Air intake structure for vehicle engine
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorsDong Ho CHU, Yang Geol LEE
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Abstract
An air intake structure for a vehicle engine includes: a variable flap rotatably provided in an intake air passage so as to control a cross-sectional area of intake air flow; a port plate provided to a downstream of the variable flap, and generating displacement in cooperation with the variable flap; a driving unit supplying a driving force for generating displacement of both the variable flap and the port plate; and a controller determining a rotation angle of the variable flap in accordance with an operating range of an engine, and controlling the rotation angle of the variable flap by driving the driving unit.
Claims11
An air intake structure for a vehicle engine, the air intake structure comprising:
- a variable flap rotatably provided in an intake air passage so as to control a cross-sectional area of intake air flow;
- a port plate provided downstream of the variable flap, and generating displacement in cooperation with the variable flap;
- a driving unit configured to supply a driving force for generating displacement of both the variable flap and the port plate;
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- a controller configured to determine a rotation angle of the variable flap in accordance with an operating range of an engine, and configured to control the driving unit so as to control the rotation angle of the variable flap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.