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US 2020/0362802 A1Published application
Collapsible foam sleeve for engine air induction system
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsAdilson Canovas Almeida, Antonio Mathias
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for a foam sleeve circumferentially surrounding an engine passage. In one example, a system may include a collapsible foam sleeve including cuts on its surface that may be fit onto the engine passage. The foam sleeve may be stacked and transported in a collapsed state and then expanded prior to the fitting to the engine passage.
Claims20
A system for an engine, comprising:
- a collapsible foam sleeve fitted onto an engine passage, the collapsible sleeve including cuts on its surface.
A method for a foam sleeve, including:
- forming the foam sleeve with multiple relief cuts on an outer perimeter;
- transporting the foam sleeve in a collapsed state to an engine assembly plant;
- repositioning the foam sleeve to form a hollow cuboid by bending regions of the foam that include the relief cuts;
- slipping the foam sleeve in the expanded state onto a rectangular frame of an engine passage.
1 more element
A system including:
- a collapsible foam sleeve coupled to an engine passage, the sleeve including four substantially equal sides with rounded corners enclosing an opening and relief cuts in an inner perimeter along each rounded corner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.