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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
May. 22, 2009
Michael Bruno Magnan, Dearborn, MI (US);
Katherine Jane Randall, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Christopher William Newman, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Michael Bruno Magnan, Dearborn, MI (US);
Katherine Jane Randall, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Christopher William Newman, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An intake manifold system for an internal combustion engine includes inlet runners attached to a mounting flange. The inlet runners may be one piece with the mounting flange. A charge air control is mounted within the mounting flange, with the charge air control including a control shaft passage formed in the mounting flange, and a control shaft extending the length of the control shaft passage. The control shaft is journaled within the control shaft passage and carries a number of charge air control elements mounted for rotation with the control shaft.