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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 16, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
David Wayne Adamisin, Northville, MI (US);
Philip Damian Cierpial, Detroit, MI (US);
Raymond Alan Kach, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B / ; F02D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123308 ; 123336 ; 123337 ;
Abstract
A throttle for an internal combustion engine wherein intake runners (18) include slots (24) through which a slide throttle plate (26) is mounted. The throttle plate includes openings (28) selectively aligned with the runners (18) by an actuator (32) to control the air flow into the engine intake ports (14). Actuation linearly across the runners (18) provides for tumble port flow control and idle control, as well as port deactivation.