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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2010
John Edward Brevick, Livonia, MI (US);
Thomas G. Leone, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Steven Anatole Frait, Milan, MI (US);
Norman Jerry Bird, Plymouth, MI (US);
James Thomas Gooden, Canton, MI (US);
John Edward Brevick, Livonia, MI (US);
Thomas G. Leone, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Steven Anatole Frait, Milan, MI (US);
Norman Jerry Bird, Plymouth, MI (US);
James Thomas Gooden, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for controlling a flow regulator, such as a diverter valve, that is configured to guide air through a transmission housing before entering an engine intake manifold. In certain arrangements, the flow regulator operates according to predetermined conditions, e.g., meeting an engine intake manifold air temperature threshold.