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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Abdul Motin, Canton, MI (US);
Chin-Yuan Perng, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/035 (2006.01); F16K 17/04 (2006.01); F16K 15/02 (2006.01); F16K 17/08 (2006.01); F16K 25/00 (2006.01); B60K 15/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/03519 (2013.01); F16K 15/025 (2013.01); F16K 17/0466 (2013.01); F16K 17/082 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03296 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03585 (2013.01); F16K 25/00 (2013.01); Y10T 137/7925 (2015.04);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for a zero hysteresis valve. In one example, a valve comprises protrusions shaped to maintain a distance between a moveable portion of the valve and a valve seat.