US4445480A
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Intake system of internal combustion engine
Assignee: Nissan Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1983-01-25
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Granted: 1984-05-01
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Expires: 2003-01-25
Abstract
Abstract An intake system of an internal combustion engine including a power cylinder having an intake valve and a fuel injection nozzle, comprising: a throttle chamber upstream open to the atmosphere; primary and secondary throttle valves provided in parallel with each other in the throttle chamber; primary and secondary air passageways leading from the throttle chamber past the primary and secondary throttle valves, respectively, and conjoined together upstream of the intake valve, the secondary passageway being larger in cross sectional area than the primary air passageway and having a reservoir chamber portion larger in cross sectional area than the remaining portion of the secondary passageway; and air heating means provided in the primary air intake pipe and operative to preheat the air to be passed through the primary air intake pipe.
Inventors
- 👤 Mitsumasa Inoue
- 👤 Ken Nakamura
- 👤 Junichi Yokoyama
- 👤 Atsushi Yonezawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 17:54
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02M; F02M35/00; F02M35/10; F02M35/10242; F02M35/10268; F02B; F02B27/00; F02B27/005; F02B27/006; F02B31/00; F02D; F02D9/00; F02D9/08; F02D9/10; F02D9/109; F02M31/00; F02M31/02; F02M31/04; F02M31/042; F02M35/10006; F02M35/10026; F02M35/10032; F02M35/104; F02M35/108; F02B1/00; F02B1/02; F02B1/04; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
An intake system of an internal combustion engine including a power cylinder having an intake valve and a fuel injection nozzle, comprising a throttle chamber upstream open to the atmosphere; primary and secondary throttle valves provided in parallel with each other in said throttle chamber; primary and secondary air passageways leading from the throttle chamber past the primary and secondary throttle valves, respectively, and conjoined together upstream of said intake valve, the secondary air passageway being larger in cross sectional area than the primary air passageway and having a reservoir chamber portion larger in cross sectional area than the remaining portion of the secondary air passageway; and air heating means provided to the primary air passageway and operative to preheat the air to be passed through the primary air passageway.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
130 words
An intake system of an internal combustion engine including a power cylinder having an intake valve and a fuel injection nozzle, comprising a throttle chamber upstream open to the atmosphere; primary and secondary throttle valves provided in parallel with each other in said throttle chamber; primary and secondary air passageways leading from the throttle chamber past the primary and secondary throttle valves, respectively, and conjoined together upstream of said intake valve, the secondary air passageway being larger in cross sectional area than the primary air passageway and having a reservoir chamber portion larger in cross sectional area than the remaining portion of the secondary air passageway; and air heating means provided to the primary air passageway and operative to preheat the air to be passed through the primary air passageway.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
An intake system as set forth in claim 1, in which said primary and secondary air passageways are conjoined together immediately upstream of said fuel injection nozzle.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
An intake system as set forth in claim 1, in which said fuel injection nozzle is located such that fuel is injected into the preheated air.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
An intake system as set forth in claim 1, in which said primary and secondary air passageways are respectively formed in primary and secondary air intake pipes which are constructed separately of each other.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1987-05-01 | 1987-10-31 | 1988-05-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1991-05-01 | 1991-10-31 | 1992-05-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1995-05-01 | 1995-10-31 | 1996-05-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |