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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2012
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ralph Wayne Cunningham, Milan, MI (US);
Ross Dykstra Pursifull, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mansour Beshay, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 9/06 (2006.01); B60T 13/72 (2006.01); B60T 17/02 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/06 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0402 (2013.01); B60T 13/72 (2013.01); F02D 2250/41 (2013.01); F02D 41/0002 (2013.01); B60T 17/02 (2013.01); F02D 41/187 (2013.01); B60W 2710/0605 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0406 (2013.01); B60W 2540/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
An engine with a fast vacuum recovery brake booster system is disclosed. In one example, an actuator is adjusted in response to a flow between the brake booster and an engine intake manifold. Operation of the engine and vehicle brakes may be improved especially when the engine is boosted.