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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Robert Andrew Wade, Plymouth, MI (US);
David Krenk, Canton, MI (US);
Zikun Lu, Canton, MI (US);
Brian Siwek, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/02 (2006.01); F01N 13/18 (2010.01); F01N 13/10 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 13/1811 (2013.01); F01N 13/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for a collar welded to a runner to manage stress in an exhaust manifold. In one example, a system may include welding a collar to a runner and a flange with an air gap located between the collar, the runner, and the flange.