US5816213A
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Integrated fuel and comburent feed assembly
Assignee: Marelli Europe SpA
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Filing: 1997-04-22
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Granted: 1998-10-06
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Expires: 2017-04-22
Abstract
Abstract The fuel and comburent feed assembly of a combustion engine comprises a container having an internal chamber and housing an intake manifold of the engine, a filtration element of the comburent, a multiplicity of injection devices of the fuel to the intake pipes of the engine, a throttled body arranged at the inlet of the manifold to regulate the inflow of the comburent inside the manifold itself, sensors for measuring quantities essential to the operation of the engine, and an electronic unit for controlling the injection devices according to the data recorded by sensors.
Inventors
- 👤 Giovanni Gaviani
- 👤 Walter D'Avanzo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 07:48
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02M; F02M35/00; F02M35/10; F02M35/104; F02M35/112; F02M35/10006; F02M35/10026; F02M35/10052; F02M35/10209; F02M35/10216; F02M35/10373; F02M35/1038; F02M35/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
An integrated fuel and comburent feed assembly (2) suitable for supplying fuel and comburent to at least one intake pipe (9) of a combustion engine (1), comprising means for feeding the comburent (3) to the said intake pipe (9), means for filtering (5) the said comburent, and means for supplying (4) the fuel to the said intake pipe (9); and being characterized in that said feed assembly comprises a container (6) housing at least the said feed means (3), the said filtration means (5), the said supply means (4), and sensors (43) for recording quantities related to the operation of the engine (1), wherein said container is defined by at least two shell portions (15, 16) that are hinged together in correspondence with one of their ends, and said container further comprises elements (22) suitable for making the shell portions integral with one another.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
An integrated fuel and comburent feed assembly (2) suitable for supplying fuel and comburent to at least one intake pipe (9) of a combustion engine (1), comprising means for feeding the comburent (3) to the said intake pipe (9), means for filtering (5) the said comburent, and means for supplying (4) the fuel to the said intake pipe (9); and being characterized in that said feed assembly comprises a container (6) housing at least the said feed means (3), the said filtration means (5), the said supply means (4), and sensors (43) for recording quantities related to the operation of the engine (1), wherein said container is defined by at least two shell portions (15, 16) that are hinged together in correspondence with one of their ends, and said container further comprises elements (22) suitable for making the shell portions integral with one another.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
An assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that the said container (6) houses an electronic control unit (44).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
An assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that the said shell portions (15, 16) are coupled together in a fluid-tight manner and in an easily uncouplable way.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
An assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that the said container (6) has an internal chamber (14) communicating with the outside through at least one aperture (34) on the container (6), and the said feed means (3) communicate with the said internal chamber (14).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
An assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that the said filtration means (5) comprise a filtration element (5) arranged inside the chamber (14) interposed between the said feed means (3) and the said aperture (34).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
An assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that the said container (6) comprises resonator devices (46) communicating with the said internal chamber (14) and suitable for reducing the noise produced by the passage of the comburent.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
An assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that the said fuel supply means (4) are housed inside the said internal chamber (14).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
63 words
An assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that the said feed means (3) comprise first (24, 27, 30, 40) and second (31) feed elements, each integral with a respective shell portion (15, 16) of the said container (6), the said first (24, 27, 30, 40) and second (31) feed elements being coupled together in a fluid-tight manner and in an uncouplable way.
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