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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2013
Applicant:
Electro-motive Diesel, Inc., LaGrange, IL (US);
Inventor:
Abhinav R. Pamulaparthy, Aurora, IL (US);
Assignee:
Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc., LaGrange, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F 1/10 (2006.01); F02F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F 7/0021 (2013.01);
Abstract
A top deck area of a crankcase is provided. The top deck area includes an exhaust elbow extending from a side surface towards a top surface of the top deck area. The top deck area also includes a plate. The plate is configured to define a first chamber and a second chamber within the top deck area. The first chamber is configured to at least partially enclose the exhaust elbow. The second chamber is configured to provide a passage for a fluid flow such that the plate is disposed to isolate the second chamber from the exhaust elbow.