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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2008
Applicants:
David Currie, New Hudson, MI (US);
Ivan Lazich, Skokie, IL (US);
Inventors:
David Currie, New Hudson, MI (US);
Ivan Lazich, Skokie, IL (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 35/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An induction system for an internal combustion engine includes an upper intake for receiving air from a supply, such as a turbocharger, and a lower intake which combines a cylinder valve actuator cover, a plenum for receiving air from the upper intake, and a number of intake runners which extend across, an integrally with, the cylinder valve actuator cover to cylinder head intake ports which are configured at outboard sides of the engine cylinder head.