Deceleration control apparatus for a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine

Claim 2

A deceleration control apparatus in a multi-cylinder engine, an intake passage including an intake manifold connected to respective cylinders of a multi-cylinder engine, said intake manifold including at least one diverging portion and a plurality of diverged passages downstream thereof, said apparatus comprising valve closing means for closing a throttle valve in the intake passage beyond an idling position thereof at the time of deceleration, and an air supply means for supplying secondary air to the intake passage, characterized in that the air supply means includes an air supply opening directly in only one of said diverged passages on the downstream side of said diverging portion of the intake manifold.

Claim 3

A deceleration control means of claim 1, wherein the valve closing means comprises an idling stopper attached to a swing arm mounted swingably on a rotary shaft of the throttle valve, a negative pressure actuator connected to the arm, a control valve interposed in a negative pressure passage for applying an intake negative pressure in the intake passage to the actuator, and a control circuit for the control valve, and the air supply means comprises a negative pressure responsive air supply valve interposed in an air supply passage connected to an air cleaner provided on the upstream end portion of the intake passage, and a negative pressure responsive control valve interposed in a negative pressure passage diverged from the foregoing negative pressure passage for applying the intake negative pressure to the air supply valve.

Claim 4

A deceleration control apparatus of claim 2, wherein the diverged passages comprise at least two, and said air supply opening is in one of the two.

Claim 5

A deceleration control apparatus of claim 2 wherein the diverged passages comprise at least a pair of first stage diverged passage sections, and at least a pair of second diverged passage sections subdivided from each of the foregoing first stage diverged passage sections, and said air supply opening is in one of said diverged passage sections.

Claim 6

A deceleration control apparatus of claim 1, wherein the diverged passages comprise at least two, and said air supply opening is in one of the two.

Claim 7

A deceleration control apparatus of claim 1 wherein the diverged passages comprise at least a pair of first stage diverged passage sections, and at least a pair of second diverged passage sections subdivided from each of the foregoing first stage diverged passage sections, and said air supply opening is in one of said diverged passage sections.