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.: US11735031Application Date: 2007-04-13
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Publication No.: US07806212B2Publication Date: 2010-10-05
- 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; JP2006-253649 20060920
- Main IPC: F02M35/16
- IPC: F02M35/16

Abstract:
A vehicle, such as a motorcycle, includes an air intake assembly having a fixed funnel for introducing air to an intake port of an engine, and a movable funnel that selectively cooperates with the fixed funnel to introduce air to the intake port. The vehicle also includes a rotary shaft and a parallel linkage located on a first side of the movable funnel for movably supporting the movable funnel, and a drive source, such as a motor, located on a second side of the movable funnel generally opposite the first side for driving the parallel linkage. In one arrangement, the rotary shaft and parallel linkage are located on a forward side of the movable funnel and the drive source is located on the rearward side of the movable funnel.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070267235A1 VEHICLE WITH VARIABLE AIR INTAKE ARRANGEMENT Public/Granted day:2007-11-22
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