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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 1989
Filed:
Feb. 22, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Glen R Macfarlane, Utica, MI (US);
Jordan R Lee, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Ross R Smith, Taylor, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123403 ; 123 / ; 251250 ; 251319 ;
Abstract
An internal combustion engine or the like is provided with an induction system having intake runners of conical or equivalent configuration in which flow control cones or elements are axially moved to vary the effective cross-sectional area of the runner passages and thereby control the flow velocity and inertia of the incoming charge to improve various operating parameters such as combustion and charging efficiency.