Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Juan Pablo Salgado

Roger Joseph Khami

Jose Quezada

Scott M Rollins

David Moyer

Victor Cisneros

Jorge Flores Corona

Luis Rabasa

Miguel Angel Carcamo

Methods and systems are provided for a hydrocarbon (HC) trap system in an engine air induction system. In one example, a system may include a pillow-case type HC trap housed in a rectangular opening formed in a wall of an air conduit at the outlet of an air cleaner box. A frame may be integrally formed around the opening to support the HC trap protruding outward from the wall.

Induction system including a hydrocarbon trap

An exhaust clamp may connect two exhaust components or conduits together in a leak tight manner while minimizing alignment issues during the assembly process. The clamp may include a split band having a clamping mechanism and a plurality of poka-yoke locking pins configured radially about the band. The poka-yoke locking mechanism may be configured to slidably engage a bead or ridge formed on the exhaust components to align the exhaust components during the assembly process an allow the operator to tighten the clamp about the exhaust components.

Poka-yoke V-clamp for exhaust systems

Systems and methods are provided for an air filter device. In one example, the air filter device includes a housing enclosing a filter element positioned in a filter enclosure, the filter element including an outlet in fluidic communication with a downstream intake line and an inlet conduit extending through the housing and delivering air to the filter enclosure, and the inlet conduit including a wall dividing the filter enclosure from the inlet conduit. The air filter device further includes a cover sealingly attached to the wall and a peripheral lip of the housing.

Air filter device in an air intake system for an engine and method for use of said device

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Atizapan de Zaragoza, Mexico

Juan Pablo Salgado