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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 25, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Werner Happenhofer, Wackersdorf, DE;
Mathias Scheytt, Neutraubling, DE;
Stefan Schmidt, Obertraubling, DE;
Helmut Schwaiger, Regensburg, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 3/510 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 3/510 ;
Abstract
Inlet pipes extend from a collector to the cylinder inlets of the internal combustion engine. The inlet pipes are formed with mutually facing openings in their adjacent walls. Control flaps each have a shaft, which is respectively provided with a damping element and is mounted by way of the damping elements in a bearing bush. The openings in the inlet pipes are selectively closed and opened with the control flaps.