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US 6,598,576 B2Granted
Air intake channel system for internal combustion engines
AssigneePierburg GmbH
InventorHans-Juergen Huesges
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Abstract
An air intake channel system for internal combustion engines, particularly V engines, comprises a plurality of air intake channels. The air intake channels are respectively formed by two channel portions. The second channel portions are pivotal about a respective pivot axis, to vary the length of the air intake channel. The pivotal channel portions are supported in recesses of the stationary channel portion. According to the invention, a slide element is arranged in the recess in such a manner that it abuts on a radial and an axial abutment surface.
Claims7
An air intake channel system for internal combustion engines, comprising:
- a plurality of air intake channels respectively formed by at least a first and a second channel portion,
- an air inlet opening provided in one of the channel portions and an air outlet opening provided on the other channel portion,
- at least one of the channel portions being pivotal about a pivot axis to vary the length of the respective air intake channel, said pivotal channel portion being supported in a recess of the other channel portion, said recess comprising a radial and an axial abutment surface, and
- a slide element abutting on the radial and the axial abutment surface.
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