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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2012
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ahsanul Karim, Canton, MI (US);
Abdelkrim Zouani, Canton, MI (US);
Kevin William Plymale, Canton, MI (US);
Paul Zeng, Inkster, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 25/08 (2006.01); F02M 33/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 25/0872 (2013.01); F02M 2025/0845 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vapor purge valve in an engine is provided. The vapor purge valve includes a purge valve inlet, a purge valve outlet, and a muffler including a housing at least partially enclosing a diffuser in fluidic communication with the purge valve inlet and the purge valve outlet.