US 11,852,109 B1
Vehicle gas distribution to intake manifold runners
Drake Rundell, Auburn Hills, MI (US); Christopher K. Clarke, Commerce, MI (US); and Matthew Neil Gould, Swartz Creek, MI (US)
Assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/895,157.
Int. Cl. F02M 35/10 (2006.01); F02M 35/104 (2006.01)
CPC F02M 35/10052 (2013.01) [F02M 35/1036 (2013.01); F02M 35/10045 (2013.01); F02M 35/1045 (2013.01); F02M 35/10072 (2013.01); F02M 35/10222 (2013.01); F02M 35/10321 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An intake system of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, comprising:
an intake manifold configured to be fluidly coupled to a throttle valve and intake runners for cylinders, respectively, of the internal combustion engine; and
a plenum that includes a flange configured to receive gas from a valve of the vehicle, that is fixed to the intake manifold,
wherein the plenum includes apertures configured to flow gas from the plenum into the intake manifold directly between adjacent ones of the intake runners,
wherein the valve is one of a fuel vapor purge valve and a positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) valve.