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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
May. 17, 2012
Applicants:
John Eric Rollinger, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Brien Lloyd Fulton, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Freeman Carter Gates, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Adam J. Richards, Canton, MI (US);
Inventors:
John Eric Rollinger, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Brien Lloyd Fulton, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Freeman Carter Gates, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Adam J. Richards, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 33/44 (2006.01); F02B 37/00 (2006.01); F02D 21/08 (2006.01); F02D 41/10 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02D 23/02 (2006.01); F02B 37/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 37/00 (2013.01); F02B 37/14 (2013.01); F02D 21/08 (2013.01); F02D 23/02 (2013.01); F02D 41/0007 (2013.01); F02D 41/10 (2013.01); F02M 26/05 (2016.02); F02M 26/06 (2016.02); F02M 26/10 (2016.02); F02D 41/0047 (2013.01); F02D 2200/602 (2013.01); Y02T 10/144 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for reducing turbo lag in a boosted engine. A boost reservoir coupled to the engine may be charged with compressed intake air and/or combusted exhaust gas. The pressurized charge may then be discharged during a tip-in to either the intake or the exhaust manifold.