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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 1989
Filed:
Aug. 19, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yasuo Honda, Hiroshima, JP;
Takenori Ohtsuka, Hiroshima, JP;
Tomohiro Sunada, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Yasuhiro Kawasako, Hiroshima, JP;
Assignee:
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B / ; F02M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123 / ; 123 / ;
Abstract
An intake apparatus for an in-line type internal combustion engine having an elongated surge tank extending the full extension of the in-line cylinders of the engine. Intake passages connect the surge tank with the in-line engine cylinders. A throttle body is secured to one side surface of the surge tank. The registering and connected surfaces of the surge tank and the throttle body are mutually inclined an angle .theta. with respect to the medial plane or axes of the in-line cylinders.