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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ivan Lage Matos, Bahia, BR;
Guilherme Augusto Lopes Da Silva, Sao Paulo, BR;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 35/12 (2006.01); F02M 35/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 35/1216 (2013.01); F02M 35/10118 (2013.01); F02M 35/10144 (2013.01);
Abstract
An engine air intake duct includes a duct wall and an orifice cap. The duct wall extends between an air inlet and an air outlet and has at least one orifice disposed therethrough. The duct wall has an integrally-formed closure mechanism adjacent the orifice. The orifice cap is moveable relative to and securable to the closure mechanism to substantially cover the orifice.