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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2007
Applicants:
Laurent Albert, Vallangoujard, FR;
Michael Maitre, Cergy le Haut, FR;
Yohan Comorassamy, Cergy le Haut, FR;
Inventors:
Laurent Albert, Vallangoujard, FR;
Michael Maitre, Cergy le Haut, FR;
Yohan Comorassamy, Cergy le Haut, FR;
Assignee:
Valeo Systems de Controle Moteur, Cergy Saint Christophe, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02G 5/00 (2006.01); F16K 1/22 (2006.01); F16K 11/085 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A valve for a combustion engine air intake circuit, where the valve includes a main pipe and a bypass duct with upstream and downstream ends opening into the main pipe. The valve also includes a heating member that is positioned in the bypass duct and a shut-off member mounted such that it can move between a first position in which airflow can pass through the main pipe and a second position in which airflow can pass through the bypass duct.