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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Timothy Baxendale, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 13/08 (2010.01); F01N 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 13/08 (2013.01); F01N 3/08 (2013.01); F01N 2240/02 (2013.01); F01N 2240/36 (2013.01); F01N 2390/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for a door of an exhaust system of an engine. In one example, a door of an exhaust system may include an outer door pivotable around a first location and an inner door pivotable around a second location, with the inner door positioned within the outer door, and with an amount of opening of an aperture of the outer door adjustable by a position of the inner door.