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Patent No.:

US 11598237 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023

Filed:

Mar. 15, 2021

Automatic draining of water-fuel separator via downstream injection system

Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Brien Lloyd Fulton, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);

Carlos Armesto, Canton, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:

Vincent Mastrogiacomo

Brooks Kushman P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Matthew T Largi

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/00 (2006.01); F01N 3/025 (2006.01); F01N 3/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/0253 (2013.01); F01N 3/36 (2013.01); F01N 2250/02 (2013.01); F01N 2260/04 (2013.01); F01N 2610/03 (2013.01); F01N 2610/1406 (2013.01); F01N 2610/1426 (2013.01); F01N 2610/1453 (2013.01);
Abstract

A diesel engine system includes an engine, an exhaust system connected to the engine, and a water-fuel separator. The exhaust system has an aftertreatment device, an exhaust pipe upstream of the aftertreatment device, and a fuel injector connected to the exhaust pipe. The water-fuel separator has a filter configured to separate water from fuel and a reservoir configured to store the separated water. The reservoir is in fluid communication with the fuel injector.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Fulton, Brien. (2023). Automatic draining of water-fuel separator via downstream injection system (U.S. Patent No. 11598237). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11598237

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