Patent · US Expired

Air assist device of an engine

US5797382A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Filing dateJul 28, 1997
Grant dateAug 25, 1998
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Expiry dateJul 28, 2017

Classification

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

Abstract

An air assist device comprising a plurality of air intake ports formed in the inner wall of an intake duct around a throttle valve. The assist air is taken in from the air intake ports. The amount of opening of the air intake ports is controlled by the outer peripheral end face of the throttle valve. The cross-sectional shapes of the air intake ports are made easily formed circular cross-sectional shapes.

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