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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 1996
Filed:
May. 04, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert A Stein, Northville, MI (US);
William F Stockhausen, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123432 ; 123442 ;
Abstract
An intake system for a multicylinder internal combustion engine includes a plenum for supplying air to the engine's cylinder, a plenum throttle for admitting air into the plenum, a low speed runner extending between the plenum and at least one intake port formed in the cylinder head, a high speed runner extending between the plenum and the intake port, and a secondary throttle interposed between the runners and the intake port, such that the secondary throttle controls flow in both the high speed and low speed runners.