Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle with variable air intake arrangement
- Patent Title (中): 具有可变进气装置的车辆
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Application No.: US11735040Application Date: 2007-04-13
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Publication No.: US07640909B2Publication Date: 2010-01-05
- Inventor: Takehiko Sudoh , Makoto Kobayashi
- Applicant: Takehiko Sudoh , Makoto Kobayashi
- Applicant Address: JP Shizuoka
- Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Shizuoka
- Agency: Keating & Bennett, LLP
- Priority: JP2006-111560 20060414; JP2006-253673 20060920
- Main IPC: F02M35/10
- IPC: F02M35/10

Abstract:
A vehicle, such as a motorcycle, includes an engine having at least one intake port. An air intake assembly introduces air into the intake port. In one arrangement, the air intake assembly includes a stationary funnel and a movable funnel positioned on the inlet side of the fixed funnel and selectively cooperates with the stationary funnel to deliver air to the intake port of the engine. A seal member creates at least a substantial seal between the fixed funnel and the movable funnel when the funnels are in cooperation with one another. A retention mechanism inhibits the seal member from disengaging with the funnel onto which the seal member is positioned. In one arrangement, the movable funnel is formed with one or more projections and the seal member is formed with one or more recesses that accommodate the projections. The projection may be a flange or a boss, among other possibilities, and the recess is configured to accommodate the specific projection.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070240667A1 VEHICLE WITH VARIABLE AIR INTAKE ARRANGEMENT Public/Granted day:2007-10-18
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