Passive turbulence control assembly and a method for creating turbulence
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsAri Garo Caliskan, Gary Steven Strumolo, Ronald Hugh Miller
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Abstract
A passive turbulent control assembly 10 having a generally flat plate member 30 which is movably disposed within an intake port member 12 by the use of a pin 36 and a pair of selectively compressible or tuning assemblies 48, 50. The member 30 always allows air 17 to flow through the member 12 and occupies a position, within the member 12, which is determined by the amount of air 17 entering the member 12, effective to increasingly constrict the interior cavity 52 as the amount of air 17 entering the member 12 decreases.
Claims18
An assembly which tunably creates turbulence within at least one cylinder of an engine, with said assembly including a first member and a selectively compressible assembly which is coupled to said first member.
An assembly for use within an intake port member which is adapted to receive air, said assembly comprising:
- a plate;
- a pin which transversely extends through said plate and which movably disposes said plate within said intake port member;
- and
- a pair of tuning members which are coupled to said pin and which are cooperatively effective to cause said plate to occupy a position which is determined by an amount of said received air while preventing said plate from fully closing said intake port member.
A method for causing turbulent flow comprising the steps of:
- receiving a certain amount of air within an intake port member;
- providing a tuning member placed within said intake port member;
- and
- causing said tuning member to occupy a position determined by said amount of received air, with said tuning member blocking a certain amount of said received air, so as to always allow at least a portion of the received air to flow through the intake port member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.