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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 1998
Filed:
May. 31, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takahide Watanabe, Hamamatsu, JP;
Yoshifumi Iwata, Hamamatsu, JP;
Assignee:
Sanshin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Shizuoka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123336 ; 123396 ; 123423 ;
Abstract
An adjustable throttle damper retards closure of associated throttle valves. The throttle damper is positioned between runners of an intake manifold to which the throttle valves communicate. A lever selectively couples the throttle damper to a throttle linkage operating the throttle valves. This arrangement reduces the width of the engine. The throttle damper also operates against a lead throttle lever of the throttle linkage in order minimize the effect play in the linkage has on valve synchronization.