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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2010
Applicants:
John Christopher Riegger, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Shuya Shark Yamada, Novi, MI (US);
Todd Jay Brewer, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
John Christopher Riegger, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Shuya Shark Yamada, Novi, MI (US);
Todd Jay Brewer, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cylinder head of an engine with an integrated exhaust manifold is provided. In one example, the inner exhaust runners and outer exhaust runners have different cross-sectional areas. This arrangement may be beneficial to maintain exhaust flow rates in the integrated exhaust manifold.