US4485775A
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Helically-shaped intake port of an internal-combustion engine
Assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
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Filing: 1983-05-18
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Granted: 1984-12-04
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Expires: 2003-05-18
Abstract
Abstract An engine comprising an intake port which has a separating wall projecting downwardly from the upper wall of the intake port. The separating wall defines a helical portion, an inlet passage portion tangentially connected to the helical portion, and a bypass passage interconnecting the inlet passage portion and the helical portion. The separating wall extends to near the side wall of the helical portion and defines a narrow passage portion therebetween. The width of the upper wall of the inlet passage portion is gradually reduced towards the narrow passage portion. A rotary valve is arranged in the bypass passage and is actuated by a vacuum-operated diaphragm apparatus. The rotary valve is opened when the amount of air fed into the cylinder of the engine is increased beyond a predetermined value.
Inventors
- 👤 Mutsumi Kanda
- 👤 Kiyoshi Nakanishi
- 👤 Takeshi Okumura
- 👤 Takeshi Kotani
- 👤 Tokuta Inoue
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 15:22
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02F; F02F1/00; F02F1/24; F02F1/42; F02F1/4228; F02B; F02B31/00; F02B31/04; F02B31/042; F02B1/00; F02B1/02; F02B1/04; F02M; F02M35/00; F02M35/10; F02M35/10209; F02M35/10229; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
379 words
An intake device of an internal-combustion engine comprising: an intake valve having a valve stem; an axially extending intake port passage having an inlet opening at one end thereof and an outlet opening at the other end thereof, said intake port passage having a substantially cylindrically extending circumferential wall which circumferentially extends about said valve stem, a first side wall which extends between said inlet opening and said circumferential wall along an axis of said intake port passage, a second side wall which extends between said inlet opening and said circumferential wall along the axis of said intake port passage and is arranged so that it faces said first side wall, an upper wall which extends between said inlet opening and said circumferential wall along the axis of said intake port passage, and a bottom wall which extends between said inlet opening and said circumferential wall along the axis of said intake port passage; a separating wall projecting downwardly from said upper wall and spaced from said bottom wall, said separating wall extending along the axis of said intake port passage and being spaced from said circumferential wall so as to define a helical portion having a helix-terminating portion between said separating wall and said circumferential wall, said separating wall being spaced from said first side wall so as to define therebetween an inlet passage portion tangentially connected to said heical portion, said separating wall being spaced from said second side wall so as to define therebetween a bypass passage which interconnects said inlet passage portion and said helix-terminating portion, said separating wall extending to near said circumferential wall and opposite said helix-terminating portion with respect to said valve stem so as to define a narrow passage portion between said circumferential wall and said separating wall, said upper wall which extends to said narrow passage portion from said inlet passage portion having a width which is gradually reduced towards said narrow passage portion; normally closed valve means arranged in said bypass passage for controlling the flow area of said bypass passage; and actuating means for actuating said valve means in response to the change in the operating condition of the engine to open said valve means when the engine is operating at a high speed under a heavy load.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
379 words
An intake device of an internal-combustion engine comprising: an intake valve having a valve stem; an axially extending intake port passage having an inlet opening at one end thereof and an outlet opening at the other end thereof, said intake port passage having a substantially cylindrically extending circumferential wall which circumferentially extends about said valve stem, a first side wall which extends between said inlet opening and said circumferential wall along an axis of said intake port passage, a second side wall which extends between said inlet opening and said circumferential wall along the axis of said intake port passage and is arranged so that it faces said first side wall, an upper wall which extends between said inlet opening and said circumferential wall along the axis of said intake port passage, and a bottom wall which extends between said inlet opening and said circumferential wall along the axis of said intake port passage; a separating wall projecting downwardly from said upper wall and spaced from said bottom wall, said separating wall extending along the axis of said intake port passage and being spaced from said circumferential wall so as to define a helical portion having a helix-terminating portion between said separating wall and said circumferential wall, said separating wall being spaced from said first side wall so as to define therebetween an inlet passage portion tangentially connected to said heical portion, said separating wall being spaced from said second side wall so as to define therebetween a bypass passage which interconnects said inlet passage portion and said helix-terminating portion, said separating wall extending to near said circumferential wall and opposite said helix-terminating portion with respect to said valve stem so as to define a narrow passage portion between said circumferential wall and said separating wall, said upper wall which extends to said narrow passage portion from said inlet passage portion having a width which is gradually reduced towards said narrow passage portion; normally closed valve means arranged in said bypass passage for controlling the flow area of said bypass passage; and actuating means for actuating said valve means in response to the change in the operating condition of the engine to open said valve means when the engine is operating at a high speed under a heavy load.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
An intake device according to claim 1, wherein said upper wall, located between said separating wall and said circumferential wall, has a width which is gradually increased from said narrow passage portion towards said helix-terminating portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
An intake device according to claim 1, wherein said separating wall has a transverse width which is gradually increased towards said helical portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
An intake device according to claim 1, wherein said separating wall has an inclined side wall defining said inlet passage portion and directed downward.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
An intake device according to claim 1, wherein said separating wall has a substantially vertical side wall defining said bypass passage, said second side wall being substantially vertically arranged so that said bypass passage has a substantially uniform transverse width.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
50 words
An intake device according to claim 1, wherein said separating wall has a bottom face spaced from the bottom wall of said intake port passage and gradually moving away from the upper wall of said intake port passage as the bottom face of said separating wall approaches said helical portion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
An intake device according to claim 1, wherein said first side wall is substantially vertically arranged.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
An intake device according to claim 1, wherein said bottom wall has an inclined portion located adjacent to said first side wall, the inclined angle of said inclined portion being gradually increased towards said helical portion.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
An intake device according to claim 1, wherein said bypass passage has an inlet portion which is open to said inlet passage portion, said valve means being arranged in said inlet portion.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
An intake device according to claim 1, wherein said valve means comprises a rotary valve rotatably arranged in said bypass passage.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
An intake device according to claim 10, wherein said rotary valve has a thin plate-shaped valve body extending between said upper wall and said bottom wall.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
An intake device according to claim 11, wherein said valve body has a width which is substantially equal to the transverse width of said bypass passage.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
44 words
An intake device according to claim 1, wherein said actuating means actuates said valve means in response to the amount of air fed into said intake port passage and opens said valve means when said amount of air is increased beyond a predetermined value.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
99 words
An intake device according to claim 13, wherein said actuating means comprises a vacuum chamber, a diaphragm connected to said rotary valve and actuated in response to a change in the level of the vacuum in said vacuum chamber, and a control apparatus maintaining the level of the vacuum in said vacuum chamber at the maximum vacuum level in the intake port passage when the amount of air fed into the intake port passage is smaller than said predetermined value and connecting said vacuum chamber to the atmosphere when said amount of air is larger than said predetermined value.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
71 words
An intake device according to claim 14, wherein said control apparatus comprises a check valve arranged between the intake port passage and said vacuum chamber for allowing only the outflow of air from said vacuum chamber and a control valve for controlling the fluid connection between said vacuum chamber and the atmosphere to connect said vacuum chamber to the atmosphere when said amount of air is larger than said predetermined value.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
45 words
An intake device according to claim 15, wherein the engine comprises a carburetor connected to the intake port passage and having a venturi portion, said control valve being actuated in response to a change in the level of the vacuum produced in said venturi portion.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
61 words
An intake device according to claim 16, wherein said control valve comprises a valve body for controlling the fluid connection between said vacuum chamber and the atmosphere, a vacuum cavity connected to said venturi portion, and a diaphragm connected to said valve body and actuated in response to a change in the level of the vacuum produced in said vacuum cavity.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1987-12-04 | 1988-06-04 | 1988-12-04 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1991-12-04 | 1992-06-04 | 1992-12-04 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1995-12-04 | 1996-06-04 | 1996-12-04 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |