Patents Assigned to AB Volvo, a Swedish Body Corporate
  • Shaft bearing, especially a wheel shaft bearing in a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 5234271
    Abstract: A bearing housing for a drive shaft of a front-wheel vehicle comprises a bearing housing composed of a bearing bracket and a bearing cap. The bearing bracket is provided with a first peripheral flange only on one axial side thereof so that the bearing can be inserted in one axial direction until it abuts the flange. The bearing cap has a corresponding second peripheral flange on at least the opposite axial side so that the bearing is completely fixed in both axial directions when the cap is mounted to the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1993
    Assignee: AB Volvo, a Swedish Body Corporate
    Inventor: Stig Lindstrom
  • Internal combustion engine with delayed charging
    Patent number: 5143038
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes at least one valve flap mounted for swinging movement in the intake duct upstream in the cylinder intake valve. The flap is magnetically attracted to a closed position when an electromagnetic is activated, in order to effect a delayed charging of the cylinder. When the electromagnet is fully or partially deactivated, a pressure differential acting across the flap swings the flap open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1992
    Assignee: AB Volvo, a Swedish Body Corporate
    Inventors: Jan Dahlgren, Jan Karlsson