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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Carlos Armesto, Canton, MI (US);
Shiguang “Steven” Zhou, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 37/00 (2006.01); F02M 31/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 37/0052 (2013.01); F02M 31/20 (2013.01); Y02T 10/126 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49229 (2015.01);
Abstract
A vehicle fuel delivery system, includes: a first line configured to deliver fuel from a fuel tank to an internal combustion engine (ICE); a second line configured to return fuel from the ICE to the tank or the first line; a heat exchanger in thermal communication with the second line; and a latent material in the heat exchanger configured to change from a solid state to a liquid state when fuel in the second line reaches a predetermined temperature.