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US4802452A
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Engine intake system
Assignee: Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Ltd
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Filing: 1986-08-28
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Granted: 1989-02-07
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Expires: 2006-08-28
Abstract
Abstract An intake system for an internal combustion engine comprises: an intake passage having an intake port and an inertial supercharging intake pipe leading from the passage; a rotary valve in the intake pipe and rotatable for opening and closing the intake pipe; and timing adjusting means for changing the opening timing of the rotary valve in accordance with engine speed.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroshi Kanesaka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 13:33
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02B; F02B29/00; F02B29/08; F02B29/083; F02B27/00; F02B27/005; F02B27/006; F02B75/00; F02B75/02; F02B2075/022; F02B2075/027; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
160 words
An intake system for an internal combustion engine, the system comprising: an intake passage having an intake port and an inertial supercharging intake pipe leading to the intake port; an intake valve mounted in said intake port and operatively connected to said engine for alternately opening and closing the intake port; a rotary valve operatively connected to the engine and disposed in the intake passage intermediate said inertial supercharging intake pipe and said intake port, said rotary valve being rotatable for opening and closing the intake passage, and timing adjusting means operatively connected to said engine and to said rotary valve for retarding the opening of the rotary valve relative to the opening of the intake valve at low engine speeds, and for advancing the opening of the rotary valve at high engine speeds, whereby the retarding and advancing of the opening of the rotary valve enables inertial supercharging in the intake pipe at both low and high engine speeds.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
160 words
An intake system for an internal combustion engine, the system comprising: an intake passage having an intake port and an inertial supercharging intake pipe leading to the intake port; an intake valve mounted in said intake port and operatively connected to said engine for alternately opening and closing the intake port; a rotary valve operatively connected to the engine and disposed in the intake passage intermediate said inertial supercharging intake pipe and said intake port, said rotary valve being rotatable for opening and closing the intake passage, and timing adjusting means operatively connected to said engine and to said rotary valve for retarding the opening of the rotary valve relative to the opening of the intake valve at low engine speeds, and for advancing the opening of the rotary valve at high engine speeds, whereby the retarding and advancing of the opening of the rotary valve enables inertial supercharging in the intake pipe at both low and high engine speeds.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
92 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein, at substantially three quarters of the maximum engine speed, opening and closing timings are synchronized with those of an intake valve, and wherein the opening timing of the rotary valve is retarded by the timing adjusting means when the engine speed drops, so that the suction starts with the retarded opening timing of the rotary valve and ends with the closure of the intake valve, whereby the inertial effect and the pressure wave effect of the intake air by the intake pipe can be used.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
A system according to claim 1 wherein the timing adjusting means includes a first driven shaft on which the rotary valve is mounted; a second driving shaft; and an adjustable connection between the first and second shafts.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A system according to claim 3 wherein the first and second shafts are disposed end to end on a common axis.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
A system according to claim 4 wherein the first shaft has a helical spline of one hand, the second shaft has a helical spline of opposite hand, and an internally threaded sleeve engages both splines and is co-axial with them.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A system according to claim 5 wherein the sleeve is movable by adjusting means in accordance with engine speed.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
59 words
A system according to claim 6 wherein the adjusting means is a centrifugal weight in a rotatable mounting, and a compression coil spring which urges the sleeve towards the weight, such that above a given engine speed the centrifugal weight overcomes the force of the spring and moves the sleeve to adjust the driven shaft and the rotary valve.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
A system according claim 5, wherein the sleeve is additionally adjustably movable by a fuel flow rate adjusting device.
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