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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2007
Filed:
May. 08, 2006
Applicants:
Keith A. Confer, Flushing, MI (US);
Ian R. Jermy, LeRoy, NY (US);
Inventors:
Keith A. Confer, Flushing, MI (US);
Ian R. Jermy, LeRoy, NY (US);
Assignee:
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 31/00 (2006.01); F02M 35/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for controlling a plurality of charge motion control devices in the air intake manifold. In a first aspect of the invention, the valves are controlled through a single common drive shaft. In a second aspect, the runners each include an air flow bypass positioned between the valve and the cylinder head mounting end of the runner such that the valve is positioned further away from the combustion chamber.