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:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2007
Yoshinori Yakabe, Yokohama, JP;
Junya Sasaki, Yokohama, JP;
Hitoshi Jinno, Yokohama, JP;
Mike Martin, Nashville, MI (US);
Yoshinori Yakabe, Yokohama, JP;
Junya Sasaki, Yokohama, JP;
Hitoshi Jinno, Yokohama, JP;
Mike Martin, Nashville, MI (US);
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, JP;
Mann & Hummel GmbH, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Abstract
A pair of intake collectors (A,B) separated by a partition (A) aspirates air into each cylinder of a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine via branch pipes (A-F). A valve (A,B) which shuts off the air flow between the intake collectors (A,B) is fitted onto the partition (A) via a valve frame () and a bearing boss (A) provided on the valve frame (). An edge of the partition (A) is fitted into a groove () formed on the outer circumference of the valve frame () so as to prevent air from leaking through an engaging part between the partition (A) and the valve frame () due to a Labyrinth effect. Further, an elastically connecting member () disposed on both sides of the bearing boss (A) elastically connects the valve frame () and the groove (), thereby preventing relative oscillation between the partition (A) and the valve frame ().