US4649876A
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Intake means of internal combustion engine
Assignee: Yamaha Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1984-07-26
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Granted: 1987-03-17
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Expires: 2004-07-26
Abstract
Abstract An improved induction system for a V type engine that is tuned for substantially all running conditions and which is nevertheless compact in construction. The system includes a pair of air boxes each disposed adjacent one of the cylinder heads of the engine. Each cylinder head has at least two intake passages serving the respective cylinder bores and a first conduit extends from the adjacent air box to one of the intake passages and a second conduit extends from the other of the air boxes to the other intake passage. A throttle valve arrangement is also incorporated so that good performance is achieved under all running conditions.
Inventors
- 👤 Masatoshi Ohmi
- 👤 Toshihiko Yoneda
- 👤 Kazuo Uchiyama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 09:29
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02B; F02B27/00; F02B27/02; F02B27/0226; F02B27/0247; F02B27/0252; F02B27/005; F02B27/006; F02B27/0205; F02B27/0215; F02B27/0221; F02B27/0268; F02B27/0273; F02B27/0289; F02B75/00; F02B75/16; F02B75/18; F02B75/22; F02F; F02F1/00; F02F1/24; F02F1/42; F02F1/4214; F02B2075/1804; F02B2075/1824; F02B2275/00; F02B2275/18; F02F2001/244; F02F2001/245; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 36
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
An induction system for an internal combustion engine comprising a first bank of cylinders, a second bank of cylinders disposed at an angle to said first bank of cylinders, a first air box defining a plenum chamber having a substantial volume juxtaposed to said first bank, a second air box defining a plenum chamber having a substantial volume juxtaposed to said second bank, means for admitting air to said air boxes, first conduit means extending from each of said air boxes to intake passage means of each cylinder of the juxtaposed cylinder bank, and second conduit means extending from each of said air boxes to intake passage means of each cylinder of the other of said cylinder banks, said second conduit means having a substantially longer effective length than said first conduit means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
133 words
An induction system for an internal combustion engine comprising a first bank of cylinders, a second bank of cylinders disposed at an angle to said first bank of cylinders, a first air box defining a plenum chamber having a substantial volume juxtaposed to said first bank, a second air box defining a plenum chamber having a substantial volume juxtaposed to said second bank, means for admitting air to said air boxes, first conduit means extending from each of said air boxes to intake passage means of each cylinder of the juxtaposed cylinder bank, and second conduit means extending from each of said air boxes to intake passage means of each cylinder of the other of said cylinder banks, said second conduit means having a substantially longer effective length than said first conduit means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the plenum chambers extend for substantially the same length as the banks of cylinders.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
66 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the first and second air boxes are positioned at substantially the same distances from the intake passages served by the first conduit means and said first and second air boxes are spaced at the same distance from the intake passages served by the second conduit means, the second distance being substantially greater than the first distance.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the first and second conduit means each comprise a means defining a plurality of passages extending from the respective air box to the respective cylinder bank.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 4 wherein the intake passage means of the cylinder head comprise a plurality of intake passages each serving the same cylinder bore of the cylinder bank.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 6 further including throttle valve means for controlling the flow through the passages of only the first conduit means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 7 wherein the throttle valve means is operative in response to the load on the engine.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the banks are disposed at a V angle to each other and the air boxes lie above and extend along the respective cylinder heads closing the respective banks.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 8 wherein the plenum chambers extend for substantially the same length as the banks of cylinders.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 8 further including a common inlet for admitting air to the air boxes.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
36 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 10 wherein the first and second conduit means each comprise a means defining a plurality of passages extending from the respective air box to the respective cylinder bank.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
128 words
An induction system for an internal combustion engine having a first cylinder bore closed by a first cylinder head, a second cylinder bore disposed at an angle to said first cylinder bore and closed by a second cylinder head, each of said cylinder heads having first and second intake passages serving the respective cylinder bore, a first air box juxtaposed to said first cylinder head, a second air box juxtaposed to said second cylinder head, a respective first intake conduit extending from each of said air boxes to the first intake passage of the juxtaposed cylinder head, and a respective second intake conduit extending from each of said air boxes to the second intake passage of the other cylinder head, said intake conduits having substantially different effective lengths.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
128 words
An induction system for an internal combustion engine having a first cylinder bore closed by a first cylinder head, a second cylinder bore disposed at an angle to said first cylinder bore and closed by a second cylinder head, each of said cylinder heads having first and second intake passages serving the respective cylinder bore, a first air box juxtaposed to said first cylinder head, a second air box juxtaposed to said second cylinder head, a respective first intake conduit extending from each of said air boxes to the first intake passage of the juxtaposed cylinder head, and a respective second intake conduit extending from each of said air boxes to the second intake passage of the other cylinder head, said intake conduits having substantially different effective lengths.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
55 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 12 wherein the first and second air boxes are positioned at substantially the same distances relative to the respective first and second cylinder heads and the first and second air boxes are positioned at a substantially greater distance from each other than from the respective cylinder heads.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
27 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 12 further including means communicating the cylinder head intake passages with each other over a relatively short effective area.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 14 further including charge forming means for delivering fuel to the intake passages in the communicating area.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
19 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 15 wherein the charge forming device comprises a fuel injection nozzle.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
31 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 12 further including throttle valve means disposed in only one of the intake conduits extending from each air box to the cylinder heads.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
28 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 17 further including manually operated throttle valve means for controlling the flow through all of the cylinder head intake passages.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
18 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 18 wherein there is a single manually operated throttle valve.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
39 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 19 further including a common air inlet device for supplying atmospheric air to both of the air boxes, the single manually operated throttle valve being positioned in said air inlet device.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
124 words
An induction system for an internal combustion engine comprising a first bank of cylinders, a second bank of cylinders disposed at an angle to said first bank of cylinders, a first air box juxtaposed to said first bank, a second air box juxtaposed to said second bank, means for admitting air to said air boxes, first conduit means having a first effective length extending from each of said air boxes to intake passage means of each cylinder of the juxtaposed cylinder bank, and second conduit means having a second effective length extending from each of said air boxes to intake passage means of each cylinder of the other of said cylinder banks, said first effective length being substantially different from said second effective length.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
124 words
An induction system for an internal combustion engine comprising a first bank of cylinders, a second bank of cylinders disposed at an angle to said first bank of cylinders, a first air box juxtaposed to said first bank, a second air box juxtaposed to said second bank, means for admitting air to said air boxes, first conduit means having a first effective length extending from each of said air boxes to intake passage means of each cylinder of the juxtaposed cylinder bank, and second conduit means having a second effective length extending from each of said air boxes to intake passage means of each cylinder of the other of said cylinder banks, said first effective length being substantially different from said second effective length.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
55 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 21 wherein the first and second air boxes are positioned at substantially the same distances relative to the respective first and second cylinder banks and the first and second air boxes are positioned at a substantially greater distance from each other than from the respective cylinder banks.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
36 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 21 wherein the first and second conduit means each comprise a means defining a plurality of passages extending from the respective air box to the respective cylinder bank.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
34 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 23 wherein the intake passage means of the cylinder head comprise a plurality of intake passages each serving the same cylinder bore of the cylinder bank.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
27 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 24 further including throttle valve means for controlling the flow through the passages of only the first conduit means.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
24 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 25 wherein the throttle valve means is operative in response to the load on the engine.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
38 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 21 wherein the banks are disposed at a V angle to each other and the air boxes lie above and extend along the respective cylinder heads closing the respective banks.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
21 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 27 further including a common inlet for admitting air to the air boxes.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
36 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 28 wherein the first and second conduit means each comprise a means defining a plurality of passages extending from the respective air box to the respective cylinder bank.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
34 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 29 wherein the intake passage means of the cylinder head comprise a plurality of intake passages each serving the same cylinder bore of the cylinder bank.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
27 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 30 further including throttle valve means for controlling the flow through the passages of only the first conduit means.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
24 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 31 wherein the throttle valve means is operative in response to the load on the engine.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
32 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 32 further including a throttle valve in the common inlet manually operable and operable to control the flow through all of the conduit means.
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