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Intake control system for internal combustion engine and intake control valve used therein

US4796584A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 9, 1987
Grant dateJan 10, 1989
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Expiry dateFeb 9, 2007

Classification

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

Abstract

An intake control system includes an intake control valve disposed in a common intake pipe connected to engine cylinders or a plurality of intake control valves disposed in intake pipes connected respectively to the engine cylinders. The intake control valves are openable and closable under the control of an electronic control unit directly or through respective actuators, based on an electric signal indicative of an operating condition of intake valves on engine cylinders.

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