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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2015
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
John Mark Lorentz, Waterford, MI (US);
Marie-Christine G. Jones, Bingham Farms, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A crankcase ventilation system for an engine that may include a control valve and a disconnect fitting disposed in a conduit between the crankcase and an intake system. The disconnect fitting may include a tube wall, where the inside of the tube wall may have a support. The support may include at least one flow gap, and a plunger opening. The inside of the tube wall may have a plunger seat spaced apart from the support. A plunger may include a stem positioned in the plunger opening, that may be configured to translate in the opening. The plunger may include a head configured to engage the plunger seat to close flow. The conduit may include a segment configured for insertion into the disconnect to engage and unseat the plunger from the plunger seat to open flow.