Patent · US Expired

Helically-shaped intake port of an internal-combustion engine

US4485775A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 18, 1983
Grant dateDec 4, 1984
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Expiry dateMay 18, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/12
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An engine comprising an intake port which has a separating wall projecting downwardly from the upper wall of the intake port. The separating wall defines a helical portion, an inlet passage portion tangentially connected to the helical portion, and a bypass passage interconnecting the inlet passage portion and the helical portion. The separating wall extends to near the side wall of the helical portion and defines a narrow passage portion therebetween. The width of the upper wall of the inlet passage portion is gradually reduced towards the narrow passage portion. A rotary valve is arranged in the bypass passage and is actuated by a vacuum-operated diaphragm apparatus. The rotary valve is opened when the amount of air fed into the cylinder of the engine is increased beyond a predetermined value.

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