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US5572965A
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Intake pipe for internal combustion engine
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1995-05-01
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Granted: 1996-11-12
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Expires: 2015-05-01
Abstract
Abstract An intake pipe for an internal combustion engine has an intake assembly to which the air supplied from an air cleaner flows in accordance with the opening of a throttle valve, and independent intake pipes receive the air in the intake assembly and distribute the air into each cylinder of the internal combustion engine. The intake passage between the air cleaner and the throttle valve assembly is arranged next to and separated by a partition wall from at least one of a negative pressure part of the intake passage downstream of the throttle vale, the intake assembly provided in the negative pressure part and the independent intake pipes, whereby two independent intake spaces are formed on either side of the partition wall.
Inventors
- 👤 Minoru Ohsuga
- 👤 Jun'ichi Yamaguchi
- 👤 Ryoichi Komuro
- 👤 Yasushi Sasaki
- 👤 Teruhiko Minegishi
Bibliographic Details
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US
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CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02M; F02M35/00; F02M35/10; F02M35/104; F02M35/112; F02B; F02B27/00; F02B27/005; F02B27/006; F02B27/02; F02B27/0205; F02B27/0215; F02D; F02D9/00; F02D9/08; F02D9/10; F02D9/1035; F02D9/1055; F02M35/10006; F02M35/10026; F02M35/10032; F02M35/10052; F02M35/10065; F02M35/10209; F02M35/10216; F02M35/10242; F02M35/10249; F02M35/10255; F02B75/00; F02B75/16; F02B75/18; F02B2075/1804; F02B2075/1816; F02B2075/1824; F02B75/20; F02M35/02; F02M35/10078; F02M35/10085; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
An air intake system for an internal combustion engine comprising: an intake assembly to which air supplied via an intake passage from an air cleaner flows in accordance with the opening of a throttle valve disposed in said intake passage, and independent intake pipes in which air in the intake assembly is distributed into each cylinder of the internal combustion engine, wherein the intake passage between the air cleaner and the throttle valve is arranged next to and is separated by a partition wall from at least one of a negative pressure part of the intake passage on the downstream side of the throttle valve, the intake assembly provided in communication with the negative pressure part and the independent intake pipes, whereby independent air intake spaces communicating with a path of the flow of air are formed on either side of the partition wall.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
An air intake system for an internal combustion engine comprising: an intake assembly to which air supplied via an intake passage from an air cleaner flows in accordance with the opening of a throttle valve disposed in said intake passage, and independent intake pipes in which air in the intake assembly is distributed into each cylinder of the internal combustion engine, wherein the intake passage between the air cleaner and the throttle valve is arranged next to and is separated by a partition wall from at least one of a negative pressure part of the intake passage on the downstream side of the throttle valve, the intake assembly provided in communication with the negative pressure part and the independent intake pipes, whereby independent air intake spaces communicating with a path of the flow of air are formed on either side of the partition wall.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
An air intake system for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein the intake passage is arranged such that intake air flows through the throttle valve in a vertically upward direction.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
An air intake system for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein a switch axis of said throttle valve is directed perpendicular to at least one of said independent intake pipes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
An air intake system for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein a control unit is provided on a part of said intake assembly.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
An air intake system for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein at least one of said control unit and a fuel injection valve is incorporated in the intake passage between said air cleaner and said throttle valve.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
94 words
An air intake system for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein a downstream part of said independent intake pipes is arranged next to and separated by a first partition wall from the intake passage between the air cleaner and the throttle valve, and an upstream part of said independent intake pipes is arranged next to and separated by a second partition wall from the negative pressure part of the intake passage on the downstream side of the throttle valve or the intake assembly provided in communication with the negative pressure part.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
65 words
An air intake system for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein a chamber is provided, between said independent intake pipes and said engine, in which communication channels are formed corresponding in number to the number of the independent intake pipes, and wherein the pitch of output ports of said communication channels is matched to the pitch of intake ports of the engine.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
68 words
An air intake system for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein a switching valve is provided in the partition wall between said independent intake pipes and the negative pressure part on the downstream side of said throttle valve, so that by switching the switch valve, intake air which passes through said throttle valve will flow into the independent intake pipes while by-passing said intake assembly.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
131 words
An air intake system for an internal combustion engine comprising: an intake assembly to which air supplied via an intake passage from an air cleaner flows in accordance with the opening of a throttle valve disposed in said intake passage, and independent intake pipes in which air in the intake assembly is distributed into each cylinder of the internal combustion engine, wherein the portion of the intake passage between the air cleaner and the throttle valve is arranged next to at least a portion of the independent intake pipes, independent air intake spaces communicating with a path of the flow of air being formed on either side of a partition wall forming at least one part of a boundary between the intake passage and said portion of the independent intake pipes.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
131 words
An air intake system for an internal combustion engine comprising: an intake assembly to which air supplied via an intake passage from an air cleaner flows in accordance with the opening of a throttle valve disposed in said intake passage, and independent intake pipes in which air in the intake assembly is distributed into each cylinder of the internal combustion engine, wherein the portion of the intake passage between the air cleaner and the throttle valve is arranged next to at least a portion of the independent intake pipes, independent air intake spaces communicating with a path of the flow of air being formed on either side of a partition wall forming at least one part of a boundary between the intake passage and said portion of the independent intake pipes.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
65 words
An air intake system for an internal combustion engine according to claim 9, wherein a chamber is provided, between said independent intake pipes and said engine, in which communication channels are formed corresponding in number to the number of the independent intake pipes, and wherein the pitch of outlet ports of said communication channels is matched to the pitch of intake ports of the engine.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
56 words
An air intake system for an internal combustion engine according to claim 9, wherein said chamber has at least one of a fuel injection valve, a fuel passage, an air passage for causing air to collide with fuel and for producing fine fuel particles, and means for producing a swirling air flow in an engine cylinder.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
68 words
An air intake system for an internal combustion engine according to claim 9, wherein a switching valve is provided in the partition wall between said independent intake pipes and the negative pressure part on the downstream side of said throttle valve, so that by switching the switch valve, intake air which passes through said throttle valve will flow into the independent intake pipes while by-passing said intake assembly.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
42 words
An air intake system for an internal combustion engine according to claim 9, wherein said portion of the intake passage between the air cleaner and the throttle valve and said portion of the independent intake pipes are arranged one above the other.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
An air intake system for an internal combustion engine according to claim 13, wherein said intake passage is disposed between said independent intake pipes.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
An air intake system for an internal combustion engine according to claim 13, wherein said intake passage is disposed above said independent intake pipes.
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