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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Christopher Donald Wicks, Allen Park, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 35/104 (2006.01); F02M 35/10 (2006.01); B29C 64/10 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 35/104 (2013.01); B29C 64/10 (2017.08); F02M 35/10118 (2013.01); F02M 35/10262 (2013.01); F02M 35/10275 (2013.01); F02M 35/10321 (2013.01); F02M 35/10327 (2013.01); F02M 35/10347 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
An engine component includes an intake manifold of stratified layers defining a plurality of runners each having a gas outlet leading to a cylinder head, and a plenum including partial walls that form channels radiating from a common gas inlet and transitioning into the runners such that there is no seal between the plenum and runners. The partial walls form endoskeletal structure configured to support the intake manifold.