US4699104A
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Internal combustion engine cylinder head variable swirl siamese type intake port structure with bypass passage from straight intake passage communicated by gap to helical intake passage
Assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
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Filing: 1986-06-03
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Granted: 1987-10-13
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Expires: 2006-06-03
Abstract
Abstract A variable swirl siamese type intake port structure for an internal combustion engine cylinder head includes a first generally straight intake passage which leads to a first intake port and a second generally helical intake passage which leads to a second intake port which is formed with a helical end vortex portion. A control valve is fitted in the first generally straight intake passage at an upstream portion thereof so as to control its flow resistance. A bypass passage opens from a point downstream of the control valve in the first generally straight intake passage to the helical end vortex portion of the second intake port. And a downstream portion of the bypass passage is communicated to a downstream portion of the second generally helical intake passage. Thereby the resistance to flow of air-fuel mixture of the generally helical intake passage is diminished, and the engine volumetric efficiency and the maximum attainable engine output power are increased.
Inventors
- 👤 Takeshi Okumura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 12:23
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02F; F02F1/00; F02F1/24; F02F1/42; F02F1/4228; F02B; F02B31/00; F02B31/04; F02B31/042; F02B31/08; F02B31/085; F02B1/00; F02B1/02; F02B1/04; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
A variable swirl siamese type intake port structure for an internal combustion engine cylinder head, comprising: a first generally straight intake passage which leads to a first intake port and a second generally helical intake passage which leads to a second intake port formed with a helical end vortex portion; a control valve fitted in said first generally straight intake passage at an upstream portion thereof so as to control its flow resistance; and: a bypass passage, opening from a point downstream of said control valve in said first generally straight intake passage to said helical end vortex portion of said second intake port; characterized in that: a downstream portion of said bypass passage is communicated to a downstream portion of said second generally helical intake passage.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
127 words
A variable swirl siamese type intake port structure for an internal combustion engine cylinder head, comprising: a first generally straight intake passage which leads to a first intake port and a second generally helical intake passage which leads to a second intake port formed with a helical end vortex portion; a control valve fitted in said first generally straight intake passage at an upstream portion thereof so as to control its flow resistance; and: a bypass passage, opening from a point downstream of said control valve in said first generally straight intake passage to said helical end vortex portion of said second intake port; characterized in that: a downstream portion of said bypass passage is communicated to a downstream portion of said second generally helical intake passage.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
75 words
A variable swirl siamese type intake port structure for an internal combustion engine cylinder head according to claim 1, comprising a dividing wall which divides between said bypass passage and said second generally helical intake passage, and wherein said communication between said downstream portion of said bypass passage and said downstream portion of said second generally helical intake passage is provided by a portion of said dividing wall being cut away to leave a gap.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
64 words
A variable swirl siamese type intake port structure for an internal combustion engine cylinder head according to claim 2, wherein said dividing wall at its said cut away portion is not completely cut away over its entire extent from one side of said generally helical intake passage to the other, but rather partially remains on one said side of said generally helical intake passage.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
50 words
A variable swirl siames type intake port structure for an internal combustion engine cylinder head according to claim 3, wherein the partially remaining portion of said dividing wall at its said cut away portion is on the side of said generally helical intake passage opposite to said second intake port.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
68 words
A variable swirl siamese type intake port structure for an internal combustion engine cylinder head according to claim 1, comprising a first dividing wall an upstream end edge of which divides between said first generally straight intake passage and said second generally helical intake passage, and a second dividing wall an upstream end edge of which divides between said first generally straight intake passage and said bypass passage.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
50 words
A variable swirl siamese type intake port structure for an internal combustion engine cylinder head according to claim 5, wherein said upstream end edge of said second dividing wall is offset towards the side of said generally straight intake passage from said upstream end edge of said first dividing wall.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
84 words
A variable swirl siamese type intake port structure for an internal combustion engine cylinder head according to claim 6, wherein the amount of said offset of said upstream end edge of said second dividing wall towards the side of said generally straight intake passage from said upstream end edge of said first dividing wall is approximately 0.15 to 0.25 times the sum of the widths of said first generally straight intake passage and said second generally helical intake passage at their upstream end portions.
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