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Air intake control system for supercharged engines

US5477839A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 21, 1993
Grant dateDec 26, 1995
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Expiry dateJun 21, 2013

Classification

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

Abstract

An air intake control system for an engine has intake valves which close at a timing retarded at least 50 degrees from a bottom dead center of an intake stroke. The control system is provided with a mechanical supercharger which is activated while the engine is being cranked.

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