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Intake manifold structure for V-type engine
Assignee: Mazda Motor Corp
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Filing: 1986-04-18
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Granted: 1987-08-18
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Expires: 2006-04-18
Abstract
Abstract In an intake system for a V-type engine having a plurality of cylinders in each of first and second cylinder banks, a plurality of intake ports each of which is communicated with one of the cylinders being open in the inner surfaces of the cylinder banks opposed to each other, an intake manifold structure for forming discrete intake passages which are separately communicated with the respective intake ports to introduce intake air into the cylinders corresponding thereto comprises first and second pieces. The first piece is provided with a plurality of passages each forming one of said discrete intake passages communicated with the intake ports of the first cylinder bank and a connecting portion for integrally connecting the passages at a portion near the first cylinder bank. The second piece is provided with a plurality of passages each forming one of said discrete intake passages communicated with the intake ports of the second cylinder bank and a connecting portion for integrally connecting the passages at a portion near the second cylinder bank. The first and second pieces are fastened together so that the passages of the first and second pieces are alternately positioned in the direction of the row of the cylinders and cross each other between the first and second cylinder banks.
Inventors
- 👤 Tetsuo Hiraoka
- 👤 Koichi Hatamura
- 👤 Sigeyasu Yamamoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 03:49
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02F; F02F1/00; F02F1/24; F02F1/42; F02F1/4235; F02B; F02B27/00; F02B27/005; F02B27/006; F02B75/00; F02B75/16; F02B75/18; F02B75/22; F02M; F02M35/00; F02M35/10; F02M35/10006; F02M35/10072; F02M35/10091; F02M35/10111; F02M35/1034; F02M35/10347; F02M35/10354; F02M35/104; F02M35/116; F02B2075/1804; F02B2075/1824; F02B2275/00; F02B2275/20; F02B2275/34; F02F2001/244; F02F2001/245; F02F2200/00; F02F2200/06; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
219 words
In an intake system for a V-type engine having a plurality of cylinders in each of first and second cylinder banks, a plurality of intake ports each of which is communicated with one of the cylinders being open in the inner surfaces of the cylinder banks opposed to each other, an intake manifold structure for forming discrete intake passages which are separately communicated with the respective intake ports to introduce intake air into the cylinders corresponding thereto, comprising a first piece which is provided with a plurality of discrete passages each forming one of said discrete intake passages communicated with the intake ports of the first cylinder bank and a connecting portion for integrally connecting the discrete passages at a portion near the first cylinder bank; a second piece which is provided with a plurality of discrete passages each forming one of said discrete intake passages communicated with the intake ports of the second cylinder bank and a connecting portion for integrally connecting the discrete passages at a portion near the second cylinder bank; and a fastening means for fastening together the first and second pieces so that the passages of the first and second pieces are alternately positioned in the direction of the row of the cylinders and cross each other between the first and second cylinder banks.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
219 words
In an intake system for a V-type engine having a plurality of cylinders in each of first and second cylinder banks, a plurality of intake ports each of which is communicated with one of the cylinders being open in the inner surfaces of the cylinder banks opposed to each other, an intake manifold structure for forming discrete intake passages which are separately communicated with the respective intake ports to introduce intake air into the cylinders corresponding thereto, comprising a first piece which is provided with a plurality of discrete passages each forming one of said discrete intake passages communicated with the intake ports of the first cylinder bank and a connecting portion for integrally connecting the discrete passages at a portion near the first cylinder bank; a second piece which is provided with a plurality of discrete passages each forming one of said discrete intake passages communicated with the intake ports of the second cylinder bank and a connecting portion for integrally connecting the discrete passages at a portion near the second cylinder bank; and a fastening means for fastening together the first and second pieces so that the passages of the first and second pieces are alternately positioned in the direction of the row of the cylinders and cross each other between the first and second cylinder banks.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
An intake manifold structure as defined in claim 1 in which said connecting portion of each piece comprises a plate-like flange connecting the downstream end of the discrete passages, one face of the flange forming a mounting surface for mounting the piece on the corresponding cylinder bank.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
57 words
An intake manifold structure as defined in claim 1 in which each of the first and second pieces is provided with a plurality of fastening portions projecting from a portion near the downstream end of the piece toward the other piece and said fastening means fastens together the corresponding fastening portions of the first and second pieces.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
An intake manifold structure as defined in claim 3 in which the corresponding fastening portions of the first and second pieces are brought into abutment with each other and welded together.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
62 words
An intake manifold structure as defined in claim 1 in which each of said discrete passages is connected to the upstream part of the intake system by way of a connecting passage portion, the discrete passage being connected to the connecting passage portion by fitting one of the opposed ends of the discrete passage and the connecting passage portion into the other.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
An intake manifold structure as defined in claim 5 in which the end of the discrete passage opposed to the connecting passage portion is enlarged and the end of the connecting passage portion is fitted into the opposed end of the discrete passage.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
52 words
An intake manifold structure as defined in claim 5 in which said upstream part of the intake system has a surge tank with which all the discrete passages are communicated, the surge tank being mounted on a surge tank mounting boss provided on at least one of the first and second pieces.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
An intake manifold structure as defined in claim 7 in which said connecting passage portions connect the respective discrete passages with the surge tank.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
61 words
An intake manifold structure as defined in claim 8 in which the end of each of the the discrete passages opposed to the corresponding connecting passage portion is enlarged and the end of the connecting passage portion is fitted into the opposed end of the discrete passage, the connecting portions being fixed to the opposite side faces of the surge tank.
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