Bracket assembly for an intake manifold, the intake manifold and method of operating the same
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsCHRISTOPHER WILLIAM NEWMAN, MIKE HAMZEH, KATHERINE JANE RANDALL
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Abstract
In one or more embodiments, a bracket assembly for an intake manifold having a shaft is provided to include a bracket to be positioned at least partially external to the intake manifold and defining a shaft aperture to partially receive the shaft, and an elastic retainer to be positioned at least partially between the shaft and a wall of the shaft aperture. The elastic retainer may be positioned to contact the shaft or may be positioned to contact an external surface of the intake manifold.
Claims20
A bracket assembly for an intake manifold having a shaft, comprising:
- a bracket to be positioned at least partially external to the intake manifold and defining a shaft aperture to partially receive the shaft;
- and
- an elastic retainer to be positioned at least partially between the shaft and a wall of the shaft aperture.
An intake manifold comprising:
- a housing;
- a shaft supported on the housing;
- a bracket positioned at least partially external to the housing and defining a shaft aperture to receive the shaft;
- and
- an elastic retainer positioned at least partially between the shaft and a wall of the shaft aperture.
A method of operating an intake manifold, the intake manifold including a housing, a shaft supported on the housing, and a bracket positioned at least partially external to the housing and defining a shaft aperture to receive a portion of the shaft, the method comprising:
- providing an elastic retainer to receive there-through a portion of the shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.