Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Edward William Peters

John G Kilby

Christopher Snow

Robert J Forbes

George Louis Reno, Iv

Narendra Desai

Mohammad Ali Moetakef

Dallis Sun

David Matthew Gasior

Michael David Deegan

Abdul Sami Siddiqui

Karl Robert Klomp

Jeff Richard Kosko

Shuya Dan Yamada

Adding dome-shaped protuberances, or polydomes, to an engine system increases the structural integrity of the engine component to which they are added and allows noise radiated in the engine system to be reduced in certain regions of the frequency spectrum without incurring a significant increase in the mass of the engine part to which they are added, which may result in a longer solidification time during the mold injection process. The size and spatial arrangement of polydomes relative to one another can be further adjusted to reduce noise within the engine system and polydomes may be reinforced with ribs to increase the structural stiffness of plastic engine components. Because plastic engine components are created using an injection mold process during the manufacturing process, added surface features (e.g. polydomes and ribs) are continuous with the underlying planar surface to which they are added.

Structure to reduce noise and vibration in an engine system

Systems are disclosed to restrain movement of engine components in the event of a collision. A system may comprise an upper intake manifold; a cam cover; a shear catch located between the upper intake manifold and the cam cover; an upper component of the shear catch is arranged on the upper intake manifold; a lower component of the shear catch is arranged on the cam cover; and the upper component and the lower component are arranged opposite each other such that they engage when the upper intake manifold is subjected to shear forces. Variations to the size, arrangement, and shape of a shear catch are disclosed herein.

Component catch for crash robustness

A system for an internal combustion engine is provided. The system includes an oil pan, a pick up tube; and a spacer. The spacer is positioned vertically above a static oil level and secured to a surface of the oil pan. Further, the spacer may include an opening that may communicate with oil when the oil is in a tilt orientation.

Oil system for an engine

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Edward William Peters