Mechanical supercharger

Claim 2

A mechanical supercharger for compressing the precombustion intake mixture for an internal combustion engine comprising: a housing having an inlet port and an outlet port; compression means in said housing for compressing the precombustion intake mixture provided through said inlet port and discharging the compressed precombustion mixture to said outlet port; a bypass passage disposed in said housing for bypassing said compression means to directly connect said inlet port with said outlet port; relief valve means disposed in said bypass passage for releasing outlet port pressure to said inlet port in response to a predetermined pressure differential between said inlet port and said outlet port; said relief valve means comprising an insert member fixed in an elongated cavity in said housing, said insert member having an opening for communicating said bypass passage and inlet port with said output port, a slide valve slidably disposed in said insert member for opening and closing said insert member opening, and a spring for exerting a biasing force to said slide valve to close said insert member opening, said spring force being adjustable to selectively adjust said predetermined pressure differential; and a chamber formed in said insert member, said insert member having an air relief hole through which said bypass passage and said chamber are connected with each other.

Claim 3

The mechanical supercharger as defined in claim 1 wherein a rubber material is secured to a bottom portion of said slide valve by means of adhesive.

Claim 4

The mechanical supercharger as defined in claim 1 wherein a rubber material is secured to a bottom portion of said slide valve by means of heating.

Claim 5

A mechanical supercharger for compressing the precombustion intake mixture for an internal combustion engine comprising: a housing having an inlet port and an outlet port; compression means in said housing for compressing the precombustion intake mixture provided through said inlet port and discharging the compressed precombustion mixture to said outlet port; a bypass passage disposed in said housing for bypassing said compression means to directly connect said inlet port with said outlet port; relief valve means disposed in said bypass passage for releasing outlet port pressure to said inlet port in response to a predetermined pressure differential between said inlet port and said outlet port; said relief valve means comprising an insert member fixed in an elongated cavity in said housing, said insert member having an opening for communicating said bypass passage and inlet port with said outlet port, a slide valve slidably disposed in said insert member for opening and closing said insert member opening, and a spring for exerting a biasing force to said slide valve to close said insert member opening, said spring force being adjustable to selectively adjsut said predetermined pressure differential; a chamber formed in said insert member, said chamber communicating with a pressure source and a vacuum source through a port member; and an electromagnetic valve on said port member for selectively connecting said chamber with one of said pressure source and vacuum source to operate said relief valve means in response to driving conditions of said engine.

Claim 6

A mechanical supercharger for compressing the precombustion intake mixture for an internal combustion engine comprising: a housing having an inlet port and an outlet port; compression means in said housing for compressing the precombustion intake mixture provided through said inlet port and discharging the compressed precombustion mixture to said outlet port; a bypass passage disposed in said housing for bypassing said compression means to directly connect said inlet port with said outlet port; relief valve means disposed in said bypass passage for releasing outlet port pressure to said inlet port in response to a predetermined pressure differential between said inlet port and said outlet port; said relief valve means comprising an insert member fixed in an elongated cavity in said housing, said insert member having an opening for communicating said bypass passage and inlet port with said outlet port, a slide valve slidably disposed in said insert member for opening and closing said insert member opening, and a spring for exerting a biasing force to said slide valve to close said insert member opening, said spring force being adjustable to selectively adjsut said predetermined pressure differential; a chamber formed in said insert member, said chamber communicating with a pressure source and a vacuum source through a port member; and an electromagnetic valve on said port member for selectively connecting said chamber with one of said pressure source and vacuum source to operate said relief valve means in response to driving conditions of said engine.

Claim 7

A mechanical supercharger as defined in claim 4 wherein said electromagnetic valve is actuated by a central processing unit which processes electrical signals supplied by sensors that detect driving conditions of said engine.