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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2022
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Md-Tofiqul Islam, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Behrooz Khatib-Shahidi, Novi, MI (US);
Bakhtyar Baig, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 35/10 (2006.01); F02M 35/104 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 35/10321 (2013.01); F02M 35/104 (2013.01); F02M 35/1036 (2013.01); F02M 35/10255 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for directing and controlling air flow into an internal combustion engine are presented. In one example, an aluminum cylinder with two welded bearing holders is over molded with a short fiber reinforced polymer composite throttle body housing. The short fiber reinforced polymer composite throttle body housing may be welded to an engine intake manifold or it may be part of the engine intake manifold.