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Arrangement having an air-mass meter for an internal combustion engine
Assignee: Mannesmann VDO AG
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Filing: 1986-11-03
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Granted: 1988-07-26
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Expires: 2006-11-03
Abstract
Abstract In an arrangement having an air-mass meter for an internal combustion engine, a measurement tube passes through a division wall which separates the interior of an air filter from a pulsation-damping space. In this way, a compact structural shape is obtained which takes into account the conditions of flow of the intake port of an internal combustion engine, particularly of an automotive vehicle. The structure is economical to manufacture, and operates dependably.
Inventors
- 👤 Wolfgang Porth
- 👤 Wolfgang Weibler
- 👤 Eckhardt Kern
- 👤 Thomas Hannewald
- 👤 Reiner Weingartner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-30 12:45
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02M; F02M35/00; F02M35/02; F02M35/0201; F02M35/021; F02M69/00; F02M69/46; F02M69/48; G; G01; G01F; G01F1/00; G01F1/72; G01F15/00; F02B; F02B1/00; F02B1/02; F02B1/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
In a system including an air-mass meter for use with an internal combustion engine having a pulsation-damping space communicating with an intake pipe of the engine, wherein a measurement place of the air-mass meter is located in a measurement tube, the improvement comprising an air filter having a peripheral wall defining an interior space inside said peripheral wall; a division wall separating said interior space of said air filter from said pulsation-damping space; and wherein said measurement tube is transversely spaced from said intake pipe and passes through said division wall; and said division wall extends transversely of said intake pipe to define, with said peripheral wall, a transversly extending shape to said interior and said pulse-damping spaces, said tube and said pipe extending from opposite directions into said pulsation-damping space.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
131 words
In a system including an air-mass meter for use with an internal combustion engine having a pulsation-damping space communicating with an intake pipe of the engine, wherein a measurement place of the air-mass meter is located in a measurement tube, the improvement comprising an air filter having a peripheral wall defining an interior space inside said peripheral wall; a division wall separating said interior space of said air filter from said pulsation-damping space; and wherein said measurement tube is transversely spaced from said intake pipe and passes through said division wall; and said division wall extends transversely of said intake pipe to define, with said peripheral wall, a transversly extending shape to said interior and said pulse-damping spaces, said tube and said pipe extending from opposite directions into said pulsation-damping space.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system according to claim 1, wherein the measurement place is located adjacent said division wall.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
a housing enclosing said pulsation-damping space, said division wall and said air filter being mountable on said housing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
a housing enclosing said pulsation-damping space, said division wall and said air filter being mountable on said housing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system according to claim 1, wherein the interior of the air filter and the pulsation-damping space each have the shape of a flat cylinder.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
The system according to claim 1, wherein said measurement tube is arranged asymmetrically.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
12 words
The system according to claim 1, wherein said divisional wall is airtight.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system according to claim 1, wherein said measurement tube has at least one opening which terminates in collar shape.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system according to claim 1, further comprising a flow straightener located in said measurement tube in the vicinity of an inlet opening of said measurement tube.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system according to claim 1, further comprising a protective grid disposed in said measurement tube in the vicinity of an outlet opening of said measurement tube.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
The system according to claim 1, wherein said measurement tube is a Venturi nozzle having a constriction, said measurement place being at said constriction.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
The system according to claim 1, further comprising a sensor located at the measurement place.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system according to claim 11, wherein said sensor is a thermal sensor located at the measurement place.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
30 words
The system according to claim 12, further comprising an electric circuit operative with said sensor, and is located in the vicinity of the measurement place and on said division wall.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system according to claim 13, wherein said electric circuit is thermally coupled to said division wall.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system according to claim 14, wherein said electric circuit is located in said interior space of said air filter.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system according to claim 13, further comprising an additional electric circuit mounted on said division wall.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system according to claim 16, wherein said electric circuits are located in said interior space of said air filter.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system according to claim 11, wherein said measurement tube is inclined to the central axis of the air filter.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system according to claim 1, wherein said measurement tube is axially parallel to the axis of the intake pipe laterally displaced therefrom.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
124 words
In a system including an air-mass meter for use with an internal combustion engine having a pulsation-damping space communicating with an intake pipe of the engine, wherein a measurement place of the air-mass meter is located in a measurement tube, the improvement comprising an air filter having a peripheral wall defining an interior space inside said peripheral wall; a division wall separating said interior space of said air filter from said pulsation-damping space; and wherein said measurement tube is axially offset with respect to said intake pipe and passes through said division wall said measurement tube extends approximately equally into said interior of the air filter and said pulsation-damping space being supported on said division wall approximately at a middle position of said tube.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
124 words
In a system including an air-mass meter for use with an internal combustion engine having a pulsation-damping space communicating with an intake pipe of the engine, wherein a measurement place of the air-mass meter is located in a measurement tube, the improvement comprising an air filter having a peripheral wall defining an interior space inside said peripheral wall; a division wall separating said interior space of said air filter from said pulsation-damping space; and wherein said measurement tube is axially offset with respect to said intake pipe and passes through said division wall said measurement tube extends approximately equally into said interior of the air filter and said pulsation-damping space being supported on said division wall approximately at a middle position of said tube.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
123 words
In a system including an air-mass meter for use with an internal combustion engine having a pulsation-damping space communicating with an intake pipe of the engine, wherein a measurement place of the air-mass meter is located in a measurement tube, the improvement comprising an air filter having a peripheral wall defining an interior space inside said peripheral wall; a division wall separating said interior space of said air filter from said pulsation-damping space; and wherein said measurement tube is axially offset with respect to said intake pipe and passes through said division wall said measurement tube has an outlet opening end which longitudinally overlaps an inlet opening end of said intake pipe, both of said opening ends being located in said pulsation-damping space.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
123 words
In a system including an air-mass meter for use with an internal combustion engine having a pulsation-damping space communicating with an intake pipe of the engine, wherein a measurement place of the air-mass meter is located in a measurement tube, the improvement comprising an air filter having a peripheral wall defining an interior space inside said peripheral wall; a division wall separating said interior space of said air filter from said pulsation-damping space; and wherein said measurement tube is axially offset with respect to said intake pipe and passes through said division wall said measurement tube has an outlet opening end which longitudinally overlaps an inlet opening end of said intake pipe, both of said opening ends being located in said pulsation-damping space.
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