Integrated intake manifold
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMd-Tofiqul Islam, Behrooz Khatib-Shahidi, Bakhtyar Baig
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Abstract
Systems and methods for directing and controlling air flow into an internal combustion engine are presented. In one example, an aluminum cylinder with two welded bearing holders is over molded with a short fiber reinforced polymer composite throttle body housing. The short fiber reinforced polymer composite throttle body housing may be welded to an engine intake manifold or it may be part of the engine intake manifold.
Claims16
A system for directing and controlling air flow into an internal combustion engine, comprising:
- a short fiber reinforced polymer composite intake manifold and a short fiber reinforced polymer composite throttle body housing, where the short fiber reinforced polymer composite throttle body housing is molded over an aluminum cylinder that includes two bearing holders, and where the two bearing holders are welded to the aluminum cylinder.
A method for manufacturing a system for directing and controlling air flow into an internal combustion engine, comprising a driveline system, comprising:
- over molding a short fiber reinforced polymer composite throttle body housing over an aluminum cylinder that includes two bearing holders, where the short fiber reinforced polymer composite throttle body housing is formed via a single injection mold that includes an engine intake manifold.
A throttle body for an internal combustion engine, comprising:
- a short fiber reinforced polymer composite throttle body housing molded over an aluminum cylinder that includes two bearing holders, the short fiber reinforced polymer composite throttle body housing including an over molded steel sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.