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Exhaust control device for a two motor cycle engine
Assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1994-01-07
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Granted: 1994-12-20
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Expires: 2014-01-07
Abstract
Abstract An exhaust control device for a two-cycle engine which does not impart a change of a shape of an exhaust passage. An exhaust control device is provided in an exhaust port opening to an inner peripheral surface of a cylinder hole of a two-cycle engine wherein a cylinder wall portion adjacent to the exhaust port is formed with a rotational face obtained by rotating an arc having substantially the same curvature as the inner peripheral surface of the cylinder hole about a rotational axis C 1 extending at a right angle to an axis C of the cylinder hole in the outside of the cylinder hole and a recess defined by both ends at a right angle to the rotational axis C 1 and in communication with the exhaust port. Within the recess is mounted an exhaust: passage member having an exhaust passage in communication with the exhaust port and having an external shape substantially similar to the recess with a predetermined clearance formed relative to the recess in a portion above at least an upper edge of the exhaust port of the rotational face portion and the both end portions. A valve body is provided which comprises arm portions respectively inserted into the clearance in the both end portions and supported for swinging about the rotational axis C 1 and a control face portion provided by connecting ends of the arm portions together and movable in and out of the clearance in the rotational face portion in response to the swinging of the arm portions.
Inventors
- 👤 Masahiro Asai
- 👤 Yoici Ishibashi
- 👤 Shinichi Isomura
- 👤 Osamu Kudou
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 11:06
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D13/00; F02D13/02; F02D13/028; F02D13/0284; F01; F01L; F01L1/00; F01L1/36; F01L1/38; F01L7/00; F01L7/10; F02B; F02B75/00; F02B75/02; F02B2075/022; F02B2075/025; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
193 words
In a two-cycle engine having a rotational shaft extending at substantially a right angle to a cylinder axis and a valve body supported on said rotational shaft, said valve body being operatively mounted in an exhaust passage extended from an exhaust port opening to an inner peripheral surface of a cylinder hole, said valve body varying a height of an upper edge of said exhaust port, an exhaust control device for a two-cycle engine comprising: a shell-like member forming said valve body, said shell-like member includes an exhaust control portion extending substantially along a cylindrical curvature in said exhaust port and having a greater width relative to the width of said exhaust port and a swinging arm portion for connecting at least a side portion of said exhaust control portion and said rotational shaft; and a receiving recess for receiving the valve body, said receiving recess being formed in a cylinder block including said exhaust passage, said receiving recess being in communication with said exhaust passage only in a working zone of the exhaust control-portion of said valve body, said swinging arm of said valve body being always received in said receiving recess.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
193 words
In a two-cycle engine having a rotational shaft extending at substantially a right angle to a cylinder axis and a valve body supported on said rotational shaft, said valve body being operatively mounted in an exhaust passage extended from an exhaust port opening to an inner peripheral surface of a cylinder hole, said valve body varying a height of an upper edge of said exhaust port, an exhaust control device for a two-cycle engine comprising: a shell-like member forming said valve body, said shell-like member includes an exhaust control portion extending substantially along a cylindrical curvature in said exhaust port and having a greater width relative to the width of said exhaust port and a swinging arm portion for connecting at least a side portion of said exhaust control portion and said rotational shaft; and a receiving recess for receiving the valve body, said receiving recess being formed in a cylinder block including said exhaust passage, said receiving recess being in communication with said exhaust passage only in a working zone of the exhaust control-portion of said valve body, said swinging arm of said valve body being always received in said receiving recess.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
205 words
A valve body for use in a two-cycle engine having a rotational shaft extending at substantially a right angle to a cylinder axis said valve body being supported on said rotational shaft and being operatively mounted in an exhaust passage extended from an exhaust port opening to an inner peripheral surface of a cylinder hole, said valve body comprising: a control face; and at least one arm portion being operatively connected to said control face and a distal end being operatively connected to said rotational shaft; said control face having a first predetermined surface area and extending substantially along a curvature in said exhaust port, said exhaust port having a second predetermined area, the first predetermined surface area of said control face having a greater width relative to a width of the second predetermined area of said exhaust port; a receiving recess for receiving the control face and said at least one arm portion, said receiving recess being formed in a cylinder block adjacent to said exhaust passage, said receiving recess being in communication with said exhaust passage only in a working zone of the exhaust control portion of said valve body, said swinging arm of said valve body being received in said receiving recess.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
205 words
A valve body for use in a two-cycle engine having a rotational shaft extending at substantially a right angle to a cylinder axis said valve body being supported on said rotational shaft and being operatively mounted in an exhaust passage extended from an exhaust port opening to an inner peripheral surface of a cylinder hole, said valve body comprising: a control face; and at least one arm portion being operatively connected to said control face and a distal end being operatively connected to said rotational shaft; said control face having a first predetermined surface area and extending substantially along a curvature in said exhaust port, said exhaust port having a second predetermined area, the first predetermined surface area of said control face having a greater width relative to a width of the second predetermined area of said exhaust port; a receiving recess for receiving the control face and said at least one arm portion, said receiving recess being formed in a cylinder block adjacent to said exhaust passage, said receiving recess being in communication with said exhaust passage only in a working zone of the exhaust control portion of said valve body, said swinging arm of said valve body being received in said receiving recess.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
54 words
The valve body according to claim 2, and wherein said control face includes a first end and a second end, said at least one arm portion being operatively mounted relative to said first end of said control face and a second arm portion being operatively mounted to said second end of said control face.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The valve body according to claim 2, and further including a servomotor, said servomotor being operatively connected to said rotational shaft for imparting a rotary motion to at least one arm portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
The valve body according to claim 4, and further including at least one cable operatively connected to said servomotor and said at least one arm portion for transmitting motion from said servomotor to said at least one arm portion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
The valve body according to claim 2, wherein said control face includes an arcuate shape for conforming to and selectively sealing a cylindrical hole of a piston chamber in which said exhaust port opening is formed.
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