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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
May. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Scott Morton, New Boston, MI (US);
Claude Weston Bailey, III, Warren, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F 1/42 (2006.01); F01M 11/00 (2006.01); F02F 1/24 (2006.01); F02F 7/00 (2006.01); F02F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 11/00 (2013.01); F02F 1/24 (2013.01); F02F 7/006 (2013.01); F02F 11/002 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49272 (2015.01);
Abstract
In one aspect, the present invention provides an engine assembly, which includes at least one cylinder head including a first surface, and at least one camshaft cover including a second surface, the first and second surfaces together defining a passageway positioned next to a seal for reducing oil leakage. The passageway may be defined by a recess on at least one of the first and second surfaces.