Toyota Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Keigo Katow

Masami Yamazaki

Masahisa Ando

A valve device for an exhaust gas recirculation system of an internal combustion engine, which device has a diaphragm mechanism having a diaphragm to form at least one chamber which is connected to an engine port and has a valve member connected to said diaphragm via a rod to open the valve member against a force caused by a spring acting on the diaphragm, when a vacuum signal of a predetermined level is transmitted from the engine port. The device includes means for allowing adjustment of the position of the diaphragm with respect to the rod and means for securing the diaphragm to the rod after said adjustment of the position of the rod is perfected. Therefore, the EGR valve which is opened at the constant vacuum level can be obtained, with a minimum number of parts requiring high accuracy.

Method of assembling a valve device for an exhaust gas recirculation

Valve device for an exhaust gas recirculation system of an internal

An exhaust gas recirculation valve device for an exhaust gas cleaning apparatus of an internal combustion engine for an automobile, which device comprises a diaphragm mechanism mounted on a body for operating the valve device. The diaphragm mechanism has a diaphragm and has, on both sides of the diaphragm, chambers which should be connected to the respective engine ports. One of the chambers, on the side of the diaphragm facing the surface of the body, is formed by a bellows member, made of rubber material, which is held apart from the surface of the body so that the bellows is effectively insulated from the high temperature of the body caused by the high temperature exhaust gas passing through the body.

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Keigo Katow