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Flange device and intake system

US8631784B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Mahle International GmbH · DE

Inventors

Winfried Brand · Michelstadt, DE
Ivano Morgillo · Rottenburg am Neckar, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 18, 2010
Grant date	Jan 21, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 18, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF02M55/025
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A flange device for an air induction device of an internal combustion engine may include a housing of plastic having at least one inlet channel for each cylinder of the internal combustion engine. A fuel distribution rail of metal may have a connection for each cylinder for connecting a fuel injector, wherein the housing may have a flange that surrounds the outlet openings of the inlet channels and be configured to fasten the housing on the internal combustion engine. The housing may have a plurality of bridge sections that overlap the fuel distribution rail on a side facing away from the flange. Each bridge section may have a support sleeve arranged distally to the inlet channels and be configured to fasten the respective bridge section on the internal combustion engine.

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