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US 10,815,940 B2Granted
Intake manifold with integrated mixer
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorCraig W. Lohmann
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Abstract
A manifold for use with an internal combustion engine defining at least one cylinder and an EGR circuit, the manifold including a first chamber having an inlet and an outlet, where the outlet is open to the cylinder, and a second chamber having a first port open to the first chamber, a second port open to the first chamber downstream of the first port, and a third port open to the EGR circuit.
Claims11
A manifold for use with an internal combustion engine including a cylinder and an EGR circuit, the manifold comprising:
- a first chamber having an inlet and an outlet, wherein the outlet is open to the cylinder of the internal combustion engine;
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- a second chamber having a first port open to the first chamber, a second port open to the first chamber, and a third port in fluid communication with the EGR circuit,
- wherein the manifold is configured to produce a first flow pattern and a second flow pattern different than the first flow pattern based at least in part on the flow rate of gasses within the EGR circuit, and
- wherein gas flows from the first chamber into the second chamber through the first port when the manifold produces the first flow pattern, and wherein gas flows from the second chamber into the first chamber through the first port when the manifold produces the second flow pattern.
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