Manifold Having Plenum Patents (Class 123/184.47)
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Publication number: 20100018498Abstract: A marine vessel propulsion device includes an engine, an intake pathway which has a gas flow hole in the inner surface thereof and is arranged to supply air to the engine, and an air restrictor disposed on the upstream side with respect to the gas flow hole of the intake pathway. The air restrictor has a vent hole, and is arranged to restrict the amount of air to flow into the engine via the intake pathway. The vent hole of the air restrictor is arranged at a position which is near the inner surface of the intake pathway and corresponds to the gas flow hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2009Publication date: January 28, 2010Applicant: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Eiichi Hirose
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Patent number: 7650866Abstract: A light load air delivery system for an internal combustion engine having a cylinder head defining at least one intake port selectively opened by a poppet valve which is biased against a valve seat area of the cylinder head. The light load air delivery system includes an intake duct and a controllable valve. A light load air intake passage operates to communicate intake air from the intake duct to the controllable valve. Additionally, a light load air intake manifold is configured to selectively receive intake air from the controllable valve. A feed passage receives the intake air from the light load air intake manifold and communicates the intake air to the respective one of the at least one intake ports at a point substantially adjacent to the valve seat area. In a preferred embodiment, the light load air intake manifold is integral to said intake manifold.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2006Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.Inventor: Alan W. Hayman
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Patent number: 7631628Abstract: An engine intake control system that includes a first intake passage that has an upstream end portion and a downstream end portion opening in a surge chamber, a second intake passage that has an upstream end portion opening in the surge chamber so as to oppose the downstream end portion of the first intake passage across a gap, and a sleeve-shaped valve body slidably fitted around the downstream end portion of the first intake passage and moving between a first position in which it is distanced from the upstream end portion of the second intake passage and a second position in which it is in contact with the upstream end portion, wherein a linear motion guide bearing system is provided between an intake manifold and the valve body, a rail of the linear motion guide bearing system extending in a direction of movement of the valve body is secured to a support post fixedly provided on the intake manifold, and a slider movably straddle-mounted on the rail is secured to the valve body.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2008Date of Patent: December 15, 2009Assignee: Keihin CorporationInventors: Shigehiko Ota, Fumio Kawamata, Makoto Hirata
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Publication number: 20090293830Abstract: An air intake box is integrally molded and includes an inlet section that has a tail end extending and forming a bent and upward inclined guide section and a connection section connected to the guide section. External air enters the inlet section through an air-inlet port and is then guided upward by the guide section and further guided toward an engine through a sleeve fit into the connection section to make the air intake more smooth and increase the amount of air intake for realizing cooling of a belt of a transmission system and preventing water from directly entering the engine transmission system so as to protect the belt of the transmission system from failure due to slippage and ensure that the engine power can be effectively transmitted through the transmission system.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2008Publication date: December 3, 2009Inventor: MU-CHEN HUNG
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Publication number: 20090266327Abstract: A vehicle can include an engine, an air cleaner for supplying air taken in by the engine, an exhaust passage for exhausting exhaust gas of the engine, and a secondary air passage for connecting the air cleaner to the exhaust passage and for supplying secondary air to the exhaust passage. A one-way valve can be disposed in the secondary air passage. A resonator portion can be interposed between the air cleaner and the one-way valve. The resonator portion can branch from the secondary air passage and can include a closed space. A water drain portion can be disposed in the closed space of the resonator portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2009Publication date: October 29, 2009Applicant: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kyouji Morita, Nobuyuki Miyoshi
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Publication number: 20090241887Abstract: An intake air management apparatus attached to a vehicle frame and configured for connection to an air cleaner of a vehicle includes a box having an opening defined by a pair of opposing sidewalls, a back wall, a top surface and a bottom surface having an aperture. An air drop tube is inserted into the aperture and has an inlet end and an oppositely located outlet end. A diversion baffle partially covers the opening and is configured for preventing moisture from entering the inlet end of the tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2008Publication date: October 1, 2009Applicant: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLCInventors: Robert J. Jones, Eric W. Maxwell
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Publication number: 20090217899Abstract: An intake manifold for an internal combustion engine that distributes a fuel-air mixture to an engine. The manifold includes a box-shaped chamber defined by at least four sidewalls. The chamber is mounted atop multiple intake runners, and opens to an intake plenum to which multiple runners are joined. The box-shaped chamber can include a mounting flange to which a substantially planar cover plate can be mounted to close the top of the box-shaped chamber. The cover plate can define at least one hole to accommodate a carburetor, throttle body or other fuel-air mixture delivery device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2008Publication date: September 3, 2009Applicant: DART MACHINERY, LTD.Inventors: William R. Glidden, Richard A. Maskin
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Patent number: 7581522Abstract: Upper and lower split components include upper and lower concave parts, respectively, forming the inner periphery of an intake pipe. An internal pipe is placed between the upper and lower concave parts. The upper concave part is formed a distance away from the outer periphery of the internal pipe. The outer periphery of the internal pipe is provided with a fitting part fitted into the lower concave part and a sealing part accommodated in an accommodation recess formed in the upper concave part. The inner face of the accommodation recess and the sealing part are formed along the direction of vibration of vibration welding and are in contact with each other.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2007Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignee: DaikyoNishikawa CorporationInventor: Satoshi Enokida
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Patent number: 7562646Abstract: An air-intake device having a noise reduction mechanism includes a surge tank connected to an intake manifold for introducing intake air into an internal combustion engine, an air duct connected to an upstream end of the surge tank and a resonator connected to the surge tank and the air duct. The resonator forms a resonator chamber connected to both the surge tank and the air duct. The surge tank is separated from the resonator chamber by a first vibrating member, and the air duct is separated from the resonator chamber by a second vibrating member. The noises in the surge tank are offset or reduced by resonating vibrations of the first vibrating member, and the noises in the air duct are offset or reduced by resonating vibrations of the second vibrating member. Thus, the intake air noises are effectively reduced by a simple combination of the resonator and the vibrating members.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2007Date of Patent: July 21, 2009Assignee: Denso CorporationInventors: Naohito Seko, Kazuhiro Hayashi, Naoya Katoh, Makoto Otsubo
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Patent number: 7559305Abstract: An intake plenum has a bottom and a continuous side wall. The plenum has at least one tube opening there into. There is at least one intake tube, with each tube having an inflow end and an outflow end. Each inflow end is coupled to a plenum tube opening. There is a plenum airflow regulator housed within the plenum. There is at least one fuel injector.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2007Date of Patent: July 14, 2009Inventor: David Scott
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Patent number: 7556848Abstract: The present invention is to provide a synthetic weld body which sectional shape of a passage to a bore can be an ideal shape by welding two synthetic members. The edge at the passage side of the rising boundary line 78a-1, 78a-2, 78b-1, 78b-2, 78c-1, 78c-2, 78d-1, 78d-2 which is the boundary between the top end connecting face and the mount connecting face of the middle member 70 is disposed at or in the vicinity of a contact point of the tangent line of the ridge line 84 of the mount connecting face at the passage side with the inner edge of the top end connecting face 74a, 74b, 74c, 74d at the bore 50a, 50b, 50c, 50d side. The rising boundary line 78a-1, 78a-2, 78b-1, 78b-2, 78c-1, 78c-2, 78d-1, 78d-2 including the edge at the passage side is parallel to the standard direction for vibration.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2004Date of Patent: July 7, 2009Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Mikuni CorporationInventors: Kazuyori Kito, Tomonori Ikuma
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Publication number: 20090114180Abstract: An intake manifold with integrated canister circuit for a supercharged internal combustion engine; the intake manifold is provided with: a tubular body in which a plenum is defined; a sorting chamber, which is obtained in a wall of the tubular body; a canister solenoid valve, which is arranged in the sorting chamber and is adapted to adjust the introduction of gasoline vapours into the sorting chamber itself; a first pipe, which is obtained in the wall of the tubular body, puts the sorting chamber into communication with the plenum, and defines a first branch of a recovery pipe; a one-way valve, which is arranged in the sorting chamber at the first pipe; and a second pipe, which is obtained in the wall of the tubular body, puts the sorting chamber into communication with the intake pipe upstream of a compressor, and defines an initial portion of a second branch of the recovery pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2008Publication date: May 7, 2009Applicant: MAGNETI MARELLI POWERTRAIN S.p.A.Inventors: Stefano Fornara, Michele Pecora
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Publication number: 20090050095Abstract: An air cleaner includes an air intake port and an exhaust port on a side opposite to the intake port. A filter extends to the exhaust port side from the intake port side and divides the air cleaner into suction side and exhaust side air chambers. A distance between a side wall part of the suction side air chamber and the filter gradually decreases to the back of the suction side air chamber from the intake port. A distance between a side wall part of the exhaust side air chamber and the filter gradually increases to the exhaust port.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2008Publication date: February 26, 2009Applicant: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Takayuki NOBUHIRA
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Publication number: 20090013954Abstract: In the internal combustion engines the technique of air feed operating with vacuum is important in view of the meeting of increasing and decreasing air-oxygen demand varying according to the change of revolution. While causing engine failure and increase of heat at low revolution with excess air-oxygen, it causes high fuel consumption at high revolution with less air-oxygen. In order for the fuel to be fully combusted, it provides sufficient air-oxygen during all revolutions, from the lowest to the highest, in correct proportion with the suction of the vacuum by the engine.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2007Publication date: January 15, 2009Inventor: MELIH OLCAY
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Publication number: 20090007874Abstract: An air intake device includes: a surge tank 14 having an internal space divided into a first space and a second space; a first intake manifold 20 including a plurality of intake branch pipes 16 protruding from the surge tank 14 via a funnel 18 and communicating with the first space, the first intake manifold 20 supplying air to cylinders on a first of two cylinder banks; and a second intake manifold 22 including a plurality of intake branch pipes 16 protruding from the surge tank 14 via the funnel 18 and communicating with the second space, the second intake manifold 22 supplying air to cylinders on a second of the two cylinder banks. The funnel 18 has a substantially rectangular transverse cross-sectional shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2008Publication date: January 8, 2009Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kazuyoshi ABE
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Publication number: 20090000586Abstract: An air intake system for a combustion apparatus is described. The system comprises an air separator (16, 116, 216, 316) having an inlet for receiving air and an outlet, the outlet adapted to be coupled to an air intake of a combustion apparatus, wherein the air separator comprises a zeolite material adapted to absorb a portion of nitrogen from air received therein. In one embodiment the combustion apparatus is an internal combustion engine (14, 114, 214, 314).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2006Publication date: January 1, 2009Inventor: David Tonery
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Publication number: 20080314351Abstract: A method and device for reducing ice forming before an inlet of a turbo charger of a vehicle engine includes a crankcase blow-by air inlet in an air intake chamber mixing crankcase blow-by air with external air before entering into the turbo charger. The crankcase inlet is positioned close to a turbo charger inlet and in a high position so as to provide a long traveling distance for water droplets coming from the crankcase inlet, and the direction of travel out from the crankcase inlet is substantially in the same direction as the general direction of travel of external air within the chamber towards the turbo charger.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2006Publication date: December 25, 2008Applicant: VOLVO LASTVAGNAR ABInventors: Reimer Ryrholm, Garry Leil, Peter Harrod
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Publication number: 20080308058Abstract: An intake manifold is disclosed. The intake manifold includes a first chamber in fluid communication with a PCV line and disposed generally upstream of a second chamber. The chambers are designed to provide a long flow path for the moisture laden PCV gas and to help reduce the introduction of moisture or fluids into the second chamber. This helps to prevent the ingestion of moisture or fluids by the combustion chambers of engine. An optional fluid blocker can also be used to trap fluids and help prevent those fluids from entering a cylinder port.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2008Publication date: December 18, 2008Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Joel K. Lewis, Marcos J. DeLeon, Jared S. Shattuck, Tanabe Yuichiro, Takeshi Aoki
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Patent number: 7461623Abstract: An outboard engine unit has an intake manifold extending in a front-and-rear direction along one side of an engine block and comprised of a surge tank and a plurality of intake tubes communicating with the surge tank. Each of the intake tubes is arranged so as to be separated in a vertical direction. The shape of the channel cross section of each of the intake tubes is a flat shape in which the dimension in the vertical direction is less than the dimension in a crosswise direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2007Date of Patent: December 9, 2008Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masanori Tsubouchi, Kazuhiro Ishizaka
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Publication number: 20080295793Abstract: A valve plate is formed as a butterfly-type valve plate including a first and a second valve-plate half portions that extend in opposite directions to each other from a valve shaft. When the valve plate is at a first changeover position, the first valve-plate half portion is directed to the downstream side of a first intake passage from the valve shaft and the second valve-plate half portion is directed to the upstream side of the first intake passage from the valve shaft so that a first plate face of the valve plate forms a part of the first intake passage. When the valve plate is at a second changeover position, the first valve-plate half portion is directed to the downstream side of a second intake passage from the valve shaft and the second valve-plate half portion is directed to the upstream side of the second intake passage from the valve shaft so that a second plate face of the valve plate forms a part of the second intake passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2008Publication date: December 4, 2008Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroki Akihisa, Tsutomu Tsukii
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Patent number: 7451732Abstract: An air intake manifold assembly for an internal combustion engine composed of a plurality of molded synthetic resin shells assembled to each other so as to define a plenum chamber, a plurality of inlet channels leading from said plenum chamber to cylinder inlets of the internal combustion engine, and a throttle body passageway leading from a throttle body mount into the plenum chamber; with a groove formed in a surface of at least one of the shells facing an adjacent shell and extending from an inlet opening to the throttle body passageway or the plenum chamber so as to form an elongate passage between the assembled shells leading from the inlet to the throttle body passage or plenum chamber, and a method of forming such an intake manifold assembly.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2008Date of Patent: November 18, 2008Assignee: Mann & Hummel GmbHInventors: Kevin Vichinsky, Dan Huff
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Patent number: 7434558Abstract: An intake apparatus for an internal combustion engine, includes a passage section defining an intake passage; and a throttle valve located in the intake passage, the throttle valve including a rotation shaft, and a plate-shaped valve element arranged to rotate about the rotation shaft, and having a first end and a second end, the throttle valve being opened so that the first end is moved in a downstream direction of the intake passage, and that the second end is moved in an upstream direction of the intake passage. The passage section includes a circumferential wall formed with an expansion chamber recessed radially outwards, the expansion chamber extending partially circumferentially, and being located at a longitudinal position that is downstream of the throttle valve, and that intake air flows passing through the first and second ends of the valve element flow into each other.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2007Date of Patent: October 14, 2008Assignee: Mahle Filter Systems Japan CorporationInventors: Masashi Shinada, Yuichi Hikita
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Patent number: 7428888Abstract: A V-type engine air intake device is provided for a V-type internal combustion engine. The V-type engine air intake device has a volume chamber, a first intake pipe, a second intake pipe and a plurality of curved branch pipes. The first intake pipe has a first outlet end connected to a first intake opening of the volume chamber. The second intake pipe has a second outlet end connected to a second intake opening of the volume chamber. The first and second outlet ends are arranged with first and second center outlet axes where that the first and second intake pipes connect to the volume chamber. The second center outlet axis is non-coincident with the first center outlet axis. The branch pipes each has an inlet end that opens inside the volume chamber in a substantially vertical downward direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2007Date of Patent: September 30, 2008Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Junya Sasaki
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Publication number: 20080163844Abstract: An air intake manifold assembly includes an air intake manifold and a insert that is permanently bonded to an inner surface of the air intake manifold. By bonding the insert to the manifold, a dead space is formed between the insert and the manifold, which reduces the plenum volume within the manifold.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2008Publication date: July 10, 2008Applicant: MANN & HUMMEL GMBHInventor: Kevin VICHINSKY
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Patent number: 7392779Abstract: An engine equipped with an air-intake device for a personal watercraft, includes a cylinder head cover attached to an upper surface of a cylinder head, a plug cap with ignition coil configured to protrude upward from an upper surface of the cylinder head cover; and an air box for the air-intake device that is disposed above the cylinder head cover and is provided on a lower surface thereof with an air inlet that opens to be opposite to the upper surface of the cylinder head cover. The air box is disposed in such a manner that the lower surface of the air box is opposite to the upper surface of the cylinder head cover and a gap is formed between the lower surface of the air box and the upper surface of the cylinder head cover so as to form an air flow in the vicinity of the plug cap with ignition coil that is directed to the air inlet of the air box.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2007Date of Patent: July 1, 2008Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Keiji Takahashi, Atsufumi Ozaki
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Publication number: 20080149060Abstract: An improved in intake manifold for a carbureted, vee type of internal combustion engine is comprised of at least two members, a fuel-oxidizer flow member and an isolator member. The flow member is removably connected to the isolator member. The isolator member is connected at a bottom surface to a vee valley of the internal combustion engine formed between opposing banks of cylinders. In a preferred embodiment, the flow member is sealingly split along a longitudinal axis of the engine. The isolation member isolates the flow member from the environment existing in the vee valley while sealing the vee valley. Engine coolant passages and a distributor shaft opening are provided within the isolator. Changing the flow member is accomplished without disturbing the vee valley sealing, the distributor setting, nor the engine cooling conduits.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2007Publication date: June 26, 2008Inventor: Keith D. Wilson
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Publication number: 20080141968Abstract: An intake manifold assembly is provided having a plenum and an intake runner in communication with the plenum. The intake runner has an outlet end. A selectively closeable throttle plate is disposed within the intake runner and is operable to selectively limit the flow of intake air through the intake runner. The throttle plate is selectively and variably movable between a fully opened position and a fully closed position. An orifice, defined by one of the intake runner and the throttle plate, has an opening area of approximately fifteen percent or less of a cross sectional area of the outlet end. An internal combustion engine incorporating the intake manifold assembly is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2006Publication date: June 19, 2008Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.Inventors: JIAN JUN ZHANG, Ko-Jen Wu, William A. Berry, James C. Elmslie
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Publication number: 20080115755Abstract: A light load air delivery system for an internal combustion engine having a cylinder head defining at least one intake port selectively opened by a poppet valve which is biased against a valve seat area of the cylinder head. The light load air delivery system includes an intake duct and a controllable valve. A light load air intake passage operates to communicate intake air from the intake duct to the controllable valve. Additionally, a light load air intake manifold is configured to selectively receive intake air from the controllable valve. A feed passage receives the intake air from the light load air intake manifold and communicates the intake air to the respective one of the at least one intake ports at a point substantially adjacent to the valve seat area. In a preferred embodiment, the light load air intake manifold is integral to said intake manifold.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2006Publication date: May 22, 2008Inventor: Alan W. Hayman
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Patent number: 7370620Abstract: An air intake manifold assembly for use with an internal combustion engine includes a plenum portion and a runner assembly mounted to the plenum portion. The runner assembly has a flange disposed between an air intake portion and an air outlet portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2006Date of Patent: May 13, 2008Assignee: Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.Inventors: J. Carlos Nino, Robert Prisk, Marcello Tedesco, John S. Frait
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Patent number: 7357110Abstract: A raised portion is formed at a predetermined location on an inside surface of a wall portion of an intake manifold. A gas introduction hole for introducing gas containing water vapor is formed in another predetermined location, other than in the raised portion, in the inside surface of the wall portion. An intake air negative pressure outlet hole for releasing intake air negative pressure within the surge tank to the outside is formed in the raised portion. A guide groove which catches moisture that trickles down the inside surface of the wall portion above the raised portion and guides it to a location away from the intake air negative pressure outlet hole, is formed in a region above the intake air negative pressure outlet hole in a rising surface of the raised portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2006Date of Patent: April 15, 2008Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aisin Seiki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuki Hashimoto, Fumihiro Shinkai
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Patent number: 7325530Abstract: An engine intake manifold includes a casing having a plurality of air intake passages, and a plurality of valve plates, wherein each valve plate is disposed in one of the air intake passages to control airflow through the air intake passage. The valve plates are connected to a common valve shaft for rotation between an open position and a closed position. The engine intake manifold may further include an actuator that is mounted to the casing or to the valve shaft via a snap connection, and is rotationally connected to the valve shaft to allow the actuator to rotate the valve shaft.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2006Date of Patent: February 5, 2008Assignee: Mann & Hummel GmbHInventor: Kevin Vichinsky
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Publication number: 20070277766Abstract: An outboard engine unit has an intake manifold extending in a front-and-rear direction along one side of an engine block and comprised of a surge tank and a plurality of intake tubes communicating with the surge tank. Each of the intake tubes is arranged so as to be separated in a vertical direction. The shape of the channel cross section of each of the intake tubes is a flat shape in which the dimension in the vertical direction is less than the dimension in a crosswise direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2007Publication date: December 6, 2007Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Masanori Tsubouchi, Kazuhiro Ishizaka
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Patent number: 7296551Abstract: In an intake manifold in which air introduced from an introduction port is fed to each cylinder of an engine by use of multiple ducts which are disposed parallel, a communication space section which provides communication between the introduction port which introduces air and inlets of the ducts is provided, this communication space section is formed so as to extend in a direction in which the inlets of the ducts are arrayed, a funnel section which causes the inlets of the ducts to be arrayed on a same surface is formed in this communication space section, and this funnel section is formed from a single member only in the main body section by providing mating surfaces of the main body section and the duct component member off the funnel section.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2006Date of Patent: November 20, 2007Assignee: Toyo Roki Seizo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takamasa Murata, Chikara Shimomura
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Patent number: 7287502Abstract: An air intake apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes an air intake manifold that has a plurality of branch pipes that are connected to an internal combustion engine and has a collecting pipe to which a throttle body is connected, in which an air intake quantity that is taken into the internal combustion engine is adjusted using a throttle valve of the throttle body, and in which a fuel injection quantity is adjusted in accordance with the air intake quantity. In this air intake apparatus for an internal combustion engine, an air flow meter that detects a quantity of air that is taken into the internal combustion engine is provided in each branch pipe of an air intake manifold.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2004Date of Patent: October 30, 2007Assignee: Keihin CorporationInventor: Shogo Hattori
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Publication number: 20070199535Abstract: An intake apparatus for an internal combustion engine, includes a passage section defining an intake passage; and a throttle valve located in the intake passage, the throttle valve including a rotation shaft, and a plate-shaped valve element arranged to rotate about the rotation shaft, and having a first end and a second end, the throttle valve being opened so that the first end is moved in a downstream direction of the intake passage, and that the second end is moved in an upstream direction of the intake passage. The passage section includes a circumferential wall formed with an expansion chamber recessed radially outwards, the expansion chamber extending partially circumferentially, and being located at a longitudinal position that is downstream of the throttle valve, and that intake air flows passing through the first and second ends of the valve element flow into each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2007Publication date: August 30, 2007Inventors: Masashi Shinada, Yuichi Hikita
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Publication number: 20070163532Abstract: An intake system of an internal combustion engine includes a surge tank communicating with cylinders of the engine via individual intake paths, a vacuum tank connected to the surge tank, a valve that permits or inhibits communication between the surge tank and the vacuum tank, and a control unit that controls opening and closing of the valve. The control unit executes the steps of: (a) opening the valve to communicate the surge tank with the vacuum tank when the surge tank is held in a negative-pressure condition during operation of the engine, and closing the valve upon a lapse of a predetermined period of time so as to hold the vacuum tank in a negative-pressure condition, (b) opening the valve for a predetermined period of time when a condition for starting the engine is satisfied, so as to reduce the pressure in the surge tank, and (c) closing the valve when the engine is started.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2006Publication date: July 19, 2007Inventor: Toshikazu Harada
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Patent number: 7128039Abstract: Chaotic air flow structures in internal combustion engine manifolds may lead to poor combustion performance and hence undesirable emissions such as visible smoke. Manifolds with flow characteristics compromised by other design requirements are especially prone to these poor characteristics. To overcome these, an engine air induction arrangement includes a feed passage having an end portion in a manifold with cylinder ports. The end portion is formed in such a manner that air exiting the end portion via an opening is hindered from travelling away from the cylinder ports. This improves the flow structure and evens air distribution to the cylinder ports, hence improving the combustion process and reducing emission levels.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2003Date of Patent: October 31, 2006Assignee: Perkins Engines Company LimitedInventor: Richard A. Cooper
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Patent number: 7114478Abstract: An outboard motor includes an upright engine in which a plurality of cylinders are arranged vertically, an engine cover covering the engine, and an intake system for the engine. The intake system includes an intake manifold disposed on a side of the engine and provided with a surge tank and an intake pipe, in which the surge tank is arranged on the side of the engine inside the engine cover, the intake pipe is arranged on the inner surface side of the engine cover therein in a manner that the surge tank and the intake pipe are arranged parallel to each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2005Date of Patent: October 3, 2006Assignee: Suzuki Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yasushi Miyashita
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Patent number: 7114477Abstract: Variable intake systems are provided that include a variable intake valve shaft, potentiometer, pneumatic actuator, Manifold Absolute Pressure sensor, Throttle Position Sensor and controller. Preferred systems of the invention can monitor whether valves of a variable intake system are properly working, thereby stabilizing the operation of the variable intake system in a simplified manner and at low costs.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2004Date of Patent: October 3, 2006Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventor: Chang-Hyun Shin
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Patent number: 7090552Abstract: An air intake system for an engine of an outboard motor includes air intake plenum chambers and corresponding air intake passages. Residual condensed fuel that can accumulate in the plenum chamber is guided to lower air intake passages through a slot at a predetermined rate to be delivered to combustion chambers inside the engine. The air intake system can reduce the likelihood that the plenum chambers will accumulate residual fuel above an acceptable amount and can allow the residual fuel to be more slowly delivered to the engine so as to evacuate the fuel without substantially altering the desired air/fuel ratio.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2004Date of Patent: August 15, 2006Assignee: Yamaha Marine Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Goichi Katayama
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Patent number: 7059289Abstract: The air intake manifold assembly includes a manifold with a plurality of air intake ports for fluid communication with a plurality of engine cylinders, respectively, and a composite flange assembly associated with the air intake ports. The composite flange assembly is adapted to connect the air intake ports with the engine cylinders. The composite flange assembly includes a polymeric flange and a metal reinforcement member joined to the polymeric flange. The metal reinforcement member defines one or more openings and the polymeric flange is joined with the metal reinforcement member, such that at least a portion of the polymeric flange extends through the openings and forms one or more annular surfaces for contacting the engine cylinders. The metal reinforcement member may be integrally molded with the polymeric flange, or joined to the polymeric flange by interference engagement therewith. The polymeric flange may partially encapsulate the metal reinforcement member.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2004Date of Patent: June 13, 2006Assignee: Lanxess CorporationInventors: Robert R. Cunningham, Ulhas Grover
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Patent number: 7021263Abstract: A modular intake manifold for an internal combustion engine that has a lower base member, a center runner section, and an upper shell. The lower base member has a series of outlets and witness marks formed within the outlets and attaches to an engine between right and left cylinder heads. The center runner section is situated within the base member for channeling incoming air into the series of outlets in the lower base member. The upper shell attaches to the lower base member, includes a throttle body mounting boss, seals and isolates the individual runner sections of the center runner section, and encloses the intake manifold. The intake manifold may be assembled and disassembled freely. Once disassembled, a different upper shell or center runner section, each having differing features from the components previously removed, may be reattached to the lower base member to alter the engine performance in some way.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2004Date of Patent: April 4, 2006Assignee: Competition Cams, Inc.Inventors: Dan Agnew, Tim Collins
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Patent number: 7021262Abstract: An air intake system for an outboard motor provides parallel air flow paths between an opening formed in a cowl of the outboard motor and an air intake manifold of an engine under the cowl. A first air path flows in a relatively direct path between the opening in the cowl and the first inlet of a plenum chamber. A second air flow flows in a less direct path from the opening in the cowl to a second inlet of the plenum chamber. The second air flow is used to remove heat from a preselected component, such as an alternator, before it rejoins the first air flow within the cavity of the plenum chamber and is directed, in combination with the first air flow, through an intake air conduit connected to an outlet of the plenum chamber and to an air intake manifold of the engine.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2004Date of Patent: April 4, 2006Assignee: Brunswick CorporationInventors: David J. Belter, Troy J. Kollmann, Wade A. Loberger, Eric S. Mueller, Jeffrey J. Broman
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Patent number: 6988478Abstract: A resin intake manifold is provided with two separated bodies manufactured by connecting protrusions of weld portions of the separated bodies to each other in accordance with a vibration welding, and a cover wall in which one of the weld portions is arranged in an inner side or an outer side of the protrusion with leaving space with the protrusion.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2004Date of Patent: January 24, 2006Assignee: Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hironori Tanikawa, Kazuhiro Aiki
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Patent number: 6920858Abstract: An air intake structure of a multiple cylinder internal combustion engine. The air intake structure includes an intake air collector having first and second end sides which are longitudinally opposite to each other. An intake air inducting pipe is connected to the intake air collector. A plurality of branch pipes are connected to the intake air collector. Each branch pipe is connected through a junction section of the branch pipe to the intake air collector. The intake air inducting pipe has an opening section which is located between a first branch pipe located at the first end side of the intake air collector and a second branch pipe located adjacent to the first branch pipe in a longitudinal direction of the intake air collector. The opening section has an axis directed to a third branch pipe located at the second end side of the intake air collector.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2004Date of Patent: July 26, 2005Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shigeki Uchiyama, Kenichi Sakuraba, Koji Yamashita
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Patent number: 6889648Abstract: An intake system for an internal combustion engine having an intake plenum and at least one intake pipe which branches off from the intake plenum and which is composed of at least two intake pipe parts that are divided longitudinally. The intake plenum together with one of the intake pipe parts forms a single integral base part. The second intake pipe part is configured as an interchangeable insert that also forms one wall shell of the intake plenum.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2003Date of Patent: May 10, 2005Assignee: Mann & Hummel GmbHInventors: Ingo Koch, Achim Rehmann
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Patent number: 6807935Abstract: An intake pipe (10) for an internal combustion engine composed of shells (11a, 11b) in which the geometry of the joining surfaces (19) adopts an approximately stepped course in areas with a slight incline relative to to joining force (F). This produces areas with a greater or lesser inclination relative to a joint line (16) indicating the average inclination of the joining surfaces. This results in areas which can be welded with a high degree of stability because of their considerable incline towards the joining force. These areas can then support areas which are less inclined towards the joining force. This allows the shells (11a, 11b) to have strongly curved joining surfaces, which increases the geometric design freedom of the intake pipe and, in particular, makes it possible to manufacture intake pipes with strongly curved intake channels constructed from just two shells.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2003Date of Patent: October 26, 2004Assignee: Mann & Hummel GmbHInventors: Herbert Pietrowski, Arthur Klotz, Ingo Koch, Matthias Teschner
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Patent number: 6805088Abstract: In the air intake system of an engine which introduces air passed through a cleaner case having filter element therein into a throttle box through a throttle, and distributes the air from the throttle box to each cylinder of the engine by an intake manifold, the throttle is provided in the throttle box such that a center axis of the throttle is provided substantially horizontally and in a center in the vertical direction between the ends on the upstream side of the intake pipes. The intake pipes are provided on both sides of the throttle box and the throttle is connected to the throttle box such that a center axis of the throttle is arranged substantially horizontal and, simultaneously, an intake route for linking the throttle (including the main port) to the filter element is substantially arranged linearly on the center axis of the throttle. Also, the inside of the cleaner case is in the form of a hollow and is divided by a partition into the air cleaner case and a blowby room.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2002Date of Patent: October 19, 2004Assignee: Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yuki Tachibana, Kensuke Kobayashi, Yuji Chiba
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Patent number: 6782862Abstract: A resin intake manifold includes a chamber section having an intake port which leads to a throttle body 91, and a plurality of pipe sections 7 which connect interior of the chamber section to cylinders of a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine. The chamber section is made up of a plurality of port members 1 coupled together, each port member 1 including the pipe section 7 and a cylindrical section 6 whose external wall is connected to an end of the pipe section 7.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2003Date of Patent: August 31, 2004Assignee: G.P Daikyo CorporationInventor: Nobuyuki Homi
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Publication number: 20040149248Abstract: An intake system for an internal combustion engine having an intake plenum and at least one intake pipe which branches off from the intake plenum and which is composed of at least two intake pipe parts that are divided longitudinally. The intake plenum together with one of the intake pipe parts forms a single integral base part. The second intake pipe part is configured as an interchangeable insert that also forms one wall shell of the intake plenum.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2003Publication date: August 5, 2004Applicant: Mann & Hummel GmbHInventors: Ingo Koch, Achim Rehmann