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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Matthew Dunn, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 13/00 (2006.01); F01M 11/00 (2006.01); F01M 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 13/0011 (2013.01); F01M 1/02 (2013.01); F01M 11/0004 (2013.01); F01M 2011/005 (2013.01); F01M 2013/0088 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for adjusting a flow profile of a windage tray. In one example, a method for operation an engine system is provided that includes operating an engine to perform combustion, determining an engine speed, and adjusting a flow profile of a plurality of deflectors in a windage tray positioned in a crankcase based on the engine speed.