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US 10,907,539 B2Granted
Deflection apparatus for an engine
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMichael Spurling, Daniel Meckenstock, Marius Sawatzki
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for one or more deflector elements coupled to an engine. In one example, a system includes a deflector element physically coupled to an interface at which edges of an engine head and an engine block join, wherein the deflector element extends around a portion of the edge and a screw boss, where the screw boss bulges out from the edges.
Claims17
A system comprising:
- an engine head physically coupled to an engine block, wherein a deflector element is arranged at an edge where the engine head and the engine block interface, wherein the deflector element tracks a contour of the edge and at least partially traverses a screw boss for fastening the engine head and the engine block together;
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- wherein the deflector element is arranged between the screw boss and a brake booster.
A vehicle comprising:
- an engine mount configured to mount an engine comprising an engine head interfacing with an engine block along an edge;
- a first deflector element arranged on the edge, wherein the first deflector element follows a curved contour of the edge;
- a second deflector element arranged on the engine mount, extending from a portion of the engine mount to the engine block;
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- wherein the first deflector element comprises a first chamfer and the second deflector element comprises a second chamfer, each of the first chamfer and the second chamfer angled obtusely relatively to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle travels in a direction of the longitudinal axis.
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A vehicle engine bay comprising:
- an engine mount shaped to mount an engine comprising an engine head and an engine block, wherein the engine head is physically coupled to the engine block via one or more fasteners extending through a screw boss arranged at edges where the engine head and the engine block interface;
- a first deflector element arranged along the edges and extending over at least a portion of the screw boss;
- a second deflector element physically coupled to the engine mount and the engine block;
- a component arranged between the engine and a passenger compartment along a longitudinal axis of a vehicle;
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- wherein the screw boss is shaped as a bulge protruding from a contour of the edges, and where the first deflector element linearly follows the contour before the first deflector element curves and traverses over at least the portion of the screw boss.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.