Patent · US Expired

Intake system for an internal combustion engine

US7404387B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG · DE

Inventors

Erwin Rutschmann · Tiefenbronn, DE
Matthias Benz · Lörrach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 15, 2005
Grant date	Jul 29, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 1, 2025

Classification

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

Abstract

An intake system for an internal combustion engine having at least two cylinder bank rows, each being assigned an intake bend having individual tubes leading to the cylinders, where the intake bends are interconnected in terms of fluid flow via a distributor tube (38) and at least one resonance tube (30) equipped with a switch valve, where the resonance tube and the distributor tube are combined in a central intake module.

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