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US5148678A
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Exhaust gas flow control valve for internal combustion engine
Assignee: Aisan Industry Co Ltd
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Filing: 1990-12-20
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Granted: 1992-09-22
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Expires: 2010-12-20
Abstract
Abstract An exhaust gas flow control valve for an internal combustion engine comprises a body, a diaphragm actuator and a bracket. The body is equipped with an exhaust passage and a valve member arranged in the exhaust passage. The bracket is equipped with an actuator mounting seat for mounting the diaphragm actuator and a body mounting seat connected to the body. The diaphragm actuator is equipped with a casing connected to the actuator mounting seat of the bracket, a diaphragm cased in the casing and a rod protruding from the diaphragm and out of the casing for actuating the valve member in accordance with the action of the diaphragm. Between the actuator mounting seat of the bracket and the diaphragm of the diaphragm actuator, moreover, there is formed an insulating layer for insulating the heat to be transferred to the diaphragm.
Inventors
- 👤 Hironori Ueda
- 👤 Kazumichi Hanai
- 👤 Hitoshi Takeuchi
- 👤 Kazutaka Nakamichi
- 👤 Takashi Kubota
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CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02B; F02B37/00; F02B37/12; F02B37/22; F02D; F02D9/00; F02D9/04; F02M; F02M26/00; F02M26/52; F02M26/55; F02M26/58; F02M26/65; F02M26/70; F02M26/74; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/6416; Y10T137/6525; Y10T137/6579; Y10T137/6851; Y10T137/7036
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
193 words
An exhaust gas flow control valve for an internal combustion engine which is to be disposed in an exhaust pipe of the engine, comprising: (a) a valve body disposed in an engine exhaust pipe and including an exhaust passage and a valve disposed in said exhaust passage; (b) a diaphragm actuator for actuating said valve member and including a casing having an upper chamber and a lower chamber separated by a diaphragm; (c) an actuator rod connected at an upper end thereof to the diaphragm and having a lower end thereof extending outside said casing and connected to a valve moving means; (d) said casing also including an insulating chamber disposed below and connected to said lower compartment and having a centrally disposed cylindrical portion surrounding a portion of said actuator rod for reducing the heat transferred by said rod from the valve body to the diaphragm actuator; and (e) a bracket connected to said valve body by means of a first valve body mounting seat and connected by means of a second actuator mounting seat to said insulating chamber whereby heat conducted from the valve body to the diaphragm actuator is reduced.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
193 words
An exhaust gas flow control valve for an internal combustion engine which is to be disposed in an exhaust pipe of the engine, comprising: (a) a valve body disposed in an engine exhaust pipe and including an exhaust passage and a valve disposed in said exhaust passage; (b) a diaphragm actuator for actuating said valve member and including a casing having an upper chamber and a lower chamber separated by a diaphragm; (c) an actuator rod connected at an upper end thereof to the diaphragm and having a lower end thereof extending outside said casing and connected to a valve moving means; (d) said casing also including an insulating chamber disposed below and connected to said lower compartment and having a centrally disposed cylindrical portion surrounding a portion of said actuator rod for reducing the heat transferred by said rod from the valve body to the diaphragm actuator; and (e) a bracket connected to said valve body by means of a first valve body mounting seat and connected by means of a second actuator mounting seat to said insulating chamber whereby heat conducted from the valve body to the diaphragm actuator is reduced.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
57 words
An exhaust gas flow control valve for an internal combustion engine according to 1, wherein said casing has an inner bottom wall and an outer bottom wall, the latter of which is connected to said actuator mounting seat of said bracket, and said insulating chamber comprises an air layer between the two bottom walls of said casing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
57 words
An exhaust gas flow control valve for an internal combustion engine according to 1, wherein said casing has an inner bottom wall and an outer bottom wall, the latter of which is connected to said actuator mounting seat of said bracket, and said insulating chamber comprises an air layer between the two bottom walls of said casing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
55 words
An exhaust gas flow control valve for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein a cover member is connected to and fixed to said bracket, and said cover member covers said diaphragm actuator only at the side thereof facing an internal combustion engine while having a gap between itself and said diaphragm actuator.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
An exhaust gas flow control valve for an internal combustion engine according to claim 3, wherein said cover member has a plurality of fins.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
49 words
An exhaust gas flow control valve for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of bosses protruding from said body for fixing the body mounting seat of said bracket, and said plural bosses are in contact with the body mounting seat of said bracket partially.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
An exhaust gas flow control valve for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein a guide portion made slidable on said rod is interposed between said casing and said rod within said lower chamber and above said insulating chamber.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
An exhaust gas flow control valve for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein said insulating layer is an air layer interposed between the actuator mounting seat of said bracket and the casing of said diaphragm actuator.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
297 words
An exhaust gas flow control valve for an internal combustion engine which is to be disposed in an exhaust pipe of the engine, comprising: (a) a valve body disposed in an engine exhaust pipe and including an exhaust passage and a valve disposed in said exhaust passage; (b) a diaphragm actuator for actuating said valve member and including a casing separated by a diaphragm; (c) an actuator rod connected at an upper end thereof to the diaphragm and having a lower end thereof extending outside said casing and connected to a valve moving means; (d) said casing also including an insulating chamber disposed below and connected to said lower compartment and having a centrally disposed cylindrical portion surrounding a portion of said actuator rod for reducing the heat transferred by said rod from the valve body to the diaphragm actuator; and (e) a bracket connected to said valve body by means of a first valve body mounting seat and connected by means of a second, actuator mounting seat to said insulating chamber whereby heat conducted from the valve body to the diaphragm actuator is reduced; (f) wherein said casing has an inner bottom wall and an outer bottom wall, the outer bottom wall being connected to said actuator mounting seat of said bracket, and said insulating chamber comprises an air layer between the two bottom walls of said casing; and (g) wherein said inner bottom wall has a cylindrical portion extending around said rod while leaving a space between itself and said rod; (h) said cylindrical portion extends through said outer bottom wall and protrudes from the actuator mounting seat of said bracket while leaving a space in between; and (i) the space between said cylindrical portion of said rod functions as a second insulating air layer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
297 words
An exhaust gas flow control valve for an internal combustion engine which is to be disposed in an exhaust pipe of the engine, comprising: (a) a valve body disposed in an engine exhaust pipe and including an exhaust passage and a valve disposed in said exhaust passage; (b) a diaphragm actuator for actuating said valve member and including a casing separated by a diaphragm; (c) an actuator rod connected at an upper end thereof to the diaphragm and having a lower end thereof extending outside said casing and connected to a valve moving means; (d) said casing also including an insulating chamber disposed below and connected to said lower compartment and having a centrally disposed cylindrical portion surrounding a portion of said actuator rod for reducing the heat transferred by said rod from the valve body to the diaphragm actuator; and (e) a bracket connected to said valve body by means of a first valve body mounting seat and connected by means of a second, actuator mounting seat to said insulating chamber whereby heat conducted from the valve body to the diaphragm actuator is reduced; (f) wherein said casing has an inner bottom wall and an outer bottom wall, the outer bottom wall being connected to said actuator mounting seat of said bracket, and said insulating chamber comprises an air layer between the two bottom walls of said casing; and (g) wherein said inner bottom wall has a cylindrical portion extending around said rod while leaving a space between itself and said rod; (h) said cylindrical portion extends through said outer bottom wall and protrudes from the actuator mounting seat of said bracket while leaving a space in between; and (i) the space between said cylindrical portion of said rod functions as a second insulating air layer.
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