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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172202 | Butterfly valve assembly including a bearing assembly for serrated spline constraint Butterfly valves assemblies are provided that include a flowbody, a butterfly plate, an actuator and an upper chimney and a lower chimney disposed within the flowbody. The flowbody has an inner surface defining a channel. The butterfly plate is disposed in the chann... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8136793 | Valve arrangement A valve arrangement has an annular housing with valve seat and a two-part valve plate that is rotatable about an axis. The seat is in the form of a disk including two adjacent openings with a web between and the axis is parallel to the web. The two parts of the valv... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8052118 | Passage control device A passage intake control device includes a passage member, a valve disposed in the passage member and a shaft passing through a through hole of a valve shaft part of the valve. The valve shaft part includes a fitting hole portion as a part of the through hole. The f... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7789372 | Butterfly valve of a swirl system for an internal combustion engine A butterfly valve of a swirl system for an internal combustion engine; the butterfly valve displays: a shaft which is rotationally mounted within an intake channel to rotate about a rotation axis; and a butterfly valve plate which is rigidly connected to the shaft a... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7758018 | Flap valve for closing and opening a channel A flap (21) having a flap encompassing frame (11) and provided with first (22) and second (26) flap bearings, in which at least one top part of a housing (16) is fixed to the flap frame by a snap-in connection. A support arm (24... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7740228 | Valve assembly including a torsion spring coupling a valve shaft and actuator shaft A valve assembly comprises a flow control valve including a valve shaft, an electrical actuator comprising an actuator output shaft, and a torsion spring coupling the valve shaft and the actuator output shaft. ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7611123 | Throttle device A throttle device for controlling an internal combustion engine, in which the throttle valve is supported precisely employs a bearing recess serving to support the throttle valve shaft which is surrounded by a clamping element. As a result, there is excellent, durab... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7503544 | Flap valve for a motor vehicle exhaust system A flap valve for a motor vehicle exhaust system includes a valve housing in which a valve flap is pivotally mounted about a shaft. A bearing housing is disposed in a gas-tight manner outside the valve housing. The shaft is extended through a first orifice in the val... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7387291 | Collapsible shaft and control assembly The present invention provides a collapsible shaft and control assembly that is useful for transferring rotational control valve movements to a control surface. The invention includes a housing, shaft, and actuator arm. The housing defines a hollow cylinder. The sha... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7353801 | Valve regulating device and intake manifold comprising at least one such device A valve regulating device intended to regulate the circulation of a fluid in the region of an opening, said device consisting of a pivoting valve body, of an annular support body integrating two opposing bearings mounting said valve body in a rotational manner, and ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7334773 | Outflow valve having a cable operated closure mechanism An outflow valve includes a valve closure mechanism that automatically closes the outflow valve in the unlikely event the outflow valve actuator becomes inoperable. The valve closure mechanism includes a pulley, a load plate, a cable, and a spring. The pulley is cou... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334628 | Flow control device for gas stream A control device for gas is provided with a pivotable flap mounted between side walls of a guide duct. A receiving pocket for the insertion of a drive element (motor) is provided on one of the side walls and is oriented in such a way that, after insertion, the outpu... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7325569 | Butterfly valve with integral split flapper relief valve A valve is provided that includes a valve housing, a valve element, and a flapper. The valve housing has a passage. The valve element is rotationally mounted in the passage and moveable between an open position and a closed position. Additionally, the valve element ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7270101 | Intake manifold shaft and blade attachment An arrangement for attaching a blade to a shaft for use in intake manifolds, uses fasteners that create a load on the blade. Fasteners are inserted through fastener holes in the blade and through shaft holes in the shaft. Once inserted outward pressure by the fasten... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7266891 | Method for sealing a throttle valve housing The present invention is a method where a one-piece throttle valve is fastened to a throttle valve shaft in a first step. In another step, at least one elastic compensating element is placed onto the throttle valve. In another step, the elastic compensating element ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264221 | Butterfly valve assembly with improved flow characteristics A control valve assembly that utilizes a butterfly valve having a valve body and a valve disc movable between a seated position and an open position. The control valve assembly includes a flow insert positioned along the interior of the valve body and generally alig... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264224 | Valve with offset venturi A valve is disclosed having a valve closing member that divides the valve bore into passageways of unequal cross sectional areas when in an open position. A venturi is positioned within the valve bore upstream of the valve closing member. The throat of the venturi m... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7243901 | Rotary valve apparatus and associated methods A rotary valve is provided with an elliptical valve disc that seats against a seal element operatively mounted in an elliptically shaped depression formed in the rigid annular portion of a seal cartridge structure carried by the valve body. Due to the elliptical sha... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7219652 | Bearing support device A bearing support device includes a rotor, a bearing member, and a bearing holding member. The rotor rotates about a rotation center axis. The bearing member rotatably supports the rotor within a bearing hole passing through the bearing member. The bearing holding m... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7201141 | Apparatus for controlling throttle shaft deflection and friction in dual bore throttle bodies A throttle body for an automobile includes a housing defining a plurality of bores separated by a central wall. A passageway is defined through the central wall. A shaft is rotatably received within the passageway. A plurality of plates is coupled with the shaft. A ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7172174 | Laser welding method, laser welding structure, and throttle valve device A throttle valve and a throttle shaft are welded to each other. Here, the throttle valve is made of resin material having a transmission property for a laser beam and includes a convex portion on a surface thereof irradiated by the laser beam. By contrast, the throt... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7140349 | Multiple throttle device According to the present apparatus, on multi-throttle apparatus provided with multiple throttle valves 20 that are respectively disposed in multiple intake passages 11, a throttle shaft 30 that simultaneously opens/closes the throttle valves ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7100569 | Method of providing shaft biasing lubrication for a short runner valve shaft A one piece slide in place “butterfly” valve plate for a short runner manifold of a vehicle. A method of reducing friction in an anti-chatter device. ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7090193 | Butterfly valve A portion of the one valve rod which extends outward is pivotally supported, the valve shaft cylindrical portion which is connected to the valve rod shaft supporting portion is made of material different from that of the valve body, a slanting surface is formed betw... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7080820 | Elliptical sealing surface for butterfly valve A reduced component wear valve is comprised of a valve body having a passage therethrough and a disc attached to a rotatable shaft. The disc is utilized with a seal forming a gap between the disc and the seal proximate to the rotational axis of the disc. When the di... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7080628 | Intake control device for internal combustion engine An intake control device for an engine includes a throttle body that defines a throttle bore, which is substantially circular-shaped in cross section, through which intake air flows. A throttle valve is rotatably assembled in the throttle bore of the throttle body. ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7063303 | Throttle apparatus having axial displacement restricting structure A throttle shaft, first and second bearings, are inserted and formed in a bore wall part of a throttle body, when the throttle body is formed in the same dies. That is, when the throttle body is formed in a predetermined shape, the throttle shaft, the first and seco... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7055498 | Throttle assembly for internal combustion engine, and throttle sensor In a throttle body there are provided a throttle valve for controlling the flow of intake air in an internal combustion engine, an electrically-driven actuator for actuating the throttle valve, and a reduction gear mechanism for the actuator, and a receptacle portio... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7032885 | Throttle body and method of assembly A throttle body for an automobile and a method of assembly of a throttle body are provided. The throttle body includes a throttle shaft defining a rotational axis, a housing having a bore, a deformable member located on the throttle shaft and at least partially-loca... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7032884 | Outflow valve butterfly plate retention pin Methods and apparatus for retaining a butterfly plate within a valve housing after complete drive shaft failure. More particularly, the present invention is directed to the use of a pin extending between the butterfly plate and the valve housing where an end of the ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6997240 | Flap for an air-guide duct A flap provided with an integral motor-containing drive element provided with an integral motor-containing drive element for controlling the air flow through an air-guide duct in, for example, a motor vehicle air condition system which includes a housing defining an... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6971632 | Throttle plate wedge A throttle plate assembly with a wedge for limiting air flow upon initial acceleration. ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6945513 | Throttle valve arrangement The present invention relates to a throttle valve arrangement for closing a through flow in a throttle valve connection piece, including a pivotably actuated throttle valve shaft which is mounted in the opening in a perpendicular position with respect to the longitu... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6920864 | Throttle body A throttle body for an internal combustion engine has a housing, a first plate carried by the housing for linear reciprocation between a first position and a second position in response to movement of a throttle member, and a second plate carried by the housing for ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6918401 | Throttle shaft assembly and method of attachment A method and apparatus is provided for the attachment of a throttle shaft to a throttle body. A throttle shaft, a spring, and a cap retainer, are temporarily assembled as a throttle shaft subassembly. A set of locking members extend from the cap retainer to engage a... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6910671 | Shock mount assembly with polymeric thimble tube A shock mount assembly is provided, which generally includes a spacer and a thimble. The spacer includes a spacer flange and a spacer tube projecting from the spacer flange. The spacer tube includes an inwardly projecting shoulder having an inner diameter. The thimb... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6901942 | Butterfly valve with injection-molded shaft The invention relates to a method for producing a throttle valve unit for installation into a flow conduit through which a gas flow passes. A flap shaft of the throttle valve unit is affixed to a stamped insert part inside a fastening region. The stamped insert part... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6886800 | Production method for the rotor component of a position sensor of a butterfly valve for an internal combustion engine A production method for a butterfly valve which comprises a valve seat engaged by a butterfly body keyed on a shaft in order to rotate under the action of an electric actuator coupled to this shaft by means of a geared transmission which ends in a final gear keyed o... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6874466 | Intake valve device An intake valve device includes a throttle body defining a bore for the flow of intake air. A throttle shaft is rotatably mounted to the throttle body. A slit is formed in the throttle shaft in a diametrical direction and extends throughout the diameter of the throt... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6854180 | Method of providing shaft biasing lubrication for a short runner valve shaft A method of reducing friction in an anti-chatter device. An applicator is provided which is insertable into a shaft biasing device cavity or orifice. The applicator is inserted into the cavity and a lubricant is injected through a hollow opening in the applicator. A... | 02/15/2005 |
