Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Louvered screen baffle for reduction of fuel slosh noise
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Application No.: US14507651Application Date: 2014-10-06
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Publication No.: US10232703B2Publication Date: 2019-03-19
- Inventor: Dhaval P. Vaishnav , Maria Fernanda Maya Diaz , Mike Dong , Mohammad Usman
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: McCoy Russell LLP
- Agent Julia Voutyras
- Main IPC: B60K15/03
- IPC: B60K15/03 ; B60K15/073 ; B60K15/077

Abstract:
A system for reducing fuel slosh noise in a storage tank is described. In one particular example, the system comprises a slatted baffle with angularly arranged louvers extending therefrom to reduce sloshing noise in the tank by redirecting fuel waves while preventing surface wave collisions in the tank. In this way, the louvered baffle has the ability to provide different fuel flows based on the direction of flow incident on the slatted baffle, which may enhance the driving experience, particularly in hybrid and start-stop vehicles, where periods exist in the drive cycle where background engine noise is absent.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160096428A1 LOUVERED SCREEN BAFFLE FOR REDUCTION OF FUEL SLOSH NOISE Public/Granted day:2016-04-07
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