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US 4,558,566 AGranted
Apparatus for controlling exhaust system of internal-combustion engine
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMasaru Shirakura
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AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMasaru Shirakura
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An apparatus for controlling an exhaust system of an internal-combustion engine includes a resonance chamber having its terminating end closed and communicating with an intermediate portion of an exhaust passage of the engine, and a stop valve provided at the inlet of the resonance chamber for opening or closing the inlet in a predetermined operation region of the engine. The stop valve is actuated to effect its opening/closing operation in accordance with a predetermined operation region of the engine by means of a governor mechanism actuated in response to the rotation of a crankshaft of the engine. Through the opening/closing control effected by the stop valve, the natural frequency of the exhaust system is controlled in accordance with the operating conditions of the engine, thereby allowing the intake efficiency of the engine to be raised over a wide operation range, from low speed to high speed. Accordingly, a high output is maintained at all times.
In an apparatus for controlling an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine comprising a resonance chamber having its terminating end closed and communicating with an intermediate portion of an exhaust passage of the internal combustion engine, and a stop valve provided at the inlet of said resonance chamber for opening or closing said inlet in a predetermined operation region of the engine, the improvement wherein said stop valve is actuated to effect its opening/closing operation in accordance with a predetermined operation region of said engine by means of a governor mechanism actuated in response to the rotation of a crankshaft of said engine, means for transferring motion between said governor mechanism and a rotary shaft, said governor mechanism acting to control the rotation of said rotary shaft, said rotary shaft having a driving lever fixed thereto so as to be rotatable integrally with said rotary shaft, said driving lever being connected to a shift lever by means of a resilient spring member so that said driving lever is swingable relative to said shift lever, and said shift lever being adapted for opening and closing said stop valve while being supported by said rotary shaft so as to be swingable about said rotary shaft.
In an apparatus for controlling an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine comprising a resonance chamber having its terminating end closed and communicating with an intermediate portion of an exhaust passage of the internal combustion engine, and a stop valve provided at the inlet of said resonance chamber for opening or closing said inlet in a predetermined operation region of the engine, the improvement wherein said stop valve is actuated to effect its opening/closing operation in accordance with a predetermined operation region of said engine by means of a governor mechanism actuated in response to the rotation of a crankshaft of said engine and the inlet portion of said resonance chamber being defined as a cylindrical valve chest opened into said exhaust passage, said valve chest including a valve seat at the end portion of said valve chest closer to said exhaust passage and a bearing at the other end portion of said valve chest, said resonance chamber being opened between said valve seat and said bearing, and wherein a poppet valve is used as said stop valve, said poppet valve including a valve head slidable within said valve chest between a closed position and an open position and a valve rod slidably supported by said bearing.
In an apparatus for controlling an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine comprising a resonance chamber having its terminating end closed and communicating with an intermediate portion of an exhaust passage of the internal combustion engine, and a stop valve provided at the inlet of said resonance chamber for opening or closing said inlet in a predetermined operation region of the engine,
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