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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2021
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Shuya Shark Yamada, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 31/20 (2006.01); F16K 15/03 (2006.01); F02M 35/10 (2006.01); F02M 35/104 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 31/20 (2013.01); F02M 35/104 (2013.01); F02M 35/10255 (2013.01); F16K 15/033 (2013.01);
Abstract
An engine system includes an intake manifold and a charge-air cooler disposed upstream of the intake manifold. The charge-air cooler includes a housing defining an enclosure having a water reservoir, a heat exchanger disposed within the enclosure, and a valve disposed within the enclosure. The valve has a flap that is movable between an open position in which airflow is permitted across the water reservoir and a closed position is which airflow across the water reservoir is inhibited.