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US 9,810,128 B2Granted
Secondary air pump assembly
AssigneeFca US LLC
InventorsAndrew Brocker, James J. Daley
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Abstract
A secondary air pump assembly for a vehicle includes a housing having an air inlet and an air outlet, a pump disposed within the housing, a position assembly and a valve assembly. The position assembly is disposed within the housing and configured to monitor a speed of the pump. The valve assembly is configured to facilitate preventing a backflow of air into the housing. A secondary air system including the secondary air pump assembly is also provided.
Claims10
A secondary air pump assembly for a vehicle, the assembly comprising:
- a housing having an air inlet and an air outlet;
- a pump disposed within the housing;
- a position assembly disposed within the housing and configured to monitor a speed of the pump, the position assembly comprising a hall-effect sensor and a target wheel having at least one permanent magnet;
- and
- a valve assembly disposed within the housing and configured to facilitate preventing a backflow of air into the housing.
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A secondary air system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
- an exhaust manifold configured to be coupled to an engine;
- an exhaust gas conduit coupled to the exhaust manifold;
- an air intake conduit configured to supply intake air to the engine;
- a secondary air intake conduit coupled to the air intake conduit;
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- a secondary air pump assembly fluidly coupled to the secondary air intake conduit, the secondary air pump assembly comprising:
- a housing having an air inlet and an air outlet;
- a pump disposed within the housing;
- a position assembly disposed within the housing and configured to monitor a speed of the pump, the position assembly comprising a hall-effect sensor and a target wheel having at least one permanent magnet;
- and
- a valve assembly disposed within the housing and configured to facilitate preventing a backflow into the housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.