Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Constant fresh air crankcase ventilation
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Application No.: US14821006Application Date: 2015-08-07
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Publication No.: US09702281B2Publication Date: 2017-07-11
- Inventor: Christopher William Newman , Claude Weston Bailey, III , Scott Morton
- 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: LeClairRyan
- Main IPC: F01M13/04
- IPC: F01M13/04 ; F01M13/02 ; F01M13/00

Abstract:
A method and apparatus for providing constant fresh air ventilation to the engine crankcase are disclosed. The apparatus is adapted for use with an internal combustion engine having a crankcase, an intake manifold and an air input attached to the manifold. The system includes an integrated vacuum actuator connected to the intake manifold, an actuator duct positioned between the vacuum actuator and the air input, an air-from-oil separator associated with the crankcase, a separator duct and separator control valve positioned between the separator and the intake manifold, and a bypass duct and bypass control valve between the separator duct and the actuator duct. The air input comprises an initial intake pipe and an intermediate intake pipe with the intermediate intake pipe being positioned between the initial intake pipe and the intake manifold. A fresh air control pipe and regulator assembly are attached to the intermediate intake pipe.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170037751A1 CONSTANT FRESH AIR CRANKCASE VENTILATION Public/Granted day:2017-02-09
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