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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Stephen Radmard, London, GB;
Martin James Styles, Billericay, GB;
Graham Michael Kudar, Chelmsford, GB;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 29/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 29/0468 (2013.01); F02B 29/0475 (2013.01); F02M 26/28 (2016.02); F02M 26/32 (2016.02); Y02T 10/121 (2013.01); Y02T 10/146 (2013.01);
Abstract
A condensate reservoir for a charge air cooler of an engine has one or more inlets for receiving condensate from the charge air cooler, and a chamber for collecting the condensate from the charge air cooler. The condensate reservoir is configured to be in thermal communication with an exhaust gas recirculation duct of the engine such that thermal energy from the exhaust gas recirculation duct may be transferred to the condensate reservoir to vaporize the condensate collected in the chamber.