US Patent 10119451 Internal combustion engine cooling

An internal combustion engine for a motor vehicle drive includes a housing having a cylinder head water jacket, an exhaust water jacket and a combustion chamber water jacket. A valve is operable for adjusting a flow through a multi-channel coolant inlet. In particular, the valve provides continuous adjustment of a cross section, through which a fluid can flow of a multi-channel exhaust coolant outlet for admitting a flow to the exhaust water jacket and cross-section, through which a fluid can flow of a multi-channel combustion chamber coolant outlet for admitting a flow to the combustion chamber water jacket.