US4703729A — Intake system with double intake ports for intern…

Claim 1

Independent Claim 237 words

An intake system with double intake ports for an internal combustion engine, comprising two intake ports, having an inlet and an outlet individually, for each cylinder chamber of an internal combustion engine; said two intake ports being formed in a cylinder head and located side by side in the parallel direction with the axis of the cam shaft in a valve mechanism; said inlets of the intake ports being opened at the same lateral side of said cylinder head, and said outlets at the top end of said cylinder chamber, wherein: said outlets of both intake ports being located nearer to the center of said cylinder chamber than said inlets thereof, and side by side in the parallel direction with said axis of said cam shaft; one of said two intake ports, which is located in upstream side of swirl formed in said cylinder chamber at the side near to said inlets, being a pure helical port which is arranged to introduce suction air having helical flow and no straightway flow, and another one being a partially helical port which is arranged to introduce suction air having both a helical flow and a straightway flow into said cylinder chamber, the pure helical port being gently arcuate in one general direction along its length and the partially helical port being disposed adjacent to and along the pure helical port and being gently arcuate in said one general direction.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 237 words

An intake system with double intake ports for an internal combustion engine, comprising two intake ports, having an inlet and an outlet individually, for each cylinder chamber of an internal combustion engine; said two intake ports being formed in a cylinder head and located side by side in the parallel direction with the axis of the cam shaft in a valve mechanism; said inlets of the intake ports being opened at the same lateral side of said cylinder head, and said outlets at the top end of said cylinder chamber, wherein: said outlets of both intake ports being located nearer to the center of said cylinder chamber than said inlets thereof, and side by side in the parallel direction with said axis of said cam shaft; one of said two intake ports, which is located in upstream side of swirl formed in said cylinder chamber at the side near to said inlets, being a pure helical port which is arranged to introduce suction air having helical flow and no straightway flow, and another one being a partially helical port which is arranged to introduce suction air having both a helical flow and a straightway flow into said cylinder chamber, the pure helical port being gently arcuate in one general direction along its length and the partially helical port being disposed adjacent to and along the pure helical port and being gently arcuate in said one general direction.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 45 words

An intake system recited in claim 1, wherein; said partially helical port, which is located in the downstream of the pure helical port, is preferablly connected to the cylinder chamber, so as to introduce its straightway flow tangential to the swirl in the cylinder chamber.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 200 words

An intake system with double intake ports for internal combustion engine, involving two intake ports for each cylinder chamber, and a pausing device having a pause valve which is permitted to suspend the function of one of the pair of intake ports in lower speed range, so as to supply suction air through only another port into each cylinder chamber in lower speed range, while said one is suspended by shutoff of said pause valve, wherein; said one of the pair of intake ports is a pure helical port, which introduces suction air with helical flow, but without straightway flow, into said cylinder chamber; said another port is partially helical port, which introduces suction air with helical flow and straightway flow into said cylinder chamber; said partially helical port is connected with said cylinder chamber so as to introduce said straightway flow of suction air in tangential direction with the swirl formed in said cylinder chamber; said pause valve of said pausing device is provided for said pure helical port, so as to introduce suction air through only partially helical port into said cylinder chamber, while the function of said pure helical port is shutoff, in a lower speed range.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 200 words

An intake system with double intake ports for internal combustion engine, involving two intake ports for each cylinder chamber, and a pausing device having a pause valve which is permitted to suspend the function of one of the pair of intake ports in lower speed range, so as to supply suction air through only another port into each cylinder chamber in lower speed range, while said one is suspended by shutoff of said pause valve, wherein; said one of the pair of intake ports is a pure helical port, which introduces suction air with helical flow, but without straightway flow, into said cylinder chamber; said another port is partially helical port, which introduces suction air with helical flow and straightway flow into said cylinder chamber; said partially helical port is connected with said cylinder chamber so as to introduce said straightway flow of suction air in tangential direction with the swirl formed in said cylinder chamber; said pause valve of said pausing device is provided for said pure helical port, so as to introduce suction air through only partially helical port into said cylinder chamber, while the function of said pure helical port is shutoff, in a lower speed range.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 167 words

An intake system with double intake ports for an internal combustion engine, comprising a primary intake port which is used through a whole speed range of said engine, a primary intake manifold communicated with said primary intake port, a secondary intake port which is functionally suspended in a lower speed range, a secondary intake manifold communicated with said secondary intake port, and an air chamber of larger volume and parallel to said primary and secondary intake manifolds, and a pausing device having a pause valve which suspends the function of said secondary intake port in slower speed range, wherein; a primary intake passage comprising said primary intake port and said primary intake manifold, and a secondary intake passage comprising said secondary intake port and said secondary intake manifold, said primary and secondary passages being independent such that they do not communicate with each other, and an intake valve closing and opening the outlet of said secondary intake port and being arranged to serve as said pause valve.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 167 words

An intake system with double intake ports for an internal combustion engine, comprising a primary intake port which is used through a whole speed range of said engine, a primary intake manifold communicated with said primary intake port, a secondary intake port which is functionally suspended in a lower speed range, a secondary intake manifold communicated with said secondary intake port, and an air chamber of larger volume and parallel to said primary and secondary intake manifolds, and a pausing device having a pause valve which suspends the function of said secondary intake port in slower speed range, wherein; a primary intake passage comprising said primary intake port and said primary intake manifold, and a secondary intake passage comprising said secondary intake port and said secondary intake manifold, said primary and secondary passages being independent such that they do not communicate with each other, and an intake valve closing and opening the outlet of said secondary intake port and being arranged to serve as said pause valve.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 173 words

An intake system with double intake ports for internal combustion engine, involving a primary intake passage which is used through whole speed range of said engine, and a secondary intake passage which is functionally suspended in lower speed range, for each cylinder chamber of said engine, and air chamber of large volume which is communicated with atmosphere on one hand, and with each cylinder chamber by said primary and secondary intake passage on the other hand parallelly, and a pausing device having a pausing valve which closes said secondary intake passage in lower speed range, so as to introduce suction air into said cylinder chamber through only said primary intake passage, while said secondary passage is functionally suspended, in slower speed range, wherein; said intake system further involves a short cut which shortens said primary intake passage, a switch valve which closes and opens said short cut, and a path switching device which drives said switch valve to open in higher speed range and to close said switch valve in lower speed range.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 173 words

An intake system with double intake ports for internal combustion engine, involving a primary intake passage which is used through whole speed range of said engine, and a secondary intake passage which is functionally suspended in lower speed range, for each cylinder chamber of said engine, and air chamber of large volume which is communicated with atmosphere on one hand, and with each cylinder chamber by said primary and secondary intake passage on the other hand parallelly, and a pausing device having a pausing valve which closes said secondary intake passage in lower speed range, so as to introduce suction air into said cylinder chamber through only said primary intake passage, while said secondary passage is functionally suspended, in slower speed range, wherein; said intake system further involves a short cut which shortens said primary intake passage, a switch valve which closes and opens said short cut, and a path switching device which drives said switch valve to open in higher speed range and to close said switch valve in lower speed range.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 30 words

An intake valve as claimed in claim 1, wherein each inlet port describes a wide arc in only one general direction transverse to a longitudinal axis of said cylinder chamber.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 26 words

An intake valve as claimed in claim 2, wherein both of said ports are configured to promote swirl about said cylinder chamber in a same direction.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 26 words

An intake system as claimed in claim 3, wherein both of said ports are configured to promote swirl about said cylinder chamber in a same direction.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 29 words

An intake system as claimed in claim 4, wherein said primary intake port comprises a partially helical flow port and said secondary intake port comprises a pure helical port.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1990-11-02	1991-05-04	1991-11-03	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1994-11-02	1995-05-04	1995-11-03	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1998-11-02	1999-05-04	1999-11-03	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Intake system with double intake ports for internal combustion engine

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