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Intake port structure for internal combustion engine
Assignee: Mitsubishi Motors Corp
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Filing: 1992-03-27
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Granted: 1993-09-21
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Expires: 2012-03-27
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to an intake port structure for an internal combustion engine. It is an object of the present invention to increase the strength of tumbling without lowering the maximum flow rate. An intake port (44) is constructed broader in a tumble-flow-side half (44a) than in the other half (44b) to have an intake air flow through the intake port (44) off-centered toward the side of a tumble flow, whereby an intake air flow from the intake port (44) promotes the tumble flow.
Inventors
- 👤 Syunsuke Matsuo
- 👤 Osamu Hirako
- 👤 Nobuaki Murakami
- 👤 Katsuo Akishino
- 👤 Keizo Furukawa
- 👤 Hiromitsu Ando
- 👤 Kinichi Iwachido
- 👤 Masayuki Motomochi
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CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02M; F02M35/00; F02M35/10; F02M35/10091; F02M35/10118; F02B; F02B31/00; F02B31/02; F02B31/04; F02B31/08; F02B31/085; F02M35/10124; F02M35/10209; F02M35/10216; F02M35/104; F02M35/108; F02M35/1085; F02M69/00; F02M69/04; F02M69/042; F02M69/044; F02B2275/00; F02B2275/48; F02F; F02F1/00; F02F1/24; F02F2001/241; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
An intake port structure for an internal combustion engine constructed to cause an intake air flow from an intake port (44) to become a tumble flow in a combustion chamber (30), characterized in that: the intake port (44) is broader in a tumble-flow-side half (44a) thereof than in the other half (44b) and an intake air flow through the intake port (44) is off-centered toward a side of the tumble flow, whereby the intake air flow from the intake port (44) can promote the tumble flow.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
86 words
An intake port structure for an internal combustion engine constructed to cause an intake air flow from an intake port (44) to become a tumble flow in a combustion chamber (30), characterized in that: the intake port (44) is broader in a tumble-flow-side half (44a) thereof than in the other half (44b) and an intake air flow through the intake port (44) is off-centered toward a side of the tumble flow, whereby the intake air flow from the intake port (44) can promote the tumble flow.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The intake port structure of claim 1, wherein the intake port (44) is formed broader in the tumble-flow-side half (44a) than in the other half (44b) to have a substantially triangular cross-section.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
The intake port structure of claim 1, wherein the intake port (44) is formed broader in the tumble-flow-side half (44a) than in the other half (44b) to have a cross-section in the form of a baseball home plate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The intake port structure of claim 1, wherein the intake port (44) is formed broader in the tumble-flow-side half (44a) than in the other half (44b) to have a tongue-shaped cross-section.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
91 words
The intake port structure of claim 1, wherein the intake port (44) is formed broader in the tumble-flow-side half (44a) than in the other half (44b) so that a broadest part of the intake port is disposed at a position biased outwardly of a cross-sectional center of a valve stem (58A) at a position where the valve stem is internally in contact with the intake port (44) and the intake port becomes gradually narrower from the broadest part toward an end portion thereof on a side of the other half (44b).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
173 words
An intake port structure for an internal combustion engine constructed to cause intake air flows from corresponding plural intake ports (46A,46B) to become a tumble flow in a combustion chamber (30), characterized in that: the intake ports (46A,46B) are broader in tumble-flow-side halves (46A-1,46B-1) thereof than in the other halves (46A-2,46B-2) and intake air flows through the respective intake ports (46A,46B) are off-centered toward a side of the tumble flow, whereby the intake air flows from the respective intake ports (46A,46B) can promote the tumble flow; at least one of the intake ports (46A or 46B) is provided with a partition (21) to divide the interior thereof along the direction of a flow of a fluid therethrough into two sections, one being on a side of ignition means in the combustion chamber (30) and the other on a side opposite to the ignition means; and fuel feed means (12) for feeding fuel is arranged in the intake port (46A,46B), which is divided by the partition (21), on a side of the ignition means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
173 words
An intake port structure for an internal combustion engine constructed to cause intake air flows from corresponding plural intake ports (46A,46B) to become a tumble flow in a combustion chamber (30), characterized in that: the intake ports (46A,46B) are broader in tumble-flow-side halves (46A-1,46B-1) thereof than in the other halves (46A-2,46B-2) and intake air flows through the respective intake ports (46A,46B) are off-centered toward a side of the tumble flow, whereby the intake air flows from the respective intake ports (46A,46B) can promote the tumble flow; at least one of the intake ports (46A or 46B) is provided with a partition (21) to divide the interior thereof along the direction of a flow of a fluid therethrough into two sections, one being on a side of ignition means in the combustion chamber (30) and the other on a side opposite to the ignition means; and fuel feed means (12) for feeding fuel is arranged in the intake port (46A,46B), which is divided by the partition (21), on a side of the ignition means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
The intake port structure of claim 6, wherein the intake ports (46A,46B) are formed broader in the tumble-flow-side halves (46A-1,46B-1) than in the other halves (46A-2,46B-2) to have substantially triangular cross-sections, respectively.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
38 words
The intake port structure of claim 6, wherein the intake ports (46A,46B) are formed broader in the tumble-flow-side halves (46A-1,46B-1) than in the other halves (46A-2,46B-2) to have cross-sections in the form of a baseball home plate, respectively.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
The intake port structure of claim 6, wherein the intake ports (46A,46B) are formed broader in the tumble-flow-side halves (46A-1,46B-1) than in the other halves (46A-2,46B-2) to have tongue-shaped cross-sections, respectively.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
The intake port structure of claim 6, wherein the intake ports (46A,46B) are each provided with the partition (21).
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
The intake port structure of claim 6, wherein some (46A) of the intake ports (46A,46B) are provided with the partition (21).
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