Engine intake system and control method thereof
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorIl Suk Yang
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Abstract
An engine intake system includes: a port partition disposed to divide an intake port of a cylinder head into an upper portion and a lower portion; a first intake manifold configured to supply air, which flows from an air cleaner through a charger and an intercooler, to one of the upper portion and the lower portion of the port partition; a second intake manifold configured to supply the air, which flows from the air cleaner while bypassing the charger and the intercooler, to the other of the upper portion and the lower portion of the port partition; and a bypass valve disposed and configured to pass and block the air flowing into the second intake manifold from the air cleaner.
Claims10
An engine intake system comprising:
- a port partition disposed to divide an intake port of a cylinder head into an upper portion and a lower portion;
- a first intake manifold configured to supply air, which flows from an air cleaner through a charger and an intercooler, to the lower portion of the port partition;
- a second intake manifold configured to supply the air, which flows from the air cleaner while bypassing the charger and the intercooler, to the upper portion of the port partition;
- a bypass duct disposed at an inlet of the second intake manifold so that air that has passed through the bypass duct flows to a manifold partition at an acute angle;
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- a bypass valve disposed at an inlet of the bypass duct and configured to pass and block the air flowing into the second intake manifold from the air cleaner.
A method of controlling an engine intake system including:
- a port partition disposed to divide an intake port of a cylinder head into an upper portion and a lower portion;
- a first intake manifold configured to supply air, which flows from an air cleaner through a charger and an intercooler, to the lower portion of the port partition;
- a second intake manifold configured to supply the air, which flows from the air cleaner while bypassing the charger and the intercooler, to the upper portion of the port partition;
- and a bypass valve disposed at an inlet of a bypass duct and configured to pass and block the air flowing into the second intake manifold from the air cleaner, the method comprising:
- determining whether a cooling water temperature of an engine, an engine Revolutions Per Minute (RPM), and an engine torque satisfy predetermined reference conditions, respectively;
- closing the bypass valve upon determining that the cooling water temperature, the engine RPM, and the engine torque satisfy all the reference conditions;
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- opening the bypass valve when at least one of the cooling water temperature, the engine RPM, or the engine torque does not satisfy the reference condition thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.