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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2021
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Colby Dahl, Saline, MI (US);
Douglas Martin, Canton, MI (US);
Matthew Ryan Preston, Whitmore Lake, MI (US);
John Rollinger, Troy, MI (US);
Shriram Siravara, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 37/00 (2006.01); F04B 49/22 (2006.01); F04B 41/02 (2006.01); F04B 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 37/005 (2013.01); F04B 35/002 (2013.01); F04B 41/02 (2013.01); F04B 49/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems to provide compressed air via exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine are presented. In one example, a pump comprising two pistons is driven via engine exhaust gases. On piston within the pump moves in response to the exhaust gases while the other piston acts to compress air.