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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2004
Hal E. Pringle, Bloomfield, MI (US);
Robert D. Keefover, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Michael J. Halsig, Warren, MI (US);
Hal E. Pringle, Bloomfield, MI (US);
Robert D. Keefover, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Michael J. Halsig, Warren, MI (US);
BorgWarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of pressure balancing across a bearing adjacent to a pressure differential is described. The method primarily includes providing a bypass port around the bearing for allowing a fluid flow from a first pressure side to a second pressure side. A throttle body for an engine is also described. The throttle body primarily includes: (1) a bearing cooperating with the valve body; and (2) a bypass port around the bearing for allowing the fluid flow from a first pressure side to a second pressure side.