Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Steve Poe

Christopher Kelly Palazzolo

Mohammad Ali Moetakef

Philip Damian Cierpial

Darren Sipila

Changsheng Gan

Jamie Charles Hanshaw

Georg Festag

Wesley Kridner

Abdelkrim Zouani

Jonathan Denis Crowe

George Aristidis Papaioannou

Satheesh Makkapati

Abdullahi M Hajiabdi

Daniel James Baraszu

Peter Renny George

A structural frame is provided herein. The structural frame may provide a lubrication passage that feeds a lubricant to a cylinder block. The structural frame may increase cylinder block strength while allowing a cylinder block to be constructed of less material.

Cylinder block assembly

A phase control apparatus in a variable cam timing (VCT) system of an engine is described herein. The phase control apparatus includes a locking pin coupled to a vane, the locking pin extending into a locking pin recess in a cover plate in a locked configuration, the locking pin and locking pin recess having a backlash and a housing at least partially enclosing the vane and spaced away from the vane forming a gap in the locked configuration.

Variable cam timing system and method

A cylinder block is provided. The cylinder block includes a cylinder, two crankshaft supports at a bottom of the cylinder block, a cylinder head engaging surface at a top of the cylinder block, and first and second exterior sidewalls, the first exterior sidewall extending from the cylinder head engaging surface to a first structural frame engaging surface positioned above a centerline of the two crankshaft supports.

Cylinder block

An exhaust system in an engine includes an exhaust passage including an outlet, in fluidic communication with at least one combustion chamber in the engine, and integrated into a cylinder head in the engine and a flow rotation element including at least one vane, the flow rotation element positioned in the outlet of the exhaust passage swirling exhaust airflow exiting the exhaust passage.

Exhaust system having a flow rotation element and method for operation of an exhaust system

A rotary-vane vacuum pump comprises a stator and a vaned rotor, the stator partly defining an outlet chamber and including an outlet passage opening to the outlet chamber. The rotor is rotatably sealed to the stator; it has a sealing area to block the outlet passage, and, an unsealing area alignable with the outlet passage by rotation of the rotor to periodically unblock the outlet passage. The disclosed pump offers reduced resistance to lubricant oil discharge from the outlet passage, which results in lower differential pressure between inlet and outlet chambers at the end of the pumping cycle.

Vacuum pump with rotor-stator positioning to provide non-return

A cylinder block assembly is provided. The cylinder block assembly includes a cylinder block including a cylinder, two crankshaft supports at a bottom of the cylinder block, first and second cylinder block exterior sidewalls ending above a centerline of the two crankshaft supports. The cylinder block assembly further includes a structural frame coupled to the cylinder block, the structural frame including first and second structural frame exterior sidewalls extending above the centerline of the two crankshaft supports and coupled to the first and second cylinder block exterior sidewalls.

A cylinder block including a cylinder and two crankshaft supports at a bottom of the cylinder block is described. The cylinder block may be coupled to a structural frame such that the cylinder block is lubricated through the structural frame. The cylinder block may reduce vehicle weight and cost.

An exhaust system in an engine is provided. The exhaust system includes an exhaust manifold include at least one exhaust runner having an inlet and a flow rotation element including at least one vane, the flow rotation element positioned in the inlet of the exhaust runner swirling exhaust airflow entering the exhaust runner.

A structural frame is provided. The structural frame includes a bottom surface, first and second cylinder block sidewall engaging surfaces, the first and second cylinder block sidewall engaging surfaces positioned above the bottom surface at a height that is above a centerline of a crankshaft support included in a cylinder block when the structural frame is coupled to the cylinder block.

Structural frame

The lost motion arm 44 has first and second contact surfaces,and,A latch mechanism is connected on the body with an extendable plunger,having a first contact surface,and a second contact surface,The plunger,has a first position for first contact surface,engagement with the lost motion arm first contact surface,to prevent angular movement of the lost motion arm,with respect to the body,in a first angular direction. When angular movement in the first angular direction is prevented, the motion of the lost motion arm,imparted by the cam lobe,is transmitted to the body,to provide for a first state of operation of the valve stem,When the plunger,is in a second position, non-contacting with the lost motion arm,the lost motion arm,is allowed to pivot relative to the body,Accordingly, the rocker arm assembly,will be in a second state of total or partial deactivation of the valve stem,The plunger second contact surface,contacts with the lost motion arm second contact surface,to cause the plunger,to be cammed out of the first position when the plunger,is in the first position and when the plunger first contact surface,is not engaged with the lost motion arm's first contact surface

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