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US 2016/0215704 A1Published application
Method and system for an engine variable charge motion system
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorChristopher Donald Wicks
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for introducing a charge motion to a cylinder via a bladder in an intake manifold runner. In one example, a system may include positioning a bladder in an intake port proximate to a cylinder.
Claims20
A system, comprising;
- a cylinder with an intake port;
- a bladder positioned in an opening on a bottom surface of the intake port nearest the cylinder.
A cylinder head system, comprising
- a cylinder head including an intake port above a bulkhead, the bulkhead fluidly communicating with a coolant passage;
- and
- a cartridge inserted into the bulkhead and having an internal air passage sealed from the coolant by an extension member, a bladder coupled to an end of the cartridge and fluidically coupled to the internal air passage.
A method, comprising;
- adjusting each of a first variable bladder in a cylinder intake port and a second variable bladder in a intake manifold in response to a sensed vehicle operating parameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.