US4766853A
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Intake passage for multi-cylinder engine
Assignee: Yamaha Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1987-03-06
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Granted: 1988-08-30
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Expires: 2007-03-06
Abstract
Abstract An improved induction system for a V type engine that is tuned for substantially all running conditions and which is nevertheless compact in construction. The system includes a pair of plenum chambers each disposed adjacent one of the cylinder heads of the engine. Each cylinder head has at least two intake passages serving the respective cylinder bores and a first conduit extends from the adjacent plenum chamber to one of the intake passages and a second conduit extends from the other of the plenum chambers to the other intake passage. The plenum chambers communicate with each other at their opposite ends to improve air flow and a common inlet opening serves each plenum chamber inlet. A throttle valve arrangement is also incorporated so that good performance is achieved under all running conditions. The throttle valve arrangement includes a throttle valve that controls the flow through the interconnecting passage.
Inventors
- 👤 Takeshi Iwanami
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 20:42
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02B; F02B27/00; F02B27/02; F02B27/0226; F02B27/0247; F02B27/0252; F02B27/0205; F02B27/0215; F02B27/0221; F02B27/0242; F02B27/0268; F02B27/0273; F02B27/0289; F02B75/00; F02B75/16; F02B75/18; F02B75/22; F02B2075/1804; F02B2075/1824; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
An induction system for an internal combustion engine comprising at least two variable volume chambers each having at least one intake port for delivering a charge thereto, a plenum chamber, a first intake passage extending from said plenum chamber to the intake port of a first of said chambers, a second intake passage extending from said plenum chamber to the intake port of the other of said chambers, a flow control valve operable in response to an engine running characteristic for controlling the flow through said second intake passage, first and second atmospheric air inlets to said plenum chamber, and throttle valve means for controlling the flow into said plenum chamber through each of said atmospheric air inlets.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
118 words
An induction system for an internal combustion engine comprising at least two variable volume chambers each having at least one intake port for delivering a charge thereto, a plenum chamber, a first intake passage extending from said plenum chamber to the intake port of a first of said chambers, a second intake passage extending from said plenum chamber to the intake port of the other of said chambers, a flow control valve operable in response to an engine running characteristic for controlling the flow through said second intake passage, first and second atmospheric air inlets to said plenum chamber, and throttle valve means for controlling the flow into said plenum chamber through each of said atmospheric air inlets.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the throttle valve means comprises first and second throttle valves for controlling the flow through the first and second atmospheric air inlets, respectively.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the atmospheric air inlets open into the plenum chamber at different longitudinal locations.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 3 wherein the throttle valve means comprises first and second throttle valves for controlling the flow through the first and second atmospheric air inlets, respectively.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 4 wherein the atmospheric air inlets have different effective cross-sectional areas.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the atmospheric air inlets have different effective cross-sectional areas.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 6 wherein the throttle valve means comprises first and second throttle valves for controlling the flow through the first and second atmospheric air inlets, respectively.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 1 wherein each of the variable volume chambers has two intake passages serving it from the plenum chamber.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 8 wherein the intake passages have different effective lengths.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 9 wherein the throttle valve means comprises first and second throttle valves for controlling the flow through the first and second atmospheric air inlets, respectively.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 10 wherein the atmospheric air inlets open into the plenum chamber at different longitudinal locations.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 10 wherein the atmospheric air inlets have different effective cross-sectional areas.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 12 wherein the atmospheric air inlets open into the plenum chamber at different longitudinal locations.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
99 words
An induction system for an internal combustion engine having at least two cylinders, a first plenum chamber, a second plenum chamber, conduit means for delivering a charge from said plenum chambers to said cylinders for induction thereto, the improvement comprising a common atmospheric air inlet for each of said plenum chambers at one end thereof, an interconnecting passageway extending between the other end of said plenum chamber, a single throttle valve for controlling the flow into each of said plenum chambers through said common atmospheric inlet and a single throttle valve for controlling the flow through said interconnecting passageway.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
99 words
An induction system for an internal combustion engine having at least two cylinders, a first plenum chamber, a second plenum chamber, conduit means for delivering a charge from said plenum chambers to said cylinders for induction thereto, the improvement comprising a common atmospheric air inlet for each of said plenum chambers at one end thereof, an interconnecting passageway extending between the other end of said plenum chamber, a single throttle valve for controlling the flow into each of said plenum chambers through said common atmospheric inlet and a single throttle valve for controlling the flow through said interconnecting passageway.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
52 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 14 wherein the conduit means comprises a first conduit extending from each of said plenum chambers to an intake passage of one cylinder, and a second conduit extends from each of said plenum chambers to an intake passage of the other of said cylinder.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
24 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 15 wherein the first conduit means has a different effective length than the second conduit means.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
20 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 16 wherein the conduit means extend to different ports of the cylinder.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
33 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 14 wherein the cylinders are disposed in non-aligned relation to each other and the plenum chambers lie above respective cylinder heads closing the respective cylinders.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
31 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 14 wherein the means for delivering a charge to the cylinders from the plenum chambers comprise a pair of different length intake passages.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
33 words
An induction system as set forth in claim 18 wherein the cylinders are disposed in non-aligned relation to each other and the plenum chambers lie above respective cylinder heads closing the respective cylinders.
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