# US 12,000,353 B2 · Intake system

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- Number: US 12,000,353 B2
- Document ID: US12000353B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/124,903
- Filed: 2023-03-22
- Published: 2023-10-05
- Granted: 2024-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2022-03-31
- Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Jun Nakano; Noriyuki Suzuki; Akihiko Matsukawa; Yoshikazu Goto; Kenichi Sano; Akihiro Kanoe; Takeo Kato
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12000353B2

## CPC

- F02D 9/1065: {Mechanical control linkage between an actuator and the flap, e.g. including levers, gears, springs, clutches, limit stops of the like}
- F02D 9/109: {having two or more flaps}
- F02D 41/008: {Controlling each cylinder individually}
- F02D 41/08: for idling (F02D41/06, F02D41/16 take precedence)
- F02M 69/044: {for injecting into the intake conduit downstream of an air throttle valve}
- F02D: CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES (vehicle fittings, acting on a single sub-unit only, for automatically controlling vehicle speed B60K31/00; conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function, road vehicle drive control systems for purposes other than the control of a single sub-unit B60W)
- F02M: SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF

## Abstract

An intake system of an internal combustion engine, in which a phase angle between throttle valves is provided in order to perform combustion appropriate for each cylinder so as to stabilize a number of revolutions and thereby suppress generation of unburned gas, is provided. The intake system is provided to intake passages of an internal combustion engine with parallel cylinders. The intake system includes a power transmission mechanism configured to transmit power from a power source to throttle shafts so as to synchronize and simultaneously turn a plurality of throttle valves and thereby open and close the intake passages. At least one of the throttle valves is an angled throttle valve having a phase angle at an open position relative to the other throttle valve.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An intake system provided to intake passages of an internal combustion engine with parallel cylinders, the intake passages extending from combustion chambers of the cylinders, the intake passages comprising a first intake passage and a second intake passage, the intake system comprising:
a first throttle body being provided to the first intake passage, the first throttle body being configured to adjust flow rates of intake air;
a second throttle body being provided to the second intake passage, the second throttle body being configured to adjust flow rates of intake air;
a first throttle shaft being provided to the first throttle body;
a second throttle shaft being provided to the second throttle body;
a first throttle valve being rotatably and axially supported by the first throttle body while being fixed to the first throttle shaft, the first throttle valve being configured to open and close the first intake passage of the first throttle body so as to control flow rates of intake air flowing into the cylinders;
a second throttle valve being rotatably and axially supported by the second throttle body while being fixed to the second throttle shaft, the second throttle valve being configured to open and close the second intake passage of the second throttle body so as to control flow rates of intake air flowing into the cylinders; and
a power transmission mechanism being configured to transmit power from a power source to the first throttle shaft and the second throttle shaft so as to synchronize and simultaneously turn the plurality of the first throttle valve and the second throttle shaft for opening or closing the first intake passage and second intake passage,
wherein the second throttle valve is an angled throttle valve having a first angle at an open position relative to the first throttle valve, and
wherein the second intake passage communicates with the cylinder in which output is low when a vehicle is idling.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The intake system according to claim 1, wherein the first angle of the angled throttle valve relative to the first throttle valve is a minute angle.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The intake system according to claim 1, wherein the first throttle shaft and the second throttle shaft are separate bodies and are disposed coaxially,
the first throttle shaft is fitted with a first alignment lever,
the second throttle shaft is fitted with a second alignment lever, and
a phase angle adjustment mechanism for adjusting the first angle is provided between the first alignment lever and the second alignment lever.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The intake system according to claim 3, wherein the first alignment lever includes a first full closing degree adjuster for adjusting a full closing degree of the other throttle valve during non-operation of the power source, and
the second alignment lever includes a second full closing degree adjuster for adjusting a full closing degree of the angled throttle valve during non-operation of the power source.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The intake system according to claim 2, wherein the first throttle shaft and the second throttle shaft are separate bodies and are disposed coaxially,
the first throttle shaft is fitted with a first alignment lever,
the second throttle shaft is fitted with a second alignment lever, and
a phase angle adjustment mechanism for adjusting the first angle is provided between the first alignment lever and the second alignment lever.