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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2010
Applicants:
Patrick Matthews, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Fadi Maroun Naddaf, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Inventors:
Patrick Matthews, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Fadi Maroun Naddaf, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 33/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A central turbocharger configuration in a V-engine with two turbochargers is described. In one example approach, a V-engine includes first and second in-board exhaust manifolds; first and second turbines coupled to the first and second manifolds, respectively; and a passage intermediate to and coupling outlets of the first and second turbines; and a junction branching from the passage downward into the valley.