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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
May. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Chris Paul Glugla, Macomb, MI (US);
Jeffrey Allen Doering, Canton, MI (US);
Ken Jahr, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/38 (2006.01); F02D 41/40 (2006.01); F02M 59/10 (2006.01); F04B 1/04 (2006.01); F04B 9/04 (2006.01); F04B 53/00 (2006.01); F02D 1/10 (2006.01); F02M 59/30 (2006.01); F02M 59/20 (2006.01); F02M 39/02 (2006.01); F02D 1/18 (2006.01); F02M 63/02 (2006.01); F02M 69/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/3845 (2013.01); F02D 41/406 (2013.01); F02M 59/102 (2013.01); F04B 1/0413 (2013.01); F04B 9/042 (2013.01); F04B 53/006 (2013.01); F02D 1/10 (2013.01); F02D 2001/186 (2013.01); F02M 39/02 (2013.01); F02M 59/20 (2013.01); F02M 59/30 (2013.01); F02M 63/029 (2013.01); F02M 69/044 (2013.01); F02M 69/046 (2013.01); Y02T 10/44 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for a direct injection fuel pump. The methods and systems selectively operate the direct injection fuel pump with varying levels of efficiency. In one example, an amount of piston lift of a direct fuel injection pump may be adjusted to selectively alter the pump's operating efficiency.