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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022
Filed:
May. 31, 2019
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Paul Thomas Reinhart, Livonia, MI (US);
Chad Michael Strimpel, Maybee, MI (US);
Justin Craft, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Gianluca Mantovano, Oak Park, MI (US);
Jacob Andrew Pleshe, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system in a vehicle. In one example, a system may include a cylinder head including an integrated exhaust manifold (IEM), an EGR cartridge including an EGR valve positioned in the cylinder head at a central collector region of the IEM, and a water jacket formed within the cylinder head, the water jacket including at least one cooling passage that extends around a circumference of the EGR cartridge. In this way, an EGR system is provided that has a reduced volume between an exhaust valve of a cylinder to the EGR valve, reducing packaging space and complexity of the EGR system while increasing engine performance.