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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 11/02 (2006.01); F01P 11/18 (2006.01); F01P 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 11/02 (2013.01); F01P 5/10 (2013.01); F01P 11/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A detachable water pump reservoir to collect coolant leakage from a housing of an engine water pump to which the reservoir is attached in use is described herein. The reservoir includes a hollow body defining a chamber in which the coolant leakage is collected and having a mouth shaped to complement a surface of the housing, at least one attachment apparatus configured to enable the reservoir to be easily and quickly attached to and removed from the housing of the water pump, and a level indicator to indicate the level of the coolant collected in the reservoir.