Suction system for an internal combustion engine

US6581561B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Mahle Filtersysteme GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Kay Brodesser · Rutesheim, DE
• Hans-Peter Drespling · Heidenheim, DE
• Hans Joergen Jensen · Tauberbischofsheim, DE
• Günter Kachler · Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE
• Horst Schneider · Lengerich, DE
• Jürgen Stehlig · Neckartenzlingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 14, 2001
• Grant date: Jun 24, 2003
• Expiry date: Dec 14, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F05C2225/08
• WIPO field: Engines, pumps, turbines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention describes a plastic embodiment for a suction system, whereby various configurations of said embodiment can be produced at low cost. According to the invention, a modular structured suction system is created. Said system comprises a plastic air distributor module which can be connected to an air feed pertaining to an internal combustion engine; several plastic, single-pieced suction pipe modules, whereby one end of the suction pipes is joined to the air distributor module and the suction pipes are respectively allocated to a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine; in addition to at least one plastic single-pieced flange module that is connected to the other end of the suction pipe of at least one suction pipe module and which can be secured to the internal combustion engine.