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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ross Dykstra Pursifull, Dearborn, MI (US);
Joseph Norman Ulrey, Dearborn, MI (US);
Katherine Jane Brewer, Belleville, MI (US);
Mark Steadman, Bromley, GB;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 13/00 (2006.01); F01M 13/02 (2006.01); F02M 35/10 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02B 37/12 (2006.01); F02B 37/16 (2006.01); F02M 25/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 13/021 (2013.01); F01M 13/02 (2013.01); F01M 13/022 (2013.01); F01M 13/023 (2013.01); F02B 37/127 (2013.01); F02B 37/164 (2013.01); F02D 41/003 (2013.01); F02M 25/08 (2013.01); F02M 35/10229 (2013.01); F01M 2013/027 (2013.01); Y02T 10/144 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for ventilating a crankcase in an engine. In one example, when the engine is operating boosted under cruising conditions, fuel vapors from the crankcase may flow to each of a compressor inlet and an intake manifold of the engine. In this way, the crankcase may be effectively purged.