The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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. 28, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2003
Stephen Joyce, Redhill, GB;
Chris Whelan, Southwick, GB;
Iain William Gouldson, Bishop Stortford, GB;
Chris Bush, Leigh-on-Sea, GB;
Noel Henderson, Munich, DE;
Stephen Joyce, Redhill, GB;
Chris Whelan, Southwick, GB;
Iain William Gouldson, Bishop Stortford, GB;
Chris Bush, Leigh-on-Sea, GB;
Noel Henderson, Munich, DE;
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Van Buren Township, MI (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for cooling intake air prior to entry into a combustion chamber of a boosted internal combustion engine. The invention provides an air intake system comprising a cooler disposed in an intake passage downstream of a charger; a bypass passage for communication between a portion of said intake passage located upstream of said cooler and a portion of said intake passage located downstream of said cooler so as to allow a flow of air discharged from the charger to bypass the cooler; a bypass control valve disposed in said bypass passage to open and close the bypass passage and a flow restriction disposed in the bypass passage limiting the flow in the event that the bypass control valve remains in an open position.