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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020
Filed:
May. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ross Dykstra Pursifull, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ralph Wayne Cunningham, Milan, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 3/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/30 (2006.01); F02M 35/10 (2006.01); F02D 41/14 (2006.01); F02D 13/02 (2006.01); F02D 41/08 (2006.01); F02D 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 3/005 (2013.01); F02D 13/0207 (2013.01); F02D 41/08 (2013.01); F02D 41/1475 (2013.01); F02D 41/3017 (2013.01); F02M 35/10229 (2013.01); F02D 13/0265 (2013.01); F02D 2009/024 (2013.01); F02D 2200/703 (2013.01); F02D 2250/41 (2013.01); Y02T 10/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for providing vacuum to a vehicle are described. In one example, a method adjusts an engine air-fuel ratio in response to provide additional vacuum to the vehicle.