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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2022
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Shuya Shark Yamada, Novi, MI (US);
Shawn Spannbauer, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Stephen George Russ, Canton, MI (US);
Richard Germek, Allen Park, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 29/04 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02M 25/022 (2006.01); F02M 25/028 (2006.01); F02M 31/13 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 29/0468 (2013.01); F02B 29/0406 (2013.01); F02D 41/0002 (2013.01); F02D 41/0025 (2013.01); F02M 25/028 (2013.01); F02M 25/0221 (2013.01); F02M 25/0227 (2013.01); F02M 31/13 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for discharging condensation from an engine system is disclosed. The system includes a drainage pathway from an upstream body that collects water to a downstream portion of the air intake system. A controller may initiate a draining event upon determining a threshold amount of water has been collected in the upstream body.