Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Michael W Zubeck

George Carver Davis

Eric Warren Curtis

Leslie Bromberg

Daniel R Cohn

John B Heywood

Robert Albert Stein

Paul Blumberg

Peter J Dowding

Michael V Hofman

Greg Thompson

An engine system for a vehicle, comprising of a combustion chamber, a first in-cylinder direct injector configured to deliver a first substance including at least gasoline directly to the combustion chamber at a first pressure; and a second in-cylinder direct injector configured to deliver a second substance including at least an alcohol directly to the combustion chamber at a second pressure less than the first pressure.

Directly injected internal combustion engine system

A method of operating an internal combustion engine coupled in a hybrid powertrain, the method comprising of extracting waste energy from a component of an electrical power system of the hybrid powertrain, and adjusting intake air temperature during homogeneous charge compression ignition operation of the engine by using said extracted waste energy.

Hybrid thermal energy conversion for HCCI heated intake charge system

A method of operating an engine, comprising of performing homogeneous charge compression ignition combustion during a first operating condition, and performing spark ignition combustion during a second operating condition, where an amount of directly injected alcohol in at least one of said homogeneous charge compression ignition combustion and said spark ignition combustion is varied in response to at least an operating parameter.

Multiple combustion mode engine using direct alcohol injection

A sealing probe for injecting a sealant into a sealant-receiving region between a pair of members. The probe includes a hollow, sealant-releasing section, for insertion into the hole in the upper member into at least a portion of the sealant-receiving region. The sealant-releasing section has a plurality of apertures disposed about an outer wall of such section. The aperture passes through the outer wall from a hollow region within such section to the sealant-receiving region. The sealant-receiving section also includes an entrance adjacent a top portion of the sealant section for receiving a sealant and passing such sealant to the hollow region and then from the hollow region, through the apertures, to the region external the sealant-receiving region. The probe includes a first seal disposed about an upper portion of the outer wall. The first seal extends beyond the outer surface of the sealant-releasing section to prevent sealant from passing beyond such first seal to portions of the hole above such first seal. The probe includes a second seal disposed adjacent to a lower portion of the outer wall to prevent sealant from passing into the aperture in the lower member.

Sealing probe

A valve timing system for an internal combustion engine having a roller finger follower assembly including a lash adjustment mechanism. The roller finger follower assembly includes a base arm and a roller carriage that may be assembled to each other in a range of positions. The roller carriage supports a camshaft contact roller that may be moved by an adjustment mechanism to cause the camshaft contact roller to be contacted by the lobe of a camshaft in a range of angular relationships. The roller finger follower assembly includes a lash pin having a central section that is contoured to provide a secondary lash adjustment.

Variable valve timing adjustable finger follower assembly

A rocker arm assembly having an adjustably located cam roller that permits modification of valve timing for an internal combustion engine. An adjustment control shaft having an adjustment cam operates through a linkage to move the cam roller along the rocker arm and relative to the cam shaft of the engine.

Variable valve timing adjustable roller rocker arm assembly

A silencer for an idle air bypass valve in an internal combustion engine includes a grid disposed between the outlet of the idle air bypass valve and the intake manifold. The grid acts to reduce the air velocity entering into the intake manifold which dampens the vibration of a plastic manifold, thereby reducing noise generated.

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LaSalle, MI, United States of America

Michael W Zubeck