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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2012
Filed:
May. 22, 2009
Applicants:
Todd Brewer, Dearborn, MI (US);
Katherine Jane Randall, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Inventors:
Todd Brewer, Dearborn, MI (US);
Katherine Jane Randall, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A hydraulically operated charge air system for an internal combustion engine includes an intake manifold having a number of intake runners, and a number of rotatable airflow control devices mounted within at least a portion of the intake runners. A hydraulic motor rotatably positions the airflow control devices.