Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Ford Motor Company Limited

Visteon Global Technolgoies, Inc.

Roger Joseph Khami

David Moyer

William C Ronzi

Scott M Rollins

Jacqueline L Tomlin

Thanh Pham

Giriraj Srinivasan

Joseph Matthew McCann

Hovie Jarrett Cassell

Randall Alan Stec

John Emley

Robert Joseph Mohan

Christopher Alan Myers

Jeff Sean Boulton

Ha To Chung

Alexander King

James William Ortman

Erik Henry Hermann

Andrew George Bellis

Jose Quezada

Jeffrey Morton

Timothy Dorweiler

Eric Henry Hermann

Bhaskara Rao Boddakayala

Eric A Macke

James T Dumas

Scott Allen Schaffer

Preet Kamal Virk

Douglas White

Robert Boyer

Robert Bruce Bonhard

Brian Pierre Hendrix

Juan Pablo Salgado

David Bryan McGeary

Matthew Werner

Neville Jimmy Bugli

Philip J Johnson

Christopher B Bishop

Thomas Eric Svenson

Michael Marvin Landgraf

William A Rohrer, Iii

Victor Cisneros

Dennis Davies

Ljupco Dimitrievski

Chris A Myers

Aed M Dudar

John Eric Rollinger

Scott Alan Bohr

William Goodwin

Joshua Putman Styron

John E Thorn

Dhaval P Vaishnav

Christopher Edward Shaw

Joel John Beltramo

Syed K Ali

Robert Howard Saunders

Mark Donald Hellie

David John Moenssen

Michael G Heim

Jose Arteaga

Charles David Satarino

Lloyd Anthony Bozzi

Jeffrey Paul Luther

Erik Thomas Andersen

David Lowrie

Johanne Wilson

Luis Rabasa

David Kaleb Gonzalez Bojorges

Steven James Hoffman

James Labadie

Jorge Flores Corona

Shawn Carney

Darice M Morris

Aamir Asgharali Marvi

John Qingrui Liu

Laura Lou Cranmer

Ivan Lage Matos

Matthew Rimmel

Jeffrey John Lock

Douglas Scott Sparks

Jeffrey Pittel

Steve Connolly

Ryan Labadie

Leon Speed

Thomas Goebel

Dawn Clancy

Dale Edward Owings

Shawn McGrath

Jayanthi Iyer

Thomas D Goebel

Margaret M Vortriede

Gregory S Green

Michael Cermak

Angela D Pyle

Ronald R Narkun

Jason Baldwin

Jayne Hyde

Brian F VanderHaagen

An air induction system is disclosed for an engine that comprises an air cleaner, an inlet air conduit, a Mass Air Flow Sensor (MAFS), and a secondary air induction system. The air filter encloses a filter element that removes contaminants from the air supplied to the engine. A MAFS is disposed in the inlet air conduit and measures the mass of the air flowing through the inlet air conduit to an intake manifold of the engine and provides data to an engine control module that controls the air/fuel mixture supplied to the engine. The secondary air system receives air from the air cleaner that is provided to a vehicle component and includes an inlet port located upstream from the MAFS. The secondary induction conduit draws air through a port integrated with the MAFS bore with an air pump to provide clean air to an engine component or exhaust system component.

Secondary air path for an air induction system

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

Methods and systems are provided for an airbox. In one example, the airbox is a single piece comprising features to receive and retain a platform for an air filter. The airbox comprises curved elastomers which engage with coupling elements of the platform.

Methods and systems for an airbox

An air intake system for a combustion engine includes an air intake duct in fluid communication with an engine intake manifold and a conduit component inserted into the air intake duct along a first assembly direction. The air intake system also includes a hydrocarbon (HC) trap secured to the conduit component within the air intake duct. The conduit component defines at least one retention feature to maintain a position of the HC trap such that removal of the HC trap from the air intake duct results in structural compromise of the at least one retention feature. The air intake duct is also configured to shield the at least one retention feature from user access to inhibit user removal of the HC trap.

Tamper resistant hydrocarbon trap for combustion engines

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

An air cleaner assembly including a tray including a cleat receptacle at a back side of the assembly and a cover including a cleat at the back side. The assembly further includes guide features arranged at a front side of the assembly. The guide feature are designed to contact one another continuously and guide the cover rearward, from an unseated position to a fully seated position where the cleat is seated within the cleat receptacle.

Air cleaner assembly

An air cleaner assembly including a tray including two cleat receptacles spaced apart from one another at a back side of the assembly and a cover including two cleats at the back side, each of the two cleats adapted to seat within one of the two cleat receptacles. The assembly further includes a mounting bracket coupled to the tray, between the two cleat receptacles. The mounting bracket includes a guide rib extending outward from the mounting bracket, toward the cover.

A dual path fuel vapor purge system is disclosed for an engine having a turbocharger or a super. The purge system includes a canister configured to collect fuel vapor from a fuel tank. A canister purge valve is provided downstream from the canister. An ejector valve receives fuel vapors from the canister through the canister purge valve. A first vapor purge path directs the fuel vapor to an intake manifold of the engine. A second vapor purge path directs fuel vapor to an air induction system. A check valve downstream from the ejector valve receives the fuel vapor from the ejector and supplies the fuel vapor to the air induction system. Boost flow opens the check valve when the air induction system is in operation to boost the engine and closes the check valve when the engine is in operation with normal aspiration or when a leak is detected.

Dual path purge system for a turbocharged engine

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

A vehicle component housing, such as for an air filtration assembly, includes a first shell having a mount defining a retention feature, and a second shell having a flange. A fastener has a hooked region rotatably supported by the mount and configured to selectively mate with the retention feature to retain the fastener in a disengaged position. The fastener has a locking member configured to mate with the flange to retain the fastener in an engaged position. The fastener may be a spring clip fastener.

Fastening system for a vehicle component housing

A filter element assembly includes a filter body and an auxiliary filter. The filter body includes a sidewall around a hollow core. Further the filter body and auxiliary filter are both received and held on a support including a base and a cage.

Air filter element assembly for a motor vehicle

An integrated hydrocarbon trap and air filter in the soundtube of a vehicle for use in conjunction with the engine's air intake system is disclosed. The trap and air filter comprises a housing body having first and second ends. The housing includes hydrocarbon-adsorbing media and air filter media. The hydrocarbon-adsorbing and air filter trap are incorporated into a soundtube. A first soundtube portion connects the housing to the engine's air intake system while a second soundtube is open to ambient and connects the housing to a vehicle body structure such as a fender. Selection of the body diameter, thickness, and length, the dimensions and type of both air filter media and hydrocarbon-adsorbing media and position of the air filter media, NVH media, and space relative to the trap media and location of the integrated hydrocarbon trap and air filter along the soundtube provide superior tunability and adaptability.

NVH soundtube having integrated hydrocarbon adsorption and air filtration device to control evaporative emissions

A hose and a system including a hose may be used to connect various components. The hose may include a hose body, where an end segment of the hose body may be foldable over a clamp seat area of the hose body. There may be an opening in the end segment sized and shaped to provide access to a clamp, so as to better hold the clamp in place, while still enabling access.

Hose and system for hose clamp registration

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Troy, MI, United States of America

Roger Joseph Khami