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Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023

Filed:

Aug. 23, 2022
Applicant:

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

Inventors:
Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 24/04 (2006.01); F16H 57/027 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 24/04 (2013.01); F16H 57/027 (2013.01); Y10T 137/3084 (2015.04);
Abstract

A vent device for a vehicle component includes a main body and a cap. The main body includes a central tube and an outer wall. The central tube defines a main vent passage about a central axis. The outer wall is disposed about the tube and cooperates therewith to define a drain passage. The main body defines an outlet of the drain passage open to an exterior. The cap cooperates with the top of the main body to define a vent chamber. The cap and a top portion of the central tube cooperate to define an upper vent passage in fluid communication with the vent chamber, the drain passage, and an outlet of the main vent passage. A bottom portion of the cap at least partially defines a vent outlet radially outward of the drain passage and open to the vent chamber and an exterior of the vent device.


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