside the cylinders; and a cooling groove (slit) through which the coolant flows, the cooling groove being formed between adjacent ones of the cylinders. When a slit end portion is viewed in sectional view in a direction in which the cylinders are arranged, the slit end portion and a cylinder-block inner wall are continuous with each other via an inclined portion inclined so as to become thicker toward the cylinder-block inner wall.

There is provided a variable valve timing system for an engine in which a cam chain chamber is formed in a cylinder and a cylinder head, the variable valve timing system including: a variable valve device configured to change an opening and closing timing of a valve; and an oil control valve configured to control a hydraulic pressure with respect to the variable valve device. The oil control valve is disposed on an outer surface of the cylinder, which is an outer wall of the cam chain chamber. An oil path for hydraulic pressure control enters the outer wall of the cam chain chamber from the oil control valve, extends from a side of the cylinder to a side of the cylinder head, and crosses the cam chain chamber to the variable valve device through an inner wall of the cam chain chamber.

There is provided a variable valve timing system for an engine in which a cam chain chamber is formed in a cylinder and a cylinder head, the variable valve timing system including: a variable valve device configured to change an opening and closing timing of a valve; and an oil control valve configured to control a hydraulic pressure with respect to the variable valve device. The oil control valve is disposed on an outer surface of the cylinder, which is an outer wall of the cam chain chamber. An oil path for hydraulic pressure control enters the outer wall of the cam chain chamber from the oil control valve, extends from a side of the cylinder to a side of the cylinder head, and crosses the cam chain chamber to the variable valve device through an inner wall of the cam chain chamber.

Methods and systems are provided for a cooling arrangement. In one example, a system comprises a separator arranged in a block coolant jacket. The separator fluidly separates an upper portion of the block coolant jacket from a lower portion of the block coolant jacket.

Methods and systems are provided for a cooling arrangement. In one example, a system comprises a separator arranged in a block coolant jacket. The separator fluidly separates an upper portion of the block coolant jacket from a lower portion of the block coolant jacket.

A system and method are provided for an internal combustion engine. An engine system, in one example, includes a cylinder liner positioned within an opening of a crankcase, including a surface biasing a landing surface of an undercut fillet of the crankcase, and including a cylinder opening and a seal arranged in a groove of the cylinder liner positioned axially above the undercut fillet. The engine system further includes a fluid gasket and a combustion gasket positioned between a cylinder head and the crankcase, the fluid gasket and the combustion gasket being decoupled from one another.

A system and method are provided for an internal combustion engine. An engine system, in one example, includes a cylinder liner positioned within an opening of a crankcase, including a surface biasing a landing surface of an undercut fillet of the crankcase, and including a cylinder opening and a seal arranged in a groove of the cylinder liner positioned axially above the undercut fillet. The engine system further includes a fluid gasket and a combustion gasket positioned between a cylinder head and the crankcase, the fluid gasket and the combustion gasket being decoupled from one another.