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Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021

Filed:

May. 06, 2020
Applicant:

K&n Engineering, Inc., Riverside, CA (US);

Inventors:

Mac McClanahan, Riverside, CA (US);

Steve Williams, Cherry Valley, CA (US);

Joel Valles, Simi Valley, CA (US);

Assignee:

K&N Engineering, Inc., Riverside, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09B 25/02 (2006.01); G05D 7/06 (2006.01); G05B 6/02 (2006.01); F04D 19/00 (2006.01); G01M 15/05 (2006.01); G09B 9/00 (2006.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 7/0635 (2013.01); F04D 19/002 (2013.01); G01M 15/05 (2013.01); G05B 6/02 (2013.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G09B 9/00 (2013.01); G09B 25/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus and methods are provided for a portable mass airflow (MAF) training module configured to simulate an air intake into an internal combustion engine. An in-line blower draws an airflow through an air filter by way of a first air duct and a second air duct. A throttle assembly is coupled between the first air duct and the second air duct. The throttle assembly includes a throttle plate that may be rotated to regulate the airflow. The power output of the in-line blower is variable to simulate the air intake of various sizes of the internal combustion engine. A MAF sensor and a duct velocity sensor are configured to provide airflow information. The portable MAF training module enables a practitioner to select a desired throttle setting and observe a resultant mass airflow through the portable MAF training module that is measured by the MAF sensor.


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