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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2007
Applicants:
Keith Gosdzinski, Livonia, MI (US);
Mark Wrobel, Birmingham, MI (US);
Inventors:
Keith Gosdzinski, Livonia, MI (US);
Mark Wrobel, Birmingham, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 23/00 (2006.01); F02D 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An integral vacuum generator system for an internal combustion engine includes a throttle body and intake manifold defining a bypass passage which is connected with a vacuum manifold by both a venturi and a direct vacuum supply passage. Vacuum flow through the venturi and the direct vacuum supply passage are controlled by check valves.