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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Leon Hu, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Jianwen James Yi, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 27/02 (2006.01); F04D 29/58 (2006.01); F04D 29/42 (2006.01); F04D 29/68 (2006.01); F04D 17/10 (2006.01); F04D 27/00 (2006.01); F04D 29/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 27/0276 (2013.01); F04D 17/10 (2013.01); F04D 27/009 (2013.01); F04D 29/4213 (2013.01); F04D 29/584 (2013.01); F04D 29/5826 (2013.01); F04D 29/685 (2013.01); F04D 29/284 (2013.01); F04D 29/4206 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for cooling a compressor in an engine. In one example, a compressor with a liquid coolant passage extending through a section of a housing of the compressor adjacent to a bypass passage, is provide. The bypass passage enable airflow to be directed around a portion of a compressor impeller.