Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

La-z-boy Incorporated

Chad Stateler

Larry P LaPointe

David Karl Bidner

Shawn Michael Spannbauer

Christopher House

Norman Hiam Opolsky

Tyler Lacey

Methods and systems are provided for measuring exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) distribution among individual engine cylinders. In one example, a method may include fluidly coupling a plurality of intake runners of an engine to a vacuum pump, diverting a portion of intake charge gas from the intake runner to a gas composition sensor with the vacuum pump, measuring an oxygen concentration of the diverted intake charge portion with the gas composition sensor, and estimating an EGR concentration of the intake charge based on the measured oxygen concentration.

Cylinder exhaust gas recirculation distribution measurement systems and methods

Embodiments may provide an exhaust gas management arrangement for an engine. The exhaust gas management arrangement may include a port disposed to capture an exhaust gas leaked from a movable portion of an exhaust gas flow directing mechanism. The arrangement may also include a passage to direct the leaked exhaust gas to a crankcase of the engine.

Exhaust leakage management

The present invention is directed to a powered actuation mechanism for a reclining chair. The powered drive mechanism rotates a drive link which engages a follower link to extend the leg rest assembly. A biasing mechanism is coupled to the leg rest assembly to retract the leg rest assembly. In this manner, the leg rest assembly cannot be fully retract when an obstruction with the leg rest assembly is encountered.

Actuation mechanism for reclining chair

The present invention is directed to a powered actuation mechanism for a reclining chair. The powered drive mechanism rotates a drive member which engages a follower member to extend the leg rest assembly. A biasing mechanism is coupled to the leg rest assembly to retract the leg rest assembly. In this manner, the leg rest assembly may not be fully retracted when an obstruction with the leg rest assembly is encountered.

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Carleton, MI, United States of America

Chad Stateler