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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2011
Applicant:
Robert Hornblower Meyer, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Inventor:
Robert Hornblower Meyer, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 29/04 (2006.01); F02M 15/00 (2006.01); F02M 25/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 29/0468 (2013.01); Y02T 10/146 (2013.01); F02M 25/0707 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for a charge-air-cooler are provided. The system may include an engine air passage, a charge-air-cooler including a plurality of heat exchange passages, and a condensate collector positioned within an interior of the charge-air-cooler, wherein the condensate collector is in fluid communication with at least one heat exchange passage and the engine air passage.