Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Preet Kamal Virk

Joseph Matthew McCann

Jeff Sean Boulton

David Lowrie

Roger Joseph Khami

Robert Joseph Mohan

Michael Marvin Landgraf

James Labadie

James William Ortman

Jason Baldwin

Jayne Hyde

Methods and systems are provided for an air intake system. In one example, an air intake system is provided. The air intake system includes a first air inlet duct providing intake air to an engine intake conduit, the first air inlet duct including an opening positioned external to an engine compartment. The air intake system also includes a second air inlet duct positioned upstream of the engine intake conduit and external to the engine compartment, the second air inlet duct including a funnel shaped to flow air to only a portion of an air filter.

Air intake system for an engine

In one example, an air intake system is provided. The air intake system includes a first air inlet duct providing intake air to an engine intake conduit, the first air inlet duct including an opening positioned external to an engine compartment. The air intake system also includes a second air inlet duct positioned upstream of the engine intake conduit and external to the engine compartment, the second air inlet duct including a porous material spanning an opening in the second air inlet duct, the porous material having a plurality of defined openings sized to prevent snow from traveling therethrough and collect on the porous material thereby impeding airflow through the second air inlet duct during snowy and icy conditions.

A vibration damping assembly for use with an automotive vehicle is provided. The assembly includes a bracket having a C-shaped receptacle, a component such as an air cleaner housing having an integrally-formed, grommet-holding cylindrical post extending therefrom attached to the bracket, and a spool-shaped isolator mounting grommet attached to the post. The post includes a proximal end integrally attached to the component and a distal end. The distal end includes at least one integrally-formed retention barb and preferably includes two spaced-apart and integrally-formed barbs. The post includes an attachment end attached to the component and an unattached end opposite the attachment end. The barbs are formed on the unattached end. Each barb includes an upper edge extending beyond the unattached end of the post. Each barb includes a ramped, grommet-passing surface. The spool-shaped isolator mounting grommet may be formed from materials such as TPO, TPE, AEM, ECO, and EPDM.

Rubber spool grommets for assembly to vehicle

An air filtration system () for an engine. The air filtration system () includes a main filter assembly () configured to filter air from a first dirty air inlet (), the main filter assembly () defining a dirty air side () of the main filter assembly () and a clean air side () of the main filter assembly (). The air filtration system further includes an auxiliary filter assembly () configured to filter air from a second dirty air inlet (), wherein the auxiliary filter assembly () is selectively attachable to the main filter assembly () such that when the auxiliary filter assembly () is attached air is filtered from the second dirty air inlet () to the clean air side () of the main filter assembly ().

Air filtration system for an engine

An intake system for an engine including a first air filter assembly in fluidic communication with an intake manifold and a second air filter assembly spaced away from the first air filter assembly and in fluidic communication with the intake manifold.

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Canton, MI, United States of America

Preet Kamal Virk