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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Frank Acierno Valencia, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 1/04 (2006.01); F01M 11/02 (2006.01); F01M 13/02 (2006.01); F02B 75/02 (2006.01); F01M 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 11/02 (2013.01); F01M 13/028 (2013.01); F01M 1/04 (2013.01); F01M 1/16 (2013.01); F02B 2075/025 (2013.01); F02B 2075/027 (2013.01);
Abstract
An engine system is described. The engine system includes an oil drain passage in fluidic communication with an oil separator. The engine system further includes a backflow valve positioned at an outlet of the oil drain line, the backflow valve having a first configuration where the valve provides a predetermined amount of oil backflow into the oil drain passage and a second configuration where the valve inhibits oil backflow into the oil drain passage.