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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171913 | Intake system for internal combustion engine An intake system for an engine includes a duct defining an intake passage therein, and a cantilevered valve including a valve main body opening/closing the intake passage, a shaft supporting the body, and a valve extension portion. The duct includes a reduced passag... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8151764 | Engine control system In an electronic throttle control system, a target intake pipe pressure as well as a presumed value for the intake pipe pressure is calculated, so that a deviation between the target value and the presumed value for the intake pipe pressure is calculated. The deviat... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8113169 | Device for controlling heating of a throttle valve of an internal combustion engine In an embodiment, conductance of electricity to a heating element (4) for heating a throttle valve (2) of an automobile engine and a peripheral section thereof is performed only during a period wherein this heating can be performed effectively. Specifi... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8069837 | Intake control device for internal combustion engine An intake control device for an internal combustion engine includes an intake air induction duct, a housing, a valve, and a gasket. The housing is received in a receiving chamber of the intake air induction duct. The valve is received in the housing for opening and ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8056535 | Intake control system for general-purpose engine In an intake control system for a general-purpose engine, comprising: a motor which is attached to a first side wall, supporting one end portion of a valve shaft of a throttle valve, of a throttle body, and which drives the throttle valve to be opened and closed; a ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8042515 | Throttle device A compact throttle device with a short air intake pipe length. A throttle device includes: throttle bodies that define air intake paths; throttle valves that are disposed in the air intake paths and adjust the air flow rate in the air intake paths; a throttle shaft ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7975669 | Apparatus and method for throttle control of internal combustion engines A throttle control valve is provided. It includes a valve housing having an inlet end, an outlet end. A valve body located within the housing has a sealing end and a spindle. The sealing end has a teardrop shaped cross-section for cooperating with the valve housing.... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7958865 | Engine intake control system A transmitting case includes a first case half integrally formed on one side of a throttle body, and a second case half coupled to the first case half. A first assembly is constructed by disposing a final gear inside the first case half and securing it to one end of... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7946270 | Valve apparatus A valve apparatus includes a valve shaft, a body, a bearing housing, a fixing device, and an actuator. The body has a flow path therein, and the flow path has an opening degree that is operated by rotation of the valve shaft. The bearing housing rotatably supports t... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7926465 | Impulse charger for motor vehicle engines An impulse charger for motor vehicle engines include impulse valves driven using driving force continuously generated by a driving apparatus so as to be instantaneously opened and closed at a high speed by a link unit in which link members are interconnected, and in... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7895988 | Lock coupling between two mechanical components A lock coupling between two mechanical components and presenting: at least one pair of coupling elements, each of which presents an “L”-shape and protrudes from a first mechanical component; and at least one pair of tracks, each of which is made through a second... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7895989 | Butterfly-type throttle valve A butterfly valve-type throttle valve 10 includes a valve shaft 12 extending across an intake air passage 5 of an internal combustion engine, and a butterfly-type valve body 14 for adjusting a flow rate of an intake air flowing through th... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7866298 | Butterfly valve device An object of the present invention is to provide a butterfly valve device made of resin, the butterfly valve device being little susceptible the secular change in gas flow (in particular, the minimum flow) or random changes. According to the present invention... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7798121 | Apparatus for detecting the angle of rotation for a throttle valve operated by means of an electric motor A device for detecting the angle of rotation of a throttle valve operated by an electric motor is disclosed. The valve is rotatably supported on a throttle valve shaft in an intake system of a throttle valve housing, wherein an actuator motor coupled to the throttle... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7779809 | Throttle system and sensor unit A sensor unit includes a unit main body mounted on a throttle device, and a pressure sensor chamber that is provided at the unit main body and that accommodates an intake pressure sensor to detect an intake pressure through an intake pipe. The pressure sensor chambe... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7770557 | Throttle body, method of adjusting opening of opener, and method of manufacturing throttle body A throttle body (2) includes a resin main body (3) defining a bore (7) through which intake air flows, a valve body (60) having a shaft part (20) rotatably supported by the resin body (3) and a valve part (4) for open... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7757660 | Intake device for internal combustion engine A cross-sectional shape of a first intake passage is formed in a circular shape and a cross-sectional shape of a second intake passage is formed in a rectangular shape. Thus, an opening area of a second intake throttle portion can be made larger than an opening area... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7735468 | Electronic throttle device and method of manufacturing the same An electronic throttle device includes a throttle body, a bulge, and a ring. The throttle body includes a bore part having an approximately cylindrical shape. The bore part is connected to an upstream air hose such that the upstream air hose is located on an outside... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7721706 | Magnesium throttle body and method of manufacturing the same A magnesium-based throttle body is disclosed. The throttle body is manufactured by using a mold for manufacture of a throttle body. The throttle body includes a cooling water tube fixing portion into which a cooling water tube is press-inserted, the cooling water tu... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7661405 | Throttle valve device for an internal combustion engine Provided is a throttle valve device for an internal combustion engine which is favorably protected from icing, and enables a favorable control of the intake flow rate by avoiding an abrupt increase in the flow rate particularly in a small opening angle range. An ups... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7637244 | Intake air amount controlling apparatus for an internal-combustion engine An intake air amount controlling apparatus of an engine is provided. The apparatus comprises an intake manifold that is branched from an intake manifold collecting portion of the engine. The intake manifold communicates with an intake port of a cylinder head of a co... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7624716 | Butterfly valve type throttle valve of internal combustion engine A throttle valve of the invention includes a clearance closing member provided along a peripheral edge of a valve body displaceably and elastically deformable in a direction extending along an axis of an intake passage, a direction perpendicular to the axis of the i... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7603979 | Valve unit for internal combustion engine A valve unit for an internal combustion engine includes a duct, a valve and a shaft. The duct includes an inner tube defining a gas passage and an outer tube disposed radially outside of the inner tube. The duct has an annular liquid storage groove between the outer... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7603978 | Tandem valve type throttle body for two-wheeled vehicle To stably maintain an opening degree characteristic of a driven lever, the driven lever (5) is attached to one end (3A) of a main throttle shaft (3) to which a main throttle valve (4) is attached, a cam lever (10) is attached to on... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7594494 | Assembly with non-contacting position sensor An electronic throttle control system is described. The system includes a non-contacting sensor stator integrated into an electronic throttle body and is aligned to the sensor rotor attached to the shaft to properly set sensor air gap by assembly aids or by close fi... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7546828 | Throttle body assembly for an internal combustion engine The invention relates to a throttle plate port whose pivot axis is disposed so as to be axially offset with respect to the throttle plate and whose radial peripheral surface is shaped, at least by sections, in the form of spherical sectors, where in the position whi... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7543562 | Method and device for operating an internal combustion engine A method and a device are provided for operating an internal combustion engine, which make possible an improved characteristics curve correction of an actuator in an air supply of the internal combustion engine. In the process, an air mass flow supplied to the inter... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7536991 | Fuel injection for small engines The present invention is a fuel injection system for small engines in which the fuel injection system takes the place of traditional carburetors and provides the engine with air, fuel and spark control. The fuel injection system is comprised of an electronic control... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7506632 | Air-intake device for internal combustion engine An air-intake device includes a throttle valve pivotally movable around a shaft connected to one end of the throttle valve and an airflow passage formed in the intake air passage above an upper end of the throttle valve. In a region where an amount of intake air is ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7484496 | Throttle apparatus embedding electronic control unit therein A throttle apparatus embedding an electronic control unit in which a circuit board of the electronic control unit is embedded within a throttle body and a connector for connecting to an external portion connected to a terminal provided in the circuit board protrudes... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7481198 | Throttle body and plate A throttle valve assembly is held within a passageway in a throttle body. The assembly includes a plate and a pivot shaft. The pivot shaft extends through the mounting receptacle and engages with the throttle body. A method of making a series of throttle bodies incl... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7472681 | Throttle valve unit A throttle valve unit is disclosed that includes a main body having a cylinder portion defining a fluid passage. The main body also includes a fastening portion projecting from an outer peripheral surface of the cylinder portion for fastening to a separate member. T... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7464692 | Intake air control valves An intake air control valve has a bore defining member and a butterfly-type valve member that includes a shaft and a valve body. The valve body has a pair of valve portions joined to the shaft and rotatable between a fully closed position and a fully opened position... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7458360 | Motor driving type throttle apparatus An throttle valve is controlled by using an electric actuator. A cover for covering one end side of the throttle valve shaft is attached to a side wall of a throttle body. a throttle position sensor unit and an electronic control module for controlling the throttle ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7455045 | Fluid flow control device for internal combustion engine An intake apparatus 100 includes a bore 102 and a throttle valve 104. A coating film 110 in which a lipophilic component and an oil-repellent component are dispersed is formed on at least one of an outer peripheral end surface 104 | 11/25/2008 |
| 7444982 | Engine air intake shut off valve The invention is directed to a shut-off valve for stopping the air-flow to an engine. A butterfly valve disposed in an air passage is moved between a first open position and second closed position in a controlled fashion to prevent the build up un-burnt fuel in the ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7441542 | Butterfly valves and intake air control devices for internal combustion engines The present invention includes a butterfly valve that has a resin valve body and a shaft. The shaft includes a first shaft member and a second shaft member. The first and second shaft members are integrated with the valve body. The first and second shaft members are... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438047 | Multi-cylinder engine The present invention concerns a multi-cylinder engine comprising a throttle body (5) in which a throttle intake-air passage (6) is provided. A throttle valve (7) is arranged in this throttle intake-air passage (6). Attached to the thrott... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434793 | Coating for a throttle body A throttle body for an air intake system of an internal combustion engine, which includes a combustion chamber. The throttle body includes a body, a throttle plate and a coating. The body defines a throat through which air flows to the combustion chamber. The thrott... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434566 | ETC control system and method An electronic throttle control system and method which prevents obstructions from forming around a throttle plate during engine soak. ... | 10/14/2008 |
