Secondary air introducing device in engine

Claim 1

A secondary air introducing system for an internal combustion engine including a cylinder an associated piston; a main suction passage for introducing a mixture into a combustion chamber defined by said piston and said cylinder; an exhaust passage for discharging an exhaust gas from the combustion chamber; and a throttle valve in said main suction passage for controlling an amount of the mixture, comprising air cleaner means, sub-intake passage means separate and independent of said main suction passage for introducing a secondary air from said air cleaner means into said combustion chamber, a secondary air introducing hole formed in a side wall of said cylinder in such a manner that said hole is located near the bottom dead center of said piston and is opened and closed by said piston, said secondary air introducing hole communicating through said sub-intake passage means to said air cleaner means whereby the secondary air is introduced into said combustion chamber through said secondary air introducing hole by a negative pressure produced in said combustion chamber at the end of a suction stroke of said piston, bypass passage means connected between said exhaust passage and said sub-intake passage means for introducing said secondary air to said exhaust passage, directional switching valve means disposed in said sub-intake passage means adjacent said bypass passage means for selectively directing said secondary air to said combustion chamber or said exhaust passage, air pump means disposed in said sub-intake passage means upstream of said directional switching valve means and control valve means interposed in said sub-intake passage means between said air pump means and said air cleaner means, said control valve means being mechanically coupled to said throttle valve for being opened and closed in accordance with variation in load imposed on said engine, thereby controlling the flow rate of said secondary air.