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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2022
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Xiaogang Zhang, Novi, MI (US);
Steven Wooldridge, Manchester, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/14 (2006.01); F01L 1/46 (2006.01); F01L 13/00 (2006.01); F02D 13/02 (2006.01); F01L 1/053 (2006.01); F02D 13/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/143 (2013.01); F01L 1/46 (2013.01); F01L 13/0015 (2013.01); F01L 1/0532 (2013.01); F01L 13/0005 (2013.01); F01L 2013/001 (2013.01); F02D 13/06 (2013.01); F02D 2013/0292 (2013.01); F02D 2013/0296 (2013.01); F02D 2200/021 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for actuating an advanced cam profile switch (CPS) assembly. In one example, a system may include a first cylinder and a second cylinder of the CPS assembly that may be independently coupleable to a valve stem via two separate locking mechanisms. A first cam may be selectively engage with the first cylinder and the valve stem and a second cam may be selectively engaged with the second cylinder and the valve stem.