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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2008
Applicants:
Marek Tatur, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Dean Tomazic, Orion Township, MI (US);
Inventors:
Marek Tatur, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Dean Tomazic, Orion Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
FEV GmbH, Aachen, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 1/00 (2006.01); F02B 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A variable exhaust gas flow deflector for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The deflector can include a blade located at least partially within an exhaust gas flow of the engine, the blade having a first position and a second position. The blade can move between the first position and the second position as a function of at least one parameter and/or condition of the exhaust gas and/or the internal combustion engine.